Programme Officers Job NGAAF, Nairobi, Kenya
The Programme Officers can be deployed in various functional areas.
Responsibilities
Programmes Department
- Develop, implement and review policies, standards, guidelines and procedures for programmes, public education and advocacy.
- Oversee the implementation of projects financed through the Fund;
- Promoting programmes for projects and activities for economic empowerment financed by the Fund;
- Promote value addition initiatives for products and services of affirmative action groups;
- Promote socio cultural development and nurturing of talent for affirmative action groups;
- Coordinate stakeholder engagement in identification of projects;
- Receive, review and recommend to the board for approval project proposals emanating from Counties and provide feedback;
- Facilitate establishment of rescue centers, legal aid centers, drug and substance abuse rehabilitation and counselling centers in conjunction with the relevant government agencies;
- Oversee disbursement of bursaries and scholarships to access education opportunities for affirmative action groups;
- Coordinate project formulation and implementation for affirmative action groups;
- Ensure projects recommended for funding are guided by national development priorities and comply with the object and purpose of the Fund;
- Develop and execute project designs, work plans and budget on programmes;
- Advice on imposing of reasonable requirements including restriction as on a particular county for the disbursement of funds;
- Establish partnerships and linkages with relevant training providers; and
- Develop and implement the guidelines for approval of projects.
Public Education, Awareness and Capacity Building Department
- Develop, implement and review policies, standards, guidelines and procedures for public education, awareness and capacity building;
- Coordinate the participation of other stakeholders involved in public education programmes;
- Coordinate stakeholder engagement in identification and accessing funds for projects;
- Develop training and/or curriculum manual for conducting civic education programmes and activities in counties
- Establish partnerships and linkages with relevant training providers and other government agencies in respect to dissemination of government programmes and policies;
- Coordinate programmes for conducting civic education activities in counties.
County Coordination Offices
- Implementing policies, programmes, standards, guidelines on the mandate of the Fund programmes;
- Conducting Civic Education and community sensitizati1on through public education and advocacy;
- Promoting value addition initiatives for products and services of affirmative action groups;
- Promoting socio cultural development and nurturing of talent for affirmative action groups;
- Collaborating with stakeholder engagement in identification of projects;
- Coordinating public education and advocacy on enhancement of access to services for survivors of gender-based violence, female genital mutilation, child marriages or forced marriages;
- Receiving, review and recommend project proposals to the board for approval;
- Developing and implement proposals for establishment of rescue centers, legal aid centers, drug and substance abuse rehabilitation and counselling centers in conjunction with the relevant government agencies;
- Implementing disbursement of bursaries and scholarships to access education opportunities for affirmative action groups;
- Undertaking civic education and community sensitization on the National Government affirmative action programmes and policies;
- project formulation and implementation for affirmative action groups;
- Ensuring projects recommended for funding are guided by national development priorities and comply with the object and purpose of the Fund; Undertaking capacity building for affirmative action groups;
- Developing and execute project designs, work plans and budget on programmes;
- Implementing partnerships and linkages with relevant training providers; and Implement the guidelines for approval of projects.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in any of the following fields: Project Planning and Management, Education, Development Studies, Community Development, Entrepreneurship, Gender Studies, Business Management/Administration or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
- Proficiency in computer application skills
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