Program Coordinator Learning
Based in Kwale
Plan started its operations in Kenya in 1982 and is committed to
protecting and promoting child rights, and to improving the lives and futures
of poor children, their families and communities through a child-centered
community development approach.
Plan International (in Kenya) is seeking to recruit for the
position of Program Coordinator Learning based at Kwale Program Unit. This job
reports to the Program Unit Manager.
The job holder will be responsible for designing, management and
implementation of PU programs.
The job holder will provide the overall support in
implementation of the Child Centered Community Development (CCCD) projects in
line with PULTP strategies and ensures sensitization of the community about
Plan’s new strategy by facilitating appropriate networks.
Key Responsibilities:
- Ensure
well managed budget
- Ensure
well managed corporate systems e.g. PPM
- Ensure
sufficient resources/grants raised in line with Program Unit Long Term
Plans (PULTPs)
- Ensure
effectively managed grants
- Produce
quality, accurate and timely program documents
- Ensure
well managed Program Outlines (POs)
- Produce
timely and accurate grant-related reports
- Conduct
interim and annual team performance evaluations
- Ensure
well managed and high performing team
- Plan’s
active participation in sector specific forums to engage with partners and
other stakeholders for effective program implementation
Qualifications, Experience and Skills:
- At
least a Bachelor’s degree in social sciences
- 3
years hands on experience in similar position in an NGO set-up
- Experience
in rights based programming
- Experience
in partnership building, advocacy and networking
- Understanding
of RBA to development and participatory approaches
- Good
facilitation and negotiation
- Strong
planning and organisational skills
- Excellent
grasp of programming concepts
- Strong
management skills
- Good
Administrative and communication skills
- Strong
budget management, monitoring and reporting
Sponsorship Coordinator
(Based in Bondo)
Plan is an international humanitarian child centered community
development organization, without religious, political or government
affiliation.
Plan is committed to protecting and promoting child rights and
to improving the lives and futures of poor children, their families and
communities through a child-centered community development approach.
Plan International (in Kenya) is recruiting the position of
Sponsorship Coordinator Based in Bondo PU.
The post holder ensures coordination of production and
processing of communications, meets the corporate requirements of Plan
International at PU level for sustained Sponsorship activities and continuous
resource mobilization for the Country’s Strategic Plan (CSP).
The position reports to the Program Unit Manager with direct
supervision of Community Development Facilitators (CDFs) and Data Entry Clerks
(DECs).
S/he will oversee the quality production of sponsorship work and
closely work with communities, CBOs and volunteers to ensure achievement of
Plan’s sponsorship objectives for programme funding.
Key responsibilities
- Work
in close collaboration and coordination with the PU Management Team to
ensure the sponsorship team is well managed and highly performing
- Through
sustained quality communications from Communities to the sponsors, ensure
that the PU Long-term Plans has a sustainable funding base for its
programs
- Supervision
and coaching of the CDFs and DECs to ensure compliance with corporate
systems, policies and procedures as per the Sponsorship Book.
- Provide
visionary leadership, coaching for results and support to CDFs and DECs in
the achievement of their targets as well as in their individual
development and performance.
- Build
and oversee Plan accountability to the CBOs with particular attention to
sponsorship quality and timely production of documents and the effective
participation of children in Sponsorship and other Plan processes.
- Coordinate
the implementation of the community managed sponsorship model to comply
with Plan international, Child centred community development approach.
- Coordinate
sponsor visits at the PU to ensure National office and Child protection
interests are fully observed.
- Undertake
performance management for the CDFs and DECs to ensure Sponsorship targets
at PU level are met.
- Ensure
existence of controls for proper risk management in sponsorship
Communications and Working Relationships
Effective working relationships within Plan are essential,
including with National Offices (regarding NO/PU enquiries) the Country Office,
CBOs and with Program Unit Management Team and direct reports in the PU.
To maximize overall impact through the contributions of others,
the post holder will be required to initiate, develop and maintain a range of
working relationships, including with government counterparts, CBOs,
volunteers, and other Sponsorship oriented organizations in the Plan operation
area.
Educational Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s
degree in Social Sciences
- Diploma
in Community Development
- 3-
5 years’ experience in sponsorship and community development preferably in
an NGO
- Experience
in Community Development
- Ability
to mentor , coach and manage team performance
- Effective
communication and Facilitation skills
- Demonstrable
knowledge in use of basic computer applications is mandatory.
- Fluent
in written & oral English and Kiswahili
- Excellent
report writing skills
- Strong
analytical skills
- Riding
skills desirable
Gender Advisor
Re-Advertised
Plan is an international humanitarian child centered community
development organization, without religious, political or government
affiliation.
Plan started its operations in Kenya in 1982 and is committed to
protecting and promoting child rights, and to improving the lives and futures
of poor children, their families and communities through a child-centred
community development approach.
Plan International (in Kenya) is recruiting for a Gender Advisor based at the Country Office.
This position reports to the Strategic Program Support Manager.
Plan believes that gender equality is central to achieving our vision for
change, a world in which all children, both girls and boys, realize their full
potential and societies that respect people’s rights and dignity. Achieving
Gender equality is therefore a core objective of Plan’s work as an organization
dedicated to child rights.
The purpose of this role is to provide strategic leadership and
technical support in the integration and mainstreaming gender in all the
programs as well as in the organizational practices.
