Jobs Kenya

Website: Website http://www.rafikiwamaendeleo.org

  • Beauty & Hairdressing Instructor

    Beauty & Hairdressing Instructor

    Train students in Beauty and Hairdressing skills area and prepare them for formal examinations/trade test and work environment.
    Major Duties And Responsibilities

    Training

    Carry out Curriculum Development for Hair Dressing training and Beauty Therapy.
    Develop Course outlines, Schemes of Work, lesson plans and records of work 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.
    Organize and/or accompany the class to the examination center whenever called to.
    Assist in finding suitable Industrial attachments positions for the students
    Ensure all qualified students are registered for the exams.
    Ensure all qualified students pay their contributions to the exams.
    Ensure RWMT values and principles are communicated to the students and their caregivers.
    Ensure RWMT Training and Resource Center rules and regulations are clearly communicated to the students.
    Ensure the students participate in all relevant RWMT activities.

    Information Management

    Assist in keeping database of Personal details and relevant documents of the students.
    Making sure that the right students as per the set criteria are the ones attending class.
    Keeping daily attendance registers for the students.
    Filing of the examination records.
    Collecting monitoring and evaluation data in conjunction with the M & E department.
    Ensure students pay their fees to RWMT Finance department fully and timely.

    Economic Mentoring to Students

    Train and mentor students to be able to provide quality service to client’s satisfaction.
    Facilitate students to meet set 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 services to enable them engage in profitable ventures.
    Train the students on the possible ways of marketing their skills & services.

    Maintenance of Equipment

    Implementation of policies that are geared towards ensuring better security of inputs & Assets.
    Develop a Tools and Equipment maintenance schedule and ensure the same is adhered to
    Regular maintenance of Hair dressing and Beauty Therapy equipment and assets
    Requesting inputs from the inventory (and procurement) and allocating the same to students for use.
    Reporting any damage caused and repairs needed in class and respective equipment.
    Locking and opening the room (workshop) in the morning and evening.
    Providing recommendations that can improve security of the class and RWMT equipment.

    Production

    Assist in provision of Hair dressing and Beauty Therapy services whenever called to & ensure satisfaction of clients.
    Assist in supervision of students work in regards to Hair dressing and Beauty Therapy services.
    Assist in implementing the IGA component of the Hair dressing and Beauty Therapy class

    Partnership, Networking and collaboration

    Ensure strong partnership between RWMT with the governments relevant ministries and other partners.
    Represent the organization in any relevant stakeholder’s meetings whenever called to.
    Ensure that the organization upholds the governments’ policies and procedures of providing quality Business Development services.

    Values and Ethics

    Share and instill organizations values to the project beneficiaries.
    Keep and maintain organizations name in high esteem and respect to the community.

    Internal Administration

    Provide quality and timely delivery of Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy activities 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 Hairdressing and Beauty activities.
    Maintain and up-date accurate Hairdressing activities records and reports according to the organization’s M&E and reporting requirements.
    Actively maintain the internal referral system to ensure beneficiaries are provided with maximum support from the organization’s various expertise.
    Take part in the procurement of Hairdressing and Beauty Therapy items as well as other items that will be needed by the RTRC.

    Other Duties and Responsibilities

    Actively participate in the Saturday Psycho-Social Support, for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children 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.

    Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

    At least a Diploma in Beauty and Hair Dressing or any other relevant certification from a reputable Institution.
    At least Certificate in Instructor Training from a recognized institution.
    At least three (3) years relevant experience in a similar position.

    Other competencies:

    Must possess good facilitation/training skills.
    Computer skills is a must especially in Office Suit.
    Good interpersonal skills with ability to build harmonious relationships with students.
    Must have developed good intercultural orientation and strong public relations skills.
    Have knowledge working with children in poor conditions.
    Customer service, entrepreneurship and sales & Marketing skills are desired.

  • Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

    Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

    Job Description
    Monitoring and Evaluation Officer (M&E Officer) is part of the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Resource Mobilization team at Rafiki wa Maendeleo Trust (RWMT) contributing to the overall achievement of RWMT vision and mission and execution of Theory of Change (ToC). M&E Officer provides support in enculturing Results-Based Management (RBM) and Evidence-Informed Decision Making (EIDM) at RWMT by monitoring and evaluating ongoing projects and programs.
    The M&E Officer has a particular focus on undertaking activity-level monitoring and verification of results in the field in order to ensure that all RWMT programs and projects data are complete, accurate, and consistent with data requirements for indicators in both project and RWMT Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) and Theory of Change (ToC).
    Duties for the Monitoring Job
    Project Implementation Monitoring

    Ensure all projects have monitoring and evaluation plans that includes logframes, Performance Monitoring Plans (PMP), evaluation plans, and appropriate data collection tools.
    Systematically and continuously collect data for each project being implemented in accordance with the project logframe and PMP.
    Monitor compliance with Donor approved Branding and Marking plan for all programs and projects.
    Provide timely, flexible, projects activity-level data analyses and reporting utilizing an appropriate data analysis application for input to periodic M&E and project progress reports.
    Develop and lead project implementers and partner training and sessions on collecting data for individual indicators.
    Meet with implementing project coordinators and partners to provide advice on updating and implementing their M&E plans, and ensuring M&E plans link to RWMT M&E Plans and ToC.
    Provide evidence-based recommendations to relevant Project Coordinators in close consultation with the Programs Manager.
    Ensure that implementation of field activities adheres to RWMT monitoring and evaluation processes and systems.
    Undertake case studies and support Project Coordinators in documenting quality success and impact stories.
    Provide technical and planning support to external consultants undertaking RWMT commissioned evaluations and research.

    Database management

    Collect, manage and preserve monitoring and evaluation data in a safe and accessible way including management of RWMT database and other external databases such as Child Protection Information Management System (CPIMS)
    Ensure data quality by random verifications and validations
    Periodically analyze data to generate Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations as part and parcel of monthly, quarterly, and annual monitoring and evaluation reports.

    Projects Design

    Support projects and programs design by undertaking ex ante evaluations.
    Generate data required to support evidence-informed projects and programs design process.

    Internal Administration

    Advise Management about key development forums and other networks that might serve RWMT achieve its overall objectives.
    Put forward new M&E ideas and/or recommendations for improvement of existing programs to the management.
    Provide timely advice to the Management team on issues likely to affect/impact project monitoring and evaluation.
    Interpret and implement government policies that affect M & E activities.

    RWMT Values and Ethics

    Share and instill the values of RWMT to the M & E staff and the project beneficiaries.
    Keep and maintain the name of RWMT in high esteem and respect to the community.

    Other duties and responsibilities

    Actively participate in the Saturday Psycho-Social Support Program for Orphaned and Vulnerable Children and build the community’s capacity to eventually run the program on their own.
    Perform any other duties and responsibilities assigned by the management, and which are related to the achievement of RWMT’s mission and vision.

    Monitoring Job Qualifications

    At least a degree in monitoring and evaluation, project management, development studies, or other relevant related fields.
    Specific professional training in monitoring and evaluation.
    Analytical skills with keen attention to details particularly in trend and variance analysis.
    Conceptual skills with excellent understanding of Results-Based Management (RBM), Results-Based
    Monitoring and Evaluation (RBME), Logical Framework Analysis (LFA), Program Action Logic Model (PALM), and Theory of Change (ToC).
    Excellent computer skills in MS. Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
    Very good working knowledge of project planning, design, and management applications such as Microsoft Project, Open Project, Logframer 2.0, Gantt Project e.t.c.
    Very good working knowledge of Quantitative data processing and analysis applications such as SPSS, Stata, Survey Monkey, CSPro, Epi Info, and EpiData.
    Very good working knowledge of Qualitative data processing and analysis applications such as QDA Miner and Invivo e.t.c.
    Working knowledge of mobile-based data collection applications such as Open Data Kit (ODK).
    Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to build personal relationships with the community, beneficiaries, senior government officials and staff without compromising independence and data integrity.
    Strong report writing, communication, and presentation skills.
    Valid motor vehicle and motorbike license, is preferred.
    At least three (3) years relevant experience in a similar position.