Job Advertisement For Home Manager.

Job Advertisement For Home Manager.
JOB ADVERTISEMENT FOR HOME MANAGER
Kids Alive Boys Home, Lusoi, Nyeri.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Home Manager with Kids Alive Kenya Boys Home, Lusoi. Kids Alive Kenya is a faith-based charitable organization which rescues orphans and vulnerable children, restores their dignity and gives them hope for the future. We do this by creating safe family-based homes, schools and community programs.

The Boys’ Home is located in Nyeri County, Kieni East, Lusoi. The Home provides care for boys ranging from 6 – 18 years of age. The Boys Home has a Children’s Home, a farm and a Home School.We are looking for a God fearing, dynamic, confident, results-oriented Manager to provide programmatic and spiritual leadership at the Boys’ Home and within the neighboring community through the “Keeping Families Together’ Program.

The successful candidate will:
•Oversee the day-to-day program of care for the Boys at the Home, including their physical, social, emotional, educational and spiritual growth;
•Oversee the management of finances and administration at the Home;
•Lead, support and develop the staff team at the Home;
•Develop positive working links between the Home and the local community.

The ideal position holder must be a born-again Christian who demonstrates genuine love and passion for children. He shall be computer literate, and is able to work under pressure. The successful candidate shall be accommodated at the Boys Home.

The successful candidate will possess the following qualifications:-
- A degree holder in social work/youth ministry with at least 3 years work experience or a diploma with 5 years experience working with children in difficult circumstances.
- Training in HIV/AIDS care, counseling and good knowledge of NGO management.
- Specific working experience with children ministries for at least 3 years

The following competencies are essential:-
- Proactive, self motivated, flexible and a strong team player
- Leadership and accounting experience
- A working knowledge of dealing with communities
-Good people management skills
-Good communication skills both oral and written.

Please send your application and detailed c.v. with at least three referees, one being your Church
Pastor, stating your expected salary by January 31, 2011 to:-

The National Director, Kids Alive Kenya, P.O. BOX 506-00606,NAIROBI or email to: kidsalivekenya@kidsalive.org. Please visit our website www.kidsalive.org