Women’s Rights Awareness Programme (WRAP) is a
non – governmental Organization based in Nairobi and whose core objective is to
provide shelter for abused Women and Children.
Wrap is seeking to recruit dynamic, self driven and result oriented persons to fill in the following vacant positions;
Project Coordinator
Qualities and Competencies include and are not limited to:
Wrap is seeking to recruit dynamic, self driven and result oriented persons to fill in the following vacant positions;
Project Coordinator
Qualities and Competencies include and are not limited to:
- Good
knowledge of and exposure in income generating activities and micro
finance specifically for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups.
- Must
have a passion, commitment and understanding on children and women’s
rights
- Strong
research and analytical skills, ability to apply monitoring and evaluation
techniques related to economic empowerment of women , including data
collection and management, analyses and publication of solid reports;
- Proven
ability to establish and maintain effective networks including
governmental representatives, international organizations and NGOs, to
work in collaboration with various actors having competing agendas, to
maintain contact with many actors in several countries, to cooperate with
governments on matters related to good practices and the promotion and
protection of the rights of women , and to facilitate collaboration
between stakeholders;
- Experience
in integrating meaningful women’s’ participation in research, programmes
and activities.
- Strong
communication skills, both orally and in writing, in spite of geographic
and cultural distances;
- Ability
to work with minimum supervision, establish priorities, plan work
assignments, and meet deadlines;
- Highly
motivated, sense of leadership and supervisions skills to guide the work
of experts, partners, interns and volunteers;
- Professional
judgment, responsibility, flexibility and ability to exercise discretion
with regard to sensitive and confidential information;
- Good
interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic
environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.
- A
team player and a passion and commitment to empowering women socially,
economically and legally.
Responsibilities and typical tasks
The Project Coordinator is expected to perform the following tasks:
The Project Coordinator is expected to perform the following tasks:
- Overall
management and coordination of the projects.
- Analyze
the collected information and prepare the relevant reports both narrative
and financial.
- Contribute
to organizing and facilitating various meetings regarding the projects;
- Monitor
and follow-up the project’s objectives and impact;
- Network
with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental institutions,
agencies or organizations with similar activities ;
- Guide
and supervise the work of experts, partners, staff, interns and volunteers
who are tasked to help in information and data collection, and take part
in many strategic and coordination meetings;
- Developing
training manuals on various issues.
- Organizing
workshops/ seminars, to document and share the acquired expertise with
partners;
- Preparation
of concept papers, intervention strategies and proposal writing for
various activities.
- Perform
other relevant duties as requested.
Education
- A
university degree, preferably in law, international development, international
relations, political science, sociology or other disciplines related to
human rights.
- A
combination of relevant academic qualifications and extensive experience
may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Work Experience
- At
least 2 to 3 years experience in project management, including at least 2
years in monitoring and reporting.
Languages
- Proven
proficiency in English in French, with excellent writing and reporting
skills in both languages.
- This
is essential to the recruitment.
- Knowledge
of Swahili both written and spoken is an added advantage
Other Skills
- Good
computer skills relevant to the position; knowledge of Word, Internet,
Outlook, Excel, Acrobat, and Access is a must.
Legal Officer
Key duties and responsibilities:
Key duties and responsibilities:
- Handling
all legal work on behalf of the organization.
- Running
the legal aid project and supervising other related projects.
- Engaging
in research into children and women’s rights.
- Providing
legal and sound advice to individual WRAP clients and community groups as
well as counseling clients on legal matters.
- Effective
representation of clients in courts of law, tribunals and other legal
forums
- Representing
WRAP at workshops meetings and seminars.
- Facilitating
community awareness and sensitization on human rights
- Any
other tasks that may be assigned.
Skills, Experience & Academic
Qualifications:
- A
Bachelor of Laws Degree and must be an ADVOCATE of the High Court of Kenya
with a current practicing certificate with a minimum of 2 (two) years in
actual practice in a busy law firm.
- Thorough
knowledge of the provisions of the children’s Act, UNCRC and ACRWC and
other National and international instruments on laws protecting children
and women.
- Must
have a passion, commitment and understanding on children and women’s rights.
- Must
demonstrate skills in arbitration, alternative dispute resolution
- At
least 3 (three) years experience in civil and criminal litigation in a
human rights organization or busy law firm.
- Very
good research writing and presentation skills.
- Demonstrate
ability in the use of PC based software including Microsoft office suite,
word, excel, power point, SPSS and outlook.
- Good
oral and written skills in both English and Swahili.
- Good
Communication, interpersonal and people management skills.
- Good
organizational and analytical, management and supervisory skills.
- Honest,
transparent and a high level of integrity.
- Ability
to work under pressure, for long hours and to meet deadlines.
- Age
between 28 and 35 years of age.
- Previous
experience in an NGO setting will be an added advantage.
The Chairperson, stating your current and expected salary, in addition to 3 (three) references, a day time telephone contact and email address.
Address:
Chairperson
Women’s Rights Awareness Programme (WRAP)
P.O. Box 3006-00200
Nairobi.
Email address: jobs.wrapkenya@gmail.com
Availability: Immediate.
Closing date for applications: 4th November 2011
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