Jobs Kenya

Application Deadline: Application Deadline Dec 23, 2024

  • Project Manager – Numeracy Challenge

    Project Manager – Numeracy Challenge

    Responsibilities will include:

    Support the Project Director, Learning Lead, and broader programme team in the leadership of the Numeracy Challenge in the following key areas:

    Commissioning and conducting research

    Coordination of commissioning externals and overseeing data collection to understand the status quo of Maths in LICs and LMICs and in target geographies (literature review, stakeholder consultations)
    Provide support to design and execute subgrantee research agenda in country
    Over time, understanding the inner workings of numeracy success in the classroom from observation and faithful adherence to programme interventions

    Project management

    Oversee all facets of the programme’s activities across the various countries and, with the support of the programme team, lead on troubleshooting any issues that arise
    Co-develop an overarching workplan, capturing key milestones and deliverables
    Support subgrantees to access support and knowledge
    Serve as the primary contact point for the programme on day-to-day activities.
    Champion and collate quality deliverables and manage the Programme Director’s review and approval processes
    Work closely with the technical team to extract, document, and disseminate lessons from implementation and identify opportunities for improvement
    Contribute to Genesis Analytics’ strategic planning, work planning, and financial processes.

    Overseeing subgrantees

    Support with the finding and selection of subgrantees
    Troubleshoot with subgrantees and support them

    Engaging stakeholders

    Support the project leadership with overall programme oversight and donor reporting
    Build relationships with like-minded organisations
    Coordinate and support the numeracy technical panel
    Support the Programme Director in communicating with the various stakeholders.

    Supporting with M&E and learning events

    Organise and manage suitable MEL events, e.g. Theory of Change workshops, Results framework reviews etc.
    Support learning events

    Requirements:

    Genesis consultants carry a balanced combination of powerful intellect, strong technical skills, and a consulting character to match. Successful candidates for roles at Genesis:

    Are passionate, self-motivated, and energetic problem-solvers
    Value integrity and exhibit ethical behaviour
    Are analytical thinkers and fast learners with an excellent academic record

    You are likely to have:

    Masters in education or related field or significant experience and expertise in project management
    Minimum 3-5 years professional experience in project management, research, or other relevant roles to this assignment
    Demonstrable evidence of managing a complex project with different stakeholders in a complex multi-site /multi-country setting
    Experience working with public or private donors in the education/development sector; building and maintaining good relationships with partners and other stakeholders.
    Operational management experience for successful programme delivery
    Ability to inspire while providing effective oversight and direction to a team
    Comfortable in both academic and project management fields of work
    Proven experience of successful relationship management and coordination of communication across senior staff in multiple countries
    The ability to supervise and motivate sub-grantees
    Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
    Demonstration of strong organisational skills
    Demonstration of influencing skills and is persuasive
    Fluent in spoken and written English and ideally French
    Sensitive to the working culture of academics or researchers

    The following experience and skills would be advantageous but are not essential:

    Experience working with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
    Knowledge of research methods; primary education; political economy analysis
    Understanding of education systems and reform strategies
    Experience of teaching, ideally inside a primary mathematics classroom in the Young World

    Apply via :

    genesis.mcidirecthire.com

  • Senior Technologist II Technologist II Estate/Maintenance Officer Assistant Housekeeper I Finance and Accounts Officer II Caretaker/ Security officer – 2 Posts Corporate Communication Officer II Driver III/II – 2 Posts Plumber II/II Electrician II/II

    Senior Technologist II Technologist II Estate/Maintenance Officer Assistant Housekeeper I Finance and Accounts Officer II Caretaker/ Security officer – 2 Posts Corporate Communication Officer II Driver III/II – 2 Posts Plumber II/II Electrician II/II

    Job purpose

    The Senior Technologist will work closely with service providers during the installation and commissioning of laboratory equipment. The technologist will receive hands-on training on the use and maintenance and troubleshooting of laboratory of the equipment. Beyond installation, the Senior Technologist will also manage the Centre for Research Facilities, overseeing the day-to-day operations, upkeep, and optimization of lab resources. The officer will provide ongoing technical support, including training faculty and researchers on equipment use, implementing best practices, and ensuring smooth and efficient laboratory operations to advance the center’s research objectives.

