Qualifications

University degree and/or in Social Science, Law, Social Work, Development Studies, Education, Public Administration or any relevant field.
Post Graduate Qualification in Human Rights, Project Planning & Management, Development Studies or law from a recognized institution is an added advantage.
Experience of and commitment to working through systems of community participation and accountability.
At least three (3) years’ experience working with communities Facilitating development.
Experience working with local government and community structures is an added advantage.

1. Project Implementation and Community Engagement

Lead the rollout of Citizen Voice and Action (CVA) processes including community mobilization, service monitoring, social audits, and community scorecards.
Facilitate CVA training sessions for community groups, service providers, local leaders, faith leaders, youth, and district-level stakeholders.
Support communities to develop Community Action Plans (CAPs) and follow up on implementation progress.
Strengthen community-based structures such as CVA Working Groups, Child Well-being Committees, and citizen groups.
Promote inclusion of women, PWDs, youth, and marginalized households in CVA processes.

Mobilization of Community, local organizations, local government, and Private sector for effective project implementation.2.

Innovatively support communities including Child Ambassadors (CA) households to participate in sector interventions
Mobilize Households into household clusters and other institutions for integrated programs and effective program delivery
Sensitize Communities to own project interventions through shared-roles for attainment of sustainability.
Develop and implement a sustainability plan together with key stakeholders

Stakeholder Coordination and Advocacy3.

Strengthen coordination with district and sub-county leadership to enhance responsiveness to community priorities.
Facilitate interface meetings, joint supervisions, and advocacy dialogues between citizens and service providers.
Support integration of community identified priorities into local government plans and budgets.

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting4.

Conduct routine monitoring of CVA activities and ensure quality standards are maintained.
Collect data for tracking service improvements, community actions, policy influence, and participation of vulnerable groups.
Document success stories, case studies, lessons learned, and change pathways.

Capacity Building5.

Build capacity of community facilitators, local structures, volunteers, and sector partners on: - Social accountability; Citizen participation; Advocacy and negotiation; and Budget transparency and public expenditure tracking.
Mentor community groups to independently conduct monitoring and advocacy processes.

Accountability, Safeguarding, and Compliance6.

Ensure CVA implementation aligns with organizational policies, donor regulations, safeguarding standards, and Do No Harm principles.
Promote integration of child protection, gender equality, disability inclusion, and social inclusion across CVA activities.
Uphold strong community feedback and accountability mechanisms.

7. Compliance to performance standards and management.

Integrate/Collaborate with other sector project officers/APC/Cluster Meal officers/SPOs for efficient programme delivery
Ensure pro-active and strategic engagements with different structures at community, sub-county and district level for quality delivery of project models
Project financial and asset resources are managed and used in line with policy guidelines.

Project Officer-Citizen Voice and Action

World Vision