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Job Title: Economic Empowerment Coordinator
Reporting to: Program Manager
Job Title: Economic Empowerment Coordinator
Reporting to: Program Manager
Location: Kilifi
Salary: Negotiable
Moving the Goalposts was founded in 2001 and started as a small community based sports and development programme in Kilifi anchored on the reality that girls in Kenya were not given a chance to reach their full potential.
Today
3,000 girls and young women participate in MTG football league fields on an
annual basis and champion community development in Kilifi.
Through
defined leadership tracks, girls-give-back-to-girls through peer education,
coaching and field leadership, mentoring, first-aid, skills building and income
generating opportunities.
Our
football leagues and programs are girl-led and girl-managed, and the 35
community-owned MTG fields are ‘home-base’ for our main areas of intervention
in HIV prevention, girl-to-woman health education, reproductive health and
economic empowerment (www.mtgk.org).
Main Responsibilities
Main Responsibilities
- Provide
technical input and advise on implementation of the plan, project
documents and activities to all staff and partners to ensure quality and
timely implementation of all project activities
- Facilitate the
development, preparation and review of relevant training materials and
develop/review training curriculum and training manual for the business,
financial literacy and savings training.
- Facilitate
entrepreneurship skills transfer for MTG out of school girls and young
women, families and partners through trainings and other means
- Train trainers
from MTG field to develop a culture of financial literacy and cash savings
and coordinate mobilization of personal and team savings in all league
fields
- Undertake
advocacy and partnership initiatives with county government (devolved
funds) and various ministries, lending institutions, microfinance
institutions for increased allocations/friendlier loaning services to
CBOs, out of school girls and young women
- Build strategic
partnerships within the economic empowerment sector
- Prepare timely
monthly, quarterly, end of year and donor reports, as well as project
briefs, case stories, lessons learned and other documentation, for the
program as required and to enhance program strategy
- Ensure close
monitoring of activities and perform field visits in order to assess
implementation
- Perform regular
financial and administrative duties necessary for successful and timely
project implementation
- Any other duties
as delegated by the Programme Manager and Executive Director
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree
or Diploma level education or equivalent working experience in relevant
area such as business administration, social work, community development,
social sciences or related disciplines
- At least 3 years
of experience in community development, preferably in the field of
enterprise development, microfinance, youth and gender
- Further
knowledge of and technical expertise in two or more of the following areas
an advantage: sports and development, gender, HIV, sexual and reproductive
health, gender based violence, education, advocacy, working with youth,
young women, rights, youth leadership
- Experience in
project management and work planning
- Strong written
and verbal English communication skills, good Swahili an advantage
- Knowledge and
use of computer
Competencies:
- Diversity and
inclusion
- Commitment and
professionalism
- Demonstrates
Integrity
- Promotes the
vision, mission and strategic goals of the organization
- Actively works
towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more focus
areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly learned skills
- Strong ability
to work with people, networking and partnership building skills
- Ability to work
in fast paced environment
Application
process
Please
send your CV with a covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria for
the post to humanresource@mtgk.org by 22nd May 2013.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Those who had previously applied for this position should not apply, their applications will be considered.
Those who had previously applied for this position should not apply, their applications will be considered.