Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the overall planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring of KikoRomeo project activities.
• Ensure timely execution of the project work plan and achievement of results.
• Manage the financial and administrative aspects of the project, ensuring compliance with AICS, CISP and KikoRomeo regulations.
• Develop and oversee budgets, financial and narrative reports, and expenditure tracking to ensure effective resource utilization in coordination with the Project Accountant.
• Oversee sourcing of suitable implementation partners (venues, teachers, catering) and ensure accurate contracts are in place.
• Create an enabling environment with staff, partners, stakeholders, and beneficiaries to ensure the program has lasting impact.
• Support the project’s communication, visibility, and advocacy efforts.
• Input in training program curricula to ensure they meet the needs of the target recipients.
• Develop a dissemination plan to ensure awareness of the programs for designers and artisans in the target areas leading to a high number of applicants, especially from Kisumu and Mombasa catchment areas.
• Work with the monitoring & evaluation professional (MEAL) to collect & analyse key data and propose project modifications where necessary.
• Oversee the Fashion Lab residency, securing relevant partners and coordinating with Kisumu and Mombasa partners.
• Develop a successful business model for the Fashion Lab to be self-sustaining after the project ends.
• Develop grant proposals for support and grow after the end of this financing cycle.
• Facilitate community conversations to enable setting up a Fashion Trust to own the assets of and manage the Fashion Lab.

Staff Management

• Manage a team of Fashion Lab Manager (who supervises a Lab Technician), Project Accountant and Project Logistician as well as coordinating with a team of education consultants and monitoring & evaluation expert.
• Coordinate with the Fashion Expert from KikoRomeo and the Program Manager of CISP (weekly meetings)

Key Deliverables

• Operational Fashion Lab
• Operational Education Program in Kisumu, Mombasa & Nairobi
• Monthly Reports to the MD of Iko Ziwa Africa Ltd
• Quarterly reports for sign o by the MD and delivery to CISP
• Business Plan for the Fashion Lab (by end of year 1)
• Roadmap to setting up the Fashion Trust
• Roadmap to the continued strengthening of the fashion entrepreneurs’ skills and motivation. Requirements:

Education:

• A university degree in a relevant field such as Project Management, Business Administration, Fashion and Textile Studies or related fields.

Professional Experience:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in project management, preferably in entrepreneurship, fashion, or related fields.
• Proven expertise in financial and budget management.
• Experience managing Human Resources (HR).
• Experience in youth and women’s employment, enterprise development, and skills training.
• Strong leadership, planning, coordination, and communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of current ethical fashion and sustainability concerns.
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the overall planning, coordination, implementation and monitoring of the Fashion Lab, including maker space, co-working space, photo studio and showroom.
• Ensure timely execution of the lab work plan and achievement of results.
• Manage the administrative and legal aspects of the lab, in coordination with the project accountant, ensuring compliance with AICS, CISP and KikoRomeo regulations.
• Help develop budgets and track expenses to ensure effective resource utilization in coordination with the Project Accountant.
• Create an enabling environment with staff, partners, stakeholders, and beneficiaries to ensure the program has lasting impact.
• Support the project’s communication, visibility, and advocacy efforts.
• Input in the practical lab training programs to ensure they meet the needs of the target recipients.
• Help develop the Fashion Lab residency, coordinating the details of the in-lab activities.
• Sell membership to fashion professionals.
• Host stylists and buyers, introducing them to designer collections in the showroom, taking orders and coordinating rentals.
• Facilitate community conversations to facilitate their buy-in to the Fashion Lab.
• Develop local and international networks to fashion professionals, and maker spaces.
• Ensure the machinery and assets of the Centre are used and kept in good condition.
• Organize the machinery and photographic usage schedule.
• Ensure safety of the lab users and assets.
• Staff Management
• Manage a team of Lab Tailoring technicians, Receptionist(s) and out-sourced cleaning company.
• Coordinate with the Project Accountant and Project Logistician as well as the KikoRomeo fashion expert, visiting education consultants, trainers and monitoring & evaluation expert.
• Report to the KikoRomeo Project Manager.

Key Deliverables

• Well-functioning Fashion Lab
• Users’ rates card
• Monthly Reports to the Project Manager
• Quarterly and monthly budgets for the Fashion Lab (by end of year 1)
• Fashion industry events including the Lab launch
• Engaging and active website and social media.

Requirements:

• Education:
• A university degree in a relevant field such as Project Management, Business Administration, Fashion and Textile Studies or related fields.

Professional Experience:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a managerial position, ideally in a co-working space or similar.
• Proven expertise in budget design and management.
• Experience managing Human Resources (HR).
• Strong leadership, planning, coordination, and communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of current ethical fashion and sustainability concerns.
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili.