Education Officer Job Vacancy

Position Title: Education Officer – 22/16
 
Location: Kakuma
 
Contract term: Full-time, 9 months contract with possibility for extension
 
Windle Trust Kenya (WTK), a member of Windle Trust International Federation, is a non-profit organization with a mission to transform society through education and training. 

We are working with communities in Dadaab District, Fafi, Wajir South, Turkana West, Dadaab Refugee Camps and Kakuma Refugee Camp on education projects.
 

The Education Officer will be in charge of the overall day to day implementation of the Secondary School Education Programme in Kakuma.


Key Areas of Responsibility:
  • Responsible for coordination, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of education activities in collaboration with education staff and partners
  • Provision of adequate and timely technical guidance, supervision, capacity building and management support
  • Promote quality delivery of the secondary education programme
  • Promote community self-management in relation to the running of secondary schools
  • Provide essential physical facilities and instructional materials to the schools
Qualifications:
  • A Bachelor’s degree in Education with at least 4 years of proven experience in effective and efficient management of the Kenyan education system with high quality outputs
  • Excellent planning, analytical, conceptual and organizational skills
  • Ability to motivate staff and students to perform maximally and a good team-player
  • Proven knowledge of Kenya Education systems and rich networks with Key MOE officials.
  • Superior writing skills, including proven ability to conceive and write grant proposals and donor reports
  • Mastery of office software (MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint) is required
  • Able and willing to live, work and travel in a fast-paced environment adhering to strict security
  • guidelines
If you wish to apply for this position, please send your resumé with a cover letter including your current remuneration quoting reference number 22/16 - Education Officer to: 

applications@windle.org 

OR 

Human Resource Department, 
Windle Trust Kenya, 
P. O. Box 40521-00100 
Nairobi 

on or before 25th March 2016.

For other employment opportunities visit www.windle.org


WTK is an equal opportunity employer