Duma Works is recruiting a Financial Services Sales Programme Coordinator for Generation Kenya in Central (Nanyuki, Nyeri, Kerugoya) and
Mt. Kenya regions (Meru, Chuka, Embu) .
Generation is a global youth employment programme that helps provide young adults the opportunity to build successful careers and change their life trajectories.
Generation is a global youth employment programme that helps provide young adults the opportunity to build successful careers and change their life trajectories.
They are seeking a talented
program coordinator interested in contracting for a full-time role to lead the
roll-out and scale-up of the FSS programme outside of Nairobi.
The FSS Programme Coordinator will report to the Generation Kenya Operations Manager.
The FSS Programme Coordinator will report to the Generation Kenya Operations Manager.
He/she will be responsible
for end to end delivery of FSS cohorts: mobilisation of candidates, training of
delivery partner staff in Generation methodology, preparation of new training
centres, quality assurance, managing relationships with employer partners
during training and after placement, post-graduation support of candidates, and
overall coordination of the programme.
Responsibilities
Managing partners
- Being primary
point of contact between Generation Kenya and delivery partners, students
and employers.
- Building and
maintaining relationships with employer partners, including prospecting
and onboarding of new companies.
- Ensuring that
all regulatory requirements and funder demands are met at the centre and
student level.
- Monitoring
performance of delivery partner and students during bootcamp and after
placement.
Programme Coordination
- Preparing
training centres by ensuring the readiness of all classroom materials
(e.g. computers, chairs, boards), utilities (e.g. electricity, internet,
toilets), signage, materials for field exercises (e.g. water, detergent),
etc. before the start of each program
- Training/management
of centre staff – ensuring staff (coaches, teaching assistants) are
prepared before program begins, assisting them in solving problems,
organising weekly staff meetings, ensuring compliance with Generation’s
monitoring tools and processes.
- Overseeing the
planning and execution of youth mobilisation and screening, from
supervising use of different mobilization platforms (print, social media,
community mobilizers), to ensuring quality execution of screening process
(information sessions, literacy/numeracy tests, 1:1 interviews, and
registration)
- Coordinating
logistics of day-to-day running of programs, including distribution of
programme schedule and materials to instructors and students, support of
field exercise logistics, supervision of use of grading tools (scorecard
and assistance tracker), etc.
- Scheduling and
managing employer presentations for candidates, organizing employer
interview days, and coordinating with employers once job placements have
been made
- Maintaining
database with student information and programme records before and after
placement, ensuring candidate performance follow-up and maintaining
contact with all alumni.
- Solving for
consistent programme and process improvement.
Continuous improvement
- Collecting,
synthesizing and responding to feedback on the programme and the
curriculum from students and employers.
- Problem-solving
on updates to curriculum and operational improvements.
Skills / Mindset Required
- Availability to
travel to Central Region (Nanyuki, Nyeri, Kerugoya) and and Mt. Kenya
region (Meru, Chuka, Embu).
- Candidates residing
in any of the regions preferred.
- Bachelor’s
degree in a related field.
- 3-5 years of
direct supervisory management experience.
- Experience
preparing youth for employment.
- Able to lead
interactions and meetings with employers.
- "Do-er"
mindset, with a passion for the start-up environment, fast changing
priorities and achieving challenging goals.
- Well-developed
sense of attention to detail.
- Interest in
working in a fast growing organization and being an integral part of
aggressive scale
- A positive,
solutions-oriented attitude, drive for excellence, and ability to be a
team player.
- This is an
evolutionary role.
This role is a full time
position (40 hours a week). The expected minimum duration is 12 months.
ApplyCover Letter and detailed CV are to be sent by email to apply@dumaworks.com marking the subject as “2572”, Your Full name & Phone number e.g. 2572 Barack Obama, +2547xxxxxxxx. If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through.
Deadline for receiving applications: 16th December 2016
N.B.* You will receive a confirmation email and an alert to take a basic screening test over SMS or online. The email with the test may not arrive immediately. Please be patient. The email/SMS test will typically be 5-8 questions to help us understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the test. If you have any issues with the process, please reach out to +254702093793.
If you apply and don’t meet these minimum qualifications, we won’t be able to forward your application to the employer.
