YouthSave Programme Data
Clerk
Team / Programme: Programme Operations
Location: Nairobi
Post Type: National
Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the
post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people
Role Purpose:
Role Purpose:
Collect, process and verify financial capability activity
data forms and maintain.
YouthSave database by entering new and updated monitoring
data collection forms from Mentors.
Assist with processing administrative matters within the
project in order to support and ensure successful project implementation.
Scope of Role:
Reports to: Youth Save Programme Coordinator
Dimensions:
Reports to: Youth Save Programme Coordinator
Dimensions:
Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since 1984,
providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief
programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.
Current programming focuses on child protection, child
rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and
WASH.
Save the Children has an operational presence in Dadaab
Refugee Camp, Eldoret, Habaswein, Mandera, Meru and Wajir.
Currently, we have a staff complement of approximately 230
staff and expenditure of approximately US$15 million this year.
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
Project Data Management
Staff directly reporting to this post: None
Key Areas of Accountability:
Project Data Management
- Collect, organize, and verify accuracy of data before
it is captured into database.
- Documentation and data management of YouthSave
data/information.
- Filing the data collection forms in an organized
manner.
- Maintaining of the database
- Where required participate in monitoring activities and
write up reports accordingly.
Project Administration
- Assist the Programme Coordinator with coordination of
procurement activities within the project.
- Assist with organizing/coordinating logistical aspects
for scheduled partner and/or stakeholder meetings and logistical aspects
for scheduled field visits.
- Facilitate timely project related payments for project
mentors and partners in the field.
- Perform any other related duties assigned
Financial Education Programming
- Contact person between FE mentors and Programme
Coordinator for the operational / implementation aspects of this
programmatic component
- Weekly contact with FE point persons in all project
areas to solicit updates and matters arising.
- Weekly and monthly reports on FE submitted to Programme
Coordinator.
Skills and Behaviours (our Values in
Practice)
Accountability:
- Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing
resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children
values
- Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on
their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best
way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve
performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not
achieved
Ambition:
- Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves
(and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development
and encourages others to do the same
- Widely shares their personal vision for Save the
Children, engages and motivates others
- Future orientated, thinks strategically
Collaboration:
- Builds and maintains effective relationships, with
their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
- Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive
strength
- Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to
Creativity:
- Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
- Willing to take disciplined risks
Integrity:
- Honest, encourages openness and transparency
Qualifications and Experience
Qualifications:
Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree; skills, knowledge and ability to
enter, analyse and report on data
- Experience in related area of work
- Strong organizational skills, ability to plan and work
independently to get results; proficiency in both written and oral
communications; mastery of Microsoft Word, Excel and Access
- Communicate efficiently and effectively both verbally
and in writing
- Experience working with children and young people
Basic skills needed
- Computer literacy
- An ability to work to deadlines
- An ability to work fast (but without mistakes)
- Good attention to detail
The application process is now open and will close on 11th
July 2013 at 5.00 p.m.
To apply for this position, please send a short cover letter
and CV to Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org indicating the
position title on the subject line.
