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Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO) is a non-profit organization based in Nairobi, Kenya and New York, NY that combats urban poverty and gender inequity in the slums of Nairobi. Kennedy Odede, who grew up in the Kibera slum, founded SHOFCO in 2004 with a focus on youth and gender empowerment. SHOFCO has four initiative areas: education, health, economic an...
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To be responsible for training and equipping beneficiaries with Employability and Entrepreneurship skills through facilitation of job market oriented employability skill training and business management trainings and to be responsible for sourcing of appropriate placements for Employability students.
Key Responsibilities and Job Dimensions
Responsibilities
- Mobilize and sensitize community members for Entrepreneurship training and employability training.
- Sensitize members on importance of entrepreneurship training and benefits of the training for their businesses.
- Train members on IGAs that are market oriented and youth in Employability.
- Train the requisite number of members on the comprehensive entrepreneurship module.
- Conduct business mentorship on members to achieve sustainability of businesses.
- Link members to SHOFCO Sacco for microloans to improve business.
- Track the progress of each mentee through personalized visits and surveys.
- Research the market on viable ideas for IGAs, learn and prepare for training.
- Mobilize and recruit members for IGA training.
- Ensure great collaboration with SUN to grow Livelihoods programs
- Network in and out of operating area and obtain job/intern/artisan opportunities for employability graduates.
- Conduct interview preparation and work ethics interactive activities.
- Assist trainees prepare good CVs and cover letters
- Conduct business assessment for SHOFCO beneficiaries
- Review the Employability, Entrepreneurship training modules and constantly improve on them.
- Develop supplementary material for Employability training
- Mobilize, sensitize and recruitment of refugees.
- Registration and placement of youth in vocational schools for training
- Follow up on the youth placed in vocational Skills Training Institutions.
- Formation and training of the Urban Savings and loaning Associations /VSLA/GSLAs
- Training young people in Job readiness skills
- Support young people in internship/Apprenticeship placement
- Support young people in placing young people in gainful employment
- Support young people in Vocational skills training
- Organize innovation challenge for youths.
- To support youth SMEs through incubation
- Train young people in Entrepreneurship skills
- To provide business Mentorship to young people
- Support young people with grants to start up and expand businesses and refer others to SHOFCO SACCO to access loans
- Initiate partnerships and collaborations that will expand SHOFCO work
- An applicant must be a SHOFCO SUN member of affiliated to SUN
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic Qualifications
- At least a Diploma in any relevant field/ Discipline
Professional Qualifications
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific)
- At least 2 years’ experience in economic empowerment or a related task
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Key Responsibilities / Duties/ Tasks
- Monitor the program and maintain relationships by communicating with the women.
- Explore ideas for the economic empowerment of members and the proper utilisation of peer mentoring techniques to this end.
- Recruit and supervise SWEP tailors.
- Identify SWEP tailors training needs and facilitate workshop sessions.
- Keep track of program activity plans and implementation schedules to ensure quality of activities and timely achievement of outputs.
- Keep beneficiaries records and maintain registry book
- Set assessment tests for the tailoring trainees
- Conduct continues trainees knowledge assessment
- Provide monthly progress reports
- Conduct follow ups on absenteeism and dropouts
- Update the training manuals
- Write lesson plans and monthly planner
- Gather customer feedback.
- Assist SWEP team in designing new products for the SWEP Merchandise
- Present the SWEP tailors during site visits and exhibitions
- Participate in exhibition and trade fairs
- Ensure Machines are regularly serviced and maintained.
- Ensure safety measures are adhered to at all times in the workshops
- Ensure resources needed to run the activities are requested on time and track usage
- Organise the trainees monthly meetings
- Assist in organising graduation ceremonies for the graduating trainees
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic Qualifications
Professional Qualifications
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Key Responsibilities / Duties/ Tasks
- Monitor the program and maintain relationships by communicating with the women.
