Beyond Our Hearts Foundation
Beyond Our Hearts Foundation organization was established in 2014. Its main objective is securing rights of the poor and marginalized, promote good governance, enhance sustainable livelihood development through promoting people’s participation at all levels of the state and society.
According to the organization’s policy, special emphasis is given on women and children participation in building poor people’s capacity towards disaster risk reduction and climate resilience.
BOHF with funding from Save the Children Italy is looking for experienced individuals to fill the vacant posts as follows:
Project Officer (Neno District)
The Project Officer will support BOHF members to develop/implement emergency preparedness and response plans, and manages the implementation of the humanitarian mechanism based on the BOHF Humanitarian Policy, and integration of resilience programming in humanitarian appeals.
She/he works closely with the Programme Manager.
BOHF key strategies is to support an effective humanitarian response by BOHF members. The humanitarian programme supports the Alliance to demonstrate enhanced efficiency, coordination and timeliness in the humanitarian work, as well as to integrate approaches around response, preparedness, disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change intervention, and sustainable development.
JOB SUMMARY:
The Project Officer will be responsible for ensuring effective implementation of the project’s activities and task assigned to attain goals and objectives of the Localisation Drive project. The Project Officer will be responsible for overseeing project work-plan performance, participating in project planning, budgeting, implementation, monitoring, reporting and programme development in project site.
KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Oversee the implementation of all livelihoods and humanitarian activities in the designated areas or projects while ensuring principles of transparency, ethical conduct and efficiency in project implementation are demonstrated and promoted
- Ensure integration of DRM activities in livelihoods and resilience building interventions thereby ensuring that economic and nutrition pathways are protected from shocks and stresses
- Facilitate training of development and humanitarian structures such as A/VDC and CPCs on resource mobilization so that they are able to mobilize their own resources for their programs
- Ensure an improved preparedness, mitigation and response capacity for communities to shocks and stress is achieved through risk mitigation and prevention activities for the economic and nutrition pathways including Natural Resource Management are timely implemented
- Form / revamp civil protection committees while making ensure that DRM and NRM structures are in place in all the areas.
- Facilitate train of DCPC, ACPCs and VCPCs in DRM to make sure that they integrate DRM issues into developmental activities of their areas.
- Facilitate participatory hazard vulnerability and capacity assessments (PVCA) and Village Action Plans to help the concerned structures perform an appropriate planning process
- Provide the appropriate support to the structures on the development of their DRM plans.
- Ensure DRM structures have the relevant early warning toolkits for their proper functioning
- Work with communities to develop contingency plans based on scenario from weather forecast to save lives and the economic pathways.
- Ensure good collaboration between DRM structures at the district level with Meteorological Department by facilitating the link between the two for continued performance of the former beyond the life span of the project.
- Facilitate the conduction of participatory scenario planning (PSP) through revision contingency plans while incorporating them based on the scenarios.
- Strengthen the capacity further of the local development and humanitarian structures such ADCs, VDCs, A/VCPCs and VNRMCs
- Support district DRM coordination meetings wherever necessary.
- Ensure credible expenditure reporting and participate in the budgeting and budget management processes
- Prepare and timely submit high quality activity, monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
- Support the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) functions related to the project and organization at large
- Participate in the proposal development and design processes as need may arise
- Proactively ensure that there is adequate documentation of key lessons learnt, and evidence generated in the course of implementation of project activities
- Support and participate in the project and organization’s advocacy related activities including development of advocacy media products such as the Project Manager in the production of video clips, audios, leaflets, press release/ media briefs, etc
- Participate in internal and external meetings to represent the organization on livelihoods and humanitarian issues and share information about the projects’ interventions with stakeholders
- Performs other relevant duties as requested by supervisor.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES
- At least 3 years’ experience in development and humanitarian projects preferably working with or for vulnerable children
- Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Humanitarian Affairs, Agriculture, Community Development, Social Work or any related discipline
- Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning knowledge and skills desirable;
- Excellent organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
- Demonstrated capacity to effectively communicate via writing, public speaking and interpersonal interactions;
- Demonstrated ability to effectively interact with community organizations, government officials, corporate executives, general public and staff;
- A spirit of achieving excellence and team building;
- Demonstration of honesty, transparency, accountability;
- Intermediate English skills, especially in report and proposal writing;
- Advanced skills in MS Excel, and proficiency in Word and Power point.
Method Of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and cover letter with three referees through email to: recruitmentbeyondourhearts@gmail.com or by hand at Beyond Our Hearts Offices (PO Box 111 Neno) by Friday 13th May 2022.
Please indicate the position you are applying for.
For more information regarding the vacancies you may contact Russell Msiska on msiskarussell@gmail.com