8:55 AM
maboko
We combine learning and earning opportunities which offer children and their families’ long-term solutions to poverty.
Our vision is for every young person in Africa to fulfil their potential and to make a difference to their community.
Build Africa is seeking to recruit new members for its Board in Kenya.
The BAK Board is an Advisory Board and will be bound by the decisions of the Build-Africa UK executive that is in turn answerable to the UK Management Board.
The role of the BAK Advisory Board is to ensure that BAK fulfils its aims in line with the organisation’s mission and vision.
The Advisory Board will specifically provide direction to BAK: review and offer advice on BAK’s strategic plan, annual plans and budgets, advice to management and to the Chief Executive in the appointment of the Country Director.
The Board will monitor organizational performance and compliance with the constitution and relevant legislation, review and offer advice to BAK on policy and procedures to ensure integrity in management practices and ensure BAK operates within the highest ethical standards.
Board members will be called upon to represent BAK to a variety of bodies and be well informed of the activities of the organisation so as to be able to promote the good name of the organisation.
BAK is looking for board members with the following professional and technical skills: Program Development especially enterprise /income generation, education, gender, HIV and environment; Business or NGO leadership, change management and Organisational Development; Fundraising, government and donor contacts; and Finance.
Person specifications include: a person of high integrity; experience in any of the above competencies; team player; a good communicator; willingness to voice opinions, to devote time to BAK and to be held accountable by BAK stakeholders.
Advisory Board members will serve a period of three years and may be re-appointed up to a maximum of six years i.e. two terms. Advisory Board members will serve on voluntary basis and will not be remunerated financially or otherwise for their services.
To find out more about us please go to www.build-africa.org.uk.
Applicants should submit their CV and cover letter to Hr@build-africakenya.org
Closing date for applications is 24th August 2011.
BAK is committed to equal opportunities and encourages women to apply
