World Vision Kenya Program Officer - Disaster Management Jobs
Job Responsibilities
Programme Design, Management & Reporting
Ensure project logframes and M&E plans are realistic.
Review and submit narrative and periodic reports to stakeholders.
Monitor Disaster Management project progress and adherence to grant requirements.
Maintain strong working relationships with national office technical specialists.
Track humanitarian landscape and emerging risks.
Roll out and implement Disaster Management grants in line with donor standards.
Standardize monitoring tools and share lessons learned for local planning.
Review implementation and expenditure levels with finance team.
Follow up on audit recommendations and ensure compliance.
Support recruitment and orientation of project staff.
Build staff capacity on donor programming guidelines.
Quality Assurance & Technical Support
Ensure assessments, designs, monitoring, and evaluation meet standards.
Review project designs and implementation plans.
Provide timely analysis and recommendations to leadership.
Coordinate baselines, surveys, and evaluations.
Collate and interpret relevant data from DM grant projects.
Prepare narrative and financial progress reports for NO, SO, donors, and partners.
Support situational analyses and baseline surveys.
Ensure appropriate use of information management systems.
Document initiatives for accountability and share lessons learned.
Profile DM projects internally and externally with Communications department.
Resource Acquisition for Disaster Management
Develop competitive funding proposals aligned with donor requirements.
Respond to donor and government queries in coordination with RAM.
Develop concepts to scale up DM initiatives.
Provide updates to support offices and donors on funding commitments.
Participate in donor budget negotiations.
Advocacy, Networking & Partnerships
Represent WV Kenya in national Disaster Management forums.
Forge linkages with NDMA, UN, donors, INGOs, and agencies.
Support community‑led monitoring of public service delivery.
Coordinate donor field visits with RAM and DM teams.
Facilitate donor engagement with
UN, USG, IOM, BHA, ECHO, and others.
Ensure timely responses to donor queries and quality representation.
Capacity Building & Learning
Design trainings for staff on DM and food assistance.
Facilitate trainings for NDMT, IDMC, COVACA, Do‑No‑Harm, and DRR.
Promote continuous learning through research, analysis, and documentation.
Provide technical backstopping across multi‑sectoral programming.
Qualifications / Work Experience
Academic Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations, Development, Project Planning & Management, or related field.
Academic Master’s Degree in International Development (advantage).
Professional Minimum of five (5) years’ INGO experience across varying contexts.
Professional Strong knowledge of Disaster Management, humanitarian coordination, and anticipatory actions.
Professional Experience in resource mobilization and fundraising.
Professional Understanding of donor regulations and grants programming.
Professional Prior experience in fragile/emergency contexts preferred.
Professional Ability to engage strategically with government, UN, and INGOs.
Professional Strong budgetary, financial management, and organizational skills.
Professional Computer literacy in spreadsheets and databases.
Professional Mature and committed Christian able to provide spiritual leadership.
Professional Willingness to travel to field sites and work in multicultural teams.
Professional Excellent written and spoken English.
How to Apply
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