Key Responsibilities
Lead and manage the design and implementation of KYWP activities related to youth entrepreneurship and business skill acquisition, including toolkit and curricula piloting and adaptation, facilitation of training of trainers and partner capacity building.
Identify and develop partnerships with relevant private sector and local youth serving organizations in support of roll out and delivery of entrepreneurship, business skills and financial services pieces of the program.
Develop, manage and keep track of relevant program activity workplans and training implementation schedules to ensure timely delivery of services and achievement of objectives.
Work with relevant KYWP staff to ensure youth voice, participation and feedback in all elements of project cycle.
Identify and support the development of ICT based solutions/methods/approaches to delivering and participating in entrepreneurship and business skills training.
Liaise with Manage the Financial Services Manager, overseeing design and implementation of youth awareness and utilization of financial services.
Work with the Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator to monitor the progress and pace of youth business skill development, assuring that program objectives are realized and feedback accurately captured and integrated.
Maintain productive working relationships with project partners, beneficiaries and key counterparts.
Working closely with IRC Technical Advisors, remain up to date on good practices and developments in entrepreneurship, business skills and financial services in order to ensure program quality and impact.
Together with the IRC Kenya’s Deputy Director for Programs, design new livelihood projects to ensure a robust economic improvement sector within the IRC Kenya program.
Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply.
International allowances are not available for this position.
Salary and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.
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IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.
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