Entrepreneurship Facilitator Job in Kenya - CAP Youth Empowerment Institute

Vacancy: Entrepreneurship Facilitator
CAP Youth Empowerment Institute Kenya, is supported by MasterCard Foundation, was established to provide Basic Employability Skills Training (BEST) for disadvantaged youth in the society 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.

About the position

Successful candidate will be posted in one of the Centres as an Entrepreneurship facilitator. He/she must have basic ICT Skills. He/She must be self-driven and work with minimal Supervision.

Duties and Responsibilities

We are looking for people who have pride, passion and energy, but mostly love TEACHING. Take responsibility for the quality of teaching delivered. Assist young people to write business plans.Developing, customizing and Delivering Entrepreneurship curriculum. Assist students get internships and placements. Link the youth with potential funders. Adequately equipping the students with Entrepreneurial skills. Carry out monitoring, guidance, support and mentoring of the learners and take action as required. Atleast One (1) year experience.Must have Entrepreneurship background. Must have ICT Skills. Must be mature and with the right attitude. Must have passion of working with young people. Ability to meet deadlines and handle diverse tasks simultaneously using prioritization.Strong oral and written communication skills.Dynamism, creativity and flexibility.Networking skills a must.Degree in related field. To express interest in this opportunity, send your CV to recruitment.capyei@gmail.com by 6th December 2013.  Cover letter should be pasted on the body of the email and not as an attachment. Applicants are required to quote their current/Past salary and their expected salary. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

CAP Entrepreneurship/ ICT Trainer Job in Kenya

CAP Youth Empowerment Institute Kenya, is supported by MasterCard Foundation, was established to provide Basic Employability Skills Training (BEST) for disadvantaged youth in the society 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.

About the position

The incumbent will be posted in one of the CAP Centers currently operational as an Entrepreneurship/IT Trainer. He/she must have basic ICT Skills. The right candidate must be self-driven and must work with minimal Supervision.

Duties and Responsibilities We are looking for people who have pride, passion and energy, but mostly love TEACHING. Take responsibility for the quality of teaching delivered. Guidance and skills development to ensure that standards are maintained and improved. To act as a personal tutor to CAP students. Developing, customizing and Delivering Entrepreneurship curriculum. Assist students get internships and placements. Link the youth with potential employers. Adequately equipping the students with Entrepreneurial skills. Assist in the design and preparation of materials, resources and information to be used in respect of program delivery. Carry out monitoring, guidance, support and mentoring of the learners and take action as required. Ability to meet deadlines and handle diverse tasks simultaneously using prioritization. Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal, leadership, and motivational skills. Excellent Presentation skills. Dynamism, creativity and flexibility. Networking skills a must. Must be flexible. One (1) year working experience. Aged 26 - 33 years. Must have Entrepreneurship background. Must have ICT Skills. Must be mature and with the right attitude. Must have passion of working with young people. Past experience working with NGO will be an added advantage. Demonstrated Experience in transferring Entrepreneurship knowledge. Degree in Entrepreneurship/Business or related field.
To express interest in this opportunity, send your CV to hrcapyei@gmail.com by 30th June 2013.  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.

Hivos Green Entrepreneurship Program Manager Job in Kenya

Program Manager - Green Entrepreneurship (GE)
The GE program’s objective is to increase the capacities of rural men and women and small and medium enterprises to improve their businesses in a sustainable way.
Vacancy Name: Program Manager - Green Entrepreneurship
Number of hours: Full time (40 hours a week)
Office: Regional Office, Nairobi Kenya

What is your responsibility?You will be responsible for the overall management of a new five year program which aims to enhance the viability of 90.000 smallholder coffee farms in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, thereby allowing the coffee sector in the region to regain its vitality and offer long-term business opportunities for 2.4 million smallholder coffee farmers . The program is based on a partnership involving training institutes, national biogas partners and an international company.Together with your team, you will ensure that effective and efficient collaboration mechanisms are established in the three countries, at the program level as well as with other stakeholders in the sector. Besides overall management and coordination, it will be your responsibility to ensure that social issues are integrated in program design and implementation and that monitoring, evaluation and learning mechanisms are established.Apart from this, you will be responsible for the coordination and development of the Hivos Green Entrepreneurship program in the East African region, of which the above mentioned initiative forms an integral part. You will support colleagues in the development, fundraising and implementation of innovative programs.You are able to present Hivos’ vision in the field of green entrepreneurship in an attractive and leading way. You feel comfortable in building networks with relevant strategic partners and donor agencies in North and South.You have an advanced degree in a relevant field at University level. Ample experience in the promotion of rural entrepreneurship and collaboration with private sector actors, preferably in the coffee sector in East Africa.You have a minimum of 7 years experience in program and financial management.Experience in working with international donors in substantial programs.You have demonstrated leadership qualities and an ability to inspire teams to deliver quality results and promote partnership collaboration.You also have a convincing track-record in program development and resource mobilization.We expect you to have a strong vision on green entrepreneurship in rural areas and a good sense for new developments and innovations.You have a strong affinity for Hivos’ mission and for social and environmental concerns.We expect you to have excellent communication skills in English and Kiswahili, both verbal  and written.If you meet the above mentioned qualifications (please look carefully), send a letter explaining your motivation and your CV to jobs@hivos.or.ke With reference code PM/GE. Deadline: Friday June 28th 2013.  Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.