County Learning Coordinator- Turkana

• Bachelor’s degree in the Social Sciences; Demography, Sociology, Statistics or MEAL-related field. A master's degree is an added advantage.
  
• Minimum of five years of relevant work experience in learning, participatory development, or adult learning, ideally with an international NGO working with county governments, research institutes, other institutions/organizations.
  
• Strong cultural competency and familiarity with local languages and dynamics in the County is highly preferred.
  
• Proven ability to understand and interpret complex data and evidence sources, and translate this into actionable insights for team members and community stakeholders.
  
• Previous experience of having conducted data collection and analysis, qualitative enquiry, research and/or similar.
  
• Demonstrated understanding of participatory research methods, data collection and measurement standards, and other relevant technical aspects.
  
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to tease out complex thoughts and ideas, moderate dialogue and discussion among diverse groups and create safe spaces where people are free to reflect and share ideas.
  
• Previous experience in developing high quality written products in English, with close attention to details such as grammar and spelling.
  
• Experience in using mobile data collection and management software is a strong advantage.
  
• Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems, and knowledge-sharing networks is required.
  

Facilitation of regular reflection and review
meetings

• Organize
  regular data driven learning activities including monthly and quarterly
  review meetings, and annual reviews.
  
• Work
  with technical leads to seek opportunities to integrate learning into work
  plans and strategic decision making.
  
• Facilitate
  and support learning collaborations with nawiri teams, county government,
  partner organizations, and other key actors.
  
• Develop,
  oversee, and support systems for capturing field-based observations to
  integrate into adaptive learning cycles.
  
• Ensure
  quality documentation of regular sense-making and reflection activities
  and ad hoc reviews, incorporating contributions from county and community
  stakeholders.
  
• Establish
  feedback mechanisms and action trackers to ensure that the conversations
  are being actioned, and the events are responding to the needs of the
  team.
  

Collaboration with program and m&e teams for
data analysis

• Collaborate
  with m&e and program teams to create opportunities to analyze data and
  generate insights for improving activity design and delivery.
  
• Coordinate
  with monitoring and evaluation (m&e) teams to align data collection
  with learning needs.
  
• Work
  with technical teams to ensure program adaptations are informed by
  evidence and learning, and documented clearly.
  
• Guide
  and support high-quality data gathering, management, and analysis to
  enhance decision-making.
  
• Collaborate
  with technical leads to implement the evidence and learning agenda to
  drive improvements in learning and program best practice.
  
• Collaborate
  with the strategic learning lead to develop data visualization and
  storytelling approaches to make insights more accessible
  

Conduct qualitative inquiry and research

• Identify
  opportunities for qualitative inquiry, based on and complementing the
  m&e data, and in line with the evidence and learning agenda.
  
• Conduct
  community research and development of learning products.
  
• Support
  the integration of community voices and indigenous knowledge into learning
  processes.
  
• Implement
  innovative mechanisms for learning with communities, enhancing community
  voice in program decisions.
  

Content creation based on learnings

• Document
  lessons learned, promising practices, and case studies to inform adaptive
  programming.
  
• Contribute
  to the development of user-friendly learning products (e.g., briefs,
  newsletters, community feedback, knowledge notes) for internal and
  external sharing.
  
• Work
  closely with communications teams to ensure learning materials reach
  relevant audiences.
  
• Collaborate
  with the reporting officer to ensure insights, lessons learned, and
  adaptations are documented and shared in relevant reports.
  

Security

• Ensure
  compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country
  leadership.
  
• Proactively
  ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of
  policies.
  

Safeguarding responsibilities

• Actively
  learns about safeguarding and integrates it into their work, including
  safeguarding risks and mitigations related to their area of work.
  
• Practices
  the values of mercy corps including respecting the dignity and well-being
  of participants and fellow team members.
  
• Encourages
  openness and communication in their team; encourages team members to
  submit reports if they have any concerns using reporting mechanisms e.g.,
  integrity hotline and other options.