Program Coordinator Protection Inclusion & Governance

Plan Plan is an international humanitarian child centered community development organization, without religious, political or government affiliation. Plan started its operations in Kenya in 1982 and is committed to protecting and promoting child rights, and to improving the lives and futures of poor children, their families and communities through a child-centered community development approach. Closing date: 07 Mar 2011
Location: Kenya - Bondo
Plan is an international humanitarian child centered community development organization, without religious, political or government affiliation. Plan started its operations in Kenya in 1982 and is committed to protecting and promoting child rights, and to improving the lives and futures of poor children, their families and communities through a child-centered community development approach.

Plan Kenya is seeking to recruit for the position of Program Coordinator Livelihood and Program Coordinator Protection Inclusion & Governance based at Bondo Program Unit. This job reports to the Program Unit Manager. The job holder will be responsible for designing and manage implementation of PU programs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
? Ensure well managed budget
? Ensure well managed corporate systems e.g. PPM
? Ensure sufficient resources/grants raised in line with Program Unit Long Term Plans (PULTPs)
? Ensure effectively managed grants
? Produce quality, accurate and timely program documents
? Ensure well managed Program Outlines (POs)
? Produce timely and accurate grant-related reports
? Conduct interim and annual team performance evaluations
? Ensure well managed and high performing team
? Plan’s active participation in sector specific forums to engage with partners and other stakeholders for effective program implementation

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
• At least a Bachelor’s degree in social sciences
• 3 years hands on experience in similar position in an NGO set-up
• Experience in rights based programming
• Experience in partnership building, advocacy and networking
• Understanding of RBA to development and participatory approaches
• Good facilitation and negotiation
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Excellent grasp of programming concepts
• Strong management skills
• Good Administrative and communication skills
• Strong budget management, monitoring and reporting

Plan Kenya is a development organization uniting people to advance the rights of all children. Accordingly, employment is subject to our child protection standards including appropriate background checks and adherence to our Child Protection Policy.

If you meet the requirements of the above position and would like to be a part of it in our commitment to children, please send detailed and updated curriculum vitae with current and/or expected remuneration and contacts of three professional references, including your current/latest supervisor to jobs.plankenya@plan-international.org to be received latest by 7th March 2011. Your email or envelope should bear the title applied for i.e. “PROGRAM COORDINATOR LIVELIHOOD – BONDO PU OR PROGRAM COORDINATOR PROTECTION, INCLUSION & GOVERNANCE – BONDO PU” as the subject.

You are invited to read more about Plan in our website www.plan-international.org.
We regret that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

View the original article here