Scholarship Officer at Save the Elephants

• The Scholarship Officer will be responsible for coordinating the Elephant Scholarship programme. The preferred candidate should be outspoken, good with young people with knowledge of the Kenyan education system. Preferably from Samburu.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and keep up to date guidelines for the education program in collaboration with education officers;
• Manage scholarship programme events alongside the education team, including but notlimited to scholarship interviews, new student admissions and organizing holiday tutoring and mentoring;
• Coordinate budgets and accounting of scholarship program expenses with other officers;
• Prepare reports and updates on all scholarship program activities;
• Coordinate scholarship funds disbursal in a timely and transparent manner, and ensurethat all documentation is properly recorded and archived;
• Maintain a database of scholarship students and their scholarship needs;
• Monitor the progress of scholarship students and provide regular progress reports;
• Manage relationships and communication with Save the Elephants partner schools in Samburu;
• Work with partner schools to develop and implement training programs for wildlife clubmembers and teachers;
• Coordinate with partner schools to organize and monitor wildlife clubs’ activities;
• Develop, update and review mobile conservation education materials e.g., wildlifeactivities sheet.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in the field of environmental education, community development orrelated field.
• At least three (3) years of experience managing projects in a youth-focused organization,experience working with teenagers in Kenya is preferred.
• Knowledge of the Kenyan education system is desirable.
• Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse teams.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.