Moving the Goalposts Economic Empowerment Coordinator Job in Kilifi Kenya

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Job Title: Economic Empowerment Coordinator

Reporting to: Program Manager

Location: Kilifi

Salary: Negotiable

Moving the Goalposts is looking for a dynamic Economic Empowerment Coordinator to lead the economic empowerment programme to support strategies to enhance the economic opportunities and livelihoods for girls and young women in Kilifi County.

Moving the Goalposts was founded in 2001 and started as a small community based sports and development programme in Kilifi anchored on the reality that girls in Kenya were not given a chance to reach their full potential. 

Today 3,000 girls and young women participate in MTG football league fields on an annual basis and champion community development in Kilifi. 

Through defined leadership tracks, girls-give-back-to-girls through peer education, coaching and field leadership, mentoring, first-aid, skills building and income generating opportunities. 

Our football leagues and programs are girl-led and girl-managed, and the 35 community-owned MTG fields are ‘home-base’ for our main areas of intervention in HIV prevention, girl-to-woman health education, reproductive health and economic empowerment (www.mtgk.org).

Main Responsibilities

• Provide technical input and advise on implementation of the plan, project documents and activities to all staff and partners to ensure quality and timely implementation of all project activities
• Facilitate the development, preparation and review of relevant training materials and develop/review training curriculum and training manual for the business, financial literacy and savings training.
• Facilitate entrepreneurship skills transfer for MTG out of school girls and young women, families and partners through trainings and other means
• Train trainers from MTG field to develop a culture of financial literacy and cash savings and coordinate mobilization of personal and team savings in all league fields
• Undertake advocacy and partnership initiatives with county government (devolved funds) and various ministries, lending institutions, microfinance institutions for increased allocations/friendlier loaning services to CBOs, out of school girls and young women
• Build strategic partnerships within the economic empowerment sector
• Prepare timely monthly, quarterly, end of year and donor reports, as well as project briefs, case stories, lessons learned and other documentation, for the program as required and to enhance program strategy
• Ensure close monitoring of activities and perform field visits in order to assess implementation
• Perform regular financial and administrative duties necessary for successful and timely project implementation
• Any other duties as delegated by the Programme Manager and Executive Director

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or Diploma level education or equivalent working experience in relevant area such as business administration, social work, community development, social sciences or related disciplines
• At least 3 years of experience in community development, preferably in the field of enterprise development, microfinance, youth and  gender
• Further knowledge of and technical expertise in two or more of the following areas an advantage: sports and development, gender, HIV, sexual and reproductive health, gender based violence, education, advocacy, working with youth, young women, rights, youth leadership
• Experience in project management and work planning
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills, good Swahili an advantage
• Knowledge and use of computer

Competencies:

• Diversity and inclusion
• Commitment and professionalism
• Demonstrates Integrity
• Promotes the vision, mission and strategic goals of the organization
• Actively works towards continuing personal learning and development in one or more focus areas, acts on learning plan and applies newly learned skills
• Strong ability to work with people, networking and partnership building skills
• Ability to work in fast paced environment

Application process
 

Please send your CV with a covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria for the post to humanresource@mtgk.org by 22nd May 2013. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Those who had previously applied for this position should not apply, their applications will be considered.