Area Supervisor – Marsabit – Food For The Hungry

Mission Statement: Motivated by Christ’s love, this position plays a key role in promoting the wholistic ministry of Food for the Hungry (FH) through the framework of the organization’s vision, “God called and we responded until physical and spiritual hungers ended worldwide.”

In order to accomplish this vision, FH’s mission is to “walk with churches leaders and families in overcoming all forms of human poverty by living in healthy relationship with God and His creation.”

Position in the Organization: The Area Supervisor reports to the Cluster Manager

The Area Supervisor manages Multi Sector Facilitators, Project Officers and Field sponsorship relations officers.

Purpose of the Job: Manages and coordinates the development, design, planning, implementation and evaluation of the CFCT local Implementation plan in the lowlands cluster where she/he leads a team, ensuring the integration of all sectors and the transformational development of churches, leaders and families

Essential Tasks and Responsibilities
Key Result #1 – Program implementation
Preparing the Cluster annual operating plan considering strategies and identified needs in communities.
Ensuring proper implementation of each sector of CFCT (Nutrition, WASH, HIV& Aids, Livelihoods and Sponsorship )
Establishing relationships with key sectorial stakeholders, key community and church leaders
Trainings or coordinating the training of the multi sector facilitators and community groups under his/her responsibility.
Establishing inter agency relationships while coordinating closely to avoid duplication of efforts in communities.
Building the capacity of community and church leaders in areas including: biblical worldview, planning and implementation of projects, monitoring and evaluation and Risk Management and Disaster Management plans under DRR/M.
Supporting multi sectoral linkage between the nutrition sector and other nutrition sensitive sectors
Key result 2: Reporting, Documentation and Monitoring
Monitoring and evaluating progress of the projects following the guidelines established.
Collating information on all cluster activities to keep updated on the progress of activities and any arising issues and designing appropriate responses
Assisting in generating stories required from the field to facilitate the process of fundraising campaigns.
Creating reports on the assigned programs, in accordance with donor requirements and ensure distribution to donors and other stakeholders.
Recording and documentation all program activities according to guidelines
Key Result #3 Undertake other Supportive Activities as appropriate
Identifying and maintaining contacts with key government and other organizations for networking.
Identifying special needs and potential program areas and draft summaries or proposals on the same.

Qualifications
Vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ
Excellent inter personal relationship and excellent communications skills – both oral and written
Highly motivated, self starter able to work on own initiative in difficult conditions
Ability to write well organized reports and other official correspondences.
Experience in planning and carrying out Nutrition surveys
Proficiency in spoken and written English and Kiswahili

Education and Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in Nutrition or a related discipline plus 4 years’ experience working with children in an NGO set up.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications (clearly indicating their current or expected salary), updated CV with three referees, day telephone contacts to the Human Resources Manager: email address: hr-fhkenya@fh.org latest 23rd October 2015.

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