Job Advert: Business Mentor Network &
Employment Officer
CAP Youth Empowerment Institute Kenya, is supported by
MasterCard Foundation, was established to provide Basic Employability Skills
Training (BEST) for disadvantaged youth in the society with particular focus on
women to get equitable, qualitative learning and access to promising labour
market oriented opportunities, savings and credit that support their pathways
to safe and positive futures.
About the position
Successful candidate will be tasked to Market CAP YEI programme
to various organizations to seek their support mentoring young people,
providing internships as well as employment opportunities to the CAP YEI
students.
The right candidate must be self-driven who can work with
minimal Supervision and must have passion working with young people.
They must also have extensive experience in sales and marketing.
Job Responsibilities
- Interacting
with various industry players and seeking their support towards the
programme.
- Creating
awareness and marketing the program to the public and industry
players.
- Linking
CAP YEI trainees with job opportunities.
- Assisting
Center coordinators to source for internships opportunities for
students.
- Organizing
exposure and field visits for CAP YEI Students.
- Creating
Sectoral councils with various businesses and arranging Sectoral council
meetings periodically as per the project guidelines.
- Registration
of Business mentors as per the company procedures.
- Arranging
the meetings with various employers, employer bodies to market CAP.
- Coordinate
Center visits by industry players to inspect the program
- Carry
out labour Market research.
- Sourcing
for mentors.
- Set
up high profile meetings between various organizations and CAP YEI
Management.
- Doing
the post placement study research and consolidating the placement
positions.
- Identify
and propose potential organization to partner with.
Competencies required
- Proven
sales and marketing
- Skills
in reputable Organizations.
- Very
good written and proven documentation skills.
- Internet
savvy.
- Executive
level presentation preparation & delivery skills
- Strong
interpersonal skills, ability to clearly communicate both in oral and
verbal forms.
- Excellent
Closing skills.
Requirements
- 4
to 5 years working experience in sales and Marketing.
- Must
be mature and with the right attitude.
- Aged
27 to 35 years.
- Must
be passionate about working with young people.
- Relevant
Degree
To express interest in this opportunity, send your CV to
hrcapyei@gmail.com by 10th January 2013.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Kindly quote your current and expected salary.
