Project officer at Nyanza Initiative for Girls Education and Empowerment

Preferably female

Reporting to: Head of Programs

Job summary

The successful candidate will be responsible for the overall mobilization, implementation, coordination and reporting of a project on girls’ empowerment.

Responsibilities and duties

• Support in mapping, screening and enrollment of beneficiaries to the project.
• Conduct home visits to beneficiaries.
• Work closely with stakeholders such as Kisumu County Education officials, school heads and principals of technical colleges.
• Lead transitioning of girls to schools or wage/self-employment.
• Assist in development and dissemination of life skills content.
• Work with the data staff and the head of programs to analyze girls’ learning, offering advice as needed.
• Writing and submitting periodic project narrative reports.
• Adhere to all NIGEE policies including policies on child protection, safeguarding, data protection, confidentiality, procurement and financial management.
• Any other duties as may be assigned to assist the organisation meet its objectives.

Qualifications and experience

1. Education:  Diploma in Project Management, Social Work, Community Development or related field, from a recognized institution.  Bachelor’s degree in related field added advantage.
2. Experience:  At least three years’ experience coordinating projects on girls’ education or empowerment.  Experience working with NGO or CSO highly advantageous.
3. Competencies: Proficiency in computer applications, good analytical and decision-making skills, good leadership skills, good communication and interpersonal skills, good organisational skills, pleasant, collegial in conduct, able to write reports, ability to multi-task and willing to work long hours to meet deadlines without additional financial compensation

Terms of employment: One-year contract subject to successful probation in the first three months.

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Preferably female)

Position: Volunteer Behavioral Counsellor

Reports to: Head of programs.

Job summary

This is an interesting opportunity for a counselor to practice her/his training in an exciting environment. The successful candidate will offer phone-based counselling and referral services as well as in-person follow ups of SGBV cases.

 Responsibilities and duties

• Offer phone-based counselling services to violence survivors.
• Triage cases and support referrals.
• Maintain logs of both incoming and outgoing calls.
• Follow up cases to the different protection agencies.
• Train caregivers on radio.
• Writing and submitting periodic reports to the head of programs.
• Adhere to all NIGEE policies including policies on child protection, safeguarding, data protection, confidentiality, procurement and financial management.
• Any other duties as may be assigned to assist the organisation meet its objective.

Qualifications and experience

• Education:  Form 4 Grade C- and above; Certificate in Psychological Counselling from a recognised institution. Prior training on GBV an added advantage.
• Experience:  At least one years’ experience in handling SGBV cases, prior experience working with adolescent girls and young women preferred.
•  Competencies: Fluency in English, Dholuo and Swahili; good communication and interpersonal skills, good organisational skills, pleasant, collegial in conduct, confidential, able to write reports, ability to multi-task and willing to work long hours to meet deadlines without additional financial compensation
• Terms of employment: Voluntary position; engaged in 3 monthly cycles.

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Reports to: Project Coordinator.

Job summary

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing a database for the project, entering data, validating the data, analyzing the data and communicating resulting information to NIGEE and the project’s donor.

Responsibilities and duties

• Designing an appropriate database and entering data.
• Analysing data from a dash board, relaying the scores and other agreed upon parameters to the project coordinator and head of programs.
• Troubleshooting an online platform and liaising with the supplier to support where needed.
• Conducting routine data validation and data quality audits.
• Writing and submitting periodic reports to the project coordinator.
• Adhere to all NIGEE policies including policies on child protection, safeguarding, data protection, confidentiality, procurement and financial management.
• Any other duties as may be assigned to assist the organisation meet its objective.

Qualifications and experience

• Education:  Diploma in Computer Science, Statistics or related field from a recognised institution.  Bachelor’s degree and/or professional certification course added advantage.
• Experience:  At least two years’ experience as a data clerk or above in a busy project. IT skills in software, hardware and networks management required.
• Competencies: A well routed individual in data analysis, good decision-making skills, good leadership skills, good communication and interpersonal skills, good organisational skills, pleasant, collegial in conduct, able to write reports, ability to multi-task and willing to work long hours to meet deadlines without additional financial compensation

Terms of employment: One-year contract subject to successful probation in the first three months.