    Duties and responsibilities

    Collaborate with service providers during the installation and commissioning of all lab equipment;
    Receive training on machine operations during the installation phase;
    Provide ongoing technical support and maintenance for lab equipment post-installation;
    Maintain records of machine installations, maintenance schedules, and user manuals;
    Train teaching and research staff and students on the proper use of laboratory equipment;
    Participate in the planning, designing and development of Laboratory/Workshop teaching and research manuals.
    Coordinate the collection and preparation of teaching and research materials;
    Conduct analytical    work    in    specialized    fields;
    Maintain    and    manage inventory in    the    laboratories;    and
    Implement quality assurance standards.

    Person Specification

    For appointment to this grade a candidate must:

    Have a Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following fields: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering or Mechatronic Engineering,
    Have at least six (6) years of work experience in a relevant industry and/or in the academia,
    Have knowledge of the mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and pneumatics systems of machines,
    Have First Aid and Occupational Health and Safety Training;
    Have experience in calibration, troubleshooting and maintenance of equipment,
    Experience in PLC programming will be an advantage,
    Experience in computer networking will be an added advantage, and
    Be registered with the relevant professional body and in good standing.

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    All applications should be sent to recruitment@kenya-aist.ac.ke or applications@kenyaaist.ac.ke.
    Each application shall be accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae, copies of academic and professional certificates, national identity card or passport, testimonials, and other relevant supporting documents.
    Successful candidates will be required to provide clearance from (a) Kenya Revenue Authority, (b) Higher Education Loans Board, (c) Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission, and (d) a Certificate of Good Conduct from Criminal Investigation Department.
    Deadline: Applications must be received on or before 7th October, 2024
    To note:

    Apply via :

    recruitment@kenya-aist.ac.ke

  • School Accountant Student Affairs Coordinator School Cook House Keeper

    School Accountant Student Affairs Coordinator School Cook House Keeper

    Job Summary:

    The School Accountant will be in charge of all school accounting functions which include accurate and timely billing, tracking payments, maintaining records and cash flow
    Rey Responsibilities

    Financial Planning/Control and Management Reporting
    Ensure that the Finance function offers a high-quality and accessible service which is prompt, courteous, accurate and complete.
    Maintain the School’s accounting records, fees ledger, and creditors ledger accurately and by agreed timescales and procedures.
    Prepare annual budgets and termly forecasts, monitoring performance and reporting budget progress.
    Prepare full-year forecast and termly management accounts including variance reports.
    Attend termly Finance committee meetings as required and deliver written reports.
    Invoicing & Billing
    Produce termly fee invoices and respond to invoice queries.
    Receipt and reconciliation of fee payments.
    Credit control including 1st and 2nd reminder letters, all minor credit letters and management of late-payers spreadsheet.
    Raise bank payments where appropriate.
    Prepare returns and arrange any payments to third parties collected through fees.
    Operational
    Prepare payments by transfers and cheques and manage records.
    Line manage the Finance and Systems Administrator.
    Conduct and agree monthly bank and control account reconciliations and account for petty cash.
    Ensure the timely banking of cheques.
    Maintain the fixed asset register.
    Ensure the School’s relationship with third parties such as the Bank and auditors is responsive and professional.
    Advise and implement new financial initiatives as required.
    Statutory Reporting, Returns & Audit
    Prepare the school accounts for audit, including statements of Financial Activity and Balance Sheets in accordance with the Recommended Practice.
    Complete all returns as required by pension providers etc. Manage the audit process ensuring that the auditors have the information in a timely and effective manner. Keep the accounting and reporting systems under constant review, including the software, ensuring that they are effective and efficient.

    Key Requirements & Skills

    Qualified Accountant CPA(K) with at least 2 years’ relevant experience.
    Proven experience in financial reporting and in the preparation of management accounts, forecasts, and statutory accounts
    Ability to understand, interpret, and communicate financial data at all levels of an organization.
    Sound knowledge of accounting standards.
    Confident in using Information Management Systems and able to learn new systems and processes quickly.
    Excellent time management, prioritization and organizational skills.
    Excellent attention to detail.
    Maintain strict confidentiality where appropriate.
    Strong interpersonal skills with a clear focus on customer service.

