Job Title: Program Assistant (Volunteer)
Department: Programmes
Reporting to: Program Manager
Supporting: All Staff
Coordinating with:Programme and Support Team
Job Purpose:
This position will entail providing the PEN Programmes with a variety of programmes and administrative related duties to ensure that the programme objectives are met.
Job DescriptionDepartment: Programmes
Reporting to: Program Manager
Supporting: All Staff
Coordinating with:Programme and Support Team
Job Purpose:
This position will entail providing the PEN Programmes with a variety of programmes and administrative related duties to ensure that the programme objectives are met.
- Assist in organizing organizational development (OD) workshops and seminars for participating partner organisations.
- Assist the programme team in the development of OD training materials/Manuals.
- Taking periodical stocks of resource materials and giving recommendations
- Participate in preparation of OD trainings, monitoring, report writing and documentation
- Assist the programme team in the preparation of monthly and quarterly progress reports
- Provide support to the programme team in areas of field visits, and managing the OD plans.
- Assist in the development of programme databases
- Research on CSO capacity building approaches and models, and advice on best practices that can be adopted/adapted for PEN’s CSOs programme.
- Participate in PEN training activities for CSOs
- In collaboration with the Administration Officer, prepare logistics for the successful workshops and seminars under the department.
- Any other duties as assigned by Program Manager.
Qualifications
- At least a first degree in social science or development studies. A post-graduate diploma in development studies will be an advantage.
- Good spoken and written English and excellent Computer skills
- A minimum of two good references
Personal Qualities
- Interested in development
- Team-player
- Ready to learn and apply lessons learned
- A good planner and organiser you will have an excellent attention to detail in your work. Good diary management skills are also essential to this role.
- You will have good interpersonal/public-relations skills and be able to work with diverse stakeholders.
- Be prepared to work under minimum supervision
- Must be a team player and willing to learn on the job and apply lessons learned.
- Willing and able to travel to rural communities
The CSO Capacity Building Manager
Poverty Eradication Network (PEN)
AACC Compound
Waiyaki Way
Westlands
P. O. Box 4932-00200
Nairobi
Or email your application to: info@penkenya.org
On or before 31st December 2010.
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