Job Title: Project Coordinator
Supervisor: Senior
Manager
Duty Station: Nairobi
About the organization: CAP Youth Empowerment Institute Kenya, supported
by MasterCard Foundation, is established to provide Basic Employability Skills
Training (BEST) for disadvantaged youth with particular focus on women to get
equitable, qualitative learning and access to promising labour market oriented
opportunities, savings and credit that support their pathways to safe and
positive futures.The key purpose of the organization is to assist 10,000 disadvantaged youth to make informed choices, develop labour-market oriented employability skills and access job placements, savings and enterprise development support.
Purpose
of the Role: The Project Coordinator will be
charged with the responsibility of overseeing the operations of the Centres,
support in project implementation and ensure that all Centre activities take
place in accordance with the program calendar.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Actively network with local authorities,
partners and stakeholders for the success of the program.
- Monitor and oversee the student selection process
and ensure that all students admitted in the center adhere to program
admission criteria.
- Forming linkages with various partners to
obtain internship and placement opportunities for the students.
- Ensure that Centres acquire internship and
placement opportunities for the students.
- Hold regular meetings with Centre staff to get
updates on the progress of the Centres and address any challenges arising.
- Closely monitor facilitators and Centre
Coordinators performance to be able to continually improve the performance
of the Centres.
- Ensure that Centre activities are implemented
in accordance with the program guidelines.
- Develop and build positive relationships with
different stake holders from different industries.
- Actively create awareness and promote the program.
- Prepare and submit accurate reports in line
with the project requirements.
- Carry out post placement studies to assess the
progress of the students at the work place.
- Conduct employers’ satisfaction studies from
time to time to get feedback from employers.
- Use the feedback obtained from the post
placement studies to make any necessary changes that will have positive
impact on the program.
- Maintain a list of partners supporting the
program.
- Ensure that Centres prepare monthly budgets,
review them and submit them for approval.
- Ensure that Centres have all the necessary
supplies to operate smoothly.
- Identify and propose potential organizations
to partner with.
- Maintain constant communication with the
Centres to get updates on the Centre progress.
- Coordinate program mobilization initiatives to
recruit students into the program.
- Supervise staff in implementation of project
activities, strategies and procedures.
- Provide hands on training to Centre staff in
the running of the Centres.
Qualifications, Experience and
Competencies
- Bachelor’s Degree in social work or sociology
or community development.
- Two years’ work experience in project
management.
- Previous experience in implementing a youth
project.
- Understanding the project cycle management.
- Honesty and Integrity Excellent Training
skills
- Good interpersonal, communication and
presentation skills Interested
- Strong report writing skills and networking
skills.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
How to Apply
This position is on full time basis.
To express interest in this
opportunity, send your CV and cover letter to recruitment.capyei@gmail.com
Cover letter should be pasted on the body of the email and not as an attachment.
Cover letter should be pasted on the body of the email and not as an attachment.
Applicants are required to quote
their current and expected salary.
Only short listed candidates will be
contacted.
