Plan
Plan is an international humanitarian child centered community development organization, without religious, political or government affiliation. Plan started its operations in Kenya in 1982 and is committed to protecting and promoting child rights, and to improving the lives and futures of poor children, their families and communities through a child-centred community development approach
Closing date: 06 Dec 2009 -- (CLOSED)
Location: Kenya - Nairobi
Location: Nairobi, Kwale
Key responsibilities
- Facilitate training of children in the selected districts as agents of change to promote peace, to signal violence in an early stage, to mediate and to take action regarding violence against children
- Facilitate access of relevant and accurate information on prevention of violence against children and protection of children is improved at both community level (children, their families, in school and among local institutions) and national level (government authorities, policy makers and other relevant stakeholders working with children)
- Ensure Child Protection systems in Nairobi and Kwale have been improved at family, school and community level
- Work with GoK to encourage it to take responsibility to institutionalize well structured nation wide child protection systems and to prohibit all forms of violence against children.
- Create national and international lobby to exchange best practices in order to eradicate violence against children.
- Consolidate/write project reports
- Documentation and sharing of best practices
- Facilitating and coordinating the joint quarterly reflection meetings/reflection sessions
- Resource mobilization
Qualifications
- A Bachelors degree in Social Sciences or Development Studies.
- At least 5 years experience in project management/coordination
- Conversant with child rights issues
- Good report writing skills
- Experience in Grants management, proposal development and resource mobilization
- Community facilitation skills, partnership building, networking and collaboration with GOK and other actors including the private sector are a critical requirement
- Knowledge & experience in Youth and Governance, Children with disabilities and water and sanitation will be an added advantage
Reference Code: RW_7Y4BXK-2
