Hivos International Socio-Economic Expert Job in Kenya

Hivos (International Development Organization) Regional Office in Kenya seeks an:

International socio-economic expert working 40 hours a week, initially for a period of 2 years, starting as soon as possible For the African Biogas Partnership Programme (ABBP) ABPP is a partnership between Hivos (overall management), SNV (Technical Assistance) funded by the Dutch Governmental Development Cooperation Agency DGIS. The Programme aims to establish a domestic biogas sector in six African countries (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda) over the period 2009-2013. In each country a local agency is in charge of programme implementation and setting up of a Programme Unit. The Unit builds partnerships with governments, NGOs, micro-finance institutions, vocational training institutions and CSO’s. ABBP is managed from the Hivos office in Nairobi. The officer will be directly answerable to the Fund Manager - Biogas Programme.

Responsibilities
The key responsibilities of the socio-economic expert entails (1) providing guidance to the development of a socially responsible biogas private sector in each country, and (2) ensuring that the programme reaches its development objectives, by establishing a strong Monitoring & Evaluation system at the programme as well as the country level. More specifically, this assignment involves:

• Analyzing the feasibility of country annual plans and budgets as well as the evaluations of the accurateness of annual reports and review of the plans.
• Providing guidance and orientation to country programmes for concrete contributions to the enhancement of the socio-economic situation of the beneficiaries.
• Guide and orient the design and implementation of an integrated (web based) M&E framework to capture and clearly show these contributions.
• Appraise the social, economic and gender consequences of the programme and planned actions and maintain a critical dialogue with national implementing agencies on how to improve the programme in these respects.
• Assess and provide input to country strategies and programme elements directed at domestic biogas sector development, together with the national partners and in close cooperation with SNV.
• Facilitate strategic partnerships and initiatives, with support of the national partners; Develop and sustain a diverse and creative network of contacts in your area of expertise.

Qualifications

• Masters Degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of relevant experience and education;
• Minimum of 10 years working experience in rural development programmes;
• Expertise and experience in assessment of rural, social and gender relations;
• Expertise with private sector development;
• Analytical and conceptual skills;
• Well organized and able to keep deadlines;
• Leadership qualities and able to work in the multistakeholder environment;
• Excellent communication and networking skills;
• Keen understanding of country political and social dynamics;
• Excellent verbal and writing skills in English and French;
• Willingness to travel frequently within the region and in-country.

Information

For more information: Fund Manager ABPP
jmsika@hivos.or.ke

Application process

Please send a cover letter (motivation note) plus CV on or before February 29th 2012 to: jobs@hivos.or.ke with reference code: ‘vac ABPP SE expert’. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.