Programme Officer
Closing date: 5th January 2013
Location Duty station: Nairobi
Location Duty station: Nairobi
Organization: The Youth Agenda
Job Summary
Youth
Agenda is looking for a Programme Officer responsible for providing
programmatic and technical support in the formulation, implementation,
evaluation, resource mobilisation, proposal and report writing in a
professional and effective manner.
Overall, the Programme Officer’s duties and responsibilities
will include:
- Designing and
implementing governance and development programmes with specific focus to
electoral and political participation, human rights protection, social and
economic advancement of young people;
- Developing
proposals and concepts in line with the strategic plan;
- Generating
quality programme reports
- Conducting
relevant thematic research on youth related issues;
- Identifying
capacity-building needs of youth in terms of policy, advocacy
and communications, and provide close support and technical advice in
order to strengthen the platforms’ capacities;
- Generating,
organising and channelling data for policy making process including
monitoring policy implementation
- Coordinating
Documenting, publishing and disseminating youth related information.
- Conducting civic
education and promoting civic engagement
- Identifying and
implement projects that promote leadership of integrity, national values,
cohesion, unity, equity among young people
- Lobbying for and
supporting youth participation and representation in decision making
process
- Continuous
fundraising, proposal writing, reporting, monitoring and documentation
Personal Specification
- Candidates must
have in their possession a University degree in any of the following
disciplines: Sociology, Community Development, Law, Sociology, Political
Science, Strategic Management or related field;
- Postgraduate
qualifications in a related field is an added advantage;
- A minimum of 1
year experience working on governance and development issues
- Candidates must
be below 35 years of age
- Excellent
writing skills and the ability to write various types of documents
proposals and donor reports;
- Strong research
and communication skills ;
- Analytical
thinking and decisive judgment;
- Experience of
working with civil society, and of developing and implementing strategies
for civil society capacity-building and dialogue/advocacy towards
power-holders would be an advantage;
- Experience of
working in complex and politically-sensitive contexts, and excellent
political, economic and social judgement;
- Understanding of
youth issues
- Ability to work
in a non-partisan manner, sensitivity to ethnic and cultural differences;
- A team player:
able to demonstrate a constructive, cooperative and problem-solving
approach;
- A flexible and
dynamic approach to work is essential.
Terms of Employment
A
competitive remuneration will be provided commensurate to the qualifications of
the successful candidate.
This position
will evolve.
Responsibilities
and job description may be reviewed and refined with changing business needs.
Applications
Applicants should send a
cover letter expressing their interest and expectations from the position and
curriculum vitae with contact details of three professional referees by
5th January 2013 to E-mail: ceo@youthagenda.org
