Overall purpose of role:
To support project implementation and coordination as well as collaboration with partners in line with Diakonia’s global policies, strategies, order of delegation, code of conduct and other steering documents, as well as Diakonia´s feminist and human-rights based principles and our values of solidarity, justice, courage, commitment and accountability.
Reporting to:
Program Director
Key areas of responsibility
- Support the execution of agreements with partners and ensure compliance with requirements for the delivery of results.
- Provide project coordination and support for planning, monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance, in accordance with policies and guidelines, and donor requirements.
- Ensure that the actions are planned, implemented, and managed with special consideration for gender, environment, and conflict sensitivity.
- Perform visits for monitoring and evaluation of the project activities.
- Support relationship building, collaboration and support to partner organizations in line with Diakonia’s partnership policy.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate project implementation.
- Contribute to context analysis, program development and resource mobilization.
- Contribute to learning, knowledge management, and continuous improvements.
Required qualifications
- University degree or equivalent within relevant area
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in international development work
- Experience of project management using the human rights-based approach, gender justice programming, conflict and environmental mainstreaming. Proven experience and skills in; Planning, Evaluation and Monitoring (Theory of Change, Result Based Management, Adaptive management or other).
- Experience of managing donor requirements, applications and report writing.
- Ability to understand and speak English.
- Analytic, creative and solution oriented.
- Ability to work and prioritize independently, while being a good team player.
- Relevant communication and IT-skills
Desired qualifications
- Thematic expertise within gender justice, tax justice, public debt management, natural resource management and business and human rights.
- Experience of advocacy, communication and resource mobilization.
- Fluency in Kiswahili and French would be an added advantage.
How to apply
Please send your application to:
https://www.impactpool.org/jobs/1119865 on or before 19th January, 2025