County Youth Program Assistant at Kenya Red Cross Society

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the County Coordinator to develop, implement, promote and oversee all youth activities across the county.
• Coordinate Youth Programming with the Youth committee at the county level.
• Inform, guide and enhance the participation of young people in the society.
• Ensure existence of a proper, well-functioning youth structure in the County.
• Identify the needs of the youth and others within the community and assist in developing programs that address these needs. 
• Facilitate and support all the youth activities in consultation with the branch management and youth committee.
• Take leadership in membership recruitment as part of resource mobilization
• Maintain routine communication internally (KRCS’ Youth Office) for effective delivery and coordination of the programme. 
• Prepare periodic programme update reports documenting programme progress against the set targets from the youth work plan.
• Monitor planned activities to ensure implementation constraints receive timely corrective actions.
• Support and strengthen the youth organizational capacity through the County Youth committee and branch management.
• Identify and map out potential and strategic partners to support youth activities Job disclaimer and notification: Kenya Red Cross Society is an equal opportunity employer and does not charge / accept any amount or security deposit from job seekers during the selection process orwhile inviting candidates for an interview.
• Develop sustainable resource mobilization strategies in line with the KRCS resource mobilization strategies.
• Work with the County Coordinator to devise communication and engagement strategy to advocate for youth empowerment agenda across the county.
• To oversee the implementation of youth programs across all Red Cross schoolclubs, Red Cross University/ College Chapters and other youth groups in the county. 
• Ensure up to date records / database of all the youth leaders, youth members and youth volunteers across all the counties in the county 
• Coordinate the implementation of joint youth development initiatives at the county level 
• Identify risks to youth programming in the county and device mitigation strategies 
• Creation and sharing of knowledge by synthesizing and documenting lessons 
• learned, success stories and best practices, strategies, and approaches
• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time 

Minimum Qualifications and Experience 

• Diploma in Social Sciences or in a related field from a recognized institution, and in-depth knowledge of the current youth development priorities in Kenya. 
• Demonstrated experience in youth development work. 
• Sound knowledge and skills in program planning and management. 
• Demonstrated ability to work closely and effectively with administrative and community structures. 
• Experience in implementation of programs in multi stakeholder’s environment.