CMMB
Vacancy: County Coordinator (Leave
No Girl Behind, LNGB)
3 Positions
Location: Marsabit, Garissa,
Isiolo Counties, Kenya
About us: CMMB is a global non - governmental,
humanitarian and development organization with a special focus on making
healthcare available to all.
This initiative aims to
support the hardest to reach, highly marginalized out-of-school adolescent
girls aged between 10 and 19 years in Isiolo, Marsabit and Garissa to gain
basic literacy, numeracy and other relevant skills.
CMMB will work with the
Ministry of Education’s Council of Nomadic Education, County Education Boards
and Gender Departments to help these girls achieve foundational-to-fluent
literacy, numeracy and life skills thus improving their learning opportunities
in order to realize their full potential and transform their future.
The Position: CMMB is recruiting for
three County Coordinators to be based in Marsabit, Garissa and Isiolo counties
for an anticipated award under the DfID-funded LNGB solicitation.
These positions will report
to the Project Manager (LNGB).
As County Coordinator (LNGB),
your primary function will be to ensure all planned activities in your county
of assignment are carried out as scheduled with effective involvement of other
county-level stakeholders such as government agencies, religious and local
community leaders.
You will ensure open
communication between the project and its stakeholders to ensure buy-in and
support for achieving the LNGB objectives.
You will demonstrate CMMB and
Caritas’ high ethical and programmatic standards in all you do.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Oversee
day-to-day LNGB project implementation in the county of assignment.
- Liaise with
government officials and other leaders (inc. all faiths) within the county
to ensure the project is understood, accepted and supported.
- Work closely
with assigned representatives of pastoralist communities the project is
focused on to ensure their full engagement.
- Guide local
civil society actors to engage positively with local government to ensure
workplans and budgets are developed in support of county development
plans.
- Work closely
with civil society groups who are active in the field of Gender-Based
Violence and Girls’ Rights. Qualifications and Experience:
- Certificate/Diploma
in development studies or related field.
- At least four
years’ experience in rural development in pastoralist areas.
- Experience
working with girls’ issues (either directly or supporting those who are).
- Proven skills
in planning, implementing and reporting on field-level development
projects.
- Demonstrated
record that reflects high ethical standards and taking responsibility to
deliver results.
- Demonstrated
ability to build good relations with the full range of local stakeholders
active at county level.
- Ability to
communicate in the applicable local dialect for your county of
assignment.
Terms of offer
We strive to live out our
core values of collaboration, love, excellence and respect every day.
We provide our employees with
a competitive salary and a meaningful benefits package, with opportunities to
learn and grow.
We especially encourage all
persons of diverse backgrounds to apply.
How to apply
Interested applicants should
submit their application together with resume/CV to hrkenya@cmmb.org indicating position applied for on the
subject line by 30th June 2017.
Include telephone and email
contacts of 3 references and your daytime telephone/cellphone contact.
Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted.