The purpose of this job is to ensure effective and efficient capacity-strengthening support for KCDF staff and its community partners (Diverse Civil Society Organizations in Kenya).

The job holder specializes in Organizational Development and Capacity Strengthening and should be a well-rounded professional with expertise in training, program management, stakeholder

engagement, and strategic... planning. 

They must be skilled in assessing organizational needs, designing tailored solutions, and facilitating processes that strengthen an organization’s ability to achieve its objectives.

Key Responsibilities

General Program Administration:


The job holder will undertake collective and lead roles in supporting KCDFs organizationwide Capacity and Systems Strengthening interventions targeting diverse Civil Society
actors (CSAs), i.e., PBOs/NGOs, CBOs, Societies, and Social Enterprises.
Support the Coordination and delivery of capacity and systems strengthening development
support for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in various areas of organizational development and financial resilience.
Support identifying and selecting partners to enhance their skills and capacity, utilizing experiential blended learning methods such as online learning, face-to-face training, coaching, mentorship, and exchange visits.
Support the development and publication of capacity-building materials focused on Capacity and Systems Strengthening, including financial resilience for diverse CSAs.
Support the development of the online platform/portal by collaborating with domain experts to co-create relevant content on Capacity and Systems Strengthening for diverse CSAs.
Ability to facilitate workshops, lead training sessions, and mentor individuals or groups.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage with stakeholders at various levels.
Ability to develop clear strategies, set objectives, and plan activities that align with KCDF organizational goals.


 Research, Advocacy, and resource mobilization:


Participate in research and advocacy activities to inform organizational strategies and initiatives.
Collaborate with the Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) team to develop feedback channels and generate routine project progress and impact reports, including Quarterly and Annual Programme Reports, Donor Reports, Board reports, and ad hoc reports.
Support the development of learning modules, Terms of Reference (TOR), proposals, and policy papers as and when required.
Skills in designing, implementing, and monitoring programs, including developing work plans, managing budgets, and ensuring timely delivery of program objectives.
Coordinate communication between partners and facilitate forums to foster collaboration and resource sharing.
Organize and conduct periodic training, workshops, and forums to enhance the capacity of CSOs and foster peer learning.
Proactively explore, develop, and secure resources for the Civil Society Strengthening portfolio in collaboration with the broader KCDF management team.
Participate in and represent KCDF at relevant forums and meetings to foster an enabling development environment and engage with relevant stakeholders such as Government officials, non-profit organizations, corporations, donors, and civil society stakeholders to learn and share KCDF accomplishments.
Enhance the visibility of KCDF in Kenya and the East Africa region through networking, partnership mapping, and advocacy efforts; and
Any other responsibilities assigned to the jobholder by the supervisor from time to time.


Knowledge, experience, and qualifications required


Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, such as Development Studies, International Relations, or any related field.
At least five demonstrable years of progressive experience in organizational capacity and Systems strengthening, program development and implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
Experience in designing, implementing, and evaluating capacity-building programs.
Familiarity with developing training modules, conducting workshops, and providing technical assistance to organizations or community groups.
Experience working with diverse stakeholders, including government agencies, communitybased organizations (CBOs), and other development partners. more

HR & ADMIN INTERN POSITION

The intern will play a key role in supporting various functions within the Human Resources and Administration department, including front office support and clerical duties. The intern will gain hands-on experience in Human Resources and Administration management in the development sector and develop essential skills while contributing to the success of... KCDF.


Applications should be submitted by email to jobs@kcdf.or.ke with the subject line HR&A Intern.
Attach your one-page cover letter and current CV, including contact information for three referees.
The deadline for submitting your application is Monday, 3rd February 2025. more

Job Summary & Purpose:
The purpose of this role is to ensure effective and efficient implementation of programmes as well as maintain and improve quality programming across multiple projects. The position will have a strong focus on programme quality and support. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring there is strong project-level monitoring and evaluation, grants management,... programme quality support and thematic advisor functions. The successful applicant will lead KCDF ‘s Education, and Organizational Development work with expectations to work closely with other KCDF project holders. The role reports to the Programmes Director and will be supervising a lean programmes team.
General Responsibilities:

