VSO Jitolee Project Assistant (Community Empowerment for Deaf Inclusion Project) Job Vacancy in Kenya March 2015
Community Empowerment for Deaf Inclusion Project
VSO Jitolee, an independent INGO registered in Kenya and governed by a local board, is a member of the VSO federation based in Nairobi with a regional mandate to promote volunteerism and recruit skilled professionals from the region to serve as volunteers in VSO’s 33 country programmes.
The project will facilitate access to quality education; create and strengthen community support systems; advocate for a supportive policy environment; and enhance economic capacity of deaf youth and their families.
Key Responsibilities
- Participate in identifying potential schools and partners, and areas of intervention and contribute to project designing and regular monitoring.
- Provide administrative support to all aspects of project implementation; Plan for and organise all necessary logistics for project activities, such as meetings, events, workshops, trainings and monitoring and evaluation.
- Supervise and provide logistical and administration support to project national and international volunteers, and project partners.
- Maintain an effective communication system and ensure information flow between project and relevant parties.
- Maintain the data management and filing system for the projects.
- Undertake extensive travel to project Counties and participate in regular monitoring visits to ensure quality of project implementation, administration and financial management in project sites.
- Assist in drafting contracts, work plans, budgets, and writing project internal and donor reports
- Manage and regularly check project assets to ensure their right use.
- Ensure security and safety for project work station! offices and learning centres, and liaising with various service providers to ensure smooth running of the offices.
- Represent VSO Jitolee in meetings with government and other relevant stakeholders as required.
- Provide support for other VSO Jitolee activities as reasonably requested by supervisors and in line with organizational priorities.
- A Bachelor’s degree in Business administration, project management or social sciences
- At least 2 years’ working experience in project management and finance or administration in an NGO or community based organisation.
- Experience working with deaf children youth, and their families in education or livelihood initiatives or successful work with persons with disabilities.
- Knowledge on disability rights and inclusion practices
- Proven experience ¡n coaching and mentoring of team members
- Good computer skills in Microsoft office and e-mail applications
- Good written and spoken English and Kiswahili skills, Kenya Sign Language skills is an added advantage
- Good communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work effectively as a team member and with minimal supervision