Vacancy: Program Coordinator
Location: Nairobi
Our client has been in existence since 1999 and is registered as a Trust under the Laws of Kenya with the aim of youth empowerment. Its target focus area is the youth from the informal settlement areas of Nairobi which constitutes 60% of the total population estimated at 7 million.
Location: Nairobi
Our client has been in existence since 1999 and is registered as a Trust under the Laws of Kenya with the aim of youth empowerment. Its target focus area is the youth from the informal settlement areas of Nairobi which constitutes 60% of the total population estimated at 7 million.
The Trust equips the youths with
knowledge in Web Design, IT skills, Creative Multimedia, Entrepreneurship and
Sexual Reproductive Health.
The Trust envisages a situation where
70% of the urban informal settlement youth access information Communication
technology (ICT) skills that would improve their employability and ability to
enter the labour market.
They are seeking to recruit a Project
Coordniator based in Nairobi. The position is available immediately. The
position is available on a 1 year contract basis, renewable depending on
performance.
Main Purpose of the Job: To ensure quality in implementation of the clients Girls Literacy in ICT project and the achievement of set goals and objectives
Key Responsibilities:
Main Purpose of the Job: To ensure quality in implementation of the clients Girls Literacy in ICT project and the achievement of set goals and objectives
Key Responsibilities:
- To endure the timely formulation, planning,
implementation and evaluation of appropriate project strategies,
objectives, goals and activities.
- To provide leadership, training, supervision
and guidance to the project staff.
- To develop individual work plans with the
Training Coordinator and the Information Centres' Officer
- To organize and chair regular project meetings
to review and plan activities
- To ensure that project design and
implementation meets the criteria of relevance, consistency, effectiveness
and efficiency.
- To develop effective mechanisms and girls
engagement and develop and maintain, as planned, new partnerships with
partnering organization
- To make and maintain quality and effective
links with partner organizations and other players in the sector in the
programme areas.
- To asses and address the capacity building
needs of partner organizations.
- To organize regular meetings with partner organizations
to plan and review activities.
- To ensure that there are effective mechanisms
to facilitate conscious and continuous learning among programme staff as
well as partner organizations.
- To ensure that relationships between staff are
supportive and harmonious
- To provide the Programme Manager with regular
and timely information on project performance.
- To ensure the timely production and
circulation of information on project activities
- To document key learning experiences
- To maintain harmonious links with other
departments or sections within Nairobits
- To cultivate and encourage a culture or
result-oriented productivity among project staff.
- Work with the Information Centre Coordinator
to ensure promotion of work of information centres through publicity to
attract visitors
- Writing reports, publications and website
content.
- Providing user education through leaflets,
websites and tours of the information centres.
- Giving presentations and individual
consultations.
Academic and Professional
Qualifications:
- Preferably a university degree in the relevant
discipline
Skills and Attributes:
- Sound knowledge of the development sector and
the socio economic and political situation in Kenya.
- Sound knowledge of development theory, poverty
and power relationships.
- Good grasp of training as a discipline
- Knowledge of project planning, implementation,
monitoring and evaluation.
- Knowledge in Sexual Reproductive Health &
Rights
- Knowledge in girl empowerment programs
- Good understanding of finance
- Knowledge of the dynamics of international
funding agencies.
- Ability to network
- Proven managerial and administrative ability
- Good interpersonal skills
- Report writing skills
- Ability to provide leadership and to motivate
others
- Good communication skills
- Ability to speak and write in English and
Kiswahili.
- Good working knowledge of computers and
computer applications
- Knowledge of advocacy work/being able to
identify right partners for the same
- Representation at forums
- Being able to review training methodologies
and identify needs areas for trainers
- Business oriented(entrepreneurship-set up
small startups and or even micro finance knowledge)
- Willingness to travel regularly
- Willingness and ability to relate with the
poor and marginalized.
- Willingness to travel and work in harsh
conditions
Working Experience:
- Have at least three year experience
Interested candidates are invited to
send their Curriculum Vitae before close of business Friday 6th February 2015
indicating the position you are applying for to recruitment@amsol.co.ke.
Kindly apply only if you
qualify.
Please note that only short listed
candidates will be contacted.
