Carolina for Kibera Finance Intern Job in Kibera Slum, Nairobi, Kenya

Carolina for Kibera Finance Intern Job in Kibera Slum, Nairobi, Kenya

Job Description: Finance InternReports to: Finance and Admin Officer
Location: Kibera Slum, Nairobi, Kenya
Start Date: Immediately
Contract Period: 6 Months
Are you an ambitious person willing to have hands on experience in the Finance Office? Join us!
About Carolina for Kibera (CFK):
Founded in 2001, Carolina for Kibera (CFK) exists to offer motivated individuals in the Kibera slum tools and opportunities to become healthy, educated, and self-sufficient.
With a focus on youth, CFK’s first program, a community-based sports program, promotes ethnic, gender and religious cooperation in Kibera.
CFK has since expanded to serve the community in a holistic manner through a network of programs in the areas of health, social and economic development-- offering low-cost high-quality medical care, sexual health education, entrepreneurship training, and adolescent girls’ empowerment, among other initiatives.
About The Position: This position is based in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya with the following primary responsibilities:

Work directly with the Finance and Administration Officer to complete monthly financial reporting deliverables accurately and on time;

Assist in the maintenance of filing systems to ensure adequate documentation of all financial processes.

Prepare Payment Vouchers, Petty Cash Vouchers, Journal Vouchers, EFT Vouchers and Payroll Vouchers.

Assist in the documentation and filling of the Save the Children grant vouchers for reporting.

Assist in updating the personnel records including leave, academic and professional qualifications etc.

Assist the Finance and Admin Officer to ensure that all office utilities are paid on time and available to staff.Minimum Requirements:

Pursuing Bachelor degree in commerce (Accounting/Finance Option)

CPA 2 qualification will be an added advantage.

Experience with Microsoft office word and ExcelHow to Apply:
If you meet the above requirements, please send your application and CV indicating your current remuneration to hr@carolinaforkibera.org by 16th March 2015.
Find more information at Carolina for Kibera

Project Manager Job in Embu Kenya - Environmental and Carbon Offset Projects

Project Manager Job in Embu Kenya - Environmental and Carbon Offset Projects

Job Title: Project Manager Location: Embu
Our client, a Kenyan company specializing in developing environmental and carbon offset projects in rural areas in Kenya, is currently implementing a 10 year carbon finance project.
The company is thus looking for a Project Manager to lead the project and develop new business opportunities in Kenya while ensuring that all operations are run with profitably and in an ethical manner in order to fulfill the objectives of its shareholders and stakeholders.
Job Duties:
Reporting to the board of directors, the main duties of the Project Manager will be,

To dynamically lead and support an ambitious program of sales and distribution of cookstoves within the 3 districts in Embu

To lead the operational and financial management of the improved cookstoves program in the 3 districts in Embu County.

To ensure successful project implementation, supervising activities in the ground and providing guidance and active support to a team of local field officers and community facilitators.

To successfully achieve penetration and distribution goals of the project in the 3 districts.

To be responsible for business development activities to grow the business and find new partners in Kenya.

To consolidate all operational information to perform efficient reporting to the program directors. Primary responsibilities For the improved cookstove project :

Direct the mobilization, awareness creation and distribution activities of the project.

Ensure quality control and supervise production processes of improved cookstove model.

Develop partnerships with CBOs, cooperatives, and local influencers to endorse sustainable forest practices and adoption of improved cook stoves and sustainable firewood consumption by rural households.

Ensure that high quality improved cookstoves are produced and sold to clients.

Implement and enforce best practices and procedures and quality procedures in production, distribution and post sale services to beneficiary households in accordance with the company’s high quality standards.

Manage administrative and accounting functions to ensure smooth and efficient operations of the organization

Provide continuous training and guidance to all staff members and community liaisons of the project

Ensure that all staff are effectively employed and adequately trained to perform in their responsibilities and operational tasks in an ethical and responsible manner.

Ensure Human Resources admin duties follow up: sick days, holidays, allowances, transport requests

Supervise employees’ schedules and activities in relation to the Project Director in France: ensure performance goals are met and set. Plan and implement the annual calendar of activities including production, distribution and monitoring activities

Supervise the creation of financial budgets and track expenditures

Ensure all administrative requirements, invoicing and financial control tasks are completed in a timely manner

Represent the organization to the public, key stakeholders and business partner.

Any other duties as allocated by the Board of Directors For business development activities

Implement operational strategies as per the company’s Strategic Business Plans Participate in strategic planning

Represent the organization to the public, key stakeholders, donors and business partners

Prepare and present regularly to the Board; quarterly commercial and financial report, monthly financial statement, balance sheet, provisional budget, 4 years sliding business plan and strategy plan

Prepare regular reports on the current state of business for The Board of Directors

Any other duties as allocated by the Board of Directors Education, Skills and Experience

MSc or MBA graduates in any field related to business, forestry and agricultural management (or BSc with relevant management experience).

8-10 years or more of project management experience and rural extension familiar with REDD+, sustainable forestry, environmental or community development projects in rural areas of Kenya

Results orientation and excellent managerial and leadership skills

Familiarity with carbon finance and sustainable forestry

Effective decision-making

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Creative problem solver and multitasking abilities

Detail oriented with strong financial control abilities

Forward thinking and empathic leader with training skills, experienced in leading teams of community facilitators Languages: Fluent English and Swahili required. French and Embu preferred.The position is based in Embu with occasional travels to Nairobi.
Deadline of application: 25th January 2015
Expected date of incorporation: February 9th 2015

Senior Evaluation Officer, Nairobi

Senior Evaluation Officer, Nairobi

Organization UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme Country Kenya City Nairobi, Kenya Office UNEP Nairobi Grade P-5 United Nations Environment Programme United Nations Avenue, Gigiri PO Box 30552, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya Tel: (254-20) 7621234 Fax: (254-20) 7624489/90

Closing date: Saturday, 14 March 2015 Posting Title: SENIOR EVALUATION OFFICER, P5 Job Code Title: SENIOR PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT OFFICER Department/ Office: United Nations Environment Programme Duty Station: NAIROBI Posting Period: 13 January 2015-14 March 2015 Job Opening number: 15-PGM-UNEP-38258-R-NAIROBI (R) United Nations Core Values: Integrity, Professionalism, Respect for Diversity Special Notice Appointment against this post is for an initial period of one year and may be subject to extension. Staff members are subject to the authority of the Secretary-General and to assignment by him or her. In this context, all staff are expected to move periodically to new functions in their careers in accordance with established rules and procedures. All applicants are strongly encouraged to apply on-line as soon as possible after the job opening has been posted and well before the deadline stated in the job opening. On-line applications will be acknowledged where an email address has been provided. If you do not receive an e-mail acknowledgement within 24 hours of submission, your application may not have been received. If the problem persists, please seek technical assistance through the Inspira 'Need Help?' link. Organizational Setting and Reporting The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the United Nations systems designated entity for addressing environmental issues at the global and regional level. Its mandate is to coordinate the development of environmental policy consensus by keeping the global environment under review and bringing emerging issues to the attention of governments and the international community for action. This post is located in Evaluation Office, a part of Office of the Executive Director, at the Nairobi duty station. Under the supervision of the Director, Evaluation Office the incumbent will Responsibilities Keep emerging issues in UNEP (both environmental, political and managerial / operational) under review and make substantive analytical contributions to evaluation planning based on the former and on organizational priorities, mandates and previous evaluation findings. Monitor the performance of the Evaluation Office against key performance indicators and report these to the Director, Evaluation Office. Develop evaluation methods, manage and provide substantive analytical contributions to higher level evaluations conducted by the Evaluation Office. Design methods for impact evaluation of specific UNEP interventions and build a portfolio of outcome and impact evaluations that capture the 'value for money' of UNEP interventions. Develop technical peer review processes (involving external expertise) for impact evaluation to ensure quality and rigour. Play a lead role in the Evaluation of the UNEP's Medium-Term Strategy, Formative Evaluations of the UNEP Programme of Work, Thematic Sub-Programme Evaluations. Ensure that the UNEP Evaluation Manual and the UNEP Programme Manual are regularly updated, reflect international good practice in evaluation and are consistent with UNEG Norms and Standards. Work collaboratively with evaluation professionals from other UN agencies through UNEG and when joint evaluations are undertaken. Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy and plan for outreach / uptake of evaluation findings, recommendations and lessons. Prepare high quality knowledge products and organise events to promote use of evaluation findings across the organisation and among evaluation stakeholders. Monitor implementation of the outreach plan and provide analytical feedback to enhance future work. Maintain an overview of patterns in lessons and recommendations issued across the evaluation portfolio. Conduct formal evaluation demand studies every biennium and collate evidence of use of evaluation among key stakeholders (UNEP, implementation / execution partners, donors and country representatives). Ensure that the format and content of the Evaluation Office website meet user needs and ensure staff keep it up-to-date. Identify internationally credible evaluation consultants, review credentials and make recommendations to the Evaluation Director for their selection. Prepare detailed impact evaluation budgets and timelines, inform consultant team members of required scope and quality of deliverables ensuring negotiated agreements on consultant remuneration comply with UN rules. Manage, oversee and provide quality assurance for work undertaken by highly qualified and experienced international consultant evaluators. Provide advice on evaluation methods approaches and processes; review and assess the quality of evaluation deliverables, capture stakeholder views on them and provide constructive feedback to facilitate finalisation of evaluation deliverables, ensuring all aspects of the evaluation TORs are fulfilled. Review evaluation inception reports and draft evaluation reports being managed by other Evaluation Office staff, provide informal professional advice to, and formally supervise P4, P3, JPO and G staff. Provide substantive analyses from impact evaluation, patterns in lessons and recommendations and outreach/uptake efforts for inclusion in the Biennial Evaluation Synthesis Report. Prepare periodic evaluation progress reports and take the lead on selected Evaluation Office Management / Special Studies for publication. Provide advice and support to broader corporate planning and management processes with findings and recommendations from evaluation studies. Competencies Professionalism Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of all aspects of evaluation. Proven conceptual and analytical skills and the ability to understand technical documents and write evaluation reports. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work. Communication Ability to research, write, speak clearly, intelligibly and effectively in the English language. Ability to communicate intelligently with both technical and lay persons, good interpersonal and oral communication skills, including the ability to present sensitive issues/positions and prepare reports on short notice. Teamwork Ability to maintain effective working relations with people of different national and cultural backgrounds with sensitivity and respect for diversity. Proven ability to work collaboratively to achieve organizational and/or collective goals. Client Orientation Ability to identify clients' needs and accommodate them, must have the capacity to maintain productive partnerships with clients. Managing Performance Able to delegate responsibility and to ensure that goals, roles and reporting lines are clear. Able to motivate staff while providing technical oversight and quality control. Capable of mentoring, coaching, and evaluating staff. Leadership Serves as a role model that other people want to follow: empowers others to translate vision into results; is proactive in developing strategies to accomplish objectives; establishes and maintains relationships with a broad range of people to understand needs and gain support; anticipates and resolves conflicts by pursuing mutually agreeable solutions; drives for change and improvements; does not accept the status quo; shows the courage to take unpopular stands. Provides leadership and takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work; demonstrates knowledge of strategies and commitment to the goal of gender balance in staffing. Education Advanced university degree (Master's or equivalent) in Natural Resources, Environmental Studies/Sciences, Development Planning or related technical field is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree. Work Experience A minimum of ten years of experience in evaluation and programme management is required, some of which should be at the international level. Experience in the evaluation and analysis of projects, programmes and policies with specific focus in the area of environment and development. Substantive work experience in international settings is required; professional experience in developing countries is an advantage. Languages English and French are the working languages of the United Nations Secretariat. For the post advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of other UN Languages, especially French or Spanish, is desirable. Assessment Method Evaluation of qualified candidates for this position may include a substantive assessment which will be followed by a competency-based interview. United Nations Considerations Job openings posted on the Careers Portal are taken off at midnight (New York time) on the deadline date. Applications are automatically pre-screened according to the published evaluation criteria of the job opening on the basis of the information provided by applicants. Applications cannot be amended following submission and incomplete applications shall not be considered. The selected candidate will be subject to a reference checking process to verify the information provided in the application. Applicants are urged to follow carefully all instructions available in the online recruitment platform, inspira. For more detailed guidance, applicants may refer to the At-a-Glance on 'The Application Process' and the Instructional Manual for the Applicants, which can be accessed by clicking on 'Manuals' on the upper right side of the browser on Inspira. The United Nations shall place no restrictions on the eligibility of men and women to participate in any capacity and under conditions of equality in its principal and subsidiary organs. (Charter of the United Nations - Chapter 3, article 8). The United Nations Secretariat is a non-smoking environment. Candidates will be required to meet the requirements of Article 101, paragraph 3, of the Charter as well as the requirements of the position. The United Nations is committed to the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity for all its human resources, including but not limited to respect for international human rights and humanitarian law. Candidates may be subject to screening against these standards, including but not limited to whether they have committed, or are alleged to have committed criminal offences and/or violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law. No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS' BANK ACCOUNTS.

Adeso REGAL- IR Program Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya (134K - 150K)

Adeso REGAL- IR Program Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya (134K - 150K)

Position Title: Monitoring & Evaluation Officer - Resilience and Economic Growth in Arid Lands - Improved Resilience Program (REGAL-IR) Organization: Adeso - African Development Solutions
Reporting to: M&E Director, REGAL-IR
Working with: REGAL-IR team
Program / Duty Station: Nairobi
Duration: 1 year (Renewable)
Starting date: Immediate
Starting Salary: Kshs. 134,235 – 150, 825 Gross per Month plus other benefits
Organizational Context:
Adeso is an expanding and vibrant African based international development and humanitarian organization.
At Adeso, we work with African communities who are yet to realize their full potential; working inside these communities to create environments in which Africans can thrive.
Our belief that economic, social and environmental security is the bedrock of a healthy community drives the nature and intent of our programming.
We work to prevent and overcome situations that adversely affect community well-being by: reinvigorating the economy, developing skills for life and work, providing humanitarian aid, and influencing policy.
For the past 20 years we have strengthened rural livelihoods through environmental awareness, training, technology transfer and innovative humanitarian projects in pursuit of a peaceful, self-reliant, and greener future.
At present, Adeso has programs in Somalia, Kenya and South Sudan.
Adeso is an exciting and dynamic organization experiencing managed rapid growth.
It offers sound employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development.
Project Summary:
The REGAL-IR project is a 5 year initiative aiming to reduce hunger and poverty, increase social stability and build strong foundations for economic growth by strengthening social, economic, and environmental resilience in pastoral and transitioning communities in Kenya’s arid lands.
It has six strategic objectives including diversifying livelihoods, improving value chain inclusiveness, natural resource management, conflict management, disaster risk reduction, and improving nutrition.
The project is implemented in counties of Isiolo, Garissa, Wajir, Marsabit, and Turkana with HQ office stationed in Nairobi.
Position Purpose:
The M&E Officer will report to the M&E Director of REGAL-IR project and will be responsible for field level planning and implementation of M&E plan and related activities.
The position will support county level teams and partners to strengthen existing M&E systems and introduce new M&E protocols as applicable.
The M&E Officer will work in close coordination with field teams on all aspects of project monitoring and evaluation to support interventions in all thematic sectors.
This will include planning, implementation, and reporting of M&E activities.
The position will be focal point person for integration of M&E systems in programming throughout project cycle.
M&E Officer will perform key functions of providing technical support on M&E, implementation of participatory monitoring frameworks, project level database management, documentation, reporting and dissemination of project outcomes.
Specific Roles and Responsibilities

Under the guidance of the M&E Director, carry out M&E activities implementation in REGAL-IR Project areas.

Support the development and implementation of clear, practical M&E plans.

Support project initiated assessments, Participatory Learning, Planning and Action (PLPA) and participatory M&E systems.

