WHO WE ARE  

Nyanam is a restorative justice organization, that prepares widows to lead positive community transformation through integrated programs in leadership, health, livelihoods, justice, and youth education. Our work alleviates widowhood poverty, mitigates the impact of HIV/AIDS, and gives widows the tools to tackle oppressive cultural, economic, and social practices that undermine widows’ dignity and limit their agency.  

Position Title: Project Coordinator 

Reports to: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer 

Location: Kisumu, with frequent fieldwork in Kisumu and Siaya  

Position Type: Full Time 

MAIN RESPONSIBILITY 
The Project Coordinator will be responsible for leading the design, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Project within the Nyanam and the Transformation Phase of Nyanam’s programs. He /She will develop systematic project monitoring, regular reviews, preparation of donor reports, capturing learnings, and be able to close the project and implement exit plans. Moreover, he/she will ensure that program deliverables are achieved promptly and consistently with the activity work plan, and best practices and key lessons learned are captured and documented.   
 

Specific duties: 

Project management   

• Planning, leading, and implementing Nyanam’s WASH and transformation phase project activities according to agreed work plans, milestones, and performance targets within the specified time frame. 

• Review existing WASH and transformation phase project plans and provide recommendations for enhancements to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the implementation of the WASH and transformation phase projects. 

• Ensure accurate and timely monthly and quarterly reporting of activities according to the donor and other applicable timeframes. 

• Continuously monitor and supervise the organization's WASH project activities, overseeing the design, execution, and evaluation of progress through outputs and impacts using both quantitative and qualitative data. 

• Develop and conduct training sessions on WASH and transformation phase project activities for project beneficiaries. 

• In liaison with M&E Officer, support baseline and endline data collection for WASH-related activities.  

• Organize project inception and closure workshop plans and report of the project capturing learnings and recommendations. 

• Ensure attendance at all donor-related training and capacity development workshops. 

• Liaise with the Procurement team in the purchase of all related WASH project resources 

• Support in the development of widow–led enterprises during the transformation phase of our program. 

Communication 

• Document WASH projects and widow–led income enterprises’ impact through widows' stories. 

• Ensure timely and effective communication with the donor 

• Lead partnership communication and coordination within the project 

• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Executive Director and/ or Supervisor 

Additional responsibilities 

• Liaise and coordinate with the Health department lead in implementing WASH education-related activities. 

• Liaise and Coordinate with the Livelihoods department lead in effective multistorey garden irrigation, monitoring, and evaluation 

Qualifications requirements: 
 Education: Master's level university degree in Business Administration, Project Management, OR Developmental Studies with at least 3 years of field experience. Organizational Business skills and Knowledge will be an added advantage.  

Experience: 

• A minimum of 3 - 5 years experience in WASH infrastructure projects (tender procedure, design, planning, implementation, budgeting, reporting, evaluation, and monitoring) and a good understanding of current WASH sector trends and indicators. 

• Experience in developing WASH strategy, clear and realistic activity planning; overseeing implementation, tracking the progress, and reporting against the agreed indicators. 

• Proven experience in project cycle management 

•  A project management background with the ability to implement projects within budget and time frame. 

•  Knowledge and understanding of WASH best practices, monitoring, and evaluation systems, and procedures. 

• Strong technical and programmatic skills in women-led income-generating enterprises preferably in Small & Medium Enterprises  

• Experience with setup or managing SACCO is an added value 

Competencies: 

• Good knowledge of program implementation, monitoring, and evaluation techniques and practices. 

• Excellent project management skills; good report and proposal writing skills 

• Good moderation, facilitation, and training skills. 

• Excellent analytical skills. 

• Ability to work in a team and good interpersonal skills. 

• Good computer application skills. 

• Good organizational skills. 

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. 

• Ability to meet deadlines. 

• Ability to work in diversified environments. 

How to apply: 

If you meet the requirements above and are confident that this is you, send your CV, and cover letter as one PDF document and any other document you feel is relevant to this application to  Info@nyanam.org by 1st  November 2024