CMMB
Vacancy: Project
Assistant, DREAMS
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
About us: CMMB
is a global non - governmental, humanitarian and development organization with
a special focus on making healthcare available to all.
TUSAIDIE WASICHANA WAELIMIKE
(“Support Girls to Learn”) is an awardee of the prestigious DREAMS Innovation
Challenge.
CMMB is recruiting for the
position of Project Assistant to be based at our offices in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Position: The
Project Assistant will work closely with the DREAMS Project Officer, other
project partners and stakeholders in the community and in the non-formal
schools in ensuring adherence to CMMB standards.
You will support the
provision of technical input, backing to teachers’, community leaders’ capacity
building and advocacy components of the program.
Duties & Responsibilities
Project Management:
- Assist in the
planning of project activities, ensuring adherence to technical standards,
best practices and donor guidelines.
- Provide
program administrative support to ensure that DREAMS project operations
are maintained in an effective and up to date manner
- Support the
project officer to maintain up-to-date documentation related to project
monitoring and implementation.
- Assist in
organising DREAMS-related activities, trainings and workshops including
mobilization of participants for these events
External Relations:
- Ensure
positive relationships with partners under DREAMS including the schools’
management, Nairobi County Council and any relevant departments,
University of Nairobi Student Mentors, contractors, other DREAMS
implementing partners etc.
Financial Management:
- Provide
support in ensuring timely advance requests and liquidations as per CMMB
guidelines.
Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Conduct
regular project monitoring visits to all DREAMS sites, sharing outcomes
from visits to inform necessary adjustments to the project work plan and
outcomes.
- Develop
activity reports for each DREAMS activity
- Assist the
project officer with the preparation of annual and quarterly
implementation plans and reporting requirements per CMMB guidelines
Qualifications and
Experience:
- Bachelor’s
degree in an area of social development preferred
- A minimum of 1
years’ experience in NGO program operations especially on children
activities
- Experience in
community mobilization and working with schools/institutions
- Experience of
working and communicating with children and very young adolescents
- Working
experience with PEPFAR-funded/DREAMS projects in strongly preferred
- Knowledge,
interest and experience in HIV, GBV and school WASH preferred
- Knowledge and
experience in qualitative and quantitative research and/or evaluations
- Knowledge of
Nairobi’s informal settlements specifically Kangemi and Kawangware
- Highly
developed report writing skills
- Highly
developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing,
negotiation and coaching
- Highly
developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international
environment with people
- from diverse
backgrounds and cultures
- Strong results
orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind-sets
- Problem
solving and risk mitigating skills
- Fluency in
English, both verbal and written
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 14 th July 2017.
Include telephone and email
contacts of 3 references and your daytime telephone / cellphone contact.
Only shortlisted candidates
will be contacted.
To learn more about us, visit
our website at www.cmmb.org