Program Officer Job Vacancy in Nairobi Kenya

Program Officer

Location: Nairobi

Reporting to:Program Coordinator

Our client, a local Non-Governmental Organization that promotes and upholds women and girls in society through economically empowering them to explore their potential and seeks to fill the position of a Program Officer.

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for facilitating community mobilization including sensitizing and organizing activity planning and implementation, monitoring and evaluation at community level.

  • To enhance resilience among women to drought and to strengthen economic capacity to cater for their needs and their vulnerability in times of conflict and other vulnerable situations.
  • To identify women and youth groups in implementation of group savings and loans and Business Development Skills (BDS) development.
  • Work with the project team in identifying areas requiring strengthening among the selected partner Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and subsequently develop a capacity building strategy and assist its implementation to address the identified areas.
  • Conduct needs assessment that will guide the development of project proposal.
Qualifications and experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or a diploma in Community Development
  • A minimum of one year experience in a similar position.
  • Capacity skills and team building skills.
  • Excellent monitoring and evaluation skills.
  • Proficiency in Ms-Office.
To apply, send your CV ONLY to recruit@flexi-personnel.com by 14th February 2011 clearly indicating the position you are applying for and the minimum salary expectation on the subject line.

Only serious candidates who meet the above specifications need apply.

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