The Organization:
Media Focus on Africa Foundation (MFA) is a not-for-profit communications for development organization based in Nairobi, Kenya.
It was founded on the premise that increased flows of quality information, reaching out to people living in Africa and beyond build societies that are better informed on priority issues of democratization and human development.
MFA promotes the concept of communication for development (C4D), as a means to
empower people through carefully targeted and contextualised messages on key
themes.Media Focus on Africa Foundation (MFA) is a not-for-profit communications for development organization based in Nairobi, Kenya.
It was founded on the premise that increased flows of quality information, reaching out to people living in Africa and beyond build societies that are better informed on priority issues of democratization and human development.
MFA’s Mission is “To stimulate social change and development in Africa through the media”, while its vision is “A democratic Africa, whose citizens are well-informed and are empowered to participate in development processes.”
Position: Projects Co-ordinator
Will work closely with the Country Director and other staff in the coordination of projects.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Key Tasks
- Work closely
with the Deputy Country Director and other staff in developing and
drafting proposal ideas
- Participate
in writing both internal and external project reports
- Organize and
manage all MFA project reports, both external and internal.
- Participate
in designing the organization’s annual and project work-plans on the
organization’s activities
- Ensure that
project activities are implemented in a timely manner as per the workplan
- Update on a
monthly basis projects and organizational work-plans progress
- Participate
in formulating and overseeing the implementation of projects monitoring
and evaluation frameworks
- Keep a
database of participants participating in MFA projects
- Manage
project logistics, contacts, communications and other tasks as might be
requested by supervisor and project managers.
- Assist
project managers and project staff to coordinate payments of project
participants in the field
- Assist
project managers and project staff in coordinating and organizing
logistics for meetings, workshops, outreach activities and events
- Assist in
the procurement processes for goods and services required for project
implementation (i.e. request for quotations, assess quotations)
- Take meeting
minutes whenever requested
Qualifications and Experience
- Should
possess at least a university degree in social sciences or communications
Three (3) years experience in similar position
- Excellent
writing and communication skills in English and Kiswahili
- Demonstrate
project management skills
- Experience
writing reports and participating in proposal writing
- Experience
in project implementation and monitoring and evaluation
- Interest in
governance, democracy, development and communications issues in general
- Concise and
attentive to detail
If you meet the above qualifications please send your
application letter, CV with at least 3 referees to info@mediafocusonafrica.org
by latest 2nd March 2012.
Only those who will be shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
Only those who will be shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
