vso Jitolee is a member of the international VSO federation based ¡n Nairobi with a regional mandate to promote volunteerism and recruit skilled professionals from East and Southern Africa to serve as volunteers in VSO programmes in over 30 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.
In addition, VSO Jitolee contributes to Kenya’s national development through international volunteers who work with local partners across the country.We are looking for a highly motivated Kenyan to develop and implement strategies to source appropriate volunteers to meet VSO’s partners’ needs sustainably. You will play a pivotal role in developing and maintaining a talent pool through seeking excellent partnerships and new opportunities in terms of markets and skills to grow VSO Jitolee’s volunteer recruitment.Develop a recruitment marketing strategy for VSO Jitolee, with clear targets and outcomes that feed into the global recruitment marketing strategy.Cultivate and sustain relevant partnerships with professional associations, institutions and recruitment agencies in the region.Monitor skills, quality and numbers of volunteers in the talent database to inform recruitment marketing; research skill availability and trends in labour markets in our countries/regions of recruitment.Manage the recruitment marketing budget.Ensure data entry, integrity and management for recruitment marketing activities in line with internationally agreed protocols.Monitor marketing activities to track performance and inform future marketing activities, generating and communicating progress against targets at Federation Member and global levels.Work with the marketing and communications team to package and sell the VSO ‘product’ to prospective volunteers using relevant media and channels aimed at promoting the culture of volunteering for development.You are a holder of a Bachelor’s degree in the social sciences. You have at least 3 years relevant experience in recruitment marketing. Developing recruitment partnerships and working with online recruitment platforms will be a distinct advantage. You have knowledge of local and regional labour markets and experience of developing and delivering marketing strategies. You have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work well with diverse, cross functional teams. You have strong IT skills in a number of applications including word processing, spreadsheets and databases.
If you find this a worthy career challenge, send your application - composed of a CV and a statement (of not more than one page) explaining why you meet the person specifications, and are the ideal candidate for the job. Please include telephone and email contact.
Applications should be sent to: The People Manager, VSO Jitolee: recruitmentkenya@vsoint.org.
Due to anticipated interest in this post, only short-listed candidates will receive a response.
vso, an equal opportunity employer, values inclusion and seeks to have a diverse workforce and therefore welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
Application deadline: 21st June 2013 Interviews: 23rd to 28th June 2013
Expected Start Date: 1st July 2013 (Subject to negotiation)
