TechCraft Manager at CFK Africa

TechCraft Manager at CFK Africa | Iko Kazi

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES **

**Strategic Leadership & Scale-Up **

Set and drive TechCraft's strategic direction, translating the proven Kibera pilot into a costed, phased national expansion strategy across site selection, partnerships, and delivery models.
Oversee delivery of both learning tracks — skilled trades and digital gig work — establishing standardized systems, curricula, and quality benchmarks that allow the model to be replicated without loss of quality or impact.

**Model Innovation **

Lead the design and continuous improvement of TechCraft's four core innovations: employer co designed training, the Women at Work gender-inclusive initiative, the YDN business rating system, and the trade tool lending library.

**Partnerships, Employer Engagement & Resource Mobilization **

Build and steward strategic partnerships with employers, industry bodies, and government agencies (including NITA) to secure placements, apprenticeships, and pathways into formal contracts for graduates.
Work with the YDN Director to develop compelling proposals, cultivate sustainability pathways such as earned-income and cost-recovery mechanisms, and provide high-quality reporting that demonstrates impact and value for money.

**Team Leadership, Financial Management & Impact **

Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing, multidisciplinary team of program officers, field officers, and trainers.
Hold overall accountability for TechCraft budgets and donor compliance, and work with the MEAL team to track placement, income, savings, and gender-equity outcomes, using evidence to drive continuous improvement.

**Required & Essential: **

A master's degree in a relevant field (e.g. development studies, economics, education/TVET, business, or social sciences); a bachelor's degree with exceptional relevant experience may be considered.
At least 7 years' progressive experience in youth employment, workforce development, TVET, or livelihoods programming, including significant senior leadership responsibility.
Demonstrated success in scaling or expanding a program of similar nature, ideally in informal settlement or resource-constrained contexts.
Proven track record managing multi-donor budgets and delivering against ambitious targets in compliance with donor regulations.
Familiarity with NITA accreditation, apprenticeship models, or the digital gig economy in Kenya.
Experience designing or leading gender-inclusive or women's economic empowerment initiatives.
Exposure to social-enterprise or earned-income models for sustainability