Job Summary
We are looking for a responsible Programme Coordinator to administer and organize multiple projects as per St. Joseph Development Programme policies.
Minimum Qualification:Bachelor
Experience Level:Mid level
Experience Length:3 years
Job Description/Requirements
Job Id:SJDP-PC-UZ/2021
Who we are
St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church was established in Kangemi (Nairobi) in 1985 by the Jesuits of the East African Province.
Our Vision
Create a society free from discrimination, where people in Kangemi and its environs have fair access to public services and thereupon actualize their potentials.
Our mission
to empower people and communities within Kangemi to alleviate poverty, illiteracy, disease and social injustice and to realize their own potentials and thereby contribute to their own development.
The Saint Joseph the Worker Development Office was created for the purpose of managing and coordinating the various development projects that Jesuits implement in Kangemi. These projects seek to promote a society free from all forms of discrimination, in which everyone have the opportunity to develop their full potential. Over the years, the Development Office has striven to accompany the empowerment processes of the most vulnerable and impoverished persons and communities, survivors of Gender Based Violence, People Living with HIV/AIDs within Kangemi location.
Our Programmes
• St. Joseph Technical Secondary School:
• Upendo Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) EducationProgram
• Uzima Programme
• St. Joseph Carpentry Workshop
• St. Joseph the Worker Health Centre
JOB DESCRIPTION
We are looking for a responsible Programme Coordinator to administer and organize multiple projects as per St. Joseph Development Programme policies. The Programme Coordinator’s responsibilities include working closely with our Project officers to prepare comprehensive action plans, including resources, timeframes and budgets for projects.
He/she will perform various coordinating tasks, like schedule and risk management, along with administrative duties, like maintaining project documentation and handling financial queries. To succeed in this role, one should have excellent time management and communication skills as well as experience in working with persons living in urban informal settlements.
PROJECT CO-ORDINATOR RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Coordinate day-to-day programme management activities, resources and information to ensure ownership of the projects by project officers and staff.
2. Guiding team members on the policies, practices and safeguards to be adhered to when dealing with children and adolescents in the course of gathering information on women empowerment and the giving of informed consent in such cases
3. Act as the point of contact and communicate project status to the programme beneficiaries, staff and director
4. Participate and Provide guidance regarding the enrolment of new clients targeted by the projects.
5. Breakdown projects into doable actions and set timeframes liaising with project officers to identify and define requirements, scope and objectives.
6. Undertake Reviews of all Program Requisitions regarding project expenditure
7. Co-ordinate project planning, development and participate proposal development.
8. Help prepare project budgets and support in tracking budget utilization
9. Provide technical inputs required by the MEAL Coordinator in designing tools to monitor project implementation, processing and delivery
10. Ensure timely management of multiple lines of communication between Project officers, beneficiaries, staff, management and relaying pertinent information to appropriate parties
11. Receive, reviewing of all field reports and create comprehensive donor reports
12. Monitor project progress and handle any issues that arise
13. Support in project procurement.
14. Ensure standards and quality requirements are met through constant improvement in project interventions and support Quality Improvement Plans
15. Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation, plans and reports
Required Qualifications / Abilities
• At least 3 years of documented Programme management experience
• University Degree, preferably degree in Sociology, Social Work, Community Development, Project Management or other relevant social sciences.
• Ability to interact effectively
• Ability to work within strict deadlines.
• Be of high moral standing and personal integrity.
• Demonstrated team player with effective cross-cultural interpersonal skills.
• Strong people and performance management skills and experience.
• Excellent problem-solving, technical, managerial, and financial analysis skills and a focus on producing efficient, reliable, and cost-effective data solutions as an individual or as part of a team.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Excellent knowledge of relevant MS Office packages necessary for day-to-day work.
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English, including evidence of quality report writing and presentations.
If you believe your experience, competencies and qualifications match the job and role specifications described; send your application letter (stating current and expected pay) & updated CV (with details of at least 3 referees one of which must be immediate former employer) addressed to the Director of Programmes to reach us on or before29th January 2020. Kindly indicate the job id when applying; Job Id: SJDP-PC-UZ/2021
Deadline:29.01.2021
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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St. Joseph Development Programmes is an equal opportunity employer.
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