NGO Jobs in Kenya - Solidarity International

The American Center for International

Labor Solidarity (Solidarity Center), an International NGO focused on labor and

worker rights issues, is seeking candidates for the following positions:

Project Director (Full-time), Workplace-based Training Specialist (Full-time)

and Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist (Part-time). 

These positions will work under the

direct supervision of the Country Programs Director (CPD) and are responsible

for improving the capacity of government, employers, workers’ organizations and

civil

society organizations to establish

and expand workplace based training programs with a focus on vulnerable and

marginalized youth, in particular adolescents at or above the legal working age

who are engaged in or at risk of engaging in the worst forms of child labor.
 

The positions will be based in

Nairobi with frequent travels within Kenya. 

The positions requirements include:
 

• Minimum of five years’ experience in project
  
  management, supervision, administration and implementation of cooperative
  
  agreement and/or contract requirements (including meeting deadlines,
  
  achieving targets, and overseeing the preparation and submission of
  
  required reports) preferably in Kenya.


• Ability to maintain working relationships with
  
  all project stakeholders including public, private, and civil society
  
  partners (including trade unions) and effectively build partnerships
  
  between them.


• Experience in a leadership role in
  
  implementing projects relevant to this solicitation, including projects
  
  related to implementing workplace-based training, vulnerable and
  
  marginalized youth.


• Fluency in English and Kiswahili.


• Relevant Bachelors and/or Master’s degree

Workplace-based Training Specialist

• Minimum of three years of experience in a
  
  leadership position responsible for developing, managing and/or
  
  implementing workplace-based training opportunities, preferably for youth.



• Experience in working with government
  
  stakeholders to improve laws and policies related to workplace-based
  
  training in Kenya. 


• Experience in developing tools and mechanisms
  
  to promote the creation of workplace-based training programs among small
  
  and large employers as well as workers’ organizations, including trade
  
  unions.


• Experience in building government capacity to
  
  provide skills training to vulnerable and marginalized youth.


• Fluency in English and Kiswahili.


• Relevant Bachelors and/or Master’s degree

Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist

(Part-time basis)

• Minimum of three years of professional
  
  experience in a senior M&E position responsible for implementing
  
  M&E activities of international development projects.


• Bachelors or Master’s degree in statistics,
  
  public policy, international development, economics, or related field.
  
  Master’s degree or Bachelor plus an advanced certificate in M&E,
  
  statistics, or economics preferred.


• Proven success in designing, implementing, and
  
  operating project M&E systems from project initiation to closeout
  
  stages.


• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation
  
  approaches for youth employment and capacity building projects.


• Experience in strategic planning and
  
  performance measurement, including indicator selection, target setting,
  
  reporting, and developing M&E and performance monitoring plans.


• Experience developing and refining data
  
  collection tools.


• Ability to facilitate and serve as project
  
  liaison for externally-managed evaluations.


• Fluency in English and Kiswahili.

Please note that all the three

positions are contingent upon funding.

To apply please send a cover letter and a detailed CV including three referees

on or before June 24th,
2016 to:

The Country Programs Director
Email: solidaritycenterkenya@gmail.com

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.