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Project Officer

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Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world.

CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality and works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs.

Job Summary
As a lead for the Conrad N.

Hilton Foundation ECD Advocacy Project, the role holder will facilitate the achievement of project objectives through coordinating and reporting on all project activities and providing technical guidance and advice to implementing partner's staff, advancing Catholic Relief Services' (CRS) work serving the poor and vulnerable.

Your coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that the project applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.

Roles And Key Responsibilities

Conduct sessions/trainings for Interfaith Leaders and other interfaith structures to inform understanding and influence on Early Childhood Development.

Identify and participate in networks with relevant stakeholders and partners to build strategic relationships on key policy issues and advocacy opportunities including influencing existing National ECD Framework.

In collaboration with faith leaders, develop and continually update ECD advocacy briefs to provide updates to stakeholders on relevant activities and accomplishments.

Represent CRS in relevant governance, planning and lobby meetings at County levels.

Organize and lead the implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with CRS program quality principles and standards, donor requirements, and good practices .

Work closely with County faith leaders in promoting ECD for children 0-3 years in the 7 counties of the Lake Region Economic Block through advocacy.

Ensure, track, and report any learnings accompanying project activities throughout the project cycle.
Support accountability through coordinating project evaluation activities and guiding partners in their efforts to reflect on project experiences.
Analyze implementation challenges and report any inconsistencies and/or gaps to inform adjustments to plans and implementation schedules.

Coordinate and oversee working relationships with all local project stakeholders and serve as the liaison between them and the project team to mobilize local actors and promote project activities and impact.

Work closely with the faith leaders, MEAL and Finance Officers on various processes and resources to ensure timely project activities implementation and adherence to established process standards and procedures.

Ensure proper tracking of resource use for project activities through periodic budget reviews and follow-up with and assistance to implementing partner.

Support and coordinate capacity building and technical support activities to ensure assigned project activities are implemented per project guidelines and standards.

Coordinate provision of any logistical and administrative support to the partner(s).

Ensure project documentation for assigned activities is complete with all required documents and is filed per agency and donor requirements.

Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and documentation of case studies and promising practices

Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Analysis and problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment
Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely with local partners
Proactive, results-oriented and service-oriented
Attention to details, accuracy and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities
Demonstrated commitment to respect, equity, diversity and inclusion including gender equality.

Required Languages - Excellent spoken and written English
Travel - Must be willing and able to travel up to 70 %.
Key Working Relationships

Supervisory:
None

Internal:
Program Manager-ECD, MEAL, Finance Officers,

External:
Implementing partner, faith leaders, relevant county government ministries, other likeminded ECD actors

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in in Early Childhood Development, Education, Social Work, Health, or related field.
Minimum of 4 years of work experience working with partners, participatory action planning and community engagement.
Strong policy, advocacy and research skills and ability to negotiate and network with a broad range of stakeholders.
Experience of developing advocacy strategies, knowledge and understanding of a range of advocacy techniques
Experience monitoring projects and collecting relevant data.
Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).