Project Coordinator Job Opportunity at Shining Hope for Communities in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya July 2014
Shining Hope for Communities has developed an innovative, community-driven model to combat inter-generational cycles of poverty and gender inequality in Nairobi’s Kibera slum.
We link free schools for girls to accessible social services for all. In August 2009, we founded The Kibera School for Girls, the first entirely free school for girls in Kibera.
The second step of our model provides the community-at-large with tangible benefits through a community center adjacent to the school.
The unique services we offer include sanitary eco-toilets, a library and cyber café, gender violence support, microenterprise for HIV positive women, a youth center, access to water, business and literacy training, and hundreds of jobs.
We also operate the Johanna Justin-Jinich Community Clinic, which specializes in primary care and maternal health.
By investing in health and economic success through a school for girls, we demonstrate that benefitting women benefits the whole community, cultivating a community ethos that makes women respected members of society.
Shining Hope for Communities invites applications from suitably qualified applicants to fill the following vacant position:-
Job Position: Project Coordinator (Re-advertisement)
Location: Kibera
Reports to: Program Manager
Scope: Part time
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Location: Kibera
Reports to: Program Manager
Scope: Part time
Contract Type: Fixed Term
Job Purpose: The role of the Project Coordinator is to ensure that all aspects of project administration, personnel management, finance and logistics are contributing to the success of the project.
Ensuring program activities are running in line with SHOFCOs annual work plan and donor guidelines.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Responding to enquiries relating to SOF in terms of client’s requirements
- Coordinating with the project beneficiaries and ensure adherence to SHOFCO and grant policies and procedures
- Oversee the execution of grant implementation and provide direct supervision and support to program managers, including implementation of program activities at the site
- Develop and maintain a detailed project schedule
- Ensure adherence to project deadlines and monitoring and evaluation plans that feed into larger evaluation efforts
- Responsible to track project changes and produces updated schedule
- Conduct regular supervisory visits
- Collect relevant project data;
- In charge of performance and program growth according to the SOF approved plans
- Compile reports of findings of the need assessment and Interaction with project partners:
- Performing other related duties as may be assigned.
Requirements
- Maintain data integrity through accurate entries and data management
- Project management experience and community mobilization
- Administration skills i.e. Administer overall grant, including associated progress reporting and budget management (including expenditure tracking)
- Must be computer literate.
- Be able to work with people of diverse ethnic backgrounds.
- Good communication skills
- Ability to build collaborative relationships
Education Qualification
- University degree (international development, social work, or other relevant degree)
- Minimum of three years management experience in international relief and/or development programmes
- Excellent program management, budget management, interpersonal, and communication skills
- Fluent Swahili and English written and verbal communication skills
- Able to use MS Office
- Comfortable working in Kibera, Nairobi
How to Apply:
Interested applicants should send their applications together with a detailed CV to the HR Officer, jobs@shininghopeforcommunities.org So as to reach us no later than 25th July 2014.
Candidates should quote their current and expected salaries.
Applications without this information will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted