We also operate the Johanna Justin-Jinich Community Clinic, which specializes in primary care and maternal health.

• Use knowledge and understanding of the reciprocal influences of home, school, and community to intervene for student success via such practices as assessment, crisis intervention and response, home visits, conflict resolution, individual and group counseling, consultation, program development, and coordination of school and community services.
• Manage a team of two school social workers
• Conduct intake and annual psychosocial assessments of every student and family
• Use student, family, and school assessment results to identify needs that affect student learning.
• Use assessment and evaluation results to develop appropriate interventions for students and families.
• Develop long-term and short-term intervention plans consistent with curriculum; students’ needs, strengths, diversity and life experiences; and social and emotional factors.
• Use a variety of appropriate formal and informal tools and techniques including observations and interviews to evaluate the progress and performance of students and families.
• Assists students and their families in gaining access to formal and informal community resources.
• Conducts staff development on issues related to social-emotional-environmental factors that impact learning.
• Develops programs to address parent/guardian participation in the school and student engagement in the educational process.

• Have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Child Psychology, Social Work or a related field.
• Have a minimum of five years experience working as a counselor or social worker with children ages 4-15
• Have minimum of two years experience working as a counselor or social worker specifically with children who have experienced trauma
• Have a minimum of two years experience managing staff
• Have experience working with families
• Have a passion for working with children
• Be willing to work with children in informal settlements
• Have experience working in a school setting

• Build capacity for organizational leadership, helping to lead strategy, goal attainment, and professional development. Manage diverse stakeholders and program officers.

• Supervises the core program officers and is responsible for ensuring consistent and effective program development, implementation and maintenance.
• Works with Senior Management Team to lead the development and dissemination of organizational strategies, models and standards for core program areas.
• Works with the Senior Management Team and Program Officers to develop and implement new program as needed.
• Works with the VP of Programs and M&E team to ensure the timely and efficient collection of service and impact data.
• Works with community stakeholders to ensure community input in service delivery and improvements.

• Responsible for hiring all site staff and insuring they are properly trained and managed.
• Ensure effective hiring and supervisory practices:

1. Contribute to the development and use of training and coaching programs.
2. Identify and build leaders within the organization
3. Assure timely completion of performance appraisals and work plans.

• Work with the national Operations Manager to ensure smooth daily operations
• Ensures all organizational protocols and procedures are followed
• Creates timely working documents for ongoing project planning, evaluation and tracking.

• Coordinate with Senior Management team and US Staff to provide reporting for donors including project reports, sponsorship updates, photos, collaboratively manage opportunities to tell the story of project success online and through additional vehicles.
• Serve to promote the organization’s vision, mission and values in the country and play a key-networking role.
• Liaise with donors and local partners

• Ideally, we are looking for an individual who has lived in, worked, or who has a personal connection to and passion for urban informal settlements.
• Strong work experiences: We are seeking a leader with past management experience both working with people from diverse backgrounds and also proven success contributing to the growth of an organization
• Likeability and humility: a willingness to learn and listen to the community. We value humility and likeability, and wish to be joined by leaders that value the same.
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree, higher academic qualification preferred
• Passion for Shining Hope’s mission and work and ability to work comfortably in the Kibera slums and other Nairobi slums
• Experience with community development and passion for grassroots-inspired transformation, especially in urban communities
• Articulate advocate for issues that face the urban poor, especially women and girls.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities; comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and committed to meeting deadlines and creating and improving processes
• Willingness to take ownership of projects and significantly drive progress of the organization
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with myriad stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent communication (verbal and written), presentation, and analytical skills.

• Lead the implementation, development, and growth of all community programs (Youth, HIV+ Women Support Program, Adult Education , Economic Empowerment, Water & Sanitation, Community Library and Cyber Cafe).
• Manage program development and strategic growth of all community programs to ensure all programs meet targets and goals
• Organize community events
• Manage reporting and impact measurement for all programs
• Recruit, manage, train, and provide support for community programs staff
• Oversee budget request and approval process
• Develop and execute a marketing plan for community programs with goal of increasing community participation.
• Work with parents and community stakeholders to ensure effectiveness

• Minimum 5 years experience working in community development
• Minimum 3 years work experience in a leadership position focused on community development with management responsibilities
• Passion for Shining Hope’s mission and work and ability to work comfortably in the Kibera slums.
• Program design and evaluation experience
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple responsibilities; comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and committed to meeting deadlines and creating and improving processes.
• Willingness to take ownership of projects and significantly drive the progress of the SHOFCO’s community programs
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with myriad stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent communication (verbal and written), presentation, and analytical skills.