Kenya Episcopal Conference National Capacity building and Gender Coordinator Job

The Commission of Development and Social Services/ Caritas Kenya is one of the15 commission of Kenya Episcopal Conference-Catholic Secretariat (KEC-CS).

It provides national level coordination, facilitation and representation of 25 Diocesan partners across Kenya as well as the Episcopal Conference in areas of development.

As a strategic direction, Caritas Kenya has created the position of National Capacity building and Gender Coordinator. This is a programme management position in whose specifications are provided below.

Purpose of the Post

To provide national level coordination of capacity building programmes as well as manage gender and development issues with partners across Kenya and abroad.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Through consultation with other Program Staff members and key stakeholders develop and design the Capacity Building Program
• To conduct capacity needs assessment and duly prioritize action areas both at national and at diocesan levels
• Seek and identify funding opportunities and strategic partnerships for the Capacity building programme through proposal writing and respond to various requests for proposals.
• Participate in M&E and technical evaluation of the commission’s projects
• Initiate and implement capacity development initiatives of the Regional Office and these could be organized at the Regional, sub- regional or national level.
• Take the lead in mobilizing resources required to implement the Capacity Building and Gender Program activities as agreed upon.
• Identify key partners, resource persons and experts in different fields to support the implementation of the Capacity Building Program
• Provide technical and programmatic leadership to ensure quality implementation, and further development of the different projects under the Capacity Building and Gender Program.
• Ensure that the activities agreed upon under the various projects are implemented in a timely manner as per the work plan and set targets are achieved.
• Ensure that relevant project outputs, best practices and lessons learned are captured, well documented and disseminated, complying with the agreed requirements.
• Provide technical backstopping in the areas of gender and development to diocesan development partners
• Develop and maintain existing networks and partnerships with projects’ stakeholders and partners.
• Ensure gender mainstreaming throughout the organization’s development and capacity building activities and practice.
• Represent Caritas Kenya at selected meetings, conferences and other relevant events with a focus on staying up-to-date in the field of capacity building requirements in the area of women, gender and development.
• Ensure that the narrative and financial reports for various purposes are compiled and submitted in a timely manner to the various stakeholders.

Qualifications

Personal and Professional Qualities

• Be a degree holder in social sciences with additional relevant training
• Is a practicing Catholic, with recommendation from own Parish Priest
• Be a person of high moral and social integrity
• Highly organized and able to prioritize workloads
• Demonstrated experience working at regional or sub- regional level and in multi- cultural teams
• Experience in organizing and providing/ supporting training and experience sharing events
• Experience in management and project cycle management
• Proven experience in, exposure to, and capability for collaborative work, nurturing of networks and alliances.
• Sound knowledge on gender and its mainstreaming strategies, leadership development and generally an understanding of gender issues in Development
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Very good communication skills both written and spoken
• Well developed interpersonal skills
• Highly motivated as a self-starter and self-driven person
• Able to motivate people, build and nurture networks of contacts
• A proven encourager and promoter of an environment of support conducive to cooperation, collegiality, consultation and collaboration
• Willing and able to travel a lot on work related responsibilities
• Willing to adhere to the Kenya Episcopal Conference’s Core values and principles that guide its work and programming framework

Application Requirements

If your background, experience and competencies match the above specifications please send your detailed CV, quoting the position reference to:

Secretary General
Kenya Episcopal Conference-Catholic Secretariat
P.O Box 13475-00800
Nairobi.

email: hr@catholicchurch.or.ke

Only short listed candidates will be contacted

Send in your application by: Sun, Feb 20, 2011