PROJECT OFFICER – EARLY INTERVENTION

Reports to: Senior Programme Coordinator – Kenya

Location: Nairobi – Kenya

Hours: Fulltime – 37.5 hours a week

Contract type: 1 year – renewable depending on performance and availability of funding.

Responsible for: None

General Description of the Role

Sense International – Kenya (SI Kenya) is a Non-Governmental Organization locally registered in Kenya in 2005 with the registration number OP.218/051/2004/0380/3458. It is the only organization in Kenya exclusively supporting people with deafblindness / multi-sensory impairments (MSI) and other complex disabilities. Our work supports people with deafblindness / MSI on a journey from isolation to independence, ensuring that they have the economical, emotional, health and educational support to become active and valued members of their communities.

Key aspects of the role include:

1. To coordinate Sense International Kenya’s Sensory Screening and Early Intervention projects.
2. To support the Senior Programme Coordinator with efficient coordination and monitoring of the project budgets and deliverables.
3. To ensure that project outputs are delivered to the expected level of quality, through coordination with relevant County departments, Hospitals, and other stakeholders; and through taking corrective action where necessary to ensure the project outcomes and impact are achieved.

Key Areas of Responsibility

Project Coordination

• Coordinate the delivery of the sensory screening and Early Intervention projects in line with the project workplan; Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (PMEAL plan), budget, workplan and risk register.
• To ensure that project outputs and outcomes are delivered to the expected level of quality, through managing relationships with stakeholders, including government offices, and through taking corrective action where necessary to ensure the project outcomes and impact are achieved.
• Support Occupational Therapists, Nurses and Community Health Promoters to coordinate their activities and monitor their work to ensure the objectives of the project are met.
• Coordinate the relationships with key stakeholders, such as government offices, education and health professionals, development agencies, and Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) in order to ensure successful achievement of project outcomes.
• Attending meetings on behalf of Sense International Kenya as well as any other relevant working groups, online and in person.

Monitoring and evaluation

• Develop and regularly update the PMEAL plan and tools for the project as required under the guidance of the Senior Programme Coordinator.
• Monitor the progress of the project by ensuring that the monitoring systems and tools are developed and adhered to, as well as Sense International Kenya’s quality standards across the projects are upheld.
• Organise Annual Stakeholder Review meetings, periodic project reviews, and evaluation of the project implementation, effectiveness, impact, and sustainability.
• Collect and develop case studies from the project on a quarterly basis.

Reporting

• Collect data and populate reports according to the schedule agreed with the Senior Programme Coordinator, this will be at least quarterly as well as annually.
• Report regularly on the progress of the project to the Senior Programme Coordinator and in accordance with the monitoring and reporting schedule, highlighting key successes, challenges, and learnings.
• Contribute to project progress reports for the respective donors, through both financial and narrative reports, as well as updated PMEAL plan, workplan, risk register and case studies.

Financial Monitoring

• Support the Senior Programme Coordinator with efficient coordination and implementation of the project budget and workplan.
• Working closely with the Senior Programme Coordinator on reviewing monthly expenditure reports, forecasts, variance explanations, and budget revisions when necessary.

Advocacy and Awareness Raising

• Contribute to advocacy work by participating in advocacy meetings and networks and influencing government officials and other key stakeholders in line with the project’s advocacy objectives.

Safeguarding Responsibilities

• Ensure familiarity, and compliance with, Sense International Kenya’s child and vulnerable adult protection policy, and Code of Conduct for staff.
• Participate in any training offered on Safeguarding by Sense International Kenya.
• Report any concerns or suspicions regarding safeguarding violations using the Sense International Kenya procedures and appropriate Government reporting channels.
• Ensure all stakeholders understand and adhere to the Sense International Kenya’s safeguarding procedures prior to the engagement with the project or beneficiaries.
• Provide guidance to members of staff, contractors, partners, people in our projects (i.e. direct beneficiaries and caregivers as appropriate), or the general public (as appropriate) on issues of safeguarding with support and guidance from the Sense International Safeguarding Lead.

Please see here for the full JD: PO EI SIK Final.pdf