As part of strengthening
the operations of Youth Alive! Kenya, we seek to recruit a suitable young
person to join our impressive team of professionals as aProgramme Manager.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide
leadership, effective management, coordination as well as technical advice
to all project coordinators handling the various projects
- Provide
technical direction to the development and implementation of all project
activities
- Develop
strategic partnerships with relevant government agencies as well as other
non-governmental and private sector agencies
- Track/monitor
progress against programme milestones and activities, against scheduled
work plans and overall programme objectives
- Ensure all
programme documentation meets the required quality and compile and share
timely and quality reports.
- Work with
the with the rest of the team on resource mobilization for the various
programmes
- Any other
duty you may be called upon to do from time to time
Desired Skills & Qualifications
- Must be
below the age of 30 years;
- Must be a
hold a bachelors degree in law, sociology, management or other related
fields from a reputable university
- Must have at
least 3 years experience working in a non-profit and overseeing the
implementation of a broad based programme
- Must have a
strong disposition to working with disadvantaged people, an unmatched
drive for social profits and bias towards the protection and promotion of
human rights;
- Must be a
self-starter who can work independently and handle multiple priorities and
deadlines;
- Must be an
outstanding role model for young people, of unquestionable integrity and
high ethical standards.
- Must have
excellent interpersonal, communication and writing skills with fluency in
English;
- Must be a
team player with the ability to work with others to achieve high goals in
a fast paced and culturally diverse environment;
If
you believe you merit our consideration, please email us your letter of
application alongside detailed Curriculum Vitae with three referees, email and
day-time telephone contacts to be received by the close of business on
the Friday 26 April2013 to hr@youthalivekenya.org
The email should have a
subject line: PROGRAMME MANAGER.
We regret that only
short-listed candidates will be contacted.
If you do not hear from us
by 15th May 2013 consider your application unsuccessful.
Kindly indicate Salary
Expectation in your application.
Applications that fail to
state this shall not be considered.
