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Programme Assistant (Gender & Youth)
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Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM)
- Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
- Job type: Job
- Experience level: 0-5 years
- Organisation type: Civil Society
- Remote option: No
- Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
- Remuneration: Not Disclosed
- Work schedule: Full-time
- Length of contract: Temporary/ Fixed-term
- Deadline: 08/02/2025
- Location: Kenya
The Kenyan Chapter of Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Association is a national network of 64 Civil Society Organizations that promotes agroecological principles and practices among smallholder farmers and Pastoralists in Kenya.
He/she will be responsible for supporting the Gender and Youth thematic area and will be based at the Country Secretariat offices in Juja, Kenya. He/ She will be reporting to the Programme Officer- Gender and Youth.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
• Support in the implementation of the Gender and Youth PELUM Kenya thematic area.
• Ensure mainstreaming of gender, youth & PWDs in all PELUM Kenya programs.
• Conduct training on gender and youth for all PELUM Kenya member organizations and relevant stakeholders.
• Mobilize members of PELUM-Kenya to participate in meetings, workshops, and forums to promote gender equality & meaningful youth involvement in agroecology and agro-markets.
• Participate in relevant forums to enhance the success of gender mainstreaming & youth inclusion in the PELUM-Kenya network.
• Provide appropriate technical support to energize effective networks that play potential roles representing a strong component of gender and youth and public collective voice demanding improved performance by duty bearers, service deliverers, and local and national policymakers.
• Establish and maintain a vibrant youth and women network and forge links with like-minded stakeholders and partners.
• Support women and youth participation in policy advocacy, public participation forums & governance issues.
• Develop reports and follow-ups of the action points made during meetings/forums.
• Keep track of the development of the policy/strategies favoring women and youth both at the County and National level.
• Coordinate youth & women in agro-business mentorship activities within the program.
• Assist in organizing, coordinating, and facilitating workshops, relevant functions, and activities under the gender and youth docket.
• Work closely with youth & women government line ministries both at the County and National level, corporates, and other stakeholders promoting gender & youth inclusion • Actively fundraise for women and youth programs.
• Support any other related gender and youth initiatives at PELUM Kenya.
• Any other assigned role by the supervisor.
Qualifications and Requirements
The ideal candidate should have a minimum of the following desirable qualifications and requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in development studies focusing on Development Studies, community development, Political Science, Gender, Agriculture, Environment, and other relevant qualifications.
• Passion for and knowledge of youth and women engagement, with a commitment to amplifying youth and women voices in advocacy & agroecology.
Strong skills and experience in project management functions.
• At least 2 years of experience in gender and youth initiatives, preferably with charity organizations.
• Be willing and able to travel extensively within the country.
• Self-organized with the ability to manage time and tight schedules, working effectively under pressure.
He/she will be responsible for supporting the Gender and Youth thematic area and will be based at the Country Secretariat offices in Juja, Kenya. He/ She will be reporting to the Programme Officer- Gender and Youth.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
• Support in the implementation of the Gender and Youth PELUM Kenya thematic area.
• Ensure mainstreaming of gender, youth & PWDs in all PELUM Kenya programs.
• Conduct training on gender and youth for all PELUM Kenya member organizations and relevant stakeholders.
• Mobilize members of PELUM-Kenya to participate in meetings, workshops, and forums to promote gender equality & meaningful youth involvement in agroecology and agro-markets.
• Participate in relevant forums to enhance the success of gender mainstreaming & youth inclusion in the PELUM-Kenya network.
• Provide appropriate technical support to energize effective networks that play potential roles representing a strong component of gender and youth and public collective voice demanding improved performance by duty bearers, service deliverers, and local and national policymakers.
• Establish and maintain a vibrant youth and women network and forge links with like-minded stakeholders and partners.
• Support women and youth participation in policy advocacy, public participation forums & governance issues.
• Develop reports and follow-ups of the action points made during meetings/forums.
• Keep track of the development of the policy/strategies favoring women and youth both at the County and National level.
• Coordinate youth & women in agro-business mentorship activities within the program.
• Assist in organizing, coordinating, and facilitating workshops, relevant functions, and activities under the gender and youth docket.
• Work closely with youth & women government line ministries both at the County and National level, corporates, and other stakeholders promoting gender & youth inclusion • Actively fundraise for women and youth programs.
• Support any other related gender and youth initiatives at PELUM Kenya.
• Any other assigned role by the supervisor.
Qualifications and Requirements
The ideal candidate should have a minimum of the following desirable qualifications and requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in development studies focusing on Development Studies, community development, Political Science, Gender, Agriculture, Environment, and other relevant qualifications.
• Passion for and knowledge of youth and women engagement, with a commitment to amplifying youth and women voices in advocacy & agroecology.
Strong skills and experience in project management functions.
• At least 2 years of experience in gender and youth initiatives, preferably with charity organizations.
• Be willing and able to travel extensively within the country.
• Self-organized with the ability to manage time and tight schedules, working effectively under pressure.
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