Vacancies at RefuSHE

SCOPE FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNER

• The Instructional Designer will work closely and coordinate with the ‘Subject Matter Expert’ who is a refugee woman running a micro enterprise and the RefuSHE team to understand the visualization and technical scope of the content material as well as the organizational context.
• Create simple manuals with defined business scenarios and environment of the different micro enterprises within Kenyan urban areas and intersperse with actual skills development manuals and
• case studies to enhance the learning experience as well as improve the interaction with users (i.e., Refugee women)
• Define the extent of the content that should be covered by different courses and create the course structure in which all the content is divided into modules, with relevant and specific learning objectives for each module.
• Define activities for each module which best support the learning goals. There should be a clear progression of complexity in the skills level from one module to another.
• Packaged content should be aligned with the overall discovery phase findings provided by the RefuSHE team and principles of adult learning approaches.
• The content should consider the development of creativity and innovation skills as well as entrepreneurship.
• Work with the Subject Matter Expert and RefuSHE team to understand the developed content and to instructionally design the content into storyboards to meet the agreed learning objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS, SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND ADDITIONAL COMPETENCIES

Required Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the field of learning and development / capacity strengthening/ skill development for entrepreneurs.
• Ability to contextualize different micro enterprise business environments in urban areas to create informative videos for refugee women looking to start or grow their businesses.
• Track record of using participatory and creative learning methodologies, grounded in adult learning principles.
• The consultant/firm must be qualified experts, with a demonstrated track record in developing high quality online learning modules in entrepreneurship and/or vocational skills.
• Ability to convert complex, broad topics into simple, easily digestible video content
• Strong familiarity with the micro enterprise ecosystem in Nairobi is highly desirable
• Analytical, research and conceptual skills
• Sensitivity to the experience of refugees in Kenya and a willingness to listen to and learn from their experience as microentrepreneurs.
• References and examples of past work are required and should be included in the bid.

DELIVERABLES

The final output by the Instructional Designer will be:

• 7 manuals segmented into 3 to 5 different modules to be used to create short instructional videos.

LANGUAGES

• Required: Professionally fluent or native speaker in English and Swahili

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Objective

• Our goal is to develop digital mental health content based on the needs of the community to raise awareness of mental health related issues, importance of addressing the issues and how to address them/ learn coping skills and encourage women and young girls in the community to seek psychosocial support, if need be, through our Counselling toll-free number.
• For your consideration the end user demographic consists of:
• Women and young girls with low to no digital literacy skills
• Women and girls have basic smartphones that mostly have low storage (mainly Android)
• Limited access to internet connectivity with Safaricom/ Airtel data bundles as the primary mode of internet access
• Users may have low literacy levels and therefore rely on graphics to access content.
• Users have different language proficiency with Kiswahili being the most prevalent.
• Further research conducted on the user will be provided to the successful candidate for contextualization.

Required Qualifications:

• Strong experience in developing online mental health content across a broad spectrum for individuals with low literacy levels.
• Mental Health Content Deliverables
• Hold discussions with the Mental Health and Case Management teams on their experiences with the refugee community to inform the mental health content.
• Create video/illustrations/audios and/or animation content on different mental health themes in collaboration with the Mental Health Team and any other RefuSHE staff as stipulated in the table below. For each solution the consultant is expected to provide a budget of the proposed solution. The videos, animation and audio files should not exceed 8 minutes.
• Please indicate cost of each topic on your proposal, whether its in video/audio/animation format.

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Key Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the Chief Investment and Resources Officer, the Grants Management Officer will undertake the following functions:
• Manage the organization’s grant reporting portfolio, which includes financial and programmatic reporting in compliance with donor requirements.
• Manage the report writing process, including timely collection and organization of all reporting materials and requirements from different departments, and providing editorial reviews and content creation as needed.
• Support in reviewing grant contracts and agreements and communicate agreement terms to executive leadership, finance, and program teams effectively, ensuring adherence to all requirements.
• Manage reporting timelines and deadlines and monitor existing grants reporting for compliance with grant agreements.
• Work closely with the Finance team to monitor grant budgets and spending to ensure grant compliance, ensure grant funds are not over/under spent, and resolve any discrepancies.
• Coordinate efforts to ensure timely submission of financial reports.
• Maintain and update organizational grant reporting schedules and manage all Letters of Agreement (LOAs) within the RefuSHE document sharing platform; ensure all team members are aware of upcoming deadlines.
• Assist with providing grant related documentation for the annual financial audit as required.
• Update and maintain grant related information within Salesforce.
• Support in proposal development activities as needed to foundation, corporate, and government funders, including, but not limited to: preparation of proposal data/content (with the M&E team); development of proposal budget (with the Finance team), proof-reading and editing, proposal submission, and follow-up.
• Support in researching and writing letters of inquiry to prospective funders and partners.
• Support communications and business development staff to collect experiences and success stories from beneficiaries in a sensitive manner.
• Maintain a comprehensive record of all grants reports.
• Perform any other lawful duties that may be assigned to you by your supervisor.

Personal attributes

• Active listening, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• Ability to build and manage interpersonal relationships effectively at all levels of the organization.
• A high degree of attention to detail.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to multitask and meet strict deadlines.
• Ability to remain flexible in a dynamic environment and work well in a team across time zones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree in relevant field preferred.
• Excellent command of English and Kiswahili.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience managing grants and/or contracts in social change, global development, or a related field.
• Demonstrated technical grant management background, including a deep knowledge of and experience with grant reporting, preferably to US government agencies.
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills, including a strong ability to turn data and numbers into concise and compelling narratives.
• Experience with grants management and reporting compliance and understanding of budgets.
• Quick-learner with an advanced comfort level with technology; experience with Salesforce and other software packages for prospect-related research preferred