UK / Our Sustainable Communities Programme (Kenya)
Our Sustainable Communities Programme (Kenya) was set up in May 2014 as a virtual community development network aimed at supporting local community development practitioners in Kenya to build information sharing platforms to promote the sustainable development of their local communities.
We aim to work closely with communities, governments, businesses and NGOs to develop and deliver sustainable community development interventions in Kenya.
We require a Policy & Campaigns Officer to join our UK Team. You will lead policy development and campaigning work on sustainable community development in Kenya and develop specialty expertise on the theme of self-sufficiency.
We are offering the opportunity to be at the forefront of this project. You will have a varied workload and a lot of responsibility early on. This project will develop your competencies in communicating and influencing, delivering results, including through partnerships, strategic thinking and customer focus. We offer the opportunity to work flexibly from home and around your study/work commitments.
You will be:
• Highly organised, dynamic and driven, with a solid understanding of sustainable community development;
• Intelligent, perceptive and analytical in engaging with complex social problems;
• A creative, open minded, and innovative problem solver;
• Professional and engaging communicator;
• Able to deliver results without direct supervision;
• Committed to learning and development, including regularly seeking feedback from others;
• Committed to working a minimum of 5 hours per week for a period of 6 months, but you are welcome to invest more time to develop your project if you wish;
For further information and to apply, email your CV and covering letter to Caroline Payne at kenyaoscp@gmail.com
This position is unpaid.
Expires: Dec 1, 2014
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