Jobs for Regional Economic Development Officers; Women for Women International (WfWI) provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies. WfWI has an immediate opportunity for an experienced Regional Economic Development Officer.
The position will be located in Nairobi, Kenya with 40% travel to the Country Offices.
The Regional Economic Development Officer (R-EDO) guides implementation of Women for Women International’s economic programming in the four countries of Africa; DRC, Nigeria, South Sudan and Rwanda.
The Officer is the primary point of contact between the Country Offices, the Regional Office, and the Headquarters Office, for all issues related to the organization’s economic empowerment initiatives.
The R-EDO is overall responsible for inspiring innovation, ensuring quality, and encouraging learning on all areas related to economic empowerment not limited to: vocational training, business and numeracy training, financial literacy, financial inclusion and entrepreneurship.
The R-EDO is expected to be up to date on best practices within the industry, well networked and lead WfWI to be at the cutting edge.
He or she serves as a resource for the Income Generation Managers and other senior staff in each Country Office, who manage and implement economic development programming.
Qualifications:
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree, preferably a Master’s degree, in international development, economics or related field
- Minimum of six (6) years of relevant work experience in international development, with emphasis on grassroots development
- Minimum four years work experience in conflict impacted countries
- Direct experience with strategic planning
- Working experience in Africa with emphasis on WfWI countries
- Strong ability to plan projects, timetable activities
- Very strong skills for, and experience with, staff development and capacity building in development management and field implementation of programs
- Analytical ability and experience with creating project implementation plans and guiding their completion as well as budgeting.
- Demonstrated capacity to serve as a coach or mentor of individuals from diverse cultural, linguistic, and professional backgrounds;
- Demonstrated knowledge of relevant social development issues such as women’s rights and empowerment, gender and conflict;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; working knowledge of French, knowledge of Kiswahili would be an advantage
- Understanding of conflict environments;
- Strong computer skills in MS Word, Excel, internet, email applications.
- Creative problem-solving skills;
Closing date: 28 Feb 2014
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