Windle Trust Employment Opportunities

Windle Trust Kenya wishes to recruit officers for the positions described below:

1. Programme Development Manager

 (one post).

WTK is seeking to recruit a Programme Development Manager (PDM) to provide leadership in strategic planning, fund raising and building M & E systems. 

This position is based in Nairobi with frequent field visits.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate development and implementation of the Country Strategy and Country Operation Plans
• Ensure Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning frameworks are developed for each programme and implemented
• Facilitate development of funding strategy, identify new funding opportunities and prepare project funding proposals in partnership with relevant WTK staff
• Provide leadership to staff in development and implementation of specific monitoring and evaluation tools

Qualification

• A Masters’ degree from a recognized university in Social Sciences, Development Studies/Planning, Statistics, Qualitative analysis, M&E or related field.
• At least 3 years demonstrated experience in fundraising and M & E preferably in an NGO setting.
• Experience of emergency and development work, and an understanding of relevant humanitarian and policy issues
• Excellent written English skills and experience with drafting documents, such as project plans, reports and grants
• Sensitivity to cultural differences, and the ability to work in a wide variety of cultural contexts.
• Demonstrable understanding and experience of gender equity issues and their relevance to humanitarian response work
• Computer skills - Microsoft Word, spread sheet and power point as well as web browsers
• Experience in developing creative solutions to problems

2. Volunteer Secondary School Teachers 

(12 positions).

TK is seeking to recruit Secondary School Teachers who have recently completed a degree in education from a recognized university and are in desirous of work experience for six months, to serve in Dadaab refugee secondary schools, Garissa County

Key Responsibilities

• Effective implementation of prescribed secondary education curriculum in the respective subjects:

Required subject combinations

• Biology - Chemistry
• Agriculture - Biology
• Kiswahili & History
• Mathematics – Physics
• Arabic – IRE
• Mathematics - Chemistry

Minimum requirements

• A Bachelor of Education Degree from a reputable institution of higher learning
• Proven performance as a secondary school teacher with outstanding results
• Demonstrated capabilities and strategies to propel secondary schools to top national performance in curricula and co-curricular activities
• Able and willing to live, work, travel in a fast-paced and insecure environment while adhering to strict security guidelines
• Proven proficiency in MS Office Software 

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should submit their application including detailed cover letter & CV, daytime telephone contact, current remuneration and at least two professional referees to:

Human Resources Manager,
Windle Trust Kenya,
P.O Box 40521 00100, 

Nairobi.

Or email: hr@windle.org , on or before 21st May 2012

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview. 

Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

Windle Trust Kenya is an equal-opportunity employer.