Project Coordinator Youth Ready Project at World Vision Kenya

Key Responsibilities:

Project Planning, Coordination, Implementation and technical guidance

• Responsible for the implementation of all theproject activities in accordance with the set youth ready guidelines
• Ensure integration of Youth activities and Economic Empowerment sectors as well as other area program interventions
• Work closely with the Cluster Manager to ensure that the appropriate controls are in place to realize effective, quality and timely project delivery in

Quality Assurance

• Monitoring, Reporting and Documentation
• Supervise and monitor project interventions in strict adherence to WV Kenya, Kenya government & donor regulations and other agreed standards.
• Develop monitoring plan with communities and partners agreeing on the required standards for monitoring, with support from the M&E specialist.
• Undertake regular project progress review meetings with staff and communities Ensure project data is captured, validated and updated on horizon

Advocacy, Engagement, Networking and Partnerships

• Work with Nairobi City County Government and to leverage on financial and human resources to enhance synergy for project sustainability
• Participate in County Sector Technical Working groups and forums at the Sub-County and Ward levels as will be appropriate.
• Enhance partnerships with government and private partners to leverage on technical capacity development for youth, financial services and market access

Capacity Building

• Ensure the capacity of partners (Saving groups, CBOs, Youth Groups, Youth bunges) is built to enable them effectively intervene in economic empowerment initiatives appropriately
• Establish specific capacity building methodologies for effective delivery & sustainability of project interventions
• Take lead in project staff and community capacities development through trainings

Others

• Perform any other duty as assigned by the supervisor Participate in daily morning devotions

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• At least four years on job experience and specialties in positive youth development, economic empowerment projects including gender mainstreaming
• Experience in coordinating multi-sectoral programs
• Highly flexible and organized, able to coordinate government and private sector players for effective support and implementation of program interventions
• Must have a good understanding of the different systems of youth positive development.
• He /she must have ample experience in capacity building, public relations, be a strong team player and have good coordination skills
• Ability to design and conduct assessments, surveys, and information management
• Experience in working with partnerships, including county governments, civil society, donors and local community’s structures;
• Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible worldview, and ability to work with a wide range of people from different backgrounds in a complex urbna environment
• Minimum of a Bachelor Degree in development studies/commmunity development/sociology/ business management from a recognized university
• A postgraduate training in project management, monitoring & evaluation, Economics, Agriculture or related field will be an added advantage.
• Good understanding of World Vision and sphere standards.
• Experience working with NGOs will be an added advantage
• Knowledge on Gender and Social Inclusion with additional training or skills in gender mainstreaming / integration is an added advantage