📚 Job Opening: Scholarship Officer – SHOFCO (Kisumu)
📍 Location: Kisumu
🏢 Employer: SHOFCO (Shining Hope for Communities)
🕓 Application Deadline: Rolling basis
🎯 Role Summary
SHOFCO is seeking a community-centered and experienced Scholarship Officer to oversee the implementation of grassroots-based scholarship programs for vulnerable girls across counties. This role will support mentoring, disbursements, stakeholder engagement, and strategic innovation within SHOFCO’s SUN (Shofco Urban Network).
📌 Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement holiday mentoring programs for scholars
- Audit and process tuition, stipends, and payments
- Engage with teachers and schools to support scholar welfare
- Train and mentor community facilitators and SUN members
- Develop partnerships with local institutions to strengthen scholar support ecosystems
- Improve scholarship recruitment, disbursement, and evaluation frameworks
- Monitor program data, financial tracking, and compliance
✔️ Required Skills & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree (minimum)
- 3+ years experience in education or youth programs
- Knowledge of adult learning & community training
- Strong financial management and data handling skills
- Proven grassroots facilitation and partnership-building
- Excellent communication, leadership, and reporting abilities
- Demonstrated alignment with SHOFCO’s values of empowerment and community-led change
📩 How to Apply
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