The Programme Assistants will be part of a broader Coast Region education team and within the Foundations for Learning projects. This successful candidate will work within a dynamic, fast-paced environment and work closely with the broader Coast Region and East African education, programme, gender and monitoring and evaluation teams.
Duties and responsibilities
- Assist in developing and
maintaining positive, respectful, and trusted working relationships with
key stakeholders including, partner Civil Society Organizations (CSO),
county government and community partners.
- Participate in other development
partner forums at both local and national levels and coordinate actively
with other Non-Governmental Organizations and actors that support
education and gender related activities within the county areas, to
collaborate and ensure complementarity whilst avoiding duplication of
efforts.
- Work closely with gender equality
organizations, women’s organizations, teachers and CSOs specialized in
women and adolescent human rights.
- Assist to facilitate teacher
professional development courses, including values-based education and
gender responsive play-based learning, creating Inclusive Learning
Environments.
- Promote and support teacher led
solutions to improving learning environment and learning outcomes across
AKF’s network of schools in Kwale/Kilifi counties.
- Effectively assist to manage
processes to provide teachers with the opportunities to develop globally
informed locally rooted solutions.
- Partner with local CSO to deliver
the whole school approach at the school level to promote greater parental
and community engagement in their schools and their children’s in and out
of school learning.
- Partner with CSO to develop
inclusive community engagement plans to conduct activities ranging from
community events to targeted in home visits.
- Ensure all funds are utilised in
line with AKF financial procedures and policies as well as donor
requirements.
- Contribute to Education
Improvement Program learning agenda.
- Compilation of quality and timely
activity reports.
- Any other duties assigned by the
respective Programme Officer, County Programme Coordinators and the Coast
Region Programme Manager.
Key qualifications and experience
- Strong knowledge and proven
experience of working in education sector, preferably primary education
with formal and non-formal learning Systems.
- Experience delivering
participatory development tools and community driven approaches.
- Experience delivering teacher
professional development courses.
- An in depth understanding of the
local context in Kwale and including community dynamics.
- A University degree in education,
community development or social sciences.
- At least 2 years relevant working
experience in the Education sector.
- Thorough knowledge of the Kenyan
education system and the policy context.
- Proven problem solver with the
ability to work in adverse team environment.
- Proven facilitation skills.
- Flexible, professional with the
ability to manage multiple responsibilities with strict deadlines.
- Strong written and verbal
communication skills.
- Ability to communicate and
interact at all levels of the organization.
- Excellent MS Excel and MS Word
skills
How To Apply