- Explore ideas for the economic empowerment of members and the proper utilisation of peer mentoring techniques to this end.
- Recruit and supervise SWEP tailors.
- Identify SWEP tailors training needs and facilitate workshop sessions.
- Keep track of program activity plans and implementation schedules to ensure quality of activities and timely achievement of outputs.
- Keep beneficiaries records and maintain registry book
- Set assessment tests for the tailoring trainees
- Conduct continues trainees knowledge assessment
- Provide monthly progress reports
- Conduct follow ups on absenteeism and dropouts
- Update the training manuals
- Write lesson plans and monthly planner
- Gather customer feedback.
- Assist SWEP team in designing new products for the SWEP Merchandise
- Present the SWEP tailors during site visits and exhibitions
- Participate in exhibition and trade fairs
- Ensure Machines are regularly serviced and maintained.
- Ensure safety measures are adhered to at all times in the workshops
- Ensure resources needed to run the activities are requested on time and track usage
- Organise the trainees monthly meetings
- Assist in organising graduation ceremonies for the graduating trainees
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic Qualifications
Professional Qualifications
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Key Responsibilities / Duties/ Tasks
- Monitor the program and maintain relationships by communicating with the women.
- Explore ideas for the economic empowerment of members and the proper utilisation of peer mentoring techniques to this end.
- Recruit and supervise SWEP tailors.
- Identify SWEP tailors training needs and facilitate workshop sessions.
- Keep track of program activity plans and implementation schedules to ensure quality of activities and timely achievement of outputs.
- Keep beneficiaries records and maintain registry book
- Set assessment tests for the tailoring trainees
- Conduct continues trainees knowledge assessment
- Provide monthly progress reports
- Conduct follow ups on absenteeism and dropouts
- Update the training manuals
- Write lesson plans and monthly planner
- Gather customer feedback.
- Assist SWEP team in designing new products for the SWEP Merchandise
- Present the SWEP tailors during site visits and exhibitions
- Participate in exhibition and trade fairs
- Ensure Machines are regularly serviced and maintained.
- Ensure safety measures are adhered to at all times in the workshops
- Ensure resources needed to run the activities are requested on time and track usage
- Organise the trainees monthly meetings
- Assist in organising graduation ceremonies for the graduating trainees
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic Qualifications
Professional Qualifications
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Key Responsibilities / Duties/ Tasks
- Monitor the program and maintain relationships by communicating with the women.
- Explore ideas for the economic empowerment of members and the proper utilisation of peer mentoring techniques to this end...
- Recruit and supervise SWEP tailors.
- Identify SWEP tailors training needs and facilitate workshop sessions.
- Keep track of program activity plans and implementation schedules to ensure quality of activities and timely achievement of outputs.
- Keep beneficiaries records and maintain registry book
- Set assessment tests for the tailoring trainees
- Conduct continues trainees knowledge assessment
- Provide monthly progress reports
- Conduct follow ups on absenteeism and dropouts
- Update the training manuals
- Write lesson plans and monthly planner
- Gather customer feedback.
- Assist SWEP team in designing new products for the SWEP Merchandise
- Present the SWEP tailors during site visits and exhibitions
- Participate in exhibition and trade fairs
- Ensure Machines are regularly serviced and maintained.
- Ensure safety measures are adhered to at all times in the workshops
- Ensure resources needed to run the activities are requested on time and track usage
- Organise the trainees monthly meetings
- Assist in organising graduation ceremonies for the graduating trainees
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic Qualifications
Professional Qualifications
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- The SWEP Assistant is responsible for supporting the SWEP Coordinator in ensuring the growth and expansion of the SWEP program in alignment with SHOFCO’s vision and strategy. This includes planning, implementing, and marketing sustainable livelihood initiatives aimed at empowering women through entrepreneurship, capacity building, and economic opportunities.
Key Responsibilities / Duties/ Tasks
Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation:
- Assist in planning, implementing, and evaluating program initiatives in line with SHOFCO’s mission and strategy.
- Keep track of program activity plans and implementation schedules to ensure quality of activities and timely achievement of outputs.
- Monitor the progress of the program and maintain relationships by communicating with the women.
- Facilitate the intake, assessment, referral, and monitoring of members of SWEP.
- Identify, recruit, and build capacity of individuals enrolled in the SWEP project.
- Explore ideas for the economic empowerment of members and the proper utilization of peer mentoring techniques to this end.
- Document all SWEP activities and success stories.
- Market SWEP products and assist in online marketing and sales.
- Participate in exhibitions and trade fairs.
- Maintain the sales ledger/data.
- Gather customer feedback.
- Conduct market assessment to determine new trends and advise the department.
- Collect payments for SWEP merchandise.
- Create new designs.
- Ensure product quality control and ensure that all orders are completed on time.
- Ensure that SWEP supplies are available and place requests.
- Ensure program equipment (the machines and equipment) are in good condition and serviced regularly.
- Supervise and allocate roles to SWEP tailors.
- Ensure SWEP shops are maintained and attended to.
- Promote an entrepreneurial spirit within the program.
- Identify SWEP beneficiaries’ training needs and facilitate workshop sessions.
- Provide women with mentors, employment-related skills, and experiential learning to build networks and expand opportunities.
- Organize and facilitate SWEP support groups and table banking/VSLA meetings.
- Assist to manage program resources by tracking use against approved budgets and ensuring compliance.
- Submit monthly production payroll.
- Explore areas of partnerships and collaboration with other like-minded organizations.
- Ensure all the beneficiaries' data is captured in Google Drive.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
Sales, Marketing, and Product Management:
- Market SWEP products and assist in online marketing and sales.
- Participate in exhibitions and trade fairs.
- Maintain the sales ledger/data.
- Gather customer feedback.
- Conduct market assessment to determine new trends and advise the department.
- Collect payments for SWEP merchandise.
- Create new designs.
- Ensure product quality control and ensure that all orders are completed on time.
- Ensure that SWEP supplies are available and place requests.
- Ensure program equipment (the machines and equipment) are in good condition and serviced regularly.
- Supervise and allocate roles to SWEP tailors.
- Ensure SWEP shops are maintained and attended to.
- Promote an entrepreneurial spirit within the program.
- Identify SWEP beneficiaries’ training needs and facilitate workshop sessions.
- Provide women with mentors, employment-related skills, and experiential learning to build networks and expand opportunities.
- Organize and facilitate SWEP support groups and table banking/VSLA meetings.
- Assist to manage program resources by tracking use against approved budgets and ensuring compliance.
- Submit monthly production payroll.
- Explore areas of partnerships and collaboration with other like-minded organizations.
- Ensure all the beneficiaries' data is captured in Google Drive.
Product Development & Quality Control:
- Create new designs.
- Ensure product quality control and ensure that all orders are completed on time.
- Ensure that SWEP supplies are available and place requests.
- Ensure program equipment (the machines and equipment) are in good condition and serviced regularly.
- Supervise and allocate roles to SWEP tailors.
- Ensure SWEP shops are maintained and attended to.
Training & Support:
- Promote an entrepreneurial spirit within the program.
- Identify SWEP beneficiaries’ training needs and facilitate workshop sessions.
- Provide women with mentors, employment-related skills, and experiential learning to build networks and expand opportunities.
- Organize and facilitate SWEP support groups and table banking/VSLA meetings.
Resource & Budget Management:
- Assist to manage program resources by tracking use against approved budgets and ensuring compliance.
- Submit monthly production payroll.
- Explore areas of partnerships and collaboration with other like-minded organizations.
Other Duties:
- Ensure all the beneficiaries' data is captured in Google Drive.
