Position: Food for Asset (FFA) Technical Officer

Position: Food for Asset (FFA) Technical Officer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Food for Asset (FFA) Technical Officer

Reporting To: Project Co-ordinator

Overall Responsibilities

Reporting to the Project Co-ordinator, Will review previous activities of rain water harvesting, including runoff/run-on under the overall supervision of the FFA projects. Main responsibility will be to ensure proper design, implementation and monitoring of food for assets projects in areas covered by Isiolo PRRO project. The main tasks for this post will include but not limited to:

  • To ensure community Based targeting and distribution guidelines are followed.
  • To ensure that food For Assetguidelines are adhered to.
  • Working with District and County Steering Groups in the district and county levels.
  • Identify areas that have good potential (based on social-cultural, land slopes, soils and rainfall) for rainwater harvesting based projects.
  • Develop clear boundaries of watershed of the identified projects
  • Consult the community leaders and communities on the most suitable intervention focusing, but not limited to Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) for the specific areas.
  • Develop project proposals for the implementation of the identified projects and present for approval through the relevant structures.
  • Develop actionable work plans for implementation of FFA activities
  • Develop appropriate partnership with respective line ministries, NGOs, CBOs and UN agencies
  • Train the communities and staff on the implementation of RWH technologies
  • Organize and supervise the communities during the implementation of FFA projects
  • Prepare monthly progress report on FFA and submit to the relevant organizations

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES

Analytical skills, Project management knowledge, Grants management, Monitoring &

evaluation, Capacity development, Performance management, Budgeting & budgetary control,

Resource mobilization and monitoring, Documentation, information management and

reporting, Networking , Stakeholder management, Negotiating; influencing; persuasiveness;

planning and organizing; problem analysis; oral and written communication; results

orientation; self‐development; team‐player; pro‐activeness; creativity; gender sensitive; group

leadership; listening; judgement; coaching and capacity development

JOB REQUIREMENT (KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS COMPETENCIES)

Qualifications

  • A degree in agriculture engineering/soil, Water and environmental management/natural resources management
  • More than five years practical experience
  • Proven experience of working with rural communities and participatory planning
  • Good understanding of dry land farming (crops and livestock)
  • Good understanding of community mobilization and participatory methods
  • Mature and confident to deal with district authorities at all district levels, communities and community leaders
  • Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity
  • Able to build strong relationships and partnerships with relevant agencies at district level
  • Good team player, self starter, has ability to work under minimum supervision and maintain good relationships
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