Rafiki wa Maendeleo Trust (RWMT) is a charitable organisation operating in rural Rarieda sub-county in Siaya County. The organisation began as a grass-root CBO in 2003 to assist orphaned children and youth with a focus on community empowerment and development.
Vision: People believe in themselves and work together to build a vibrant and progressive community.
Mission: Empower people and build their capacities to create positive change for children and youth within their community.
Purpose Of The Position
Train students in specific technical skills area (Plumbing) and prepare them for formal examinations/trade test.
Job Responsibilities
Training
Carry out Curriculum Development for plumbing training.
Develop lesson plans for training.
Take part in recruitment process of the new students.
Provide counseling to the students, address their disciplinary issues and assist in Conflict Resolution among them.
Prepare the students for their final examination and facilitate internal examinations.
Accompany the class to the examination center whenever called upon.
Ensure all qualified students are registered for the exams.
Assist in ensuring that all qualified students pay their contributions to the exams.
Ensure that the institutions values and principles are communicated to the students and their caregivers.
Ensure that the institutions rules and regulations are clearly communicated to the students.
Ensure the students participate in all other related institutions activities.
Information Management
Keep and file daily attendance registers for the students as well examination records.
Economic Mentoring to Students
Train and mentor students to acquire skills in developing items for sale and ensure self-sufficiency.
Facilitate students to meet production deadlines and relevant targets.
Train the students on how to deal with possible clients so as to enable them have competitive advantage.
Train the students on how to determine prices of their finished products to enable them engage in profitable ventures out of the acquired skills.
Train the students on the possible ways of marketing their skills as well as their finished products.
Maintenance of Equipment
Implement basic procedures that are geared towards ensuring better security of inputs.
Carry out regular maintenance of equipment and assets i.e. oiling of the machines
Request inputs from the inventory (and procurement) and allocate them to students for use.
Report any damage caused and repairs needed in class and respective equipment.
Lock and open the class (workshop) in the morning and evening.
Provide recommendations that can improve security of the class and RWMT equipment.
General Maintenance
Assist in general repair and maintenance on areas that are relevant to the incumbents’ expertise whenever called to.
Advise the organization promptly on different areas that are related to the incumbents’ field.
Come up with products for the organizations use whenever called to.
Production
Spearhead production ventures of the organization with the help of students and casuals where necessary as per the set timelines.
Supervise casuals and students work in regards to production.
Ensure that the final products are of good quality so as to maintain satisfaction of RWMT clients.
Take part in wage preparation of the casual staff engaged in production.
Take part in conducting interviews for the casuals and staff in incumbent’s area of expertise.
Internal Administration
Provide quality and timely delivery of production and training reports in their agreed format and deadlines to facilitate follow-up and improvement of the work.
Maintain follow-up system to ensure efficient processes of production and training activities.
Actively maintain the internal referral system to ensure beneficiaries are provided with maximum support from the organization’s various expertise.
Actively participate in the Saturday Psycho-Social Support, for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children in the program and build the community’s capacity to eventually run the Saturday PSS on their own.
Perform any other duties and responsibilities which may be assigned by the management from time to time and which are related to the achievement of RWMT’s mission and vision.
Qualifications
At least Governments Trade Test I and a diploma in the area of technical skills training from a reputable Polytechnic or/and Technical Institutions.
Carpentry and Joinery
Entrepreneurship
Sales and Marketing
At least two (2) years relevant experience in a similar position.
Must possess good facilitation/training skills.
Good interpersonal skills with ability to build harmonious relationships with students.
Must have developed good intercultural orientation and strong public relations skills.
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