Job Description

• Manage the transition of students from the high school scholarship programme into the tertiary education scholarship stream.
• Oversee budget planning, utilization, and reporting for the tertiary education programme, ensuring proper controls are in place.
• Track student attendance and academic performance, initiate remedial interventions, and compile timely monthly, quarterly, and annual programmatic reports.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with universities, TVETs, and other tertiary institutions hosting KCBF scholars, as well as with employers, internship providers, and industry mentors.
• Develop and maintain a database of internship placements, employment outcomes, and career progression of scholars.
• Implement a structured mentorship programme for tertiary scholars in line with KCB Foundation standards.
• Collaborate with the Enterprise Development team to support scholar transitions into employment or entrepreneurship through the 2jiajiri initiative.
• Coordinate career development activities such as employability workshops, career fairs, and professional development forums.
• Lead the design and delivery of an effective alumni engagement strategy to foster long-term connections with the Foundation.
• Organize alumni-led events, mentorship activities, networking sessions, and community service initiatives.
• Promote and track alumni involvement in mentorship, volunteering, and philanthropic support of the programme.

Academic & Professional

• Bachelor’s degree in education/social sciences/Humanities or any relevant area
• 5 years Scholarship management.
• 3 years in Education management
• 3 years in Budget management
• 2 years Stakeholder management