VSO Project Administrator ICS-Taita Taveta Jobs in Kenya

VSO Project Administrator ICS-Taita Taveta Jobs in Kenya

VSO is the world's leading development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. We are unique in the way we bring people together to share their skills and experience, generate insights and ideas and, most of all, take action against poverty and exclusion.

It's a highly effective approach that works, and today is helping millions of people in some of the world's poorest communities lift themselves out of poverty.

Responsibilities:

Project development in the host community

Assess and identify partners with co-shared
objectives as guided by ICS and VSO
standards.

Support partners to develop appropriate
and relevant project descriptions and
activities in line with the VSO thematic
areas of focus.

Appropriate and fit for purpose volunteer
placements with SMART aims and
objectives identified, orientated and risk
assessed.

Partners Capacity Building

Identifying support and capacity gaps amongst partners including host homes.

Capacity building partners including Volunteer

Management System (VMS) Training, Host-Homes orientation, Social Inclusion etc.
Volunteer and Team Leaders Management and
Support

Provide adequate support and supervision of
volunteers and Team Leaders (TLs) throughout the programme. Promote and encourage appropriate behavior and ensure safety and security standards procedures are met and understood.

Support TLs and volunteers to build effective and enabling relationships with host country counterparts and
adapt effectively to a different culture and working environment. Prepare references for alumni and volunteers based on their performance and supporting early returns and medical cases

Facilitation and Training

Promote learning amongst volunteers on global, cross-cultural and intercultural issues through the delivery of training and learning tools and support youth led and on-placement training throughout the programme.

Deliver training using participatory
approaches and skills to volunteers, which
adequately equip them for their placements. Oversee

Team Leaders and volunteers induction training including In Country Orientations , In Community

Project plans implemented to reflect the need in the community and the key actors’ voices and apply participatory approaches.

Partners report and key actors feedback indicate their engagement in project design,
implementation and M&E.

Volunteer feedback evidence on appropriate
placement opportunities.

Enhanced partner capacity to support volunteers and in youth programming.

TLs and

volunteers’ Feedback indicate having clarity on their roles and adequate support provided.

Number of volunteers and TLs who meet their
personal and project goals.

Volunteers and TLs receive their references
within one month of completing action at home
projects

Number of volunteers demonstrating capacity to deliver placement activities

Volunteer’s feedback and contributions inform design of learning materials and their
effectiveness.

Volunteers are able to make connections
between learning from placements and broader

Requirements:

A Bachelor's degree preferably in social sciences, education and or business development

At least 2 years’ experience in project development and management in youth livelihoods/ and education interventions with evidenced participation and impact on the key actors.

Working with Young People

Proven experience working with and providing support to youth from a wide range of backgrounds including People with Disabilities.

Proven ability to facilitate learning in a non-formal environment for employment, entrepreneurship and active citizenship.

Experience working with youth and their families in education or livelihood initiatives
Monitoring and Evaluation

Experience in developing and using monitoring and evaluation tools and participatory methodologies in research and M&E

Knowledge of issues which are common to communities in developing countries, possibly achieved through working or living in a developing country. Experience of promoting learning about development issues.

Direct and substantial experience of working cross-culturally and able to communicate to a range of audiences and promote sharing and learning between cultures

Possession of strong written and communication skills needed for writing reports, publicity materials and corresponding with a wide-range of community members

How To apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 23rd August 2019

For more information and job application details, see; VSO Project Administrator ICS-Taita Taveta Jobs in Kenya

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