Job Description
Designation: Projects Officer
Reporting to:Chief Operating Offer (COO)
Location: Nairobi
Department /Section: Projects Contract Type: 2 Years Contract
Job Purpose:To provide for coordination execution, fundraising, budgeting, oversight,
planning, implementation, documentation, monitoring & evaluation and reporting for all aspects
of KAM projects.
Key Objectives
• Delivery
• Accountability
• Donor relations management
• Timely and accurate reports
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Develop and implement resourcing strategies that effectively respond to long-term and short-term
projects and organisational objectives.
2. Setting up/reviewing of effective project/project cycle management systems/protocols for the smooth,
timelyand result-based implementation of all KAM projects.
3. Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget-this includes proper
planning, sequencing and budgeting for projects.
4. Set up and implement timely and effective quantitative and qualitative monitoring and evaluation
frameworks including detailed implementation plans (DIPs) and logical framework matrices-this role
includes overseeing and executing baseline surveys; on-going monitoring, mid-and-end-term project
evaluations (both internal & external) based on the project work plans, the Business Development
Plan (BDP), with particular focus on results, impacts and lesson learning-this includes producing
periodic monitoring reports for all projects.;
5. Guide and coordinate the timely preparation and submission of result-based project progress reports
in accordance with approved reporting formats and within the set timelines-this includes quarterly
progress reports; annual programme reports; project reports; inception/ad-hoc technical reports and
so on.
6. Oversee project finance management based on the KAM finance management manual and respective
grant agreements.
7. Coordinate harvesting and documentation of best practice and lessons from implementation of KAM
projects and communication of the same through appropriate channels;
8. Establish fundraising strategy and or successfully manage the relationship with donors and all
stakeholders.
9. Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation as well as manage all project related
communication.
10. Any other duties as may be assigned by the Chief Operating officer (COO)
Qualifications and Experience
•A graduate degree in Project management or other closely related discipline, a master's in
project management would be an added advantage.
•Demonstrated understanding of the project cycle management Strong knowledge of/and demonstrated
experience in M & E methodology and approaches (including quantitative, qualitative and
participatory), including data collection, analysis and synthesis, the logical framework and other
strategic planning approaches;
•A good understanding of the balanced score-card approach.
•Demonstrated experience in result-based report writing.
•Over 4 years of practical experience in project management and monitoring and evaluation;
•Proven track record of successful experience in result-based report writing, reviews, delivering
presentation and defending recommendations