Ananda Marga Universal Relief
Team (AMURT) is a voluntary charitable non governmental organization,
registered in Kenya as a non-profit organization in 1993.
The AJIRI DADA Project
(ADAP), is a recent award to AMURT under the Dreams Innovation Challenge. The
project targets to keep adolescent girls and young women HIV negative by
providing bridge to employment.
The project seeks to fill the
following vacant position:
Project Officer (Training)
(1 Post)
Responsibilities
- The PO will be
in charge of the day to day operations of the field officers.
- Be in charge of
the recruitment and selection of the girls with support of the field
officers.
- Coordinate the
training program in collaboration with key project partners.
- S/he will be
involved in training curriculum development, implementation and review in
liaison with key partners.
- S/he will
oversee, coordinate and monitor placement of the girls in the project upon
successful completion of training.
- S/he will
support the team in developing and implementing the technical strategies
for the Project.
- Additionally,
s/he will support the team to write periodic progress reports.
- Supervise and
mentor the field officers and the peer educators in delivery of quality
results.
- S/he will be
responsible in ensuring that the beneficiaries are linked to safety nets
programs.
- Ensuring the
beneficiaries contracts are adhered to, and their retention to employment
enhanced.
- Support the
program manager in sensitizing and encouraging the beneficiaries to the
model of saving and investing.
- S/he will
report to the Project Manager.
- S/he will also
be required to carry out any other duties as may be assigned by the
supervisor.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in social sciences (community dev, sociology, social work) with 5
years’ Experience.
- Knowledge and
experience working with vulnerable girls and young women especially in
informal settlements.
- Strong writing
and communication skills.
- Evidence of
previously compiling quality donor project reports, case studies and
success stories.
- High level of
integrity, values, ethics and competence.
- Demonstrate
high level of creativity, innovation and analytical thinking.
- Ability to
network, collaborate and advocate with partners.
- Highly
knowledgeable in adolescent sexual reproductive health and HIV prevention.
How to Apply
All applicants should email a letter of application, CV, certificates and relevant testimonials to jobs@amurtafrica.org by 21st October 2016 by COB.
All applicants should email a letter of application, CV, certificates and relevant testimonials to jobs@amurtafrica.org by 21st October 2016 by COB.
Only short listed candidates
will be contacted.
Canvassing will result into
automatic disqualification.