Education
Programme Management Vacancies
CfBT
Education Trust seeks to recruit the following positions described below for a
large new project which will strengthen girls’ education in the Arid and Semi
Arid Lands (ASALs) and urban slums.
1. Project Director
The
Project Director is responsible for overall project management, supervision,
administration, and implementation of the requirements of a high-quality
programme.
S/he
will establish and maintain systems for project operations;
ensure
that all partner agreement deadlines are met and targets are achieved;
maintain
working relationships with project stakeholders (including sub- grantees and/or
subcontractors); and
oversee
the preparation and submission of technical and financial reports to CfBT.
Qualifications:
- A
minimum of a Masters degree in Education, Gender or a related field;
- Experience
working with the Ministry of Education in Kenya;
- Analytical
and communication skills;
- In-depth
knowledge of education and training;
- Demonstrated
evidence of strategic planning skills;
- Experience
managing complex and complicated education programmes with time sensitive
deliverables;
- Technical
leadership and operational experience in education programmes;
- Experience
in managing the administrative, contracting, hiring, recruitment,
financial, and logistical aspects of contracts;
- Successful
experience of managing large-value programmes on budget.
2. CfBT Project Lead
The
Project lead is responsible for the Behaviour Change technical aspect of the
programme.
S/He
will lead responsibility for implementation of the Behaviour Change
component;
Escalation
of any delivery issues and lead contact with CfBT Operations Manager;
Oversee
partner implementation down the delivery chain, from office to field
level;
Prepare
project training and facilitation schedules;
Work
with the procurement /contracts/finance teams to assess progress and provide
reports.
Qualifications:
- Masters
Degree in Education, Counselling or related field;
- Three
years experience in Behaviour Change programmes;
- Analytical
and communication skills;
- An
in-depth knowledge of education and training;
- Five
years experience in training.
3. CfBT Education / Regional Coordinators
3
Posts
Based
in Nairobi, Coast and North Eastern
The
Education / Regional Coordinator will be a key part of the team with
primary responsibility for providing support and training for all the training
and education programmes across the regions:
Support
and strengthen the capacity of instructional coaches and other
interventions;
Provide
leadership services to instructional coaches and teachers;
Provide
advisory services to coaches and teachers in lesson planning and teaching with
emphasis to early grade reading skills and behaviour change;
Provide
support input in the development of coaching and learning materials in English
and Kiswahili, in accordance with the KIE curriculum;
Overall
programme management including monitoring and evaluation.
Qualifications
- Minimum
B. Ed degree; Background in Teacher Education;
- Experience
in the area of Early Primary Education;
- Experience
in teacher support and management;
- Proven
experience in teaching language Kiswahili/English;
- Excellent
organizational and interpersonal skills;
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills in English.
4. Logistics Officer
The
Logistics Officer will participate in field-level planning formulation and
participate in programme planning and advising on logistics
considerations.
S/he
will provide technical and operational support to the field office, as well as
advice on application of logistics management best practice, systems and
procedures.
Take
initiative in management improvement for the logistic function; initiate,
justify, account for all logistical expenses;
Conduct
special management reviews and/or follow-up on audit observations to assist in
the improvement of office procedures and practices related to logistics.
Assist
in Human Resources administration.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors
degree in Business Administration, Management, Transport or related
field;
- Five
years of progressively responsible professional work experience at
national and international level in logistics;
- Varied
supply/logistics functional background an asset, from procurement to
warehousing, transport management and distribution to beneficiaries
5. Grant Manager
The
Grant Manager will provide leadership in grant management to the partners for
the project while ensuring compliance with rules and regulations and
CfBT.
S/he
will be the day-to-day contact with partners and help ensure programme
delivery.
S/he
will manage the grant-making process, including training the partners on proper
recording keeping;
Analyse
quarterly and annual reports from the partners and ensuring all partners are
adhering to requirements.
Conduct
monitoring visits to partners to check on compliance; consolidating all reports
from partners.
Qualifications
- Masters
in Social Sciences or Education;
- substantial
experience in International Not for Profit organizations
6. Accountant
The
Accountant will manage programme finances including: preparing quarterly and
annual reports; budgeting and forecasting; cash flow management and
forecasting; analysing partner expenditure and funds requests; preparing funds
request to the donor; maintain full audit trail from donor reports to
underlying transactions.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors’
degree in finance/accounting;
- Certified
Public Accountant (CPA-K) with five years experience in international Not
for Profit organization;
- Strong
interpersonal skills and proven ability to develop and maintain effective
working relationships across teams and organizations.
- Audit
experience an advantage.
Interested
and eligible candidates should submit a CV and Cover letter including current
remuneration and three referees to cfbt@cfbt-africa.com with the subject line
job application and the name of the post applied for.
Applications
must be received on or before 6 February 2013.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
All
these posts have a possible interaction with children, youth and disadvantaged
communities and hence a background check will done and a certificate of good
conduct will be mandatory for every applicant.