SoCha LLC Logistics Specialist Jobs in Kenya

SoCha LLC Logistics Specialist Jobs in Kenya

Scope of Work

Position: Logistics Specialist

Activity: USAID Kenya/East Africa Journey to Self-Reliance (J2SR) Mission Support Program

Implementer: SoCha LLC

Company background:

SoCha (a portmanteau of Social and Change) is an independent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (ME&L) firm that provides bespoke solutions to social challenges.

Since our inception in 2010, we have grown into a fully-fledged ME&L services firm that specializes in advancing innovative methodologies and changing the way donors find solutions to social problems.

Activity background:

USAID/Kenya East Africa seeks to advance what self-reliance means for Kenya and the broader region. To support USAID/KEA to align programming toward promoting self-reliance outcomes, SoCha LLC has recently been awarded and will implement a two-year (optional three-year) mission support program to enable USAID to pivot into this journey to self-reliance (J2SR).

To support this journey, the J2SR program will support USAID/KEA to understand context, align programs, collect data, understand complexity, and apply learning to program adaptation.
Thus, the Journey to Self-Reliance program aims to:

1. Strengthen monitoring, verification, and reporting systems;
2. Improve the utilization of evaluations, assessments, and analyses to fulfill learning objectives and inform decisions;
3. Improve internal and external coordination, collaboration, and learning;
4. Enhance practices of learning and adapting; and
5. Support strategy development and process management.

J2SR is both a support contract and a core learning mechanism for the USAID/KEA mission. J2SR will support USAID/Kenya and East Africa across all technical areas, operating in Nairobi, Kenya with travel in both Kenya and the East Africa region.

J2SR will partner with local organizations and local firms and will work to build local capacity to drive ambitious development agenda throughout Kenya and East Africa.

Position background:

Reporting directly to the Finance and Operations Director, the Project Logistics Specialist will manage and coordinating all logistical activities for MSP project. The full-time Logistics Specialist will oversee all aspects of logistical services for the project’s office according to USAID and SoCha regulations.

The Logistics Specialist will also coordinate and ensure provision of logistical and administrative support for all project activities including event planning, meetings, travel and related.

Responsibilities: