The
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that
includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace,
and humanitarian service.
Its
work is based on the Quaker belief in the worth of every person and faith in
the power of love to overcome violence and injustice.
We
have a vacancy for a Training Facilitator with
the following summary of duties and responsibilities:
- Assume
responsibility for and proactively drive the assessment, design,
development and effective delivery of training for AFSC’s
institutional partners
- Coordinate
and work collaboratively with other members of the AFSC Somalia team and
partner organizations by developing a training framework and
strategy
- Facilitate
training for partners focusing on youth and culture of peace,
leadership, livelihood, and trauma healing and reconciliation; constantly
improve skill sets and quality of program performance through ongoing
training
- Keep
abreast of the training initiatives by partner organizations
operating inside Somalia and monitor performance to ensure
effectiveness of training delivery & content through formal and
ongoing validation process
Qualifications
and attributes:
- Bachelor’s
Degree in education, international affairs, peace/ conflict studies,
sociology or related field
- Minimum
of 3-5years experience in training at the community level
- Strong
writing, presentation, interpersonal, facilitation, leadership, and
communication skills
- Experience
in strategic planning, program design, and monitoring and evaluation
- Experience
in developing competency-based training packages and working with
communities
- Proficiency
in the English, Somali and computer literacy
- Willingness
to travel frequently
- Ability
to work both independently and as part of a team and meeting deadlines
The
American Friends Service Committee is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity
Employer.
All
applications including the CV, motivation letter, salary history and 3
references (one being the current employer) should be addressed to the
undersigned on or before September 7, 2012.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
P.O. Box 66448 – 00800
Nairobi
Kenya
Or
email: afscafricajob@yahoo.com