Re advertisement
Job Title: Economic Empowerment Coordinator
Reporting to: Program Manager
Location: Kilifi
Salary: Negotiable
Moving
the Goalposts is looking for a dynamic Economic Empowerment Coordinator
to lead the economic empowerment programme to support strategies to
enhance the economic opportunities and livelihoods for girls and young
women in Kilifi County.
Moving the Goalposts was founded in 2001
and started as a small community based sports and development programme
in Kilifi anchored on the reality that girls in Kenya were not given a
chance to reach their full potential.
Today 3,000 girls and
young women participate in MTG football league fields on an annual basis
and champion community development in Kilifi.
Through defined
leadership tracks, girls-give-back-to-girls through peer education,
coaching and field leadership, mentoring, first-aid, skills building and
income generating opportunities.
Our football leagues and
programs are girl-led and girl-managed, and the 35 community-owned MTG
fields are ‘home-base’ for our main areas of intervention in HIV
prevention, girl-to-woman health education, reproductive health and
economic empowerment (www.mtgk.org).
Main Responsibilities
- Provide technical
input and advise on implementation of the plan, project documents and
activities to all staff and partners to ensure quality and timely
implementation of all project activities
- Facilitate the
development, preparation and review of relevant training materials and
develop/review training curriculum and training manual for the business,
financial literacy and savings training.
- Facilitate
entrepreneurship skills transfer for MTG out of school girls and young
women, families and partners through trainings and other means
- Train trainers from
MTG field to develop a culture of financial literacy and cash savings
and coordinate mobilization of personal and team savings in all league
fields
- Undertake advocacy
and partnership initiatives with county government (devolved funds) and
various ministries, lending institutions, microfinance institutions for
increased allocations/friendlier loaning services to CBOs, out of school
girls and young women
- Build strategic partnerships within the economic empowerment sector
- Prepare timely
monthly, quarterly, end of year and donor reports, as well as project
briefs, case stories, lessons learned and other documentation, for the
program as required and to enhance program strategy
- Ensure close monitoring of activities and perform field visits in order to assess implementation
- Perform regular financial and administrative duties necessary for successful and timely project implementation
- Any other duties as delegated by the Programme Manager and Executive Director
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree or
Diploma level education or equivalent working experience in relevant
area such as business administration, social work, community
development, social sciences or related disciplines
- At least 3 years of
experience in community development, preferably in the field of
enterprise development, microfinance, youth and gender
- Further knowledge of
and technical expertise in two or more of the following areas an
advantage: sports and development, gender, HIV, sexual and reproductive
health, gender based violence, education, advocacy, working with youth,
young women, rights, youth leadership
- Experience in project management and work planning
- Strong written and verbal English communication skills, good Swahili an advantage
- Knowledge and use of computer
Competencies:
- Diversity and inclusion
- Commitment and professionalism
- Demonstrates Integrity
- Promotes the vision, mission and strategic goals of the organization
- Actively works
towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more
focus areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly learned skills
- Strong ability to work with people, networking and partnership building skills
- Ability to work in fast paced environment
Application process
Please send your CV with a
covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria for the post to
humanresource@mtgk.org by 22nd May 2013.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Those who had previously applied for this position should not apply, their applications will be considered.