Establish data collection systems within programs when requested/review existing data collection tools and systems.

Ensure documentation of project actives and disseminate project outcomes and results.

Draft and compile project level monthly and quarterly progress reports and other summaries in coordination field teams and partners and support other technical reporting.

Support teams – through regular meetings and on the job support - to gather, collate, and analyze monitoring data, as well as to report on findings from monitoring activities.

Undertake regular visits to the field to support monitoring and accountability processes, including Data Quality Assurance practices.

Participate in the development of templates and guidelines for data gathering, collation and reporting in liaison with Project Officers, Technical Advisors and Coordinators.

Provide technical support to program teams with qualitative and quantitative data analysis and reporting when requested; work with program staff to do monthly / quarterly analysis of output data.

Improve gathering and use of qualitative data, e.g. through use of case studies.

Participate in the design and execution of surveys and other assessments; actively collect data where necessary and perform data management and analysis functions.

Coordinate and share learning related to M&E practices at the field office level, as well as across offices.

Support REGAL-IR partners on development and management of M&E systems for project activities.

Ensure accurate timely data entry and submission of the same.

Support field teams to develop activity plans and implementation of activities.

Organize and conduct regular program implementation reviews during the implementation process.

Lead the beneficiaries complain and feedback mechanism reporting and feedback to the beneficiary. Skills and Qualifications

University degree in social sciences/another relevant field, or equivalent experience.

Three or more years’ experience in M&E field with expertise in data collection, collation, analysis, and report writing.

Strong organizational and analytical skills and ability to work well under pressure and with minimal supervision.

Strong interpersonal and community mobilization skills.

Demonstrated experience and evidence in documentation and report writing.

Excellent verbal and written skills in English and languages of northern Kenya region.

Excellent computer skills, particularly with Microsoft Excel and other statistical packages (SPSS, EPI info)

Highly motivated, and flexible.

Willing to travel regularly within remote areas, where services are limited.

Work experience in ASALs environment and northern region of Kenya is preferred. Application Process
This is a challenging opportunity for a dedicated and highly motivated professional.
If you would like to join this dynamic team and be part of building resilience and economic growth in Africa, please submit your application to jobs@adesoafrica.org, quoting the position in the email subject matter by 23rd January, 2015.
Each application should be addressed to the HR & Admin. Director and include the following:
An updated CV; and An application letter which should include cover letter, remuneration requirements and contact information for three work-related referees.
Applications not including all of the above information will not be reviewed.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Adeso is an equal opportunity employer and female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Sightsavers Job Vacancies

Sightsavers Job Vacancies

Sightsavers is a development organization working in over 33 countries worldwide. Our vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society.
Each year, we improve the lives of millions of people in the poorest parts of the world.
Sightsavers offers a great place to work within easy reach of London and Brighton.
1. Job Title: Research Officer - East, Central and South Africa Programmes (ECSA Region)

Location: Ideally located in Kenya: 2,581,569 to 3,492,711 KES

Or Uganda: 53,489,650 to 72,368,350 UGX

Or Tanzania: 41,229,250 to 55,780,750 TZS Our vision is of a world where no one is blind from avoidable causes and where visually impaired people participate equally in society.
Each year, we improve the lives of millions of people in the poorest parts of the world.
Sightsavers offers a great place to work within easy reach of London and Brighton.
Sightsavers has an opportunity for an experienced Researcher with a strong interest in health and disability research to join its Policy & Strategic Programme Support team.
The post holder will work with our global research team and will be responsible for supporting research and other evidence generating activities within Sightsavers’ health, education and social inclusion programmes in in East, Central and South Africa region.
The ideal candidate will have a postgraduate degree in public health, epidemiology, statistics or a related discipline.
You will have a good knowledge of different research methods including both quantitative and qualitative approaches.
Candidates with a good knowledge and experience of research in Sub-Saharan Africa will be of particular interest.
Excellent analytical skills with the ability to plan and supervise research projects are essential for this position, as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
The postholder must be able to travel for up to 16 weeks a year.
2. Job Title: Finance Officer
2 year Contract (Renewable)
Sightsavers, an international development organization that promotes the prevention and cure of avoidable blindness, and promotes equality and opportunity for disabled people, seeks to recruit a mature experienced, self driven, dynamic and result oriented accounting professional who is keen to develop a career in a dynamic organisation and challenging environment.
Reporting to the Finance & Support Services Manager, the incumbent will be expected to provide financial and administrative support to the Sightsavers Kenya Country Office.
The key tasks includes;

facilitating financial transactions within Sightsavers control framework, generating transaction vouchers,

maintaining accounting ledgers and cash books,

managing office petty cash,

processing payroll,

assist in review of partner financial returns,

general office administration/logistics,

renewal of motor vehicle licences and insurance,

procurement, maintenance of office assets, filing, handling workshops logistics as well as travel logistics for staff and visitors. The ideal candidate who should be a Kenyan national will have a minimum of University Degree in finance/accounting, administration or equivalent with atleast CPA II.
S/he should possess a minimum of 3 years working experience in a busy reputable private firm or NGO.
S/he should be computer literate (knowledge of computer financial packages) with excellent interpersonal and communication skills, commitment to work, high degree of integrity and ability to work with minimum supervision.
S/he should be a team player, adaptable and able to relate with people from diverse backgrounds.
To apply for this post visit Sightsavers Job Vacancies and download an application form.
Please see the job description for more information.
Closing date: 25th January 2015
Interviews: week commencing 26 January into February 2015
How to Apply
To apply for this post, please download our application form and return the completed application form and equal opportunities form as two separate documents to jobs@sightsavers.org.
We’re an equal opportunities employer, and we particularly encourage qualified people living with a disability to apply.
We will be contacting shortlisted candidates for interview, shortly after the closing dates.
We very much regret that in view of the large number of applications we receive, we are unable to respond if you are unsuccessful.
I am sure that you will understand the need to concentrate resources towards our work.

Anglican Development Services - Mt Kenya Jobs in Nyeri, Kenya

Anglican Development Services - Mt Kenya Jobs in Nyeri, Kenya

Anglican Development Services - Mt Kenya (ADS-MK) a Christian development organization with strong local and international linkages wishes to recruit self motivated and performance driven individuals for the following open vacancies: 1. Accounts Assistant
Location: Nyeri
Job Summary:
Under the supervision of the Regional / Senior Accountant, the Accounts Assistant will support the Finance data processing by the preparation of documents of original entry, initial date entry and management of the document filling process.
Main Responsibilities and Tasks

Prepare invoices for payment, obtaining approvals and budget codes from relevant budget holders.

Maintain filing systems for accounting documents and vouchers

Process and account for travel advances and related expense claims.

Assist in processing field financial reports and produce relevant reconciliations.

Perform bank reconciliations for head office accounts and analyze and also prepare monthly review of bank reconciliations of field accounts.

Prepare and process journal, and enter into the sun/quick books system

Ensure proper files, both hard and soft copies, are maintained to support all transactions processed.

Undertake any other tasks which may be assigned by the Regional Development Coordinator.

Assist in filing and verification of completeness of the documentation on the donor’s files, preparation of checklists and verifications for the ADS-MK Projects.

Assist in preparation of the year-end audit schedules for the field accounts.

Assist in archiving financial files.

Reconciliation of the office accounts

Supervision and Collaboration The Accounts Assistant is under the direct supervision of the Regional/Senior Accountant.
He/She works closely with other colleagues in the Programmes Operations & Development and the M/E Officer.
Qualification and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce, Financial Management/Business Administration or related.

Professional qualification: Certified Public Accountants (CPA), Association of Chartered Certified

Accountants (ACCA) or equivalent; Part qualification will also be considered.

At least 2 year general accounting experience preferably within the Non-Governmental Organization’s (NGO) sector;

Computer literacy: Knowledge of Excel spreadsheet is essential.

