JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
World Vision is a Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender. Our vision for every child, life in all its fullness. Our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.
World Vision is looking for dynamic persons to fill in two positions of Project Officer, Warrap
Purpose of the position
The purpose of this position is to implement the Local Governance and Service Delivery (LOGOSEED) project whose goal is to improve local governance and service delivery in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State in the Republic of South Sudan. Key results to be achieved include developing inclusive and participatory local planning, implementation and accountability processes that also address local drivers of conflict.
Key Responsibilities
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Project Management (implementation)
• Ensure quality activity implementation of the project at the county level including ensuring that reports are produced in a timely manner
• Facilitate meetings of the Boma and Payam Development Committees to develop plans and to prioritize proposed investments at Boma levels for inclusion in the Payam Priority List up to the value of the allocated Payam Development Grant.
• Facilitate public meetings with Payam residents to assist with prioritization of projects, and to explain the decision-making and prioritization process.
• Provide information to communities in Government policies and ensure that the people participate in planning meetings
• Ensure that Payam Action Plans are developed and the selection of proposed subprojects done to be financed by the Payam Development Grant – the Payam Priority List (PPL).
• Track challenges and lessons learned for documentation and reporting.
• Monitor the impact of the project and promote learning by documentation of best practices. Use this information to support decision making processes and follow up to make necessary adjustments
• Ensure all grant requirements are adhered to.
• Collaborate with the County Administration at County level -
Reporting
• Ensure accurate quality narrative and financial reports are submitted in a timely manner and according to donor requirements.
• Work closely with Project Manager and Zonal Programme team to ensure that all reports meet donor standards and requirements.
• Prepare and submit high quality progress reports in a timely manner and according to donor requirements.
• Ensure that all program related reports and data are stored systematically and copies of the same uploaded to the PIH timely
• Coordinate donor and management visits with communities, local government officials, and other stakeholders. -
Monitoring and Evaluation:
• Track the performance of the project activities and outputs against expected results and adjust implementation processes to ensure the project is progressing towards the intended outcomes
• Analyze the impact of projects and promote learning by documentation of best-practices. Use this information to support decision-making processes.
• Track program progress, projects’ expenditure against approved budgets, anticipate any deviations and recommend and take action on relevant and required adjustments. -
Capacity building
• Identify capacity needs in the areas of basic services delivery for the project staffs and strengthen their capacity to deliver quality services
• Undertake pro-active on the job training and staff development. Train and Mentor project staff on effective project planning and management methodologies
• Build capacity of communities, government staff, and other partners in the implementation of the Local Governance and Service Delivery Project -
Liaison and networking
• In collaboration with the Institutional Strengthening TA, participate in the annual county planning and budget preparation process to ensure that projects selected by communities and contained in the PPL are included in the County Budget.
• Collaborate with the County Administration and the Institutional Strengthening TA provider in the development of project proposals to ensure technical and financial feasibility.
• Conduct feasibility assessments for projects, developing operations and maintenance plans, screening projects for potential environmental and social impacts and filling of environment and social safeguard checklists,
• At County level, liaise with government officials, UN bodies and other partners wherever appropriate and required
• Establish transparent relationships with all partners, including identification of their priorities and concerns and managing expectations
• Effectively network and express ideas and concepts clearly and persuasively to donors and government representatives- act as advocate for community identified needs
• Effectively represent WVSS operations and mission to government and other partners
• Participate in County Planning and coordination meetings
Qualifications and Experience
• A university degree in a relevant field (Social Sciences, Development Studies, political sciences, public administration, e.t.c.) or a relevant diploma coupled with at least 2 years of experience.
• Minimum of five years’ extensive experience in participatory planning at community level facilitating community engagement meetings
• Demonstrated experience in project design monitoring and evaluation
• Ability to plan and facilitate meetings and workshops
• Work experience from South Sudan or similar fragile country
• Previous experience with major donor proposal DME requirements (USAID, ECHO, BPRM, UN agencies preferred)
• Demonstrated abilities in assessment techniques and analytical skills.
• Capacity building experience in project design, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation
• Computer knowledge including Word, Excel, Lotus Notes and Power Point
• Strong skills in written and spoken English
• Knowledge of Arabic or other local languages will be an added advantage
N.B : This position is open to South Sudanese Nationals Only.
N.B : The Incumbent of this position will not be a Relocatable Staff.
APPLICATION & DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
Please send your applications to the: Margaret_Kagimba@wvi.org
Your application should include:
- A cover letter addressed to the People & Culture Director.
- A comprehensive CV
The closing date for applications is April, 19th 2016.
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
The candidate finally selected should comply with the child protection policy applied in the Organization.