Livelihoods and Economic Opportunities (LEO) Advisor Job at World University Service of Canada - Career Opportunity in Kenya

Vacancy title:
Livelihoods and Economic Opportunities (LEO) Advisor

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Education & Training , Category: Administrative & Office ]

 

Jobs at:

World University Service of Canada

Deadline of this Job:
15th November 2019  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, November 06, 2019 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed


JOB DETAILS:
World University Service of Canada (WUSC) is a leading Canadian international development organization focusing on three programmatic areas: Economic Opportunities, Education, and Empowerment. Our vision is a better world for all young people. It is a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable world in which all young people, especially women and refugees, are empowered to secure a good quality of life for themselves, their families, and their communities. WUSC currently works in over 25 countries across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, with an annual budget of approximately CAD $45 million. Globally, we partner with a network of higher education institutions, civil society organizations, private sector partners, professionals, students, volunteers, faculty and community leaders that work with us to achieve our mission. .

Job Responsibilities:
• Quality Assurance and Capacity Development
• Collaborate with technical advisors at HQ and in our country offices in order to ensure a robust approach to economic opportunity programming, drawing from international best practices, within and across our economic opportunity project portfolio;
• Ensure the consistent identification and application of internal quality standards, lessons learned and external best practices in economic opportunity programming;
• Support program staff in the development or revision of program/project-specific economic opportunity strategies, plans and activities;
• Managing quality control processes of WUSC’s economic opportunity interventions;
• Support WUSC’s economic opportunities portfolio as it expands
• Support project reporting in collaboration with the WUSC country team;


Job Skills: Not Specified


  Job Qualifications:
• MA/MSc/MBA or equivalent in Economics; International Development; or a related field required;
• A minimum of 5 years’ of sector-relevant experience, preferably in international development organizations;
• Working knowledge of Results Based Management;
• Experience with a range of institutional donors such as GAC and DFID
• Strong analytical, research and writing skills;
• Proven ability to communicate clearly in intercultural environments;
• Effective interpersonal and influencing skills, including the ability to build relationships, network, communicate and represent at a senior level are essential;


Job Education Requirements: Not Specified

Job Experience Requirements: Not Specified

 

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Job Info
Job Category: Administrative jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 15th November 2019
Duty Station: Kenya
Posted: 06-11-2019
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 06-11-2019
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 06-11-2065
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