Programme Officer (PWD and Refugees) at Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) Kenya

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

Programme Management- Support to program planning, implementation and evaluation (60%)

• Fostering innovative inclusion strategies gender equity and transformative education principles, creating opportunities for PWD and Refugees in FAWE programming.
• Leadership in building effective partnerships, new programmes and resource mobilisation for scaleup and/or replication.
• Monitor quality assurance processes and systems to ensure the highest quality of the project implementation – education, gender and social inclusion.

Capacity Building and Programme Development (20%)

• Support internal assessment and recommend on capacity building needs for FAWE social inclusion components.
• Guide on building and strengthening alliances with organisations working with PWDs and refugees.
• Support National Chapters on social inclusion programming.

Building and Strengthening partnerships – Global, Regional and National contexts (10%)

• Build and support the partnership between project partners, national chapters and any other partners to strengthen FAWE social inclusion strategies.
• Lead in advocacy to widen the civic space for African girls who are refuges and those with disability in all their diversity.
•  Work closely with the other teams including advocacy and partnerships team to amplify and sustain PWD and Refugee voice as they demand the realization of their education rights.

Resource Mobilisation (10%)

• Resource mobilisation for social inclusion initiatives. This includes pitching ideas with development partners and support in negotiation meetings.
• Provide technical input in funding proposals for social inclusion.

Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences such as Education, Gender and Development, Public Health, Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Project Management, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience, including at least 3 years in the NGO sector.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and French is highly desirable and will be considered a strong advantage.
• Demonstrated experience in building and managing strategic partnerships, particularly within multi-country consortiums involving diverse stakeholders.
• Proven ability in writing high-quality reports and delivering impactful presentations, with a focus on project processes, outcomes, outputs, and deliverables.
• Solid understanding of key issues related to education, gender equality, and social inclusion.