Project Officer, Unlocking Opportunities (Turkana Hub)

About the role

The Unlocking Opportunities project is a three-year initiative advancing inclusive economic empowerment for youth with disabilities, with a strong focus on young women. The Project Officer reports to the Project Manager and plays a frontline role in implementing the project with participants in the Turkana Hub, Lodwar, Kenya. The officer coordinates activities within the hub, supports partner organizations, applies monitoring and control mechanisms and keeps close contact with local partners and stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Help plan and prepare activities, tools and resources, and implement the action plan together with support services and the technical unit, with resources allocated as authorized by the Project Manager.
• Ensure regular reporting of activities and contribute to internal and external reporting.
• Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning, including activity progress indicators, evaluations and follow-up on evaluation recommendations.
• Set up and use data collection tools in line with global standards, and collect and compile project data in the relevant database.
• Facilitate coordination meetings between project teams and local support services when authorized by the Project Manager.
• Take part in external networks when required, and adapt working arrangements in emergencies to support an effective humanitarian response.
• Represent the project at operational-level meetings and forums as delegated, and escalate risks or implementation challenges.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a social science, community development, sociology or a related discipline, or a diploma with at least 5 years of working experience.
• At least 4 years of experience in community development with a background in livelihood or economic development in a humanitarian context.
• Experience with government stakeholder engagement; experience working with persons with disabilities is an added advantage.
• TOT certificate is an added advantage.

Required skills

• Solid knowledge of MS Office.
• English and Kiswahili.
• Knowledge of UNCRPD Article 27 and SDG 8 is an added advantage.

To apply, send an up-to-date CV by email to the organization's Kenya jobs team, using the subject line "Unlocking Opportunities Project Officer, Turkana Hub". Academic documents are requested later.