The Country Project Officer, Resilience is part of the country team but also works closely with the Humanitarian Division. The role works across the country programme, working on resilience, with a specific focus on the work identified in the CHSJ and the general PPA. However he or she will also develop resilience work across the country programme. The role will support learning and experience from country experience and ensure that it is shared across all Christian Aid country programmes. The post holder works closely with other country-based staff, especially the secure livelihoods, climate change and emergency officer to ensure the effective implementation and reporting of the resilience programme, developing new initiatives where possible. The post holder will actively participate in corporate discussions about best practice and performance management. The role will be based in Nairobi although regular travel is required.
You will develop resilience programmes in the country in line with the agreed resilience programme strategy. You will primarily focus on the delivery of the DFID funded CHSJ PPA and the general PPA but will also play a key role working with the secure livelihoods, climate change and emergency program officer in the implementation of high quality resilience programmes across the country programme. You will maintain project financial records and financial and narrative report to DFID, keep partners and country colleagues informed about contract and compliance procedures, provide support to partners based on frameworks agreed with country team, present case studies of work undertaken to a variety of audiences, represents Christian Aid and the PPA programme externally with DFID, partners, other NGOs, and other agencies. You will appraise, monitor and review programmes in line with CA and external requirements, develop new initiatives and recommend actions to be taken to further resilience work in country. Liaise with relevant stake holders to improve accountability, participation in decision making, information sharing
You will have a good understanding of programme cycle management approaches and tools – including participatory vulnerability and capacity assessment planning. You will be familiar with issues of governance, power and rights, financial controls and procedures. Able to work independently, you will have a good knowledge of approaches to livelihoods and resilience,direct experience of programme appraisal, monitoring and evaluation and of developing partners’ capacity, You will have a good understanding of emergency relief, preparedness and humanitarian aid and their link to development work, experience of disaster risk reduction work, understanding of advocacy, campaigning and lobbying, experience of facilitation and training and project reporting to major institutional donors preferably on a large scale. You will also need skills in network and alliance building,understanding of partnership approach to international development, gender and exclusion. You will have a good working knowledge of institutional donors, particularly DFID, EU, ECHO policies and funding modalities and rules.
This role requires a university degree in development studies or similar; experience in DRR, monitoring and evaluation, understanding of financial controls and procedures.
Please show your suitability for this post by giving answers to the following questions: Using the guidance notes may help you formulate your answers.
Innovation and creativity
Sometimes we have to make decisions quickly or under pressure. Tell us about a time you had to make a quick decision.
What were the circumstances and what did you do?
What was the situation?
How did you make the decision?
What was the effect of the decision?
Effectiveness and accountability
Describe a specific project or activity in which you had to identify tasks and set priorities for others. Tell us how you went about planning and organizing so that the group would reach the goal.
Describe the project or activity
How did you assign tasks and set priorities?
What factors did you take into account in assigning tasks and in setting timelines?
What was the outcome?
Communication and interaction
Give us an example of a time when establishing two way communication with an individual or group was especially challenging.
What was the situation?
What made it challenging to establish two-way communication?
What did you do to help ensure that communion was two-way vs. one-way?
To what extent were you successful in your communication efforts?
What leads you to say that?
Attention to detail
Describe a situation where you examined the underlying assumptions or the information received prior to starting a project.
What was the project?
What assumptions/information did you challenge and why?
How did you proceed to verify the assumptions/information?
How was your intervention received/perceived?
What was the impact on the overall project?
We value the contribution each person makes to the success of our organization, so you can expect a range of rewards and benefits that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.
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To apply for this post, please download an application pack and email your completed International application form to: nairobi@christian-aid.org quoting the reference number below.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted and that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Job reference: EAP/043/JG
Closing date: 12 noon, Friday 15 July 2011
Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
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