M&E Assistant at Volunteer Service Overseas (VSO)

The purpose of this role is to work in close collaboration with county governments, CSOs, private sector ,entrepreneurs, youth, national and international volunteers and community to deliver “Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Project (YEEP)”

This project will support young people to access employment in small enterprises in growing economies in East Africa as well as establish or grow young people led enterprises.

To achieve this, VSO Kenya will build on to existing youth volunteering, employment and entrepreneurship interventions in Machakos to provide intensive support to cohorts of growth enterprises as well as drawing on the experiences of VSO’s Empowered Youth for Employment and Entrepreneurship (EYEE) programmes and volunteering approach.

M&E Assistant NGO Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Project management, entrepreneurship, business management or Social sciences.
• At least 3 years experience working in project management, youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, finance or administrative experience in an NGO or community based organisation.
• Experience in M&E
• Research Skills
• Experience in youth entrepreneurship ,engagement and participation.
• Proven experience in coaching and mentoring of team members
• Knowledge on gender and inclusion practices
• Good written and spoken English and Kiswahili language skills.
• Knowledge in Kenya Sign Language skills is an added advantage
• Ability to work effectively as a team member with minimal supervision
• Evidence of effective problem solving and organisational skills.
• Evidence of professionalism and high integrity.
• Evidence of openness to learning to improve own performance.