Build Africa Kenya is
a Non Governmental Organization that works exclusively in rural areas of Kenya
to help young people escape poverty by supporting education and income
generation activities.
Our aim is to create sustainable models for increasing the incomes of the poor and better access to education and healthcare.
We give young people (including parents and the community at large) the chance
to save, to work their way out of poverty and to increase the prosperity of
their communities.Our aim is to create sustainable models for increasing the incomes of the poor and better access to education and healthcare.
Our vision is for every young person in Africa to fulfill their potential and to make a difference.
As part of our ongoing effort to improve the quality of our program delivery, we are seeking talented and socially responsible individuals with exceptional skills, background, education and a passion for using investment and education as a tool to alleviate poverty in rural communities to fill the following positions:
Programme Coordinator
Based in Machakos County and reporting to the Area Programme Manager, the position entails significant travel to the field.
He/she will be responsible for implementing high quality programs including monitoring, evaluation and reporting. This post also supports planning and design processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage
and coordinate the Education Quality Improvement (EQUIP) programme
interventions in Mwala and Machakos districts by ensuring that
interventions meet expected standards and quality
- Provide
regular feedback to staff in Machakos, the senior management team and
other external stakeholders on programme progress by maintaining a robust
and functional Monitoring and Evaluation framework
- Coordinate
programme reporting and responsible for quality monthly and quarterly
progress reports
- Conduct
trainings to include Training Needs Assessment, facilitating and writing
training reports.
- Monitor
Child Protection issues in programs and ensure implementation of Build
Africa’s policy on the same.
- In
consultation with the APM, support donor visits to include preparation of
itineraries, vetting of visitation sites and accompanying them to the
field.
- Actively
participate in budget preparation & monitoring and managing of the
regional budget
Person Specifications and Competencies:
- A
relevant postgraduate qualification from a recognized university with at
least three (3) years project management experience: or a basic degree and
at least five (5) years of demonstrated experience.
- Candidates
with previous experience in managing related development projects,
preferably with an INGO, and with substantial experience of working
directly with communities stand a good chance.
- He/she
should be proactive, able to question the status quo in his/her day to day
work and should be aware of Child Protection issues.
- He/she
should be of high integrity to be able to model Build Africa’s core
values.
- Candidates
must be strong in community training, have Participatory Rural Appraisal
(PRA) skills and be willing to work under hard conditions in the rural
areas.
Program Assistants
2 Positions
The position is responsible for high quality program activity implementation to include community mobilization, community partnership liaison, data capture and reporting.
He/she will be expected to continually observe the day-to-day effectiveness of programme delivery, noting and reporting on any areas where improvements are possible.
The two positions will each be based in Machakos and Naivasha with significant travel to the field.
Key Responsibilities
2 Positions
The position is responsible for high quality program activity implementation to include community mobilization, community partnership liaison, data capture and reporting.
He/she will be expected to continually observe the day-to-day effectiveness of programme delivery, noting and reporting on any areas where improvements are possible.
The two positions will each be based in Machakos and Naivasha with significant travel to the field.
Key Responsibilities
- Organize
and conduct community based trainings
- Identify
project beneficiaries as needed, and collect evidence of program impact
from the beneficiaries
- Collect
and enter into MIS relevant program data including KPIs
- Prepare
detailed monthly project activity reports
Person Specifications and Competencies
- A
minimum of a relevant first degree from a recognized university with at
least a year of demonstrated experience implementing development projects,
preferably with a local NGO and should have experience of directly working
with communities.
- He/she
must be able to speak the local language in the area of posting and should
be proactive in thinking
- He/she
should be aware of Child Protection issues and be a person of high
integrity that will model Build Africa’s core values.
- Besides
willing to work under hard conditions in the rural areas, the right
candidate should be able to ride a motorcycle.
The Country Director
Build Africa Kenya
PO Box 10604-0100,
Nairobi.
Email: bak@build-africakenya.org
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.