Global Exchange Project Supervisor Job in Kakamega Kenya

Global Exchange - Youth Action (GX-YA)

Position: Project Supervisor (1 Position)

Location: Kakamega

Duration: 6 months

Closing date: 22nd February 2011

Interview date: 29th February 2012

Global Xchange is a partnership between VSO, The British Council and other partner organisations around the world.

Working directly with the UK Department for International Development (DFID), Global Xchange is part of the pilot year of International Citizen Service (ICS).

VSO Jitolee is implementing the Global Xchange Youth Action Programme in collaboration with WEAEP and other local partners.

This new initiative gives young people from Kenya and the UK the opportunity to volunteer alongside each other in Kenya and join the fight against poverty.

We are seeking applications for one Project Supervisor position to manage the programme implementation activities for a period of six months effective 1st March 2012.

Key performance indicators will include:

• Well planned, developed and implemented programme that meets volunteers, communities and placements satisfaction
• Effective networking and collaborative efforts in the focus areas
• Effective budget monitoring and utilization
• Accessible, up to date documentation on volunteers, placements, host homes, communities, reports, case studies which are relevantly disseminated and stored
• Increasing levels of satisfaction of volunteers and partners resulting from effective technical support
• Well supported partnership development, and monitoring and evaluation processes

The successful applicant will:

• Have a Bachelor’s degree preferably in the social sciences and at least 2 years working experience
• Have worked successfully with youth, in supervisory tasks, in communities and with volunteers
• Have good written and oral communication and ability to lead a team; evidence of effective problem solving
• Be a good team player with a high degree of personal commitment, a capacity to influence volunteers and stakeholders and the ability to give and receive feedback
• Have the capacity to manage people and performance effectively
• Have worked in a cross cultural context
• Have evidence of excellent planning and organizational skills; especially coordination and attention to detail
• Evidence of openness to learning about their own performance and the financial performance of the organisation
• Have evidence of unquestionable integrity
• Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications
• Be a Kenyan citizen living in Kakamega district and with excellent knowledge of communities in Western province.

Applications:

If interested, Send your application - composed of a CV and a statement (of not more than two pages) highlighting your suitability. 

Please include telephone and email contact and details of three referees (one of whom should be your current or most recent employer). 

Applications should be sent to: recruitmentkenya@vsoint.org 

Please Quote the Job reference number VSOJ-PSGX-YA/02/12 on the email subject line. 

Due to anticipated interest in this post, only short-listed candidates will receive a response.