Kenya: Regional Youth Programming Specialist

Organization: Voluntary Service Overseas

Country: Kenya

Closing date: 12 Nov 2015

About VSO

VSO is the world’s leading independent international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty in developing countries. Our high-impact approach brings people together to share skills, build capabilities, promote international understanding and action to change lives and make the world a fairer place.

Role overview

Working across one or more regions to support county offices in the design, development, implementation, and review of youth programmes (including ICS).

To promote and contribute to knowledge sharing, learning and innovation in youth programming and support country offices in the promotion of effective programmatic work involving national and international youth volunteers.

To use knowledge and expertise in youth programming to represent and share VSO’s youth programming externally and support fundraising activities.

Skills, qualifications and experience required

Essential criteria

Knowledge/qualifications:

• A good standard of general education, ideally to graduate level or equivalent.

• Understanding of current issues and trends in youth programming and Volunteering for Development.

Experience:

• Experience of direct work in youth programming in the South; supporting planning and implementation of programmes at all levels. Experience of working in a developing country.

• Experience of project management including planning, review, and evaluation of community-based development work.

• Experience of supporting youth programme design, development, implementation and evaluation and measuring impact in a development context

• Experience of work on programmes which utilise youth volunteers.

Skills/Abilities:

• Analytical thinking and ability to plan strategically from an organisational perspective.

• Able to adapt communication style to different contexts and audiences, including internal and external stakeholders, presents complex information in a user-friendly way, both verbally and in writing.

• Able to handle complex workload including doing own administration.

• Commitment to VSO’s vision, purpose and values, particularly inclusion along lines of gender, disability and HIV status.

• Team working skills: able to build strong working relationships across a large complex global area, and work collaboratively as a member of several teams. Able to motivate, manage and develop colleagues; self motivated.

• Written and spoken fluency in English.

• Willingness to work some unsocial hours, including evenings and weekends. Also to travel internationally up to 12 weeks per year.

Desirable Criteria:

Experience:

Working of working on programmes which involve international or cross-cultural youth volunteers.

Knowledge/qualifications:

Post-graduate degree in relevant field

How to apply:

If you’re interested in applying for this role, please download the job description to read more details about the position, the skills and experience we’re looking for by clicking on the link below. To submit your application, click on ‘Apply now’ and complete all relevant fields on the online application form.

http://vso.force.com/jobopportunities/Job_DetailsPage?jid=a0mD000000AcFhj