Background information about the job or company (e.g., role context, company overview)

ChildFund protects children’s well-being by strengthening relationships among children, parents, community members, local organizations, teachers and schools, governments and others. Together, we improve children’s lives - at every age, from infancy to young adulthood - with better nutrition, health, safety, education and skills so it’s possible for th...

Responsibilities or duties

Program Strategy, Design & Implementation

• Lead the development of the ChildFund Country livelihoods strategy aligned with ChildFund’s global and country strategic plan priorities and other relevant Country's’, regional, and global strategies and agenda.
• Contribute and participate in the development and review of the country strategic plan and related country-level strategies, policies, and frameworks.
• Design and oversee implementation of integrated livelihoods programs that promote climate-smart agriculture, food security, youth employability, and enterprise development.
• Promote integration of livelihood programs with other sectors’ priorities through creation of linkages and joint participatory planning processes.
• Ensure youth agency, gender equity, and inclusion are embedded across all interventions.
• Provide technical leadership in the development of tools, guidelines, and training materials for livelihoods programming.

Technical Support & Oversight of Local Partners

• Provide ongoing technical assistance and capacity strengthening of Local implementing partners, and other technical partners at the county and national level.
• Support partners in program planning, budgeting, implementation, and reporting to ensure quality and compliance.
• Conduct regular field visits and technical reviews to monitor progress, identify challenges, and recommend corrective actions.
• Facilitate peer learning and knowledge exchange among partners to promote innovation and best practices.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning (MEAL)

• Collaborate with the MEAL team to develop and apply robust frameworks for tracking program outputs, outcomes, and impact.
• Support partners in data collection, analysis, and reporting, ensuring alignment with donor and organizational standards.
• Lead documentation of success stories, lessons learned, and evidence-based practices for internal and external dissemination.

Business Development & Grant Management

• Identify new funding opportunities, participate in donor prepositioning efforts and proposal development for livelihoods and youth empowerment initiatives.
• Build and maintain relationships with donors, foundations, and development partners.
• Oversee grant implementation, ensuring timely delivery of results, financial accountability, and donor compliance.
• Support budget development, expenditure tracking, and financial reporting in collaboration with finance teams.

Representation & Advocacy

• Represent ChildFund Kenya in national and regional technical working groups, CSO coalitions, and policy forums related to livelihoods, youth development, and climate resilience.
• Advocate for inclusive and sustainable livelihoods policies and practices at the county and national levels.
• Identify and pursue new collaboration and partnership opportunities.
• Actively participate and represent ChildFund in relevant technical working groups, networks, seminars, and conferences
• Build strategic partnerships with government agencies, private sector actors, and civil society organizations to enhance program reach and sustainability.

Team Leadership & Capacity Building

• Supervise and mentor program staff, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
• Organize and facilitate training workshops for staff and partners on livelihoods-related topics.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration within ChildFund Kenya to integrate livelihoods into broader child protection and development programming.

Safeguarding.

• Remain alert and responsive to any safeguarding risks; acquire relevant knowledge and skills to enable understanding and application of the safeguarding policy and procedures;
• Promote strong safeguarding practices and perform his/her duty and responsibility to safeguard,
• Report violations, and promote appropriate behavior; and
• conduct oneself in a manner consistent with the organization’s policies and values.

Qualifications or requirements (e.g., education, skills)

Required Experience and Education

• Master’s degree in Agriculture, Economics, Development Studies, or related field.
• 8 – 10 years of experience in livelihoods programming, including food security, family and youth economic empowerment and environmental care and adaptability.

• Lead the development of the ChildFund Country livelihoods strategy aligned with ChildFund’s global and country strategic plan priorities and other relevant Country's’, regional, and global strategies and agenda.
• Contribute and participate in the development and review of the country strategic plan and related country-level strategies, policies, and frameworks.
• Design and oversee implementation of integrated livelihoods programs that promote climate-smart agriculture, food security, youth employability, and enterprise development.
• Promote integration of livelihood programs with other sectors’ priorities through creation of linkages and joint participatory planning processes.
• Ensure youth agency, gender equity, and inclusion are embedded across all interventions.
• Provide technical leadership in the development of tools, guidelines, and training materials for livelihoods programming.
• Provide ongoing technical assistance and capacity strengthening of Local implementing partners, and other technical partners at the county and national level.
• Support partners in program planning, budgeting, implementation, and reporting to ensure quality and compliance.
• Conduct regular field visits and technical reviews to monitor progress, identify challenges, and recommend corrective actions.
• Facilitate peer learning and knowledge exchange among partners to promote innovation and best practices.
• Collaborate with the MEAL team to develop and apply robust frameworks for tracking program outputs, outcomes, and impact.
• Support partners in data collection, analysis, and reporting, ensuring alignment with donor and organizational standards.
• Lead documentation of success stories, lessons learned, and evidence-based practices for internal and external dissemination.
• Identify new funding opportunities, participate in donor prepositioning efforts and proposal development for livelihoods and youth empowerment initiatives.
• Build and maintain relationships with donors, foundations, and development partners.
• Oversee grant implementation, ensuring timely delivery of results, financial accountability, and donor compliance.
• Support budget development, expenditure tracking, and financial reporting in collaboration with finance teams.
• Represent ChildFund Kenya in national and regional technical working groups, CSO coalitions, and policy forums related to livelihoods, youth development, and climate resilience.
• Advocate for inclusive and sustainable livelihoods policies and practices at the county and national levels.
• Identify and pursue new collaboration and partnership opportunities.
• Actively participate and represent ChildFund in relevant technical working groups, networks, seminars, and conferences
• Build strategic partnerships with government agencies, private sector actors, and civil society organizations to enhance program reach and sustainability.
• Supervise and mentor program staff, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation.
• Organize and facilitate training workshops for staff and partners on livelihoods-related topics.
• Promote cross-functional collaboration within ChildFund Kenya to integrate livelihoods into broader child protection and development programming.
• Remain alert and responsive to any safeguarding risks; acquire relevant knowledge and skills to enable understanding and application of the safeguarding policy and procedures;
• Promote strong safeguarding practices and perform his/her duty and responsibility to safeguard,
• Report violations, and promote appropriate behavior; and
• conduct oneself in a manner consistent with the organization’s policies and values.

• Master’s degree in Agriculture, Economics, Development Studies, or related field.
• 8 – 10 years of experience in livelihoods programming, including food security, family and youth economic empowerment and environmental care and adaptability.