Organizational Development Specialist Job in Kakamega Kenya

Effective with the release of this position announcement, Winrock International will be recruiting applicants for the following position:

The position will be based in Kakamega, Kenya

Position Title: Organizational Development Specialist

Job Code Reference: KYYC002

The Organizational Development Specialist will work with youth Bunge organizations and SACCOs to provide technical support and training in effective organizational development, assisting the youth organizations to operate with high standards of governance, transparency, program planning and implementation, and management.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct, with youth, institutional assessments to determine areas of strengths and weakness in governance, member participation, operations and program implementation.
• Provide training and technical support to youth organizations at the bunge, district and county levels in all aspects of institutional development, including but not limited to board development, strategic planning, engagement and accountability to members, program development and implementation, monitoring and evaluation, stakeholder engagement, fundraising and others.
• Monitor program activities conducted by the youth organizations.
• Assist youth organizations with preparation of program and monitoring and evaluation reports, development of “success stories and reports for donors and members.
• Contribute to the development of strong data collection and monitoring & evaluation plans within each grant proposal, including well-designed log-frames and indicators, and ensure that project indicators are regularly and systematically monitored and reported on.
• Prepare quarterly reports on all YYC-W activities conducted by youth as well as their institutional development efforts.

Education:

• University Degree in community development /youth psychology, or other closely related social science field. 
• Supplemental training in youth development, civic education, gender mainstreaming, good governance, income generation/entrepreneurship, monitoring and evaluation preferred

Work Experience:

• At least 5 years of professional experience in a technical role implementing youth empowerment, enterprise development, vocational training or democracy and governance programs in East Africa. 
• Experience working in USAID-funded programs is preferred. 
• Knowledge of local and international players addressing the issues of youth empowerment in Kenya preferred.

Applications:

If qualified and interested in any of the positions, please send current CV and cover letter to Kyycw.Vacancy@winrock.org referencing the job code in the subject line no later than October 3, 2014. 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. 

All applicants will be treated with strict confidence.