Project Officer - Nairobi at Girl Child Network

Qualifications, Skills and Experience Requirements:

• A first degree in gender and education or other social sciences or any other related field which includes a significant element of gender technical content from a reputable institution of higher learning
• At least 3 years of experience working within the NGO sector or educational institutions
• Ability to mobilize diverse groups of community members and stakeholders
• Experience in advocacy, partnership-building and networking, approaches to gender mainstreaming, capacity development programs, approaches to improving learning outcomes, and resource mobilization.
• Strong facilitation skills including familiarity with training in participatory methods and excellent organizational and time-management skills
• Experience with monitoring and evaluation and capacity to produce quality, timely reports
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with significant experience of working with children
• Commitment to human/children’s rights and an understanding of rights-based approaches; and the application of the same