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Date: 9 Feb 2024
Location: Turkana, Kenya
Company: Plan International
THE ORGANIZATION
Founded in 1937, Plan International, Inc. (“PII”) is a globally recognized non-profit dedicated to advancing children’s rights and gender equality in both humanitarian and development contexts. With over 80 years of experience, Plan International addresses the root causes of challenges faced by girls and vulnerable children, working in 70+ countries.
The organization collaborates with children, young people, supporters, and partners to create a just world, acknowledging that the potential of every child is often hindered by poverty, violence, exclusion, disasters, and discrimination.
ABOUT PLAN INTERNATIONAL KENYA
Plan International Kenya (PIK), operational since 1982, focuses on long-term development. Collaborating closely with local communities and governments, PIK implements programs to enhance the well-being of children in areas such as Nairobi, Machakos, Kajiado, Tharaka-Nithi, Siaya, Kwale, Kilifi, Homa Bay, Kisumu, Tana River, Turkana, and Marsabit.
Under the current Country Strategy (July 2021 – June 2026), PIK aims to end teenage pregnancies and gender-based violence against girls. This goal aligns with four strategic objectives:
1. Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR): Improve access to SRHR services and information to reduce teenage pregnancies and harmful practices in Kenya.
2. Prevention and Response to Gender-Based Violence: Ensure functional child and girls’ rights protection mechanisms to prevent and respond to all forms of violence and abuse.
3. Protecting Girls and Young Women in Crisis and Climate Change Adaptation: Minimize the impact of disasters on girls, young women, families, and communities.
4. Youth-led and Innovative Partnerships for Job Creation: Build a stronger ecosystem for youth employment and entrepreneurship, particularly for vulnerable young women, fostering job seekers and creators.
THE NURTURING FUTURE PROJECT
Nurturing Futures is a new 3-year project that will be implemented in Turkana County, specifically in Kakuma refugee camp and Kalobeyei Settlement as well as Lopur Ward by Plan International Kenya and SAPCONE. .
The goal is to ensure that crisis-affected girls and boys in refugee- and host populations have access to food and nutrition and receive gender-sensitive nurturing care. The project combines parenting interventions with food security and nutrition interventions that can positively impact and save lives in Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana, Kenya.
The project is designed against 3 Outcome areas namely 1) Improved access to food and nutrition for children and the most vulnerable, 2) Improved nurturing care practices for children and enhanced parental psychological well-being, and 3) Improved service provision for early learning. Outcome 1 entails the provision of cash, knowledge and means sharing for production and preparation of nutritious food, as well as strengthened referral mechanisms.
Outcome 2 entails the setting up of a parenting programme that aims to empower parents and caregivers to provide nurturing care that supports their children’s healthy and holistic development and wellbeing and supports solidarity networks between crisis-affected parents. Finally, under Outcome 3, the project will work with teachers to improve their knowledge and skills for early learning specifically emotional learning as well as reconstruct ECD centres.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The role of the Project Coordinator, Nurturing Futures (NF) is to ensure successful initiation, planning, day-to-day implementation, coordination and collaboration as well as financial management and reporting of the project. With support from the line manager, the incumbent will liaise with other project members and teams, specifically but not limited to, the CP WASH Services Project, for synergy and integration of project interventions across the project locations. The incumbent will support in partnership oversight and stakeholder engagement
ACCOUNTABILITIES AND MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES
Effective Technical Project Design, Planning and Implementation (40%)
• Responsible for coordinating the day to day management of the Nurturing Futures project outcomes to ensure high quality programming.
• Facilitate effective mobilization of program participants to effectively engage in the different components of the project
• Defines, updates and shares clear project work plans, tracks progress and articulates changes in project activities clearly and in timely manner.
• Understands the project management cycle and utilizes tools (including detailed implementation plans) effectively to implement and achieve project results.
• Achieves project results, and monitors appropriate benchmarks, targets and performance indicators in collaboration with the MERL Officer.
