Scaling up the wPOWER Hub at the
Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace & Environmental Studies
University of Nairobi
Position Title: Program Officer
Background: The Green Belt Movement International (USA) has
received a grant from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans &
International Environmental & Scientific Affairs (OES) to support the
creation and scaling up of the wPOWER Hub at the Wangari Maathai Institute for
Peace & Environmental Studies (WMI) at the University of Nairobi.Position Title: Program Officer
The WMI wPOWER Hub will employ facilitation, technology support, data collection and reporting, as well as handle the myriad logistical and administrative details needed for the initiative to function smoothly.
The Hub will amplify the impact of the existing partnership and partner organizations, make it more sustainable in the longer term, and help raise the public and political profile of clean energy, gender, and climate change issues across Africa and globally.
Specialized trainings and wPOWER
Africa and wPOWER India exchanges at the Hub will increase the business and
technical capacity of women entrepreneurs related to clean energy technologies
and solutions, including an understanding of linkages to climate change and
reducing deforestation.
The Hub will empower women entrepreneurs from around the world by training on best practices on clean energy entrepreneurship, creating a platform for exchange visits with wPOWER international partners, and monitoring and evaluation of clean energy technologies in use within the network.
The Program Officer (PO) will be responsible for day-to-day project management - executing, monitoring and reviewing the wPOWER Project.
The Hub will empower women entrepreneurs from around the world by training on best practices on clean energy entrepreneurship, creating a platform for exchange visits with wPOWER international partners, and monitoring and evaluation of clean energy technologies in use within the network.
The Program Officer (PO) will be responsible for day-to-day project management - executing, monitoring and reviewing the wPOWER Project.
The Project Director will directly
supervise him/her.
Specific Responsibilities:
Project Management
Specific Responsibilities:
Project Management
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Support Project Director in
development of annual work plans
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Track project performance in
accordance with project work plan and ensure implementation of project
activities.
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Lead the implementation of all Hub
training activities
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Support Academic Director in
implementing the Hub’s research agenda
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Ensure regular project communication
with wPOWER partners.
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Facilitate project review meetings.
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Facilitate annual partner
gatherings
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Organize annual exhibitions for best
practices in clean energy technology
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Coordinate project logistics
Program Support
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Develop program related content for
hosting on website and interactive platform
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Plan and facilitate training
activities
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Participate in fundraising activities
and support proposal development.
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Facilitate annual partner gatherings.
·
Organize annual exhibitions for best
practices in clean energy technology.
·
Support Academic Director and Project
Director as needed.
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Support Monitoring and Evaluation in
collaboration with external consultants.
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Support wPOWER Communications and
development of Knowledge Management system.
Program Reporting
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Ensure monthly reporting of project
activities to Project Director and GBMI-US
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Ensure timely and substantive
semi-annual and annual donor reports.
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Facilitate the production of an
annual report
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Develop an efficient procedure for
collection of accurate and reliable data (indicators) that ensure performance
Qualifications:
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Bachelor’s degree in Business,
Management, International Affairs or related field.
·
Experience in the area of clean
energy technologies and entrepreneurship will be an added advantage.
·
Master’s degree preferred;
·
At least 5 years of experience
working in international development, with at least three years working in
program management;
·
Extensive experience working with
U.S. government grants including compliance with federal rules and regulations;
Other Qualifications:
·
Demonstrated ability design, award
and close-out grants of various sizes and types;
·
Strong computer skills, as well as
strong written/oral communications skills;
·
Proven success in navigating complex
and high pressure operating environments.
·
Ability to efficiently work in teams
and coordinate between various stakeholders;
·
Prior relevant work experience in
Kenya or other African country preferred.
Position title:Communications Manager
Background: The Green Belt Movement International (USA) has received a grant from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans & International Environmental & Scientific Affairs (OES) to support the creation and scaling up of the wPOWER Hub at the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace & Environmental Studies (WMI) at the University of Nairobi.
The WMI wPOWER Hub will employ facilitation, technology support, data collection and reporting, as well as handle the myriad logistical and administrative details needed for the initiative to function smoothly.
Background: The Green Belt Movement International (USA) has received a grant from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans & International Environmental & Scientific Affairs (OES) to support the creation and scaling up of the wPOWER Hub at the Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace & Environmental Studies (WMI) at the University of Nairobi.
The WMI wPOWER Hub will employ facilitation, technology support, data collection and reporting, as well as handle the myriad logistical and administrative details needed for the initiative to function smoothly.
The Hub will amplify the impact of the existing partnership and partner organizations, make it more sustainable in the longer term, and help raise the public and political profile of clean energy, gender, and climate change issues across Africa and globally.
Specialized trainings and wPOWER
Africa and wPOWER India exchanges at the Hub will increase the business and
technical capacity of women entrepreneurs related to clean energy technologies
and solutions, including an understanding of linkages to climate change and
reducing deforestation.