    Desirable competencies:

    Previous experience of working within School Finance.
    Understanding of the Private School sector

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    Apply via :

    careers@reedsafricaconsult.com

  • Executive Housekeeper

    Executive Housekeeper

    Qualifications

    Degree or Diploma in hospitality management or it’s equivalent or housekeeping technique with Utalii college
    Certificate in Microsoft Office Application
    5 Years proven work experience in Housekeeping Management with atleast 3 years in a management position in at least a 4 star hotel.
    Working knowledge of various hotel software programs (MS Office, Fidelio, and material control among others) . A commitment to high-quality standards and customer service

    Personal Attributes

    Communication Skills: Job requires good communication skills, both written and verbal
    Customer Care: Job requires excellent customer service skills, energetic, and motivational
    Hospitable: Job requires ability to build relationship with guests

    Apply via :

    recruitment@hotelnokras.co.ke

  • Gender, Safeguarding and Participation Coordinator – JFFS & CPiE

    Gender, Safeguarding and Participation Coordinator – JFFS & CPiE

    The Opportunity 

    The Joining Forces Alliance, reuniting the 6 biggest child rights organizations in Germany, namely ChildFund, Plan International, Save The Children, SOS Children’s Villages, Terre des Hommes & World Vision applied for an initial €16 million grant from the German Foreign Federal Office (GFFO) to address major child protection in emergency issues in various conflict settings across the world between July 2022 and June 2024 under the project “Joining Forces for Child Protection in Emergencies (JF-CPiE)”.

    The Joining Forces Alliance is now kickstarting the 2nd phase of the project, entitled “Joining Forces for Food Security & Child Protection in Emergencies (JF-FS & CPiE)”, which will be implemented for a duration of 26 months with a foreseen starting date on 1 July 2024. The project will be implemented with the same organizations across 5 countries (Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Ethiopia), focusing on the gender-sensitive and inclusive integration of food security, nutrition and child protection.

    This role will provide technical support to the JF-FS&CPiE project in 5 countries (Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, CAR, Ethiopia, South Sudan) and among 6 Child Rights Organisations. The level of technical support provided to consortium members is defined at key stages in the project cycle and varies according to the priority of the project and the support needed by the Country Offices and it will be provided with the support of the consortium’s Child Protection, Gender and Inclusion and Safeguarding advisors. The coordinator will report directly to the Global Project Manager. 

    About you 

    You are a highly skilled professional with a post-graduate degree in a relevant field such as psychology, child protection, gender studies, or equivalent education and lived experience. You bring expertise in safeguarding, child protection, gender, and inclusion, with a strong focus on humanitarian settings and hard-to-reach areas. You are experienced in embedding safeguarding, gender equality, and child protection practices into programs, with proven knowledge of Child Protection in emergencies and the Core Humanitarian Standard. You have worked with diverse stakeholders, including national and international donors, aligning with their priorities on safeguarding and inclusion.
    Your strengths include data analysis, report writing, and proficiency with knowledge management, mobile monitoring tools, and Windows-based software. You excel at designing and delivering training, facilitating diverse audiences, and building strong collaborative relationships. Committed to gender equality, inclusion, and anti-racism, you advocate for participatory methods, innovation, and capacity building, driving organizational success through knowledge sharing and a collaborative approach.

    This role requires the candidate to have working proficiency in French AND English. However, please note that only applications submitted in English will be considered.

    Apply via :

    al.org

  • Treasury & Capital Management Specialist

    Treasury & Capital Management Specialist

    Job Description

    The role holder will be tasked to support Asset Liability Committee (ALCO) in the Kenya and South Sudan businesses in driving an efficient and manage liquidity risk, interest rate risk in the banking book, capital resources and to optimise the balance sheet ensuring compliance with policies, procedures and international best practices. Ensure that all other ALM responsibilities as detailed in the country ALCO mandate are managed and executed effectively. To support the Head of Treasury and Capital Management in effectively managing the liquid asset portfolio (the endowment hedge).

    Qualifications

    Minimum Qualifications
    Bachelors degree in business/finance/ treasury/economics/ mathematics/ statistics/financial risk management.

    Preferred Qualifications 

    Qualified Chartered Accountant
    Certified Corporate Treasurer
    Actuarial
    Certified Financial Analyst,
    or similar business, numerically biased certification

    Experience Required
    Financial Insights & Analytics
    Finance & Value Management

    5 years minimum experience working in banking
    Sound knowledge of ALM and treasury management strategies
    Knowledge of financial markets and economic fundamentals;
    Comprehensive knowledge of treasury products and good general knowledge of retail, corporate and capital markets products;
    Appreciation of finance and risk issues;

