Practical Action has a great
opportunity for a Youth Project Officer in our Kenya office.
Location: Kisumu, Kenya
Location: Kisumu, Kenya
Practical Action is commencing a
five-year project in East Africa, working initially in Kenya with expected
implementation in other countries in the region. The objective of the project
is to establish vibrant and inclusive rural economies in East Africa by
promoting agricultural livelihoods for the youth underpinned by agro-ecological
principles and practices.
The project aims to break the cycles
of low productivity and increasing rural poverty, through a holistic approach,
which will enable young men and women to increase their income through
agri-business.
Being a youth focused project,
Practical Action is looking for a Youth Project Officer to be based in Kisumu,
in Kenya with the primary responsibility of working directly with the youth in
selected sub-counties, aged between 25-35 years to deliver the project.
S/he will be expected to directly
support the enhancement of personal and economic development of the youth and
work with technical experts based in Kenya and the UK to ensure that young
people generate a livelihood from agri-business and attain skilled based
education and training; agricultural extension and related services as well as
an increase in access to financial services (e.g. financial literacy,
generating savings, and access to credit).
We are looking for a Graduate in
Social Science/Business/International relations/Development studies or any
other relevant subject who has the ability to work with young people and create
space for youth leadership.
Proficiency in communicating with
different stakeholders as well as 2 to 3 years of working experience where at
least one-year experience is in a rural development field is mandatory.
In return, Practical Action offers a
flexible and friendly working culture and an opportunity to work for an
organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people
worldwide.
In addition, we offer the following
benefits:
·
Work week of 35 hours
·
25 days annual leave, in addition to
public holidays.
·
A pension scheme that new employees
join immediately on employment – employer contributes 12.5% of gross salary.
Employee contribution is voluntary
Life assurance (5x annual salary).
Life assurance (5x annual salary).
Practical Action is a global
innovator, inspiring people to discover and adopt ingenious, practical ways to
free themselves from poverty and disadvantage. We are a registered charity.
Improving harvests through planet-friendly farming innovations.
Transforming lives through
affordable, renewable energy. Reducing vulnerability created by climate change
or disaster. Demonstrating sustainable ways to improve clean water access and
sanitation.
Unlocking economic opportunities that
allow whole communities to thrive. Just a few of the ways we help people
unleash their potential and protect our world for future generations.
CLICK HERE to download a detailed job
description.
Practical
Action has an exciting opportunity for a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Officer in our Kenya office.
Working
under the supervision of the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, the MEL Officer
will lead in the development of high-quality MEL processes, tools and systems
to collect, store and analyze monitoring data, integrate mobile technologies /
ICT4D into data collection plans, ensure industry data quality standards are
followed, provide and/or develop training or capacity building solutions
appropriate for field staff and provide organizational-level monitoring system
support.
The
MEL Officer main accountability is to lead on all the MEL aspects of the
projects including developing the project M&E system, data collection,
management and reporting, generate and disseminate learning from the project,
data analysis and utilization – use the data to inform project implementation,
donor reporting and the project contribution to the overall programs change
ambition. This also includes overall data quality assurance for the projects.
The
job holder will ensure that systems are in place so that data is readily
available to be used as a foundation for programmatic adjustments and
evidence-based decision making, set up system to ensure that beneficiaries and
other stakeholders have opportunity to give to and receive feedback from the
project, and support documentation of project learning in line with the project
learning agenda.
We
are looking for someone with a Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, demographics,
international development, information systems management or related field. At
least five years of experience working in the field of monitoring and
evaluation in an international NGO and proven success in designing,
implementing, and operating M&E systems from project initiation to close
out is required.
Training
in monitoring and evaluation and applicable knowledge working with statistical
data analysis software such as SPSS is mandatory.
In
return, Practical Action offers a flexible and friendly working culture and an
opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to
the lives of people worldwide.
In
addition, we offer the following benefits:
·
Work week of 35 hours
·
25 days annual leave, in addition to
public holidays.
·
A pension scheme that new employees
join immediately on employment – employer contributes 12.5% of gross salary.
Employee contribution is voluntary
Life assurance (5x annual salary).
Life assurance (5x annual salary).
Practical
Action is a global innovator, inspiring people to discover and adopt ingenious,
practical ways to free themselves from poverty and disadvantage. We are a
registered charity.
Improving
harvests through planet-friendly farming innovations. Transforming lives
through affordable, renewable energy.
Reducing
vulnerability created by climate change or disaster. Demonstrating sustainable
ways to improve clean water access and sanitation.
Unlocking
economic opportunities that allow whole communities to thrive. Just a few of
the ways we help people unleash their potential and protect our world for
future generations.
CLICK HERE for a detailed job description.
Practical
Action has a great opportunity for a Youth Project Officer in our Kenya office.
Location: Homabay,
Kenya
Practical
Action is commencing a five-year project in East Africa, working initially in
Kenya with expected implementation in other countries in the region. The
objective of the project is to establish vibrant and inclusive rural economies
in East Africa by promoting agricultural livelihoods for the youth underpinned
by agro-ecological principles and practices.
The
project aims to break the cycles of low productivity and increasing rural
poverty, through a holistic approach, which will enable young men and women to
increase their income through agri-business.
Being
a youth focused project, Practical Action is looking for a Youth Project
Officer to be based in Homabay, in Kenya with the primary responsibility of
working directly with the youth in selected sub-counties, aged between 25-35
years to deliver the project.
S/he
will be expected to directly support the enhancement of personal and economic
development of the youth and work with technical experts based in Kenya and the
UK to ensure that young people generate a livelihood from agri-business and
attain skilled based education and training; agricultural extension and related
services as well as an increase in access to financial services (e.g. financial
literacy, generating savings, and access to credit).
We
are looking for a Graduate in Social Science/Business/International
relations/Development studies or any other relevant subject who has the ability
to work with young people and create space for youth leadership. Proficiency in
communicating with different stakeholders as well as 2 to 3 years of working
experience where at least one-year experience is in a rural development field
is mandatory.
In
return, Practical Action offers a flexible and friendly working culture and an
opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to
the lives of people worldwide.
In
addition, we offer the following benefits:
·
Work week of 35 hours
·
25 days annual leave, in addition to
public holidays.
·
A pension scheme that new employees
join immediately on employment – employer contributes 12.5% of gross salary.
Employee contribution is voluntary
Life assurance (5x annual salary).
Life assurance (5x annual salary).
Practical
Action is a global innovator, inspiring people to discover and adopt ingenious,
practical ways to free themselves from poverty and disadvantage. We are a
registered charity.
Improving
harvests through planet-friendly farming innovations. Transforming lives
through affordable, renewable energy. Reducing vulnerability created by climate
change or disaster. Demonstrating sustainable ways to improve clean water
access and sanitation.
Unlocking
economic opportunities that allow whole communities to thrive. Just a few of
the ways we help people unleash their potential and protect our world for
future generations.
CLICK HERE to download a detailed job description.
How to Apply
Interested
candidates are invited to submit their application letter and CV to
recruitment@practicalaction.or.ke with subject line “Youth Project Officer –
Homabay” so as to reach Practical Action on or before Friday 1st February 2019.
We
treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into
consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability,
race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
Practical
Action are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable
adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks.
The
successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in
Kenya.
