Summary
Date Posted: Friday, October 14, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
• Manage implementation of all Internews activities at the Clean Air Catalyst project in Nairobi and ensure the quality and timely delivery of all outputs.
• Lead delivery of Clean Air Catalyst’s media training workshop, story grants and mentoring program.
• Train Clean Air Catalyst’s media workshop participants.
• Support hiring of a media researcher and other staff as required by the project.
• Manage all consultants hired to deliver activities under Clean Air Catalyst project in Nairobi.
• Facilitate logistical arrangement for the training workshop and other events, with the support of EJN Asia-Pacific’s Program Officer.
• Oversee the monitoring and evaluation of the project, with support from Internews’ Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) team.
• Facilitate and coordinate communication between the Internews Nairobi team, Internews’ Clean Air Catalyst team, media workshop trainer, mentors, editor, and participants.
• Participate in Catalyst’s weekly Nairobi management calls with the consortium.
• Coordinate and maintain regular communication with Clean Air Catalyst consortium partners in Nairobi, including the World Resources Institute.
• Coordinate and maintain regular communication with Internews’ Africa regional office and EJN team.
• Support the preparation of internal monthly updates as well as quarterly and end-of-project reports to funder.
• Support the procurement of services and goods for project activities, whenever required, in consultation with EJN’s Clean Air Catalyst team and according to Internews’ procurement policy.
• Ensure timely and accountable spending of project budget, working with the support of EJN Environment and Health Project Officer, EJN’s Finance Manager and Internews HQ.
• Assist with the selection of awardees for other EJN projects’ story grant and fellowship programs in Africa.
• Keep abreast of developments in the political and environmental landscape that could help or hinder project activities and objectives
• Represent Internews and EJN at meetings with stakeholders.
• Any other assignments as required.
• Understand and demonstrate commitment to upholding Internews’ Core Values.

Qualifications
Required
• 5 or more years of project management experience in international development in Kenya
• Proven knowledge of and experience with capacity building training of journalists, preferably in environment
• Fluency in Swahili and English
• Report-writing and budget management experience
• Proven ability to prioritize and handle multiple ongoing assignments
• Proven analytical and problem-solving ability
• Proven ability to coordinate with different teams and stakeholders, as well as with senior management.

Education Requirement: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Job application procedure
• Note: Candidates who do not have these preferred qualifications, but are interested and willing to learn, are encouraged to apply.
• Experience with and knowledge of air pollution in Nairobi
• Previous work experience with US funded programs and projects

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