Being Conversant with the Quick books accounting system or other relevant accounting systems will be an added advantage. Required Competencies

Attention to details

Ability to plan and execute tasks with minimal supervision

High level conception and analytical capacity;

Ability to work in a team and judgment on when to brief supervisors and other stakeholders;

Good interpersonal skills: team player;

Good problem solving skills; 2. Project Officer - Food Security
Location: Mukurwe-ini, Nyeri County
Job Summary:
Under the supervision of the Project Manager, the Project Officer will support the Project Officer and Assistants in field food security training, linkage and collaboration with the national and county Governments.
Main Responsibilities and Tasks

Undertaking community mobilization

Community training on crop and animal husbandry

Community training on innovative agronomic skills

Assist in project reporting and Monitoring and Evaluation

Undertake any other tasks which may be assigned by the Regional Development Coordinator Qualification and Experience

Minimum diploma in agriculture, agricultural extension, horticulture, conservation agriculture, organic farming essential.

5 years of experience working with rural communities in the areas of; Food Security and Agricultural Extension, Conservation Agriculture.

Experience in donor funded project planning and implementation.

Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, horticulture, agricultural extension, conservation agriculture, organic farming preferred.

Demonstrated training and group facilitation skills.

Good computer skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and email;

Motor cycle riding skills and licence. 3. Project Officer (Health)
Location: Kiserian, Kajiado County
Reports to: Program Manager
Supervision and Working Relationships:
The Project Officer-Health is supervised by the Program Manager- Health and Livelihoods Project who supports him/her as necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the position.
Main Responsibilities and Tasks

Providing training and technical backstopping to Community Health Workers in collaboration with Ministry of Health.

Steering the implementation, reporting, monitoring and evaluation of the project.

Track project activities to ensure they are progressing as per the schedule.

Maintain project Calendar, budget and ensure deadlines are met. Key Qualifications, Skills and Competencies:

Diploma in Community Health Nursing, Clinical Medicine or Environmental Health or related.

A minimum of 3 years work experience in community health and collaboration with the GoK.

Understanding and experience in the implementation of community health strategy.

Must be registered with the requisite body

Excellent computer knowledge (Ms-Office a Must). How to Apply
Qualified and interested candidates send a detailed updated CV (indicating expected salary), a reference letter from his/her priest, copies of relevant certificates and contacts of three referees specifying the position applied for in the subject line to the undersigned by COB January 16th, 2015:
The Regional Development Coordinator
P. O. Box 2376-10140
Nyeri, Kenya
Email: vacancies@ads-mtkenya.or.ke

Hilde Back Education Fund Form One Scholarships for the Year 2015

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Hilde Back Education Fund Form One Scholarships for the Year 2015

Hilde Back Education Fund A Kenyan Charity supporting the education of Talented Children
Form One Scholarships for the Year 2015
Available for candidates from Kiambu, Embu, Meru, Nyamira and Migori Counties
The Hilde Back Education Fund (HBEF) is an Organization that is committed to the promotion of Education as a Fundamental Human Right.
The Fund sponsors academically gifted but needy students to secondary school.
HBEF hereby invites applications from suitably qualified and eligible Form One students for the 2015 scholarships.
Limited scholarships to students joining public secondary schools will be awarded.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for consideration, the applicant student must:

Be a Kenyan citizen.

Have sat K.C.P.E. in the year 2014 in a public primary school in Kiambu, Embu, Meru, Nyamira and Migori Counties and obtained at least 380 marks.

Be an orphan or from a needy family. Sponsorship Duration
The sponsorship will cover tuition fee only for a period of four years of secondary education effective 2015.
Beneficiaries will be expected to maintain good academic performance and conduct in order to continue with the sponsorship.
Application Procedure
Interested students should:
Complete and submit the HBEF Scholarship Application Form available at HBEF offices in Nairobi and in all the respective County/District Education Offices from Tuesday 6th January 2015
The following supporting documents should be included in the application:

A certified copy of KCPE result slip.

Relevant recommendation letters as outlined in the application form.

Copy of birth certificate.

Copy of Form one-admission letter/joining instructions where available.

Evidence of being an orphan where applicable. The deadline for submission of application forms will be Friday January 16th, 2015.
Applications from students who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be considered.
Similarly, late or incomplete applications will be disqualified.
Short listed applicants will be contacted by HBEF for interview details and final award.
Canvassing or giving of false information by or on behalf of the applicant will lead to disqualification of the application concerned.
Successful applicants and their host schools will be notified on or before 30th January 2015.
Application forms and supporting documents should be sent or hand delivered to the respective County/District Education Offices or to the HBEF Nairobi Office at the address below:
The Executive Director
Hilde Back Education Fund
P: 11, Princess Park Apartments,
Kabarnet Road, Off Ngong Road
P.O. Box 14741-00100,
Nairobi.
Note: Applicants who will not have received any communication from HBEF by 30th January 2015 should consider themselves unsuccessful.

Mercy Corps PROGRESS Programme Gender Officer Job in Wajir Kenya

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Mercy Corps PROGRESS Programme Gender Officer Job in Wajir Kenya

Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. Driven by local needs, our programs provide communities in the world’s toughest places with the tools and support they need to turn the crises they confront into the opportunities they deserve.
Mercy Corps is looking for committed and dynamic individuals to take up the following position:
Gender Officer, PROGRESS Programme – Wajir
Programme / Department Summary: The PROGRESS Gender Officer will work in collaboration with the PROGRESS Gender Team Leader, Programme Managers and PROGRESS consortium members in the implementation of a proposed multi-year project as part of DFID’s BRACED initiative (Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters).
Mercy Corps anticipates a programme award under BRACED to implement the “Programme for Resilient Systems” (PROGRESS). PROGRESS is a multi-partner consortium poised to deliver a 36-month initiative designed to build absorptive, adaptive and transformative capacity of more than 200,000 individual households in northern Kenya (Wajir County) and northern Uganda (Karamoja).
The Wajir-based Gender Officer will play a key role in project implementation.
General Position Summary:
The PROGRESS Gender Officer will work directly with the Gender Team Leader in Wajir and will be responsible for helping to design and implement the PROGRESS gender strategy in Wajir.
The Gender Officer will help operationalize gender integration throughout the life of PROGRESS and across all technical sectors with the goal of enhancing absorptive, adaptive and transformative capacity for resilience of girls and women and augmenting access to assets, capital and decision-making processes.
The Gender Officer will support the Gender Team Leader and Wajir Programme Manager to support to the Wajir Programme Manager of PROGRESS to develop and implement work plans per sector / practice area with clear targets and timeframes to ensure the greatest possible gender integration into program planning, strategic prioritization and sound implementation.
Programme emphasis will be on the role of girls and women in collective decision making around community and natural resources, and the individual capacity for entrepreneurship and active market engagement including value chain activities around livestock products in the pastoralist context.
In addition the Gender Officer will work with the Gender Team Leader to ensure that PROGRESS team members and consortium partners are actively programming and operating to a high-standard for gender integration into projects for all sectors and practice areas including governance, market systems, gender empowerment, and natural resource management with a focus in water resources management, livestock and rangeland management, climate smart agriculture, and urban issues.
Essential Job Functions:
Technical Capacity

Work with the Gender Team Leader to promote gender integration in to the various sector-based activities of PROGRESS.

When requested by the Gender Team Leader, provide training in leadership and negotiation for girls and women, including for the VSLA groups, and facilitating community-platform debates;

Promote female leadership skills through VSLA component, engaging men in decision making tools etc.

Conduct regular community consultations to ensure programming remains gender sensitive and on-track. Activity Design and Implementation

Assist the Gender Team Leader in implementation and ensuring results in PROGRESS Output 3: reduced inequality and increased empowerment of women, men, boys, and girls.

Conduct field visits to ensure PROGRESS is reaching marginalized groups. Make recommendations and advise field staff in ways they can improve their targeting of key populations segments outlined in the PROGRESS agreement.

Collect sex and age disaggregated data while performing proactive and recurrent gender analysis. Analyze information and advise which groups are being missed (by linking sex and age).

Work with the Gender Advisor to develop curriculum for after school programs to address girls and boys and men-focused group series to build these groups social capital. Help train group facilitators to deliver and practice delivering the curriculum.

