Jobs Kenya

Application Deadline: Application Deadline Mar 15, 2019

  • Sales Professionals

    Sales Professionals

    The positions requires
    Sales Professionals for managing defined sets of Named Accounts and/or Territories to achieve  targeted sales revenues. Extensive field work, including prospecting for new business, makinghigh quality sales calls, preparing effective proposals, negotiating successful closures and being responsible for overall customer satisfaction.
    Qualifications and Experience:

    Degree Holder
    Fresh Graduate or previously attached in a similar position in any leading IT company
    Possess outstanding selling, interpersonal, communication, presentation & writing skills
    Be meticulous and capable of thorough follow-up
    Knowledge of IBM solutions will be an added benefit.
    Have working knowledge of using MS Office applications

  • Technical Assistant

    Technical Assistant

    The Institute of Advanced Technology (IAT) is seeking to recruit a mature, honest, reliable and responsible individual who is meticulous and takes pride in doing his job right.
    The successful candidate will be based in one of the Nairobi Centers.
    The individual should be self-motivated; quality conscious, comfortable working with procedures and routines, a team player and able to work with minimal supervision.
    The suitable candidate should:

    Be Diploma holder in IT, a Degree will be an added advantage.
    Have User Support Professional (A+) certification or equivalent.
    Be competent in Windows based Computer Applications, Software installations, as well as trouble shooting and fixing hardware and software problems.
    Have knowledge and some experience in Computer Networking.
    Have experience in web application development will be an added advantage.

  • Office Administrator, Rwanda Assistant Regional Business Assurance Lead, Kenya

    Office Administrator, Rwanda Assistant Regional Business Assurance Lead, Kenya

    Details:
    The Role 
    The post holder is responsible for the provision of efficient and effective administrative support in the Kigali, Rwanda Office. The Office Administrator will be responsible for assisting the Office Administration Manager with the timely and accurate recording of the accounting transactions and adjustments making sure that all corporate and audit standards are achieved. They will support with facilities and resource management as required by the country office to ensure an efficient, secure and appropriately controlled operating environment and delivered to British Council corporate standard.
    This requires a well organised, adaptable, self-starter, with great attention to detail and good communication skills.
    The Opportunity 
    Main duties and responsibilities will be in line with our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Child Protection and other overarching corporate policies and will be to provide assistance and support to the Office Administration Manager in the following areas:

    Financial accounting support:
    Facilities and Resources Management
    File management of key documents including contracts, invoices, delivery notes etc
    Maintenance and reconciliation of petty cash.
    The provision of professional, cost-effective and quality contracted services for premises, maintenance and security, providing a comfortable, healthy and safe working environment for all staff.
    Assisting with the implementation of the Business Continuity Plan.

    Requirements 
    We are looking for someone with:

    A degree level education, professional qualification in a related field would be an advantage
    Part qualified chartered accountant (ACCA/CPA/CIMA or equivalent)
    Basic accounting knowledge
    At least 2 years working experience in Finance and Resources
    Be able to successfully demonstrate experience of adhering to corporate and external compliance frameworks and standards.
    Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages 

    Please refer to the role profile for more information on the role, its responsibilities/accountabilities and person specification. Please follow the links for relevant document to support your application

    External link- Office Administrator, Rwanda
    British Council Behaviours.pdf
    British Council Core Skills.pdf

    Closing date for applications is 15 March 2019 (23:59 UK time) Note that you should only fill out the application after thoroughly reading through the ROLE PROFILE & GUIDANCE NOTES.
    Our Equality Commitment:
    Valuing diversity is essential to the British Council’s work. We aim to abide by and promote equality legislation by following both the letter and the spirit of it to avoid unjustified discrimination, recognising discrimination as a barrier to equality of opportunity, inclusion and human rights. All staff worldwide are required to ensure their behaviour is consistent with our policies.
    The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and is keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within the organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. In line with the British Council’s Child Protection policy, any appointment is contingent on thorough checks.

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  • Senior Epidemiologist

    Senior Epidemiologist

    Palladium is looking for qualified candidates to apply for a position of Senior Epidemiologist. Please find the following job description for the detailed role and responsibilities of the Senior Epidemiologist. Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply.
    Funded under the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through a cooperative agreement with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the KeHMIS II Program supports the Kenya Ministry of Health and county governments to implement technological innovations in health information systems. These innovations include the development and scale up of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems for clinical decision support and improved patient care, the development of the Kenya National Data Warehouse (NDW), a centralized data repository of information from EMRs for analysis and reporting, the development of an Interoperability Layer (IL) to support the exchange of information across systems, and numerous other innovations including health informatics solutions to support surveillance, and mHealth solutions to support data collection at the facility level.
    The Project Epidemiologist will technically lead the data and information generation and us e processes for the program. At the program level, s/he will be a critical part of the project team leading and managing complex program-level data use initiatives consisting of multiple agile teams and requiring interaction and collaboration with external stakeholders at various levels, including at national and county levels.
    The main Duties and Responsibilities include:

