Position: Youth Coordinator
Location: Mathare
Reports to: ECD
Coordinator
Hours: 6
days a week (expected to work over the weekend then take a day-off during the
week) Sunday 1-5pm.
In August 2009, we founded The Kibera
School for Girls, the first entirely free school for girls in Kibera. The
second step of our model provides the community-at-large with tangible benefits
through a community center adjacent to the school.
The unique services we offer include
sanitary eco-toilets, a library and cyber café, gender violence support,
microenterprise for HIV positive women, a youth center, access to water,
business and literacy training, and hundreds of jobs. We also operate the
Johanna Justin-Jinich Community Clinic, which specializes in primary care and
maternal health.
By investing in health and economic
success through a school for girls, we demonstrate that benefitting women
benefits the whole community, cultivating a community ethos that makes women
respected members of society.
Job Scope: The Youth Coordinator is responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating programs for youth in the Kibera community.
Job Scope: The Youth Coordinator is responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating programs for youth in the Kibera community.
Duties and Responsibilities
Research and develop programs for youth
- Assess the program needs of youth in the
community and identify areas where new programs are needed
- Communicate with youth to determine their
needs and interests
- Ensure a variety of programs and activities
are planned and implemented
- Document and report on program progress
Plan and implement activities for
youth
- Develop plans of work for the various youth
departments
- Oversee the implementation of the youth
program activities
- Recruit and expand the beneficiaries’ base for
the youth and market the activities undertaken by the youth.
- Offer strategic direction and oversight for
Ghetto Mirror- a monthly community magazine produced by the youth
- Recruit, train and oversee youth leaders
- Encourage local youth to participate in local,
regional and national programs
Promote youth programs
- Ensure that youth are aware of available activities
- Coordinate a community relations campaign to
promote youth programs
- Arrange for advertising of youth programs
- Maintain contacts with local, regional and
territorial organizations for youth
Administer youth programs
- Prepare an annual work plan for youth
activities
- Work with the Community Programs Officer to
prepare the youth program annual budget
- Record information on and prepare reports
concerning youth programs, costs, numbers of participants and equipment
and facility use
- Provide weekly, monthly and yearly reports
- Ensure that all programs and activities are
implemented according to relevant policies and procedures
- Monitor the use of equipment and facilities
- Work with the Community Programs Officer and
Metrics & Evaluation team to evaluate the effectiveness of programs.
Candidate Specification
- A diploma in Youth leadership development,
Project Management or Community Development
- A degree in social sciences will be an added
advantage
- 3 years experience in management of youth
programs
- Experience working in informal settlements
- Good communication skills and conflict
resolution skills
- Self-motivated, innovative and self directed
- Good organizational and interpersonal skills
- Must be Computer Literate
How to Apply:
Interested applicants should send
their applications together with a detailed CV to the HR Manager,
jobs@shininghopeforcommunities.org quoting their current and expected
salaries.
The subject Line should be the Job
Title.
Applications without this information
will not be considered.
DO NOT ATTACH TESTIMONIALS at this
point.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
Applications should reach us no later
than 19th December 2014.