Seek community recommendations on how to best overcome identified challenges in addressing gender norms and behaviors and altering them.

Establish current awareness of the importance of gender-sensitive programming among partners and target participant groups including traditional leaders, government officials and youth group participants. Research & Learning Studies

Work with the PROGRESS consortium partners focused on Monitoring and Evaluation and learning and advocacy partners to support and conduct studies as well as learning events in collaboration with the Gender Team Leader. Gender Mainstreaming

Led by the Gender Team Leader, support the development and dissemination of PROGRESS gender research and findings.

Work with the Gender Team Leader to adapt and deliver gender mainstreaming training for Mercy Corps Wajir Field Office, partners and PROGRESS consortium members.

Work with the Gender Team Leader to provide gender technical reviews to program proposals, program tools, internal and external communications as needed Organizational Learning: As part of Mercy Corps’ agency-wide Organizational Learning Initiative, all team members are responsible for spending 5% of their work time in formal and/or non-formal professional learning activities.
Supervisory Responsibility: None
Accountability: Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Reports Directly To: Wajir-based Gender Team Leader
Works Directly With: Gender Team Leader, Wajir-based task teams, consortium partners and technical and support staff from Mercy Corps office in Portland, Oregon and Edinburgh, Scotland.
Knowledge and Experience:

2 years of experience in design and implementation of development programs, preferably with a gender focus

Strong background in gender programming approaches

Bachelor’s degree in relevant subject

Experience conducting research and analysis on gender issues, including involvement with focus groups or research on sensitive issues

Experience working in the sectors of sexual and gender based violence, harmful traditional practices, the role of women in community-led processes, especially around natural resource management and other sensitive gender issues

Experience in the ASALs and working with pastoralist and Muslim-communities preferred

Experience adapting and implementing programmatic tools to address gender issues or to promote positive gender outcomes

Experience working on project monitoring and evaluation is preferred

Experience with training and capacity building of team members and partners is preferred

Experience working in Kenya, especially Northern Kenya

Somali language skills are strongly preferred. Success Factors:
The successful candidate will have the following characteristics:

A strong team player, with good communication and diplomatic skills.

Proven ability to work independently as part of a regional team and with international professionals.

Proven information management skills.

Good organizational skills and ability to work under stress and in austere contexts of remote locations.

Flexible and creative in planning and problem solving.

Attention to detail, ability to follow procedures and meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.

Proven excellence maintaining professional internal and external relationships.

Willingness and ability to work in the Wajir context.

Somalis are encouraged to apply. Interested candidates who meet the above required qualifications and experience should submit applications on or before 5th January 2015, by 4.00pm, containing a cover letter, detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) listing three professional references (including a recent supervisor) to hrkenya@ke.mercycorps.org
The email subject line must clearly quote the job title and location being applied for.
Applications without the right subject heading will be automatically disqualified.
Please do not attach any certificates.
(ONLY qualified candidates who meet all the essential required qualifications will be contacted for interviews)
NB: Mercy Corps does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

Mercy Corps PROGRESS Programme Gender Team Leader Job in Wajir Kenya

Mercy Corps PROGRESS Programme Gender Team Leader Job in Wajir Kenya

Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. Driven by local needs, our programs provide communities in the world’s toughest places with the tools and support they need to turn the crises they confront into the opportunities they deserve.
Mercy Corps is looking for committed and dynamic individuals to take up the following positions.
Gender Team Leader, PROGRESS Programme – Wajir
Programme / Department Summary:
The PROGRESS Team Leader will work in collaboration with the PROGRESS Programme Director, Programme Managers and PROGRESS consortium members in the implementation of a proposed multi-year project as part of DFID’s BRACED initiative (Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters).
Mercy Corps anticipates a programme award under BRACED to implement the “Programme for Resilient Systems” (PROGRESS).
PROGRESS will be comprised of a multi-partner consortium poised to deliver a 36-month initiative designed to build absorptive, adaptive and transformative capacity of more than 200,000 individual households in northern Kenya (Wajir County) and northern Uganda (Karamoja). The Wajir-based Gender Team Leader will play a key role in implementation.
General Position Summary: The PROGRESS Gender Team Leader will work directly with the Programme Manager in Wajir and is responsible for developing and implementing the PROGRESS gender strategy in Wajir.
The Gender Team Leader will provide a framework of activities to guide gender integration throughout the life of PROGRESS and across all technical sectors with the goal of enhancing absorptive, adaptive and transformative capacity for resilience of girls and women and augmenting access to assets, capital and decision-making processes.
The Gender Team Leader will provide direct support to the Wajir Programme Manager of PROGRESS to develop work plans per sector/practice area with clear targets and timeframes to ensure the greatest possible gender integration into program planning, strategic prioritization and sound implementation.
Programme emphasis will be on the role of girls and women in collective decision making around community and natural resources, and the individual capacity for entrepreneurship and active market engagement including value chain activities around livestock products in the pastoralist context.
The Gender Team Leader will also play a key role in advising around advocacy, policy formulation and gender sensitive budgeting with local and national government actors.
In addition the Gender Team Leader will ensure that PROGRESS team members and consortium partners are actively programming and operating to a high-standard for gender integration into projects for all sectors and practice areas including governance, market systems, gender empowerment, and natural resource management with a focus in water resources management, livestock and rangeland management, climate smart agriculture, and urban issues.
Essential Job Functions:
Technical Capacity

Coordinate closely, work with and the Wajir Programme Manager, Wajir-based Practice-Area Team Leaders and partners to promote gender integration in to the various sector-based activities of PROGRESS.

Develop training series on leadership and negotiation for girls and women, including for the VSLA groups, and facilitating community-platform debates;

Develop tools as needed for cross-cutting, cross-cutting integration of women in decision making around household governance, community change, management of natural and community resources, and advocacy for policy and budget formulation that is geared towards innovative gendered approaches.

Promote women leadership skills through VSLA component, engaging men in decision making tools etc.

Work with practice area Team Leaders and partners to ensure they have the female staff needed to interact with girls and women in the community.

In collaboration with the Mercy Corps technical support units, set up gender-focused elements of the PROGRESS monitoring system and work closely with M&E team to ensure sex and age disaggregated data is collected and that gender analysis is applied.

Conduct regular community consultations to ensure programming remains gender sensitive and on-track.

Provide technical support on gender integration in various market facilitation activities in Wajir geared towards the augmentation of value-addition for livestock products, small business development, and general capacity building for females in pastoralist settings, females in urbanizing contexts, and females who are transitioning between the two. Activity Design and Implementation

Take the lead in implementation and ensuring results in PROGRESS Output 3: reduced inequality and increased empowerment of women, men, boys, and girls.

Maximize program participation and increase empowerment opportunities for currently marginalized groups

Collect sex and age disaggregated data while performing proactive and recurrent gender analysis.

Develop curriculum for after school programs to address girls and boys and men-focused group series to build these groups social capital and ensure maximum participant engagement from the beginning of the program while mitigating risk of exposure to gender based violence.

Seek community recommendations on how to best overcome identified challenges in addressing gender norms and behaviors and altering them.

Establish current awareness of the importance of gender-sensitive programming among partners and target participant groups including traditional leaders, government officials and youth group participants.

Participate actively in the design of the value-chain and small business development activities in rural Wajir County and Wajir Town to ensure adequate gender integration. Research & Learning Studies

Design qualitative gender research that address key questions Mercy Corps trying to understand

Work with the PROGRESS consortium partners focused on Monitoring and Evaluation and learning and advocacy partners to support and conduct studies as well as learning events. Gender Mainstreaming

Support the development and dissemination of PROGRESS gender research and findings.

