Training of Trainers in Life Skills and Career Counselling Consultancy in Kenya

Consultancy

Opportunity
 

Kenya

Youth Employment and Skills Program (K-YES)
 

Conducting

Training of Trainers in Life Skills and Career Counselling for the Kenya Youth

Employment and Skills Program (K-YES)
 

Background: The Kenya Youth

Employment and Skills Program( K-YES) is a five-year program funded by USAID

and implemented by RTI International and a consortium of partners that aims to

enhance the employability of Kenyan youth (ages 18-35) with primary or some

secondary education for increased wage and self-employment. 

Specifically,

the program will focus on nine counties – Bungoma, Garissa, Kericho, Kwale, and

Nairobi in Phase 1 of the program, and Kisii, Migori, Nyeri, and West Pokot in

Phase II. 

KYWP

activities are expected to result in increased youth workforce competitiveness

and employment.
 

K-YES

seeks to recruit two consultants to conduct TOTs for nominated participants

from select K-YES partner organizations over the next 5 months on need basis.
 

Scope

of work for the consultants:

1.   
Facilitate 4-5 day TOT life skills training workshops for

nominated participants from select organizations within the 5 counties where K-YES

is working

2.   
Write and submit reports on each of the trainings conducted and

present them to K-YES Career Development Specialist within 7 working days after

the trainings

 The

consultants will be responsible for:

• Ensuring
  
  all relevant training materials are obtained from K-YES office


• Preparing
  
  and ensuring any hand-outs for use during trainings are ready for use



• Production
  
  of deliverables in accordance to the scope of work

Qualifications

and experience:

 
The successful candidate should have at least a Bachelors Degree with 5 years

of appropriate relevant and extensive experience in facilitating trainings, at

least 3 years’ experience in counselling and career guidance. 

Excellent

oral and written communication skills in English and Kiswahili. 

Excellent

interpersonal and cross-cultural communication and interpersonal skills

demonstrated by ability to interact professionally with culturally and

linguistically diverse staff, clients and consultants. 

Demonstrated

ability to set and deliver on priorities.

• A
  
  minimum of 5 working days per training (trainings will be scheduled on
  
  need basis)


• Trainings
  
  may be conducted in any of the Counties where K-YES is working i.e.
  
  Nairobi, Kericho, Bungoma, Kwale and Garissa


• Trainings
  
  are projected to kick-off from mid-end June 2016

To

apply, please email cover letter and CV to KenyaYouthWorkforce@rti.org by 6th

June 2016 at 5.00pm. 

Applicants

must include the, POSITION in the subject line of the email. 

Please

do not attach copies of certificates. 

We regret

that only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. 

We are

proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/