Programme ManagerJob in Nairobi Kenya

Programme Manager
Job Grade: Senior Management
Location Duty station: Nairobi
Vacancy no. Ref: Programme
Manager 08/2013
Organization: The Youth Agenda
Accountable to: Chief Executive
Officer
Job Summary
Youth Agenda(YAA) is looking for a
Programme Manager responsible
for fundraising, coordinating the
organisations programmes and to
strategically create an information
hub on policy and research
interventions for meaningful youth
development.
As a senior member of the
organisation, he or she will deputise
the Chief Executive Officer to realise
the organisations objectives.
Overall, the Programme Manager’s
Duties and Responsibilities will
include:
Overall coordination
of programmes in
terms of design,
planning,
implementation and
monitoring;
Responsible for
coordinating
fundraising for
programmes based
on YAA strategic plan
Collate information,
conduct and
commission research
on youth issues, with
a view to provide
thought leadership in
key sectoral and
thematic areas of
youth development in
Kenya, Africa and
globally;
Generate, organise
and channel data for
policy and advocacy
intervention including
monitoring policy
implementation;
Coordinate youth
programmes
nationally through
the 47 Youth Agenda
Member
organisations
Establish a youth
information
repository at Youth
Agenda organized
through articles /
press releases /
blogs / relevant
websites /
documentation and
publishing; etc
Overall coordination
of programmes and
be line manager to
project officers;
Deputize the CEO in
office administration,
human resource
management,
communication and
networking.
Personal Specification
Candidates must
have in their
possession a
University degree in
any of the following
disciplines: Public
Policy, Law,
Communication,
Sociology, Political
Science or related
field;
Postgraduate
qualifications in a
related field is an
added advantage;
A minimum of 3
years experience
working on policy/
advocacy/
communications
issues;
Candidates must be
below 35 years of age
Excellent research,
policy,
communication skills
and the ability to
write various types of
documents including
articles, press
statements, policy
papers, position
papers, information
materials, proposals
and donor reports;
Analytical Thinking
and Decisive
Judgment;
Experience of
working with civil
society, and of
developing and
implementing
strategies for civil
society capacity-
building and
dialogue/advocacy
towards power-
holders would be an
advantage;
Ability to work in a
non-partisan manner,
sensitivity to ethnic
and cultural
differences;
A team player: able to
demonstrate a
constructive,
cooperative and
problem-solving
approach.
Terms of Employment
This is a senior management
position and competitive
remuneration will be provided
commensurate to the qualifications
of the successful candidate.
This position will evolve.
Responsibilities and job description
may be reviewed and refined with
changing business needs.
Applications
Applicants should send a cover
letter expressing their interest and
expectations from the position and
curriculum vitae with contact details
of three professional referees by 9th
September 2013 to:
The Recruitment Committee
The Youth Agenda
P.O Box 10174-00100
Nairobi, Kenya
E-mail: ceo@youthagenda.org
Vacancy no. Ref: Programme
Manager 08/2013
Correspondence will be entered into
with short-listed candidates only.
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