Education Programme ManagementVacancies
CfBT Education Trust seeks to recruit the following positions
described below for a large new project which will strengthen girls’ education
in the Arid and Semi Arid Lands (ASALs) and urban slums.
1. Project Director
The Project Director is responsible for overall project
management, supervision, administration, and implementation of the
requirements of a high-quality programme.
S/he will establish and maintain systems for project
operations;
ensure that all partner agreement deadlines are met and targets
are achieved;
maintain working relationships with project stakeholders
(including sub- grantees and/or subcontractors); and
oversee the preparation and submission of technical and
financial reports to CfBT.
Qualifications:
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A minimum of a Masters degree in Education, Gender or a related
field;
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Experience working with the Ministry of Education in
Kenya;
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Analytical and communication skills;
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In-depth knowledge of education and training;
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Demonstrated evidence of strategic planning skills;
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Experience managing complex and complicated education programmes
with time sensitive deliverables;
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Technical leadership and operational experience in education
programmes;
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Experience in managing the administrative, contracting, hiring,
recruitment, financial, and logistical aspects of contracts;
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Successful experience of managing large-value programmes on
budget.
2. CfBT Project Lead
The Project lead is responsible for the Behaviour Change
technical aspect of the programme.
S/He will lead responsibility for implementation of
the Behaviour Change component;
Escalation of any delivery issues and lead contact with CfBT
Operations Manager;
Oversee partner implementation down the delivery chain, from
office to field level;
Prepare project training and facilitation schedules;
Work with the procurement /contracts/finance teams to assess
progress and provide reports.
Qualifications:
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Masters Degree in Education, Counselling or related field;
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Three years experience in Behaviour Change programmes;
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Analytical and communication skills;
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An in-depth knowledge of education and training;
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Five years experience in training.
3. CfBT Education / Regional Coordinators
3 Posts
Based in Nairobi, Coast and North Eastern
The Education / Regional Coordinator will be a key
part of the team with primary responsibility for providing support and training
for all the training and education programmes across the regions:
Support and strengthen the capacity of instructional coaches and
other interventions;
Provide leadership services to instructional coaches and
teachers;
Provide advisory services to coaches and teachers in lesson
planning and teaching with emphasis to early grade reading skills and behaviour
change;
Provide support input in the development of coaching and
learning materials in English and Kiswahili, in accordance with the KIE
curriculum;
Overall programme management including monitoring and
evaluation.
Qualifications
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Minimum B. Ed degree; Background in Teacher Education;
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Experience in the area of Early Primary Education;
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Experience in teacher support and management;
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Proven experience in teaching language Kiswahili/English;
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Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills;
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Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
4. Logistics Officer
The Logistics Officer will participate in field-level planning
formulation and participate in programme planning and advising on logistics
considerations.
S/he will provide technical and operational support to the field
office, as well as advice on application of logistics management best practice,
systems and procedures.
Take initiative in management improvement for the logistic
function; initiate, justify, account for all logistical expenses;
Conduct special management reviews and/or follow-up on audit
observations to assist in the improvement of office procedures and practices
related to logistics.
Assist in Human Resources administration.
Qualifications:
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Bachelors degree in Business Administration, Management,
Transport or related field;
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Five years of progressively responsible professional work
experience at national and international level in logistics;
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Varied supply/logistics functional background an asset, from
procurement to warehousing, transport management and distribution to
beneficiaries
5. Grant Manager
The Grant Manager will provide leadership in grant management to
the partners for the project while ensuring compliance with rules and
regulations and CfBT.
S/he will be the day-to-day contact with partners and help
ensure programme delivery.
S/he will manage the grant-making process, including training
the partners on proper recording keeping;
Analyse quarterly and annual reports from the partners and
ensuring all partners are adhering to requirements.
Conduct monitoring visits to partners to check on compliance;
consolidating all reports from partners.
Qualifications
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Masters in Social Sciences or Education;
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substantial experience in International Not for Profit organizations
6. Accountant
The Accountant will manage programme finances including:
preparing quarterly and annual reports; budgeting and forecasting; cash flow
management and forecasting; analysing partner expenditure and funds requests;
preparing funds request to the donor; maintain full audit trail from donor
reports to underlying transactions.
Qualifications:
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Bachelors’ degree in finance/accounting;
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Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K) with five years experience
in international Not for Profit organization;
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Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to develop and
maintain effective working relationships across teams and organizations.
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Audit experience an advantage.
Interested and eligible candidates should submit a CV and Cover
letter including current remuneration and three referees to
cfbt@cfbt-africa.com with the subject line job application and the name of the
post applied for.
Applications must be received on or before 6 February
2013.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
All these posts have a possible interaction with children, youth
and disadvantaged communities and hence a background check will done and a
certificate of good conduct will be mandatory for every applicant.
