Specific Roles:

Project implementation,oversight and development

• Support planning, organizing and establishing the Network of Women in Childcare in the at national level and in targeted Counties including Nairobi, Kisumu, Kakamega and Nakuru.


• Support the moblisation of training of the Network of Women in Childcare members in, Financial Management, Childcare Policies, Laws and regulations, Advocacy and communications.


• Collaborate with new and existing WROs to develop and implement advocacy efforts to protect the rights of women in childcare.


• Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to monitor project implementation, monitoring and strategic planning.


• Continually assess and evaluate project implementation of Women in childcare including GBV services and components against project work plan, in collaboration with project team; take appropriate steps to ensure project is on track in meeting deliverables and spending.


• Assisting in developing and monitoring work plans, budgets, and progress reports donors and partners require


• Support completion and writing of monthly, quarterly and annual project reports, ensuring timely and high-quality reporting.

Communication and monitoring and evaluation

• Collaborates closely with project team to continuously assess status of women network and GBV services/components’ implementation against project work plan and implement appropriate steps to ensure project is on track in meeting deliverables.


• Work with other implementing partners to ensure that M&E processes are managed in accordance with Uthabiti Africa and donor standards.


• Follow up on M&E process for training requirements.


• Foster effective communication and teamwork with implementing collaborative action for childcare partners.


• Represent Uthabiti Africa to NGO partners, government officials, funding sources, other


• partners, beneficiaries, and at conferences, meetings and other outreach opportunities


• Ensure monitoring and evaluation activities and reporting meet Uthabiti Africa’s standards,


• and are completed on schedule


• Ensure project documentations.


• Contribute to finalizing program monthly, quarterly, and annual project reports.

Network Governance and Growth

• Work closely with the Board and senior management at Uthabiti to facilitate the capacity building of the Network for Women in Childcare Board.


• Mobilises up port from other stakeholders to support the development of the network at local and national level


• Regularly support the Network for Women in Childcare to strengthen their groups (organize trainings and mentorship).


• Develop engagement with Childcare Champions to enable them to provide supportive supervision to members of the network


• Support the establishment of support groups of caregivers at local and county levels


• Develop the network profile and ensure it is well known as an integral part of the childcare ecosystem in Kenya.


• Provide advise and support to the establishment of a similar network in Malawi and other countries as the case may be

PartnershipandRepresentation

• Develop and manage partnerships with abroad range of actors including women’s rights organisations, funders and government departments.


• Represent the organization in local and national meetings and events relevant to early childhood care and education.


• Develop strong partnerships with organisations offering support to childcare micro- enterprises, ensuring close collaboration at all times.


• Specifically develop relationships with women’s rights organisations, funders and UN agencies to mobilise support for caregivers


• Establish and convene the WiCTWG of the CAC focusing on caregiver agencies including training and placement organisations


• Represented Uthabiti Africa in relevant partners and stakeholder engagement activities.

Monitoring Evaluation and Reporting:

• Timely compilation and submission of activity, monthly and quarterly reports on behalf of the team


• Conduct monitoring for UCEN groups’ activities in Kisumu.


• Production and distribution of all relevant tools (lists of participants, tool tracking lists, lists of payment etc)


• Support all external data collection and analysis work (work with consultants in data collection and analysis)


• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor


• Maintaining the program files and tools


• Maintaining weekly timesheets for RA team


• Support data entry into the network and coordinate bulk messaging to the network members.

Requirements

• University Degree in Law Social Sciences, Nutrition, Social work


• At least 2 years experience working with women in marginalized communities, preferably urban Nairobi


• Experience in strategy development (especially for women empowerment programs)


• Experience in project implementation including analysing information from grassroot groups for policy influencing


• Experience in writing project reports


• Excellent organization skills and high level of attention to detail


• Excellent teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills


• Excellent verbal communication skills.


• Attention to detail


• Ability to work within competing timelines