Technical Lead, Capacity Building & Systems Strengthening at Kenya Community Development Foundation

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's Degree in Development Studies, Business Administration or a closely related field. A
• Masters Degree in Organizational Capacity Building, Strategic Management or Project Planning will be an added advantage.
• At least six years’ progressive experience in Facilitating Organizational Development, Capacity
• Building, Systems Strengthening and Sustainability.
• Excellent communication, writing, interpersonal, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Knowledge and familiarity with the Kenyan CSO sector, its growth, challenges, opportunities and legal frameworks that govern its operations.
• Excellent analytical and policy articulation skills, communication, writing, public speaking, influencing and collaboration skills.
• Strong leadership and management skills with demonstrated experience in working with and growing teams.
• Excellent proposal writing and fundraising skills with demonstrable success in fundraising and the ability to coach and mentor LIPs on the same.
• Ability to work in a team environment and be flexible, versatile and open minded in contributing to other relevant organizational goals and objectives.
• Experience working with state and non-state stakeholders collaboratively.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Demonstrated strengths in relationship management; able to work with diverse groups of people in a multicultural, team-oriented environment
• Skilled in influencing and obtaining the cooperation of individuals and managing relationships to achieve results.
• Ability to support partners to ensure adherence to financial guidelines.
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Willingness to be based in any of the following Counties: Kisumu or Kakamega.

DISCLAIMER:

This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.