Job Summary
She / he is responsible for all of ITF's foreign strategic planning and implementation , providing leadership and management of the International Programs/ Office including program planning, development, and oversight of budgets.
Minimum Qualification: Bachelor
Experience Level: Volunteer, internship
Experience Length: No Experience/Less than 1 year
Job Description
International Transformation Foundation (ITF)is an internationally youth led non-profit organization providing youtheducational and self development programs encompassing leadership andentrepreneurship to harness creativity for youth system that providejobs, offering security, opportunities to grow, and contribute to thedevelopment of our communities.
Since its establishment ITF has been developing and operating youthdevelopment programs to lead the youths of today as leaders with strongheart and mind as true workers of society with creative and progressivethinking. Our current projects are:
Join the Pipe Project:
Also known as a waterkiosk at school it consist of financing community based schools andyouth associations to set up Join the Pipe Water Kiosk model at school/community across Kenya for people to access clean drinking water andsanitation whenever possible.
Jijenge Kijana Fund:
A youth Livelihood Pathwaysoffering micro-credit, micro- saving and training enabling ITF membersto engage in productive and stable livelihoods.
Youth Leadership & Entrepreneurship Training:
Consisting of debates and workshops giving East African youth lifedidactic principles with intensive instructions that shoves them toexpand their boundaries of knowledge molding them into great leaders andentrepreneurs.
Reflect Experiment Capture (REC):
Is a projectentailing art, experimental film making and new technologies andviolence prevention in a single initiative. It tackles violence ingeneral and bullying in particular through experimental film making asan innovative and attractive technique for any audience, especially theyouth which is our target group.
Young Social Innovators – Engines of Social Change:
The project aims on one hand to conduct a comparative analysis of youthIssues, attitudes and policies in relation with the social innovationprocesses from the perspective of various world regions, and on theother hand to promote the recognition of youth work by building youthworkers’ and youth leaders’ capacity to empower young people for usingsocial innovation in finding local answers to complex social andsocietal challenges in participating communities.
Social Entrepreneurship Training 4 Youth Power “SET YP”:
The project aims to develop structured and innovative solutions towardsincreasing employability potential of young people throughout providingthem with knowledge on social entrepreneurship & innovation.
International Relations Assistant:
Reporting to Operations Director, the International RelationsAssistant plays a crucial role in bringing forward internationalizationin ITF and is involved in many activities mainly creating and overseeingthe ITF’s global operations. She / he is responsible for all of ITF'sforeign strategic planning and implementation , providing leadership andmanagement of the International Programs/ Office including programplanning, development, and oversight of budgets.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Spearhead the ITF international expansion dubbed “the ITF Dream challenge” by:
Opening new branches in West Africa and the rest of the world;
Initiating international marketing, communications and Fund-raising initiatives.
Direct the International Office branches including projectsplanning, implementation, monitoring & evaluation and oversight ofbudgets.
Facilitate, coordinate and act as primary point-of-contact for all international affairs.
Maintaining the relationship with current international partnersand establishing new relationships with international organizations andstates/Governments.
Identify and prepare grant proposal and or other fundraising strategies for international projects/offices.
Hire, train/mentor, supervise, and evaluate International offices volunteer staffs.
Receive and mentor International volunteers, ensuring they arewell settled and facilitate their quick adjustment to their newenvironment.
Organize and evaluate international programs including conferences, events and seminars as well as representing ITF in such.
Other responsibilities may be assigned.
Basic Knowledge &Skills required:
The applicant must possess or is extremely eager to learn andpassionate about the following knowledge/skills and is able todemonstrate, that the essential functions of this position can beperformed:
Hold at least a Bachelors Degree in related fields such as International Relations; Communications, marketing etc,
Possess knowledge in current issues and best practices relating to international youth development;
Ability to come up with creative ideas for communication andpromotional materials, fundraising, identify potential opportunities forraising funds and write grant proposals,
Have excellent communication skills both orally and in writing(minimally in English), excellent interpersonal and presentation skillsand the ability to work with individuals from different cultures,
Possess basic computer skills including graphic communication and social media management,
Ability to maintain an established work schedule, with or without flexibility,
Strong organizational and management skills- ability to multi task and prioritize,
Motivated to learn and take on new challenges’
Willingness and capacity to volunteer’
Unparalleled passion and commitment for youth & community development.
Compensation:
Although ITF Volunteers enjoy limitless opportunities, ITF does NOTprovide any kind of compensation. ITF Staff operate on full-timevolunteer basis for a minimum of 6 months. Volunteers are responsiblefor all basic expenses such as home – office transportation,accommodation etc. ITF ONLY provides direct operational expenses such asstaff transportation to meetings outside the office, field visitoperations etc.
How to apply
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