Project Manager Youth Enterprises
Kenya April 2011
REPORTS TO: Program Manager –
Entrepreneurship Development
TechnoServe Kenya
GENERAL INFORMATION
TechnoServe, Inc. is an international
non-profit economic development
organization founded in
1968. Its mission is to help
entrepreneurial men and women in
poor rural areas of the
developing world to build businesses
that create income, opportunity and
economic growth for
their families, communities and
countries.
I. Primary Purpose
The primary objectives of this project
are to:
a) Increase economic prospects for
youth through skills development and
access to finance
to create: economically viable
microenterprises; self-reliant
community level economic
development projects, and;
employment opportunities
b) Improve youth voice in local,
regional, and national policy dialogue
through enhanced
advocacy capabilities and inter-ethnic
dialogue
c) Expand youth access to essential
services that are more youth-friendly
d) Establish new institutional
arrangements that can leverage
public and private resources
through youth-managed
organizations
e) Create a new approach to
empower youth through youth-
owned, youth-led and youth-
managed actions.
II. Duties and Responsibilities
1) Project management
•Work with identified Youth groups
and other stakeholders in
coordination with the lead
project implementing partner
•
On behalf of TNS, lead coordination
of project activities in Kenya with key
partners
•Produce financial and narrative
reports for partners and donor, as
required by the
contract and requested on an ad hoc
basis, and for TechnoServe
management
•Report internally and externally on
progress and status of project
activities
•Proactively identify successful
strategies and tactics, or bottlenecks
to effective
execution of the project objectives,
and raise those to the larger project
team
•Ensure adherence to project budget
•Oversee collection and reporting of
data on impact, progress and
outcome indicators
•Develop annual project plans and
project inputs into TechnoServe
country plans
•Collaborate closely with the lead
project partner and the
Entrepreneurship Program
Manager in the implementation of
business activities, including timely
execution of set
goals and deliver on all targets
•Develop and track project budget
requirements; prepare monthly
quarterly and annual
reports on prescribed projects and
businesses.
•In conjunction with the
Entrepreneurship Program Manager,
update the project
knowledge base for the industry,
keep abreast with economic and
business trends that
impact the specified business sector
and the country’s economy as a
whole;
2) Representation and
Communication
•Develop effective and strong
working relationships with partners,
identify areas of
collaboration, participate in project
planning and make regular
presentations to high-
level audiences, business owners,
donors and policy-makers
•Provide technical direction to team
members. Supplies needed
information to team on
prospective and existing businesses
and programs;
•Communicate internally and
externally with team members and
clients respectively;
•in consultation with the
Entrepreneurship Program manager,
liaise with government
agencies and consultants on issues
that promote the project.
II. Requirements
•An advanced Degree in Business,
Commerce, Entrepreneurship or a
related field.
•A minimum of 5 years experience in
business development/management,
business plan
design/execution, program design/
management
•Expertise in working with the youth
in various industries.
•in particular market development
and business development services
•Strong interpersonal/people
management skills and excellent oral
and written
communication skills a must; strong
passion for helping the needy.
•Proven project and/or business unit
management skills
•
Proven track record of developing
complex client business plans
•
Ability to develop well written,
cohesive reports that are responsive
to the needs of
partners, donors and regional
management
•
Strong private sector experience and
entrepreneurial skills;
•Strong financial analysis and
management skills
•Willingness to travel domestically
•Be in possession of a clean drivers
license with over three years driving
experience
•Qualified candidates should
submit their applications by email
(letters and CV’s
as one document- Not separate)
addressed to the Country Director.
Your
application should include your
current monthly/previous salary and
benefits,
your expected salary and three
professional referees.
Kindly email your application to
admin@technoserve.or.ke so as to
reach them by
26 th April 2011.
TechnoServe is an Equal Opportunity
Employer
Adapted from www.careerpointkenya.com
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