Voluntary Associations Consortium of Kenya (VASCO)

TASKS FOR POSITION OF VASCO COORDINATOR : Required Qualifications and Experience: • University degree or compensatory experience and course work • Strategic planning, business planning, and project proposal writing skills • Computer literacy – MS excel, word, access • Training skills • Familiarity with voluntary sector operations • Specialized knowledge and experience of community development and basic services delivery methodologies • Experience in youth work; including demonstrable ability to design programs, policies, procedures and service delivery mechanisms • Experience in management and leadership MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES: Ensure appropriate program planning, monitoring and development. • Provide technical assistance and managing the development, monitoring, administration, and evaluation of partner portfolio in VASCO. • Advise on quality standards and opportunities for enhanced programming. • Manage the entire project cycle for VASCO: solicit funding; maintain financial management over resources for projects; and strengthening the capacities of partners in the project cycle. • Publish Strategic and Business Plan. • Innovate, develop and refine the methodologies of service delivery. • Publish the quality guide. Provide technical assistance, including institutional development support to partners/ members. • Follow closely the development of regulations for the voluntary sector in Kenya. • Keep VASCO and partners posted of the developments in the sector and advise them accordingly. • Guide and support partners in their efforts to create suitable fora, articulate their aspirations and play a more significant role in the voluntary sector. • Assist desiring partners to create autonomous organizations and to achieve scale in operations. • Oversee employment of suitable staff at VASCO. • Provide support to partners’ Boards of Directors, through institutional development training and advice, to enable them to develop strong and effective service delivery channels. • Appraise and select additional partners. • Conduct monitoring and technical visits to the partners when called upon. • Ensure execution of national level training for partners. • Oversee the delivery of institutional development training for partners’ Boards and staff. • Oversee evaluations of partners and the accreditation process. • Ensure timely submission of reports. • Follow up on proposals for funding of projects. Manage VASCO and engage in program operations. • Participate in program meetings, planning, project tracking and internal systems requirements. • Actively participate in program management meetings to define program vision, integration of gender responsiveness in design of projects, monitoring and evaluation tools. • Provide input into recruitment and orientation to new staff. • Conduct regular review/ planning meetings. Use these meetings as an effective learning forum for partner staff; and for sharing ideas and seeking solutions to any challenges faced. • Oversee the implementation of annual planning. • Oversee provision of performance feedback to partners. • Participate in VASCO training workshops, and follow up activities, and share relevant experience. • Ensuring technical development of staff and keeping abreast with state of the art technology in the microfinance field. • Establish appropriate contacts and provide information to relevant organizations as required.