Develop/adapt gender mainstreaming training for Mercy Corps Wajir Field Office, partners and PROGRESS consortium members

Provide gender technical reviews to program proposals, program tools, internal and external communications as needed

Provide direct support for gender advocacy in policy formulation at the county level, along with gender-sensitive budgeting that considers opportunities and mitigates risks to females engaged in pastoralism and those who are transitioning out of pastoralism. Organizational Learning: As part of Mercy Corps’ agency-wide Organizational Learning Initiative, all team members are responsible for spending 5% of their work time in formal and/or non-formal professional learning activities.
Supervisory Responsibility: Gender Officer
Accountability: Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
Reports Directly To: Wajir- based Programme Manager
Works Directly With: Wajir Programme Manager and Team Leaders, consortium partners and technical and support staff from Mercy Corps office in Portland, Oregon and Edinburgh, Scotland.
Knowledge and Experience:

5 years of experience in design and implementation of development programs, preferably with a gender focus

Strong background in gender programming approaches

Bachelor’s degree in relevant subject, Master’s Degree preferred

Experience conducting research and analysis on gender issues, including leading focus groups or research on sensitive issues

Experience working in the sectors of sexual and gender based violence, harmful traditional practices, the role of women in community-led processes, especially around natural resource management and other sensitive gender issues

Experience in the ASALs and working with pastoralist and Muslim-communities preferred

Experience designing and adapting programmatic tools to address gender issues or to promote positive gender outcomes

Experience working on project monitoring and evaluation

Experience with training and capacity building of team members and partners

Experience with the impact on women and girls of inter-community conflict a plus

Experience working in Kenya, especially Northern Kenya

Somali language skills are strongly preferred. Success Factors:
The successful candidate will have the following characteristics:

A strong team player, with good communication and diplomatic skills.

Proven ability to work independently as part of a regional team and with international professionals.

Excellent analytical and information management skills.

Good organizational skills and ability to work under stress and in austere contexts of remote locations.

Flexible and creative in planning and problem solving.

Attention to detail, ability to follow procedures and meet deadlines and work independently and cooperatively with team members.

Proven excellence maintaining professional internal and external relationships.

A focus on building staff capacity.

Willingness and ability to work in the Wajir context.

Somalis are encouraged to apply. Interested candidates who meet the above required qualifications and experience should submit applications on or before 5th January 2015, by 4.00pm, containing a cover letter, detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) listing three professional references (including a recent supervisor) to hrkenya@ke.mercycorps.org
The email subject line must clearly quote the job title and location being applied for.
Applications without the right subject heading will be automatically disqualified.
Please do not attach any certificates.
(ONLY qualified candidates who meet all the essential required qualifications will be contacted for interviews)
NB: Mercy Corps does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

Helen Keller International Regional Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) M&E Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

Helen Keller International Regional Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) M&E Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

Helen Keller International Job Announcement: Regional Vitamin A Supplementation (VAS) M&E Officer
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Established in 1915 with Helen Keller as a founding trustee, Helen Keller International (HKI) works to save the sight and lives of the most vulnerable and disadvantaged.
Headquartered in New York City, HKI currently offers programs in 21 countries in Africa and Asia, as well as in the United States.
The organization combats the causes and consequences of blindness and malnutrition by establishing programs based on evidence and research.
Program Overview: The Vitamin A supplementation program is implemented by HKI in 13 countries in Africa (Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Cote d’Ivoire, DRC, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Mozambique, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Tanzania) with the dual objective of ensuring that 90% of children aged 6 to 59 months are supplemented with vitamin A every six months and ensuring that vitamin A supplementation (VAS) is owned by national governments and integrated in health systems.
Scope of Position
The Regional VAS M&E Officer (RVMO) will provide technical support for the design, implementation and running of a monitoring system for the VAS programs in 13 countries.
The RVMO hosted by HKI will report to HKI’s Regional VAS program manager. The position requires at least 30% travel within five countries.
The location of the position is within HKI regional office in Nairobi, Kenya.
The key objectives of the RVMO position are:

Ensure 90% coverage of VAS through a combination of bi-annual campaigns (facility based through Child health days model or door-to-door with immunization)

Develop ownership of VAS within the national health system of targeted countries Specific Responsibilities
A detailed Job description is available upon request

Design and implement an M&E system for the 13 countries and the regional office using m-health whenever possible and a web-based database.

Provide technical support to country offices in M&E activities

Support the identification of needs for research and their implementation Qualifications & Competencies

Master Degree in a field related to social sciences, public health nutrition, epidemiology or any other related discipline

5 years directly relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Demonstrated experience in M&E and research.

Capacity building/training experience essential.

Experience in design and conduction of surveys and evaluations.

English proficient written and speaking level and French would be an asset.

Ability to take initiative and work independently

Commitment to Continuous Learning, capacity building and developing others

Team Work and Cooperation

Listening, Understanding and Responding

Analytical thinking

Strategic Orientation

Problem Solving oriented Terms and Conditions: fixed term renewable contract of 1 year following competitive national conditions in Kenya with a preferred start date of February 1st 2015.
To Apply:
Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and resume to VAS.recruitment@hki.org noting the position title in the subject line.
Applications will be accepted until December 26, 2014.
HKI encourages female and male of all ethnic group to apply.

Operations Coordinator Job in Nairobi Kenya - Busara Center for Behavioral Economics

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Operations Coordinator Job in Nairobi Kenya - Busara Center for Behavioral Economics

Busara Center for Behavioral Economics Position: Operations Coordinator
Start Date: January 19, 2015
Location: Nairobi
Job Description: Operations Coordinator
Summary: The Busara Center for Behavioral Economics is seeking a qualified person for the position of Operations Coordinator. Busara serves two primary goals:
(1) to develop, test, implement cutting edge behavioral science research, and
(2) to rigorously apply behavioral insights to policy-making and program design to enhance organizational outcomes and effectiveness.
To serve the first goal, Busara conducts behavioral experiments, both in our physical lab setting housed in Nairobi, as well as through our “mobile lab”, which can be deployed to any location in Kenya.
Busara has established a professional lab setting as a resource for researchers to implement dynamic decision making experiments with a unique subject pool.
Respondents are recruited from the informal settlements of Nairobi and then randomly selected and invited for sessions at the center. Experiments range from simple decision-making tasks to complex political role-playing games.
To pursue the second goal, Busara also engages directly with partners to enhance program outcomes by integrating insights from the behavioral evidence base. In this capacity, Busara can work on larger scale client-based experiments, high-level policy advising, and capacity building efforts.
Duties:
Procurement and Sourcing

Supervise procurement of goods and services required by Busara in line with Busara’s procurement policy

Oversee the general implementation and continuous refinement of Busara’s procurement systems

Coordinate with Busara’s clearing agents to ensure proper and expedient import and export from overseas and within East Africa

Manage relationships with Busara’s suppliers overseas and within Kenya, including quality control of all goods purchased (on-site in Kenya and remotely overseas) Administration:

Coordinate Office Administration: supervise the Administrative Officers and Assistants to ensure that Busara’s office is managed efficiently. This will include, but is not limited to: overseeing adherence to office budgets, determining solutions to concerns raised by projects, and leading negotiations/relationships with landlords.

Office management: Oversee the maintenance of an asset register, ensure the facility is managed properly, and ensure proper and cost effective maintenance of insurance policies.

Field office set-up and supervision: lead the process of setting up new field offices as required by projects. This will include: selection of appropriate sites, lease negotiations and landlord relationships management, office security management.

Vehicles and Transportation: lead creation and maintenance of vehicle pools, working with a team to ensure reliable drivers; work closely with administrative staff to ensure smooth billing for vehicles; support quality control and insurance audits for the vehicle pool

Manage other Busara’s administrative services, examples include travel and visitors’ logistics, events planning/coordination and the maintenance of internal Busara-K communication systems. ICT support and Coordination

Work with the IT services provider to coordinate, update, and monitor the implementation of information and communication technology (ICT) policies, regulations and procedures at Busara Kenya Office.

Coordinate the provision of ICT support in the development and maintenance of the Busara databases and website as guided by Busara HQ

Ensure all IT equipment are serviced and maintained as per the IT policy of Busara.

