Vacancy Announcement
Independent Consultant: Programme Officer - Grants Monitoring
1. Background
UNDP Kenya and Development Partners have established a Civil Society Democratic Governance Facility under the UNDP Kenya Country Programme Action Plan known as Amkeni Wakenya.
This Facility has an objective to support the country in its efforts to uphold democratic governance, human rights and the rule of law through enhanced empowerment of the people and strengthening of relevant governance institutions.
Amkeni Wakenya provides support to civil society organizations working on promoting democratic governance in Kenya.
One of the ways it does this is by funding and building capacity of CSOs who meet specific qualification criteria after various Expressions of Interest/Calls for Proposals.
2. The Task
Amkeni Wakenya seeks to engage the services of an independent consultant (Programme Officer-Grants Monitoring) to monitor grants provided to CSOs, review narrative and financial reports submitted by grantees and support the Facility's programmes and capacity building activities.
3. Qualifications, Skills & Experience
- A university degree in law, development studies, political science or related disciplines.
- A minimum of 3 years' experience in project management.
- Demonstrable experience in grants management including assessing and monitoring grants made to civil society organisations and community projects.
- Proven understanding and knowledge of the civil society sector in Kenya.
- Previous work with UNDP or any other UN agency is an added advantage.
4. Duration of assignment
This assignment is for a period of nine (9) months.
Application Procedure
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their applications complete with their current P11 form, CV with three referees to consultants.ken@undp.org to reach us on or before 8 June 2012.
The full Terms of Reference (TOR) detailing the scope of work, required academic qualifications and years of relevant work experience can be viewed by visiting the UNDP Kenya website: http://www.ke.undp.org/index.php/procurements