Community Driven Development / Capacity Building Specialist at Ministry of Local Government Decentralisation and Rural Development

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• The Community Driven Development/Capacity Building Specialist will work with other members of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU).

• The Specialist’s main responsibility is to ensure the efficient planning, organisation, and implementation of local level activities as well as capacity building activities funded under the project

• Activities to be performed by the Community Driven Development/Capacity Building Specialist include, but are but are not limited to the following thematic areas:

Community Driven Development

• Provide technical assistance for the design and implementation of technical / participatory tools and instruments of all the components of the SOCO project according to the community driven development (CCD) approach

• Backstop the Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts Assemblies (MMDAs) to intergrate the CDD approaches into the design and implementation of project activities and the local development planning cycle to ensure robustness and quality control

• Provide technical assistance for the development of a digital CDD module in the project’s management information system (MIS) application to support local level committees and facilitators in the implementation of the project

• Ensure the proper integration of gender equality, social inclusion (including of vulnerable groups), climate change considerations, conflict mitigation and citizens engagement in the implementation of project activities in a consistent manner at all levels

• Carry out monitoring of local level activities to ensure that CDD approaches and procedures, as well as mechanisms for community monitoring are being implemented

• Provide support and technical backstopping to key implementing partners – such as Government officials (e.g. staff of beneficiary District Assemblies), staff at the Zonal Coordinating Office, community Facilitators (CFs) recruited under the project and representatives of community project implementation committees (CPICs) so as to promote the CDD approach and inclusive participation at the community level

• Liaise with the social safeguard specialist and communication specialist to operationalise the stakeholder engagement plan

Qualification Required & Experience

• Master’s Degree in social sciences, project management, development planning, or related programme deemed relevant to the position

• 8 years professional experience in Project Management and social work or in similar assignments related to ca...