- Perform any other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic Qualifications
- Diploma in Project management, business, entrepreneurship and/or social work or any other related field with 1 years
- Certificate in Project Management, Business, Entrepreneurship and/or Social Work or any related field with 2 years’ experience
Professional Qualifications
- Qualification in any relevant field
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To be responsible for managing the GBV case management component and child protection work, including the database registrations and case follow-ups.
Key Responsibilities and Job Dimensions
Responsibilities
- Perform an assessment to gain background information and obtain psychosocial information to every new case reported.
- Perform administrative tasks such as compiling and maintaining case file.
- Carryout regular monitoring with follow-ups and review progress of cases in a timely manner.
- Support in provision of basic counselling and general case management services.
- Coordinate the care services given to the client – medical examination, reporting to the police or linking to legal authorities to ensure arrest is made to the perpetrator.
- Identify children at risk and refer them to appropriate services and support.
- Conduct sessions and trainings in school - rights of children clubs ( ROC) - life planning skills, SRH, Gender issues etc.
- Refer/link the client with medical, legal and social services to ensure full recovery and justice for the client.
- Take necessary steps to ensure that the client receives adequate care and protection.
- Organize awareness campaigns in the community by conducting door to door sensitizations, schools awareness campaigns and community outreach forums on sexual and Gender violence.
- Build and maintain partnerships and collaboration with other GBV partners and relevant stakeholders.
- Identify cases of concern (girls, boys and women) in the community liaising directly with other service providers present in the area (health and /or legal providers, etc.) and host community most vulnerable women, families and children.
- Assist in the developing of services mapping and functional referral pathways.
- Apply principles appropriately to age and gender needs with specialized counselling support for GBV survivors (young children, adolescents and women) respecting the principles of confidentiality and do no harm.
- Conduct interviews, needs assessment and develops in collaboration with the Program Officer individual case management action plans and indicates cases for legal prosecution, ensures implementation, referrals, follow-up and case closures (if and when appropriate) in a timely manner.
- Ensure regular monitoring with follow-up and reviews progress of cases.
- In charge of SUN Gender desk in specific sites
- Training SUN gender champions on Gender, GBV and SGBV issues.
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic Qualifications
- Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Work, Gender Studies or related field of studies.
Professional Qualifications
- Additional training in child protection work.
- Trainer by proffession in life planning skills, gender issues, SRH and young mentor will be added advantage.
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The position is responsible for training and equipping beneficiaries with job readiness skills through the facilitation of job market-oriented ICT training. This role involves delivering hands-on training in computer applications, providing technical support, managing student records, and ensuring a conducive learning environment. Additionally, the role includes sourcing appropriate job or training placements for beneficiaries.
Key Responsibilities and Job Dimensions
Student Support and Management:
- Mobilize and train students on basic computer application packages such as MS Office, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Access, Desktop publishing, Internet, and email.
- Assess and examine students on the areas of study.
- Track and keep students’ attendance records.
- Ensure a conducive learning environment for the students.
- Manage students’ intake and evaluation process and submit financial records to the finance manager.
- Ensure all registered students are issued with membership cards.
- Ensure all learning aids are available for the students.
- File and maintain proper student records.
- Organize graduation events for computer training grandaunts.
- Request and issue certificates to the grandaunts.
- Resolution of minor disputes and conflicts amongst the students.
- Liaise with the team lead on appropriate opportunities for the computer students, whether in job or training placements.
- Submit progress reports as required and report on issues arising in the training center
- Pursue partnerships that add value to SHOFCO work.
Technical Support and Administration:
- Provide PC support.
- Troubleshoot students' computer systems and related peripherals.
- Manage application software used for training.
- Develop work-plans and activity budgets.
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic Qualifications
- Diploma in IT with 1 years’ experience or a Certificate in IT or any equivalent with over 2 years’ experience
Method of Application
All interested applicants should send their CV and detailed cover letter to recruitment@shininghopeforcommunities.org with the job position “job title” in the subject line.Applications due by March 23, 2026.
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