Programme Officer
Closing date: 5th January 2013
Location Duty station: Nairobi
Organization: The Youth Agenda
Accountable to: Programme Manager
Job Summary
Youth Agenda is looking for a Programme Officer responsible for providing programmatic and technical support in the formulation, implementation, evaluation, resource mobilisation, proposal and report writing in a professional and effective manner.
Overall, the Programme Officer’s duties and responsibilities will include:
Designing and implementing governance and development programmes with specific focus to electoral and political participation, human rights protection, social and economic advancement of young people;
Developing proposals and concepts in line with the strategic plan;
Generating quality programme reports
Conducting relevant thematic research on youth related issues;
Identifying capacity-building needs of youth in terms of policy, advocacy and communications, and provide close support and technical advice in order to strengthen the platforms’ capacities;
Generating, organising and channelling data for policy making process including monitoring policy implementation
Coordinating Documenting, publishing and disseminating youth related information.
Conducting civic education and promoting civic engagement
Identifying and implement projects that promote leadership of integrity, national values, cohesion, unity, equity among young people
Lobbying for and supporting youth participation and representation in decision making process
Continuous fundraising, proposal writing, reporting, monitoring and documentation
Personal Specification
Candidates must have in their possession a University degree in any of the following disciplines: Sociology, Community Development, Law, Sociology, Political Science, Strategic Management or related field;
Postgraduate qualifications in a related field is an added advantage;
A minimum of 1 year experience working on governance and development issues
Candidates must be below 35 years of age
Excellent writing skills and the ability to write various types of documents proposals and donor reports;
Strong research and communication skills ;
Analytical thinking and decisive judgment;
Experience of working with civil society, and of developing and implementing strategies for civil society capacity-building and dialogue/advocacy towards power-holders would be an advantage;
Experience of working in complex and politically-sensitive contexts, and excellent political, economic and social judgement;
Understanding of youth issues
Ability to work in a non-partisan manner, sensitivity to ethnic and cultural differences;
A team player: able to demonstrate a constructive, cooperative and problem-solving approach;
A flexible and dynamic approach to work is essential.
Terms of Employment
A competitive remuneration will be provided commensurate to the qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position will evolve.
Responsibilities and job description may be reviewed and refined with changing business needs.
Applications
Applicants should send a cover letter expressing their interest and expectations from the position and curriculum vitae with contact details of three professional referees by 5th January 2013 to E-mail: ceo@youthagenda.org