Dimensions of Role
- Promotes
gender equality as outlined in the Plan’s policy on Gender Equality:
Building an equal world for all children;
- Builds
greater gender awareness and enhanced commitment by management to equip
Plan staff (Country and Program Unit levels) with skills and knowledge to
facilitate gender –sensitive and rights based program development and
practice;
- Facilitate
Gender Capacity Building Programs (as part of the Global Gender Equality
Capacity Building Program) for Plan staff and partners so as to ensure
equality for girls and boys is realized through Plan’s programs:
- Participate
in Plan Regional, Global and external gender network or platforms for
sharing, learning and action planning;
- Develops
a shared understanding across Plan of the linkages between gender
equality, human rights and Plan’s Centered Community Development Approach
to addressing child poverty;
- Ensures
gender analysis becomes an inherent part of country strategic planning, as
well as program design, implementation, M& E and institutional
learning;
- Plans
and support field level staff in the implementation of Plan policies,
programs and projects that actively promote gender equality;
- Advises
Extended Country Management Team on gender issues
- Participates
in national stakeholder forums, consultative sessions, or conferences to
profile Plan’s work and influence policies to ensure gender equality;
- Facilitates
and participates in gender related research, documentation and advocacy at
Program unit National, Regional and International levels;
Typical Responsibilities
- Develop
innovative programs and processes of engagement that contribute to gender
equality between girls and boys and women and men locally and
institutionally;
- Facilitate
gender training programs that enhance capacity of Plan staff and partners
to acquire knowledge and for undertaking gender analysis and come up with
programs for influence social change at family, community and
institutional levels.
- Support
staff to the design and localize gender analysis tools for effective
engagement with children and communities;
- Follow-up
monitor or asses programs from a gender perspective and see how they are impacting
girls and boys and women and men;
- Develop
a small annual budget to support gender activities of national
significance and internal organizational learning;
- Support
in the implementation Plan global gender policy and mainstreaming of
gender in all country programs at national and Program Unit Level;
- Initiate
organizational gender audits at Country office, PU level and encourage all
new projects to undertake similar actions providing technical advice;
- Participate
in national, regional and global gender related advocacy campaigns such as
the ‘Because I am a Girl’
- Foster
and build strategic partnerships and alliances for effective integration
of gender in programs and influencing policies and practice;
- Provide
technical support and oversight to Program Unit staff for design and
implementation, monitoring and evaluation of gender related projects;
- Support
grants team in the review of project reports before they are submitted to
donors
- Identify
best practices in gender programming and facilitate experiences sharing
and learning between Program Units;
- Facilitate
and participate in research and documentation best practices
Knowledge
- A
degree in Law or Gender Studies and/or Social Sciences from a reputable
institution;
- At
least 5 years’ experience in gender and development from a reputable
organization;
- Understanding
of integrated development issues and critical analysis of child poverty
from a gender perspective
- Knowledge
of Gender and Development and evolution of Women and Development and
feminist theories;
- Knowledge
of development issues, trends, challenges and opportunities and
implications to community development;
Skills
- Excellent
analytical, synthesis and presentation skills
- Gender
Analysis frameworks and tools
- Excellent
interpersonal & communication
- Strong
planning and organizing
- Strong
lobbying, negotiation and advocacy
- Excellent
analytical, synthesis and presentation
- Excellent
interpersonal & communication
- Strong
planning and organizing
- Strong
lobbying, negotiation and advocacy
- Strong
research and documentation
- Partnership
building and networking
Behaviours
- Acts
with high degree of integrity and professionalism.
- Positive
Disposition – Builds relationships and relates to people in a friendly,
open and accepting manner
- Innovation
and committed to learning
- Communicates
clearly and effectively
- Results
oriented
- Respect
for human rights
- Passionate
in dealing with gender issues
- Confident
in taking initiative and exploring new opportunities
- Assertiveness
and willingness to engage with and confront cultural challenges
- The
position will be based at the Country Office and level of contact with
children is medium
Community Development Facilitator (Kwale PU)
Plan is an international humanitarian child centered community
development organization, without religious, political or government
affiliation.
Plan started its operations in Kenya in 1982 and is committed to
protecting and promoting child rights, and to improving the lives and futures
of poor children, their families and communities through a child-centered
community development approach.
Plan International in Kenya is seeking to recruit for the
position of Community Development Facilitator based at Kwale Program
Unit.
The job holder reports to the Sponsorship Coordinator.
She/he will be responsible for mobilizing community for
participation in sponsorship production to ensure continuous building of
relations between community members, sponsored families and sponsors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Produce
quality and timely sponsorship products (e.g. SCI/SCUs, quality
photographs)
- Provide
timely feedback on NOIs
- Ensure
active participation of children, families and CBOs in sponsorship.
- Ensure
good relations and linkages between Plan and volunteers and Communities.
- Support
implementation of Plan Community Managed Sponsorship model in the
communities.
- Ensure
safety of sponsorship working tools (e.g. bicycles, cameras)
Qualifications, Experience and Skills:
- Diploma
in Community Development
- At
least 2 years’ experience in an NGO preferably in sponsorship
communications
- Good
communication and facilitation skills
- Experience
in community participation in development
- Experience
in partnership building and networking
- Ability
to relate with all social groups at all levels
- Fluent
in written & oral English and Kiswahili.
- Ability
to ride a motorcycle will be an added advantage.
Plan Kenya is a development organization uniting people to
advance the rights of all children. Accordingly, employment is subject to our
child protection standards including appropriate background checks and
adherence to our Child Protection Policy.
If you meet the requirements of the above position, please apply
online through http://plan-international-kenya.org/jobs/ .
In case of difficulty, you may contact the telephone numbers
provided on our website.
The closing date of applications is 23rd November 2012.
Vacancy open to Nationals Only.
You are invited to read more about Plan in our website www.plan-international.org.
We regret that only short listed candidates will be contacted.
