Employment Opportunity: Project Coordinator
The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) is a
private, non-denominational, development agency promoting creative solutions to
problems that impede social development.
Focusing on the Swahili Coast of
Kenya and Tanzania, as well as Central and Northern Uganda, AKF responds to
local and regional priorities by developing effective programming, measuring
and documenting results, and sharing its lessons with governments, donors, and
development actors to influence policy and practice.
AKF (EA) is seeking an experienced
Project Coordinator for the implementation of an innovative, multi-partner,
county governance project.
The ‘Citizen Voice in Devolved
Governance’ is a two year project co-funded by DFATD (formerly CIDA) and AKF
that aims to increase citizen participation in local governance, with a
particular focus on providing support to local civil society organisations in
Kwale in order to help them develop the skills to effectively engage with the
County government and a broader swath of civil society.
The project components include
a) capacity building support to civil
society organizations – especially with regards to engagement and
communications,
b) facilitation and coordination of
civil society engagement with County government and
c) provision of support to CSOs in
their communications efforts (using new media and old) to involve a wider group
of citizens in county decision-making.
Sector areas of focus for engagement
include education, gender inclusion, climate change and sustainable
development.
AKF is inviting applications for the
position based in Kwale.
Reporting to the Regional Programme
Manager - Rural Development and Civil Society, the incumbent will be
responsible for ensuring the project meets AKF and donor requirements, lead the
smooth implementation of the project, and will also lead the preparation of
accurate, high quality and timely reports.
He/she will work closely with civil
society organizations and local government.
Specifically, the Project Coordinator
will:
(1) Manage project planning and
implementation to ensure the project achieves its expected outcomes and outputs
and complete reports according to donor requirements.
(2) Train and mentor civil society
organizations in key technical areas such as policy formulation, positive
engagement with government, fundraising, communications and monitoring and
evaluation.
(3) Facilitate improved
communications and engagement between civil society organisations and the
County government.
(4) Provide analysis, synthesise and
articulate the lessons, challenges, and risks emerging from the project, and
feed these back into project planning and implementation.
(5) Liaise with other relevant
AKF/AKDN staff, as well as donors, government actors, international NGOs,
businesses as necessary.
Required Qualifications and
Experience
·
Graduate degree in international
development, governance, public administration or similar
·
Strong knowledge and proven
experience of working in the governance and civil society sector with
experience managing civil society and governance projects
·
Demonstrable and extensive experience
in advocacy, lobbying, policy engagement and communications, working with a
wide range of stakeholders including but not limited to NGOs, CBOs, business
and government
·
Experience providing capacity
building support or mentorship to civil society organisations, particularly on
organisational development, fundraising, policy formulation and government
engagement;
·
Knowledge of the context of Kenyan
devolution
·
Experience in the use of new/social
media for communications, including Facebook, Twitter and SMS
·
Familiarity with Education, Gender,
Climate Change and Development sectors preferred;
Qualified applicants should submit a
cover letter, CV and the names and contact information of three professional
referees by 15 May 2014 to the
Regional Human Resource Director,
Aga Khan Foundation (East Africa)
via e-mail to recruitment-akfea@akdn.org
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
The Aga Khan Foundation is an agency
of the Aga Khan Development Network (www.akdn.org).
