National Programme Officer; Agriculture and Rural Development
Vacancy at
the Embassy of Sweden in Nairobi
The Embassy of Sweden in Nairobi
represents Sweden in Kenya, Somalia, Seychelles and Comoros. The Embassy also
represents Sweden in UNEP and UN-HABITAT.
The Embassy represents and advances
Swedish policies, interests and values in political and economic relations,
development cooperation, in trade and investment promotion and in cultural and
information matters. It also provides regional support to sub-Saharan Africa. It
provides consular services to Swedish nationals and migration services to
non-nationals.
There is 66 staff working in the
Embassy of Sweden in Nairobi, which makes it the largest Swedish Embassy in the
world.
The
Embassy of Sweden seeks to recruit a National Programme Officer (NPO) to manage
development cooperation programmes funded by Sweden in the areas of agriculture
and rural development. This is a full
time position based in Nairobi.
Main duties:
•
Plan, manage and follow up on
programmes funded by Sweden in the areas mentioned above;
•
Assess funding applications and
prepare decisions on support, taking responsibility for financial management,
procurement and general quality assurance of programmes;
•
Assess and give feedback to Embassy
as well as to Sida, the prevailing situation in the sector from time to time;
•
Cooperate with regional section on
Swedish support to drought and resilience in the Horn of Africa
•
Engage in active cooperation and
dialogue with partner institutions and organisations with a view to promoting
policy dialogue, alignment and harmonisation;
•
Ensure immediate action in the
event of suspected incidents of corruption or mismanagement;
•
Contribute to embassy as well as
Kenya section’s overall work, including development of methods, quality
assurance and other areas assigned.
Academic Qualifications:
Hold
at least a Master’s degree in natural resources management preferably with a
focus in agriculture.
Work Experience:
·
have at least 5 years’ experience
in fields related to agriculture development in Kenya;
·
have broad knowledge and experience
of agriculture sector policies, laws and regulations in the agriculture sector
in Kenya;
·
have experience from working in
international development cooperation, other governments or international
development partners;
·
have experience from managing
development programmes and in policy development and a proven ability in
capacity development, institution building and process-oriented development
work;
·
have proven experience in
agriculture extension;
·
have proven experience on business
development in agriculture
·
are conversant with
multidimensional approaches to poverty reduction, food security as well as good
governance, as preconditions for development;
·
have higher than average advocacy,
and advisory talents and proven ability to work effectively with representatives
of different groups in society, such as communities, the private and civil
society sectors, and representatives of government and international
organisations;
·
have experience in strategic
communication in development cooperation processes;
·
have proven experience on donor
coordination, harmonisation and sector-wide approaches (SWAp);
•
documented competence and
experience within the area of quality assurance, procurement, financial
management, /analysis and audits;
•
experience working with computer
based project monitoring systems; and
•
experience in the following areas:
o
results based management
o
anti-corruption
o
gender equality
o
risk management
Personal attributes:
•
Ability to adjust to changing
priorities and undertake multiple tasks simultaneously
•
Respect for cultural diversity,
with the ability to fit into a diverse team and to establish networks
•
Excellent organization skills,
strong oral and written communication skills with good command of English
•
Self driven with ability to work
unsupervised
Indicative
start date for the position is November, 2012.
The
salary is in accordance with the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs´ salary
system for locally engaged employees.
Applications
should include a detailed CV with educational qualifications, a summary of
professional experience and a minimum of 3 professional references.
For
enquiries about the job, send an email to
Catherine
Wachira: catherine.wachira@foreign.ministry.se or
Japhet Kiara: japhet.kiara@foreign.ministry.se
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