Young Women in Enterprise
Community Based Organization (CBO) Coordinator
General Information
General Information
TechnoServe undertakes targeted, catalytic technical assistance
and other programming to increase the competitiveness of entrepreneurs,
businesses and industries that in-turn provide sustainable employment,
inclusion of the poor and increased incomes.
TechnoServe operates in 26 developing countries with over 1000
employees.
For more information, visit www.technoserve.org
Program Description
Program Description
TechnoServe’s Young Women in Enterprise has been implementing an
adolescent girl’s economic empowerment program based in Kawangware and Mathare
areas of Nairobi.
Building on the success of the YWE program, TechnoServe will
expand to new slums to reach additional girls with a model adapted to reach
younger out of school and most vulnerable girls, age 14-19.
Additionally the model will include establishing five girl owned
and managed Community Based Organizations (CBOs) that will carry on the work of
girl empowerment in their local communities.
This model dubbed ‘for girls by girls’ will empower girls to be
agents for change in their lives, household and community.
In this regard the Young Women in Enterprise Program is seeking to engage a Community Based Organisation (CBO) Coordinatorwho will be located in Nairobi whose work will be to establish, coordinate and operationalize the girls CBOs.
In this regard the Young Women in Enterprise Program is seeking to engage a Community Based Organisation (CBO) Coordinatorwho will be located in Nairobi whose work will be to establish, coordinate and operationalize the girls CBOs.
This will be a contract work for 10 months.
General Job Description
General Job Description
Targeting 14-19 years girls and young women, the CBO coordinator
will primarily establish the girls CBO’s, ensure they are operational, they are
running income generating activities and that they are providing training to
vulnerable girls from the community as well as provide necessary linkages .
The CBOs will train target girls in Entrepreneurship,
Lifeskills, Financial literacy and employability. Reporting to the Program
Manager for the Young Women in Enterprise and working as part of a larger team;
the CBO coordinator will:
- The
coordinator will work with the Senior trainers and the CBO management to
mentor the CBOs training team in order to improve the quality of the
intervention and build the capacity of CBOs management.
- Support
the CBOs with the strategic planning process and systems development,
identify and start income generating opportunities and develop business
plans.
- Support
the CBOs Management to fundraise and build the CBOs capacity in writing
fundraising proposals and to develop strategic alliances and networks.
- The
coordinator will support the CBOs to constitute a board of directors and
will sit in the board meetings.
- Facilitate
the CBO to register with the appropriate legal body.
- Facilitate
the CBO to develop and utilize the relevant policy documents &
procedures (Constitution, By-laws, Operational manual, Finance policy, HR
Policy).
- Identify
the training gaps and build capacity especially in the following areas:
community organization, facilitation skills, fundraising, basic book
keeping / finance management, leadership, planning & budgeting, group
dynamics, proposal writing, report writing .
- Facilitate
the CBO to develop and establish sound systems and procedures for project
control e.g in finance, programs, procurement, approvals.
- Facilitate
the CBO to develop simple, effective and user friendly M&E tools,
reports and documentations.
- Support
the CBO establishes networks with other development stakeholders for
information and resource sharing.
Minimum Requirement
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Business (marketing), project management, sociology or other
relevant field with at least of 3 years experience in a role that involves
institutional capacity building, fundraising, strategic planning, and
business management.
- Demonstrated
capability in managing people.
- Strong
interpersonal and cross cultural skills
- Excellent
communication skills required
- Ability
to communicate effectively across a range of seniority levels
- Ability
to work independently and as part of a team
Application Procedure:
Qualified applicants to send their application letters
indicating their current salary, and current CV to; ke-recruit@tns.org
Deadline for applications is 5.00pm, Wednesday 24th April 2013
Deadline for applications is 5.00pm, Wednesday 24th April 2013
