Operations Officer at Community and Social Development Agency

Responsibilities

• Sensitize and mobilize communities on CSDP project objectives and activities as well as issues related to HIV/AIDS.
• Facilitate communities to undertake needs assessment and prioritization that are socially inclusive and environmentally sustainable.
• Facilitate communities in the formulation of CDP in line with (b) above;
• Build capacity of the CPMCs and LGRC Desk Officers, as appropriate, through providing training in requisite areas eg. Participatory Rural Appraisals (PRAs), record and book keeping, project management, mainstreaming gender, environment and natural resources issues etc. as identified by the Project Officer-IEC and Training;
• Supervise the implementation of the CDPs to ensure quality assurance;
• Ensure timely replenishment of accounts by the CPMCs;
• Collect, collate and forward to the M&E Department, information/data on micro-project activities in communities;
• Submission of monthly, quarterly and annual departmental reports to M&E Department on schedule, through the Manager Operations;
• Set monthly and quarterly performance targets based on the work plan;
• Submit regular reports to Project Officer on relevant section for whose activity they are deployed at any point in time;
• Responsible to the Project Officer, Supervision.

Qualifications and Experience

• At least a first degree in Social Science, Statistics, Natural Sciences, Rural development and related fields, with at least 5 years post qualification experience part of which must relate to monitoring and evaluation of community based initiatives.
• Computer literacy is compulsory and experience in Community Driven Development (CDD) is an added advantage.
• Not more than 45 years.

Terms and Condition

• The appointment is for the period of the project with six month probation period. However, Civil servants found suitable will be engaged as seconded officer and will continue to enjoy salary from their employers with additional incentives from the project.
• The remuneration is attractive and is commensurate with the mode of entry and in accordance with CSDP Staff Regulation and Conditions of Service.