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• Oversee the planning of the programme’s
  activities according to the needs and priorities of the local community in
  particular, those of orphans and vulnerable children and their families.
• Carry out regular monitoring and review of
  activities aimed at ensuring that the programme continues to provide
  relevant and quality services that lead to self-reliance of families and
  the community
• Work closely with the community development
  structures, other NGOs and government departments for effective service
  delivery to programme participants.
• Facilitate the development, with full
  participation of the supported households to identify appropriate
  individual household IGA/business plan to meet the economic &
  nutritional needs of vulnerable households;
• Conduct  post IGA & FS training workshop
  evaluation, to state its results at outcome level.
• Assess identified households for IGA &
  Family Strengthening support to determine their credit-worthiness,
  trainability, reliability and willingness to engage in IGA & Family
  Sstrengthening
• Offer technical support to the Family
  Strengthening Programme Officers in the preparation of formative research
  designs and identifying responsive indicators.
• Prepare and submit timely progress reports
  including success stories to the Programme Director or as requested by
  National office on programme interventions.
• Develop fundable proposals to support orphans
  and vulnerable families within the communities.

• The ideal candidate for the Programme
  Coordinator vacancy should hold a University degree in community
  development related social sciences disciplines such as social work,
  sociology, development studies, economics, agriculture, rural development.
  Additional training in project planning and management, M& E systems
  will be an added advantage.
• A minimum of three years’ experience in
  implementing community development or OVC support programmes.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of child
  rights, child development, family and community development, rights based
  programming and management of CBOs.
• Broad understanding and ability to apply
  community development participatory methodologies.
• Good sociocultural awareness of working in
  vulnerable communities of Kakiri
• Demonstrated expertise in sampling
  techniques, data collection and analysis with excellent computer skills.
• Possession of a motor cycle riding license
  (as well as practical experience in riding is an added advantage.
• Ability to speak and communicate fluently in
  a local language spoken in the location.

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