    Apply via :

    www.standardbank.com

  • Senior Technical Advisor II, New Business Development Unit

    Senior Technical Advisor II, New Business Development Unit

    Your Background & Skills

    Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree in a relevant field preferred.
    12+ years of progressive experience
    10+ years of relative experience in international development.
    5-8 years of new business development experience and an established network of international development client, partner, and practitioner contacts in sectors relevant to data and digital development.
    3-5 years of experience in researching, testing, and/or applying digital development, data use and innovation tools and approaches to projects in developing countries, with appropriate international field experience required.
    Experience with capture, design, and writing for winning proposals for donor funded projects, a preference for a positive track record designing and drafting proposals in response to USAID and/or other donor-funded program solicitations.
    Seasoned team player with a dedication to collaborative program design and proposal development processes that inclusively leverage the expertise and diverse perspectives of stakeholders.
    Demonstrated understanding of best practices, approaches, and Principles for Digital Development. Familiarity with current research, trends in emerging technologies, technical frameworks, and on-the-ground implementation approaches in the digital development, data use, and innovation fields.
    Excellent organizational and time management skills, high level of reliability, and track record of follow-through.
    Demonstrated ability to plan strategically and creatively to meet specified objectives.
    Willingness to travel internationally, estimated at up to 20% of the time.
    Ability to conceptualize and write winning proposals for projects funded by the Department of State, USAID, and other donors.
    Technical expertise in best practices, approaches, and Principles for Digital Development strongly preferred.
    Ability to manage proposal development efforts and ensure quality and timely submission.
    Ability to remotely cultivate new partnerships and build complementary consortia for effective program implementation.
    Strong donor, partner, and peer collaboration and negotiation skills.
    Outstanding interpersonal, intercultural and collaboration skills.
    Analytical and strong writing skills.
    Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including governments, private sector, civil society, etc.
    Fluent, professional, written and spoken English required; other languages encouraged.
    Must demonstrate valid proof of unrestricted authorization to work in the country where you reside.

    Your Daily Tasks

    Lead or support entire proposal development process, from capture to submission.
    Write technical narratives, concepts, expressions of interest, or other documents.
    Identify and meaningfully engage potential international and local partners in proposal development processes.
    Promote IREX’s participation and represent IREX in conferences, industry functions, and donor-driven fora.
    Lead IREX’s new business development and strategic positioning efforts in data and digital development.
    Provide technical expertise for the new business team across the digital development sector in areas such as rights-respecting technology deployment, digital democracy, digital public goods and digital public infrastructure, gender digital inclusion, among others.
    Lead proposal development efforts to ensure quality and timely submission using consistent business development processes.
    Write technical narratives, concepts, expressions of interest, or other documents focused on digital development.
    Track and gain intelligence to advance IREX’ s new business opportunities, including through capture and reconnaissance missions.
    Conduct market and donor assessments, and analysis of digital development programs in the sector with the purpose of enhancing the competitiveness of IREX’s proposals.
    Identify and assess gaps in IREX’s digital development capabilities and proactively address those gaps in collaboration with IREX’s Strategy and Development Group and in coordination with IREX’s Global Programs and Development Gateway.
    Work in close partnership with IREX subsidiary Development Gateway, ensuring a pipeline of collaborative new business opportunities.
    Leverage technical expertise to increase quality of proposals and IREX positioning.
    Contribute to ensure IREX is fully prepared to pursue new business opportunities.
    Identify and build meaningful partnerships with international and local partners working in the digital development space, ensuring new partners are engaged in the proposal process.
    Promote IREX’s participation and represent IREX in conferences, industry functions, and donor-driven fora related to digital development.
    Oversee the development of relevant new business promotional materials and their dissemination to target audiences.
    Engage partners in developing appropriate, competitive, and comprehensive cost proposals.
    Coordinate closely with Senior Budget Specialist to ensure program design is accurately represented in cost proposals.
    Support collection of costing inputs to ensure reasonableness of cost proposals.
    Coordinate closely with Practice Leadership and program teams throughout proposal development processes.
    Help identify COPs and other key personnel and participate in interviews.
    Mentor and train staff and interns when required.
    Other duties as assigned.

    Apply via :

    recruiting.ultipro.com

  • Marketing Manager

    Marketing Manager

    Role Description

    This is a full-time on-site role as a marketing manager at Saif Real Estate, Nairobi. The Marketing Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing marketing strategies to drive sales, conducting market research, managing advertising campaigns, and collaborating with the sales team to achieve targets.

    Qualifications

    Marketing Strategy, Market Research, and Advertising campaign management skills
    Digital Marketing and Social Media Management experience
    Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
    Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
    Experience in the real estate industry is a plus
    Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business, or related field

    Apply via :

    www.linkedin.com