Consultancy
Opportunity
Kenya Youth
Employment and Skills Program (K-YES)
Conducting
Training of Trainers in Life Skills and Career Counselling for the Kenya Youth
Employment and Skills Program (K-YES)
Background: The Kenya Youth Employment
and Skills Program( K-YES) is a five-year program funded by USAID and
implemented by RTI International and a consortium of partners that aims to
enhance the employability of Kenyan youth (ages 18-35) with primary or some
secondary education for increased wage and self-employment.
KYWP
activities are expected to result in increased youth workforce competitiveness
and employment.
K-YES seeks
to recruit two consultants to conduct TOTs for nominated participants from
select K-YES partner organizations over the next 5 months on need basis.
Scope of
work for the consultants:
1. Facilitate
4-5 day TOT life skills training workshops for nominated participants from
select organizations within the 5 counties where K-YES is working
2. Write and
submit reports on each of the trainings conducted and present them to K-YES
Career Development Specialist within 7 working days after the trainings
The
consultants will be responsible for:
- Ensuring
all relevant training materials are obtained from K-YES office
- Preparing
and ensuring any hand-outs for use during trainings are ready for use
- Production
of deliverables in accordance to the scope of work
Qualifications
and experience:
The successful candidate should have at least a Bachelors Degree with 5 years of appropriate relevant and extensive experience in facilitating trainings, at least 3 years’ experience in counselling and career guidance.
Excellent
oral and written communication skills in English and Kiswahili.
Excellent
interpersonal and cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills
demonstrated by ability to interact professionally with culturally and
linguistically diverse staff, clients and consultants.
Demonstrated
ability to set and deliver on priorities.
Level of Effort
- A
minimum of 5 working days per training (trainings will be scheduled on
need basis)
- Trainings
may be conducted in any of the Counties where K-YES is working i.e.
Nairobi, Kericho, Bungoma, Kwale and Garissa
- Trainings
are projected to kick-off from mid-end June 2016
To apply,
please email cover letter and CV to KenyaYouthWorkforce@rti.org by 6th June
2016 at 5.00pm.
Applicants
must include the, POSITION in the subject line of the email.
Please do
not attach copies of certificates.
We regret
that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
We are
proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/
