JOB PURPOSE:

Mainly delivering field activities at the community level within TA Symon in Neno, direct implementation of the Climate Just Communities (CJC) – bridging project to achieve project objectives in the impact area. You will support financial, administrative and logistics under the project. You will be key to managing effective community engagement, partner relations and outreach with all stakeholders.

SUMMARY KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES)

Summary key performance indicators will be the development of knowledge and mobilizing community activism, empowering them to identify own priorities towards managing climate change, ensure the most marginalized are participating and taking action in building resilience to the local material and social impacts of climate change, and empower communities to advocate for climate justice and develop long-term sustainable change within impact areas.

KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate with the line manager to deliver project activities to high standard and within budget and on time.
• Deliver all CJC project activities within the district according to the agreed work plan and thematic areas: budgeting, accounting for resources, and producing related reports.
• Ensuring the set targets are achieved on time and of good quality.
• Manage the day-to-day direct implementation of the CJC Project activities in Neno, and provide regular progress reports to the line manager.
• Develop solutions and strategies to address emerging thematic issues, through an adaptive management process or other, attaining evidence-based decision-making at all levels.
• Conduct regular field monitoring visits: alone, or with other project staff or project wide joint monitoring visits in the impact area.
• Support project monitoring and evaluation by maintaining accurate data – supporting baseline, or endline, ongoing monitoring and other evaluation exercises.
• Submit quality periodic progress reports both quantitative (e.g., outputs and outcomes) and qualitative (e.g., significant change stories / case studies) for the CJC project.
• Ensure that all collaborating stakeholders are compliant with key organizational policies including child protection and safeguarding, fraud prevention and data management.
• Uphold Link’s child protection and safeguarding standards, supporting training of partners on safeguarding, and facilitate the effective operation of reporting and whistle-blowing processes.
• Build and maintain relationships with all project stakeholders to ensure smooth project delivery, ensuring community input and feedback is integrated in the CJC project.
• Organize procurement, distribution and accountability of project resources and training materials for all targeted groups.
• Actively participate in staff development on climate change / climate justice.
• Any other tasks as required by the line manager or management.

Other Responsibilities

• Represent Link Malawi at all events and meetings as required. 
• Any other tasks as required by the line manager or management.

• Coordinate with the line manager to deliver project activities to high standard and within budget and on time.
• Deliver all CJC project activities within the district according to the agreed work plan and thematic areas: budgeting, accounting for resources, and producing related reports.
• Ensuring the set targets are achieved on time and of good quality.
• Manage the day-to-day direct implementation of the CJC Project activities in Neno, and provide regular progress reports to the line manager.
• Develop solutions and strategies to address emerging thematic issues, through an adaptive management process or other, attaining evidence-based decision-making at all levels.
• Conduct regular field monitoring visits: alone, or with other project staff or project wide joint monitoring visits in the impact area.
• Support project monitoring and evaluation by maintaining accurate data – supporting baseline, or endline, ongoing monitoring and other evaluation exercises.
• Submit quality periodic progress reports both quantitative (e.g., outputs and outcomes) and qualitative (e.g., significant change stories / case studies) for the CJC project.
• Ensure that all collaborating stakeholders are compliant with key organizational policies including child protection and safeguarding, fraud prevention and data management.
• Uphold Link’s child protection and safeguarding standards, supporting training of partners on safeguarding, and facilitate the effective operation of reporting and whistle-blowing processes.
• Build and maintain relationships with all project stakeholders to ensure smooth project delivery, ensuring community input and feedback is integrated in the CJC project.
• Organize procurement, distribution and accountability of project resources and training materials for all targeted groups.
• Actively participate in staff development on climate change / climate justice.
• Any other tasks as required by the line manager or management.
• Represent Link Malawi at all events and meetings as required.
• Any other tasks as required by the line manager or management.

• Community engagement
• Partner relations
• Outreach
• Budgeting
• Accounting
• Reporting
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Data management
• Child protection and safeguarding
• Fraud prevention
• Procurement
• Distribution
• Accountability
• Stakeholder management
• Advocacy
• Resilience building

• Experience in delivering field activities at the community level.
• Experience in supporting financial, administrative and logistics under a project.
• Experience in managing community engagement, partner relations and outreach.
• Experience in developing solutions and strategies for emerging issues.
• Experience in conducting field monitoring visits.
• Experience in supporting project monitoring and evaluation.
• Experience in submitting progress reports (quantitative and qualitative).
• Knowledge of organizational policies including child protection and safeguarding, fraud prevention and data management.
• Ability to uphold child protection and safeguarding standards.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders.
• Ability to organize procurement, distribution and accountability of resources.
• Ability to participate in staff development.