NGO Jobs in Kenya – CAP (YEI)

CAP Youth Empowerment Institute Kenya, supported by MasterCard Foundation, is established to provide Basic Employability Skills Training (BEST) for disadvantaged youth 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. 

The key purpose of the organization is to assist 10,000 disadvantaged youth to make informed choices, develop labour-market oriented employability skills and access job placements, savings and enterprise development support.

Creative Designer

About the position

We are looking for a young person with potential and passion to work as our creative designer. 

He/She must be creative, intelligent and able to come up with great ideas. 

Successful candidate will be based at CAP offices in Westland’s with occasional travel to the field to collect information. 

He/she will be tasked to develop content for website, develop and design newsletters, develop articles prepare presentations.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Fostering creation of local fact sheets.
• Gathers and verifies factual information regarding story through interview, observation, and research.
• Use the written word to express story lines and ideas.
• Interviewing various stake holders and getting their feedback and using that to prepare articles.
• Conduct extensive research on various topics.
• Write outlines and rough drafts for various articles.
• Create content using various multimedia formats that can be read, listened to, or viewed onscreen.
• Develop original content for short stories and case studies.
• Edit content for correct spelling and grammar.
• Developing content for the organizations website
• Responsible for the social media strategy in the company
• In charge of creating and distributing newsletters
• Work with editors to revise and rewrite sections.
• Write books or content for magazines, newsletters, and blogs.
• May take photographs or shoot video to illustrate stories.
• Designing newsletters.
• Preparing presentations to be presented in various forums.
• Designing fliers and brochures.
• Collects and analyzes information about newsworthy events to write news stories for publication.
• Any other job assigned by your seniors. 

Competencies required 

• Ability to meet deadlines and handle diverse tasks simultaneously using prioritization. 
• Strong oral and written communication skills. 
• Past experience as a reporter is desirable. 
• Excellent Presentation skills. 
• Dynamism, creativity and flexibility. 
• Networking skills a must. 
• Must be flexible. 

Requirements 

• One (3) year working experience as a Creative Designer, creative writer. 
• Must be mature and with the right attitude. 
• Must have relevant training in Marketing, Journalism or PR. 
• Must be flexible and always willing to go an extra mile. 
• Past experience in social medial management is desirable. 
• Open minded and willing to take different challenges. 
• Photography skills are a must.

Counsellor

About the position

Successful candidate will be based Responsible for the implementation, instruction, and coordination of the Life Skills Program as well as counseling the youth.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Facilitating life skills programme. 
• Organizing community-based projects, which provide students with avenues to express themselves, raise concerns and discuss their aspirations. 
• Network with community resources to provide a guest lecture series supplementary to the life skills programme.
• Give Theoretical and practical instruction in the area of specialization.
• Mentoring and supporting students to encourage social inclusion.
• Assisting students make choices about their present and future options on various situations.
• Provide crisis intervention and might also help youths to resolve conflicts, overcome life hurdles and replace undesirable habits with acceptable behaviors.
• Provide support and advice to students experiencing difficulties, such as family problems, unemployment, illness, drug abuse and homelessness.
• Preparing and maintaining schemes of work, lesson plans, lesson notes, teaching and learning materials and trainee records.
• Establish and supervise youth clubs and small neighborhood support groups in the locality.
• Assessing the needs of students, planning and delivering programmes related to areas such as health, fitness, smoking, drugs, relationships and bullying;
• Use computers, audio-visual aids, and other equipment and materials to supplement presentations.
• Planning and organizing appropriate youth community programmes.
• Provide individual counseling to students.
• Guide and counsel students with life challenges.
• Conducting co-curricular activities.
• Maintain trainee discipline.
• Guidance and counseling of trainees.
• Develop session plans and learning materials that reflect both current information and skills, as well as the diverse learning styles and needs of the groups.
• Assist learners in gaining and utilizing skills necessary to participate in community and society, including through academic support behaviour control, social skills, communication skills, successful interpersonal behaviour, and coping skills.
• Help students participate and work cooperatively within a team environment.
• Developing Life skills curriculum.
• Assist students to develop skills necessary to become productive adults and function appropriately in jobs and volunteer positions.
• Assist and empower students by identifying a main concern, develop and carry out strength based independent living plans that include measurable goals and objectives.
• Teach life skills and document progress as it pertains to attained goals.
• Any other job assigned by your seniors.

Competencies required

• Ability to meet deadlines and handle diverse tasks simultaneously using prioritization.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal, leadership, and motivational skills.
• Excellent Presentation skills.
• Dynamism, creativity and flexibility.
• Networking skills a must.
• Must be flexible.

Requirements

• Three (3) years working experience in Counseling, training life skills.
• Must be mature and with the right attitude.
• Must have relevant Degree in psychology/ related field.
• Aged 25 to 33 years.
• Must be passionate about working with young people.
• Degree in PR, Marketing, Mass media, Customer relations.

Carpentry and Joinery /Building and Construction/Plumbing/Electricals/Refrigeration/Mobile Phones/Automobile Trainers

About the position

We are urgently looking for Trainers who have relevant training and experience in at least two of the fields mentioned above.

Successful candidate will be posted in one of the CAP Centers currently operational as a Trainer and will be required to train students on the two fields of expertise.

The right candidate must be self-driven and must work with minimal Supervision.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing, customizing and delivering curriculum.
• Theoretical and practical instruction in the area of specialization;
• preparing and maintaining of schemes of work, lesson plans, lesson notes, teaching and learning materials and trainee records;
• carrying out trainee assessment; ensuring proper care and maintenance of tools and equipment;
• conducting co-curricular activities; maintain trainee discipline; guidance and counseling of trainees;
• Monitoring trainees on field work and industrial attachment and compiling progress reports. 
• Assist students get internships and employment opportunities.
• To source for guest lecturers and organize field visits for the trainees.
• To help the trainees to find internship and employment opportunities.
• Assist in the recruitment of students into the programme.

Skills Required

• Excellent Presentation skills.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Networking skills a must. 
• Excellent communication skills; both verbal and written.
• Proven Carpentry skills.
• Willingness to work in tough and competitive environment.

Requirements

• One (1) year working experience in any of the two fields highlighted.
• Aged 25- 35 years.
• Must be mature and with the right attitude.
• KCSE and Relevant Diploma/Certificate.
• Must have basic computer skills.
• Must have passion of working with young people.

How to apply

This position is on full time basis.

To express interest in this opportunity, send your CV to hrcapyei@gmail.com by 30th May 2013.

Cover letter should be pasted on the body of the email and not as an attachment.

Applicants are required to quote their current and expected salary.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.