The Hub will empower women
entrepreneurs from around the world by training on best practices on clean
energy entrepreneurship, creating a platform for exchange visits with wPOWER
international partners, and monitoring and evaluation of clean energy
technologies in use within the network.
The Green Belt Movement (GBM) seeks a
Communications Manager (CM) for the wPOWER Hub at the Wangari Maathai Institute
for Peace & Environmental Studies (WMI) to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The CM will be a part-time position
that is responsible for day-to-day logistical support to the Hub, communication
and partner networking functions.
The CM will be responsible for
ensuring the Hub’s impact is shared broadly, in close collaboration with the
OES Grants Officer Representative, through strong communications both
internally and externally.
The CM will also be responsible for
setting up an annual communications strategy and targets and contributing to,
and monitoring, their implementation.
In particular, s/he will produce and
disseminate materials for communicating information about wPower and its
projects; coordinate the content and posting of information on Wpower for the
WMI & GBM website and social media accounts; and the production of a
quarterly newsletter and annual report.
In order to achieve our long-term goals of taking concrete action to unlock women’s potential to combat climate change and increase energy access, and maximizing wPOWER sustainability, the CM will provide the following support, across the following four strategic program components: Development of the wPOWER Hub and Resource Center; Curriculum Development; Targeted training reviews, exchanges and partnership building on clean energy & entrepreneurship; and, Sustainability.
Strong candidates will have performed served in similar roles and have extensive experience with U.S. Government contracting rules, regulations, processes and procedures, preferably on clean energy technology projects in Kenya and/or Africa.
Specific Responsibilities:
In order to achieve our long-term goals of taking concrete action to unlock women’s potential to combat climate change and increase energy access, and maximizing wPOWER sustainability, the CM will provide the following support, across the following four strategic program components: Development of the wPOWER Hub and Resource Center; Curriculum Development; Targeted training reviews, exchanges and partnership building on clean energy & entrepreneurship; and, Sustainability.
Strong candidates will have performed served in similar roles and have extensive experience with U.S. Government contracting rules, regulations, processes and procedures, preferably on clean energy technology projects in Kenya and/or Africa.
Specific Responsibilities:
The CM will work closely with WMI and
GBMI to promote coherence in wPOWER Hub communications.
1. Production of an interactive learning and communication platform for trainers and clean energy entrepreneurs: The CM will lead the development of a platform that facilitates communication and interaction among the wPOWER graduate network.
1. Production of an interactive learning and communication platform for trainers and clean energy entrepreneurs: The CM will lead the development of a platform that facilitates communication and interaction among the wPOWER graduate network.
This platform is envisaged to be both
a space for sharing information but also creating an opportunity for the
network to interact among themselves and with the Hub.
Some benchmarks to be studied could
include Climate Reality Project and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
web platform.
2. Production of communications materials: The CM will have overall responsibility for developing and maintaining a suite of materials – using diverse media – to effectively communicate wPower’s mission, vision and main messages to key audiences and stakeholders.
2. Production of communications materials: The CM will have overall responsibility for developing and maintaining a suite of materials – using diverse media – to effectively communicate wPower’s mission, vision and main messages to key audiences and stakeholders.
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Oversee a communications calendar for
timely production of materials, which include, but are not limited to blogs,
social media and printed materials.
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Produce communications material for
WMI
3. Website: The CM will have overall responsibility for
managing the Wpower website content for WMI and sharing the necessary
information with GBM
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Review the website on a regular basis
and provide content development support and ensure website promotion on a
regular basis.
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Ensure continued promotion of WPower
through online tools such as social media.
4. Relations with media: Manage media related activities
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Prepare press releases in relation to
key developments in the work of the Wpower Hub
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Organize media events such as press
conferences, interviews of key staff and stakeholders for TV, newspapers,
magazines, journals, etc.
5. Editorial support: Provide editorial support to colleagues,
specifically for:
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Selected articles and case studies
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Presentations and training modules
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Other external materials for public
dissemination.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience
Requirements:
·
Bachelor’s degree in Communications,
Management, International Affairs or related field.
·
Experience in the area of clean
energy technologies and entrepreneurship will be an added advantage.
·
Master’s degree preferred;
·
At least 5 years of experience
working in international development, with at least three years working in
grants management;
·
Extensive experience working with US
Government grants including compliance with federal rules and regulations;
Other Qualifications:
·
Experience managing social media and
web content;
·
Strong computer skills, as well as
strong written/oral communications skills;
·
Proven success in navigating complex
and high pressure operating environments.
·
Ability to efficiently work in teams
and coordinate between various stakeholders;
·
Prior relevant work experience in
Kenya or other African country preferred.
Remuneration for this position is
competitive
To apply, please send by COB January 20th, 2015 with a short cover letter detailing interest and qualifications along with a CV to: jobs@greenbeltmovement.org