About ITF
International Transformation Foundation (ITF) is an international, youth-led nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering young people through comprehensive education and self-development programs in entrepreneurship and leadership. Established in 2009 and officially registered in Kenya in 2010, ITF equips youth with the skills and opportunities they need to thrive, fostering a culture of creativity, innovation, and community engagement.
Our mission is to provide the most effective educational and self-development programs to youth and the community at large. Our vision is to empower youth who, in turn, contribute to the development of their countries.
Primary responsibilities:
As an assistant to the Secretary General who is responsible for the big questions facing ITF, you are also required to ensure its effective operation on a day-to-day level. Most importantly, this means you must:
- Ensure ITF maintains appropriate systems to conduct its activities lawfully, ethically and efficiently
- Ensure ITF is appropriately staffed so that someone is directly accountable for each of the organization’s key functions at all times.
- Ensure there are clear and effective communication channels, both formal and informal, between the office of the Secretary General and each key Officer function.
- Guide and evaluate the work of each Officer function.
- Provide leadership in setting a positive and productive organizational culture
- You are responsible for identifying and developing projects that fall within ITF’s scope. While that is your primary responsibility, you are also expected to support projects during execution, monitoring, reporting and closing.
- Identify youth development problems that ITF is equipped to address and interested in solving.
- Conduct feasibility and planning studies to determine how ITF could address the problem, and whether this is realistic.
Additionally, you are responsible for recruiting the best people to ITF and for the development of ITF’s people, both during their orientation and their progression at ITF. This means you will:
- Advertise positions that become available through ITF’s networks; receive applications, screen them for suitability, and transfer them to the Secretary General, hence organize interview times and locations for shortlisted candidates.
- Organize weekly and monthly meetings to discuss workflows and progress.
- Organize quarterly training sessions on organizational culture, where all staff can discuss how ITF could build a more positive and productive working environment.
- Ensure all staff members develop a personal performance plan to be discussed at performance meetings with the Secretary General every six months.
- Constantly work to improve orientation and induction materials and constantly reflect on how you could perform your role better.
Person Specifications:
- Applicants must be under 30 years old
- Hold at least a Bachelors Degree in related fields such as Administration, Management, Human Resources, International Cooperation.
- Good organizational skills, including ability to work within tight deadline
- Detail-oriented with a focus on results.
- Should be self-driven and pro-active.
- Have excellent communication skills orally and in writing (minimally in English), excellent interpersonal and presentation skills and the ability to work with diverse individuals or group of individuals.
- Ability to maintain an established work schedule, with or without flexibility.
- Have basic computer skills including graphic communication publications.
- Understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities.
- Strong organizational and management skills, ability to multi task and prioritize.
- Motivated to learn and take on new challenges.
- Willingness and capacity to volunteer.
- Passion and commitment towards youth developmentCompensation:Although ITF Volunteer staff enjoy limitless opportunities, ITF does NOT provide any form of compensation. ITF staff operate on full-time volunteer basis. Volunteers are responsible for their own basic expenses, such as accommodation and transport to the office. ITF provides direct operational expenses only, such as transport to meetings, field visits and official operations.
Other requirements
The volunteer is required to work from the office also working remotely is an available option. ITFs office hours are from Monday to Thursday from 9am to 5pm.
How to apply
Applications are only accepted through the volunteer application from available at the link below https://www.itfsecretariat.org/volunteer
Applicants are also encouraged to follow ITF on social media for updates. The Operations Director is required to work from the office and work remotely only when he/she is not required to be in the office.