Volunteers for Africa is a registered International NGO with a mandate to operate in Eastern Africa in the areas of Livelihoods improvement, Entrepreneurship, Training and Volunteerism with a special focus to key sectors of Environment and Climate Change, Health, Water, and
Sanitation. Promoting volunteerism is a key ingredient of Volunteers for Africa activity in the region. The organization has been in existence since 2001, working alongside marginal impoverished grassroots communities to eliminate poverty, hunger and disease. Volunteers for Africa is seeking to re-initiate programming work in Eastern Africa region (after 2 years of absence in Kenya), and seeks to employ services of a pioneer team of dedicated staff and volunteers to participate in making a difference in communities we work in. As such Volunteers for Africa is seeking self-starters but competent individuals to join our team to bring about lasting change in Volunteers for Africa operations. These will be start-up positions, and the holder is expected to create the positions agenda and steer them to growth. The positions will attract recently graduated professionals with a vision for professional growth, and attract a decent start-up salary, that can rise very fast according to performance and opportunities.
Programme Officer, Governance and Advocacy
Minimum of Bachelors degree in Publicity and media studies, Law, or relevant field and 3 years experience or a master’s degree with 1.5 years relevant work experience in any of the above sectors.
Other qualifications-
Minimum of 3 year relevant work experience in
programming and design and management of projects
- Knowledge (and experience) in institutional funding
mechanisms and other forms of resource mobilization
(fundraising).
- Knowledge and application of monitoring and
evaluation techniques
- Excellent IT, communication, presentation,
administration and organization skills.
- Excellent in English (speaking and reporting).
- Experiences in donor funded programmes a plus
- Ability to work in a team, willingness for
multi-tasking, willingness to travel.
- Result oriented, Pro-active and inventive.
Salary
on offer
Salary range between 70,000 and 90,000 depending on qualifications and experience
Qualified candidates should send an application letter, a 2 page maximum resume and a 1-page motivation statement showing what you would do to ensure that Volunteers for Africa re-establishes itself in the region to work with rural communities.
Application should reach the CEO not later than November 10, 2011.
Please state your salary requirements. Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
Apply to:
The CEO. Volunteers for Africa.
PO Box 2044-00100,
Nairobi,
Email
volunteersforafrica@yahoo.com
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Sanitation. Promoting volunteerism is a key ingredient of Volunteers for Africa activity in the region. The organization has been in existence since 2001, working alongside marginal impoverished grassroots communities to eliminate poverty, hunger and disease. Volunteers for Africa is seeking to re-initiate programming work in Eastern Africa region (after 2 years of absence in Kenya), and seeks to employ services of a pioneer team of dedicated staff and volunteers to participate in making a difference in communities we work in. As such Volunteers for Africa is seeking self-starters but competent individuals to join our team to bring about lasting change in Volunteers for Africa operations. These will be start-up positions, and the holder is expected to create the positions agenda and steer them to growth. The positions will attract recently graduated professionals with a vision for professional growth, and attract a decent start-up salary, that can rise very fast according to performance and opportunities.
Programme Officer, Governance and Advocacy
Minimum of Bachelors degree in Publicity and media studies, Law, or relevant field and 3 years experience or a master’s degree with 1.5 years relevant work experience in any of the above sectors.
Other qualifications-
Minimum of 3 year relevant work experience in
programming and design and management of projects
- Knowledge (and experience) in institutional funding
mechanisms and other forms of resource mobilization
(fundraising).
- Knowledge and application of monitoring and
evaluation techniques
- Excellent IT, communication, presentation,
administration and organization skills.
- Excellent in English (speaking and reporting).
- Experiences in donor funded programmes a plus
- Ability to work in a team, willingness for
multi-tasking, willingness to travel.
- Result oriented, Pro-active and inventive.
Salary
on offer
Salary range between 70,000 and 90,000 depending on qualifications and experience
Qualified candidates should send an application letter, a 2 page maximum resume and a 1-page motivation statement showing what you would do to ensure that Volunteers for Africa re-establishes itself in the region to work with rural communities.
Application should reach the CEO not later than November 10, 2011.
Please state your salary requirements. Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
Apply to:
The CEO. Volunteers for Africa.
PO Box 2044-00100,
Nairobi,
volunteersforafrica@yahoo.com
Daily Kenyan Jobs :: For Jobs in Kenya