Support the development of a multi-year funding strategy, programme forecasts and identify funding opportunities, while considering the ever-changing landscape of funder priorities.
Accountable for grant management compliance and project cycle management processes, as delegated by the Programmes Director.
Support the development of submissions to funders, including project proposals and coordinate input for reporting to Funders.
Staff management and development.
Ensure rigorous quality control of funder applications and reports, maintaining high standards of accuracy and completeness.
Lead and support the management of relevant consortia, and in the development of any consortia applications.
Ensure a robust programmes level monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) system is in place by working closely with the MEL team, including an appropriate beneficiary feedback mechanism. Regular monitoring and data collection should be analyzed and factored into future programme design and development.
Ensure all programme staff members are trained in KCDF’s project cycle management and grant management policy.
Ensure comprehensive training for all program staff in project cycle management and grant policies, promoting a culture of adherence to KCDF policies and procedures.

Specific Responsibilities:

Provide guidance, in line with KCDF’s policy/governance influencing agenda, on key legal and institutional frameworks and strategic high-level policy interactions that support an enabling environment for civil society, promote local organized giving/philanthropy and strengthen citizen engagement.
Innovatively, take lead in Education programmes at KCDF, and oversee their development, efficient implementation, and reporting, as needed.
Coordinate and lead the execution of robust capacity development/organizational development-related activities for KCDF and its grantee partners and other local actors in diverse areas of organizational development (e.g. program management,resource mobilization, board development, communications and sustainability planning etc.)
Provide oversight in development programming and related grant-making initiatives ensuring innovation, efficient implementation, and capacity building for local community resources mobilization and donor reporting.
Ensure effective grant management and appropriate identification of grantees or new partners at community, sub-county, county and national levels for various programmes.
Work in close collaboration with state and non-state stakeholders and actors in education, philanthropy, and governance both at the national and county level to facilitate the formulation and or implementation of relevant policies. Includes strengthening communities' capability to engage with duty bearers at county and national levels of government.
Participate in relevant local and regional forums and networks that promote sustainable and participatory development.
Work closely with the MEL team to develop annual consolidated programme implementation and staff development plans and budgets, complete with corresponding monitoring, evaluation, learning & reporting system/tools.
Support and undertake a leadership role in developing a coherent programme strategy in line with KCDF’s Strategic Plan. The role is part of KCDF’s Senior Management Team.
Be proactive in exploring fundraising opportunities to grow various programmes aligned with the KCDF strategy, and in the actual fundraising activities as opportunities emerge, for both programmes and institutional sustainability.

Qualifications and Skills Required:

A university degree in development studies, education or any other relevant area of specialization. A post graduate degree is highly desirable.
An overall 12 years' experience with a minimum of 3 years being in management position with responsibility in programmes management. Demonstrable experience designing, planning and implementing programmes focused on education, and organizational development (institutional strengthening) support for varied Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).
Demonstrable knowledge in social accountability, devolution, national and county governance matters.
Demonstrated experience in developing the capacity of community-based organizations and networks.
Experience in forming, working on, coordinating or leading various forms of partnerships like consortia, alliances, networks etc.
Experience in working in and advancing community led programming.
Excellent analytical and policy articulation skills, communication, writing and public speaking skills.
Experience in MEL systems, approaches and accountability mechanisms and frameworks.
Excellent proposal writing and fundraising skills with demonstrable success.
Strong leadership, agility, team development and management skills.
Diplomatic, networking and influencing skills in support of effective collaboration and cooperation with multiple stakeholders.
Excellent report writing skills. more

Position Summary:

The intern will play a key role in supporting various functions within the Human Resource and Administration Department including front office support and undertaking clerical duties. The intern will gain a hands-on experience in human resource and administration management in the development sector and develop essential skills while contributing to the success of... KCDF.

