PEAL Officer - Planning and Design job at Nyaka | Apply Now

• Spearhead the planning and design of project and compelling fundraising documents, including proposals, concepts and appeals, grant applications, and project designs.

• Ensure fundraising documents align with donor demands, selection criteria, and the organization's strategic objectives.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop effective, scalable program plans aligned with the organization's overall strategic plan.

• Provide leadership to the organization as a technical expert, ensuring high-quality and scalable program designs suitable for achieving the organization’s strategic goals and objectives.

• Spearhead the utilization of available program data to design evidence-based programs and fundraising documents.

• Take lead in formulating and updating program budgets and allocation of resources to maximize impact.

• Actively participate in resource mobilization efforts, including grant writing, donor cultivation, and fundraising campaigns.

• Values relationships with fellow staff, program participants, donors and stakeholders, fostering positive partnerships and collaborations to further the organization's mission.

• Track donor trends, databases, schedules and behaviors, helping the organization to remain well abreast with the fundraising space locally and globally.

Evaluation, Leaning and Accountability:

• Stay updated on monitoring and evaluation best practices and incorporate new methodologies and tools for resource mobilization, fundraising, and reporting.

• Support efforts by the PEAL department to refine program strategies based on data insights and feedback from the field to achieve better outcomes, and incorporate into fundraising proposals and documents.

• Foster and design innovative practices to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of monitoring and evaluation procedures and project management.

• As a PEAL officer, promote a culture of quality programming by emphasizing all aspects of PEAL (Planning, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning) within the organization.

• Work with the PEAL leadership to ensure performance management within the organization, which includes setting performance expectations, providing feedback, conducting evaluations, and identifying training needs.

• Work with the program team and PEAL to monitor and analyze program performance metrics to enhance overall effectiveness.

• Support the PEAL leadership in the efforts to maintain a results-oriented approach by setting clear objectives and targets for measurement.

• Growth and Development:

• Take lead in ensuring that program plans and designs are effective, scalable, and aligned with the organization's overall strategic plan.

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to develop program plans and designs that are scalable and aligned with the organization's overall strategic plan.

• Facilitate cross-departmental collaboration to ensure cohesive planning and implementation of fundraising and program activities.

• Collaborate with the PEAL leadership in the development of strategic plans for the department. Aligning the PEAL strategy with the overall mission and vision of the organization.

• Take the lead in developing and applying expansion frameworks for new target areas of expansion outlining strategic approaches, key milestones, and necessary resources for successfully scaling programs in new districts.

• Build strong relationships with major stakeholders and donors to advance the organizational priorities on expansion plans like replication.

Others

• Work with the PEAL Officer in charge of learning and accountability to promote a culture of learning, sharing, and continuous improvement to enhance organizational efficiency and effectiveness as the program scales.

• Regularly provide training and support to staff members on project planning and management, grants mobilization and the use of technology applications and tools for program planning, monitoring, and evaluation.

• Other responsibilities and duties as required by the PEAL Coordinator.