Continually assess ICT needs at Busara Kenya Office and develop appropriate plans and budgets for addressing gaps Work, IRB, and Research Permitting

Work with the Managing Director to manage the acquisition of ethical approvals and research permits for projects

Maintain relationship with internal and external ethical approval boards, and help identify new review boards as necessary

Support projects to secure research permits and maintain a working relationship with the National Commission for Science , Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI)

Support with filing and following-up with work permits applications for international staff as needed and ensure that an up-to-date database is maintained Qualifications and Experience:
Required Qualifications:

Minimum of Bachelor’s level degree in Business Administration or related field with at least 5 years of steadily progressing management experience; Diploma in supply chain management is an added advantage. Relevant Experience and Key skills

Experience managing the procurement lifecycle

Experience in fleet management, warehouse management, local and international procurement and supply chain management, transport and security.

Significant supervisory management experience, including managing direct reports

Experience working within a complex organizational structure and managing work across multiple offices or field sites, spread across large geographic distances

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and delegate effectively, including to remote staff

Strong computer skills required – particularly in terms of using, creating, editing, and manipulating excel files

Excellent written and verbal communication skills Personal Attributes

Exceptional analytical and organizational skills, detail-oriented

Team leader but collaborative

Proven skills in negotiation and managing complex relationships

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Excellent networking skills

Willingness to travel within Kenya for up to 40% of the time To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter to jobs@busaracenter.org and ensure that the subject line reads: “Operations Coordinator REF NO: BU-2014-11-12”
Deadline to apply is December 19, 2014.

Nitunze Sacco Society Chief Executive Officer Job in Mumias Kenya

Nitunze Sacco Society Chief Executive Officer Job in Mumias Kenya

Nitunze Sacco Society Ltd (formally Mosacco society Ltd.) is one of the leading Saccos in Kakamega County but serving membership from Kakamega, Busia, Bungoma and Siaya Counties. The Sacco wishes to advertise for the position of Chief Executive Officer.
The successful candidate is expected to be between 35-45 years old.
He must demonstrate leadership skills, maturity, high integrity, ability to work under pressure and communicate effectively.
Key tasks & responsibilities

Responsible and accountable for the overall day to day administration of the society’s activities,

Ensure development and implementation of Sacco policies, rules and procedures in liaison with the board,

Liaise with the procurement committee in assets procurement and investment matters,

Ensure timely preparation of budgets and presentation to the board,

Ensure transparency, accountability and effective use of all society resources,

Enhance and maintain effective office procedures,

Presentation of management reports to the board Qualifications & Experience

Bachelor of commerce or business administration and/or bachelor of cooperative management,

CPA[K],

Proficient in computer applications,

Five or more years Sacco management experience,

Training in leadership and management skills,

Knowledge of various Sacco software systems will be an added advantage,

Should be a member of a professional body, i.e. ICPA K member.

Diploma in Cooperative management with over 10 years’ experience may also be considered Applications enclosing detailed CV, two colored passport photos, vital copies of academic and professional qualifications and testimonials, together with telephone contacts and names of 3 referees, one of whom must be current/previous employer should be addressed to:
The Chairman,
Nitunze Sacco Society Ltd.,
P. O. Box 295-50102,
Mumias
Tel. 020-2593364
Mobile; 0700571281/0729095308
Email: nitunzeltd@yahoo.com/nitunzeltd@gmail.com
So as to reach the above on or before 13th December, 2014

M&E Officer Job in Kenya

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M&E Officer Job in Kenya

Accountabilities: Under the direct supervision of the Project Coordinator, the M&E Officer will be responsible for the following duties:
Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Lead the field-based implementation of an M&E strategy for the ARP Loima programme that reflects the result based management approach.

Oversee the implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems, including a database, analysis of data and ensuring that findings are fed back into programme.

Work with project staff to maintain quality assurances of data collected; ensure that data is collected and entered into database on a regular basis;

Review and revise tools for data collection in conjunction with Trocaire staff.

Participate in the secondary analysis of existing data, routinely collected data, and data collected from key informant interviews with community members and beneficiaries, representatives within the civil society and the government sector, and focus group discussions.

Compile and validate monitoring data, including HEA data, on a regular basis for senior management.

Contribute to the development of tools to ensure upward and downward accountability across the ARP Loima project and ensure beneficiary participation in these processes.

Where relevant ensure that complaints and feedback mechanisms are in place and functional to ensure timely feedback is given to the beneficiaries and is properly documented.

Ensure M&E and other learning documents are filed in hard and soft copies.

Assist in the establishment and maintenance of mechanisms for capturing, analyzing, reporting, sharing and applying M&E findings, information, lessons learned, and best practices.

Ensure learning across the ARP Loima programme and that this learning is documented, shared through articles/ websites and other forms of media among staff and partners.

Facilitate cross-fertilisation of good practices between DoL and Trócaire and with other organisations.

Participate actively in team and programme meetings. Qualifications and Experience
Experience:

At least 2 years relevant professional M&E experience

Demonstrated M&E field experience; skilled in collecting, synthesizing and analysing data to meet both organisational and donor priorities.

Experience developing SMART indicators and M&E systems that capture impact

Understanding of donor expectations and trends for M&E.

Experience of working closely and in participation with local communities in the development and implementation of M&E systems

Experience producing timely, detailed, accurate and informative reports to meet organisational and donor requirements

Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge to diverse audiences through training, mentoring, and other formal and non-formal methods. Qualifications:

Degree in Project Management, Development Studies and/or any other related discipline

Skilled in MS Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

Ability to manage heavy workloads, to multi-task and to meet deadlines

Ability to work both independently and in a team.

Fluent written and spoken English, Kiswahili and Ng’aturkana

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both written and oral

Dynamic and willing to take initiative How to Apply:
Candidates meeting the above qualifications are required to submit a covering letter quoting Vacancy Announcement DOL/VA/02/2014with their updated Curriculum Vitae, copies of certificates and name, title and e-mail address of three referees.
All documents should be sent in an envelope which must be marked:
Confidential
DOL/VA/02/2014 and sent to:
Human Resources Officer
Catholic Diocese of Lodwar
P.O. Box 101
LODWAR, 30500
Hand deliveries can be dropped at the Reception at Diocese Of Lodwar Offices St Mathews block and emailrecruitment@dioceseoflodwar.com & asalresilienceproject@dioceseoflodwar.com, by 15 Dec 2014.

Oshwal College Business Development Manager and Lecturers / Assistant Lecturers (ACCA / CFA / CIPS / IT) Jobs in Nairobi Kenya

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Oshwal College Business Development Manager and Lecturers / Assistant Lecturers (ACCA / CFA / CIPS / IT) Jobs in Nairobi Kenya

Oshwal College runs Professional and Degree Programmes in Business, IT, Accounting and Finance subjects. The College has a Platinum Status for ACCA, with over 40 members of Academic Staff and 600 students. The Institution is embarking on a Strategic Plan to attain to offer more Professional Courses / Academic Degree Programmes in collaboration with leading UK/US Universities and attain University Status.
The Management Committee is seeking to recruit suitable Candidates for the following positions:
1. Business Development Manager
Responsibilities:

Continuously drive new business through networking with current and prospective partners.

Conduct market intelligence to ensure alignment of training and consultancy with market needs.

