Deadline of this Job: 09 November 2022
JOB DETAILS:Requirements
Experience
• At least 5 years of experience in policy making, child justice sector, partnership development, lobbying and advocacy, strategic analysis and development of innovative strategies
• Experience in working with Kenyan Government agencies.
• Demonstrated experiences and skills in facilitating stakeholder/working group consultations.
• Demonstrated capacity of delivering as per schedule and working under pressure.
• Experience of working with diverse teams, as well as ability to work with partners using effective interpersonal and communication skills.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required
• A post-graduate or equivalent qualification/ degree in Law, Leadership & Management, Social sciences, Development Study, Humanities or any other relevant discipline.
• An understanding of the context of Justice possibly with recent experience in Kenya and East Africa.
• Excellent research, conceptual, analytical, documentation and presentation skills.
• Excellent domain of oral and written English.
• Knowledge of AICS (Italian Agency for Development Cooperation) and other global donors is an asset.
• Ability to work independently, suggest practical solutions and follow-up effectively on decisions.
• Good planning skills, pro-activity, creativity, and ability to meet the established deadlines.
• Good organizational and facilitating skills.
• Computer skills (Microsoft office word, excel, etc.).
• Motivated by our vision of creating a world where everyone is an educator, and where Children are the key actors of human and social development, being a faithful reflection of the past, present and future of the growth process.
Other Skills Required
• Honesty and strong ethics are required in order to be successful in this position.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality, participatory approach and sustainable development.
• Planning and management skills.
• The consultant is invited to submit to the Tree of Life a formal brief proposal / expression of interest for the above-described service of consultancy and a quotation / fee note.
• All financial quotes should be in Kenya Shillings.
• The selected Consultant will be offered lumpsum fees inclusive of all costs.
• The payments will be made in approximately 3 instalments based upon outputs/deliverables specified in the TOR (under payment schedule) and upon certification of satisfactory work as per work plan and endorsed by the Tree of Life.
• While submitting the EoI, the Applicant shall, in particular, ensure to attach the following:
• Recent CV , having 3 references with contacts.
• Profile of the consultant and brief proposal / expression of interest with expected fee. Applications without expected fee will not be considered.
Deadline of this Job: 31 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:Responsibilities
• Lead the development of the GYSI strategy which will guide the integration of GYSI concepts and approaches into all program activities, including technical implementation, monitoring, operations, policies, and procedures
• Collaborate with the Chief of Party, technical teams, MEL, and other personnel on GYSI strategy implementation and monitoring
• Lead or assist in the design and implementation of GYSI analyses, impact assessments, and other learning studies
• Provide technical advice and trainings to program staff, partners, and stakeholders to build their capacity to integrate gender, youth, and other relevant social considerations into designing interventions, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation
• Review and provide input to project work plans, with attention to GYSI dimensions of technical activities and operations and discuss GYSI issues and priorities with project senior management and other technical specialists
• Support the M&E Lead to ensure that all data is disaggregated by sex and age in data collection processes, analysis, and reporting
• Work with M&E and technical teams to incorporate GYSI into CLA plans and practices, including developing GYSI indicators and learning questions, incorporating GYSI issues into pause and reflect sessions, and ensuring that the project reports on GYSI outcomes and impacts
• Lead or assist in the preparation of reports and documents for submission to USAID and ACDI/VOCA home office
• Write, coordinate, and disseminate lessons learned among team and program stakeholders
• Maintain an up-to-date and thorough understanding of GYSI related to project components
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in sociology, gender, international development, agriculture, business administration, or related field is required; master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive work experience in international development, preferably in an agricultural or food systems context, including 5 years of experience in GYSI programming.
• Knowledge of and experience with USAID and/or other international donor programs’ rules and regulations related to GYSI is required.
• Knowledge of proven approaches and best practices for integrating women, youth, and other historically excluded populations into access to finance, agriculture, and/or market systems programs.
• Knowledge of do no harm, women’s empowerment, and positive youth development frameworks and approaches is encouraged.
• Experience conducting gender analysis and research a plus.
• Experience working with GYSI considerations (constraints and opportunities) in Kenya’s food systems sector is highly desired.
• Fluency in English required.
• Kenyan nationals are strongly encouraged to apply.
Deadline of this Job: 05 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:Essential Responsibilities
GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS & DEVELOPMENT (50%)
• Use a range of available geospatial tools (GPS, remote sensing, geofencing, etc.) to map the locations of assets such as vegetation, soil water content, underground water availability, population density, and county infrastructure like health facilities, schools, roads, etc.
• Digitize paper maps on land ownership and access rights.
• Support the County staff to maintain and update existing GIS databases with additional information, other datasets as required, and as new data is collected.
• Support County staff to manipulate, analyze and present geographical information by joining different types of GIS data and create new information in order to investigate patterns and create informative dash boards for the County executive.
• Consider gender, youth, and people with disabilities in land use analysis and planning.
LAND USE EXPERTISE (20%)
• Work with Geospatial Advisor in collaboration with county government and ward development committees to make decisions about natural resource management.
• Apply a sustainability lens to land and water use decisions, balancing the need for livelihood activities and long term landscape ecology.
COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING (20%)
• Be able to communicate learnings from geospatial analyses using written, oral, and visual tools to less technical audiences, including ward development committees.
• Work collaboratively with county government and ward development committees to build buy in for geospatial technology.
INFLUENCE, REPRESENTATION & FUNDING (10%)
• Works with Geospatial Advisor to support future geospatial funding proposals or geospatial elements of other proposals in Northeastern Kenya.
• Collaborates with Technology for Development (T4D) to communicate results and learnings on the use of geospatial technology for climate change adaptation.
Supervisory Responsibility
Direct Reports: None
Accountability
Reports Directly To: ASAL Adapts Geospatial Advisor
Works Directly With: ASAL Adapts program team, Kenya MEL team, county governments and Ward Development Committees in Wajir and Garissa, Technology for Development team.
Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders
Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Minimum Qualification & Transferable Skills
• Master’s degree or bachelor’s with 3-5 years experience in geospatial technologies, information science, quantitative analysis, statistics, or natural resource management OR 6-8 years technical experience without a degree.
• Must have demonstrated experience working with geospatial data, software (QGIS or ArcGIS), and methods including experience with raster datasets and remote sensing analysis.
• Background in land use planning, natural resource management, rangeland ecology, or water resources highly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in training/capacity-building and in fostering collaborative relationships with data users and other stakeholders is preferred.
• Ability to work effectively with geographically dispersed teams.
• Excellent oral and written English skills required; proficiency in Swahili and/or Somali preferred.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work with a team and independently.
• It is not required, but we encourage you to share a small portfolio of geospatial work products with your application to get a sense of your skills and experience. This could be web based or through attachments to your application.
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