Responsibilities

Fulfilling tasks assigned by the supervisor
Front office support
Performing administrative and clerical duties
Event handling or planning
Job shadowing
Learning technical skills related to KCDF

Requirements

A Degree in Human Resource Management or any relevant Social Science with a Higher diploma in Human Resource Management
Proficiency in Microsoft office suite and relevant software applications.
Excellent communication and organisational skills.
Agile, self-driven and attention to detail.
Problem solving abilities.
Ability to work under pressure. more

Key deliverables

Expected deliverables of the assignment include:

An initial inception report outlining the procedures, methods, strategies, and timelines involved in undertaking a rapid evaluation and development of the Strategic Plan.
A rapid end-term evaluation report of the previous strategic plan period of 2019-2023.
Strategic planning and validation workshops for the KCDF... board,staff, and stakeholders.
A five-year elaborate strategic plan covering the period 2024-2028 alongside a theory of change, SWOT and PESTEL analysis, detailed implementation matrix for 2024-2025 and general activities for 2026-2028, corresponding implementation budget and an organogram.
A detailed donor map and attendant resource mobilization plan relevant to KCDF.
An operational plan detailing strategy implementation.
A robust MEL Framework, with clear monitoring, evaluation and learning activities for the strategic period.
A consultancy report that includes the major activities of the consultancy, highlights of the strategic planning and validation workshops and the evaluation of the workshops.

Qualifications and Expertise

The lead consultant should hold at a minimum a Master’s degree in Social Studies, Organisational Development, Strategic Planning, Political Science, Education, Governance, or a related field, relevant educational background and training in evaluation and knowledge in finance management.
The lead consultant is expected to have at least 15 years of professional work and consulting
experience in the civil society sector in organizational development, undertaking evaluations and facilitating strategic planning processes for comparative organizations.
Experience with participatory approaches in conducting assessments/evaluations and
facilitating strategic planning and organizational development processes in the development field in Kenya and Africa.
Portfolios of similar assignments in Kenya demonstrate an understanding of this assignment and expected deliverables.
Ability to understand and conceptualize diverse development programmes and demonstrate understanding of community development challenges at grassroots levels.
Broad knowledge of the fundraising landscape (local and international) and philanthropy.
Fluency and exceptional drafting and reporting skills in English.
Excellent facilitation skills.

Timelines for the Assignment

The assignment will be carried out between April and September 2023. The duration of the assignment is 55 working days. more

Scope of Work

System Development/Implementation
Conduct System Requirements for the development or customization of the e-learning platform including the learning management system (LMS)
Iterative incorporation of user feedback 

Technical course design/development

Source material and produce interactive content, mobile app, dashboard, communication, payment supports, etc. 
To... incorporate client requirements as per approved software requirements specifications (SRS)

Deliverables 

Develop a project plan to guide the project through to completion 
East Africa online learning platform system delivery 
Knowledge transfer through workshop/training of assigned KCDF audience
Delivery of the final version of the East Africa online learning platform system along with all required licenses (incorporating all feedback from the KCDF project team as well as KCDF partners) 
Technical documentation and user manual

Responsibilities 

The National Financial Resilience Resource Hub Coordinator will manage the development of the East Africa online learning platform exercise. A review management team drawn from the East Africa Financial Resilience Hub will be established to review and approve the main deliverables, including the project plan to guide the project through to completion, knowledge transfer training of the assigned KCDF audience, the final version of the East Africa online learning platform system as well as the technical documentation and user manual. 

Qualifications and Experience of the Consultant/Consultancy Firm 

Candidates/individuals should possess the following minimum qualifications: 

Post-graduate studies in a relevant field; 
More than 10 years of working experience in developing and implementing e-learning programs and curricula, including web-based and computer-based training resources;
Experience in standard e-learning development tools like Articulate, Captivate, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Photoshop, as well as knowledge of HTML and JavaScript; 
The ability to demonstrate past development of on-line learning platforms for Civil Society Organizations;
Specific knowledge, understanding, and experience in content development for online learning and sharing platforms;
Strong knowledge of emerging e-learning theories, concepts, and standards; 
Experience with plateau/success factors or similar Learning Management Systems as well as with multi-user virtual environments and collaborative learning; 
Experience working with external clients and managing partnerships; 
Excellent computer skills: MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, etc.
Strong attention to detail in all tasks, creativity, and result-orientated; 
Excellent organizational skills: the ability to manage, track, and follow up on various efforts and projects; 
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal skills, and cultural sensitivity; 
Flexible work attitude: the ability to work under pressure within short timelines without compromising quality; more