Capacity Building Officer at DAI Kenya - Development Alternatives, Inc.

The Capacity Building Officer will work under the supervision of the COP/Capacity Building Lead to support in building the capacity of education institutions in managing assessments and data systems. The Officer will lead KPEEAP communications and the program reporting in close coordination with the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist.

Essential Duties

• Design messaging protocols for the sensitization drive with the goal of behavior change in professional environments.
• Support teacher skill gap assessment in partnership with KNEC, TSC and MOE.
• Support the development and training of the training manual and teachers’ test item operation manual, along with a detailed SOP for handling test items.
• Analyze and report on entry behavior and performance after training.
• Provide recommendations on how future capacity enhancement training can be improved and scaled.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, social sciences, or related field from an accredited university.
• At least 4 years of experience in implementing education programs in developing countries, preferably in the implementation of a national-scale reading program of similar technical complexity.
• Expertise in some or all the following: training, capacity building, organizational development, institutional strengthening of government, nongovernment, and community-based organizations.
• Experience supporting communications strategy and contributing to internal and external publications and reports.
• Ability to write, communicate, and prepare contractual documents and reports clearly in English.