Support the college’s business development relationships/partnerships through various efforts (I.e. meetings, conferences, internet, etc.) Required minimum qualifications/experience and personal attributes:

A Bachelor’s degree with specialization in Marketing /Sales

Master’s degree will be an added advantage

At least 2 years of experience in a similar position

Excellent communication skills, strong networking skills and creative instincts

Exceptional organizational skills, ability to plan and use time efficiently to meet deadlines 2. Lecturers / Assistant Lecturers in ACCA / CFA / CIPS / IT
Required minimum qualifications/experience and personal attributes:

A Master’s degree in Accounting /Finance/ Procurement / IT discipline from a recognized university

A professional qualification in ACCA/CPA/CFA/CIPS/ IT will be an added advantage

At least 2 years teaching experience in an institution of higher learning

Good communication and presentation skills

Competitive rates will be offered to the successful candidates Qualified applicants are invited to send applications written or electronically with : A detailed resume, references and indicating day time telephone numbers, quoting the position applied for on or before 3rd December 2014 to;
The Principal
Oshwal College
P O Box 44691-00100,
Nairobi
Email: info@oshwalcollege.ac.ke

International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Review and Assessment of MAs with institutional challenges and Learning Centres

International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Review and Assessment of MAs with institutional challenges and Learning Centres

Background IPPF Africa Region has used different approaches and interventions to provide desk based and field based TA and support to all MAs but with different magnitude and focus based on the size of the MAs, geographical and programmatic coverage, funding priority and size of funding etc.
Although there has been a significant progress in some of the MAs to address institutional challenges such as in governance, management, and finance through different interventions, there are still MAs with recurrent institutional challenges.
There are also a number of MAs that came out of their institutional crisis while others have not encountered basic institutional challenges.
There is a need to document the experiences and share as a pre-emptive intervention from the MAs currently with institutional challenges as well as from those stable MAs and MAs who faced crisis some years back but overcame the crisis and now working smoothly.
Towards this, the IPPFAR 95th session of the REC passed the resolution on MAs with institutional challenges which indicated to identify key issues which require further review and investigation at MA level.
The resolution reads as follows.
Resolution 3: Strengthening Governance
Noting with concern the number of MAs with institutional challenges; Taking cognizance of the key role that good governance plays in the prevention of crisis, promotion of stability and MAs progression towards resilience;
The Regional Executive Committee of IPPFAR resolves that a governance orientation and induction package and program targeting volunteers and staff both at Regional and MA levels be rolled out.
The Regional Executive Committee of IPPFAR further resolves

The Consideration of country context specific factors during the analysis and categorization of MAs in crisis

The commissioning of an external study on IPPFAR MAs with institutional challenges

The Documentation of case studies to enhance learning from MAs who may have experienced, overcome or avoided crisis;

Moreover, IPPFAR initiated Learning Centre approach to ensure that MAs support and learn from each other. Through peer to peer approach.
However, some LC MAs have not been in full compliance with the statutory requirements of IPPF and there are no clear mechanisms how the LC status can be retained.
The IPPFAR REC during its sitting of the 95th session deliberated on the matter and passed the following resolution.
Resolution 6:Review and Assessment of MAs with Learning Centers
Noting that the Learning Centers are a significant innovation that enhances learning among volunteers, staff and key partners in the promotion of SRHR at community, national, regional and international levels and;
Appreciating the outstanding contributions and role that Learning Centers play towards sustainability of IPPFAR interventions at Country and Regional levels;
IPPFAR REC resolves that a review and assessment of MAs with learning centers be undertaken to confirm that they are in full compliance of statutory requirements.
The IPPFAR REC asserts that full and timely compliance to all statutory requirements shall be a pre-requisite for MAs who wish to retain the Learning Centre Status.
Objectives
The Regional Office therefore seeks to recruit an organization or consultant:
a) To assess and document the factors that contributed to recurrent institutional challenges in the MAs and come up with appropriate interventions
b) To document the process and approaches used by MAs to emerge out of key institutional challenges as well as factors that contribute to stability of MAs
c) To assess the effectiveness of the Learning Centers and their compliance with statutory requirements and make recommendations for improvement
d) To develop a roadmap to address MAs with key institutional challenges and come up with preventive strategies.
Scope of the evaluation
This study will have three categories in order to conduct the assessment on MAs with institutional challenges.
The first category looks MAs currently with institutional challenges which are Malawi, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Mali, Tanzania, Guinea Conakry, Gabon and Angola.
The second category of the study will look MAs that came out of the institutional crisis in the last 5 years which are Kenya, DRC, Zambia and Chad.
With the objectives of learning from MAs which are stable, the 3rd category of the assessment will consider MAs which have been relatively stable overtime (in the last 5 years) and these MAs include Burkina Faso, Swaziland, Burundi and Togo.
From each category, 2 MAs will be covered for the field study using purposive sampling.
Regarding the LCs, IPPFAR has currently 9 MAs as LCs.
This learning Centres are further divided in to 2 categories.
The first category includes the 4MAs which are Uganda, Ghana, Cameroon and Mozambique which has been learning centres for the last few years while the second category includes the other 5 MAs (Ethiopia, Kenya, Cote d’Ivoire, Swaziland and Togo) which was initiated last year.
The field visit study will cover 1 LC from each category.
The task for the assessment for the institutional challenges and learning centres will be carried out by an external consultant with support from ARO.
The targets for the study include MAs volunteers and staff, ARO staff and beneficiaries/stakeholders.
The time frame for the MAs with the institutional challenges will be the last 5 years.
The study will come up with a clear strategy on how to address institutional challenges and in putting pre-emptive intervention to prevent crisis.
The findings of the LCs including the institutional challenges will be disseminated and shared with all the LCs as well as other MAs in order to strengthen learning and experience sharing
Methodology
Working closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor and Senior Accreditation and Governance Advisor and any person assigned, and facilitating internal as well as external meetings and consultation processes as required, the consultant will be expected to undertake the following tasks:
a) Develop/review data collection instruments/tools for the review
b) Review relevant documents related to MAs with Institutional Crisis and the Learning Centres
c) Conduct in-depth and key informant interviews among IPPFARO staff and selected MA volunteers and staff
d) Field visit to 8 MAs
e) Write and submit reports
A detailed external assessment methodology will be provided by the consultant.
Internal literature review
A number of background documents are to be made available for the external assessment and they are:

IPPFAR Strategic framework 2010-2015

ARO and MAs APBs

ARO and MAs annual reports

Filed mission reports

MAs with institutional challenges reports

Learning Centre documents Key Deliverables
The consultants will be required to submit to IPPFARO the following:

Inception Report which should be delivered not later than 5 days from the date of signing contract

Draft review reports (draft reports will be required for comment by the project team prior to finalization)

Oral presentation (based on power point slides) to the IPPFARO SMT when required;

Master copies of the final reports suitable for reproduction

Presentation of the final report, including recommendations

Soft copies of the final reviewed reports Time Frame
The approximate time frame shall be forty five (45) working days between the months of January - March, 2015.
Working Conditions

IPPFARO will provide the Consultant with the needed logistics including transport for the assignment

IPPFARO will arrange for logistics including incidentals, hotel, and per diem for possible visits to selected Member Associations.

The Consultant will be paid as per terms of payment as outlined under terms of payment and the contract. Required Competencies of Consultant
The consultants should have the following knowledge and skills:

Minimum of 5 years experience in SRH&R programme design and management

Demonstrable efficiency in organizational development

Good knowledge of Local and national organizations working in the area of SRH

Sound knowledge/experience in governance and management

Proven experience in similar assignments

Demonstrated effective interpersonal skills

Committed to the core values of IPPF

Fluency in English (working knowledge in French is an advantage) Proposed Timeline

No Activity Time Frame Point Person(s) 1 Advertise Consultancy Work 3rd Week of November 2014 HR Officer 2 Selection and recruitment of Consultant 1st Week of December 2014 Procurement Committee

HR Officer 3 Discussions on remunerations, contracts and logistics 1st Week of December 2014 Performance Manager,

Operations Department 4 Preparation of instruments 2nd Week of December, 2014

Consultant with support from IPPFARO Team 5 Field Work (Document reviews, interviews, etc.) January and February 2015 Consultant with support from IPPFARO

Team 6 Data Analysis February 2015 Consultant 7 Report writing February 2015

Consultant 8 Submission of draft report March 2015 Consultant 9 Review of draft report March 2015 IPPFARO Team 10 Finalise and submit reviewed report March 2015 Consultant Terms of Payment This will be a fixed term contract.
Funds will be disbursed according to the following payment schedule:

25% of the total award will be paid upon signing of contracts

35% will be paid upon completion of all field work and submission of field reports

20% will be paid upon submission of complete and clean data sets.

20% will be paid upon receipt by IPPFARO of final agreed report on the study by the Consultant How to Apply:
Interested applicants should email; hroffice@ippfaro.org by 29th Nov 2014.