Organization: Voluntary Service Overseas
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 24 Apr 2018
How to apply:
Country: Kenya
Closing date: 24 Apr 2018
Job Title:Project Administrators- Accountability for Service Delivery Project
Job purpose:
The purpose of these roles is to work in close collaboration with county governments, Pre-primary Education Actors, schools, parents, Civil Societies, communities and volunteers to deliver Accountability for Service delivery Project objectives and interventions in target counties
Responsibilities:-
- Ensure timely and quality delivery of all project interventions as per the project outline and contract
- Ensure effective monitoring of activities to achieve project outcomes
- Participate in identification of potential schools; assessment of implementing partners, and contribute to project design and regular monitoring.
- Conduct administrative and financial duties related to all aspects of project implementation; organise all necessary logistics for project activities, such as meetings, events, workshops, trainings, M&E activities inline with VSO procedures strictly
- Maintain an effective communication system and ensure information flow between project and relevant parties.
- Undertake extensive travel to project sites to lead in implementation of activities, capacity building of volunteers, implementing partners and primary actors
- Ensure quality administration and financial management in all project sites
- Support the PO in drafting contracts, work plans, budgets, and writing project internal and donor reports
- Manage and regularly check project assets to ensure their right purpose of use, maintains data management and filing system for the projects
- Ensure security and safety for project work station, and liaising with Hosting Partners to ensure smooth running of the offices.
- Supervise and support Volunteers, and project stakeholders, including logistical and administrative support.
- Represent VSO in meetings at county government and other relevant stakeholders as required
- Entrench VSO core approaches and People First Framework principles through out project processes
Skills and Experience
- Diploma and/or Bachelor's degree in Education or social sciences
- At least 2 years' experience working in the field of both project management, finance or administrative experience in an NGO or community based organisation.
- Evidence of knowledge and skills in M&E
- Evidence of previous experience in implementing Education project
- Knowledge on inclusion and accountability practices
- Good written and spoken English and Kiswahili skills
- Ability to work effectively as a team member and with minimal supervision
- Good written and oral communication.
- Evidence of effective problem solving and organisational skills.
- Evidence of professionalism and high integrity.
- Evidence of openness to learning to improve own performance.
Provide support for other VSO activities as reasonably requested by supervisors and in line with organizational priorities
How to apply:
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