Job Title: Project Coordinator
Supervisor: Senior Manager
Duty Station:Nairobi
About the Organization: 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.
Purpose of the role: The Project Coordinator will
be charged with the responsibility of overseeing the operations of the Centres,
support in project implementation and ensure that all Centre activities take place
in accordance with the program calendar.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Actively network with local authorities, partners and
stakeholders for the success of the program.
- Monitor and oversee the student selection process and ensure
that all students admitted in the center adhere to program admission
criteria.
- Forming linkages with various partners to obtain internship
and placement opportunities for the students.
- Ensure that Centres acquire internship and placement
opportunities for the students.
- Hold regular meetings with Centre staff to get updates on the
progress of the Centres and address any challenges arising.
- Closely monitor facilitators and Centre Coordinators
performance to be able to continually improve the performance of the
Centres.
- Ensure that Centre activities are implemented in accordance
with the program guidelines.
- Develop and build positive relationships with different stake
holders from different industries.
- Actively create awareness and promote the program.
- Prepare and submit accurate reports in line with the project
requirements.
- Carry out post placement studies to assess the progress of the
students at the work place.
- Conduct employers’ satisfaction studies from time to time to
get feedback from employers.
- Use the feedback obtained from the post placement studies to
make any necessary changes that will have positive impact on the program.
- Maintain a list of partners supporting the program.
- Ensure that Centres prepare monthly budgets, review them and
submit them for approval.
- Ensure that Centres have all the necessary supplies to operate
smoothly.
- Identify and propose potential organizations to partner with.
- Maintain constant communication with the Centres to get
updates on the Centre progress.
- Coordinate program mobilization initiatives to recruit
students into the program.
- Supervise staff in implementation of project activities,
strategies and procedures.
- Provide hands on training to Centre staff in the running of
the Centres.
Qualifications, Experience and
Competencies
- Bachelor’s Degree in social work or sociology or community
development.
- Two years’ work experience in project management.
- Previous experience in implementing a youth project.
- Understanding the project cycle management.
- Honesty and Integrity Excellent Training skills
- Good interpersonal, communication and presentation skills
Interested
- Strong report writing skills and networking skills.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
How to Apply
This position is on full time basis.
To express interest in this opportunity, send your CV and cover
letter to recruitment.capyei@gmail.com by 5th December 2014.
Cover letter should be pasted on the body of the email and not as an attachment.
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.
