Jobs in Kenya: Swift Human Resource Consultants Position: Diploma Program Coordinator

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Swift Human Resource Consultants Position: Diploma Program Coordinator

Our client based in Nairobi is a young, dynamic and growing entitled whose striving to offer leading and competitive services within Eastern Africa In particular and Sub-Saharan Africa in general.

It provides training, extension services, consultancy, research and advocacy as well as facilitating initiatives in participatory community development.

This company is looking to recruit a Diploma Program Coordinator.

Relationships:

Reports to: The Strategic Manager

Supervises: Other staff, trainers and associates within the Diploma Program

Other internal contacts: the Consultants and team leader.

External contacts: General Public, clients and partners

Roles and Responsibilities:
Overall Management of the diploma programme and the students’ mentorship.
Oversee, review and coordinate the processes of manual updates with the training team
Ensure that the diploma programme is managed in accordance to the KNEC curriculum and requirements
Ensure that manuals are regularly produced, stored and distributed to students
Keep stock of manuals in relation to the number of registered students
Link up with the head of department to identify, orient and develop a database of resource persons for the various units offered
Ensure that diploma programme guidelines and procedures are adhered to by the students and teaching fraternity
Market the diploma programme and the short courses
Develop guidelines for engaging with external resource persons in collaboration with the head of department
Coordinate marking of continuous assessment tests/examinations and moderation of the same as well as providing timely feedback between students, lecturers and mentors
Plan, coordinate and review field excursions for diploma students.
Liaise with the research, advocacy and documentation unit to ensure that recommended resource materials are made available for the students.
Develop and maintain effective liaison between the company and institutions sponsoring students
Compile quarterly and annual progress reports
Skills required for this position
Possession of a Bachelor’s degree in education, community development or social sciences with some requisite training (NOT Teaching) experience.
Background knowledge and working experience in the areas of functional adult literacy and community development
Possession of participatory facilitation skills and group processes including training in TOT/TOF.

Core competencies:
Innovation and Creativity
Team player
Open to receiving and giving feedback
Good report writing skills
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to undertake marketing and produce results with a track record of success in previous or similar working environments.
If you meet the above, kindly send your application along with a current picture and an up-to-date CV with telephone contacts for three professional referees and copies of academic and professional certificates to info @ swifthr.org including your telephone contact.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.