SHOFCO Overview
SHOFCO combats gender inequality and extreme poverty in urban slums by linking tuition free schools for girls to holistic social services for all. The SHOFCO model elevates girls while connecting community transformation to women’s empowerment. Our ecosystem of services enables everyone to reach their full potential. Our holistic services change communities today: we improve health, provide economic opportunity, work to end gender-based violence and create sanitation systems that offer dignity. Tomorrow, our girls will become next-generation leaders, disrupting the systems that hold poverty in place.
Job Overview
To be responsible for coordinating and supporting program implementation activities through planning and organizing all program activities, supervising program facilitators, resource management, program reporting and partner relationship management.
Location – Eastern Region – Machakos
Department – Sustainable Livelihoods
Section – Member/Client Services
Rank – Coordinator
Reports – Sustainable Livelihoods Officer
Monday – Friday | 8.00 AM – 5.00 PM
Key Responsibilities / Duties/ Tasks
Responsibilities
- Oversee the projects within the department and ensure timely implementation of activities within the set times, work plans and budgets
- Provide general supervision of Sustainable Livelihoods facilitators and evaluate their
- Conduct need assessment for sustainable livelihoods facilitators
- Organize trainings and refreshers for Sustainable Livelihoods facilitators on Entrepreneurship, IGA, Employability and any other emerging
- Develop and review existing training manuals and oversee quality of content in all trainings
- Ensure that all beneficiaries’ data is captured in google drive and any other platforms.
- Provide monthly update reports on the projects within the department and ensure that set targets are met according to the existing
- Assist inn preparing budgets for all activities and manage use of department resources
- Identify, recruit and build capacity of individuals enrolled in the employability
- Develop linkages with prospective employers, develop an employers’ database and initiate uptake of beneficiaries into positions of employment or internship within the identified
- Work with other community organizations, groups, churches and mosques to reach the target identified of employability training, business mentorship and entrepreneurship trainings.
- Pursue partnerships collaboration and synergies that have impact on SHOFCO sustainable livelihoods programs
- Research on new models / innovations that can improve sustainable livelihoods programs impact and efficiency
- Ensure program sustainability in conjunction with the line manager
- Attend meetings that add value to sustainable livelihoods programs in consultation with the Sustainable Livelihoods Manager
- Support and co-create programs that promote youth employment
- Capture learnings and emerging lessons to facilitate scale up and adaptive
- Support in new business development as may be requested from time to time by the line manager and the advancement team
- Organize all departmental
- Maintain all program data in a highly efficient manner and document program success
- Monitoring VSLAs formation and training of the members on the VSLAs Methodology
- Support M&E function in program monitoring and evaluation
- Any other duties as assigned by the line manager
Job Competencies (Knowledge, Experience and Attributes / Skills).
Academic Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in any relevant field
Professional Qualifications
- N/A
Other required qualifications (unique/job specific
- At least 3 years of experience having 2 years as a program facilitator
- Experience in program management and working within a diverse community
- Knowledge, skills and experience in participatory methods of community development and mobilization
Functional Skills
- Developing expertise
- Managing tasks
- Articulating information
- Examining information
Behavioural Competencies/Attributes
- Team working
- Establishing rapport
- Directing people
- Generating ideas
How to Apply
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our organization, all interested applicants should send their applications together with a detailed Cover letter and CV to [email protected] with a clear subject line “SL Regional Coordinator – Eastern Region”. Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applications should reach us no later than 20th May 2024.