Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, April 07, 2020 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Uraia Trust is a charitable trust, which works in the areas of civic education, civic engagement and institutional transformation. Uraia’s vision is to build an informed, empowered and democratic nation. Uraia does this by facilitating the development of an engaged citizenry through the provision of quality civic education that enables Kenyans to realise their constitutional aspirations. Uraia’s Key Focus Areas for 2016-2020 are entrenching constitutionalism, promoting free and fair elections, addressing the historical political marginalisation of women, youth, persons with disabilities, marginalised and minority groups and promoting internal excellence. Uraia works in Kenya through civic educators, implementing partners at the national and county level and the media. Uraia Trust also collaborates with the Government of Kenya at both the national and county level. History Uraia is the premier National Civic Education Organisation in Kenya.
Job description
The jobholder is responsible for providing support to the Institutional Transformation Pillar for effective and efficient execution of programme activities under the Women Voice and Leadership Project.
A key part of this role involves day to day management of implementing partners under the project, supporting the planning and implementation of the institutional strengthening plans of the partners. .

Responsibilities
• Provide support and participate in planning, budgeting and review of programme reports.
• Support and participate in the recruitment process of Women Rights Organizations (WROs) as Implementing Partners for the project, including capacity assessment of the WROs.
• Support in the development and implementation of Institutional strengthening frameworks of the Women Rights Organizations.
• Support in reviewing of WRO partner reports and harvesting results as per the output indicators and programme targets.
• Support in monitoring the implementation by WROs and documenting success stories, challenges and lessons learned.
• Assist in compiling of the Women Voice and Leadership Project reports.
• Provide logistical support for the organization of WVL Project capacity development workshops, meetings and learnings forums.
• Participate in the learning, monitoring and evaluation activities of Uraia in liaison with the Institutional Transformation Manager
• Manage all gender specific data and information for Uraia and facilitate analysis of the same for use in programming.
• Any other duty as may be assigned by Institutional Transformation Manager.
Focus areas of responsibility – % of time spent
• Planning, partner management and follow up, support to institutional strengthening activities – 75%
• Analysis and Reporting – 20%
• Administration – 5%

Job Skills: Not Specified

Qualifications
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in Project, Social or Development Studies, Gender and Development or other related fields.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in implementing programme/project activities in the civil society sector.
• Additional training and qualifications on women and girl’s empowerment will be desirable.
• Demonstrated work experience on gender and development
• Demonstrated work experience in socio/economic and political empowerment of Women and Girls.
• Demonstrated work experience on project planning and management
• Demonstrated experience of working in democracy and governance sector in civic society will be an added advantage.
• Planning and coordination skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent presentation, oral and written communication skills
• Quality orientation abilities
• Self-motivated
• Enthusiastic and passionate about their work
• Eager to learn and put skills into action
• Team player
• Responsive
• Programme and project implementation
• Gender analysis and mainstreaming
• Management of project budgets

Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Education Experience: Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

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Job application procedure
If you believe your career objectives match this exciting position, please forward your application letter and detailed CV, expected salary, contact details and quoting reference number UT/2020/03/01 with the subject being: Application for Project Officer by 5.00 pm. on 20th April 2020 addressed to:
The Human Resources,
Unit, Uraia Trust,
P.O Box 28151-00100,
E- Mail: jobs@uraia.or.ke
Please note that due to the anticipated large number of applications only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.
Applicants are encouraged to apply by email address provided above only and no hard copy delivery will be accepted.
In addition, canvassing by interested applicants is not encouraged and therefore any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

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