ActionAid International is active in over 47 countries in Africa, Asia, America and Europe regions in partnership with other organisations.
ActionAid International Kenya has been working in Kenya since 1972 to facilitate processes that eradicate poverty and ensure social justice through anti-poverty projects, local institutional capability building and public policy influencing.
ActionAid Kenya works in 20 districts of Kenya and links key international, national and local institutions in favour of poor people.
ActionAid seeks to recruit a dynamic and innovative professional; to manage the final period of the Lottery funded project on addressing violence against girls in schools in Kenya, ensuring effective delivery of the project in line with the original proposal and with donor requirements.
National Project Manager - Stop Violence against Girls in School
This position is based in Mombasa, reporting to the Team Leader-Coast Region and also accountable to the International Project Manager, Stop Violence against Girls in School.
The National Manager will be responsible for the national management of this multi-country project, while working with Governance and Women’s’ Rights leads in Kenya to ensure high priority is given to delivering on the project.
Key responsibilities will include the following:
ActionAid International Kenya has been working in Kenya since 1972 to facilitate processes that eradicate poverty and ensure social justice through anti-poverty projects, local institutional capability building and public policy influencing.
ActionAid Kenya works in 20 districts of Kenya and links key international, national and local institutions in favour of poor people.
ActionAid seeks to recruit a dynamic and innovative professional; to manage the final period of the Lottery funded project on addressing violence against girls in schools in Kenya, ensuring effective delivery of the project in line with the original proposal and with donor requirements.
National Project Manager - Stop Violence against Girls in School
This position is based in Mombasa, reporting to the Team Leader-Coast Region and also accountable to the International Project Manager, Stop Violence against Girls in School.
The National Manager will be responsible for the national management of this multi-country project, while working with Governance and Women’s’ Rights leads in Kenya to ensure high priority is given to delivering on the project.
Key responsibilities will include the following:
- Planning, implementation, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation of the project to ensure the project is delivered according to plan;
- Managing and guiding implementing partners in the implementation of activities and ensuring achievement of agreed milestones within set timeframes and in accordance with donor guidelines;
- Managing and maintaining an effective national management team for this project to ensure structures put in place work effectively;
- Liaising with ActionAid’s International, Regional and National policy units in pursuit of advocacy opportunities in order to influence legislation and policy formulation to achieve girls’ rights to and in education in Kenya;
Profile
Our preferred candidate will have:
Our preferred candidate will have:
- A Masters Degree in Education, Social Sciences or a related field and a minimum of 3 years relevant work experience particularly in education, children and women’s rights, or gender-based violence
- Strong skills in research, analysis, lobbying and advocacy for social justice;
- Effective planning, coordination and communication skills;
For a full job profile interested candidates should access the application pack from www.actionaid.org/kenya/jobs.
The application pack contains the vacancy announcement, Job Description and an Application form.
Only electronically completed application forms will be accepted and should be mailed to hresources.kenya@actionaid.org.
The closing date for receipt of application forms is September 28, 2011.
The Head of Human Resources Organisation Development & Administration,
P. O. Box 42814, 00100,
Nairobi
Email: hresources.kenya@actionaid.org
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
ActionAid is an equal opportunities employer.
Qualified women candidates are encouraged to apply.
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