• Coordinates technical inputs on gender, food security, nutrition, parenting, and early learning, including from partners.
• Produce well-documented, accurate, and quality narrative/financial reports, with a focus on quality visual materials, including pictures, videos and change stories for the donor.
• Work with parents, (specifically, pregnant women and lactating mothers) and communities to address food insecurity and nutrition challenges in the community and to implement a parenting program
• Support the generation, documentation and dissemination of evidence on the benefits and lessons learned through the project’s M&E Framework
• Ensure the delivery of the project to meet the standards of Gender, Equality and Inclusion, that addresses the integral connection between gender and climate change. while applying the project gender marker at all stages of the project.
Partnership and Networking (20%)
• Liaise and ensure good relations with Project Partner (Sapcone), county government departments including Nutrition, Public Health, Education (ECD) and Department of Health Services, County Government, National Government line Ministries, Private sector, Community Based organizations, and other relevant partners
• Effectively network with other partners implementing similar programs in project locations to stay up to date and inform project members of relevant developments and possible synergies.
• Participate in the Annual County Government’s Planning and Budgeting process to influence women participation to the push for access to gender- responsive public services and Climate Change Adaptation.
• Participate in technical working groups and forums on Nutrition, Education- ECD at the county level and County Steering Group meetings.
Quality Assurance, Monitoring, Reporting & Documentation (20%)
• In liaison with the project team, work with the partners to effectively support the project to carry out all assessments including baseline, ongoing monitoring, evaluations, dissemination of promising practices etc.in accordance with established GE&I standards, policies and procedures.
• Support the Senior Project Manager and the MEAL team in setting project targets and monitoring/tracking milestones on project progress.
• Mobilize community partners and support joint monitoring visits with key partners to track and document program progress in the targeted counties.
• Contribute to regular project narrative reports and communication materials in a timely manner, ensuring that implementation of programming is clearly articulated and supported with high quality data (incl. pictures and videos), results and lessons.
• Support the development and submission of program reports and core documents as per donor standards and guidelines.
Financial Management (5%)
• Set up of budget in the systems in collaboration with Finance team
• Manage, track, update and coordinate the implementation plans and budgets.
• Monitor expenditures to promote prudent budget management and adherence to approved budget
Risk Management (5%)
● Identify, develop and manage project risks related to the Nurturing Futures project outcomes.
● Promote compliance with Plan Kenya and donor requirements and regulations in project implementation
Safeguarding Children and Young People (Safeguarding) and Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) (5%)
• Understands and puts into practice the responsibilities under Safeguarding and GEI policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), ensuring that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
• Leads the orientation of programme staff to ensure that they are properly inducted on and understands their role in upholding Plan International’s safeguarding and GEI policies;
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in project design, during implementation and as principles applied in day-to-day work of Programme team;
• Ensures that Plan Kenya contributes to Plan International’s global efforts to ensure safeguarding and GEI, including making sure that relevant reporting and data are submitted.
Other duties (5%)
• As assigned by the Line Manager
Qualifications/ experience essential:
• Bachelor’s degree in Nutrition, Public Health; Early Childhood Development, Social Studies, Program Management or any other related fields
• Minimum of 4 years’ experience in managing and implementing Nutrition and Early Childhood Development related programmes/projects
• Technical knowledge on Nutrition, Food Security and Early Childhood Development
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, networking and representation skills;
• Proven leadership qualities, problem-solving and negotiation skills, and evidence of successful team player.
Languages required
• Ability to communicate in English and Kiswahili
• Ability to communicate in the local languages for Northern Kenya will be an added advantage
Follow this link to view the full job description JD Project Coordinator Nurturing Futures – Turkana.pdf
Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.
We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.
Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Disclaimer: Plan International is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate applicants on any basis. We also do not charge Job seekers any fees at any point of the recruitment process.
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply for this position.
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