    Coordinate activities related to public health evaluation. S/he will maintain current evaluation activities while at the same time setting up new evaluation activities to better evaluate the HIV/TB response in Kenya using existing data from individual data systems. S/he will provide direct guidance and technical assistance to Implementing Partners (IPs) and United States Government (USG) staff affiliated with evaluation activities in activities related to the KEHMIS project. Will coordinate the development of required umbrella protocols for KEHMIS project as well as provide feedback to all implementing partners with individual data systems on appropriate collection of high-quality data towards monitoring the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
    Responsible for the development and implementation of public health research studies. Responsibilities will include conceptualization of study, protocol development, solicitation of funding, workplan development, oversight of activities, ensuring protocol adherence and scientific standards are maintained, maintain data quality, and publication of study findings. Ensure data collection and management is timely, accurate and complete.
    Analyze data from existing electronic platforms and will produce abstracts, manuscripts, presentations, etc. to be presented at conferences or submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals.
    Provide Technical Assistance (TA) to inform automation of information products from individual level data systems towards epidemiologically sound outputs. The TA will cover the entire continuum of individual level data management: collection, transmission, collation, analysis and interpretation.
    Work with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and other partners on deeper interrogation, analysis and triangulation of existing evaluation, research and program data (electronic or otherwise) to better inform disease control efforts.
    Assessment, supervision, activity participation, and conference attendance as necessary and represent the project at national and international conferences and meetings.
    S/he will produce training material for public health evaluation and operational research and facilitate stakeholder training.

    Qualifications Required:

    Medical related Degree (Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy) is required. A Master’s or a higher degree in Public Health, Epidemiology, Field Epidemiology, Social Sciences or related field is also required.
    At least 5 years progressive public health experience and/or research experience within the HIV/TB program.

    Other Requirements:

    Must have a high level of detailed understanding of the structure and functions of Kenya’s HIV epidemic response.
    Must have technical knowledge of epidemiology, statistical analysis and public health relevant to the HIV and TB epidemic.
    Must have published widely with at least 3 first-author publications in reputable journals.
    Must have technical experience and knowledge in managing research/evaluation projects and resources.
    Must be able to mentor project teams and workgroups on program evaluation and manuscript and abstract writing.
    Must be able to devise innovative methods to manage both aggregate and individual level data to inform epidemic response.
    Must demonstrate experience in managing large datasets from program/survey/surveillance data.
    Must have training and experience with MS Office, and statistical analysis software such as SAS, STATA or SPSS and working knowledge of GIS software.

    Other Key Information:
    National and international travel will be required for assessment, supervision, activity participation, and conference attendance as necessary.The role is highly deliverable-based and allows for flexible working hours under negotiated Level of Effort (LoE).

  • Accountant

    Accountant

    S/he will be responsible for responsible for processing of financial transactions, maintaining financial records of the organization, providing adequate accounting information, ensuring compliance with financial policies, systems and procedures, maintain accounting controls, proper custody of financial records, and safeguarding the assets of the organization.
    Duties and Responsibilities

    Supporting the implementation of and ensure adherence to financial management policies, systems and procedures.
    Providing technical input in the programs budgeting process.
    Preparing of monthly, annual books of accounts and records in a timely manner for annual and special audits.
    Coordinating of external audit and lead the response to issues raised in the management letter.
    Providing support in audit of projects when necessary.
    Assist in providing technical support in financial management to management, membership and partners.
    Ensuring cheques, payment of vouchers and any supporting source/transaction documents are approved and authorized.
    Verifying all payments for accuracy and ensure amounts are within budget provisions before submission for approval.
    Verifying staff returns from the field for accuracy, completeness and genuineness including receipts and any vouchers submitted by imprest holders when retiring advance/imprest
    Processing and making payments to creditors.
    Preparing monthly cash and bank reconciliations and follow-up on outstanding issues in a timely manner.
    Preparing of monthly cash-flow statement.
    Carry out daily reconciliation on financial transactions captured in the financial records and update in the accounting system.
    Ensuring timely remittance of statutory deductions to relevant authorities by the due dates (e.g. PAYE., NHIF, NSSF, HELB, NITA etc)
    Compiling annual and periodic returns as per requirements and directives and forward the same to the relevant statutory and government departments to ensure compliance.

    Qualifications

    Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance, or any other related field from a recognized University
    Must have a professional qualifications CPA K
    At least five(5) years’ experience in a similar position preferably in an NGO environment.

    Competencies Required

    Strong analytical skills
    Strong interpersonal skills
    Excellent computer skills including proficiency in accounting packages such as Quick-books, Pastel etc.
    Strong report writing skills
    Strong coordination skills
    Auditing skills

  • Junior Copywriter/ Creative

    Junior Copywriter/ Creative

    Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.
     
    What we are looking for
    A person who is below 30 years of age and while have minimal experience in the sector be proven in bringing out concepts and analysis of issues of concern to social justice.
    We offer
    This role will give you an opportunity to make work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in the training and development, offers fair pay and competitive benefits package.

    Our values and commitment to safeguarding
    Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
    We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

  • Competition & Consumer Protection

    Competition & Consumer Protection

    Responsibilities 

    Providing leadership on merger control with regard to analysis of merger applications and unwarranted concentration of economic power and reviewing reports;
    Providing leadership on investigating consumer complaints and impediments to competition including entry into and exit from markets in the economy as a whole or in particular sectors and publicize the results of such results;
    Overseeing the development and implementation of guidelines, policies and procedures on mergers, restrictive trade practices and consumer protection; Overseeing the Authority’s collaboration with regional competition agencies;
    Overseeing the implementation of the Directorates deliverables in the Strategic Plan;
    Overseeing performance management in the Directorate;
    Coordinating and ensuring compliance to the Authority’s decisions;
    Reviewing reports on the economic analysis of competition and consumer protection issues and make recommendations;
    Overseeing the implementation of cooperation frameworks;
    Overseeing Risk Assessment for the Directorate; and
    Mentoring and coaching Directorate staff.

    Qualifications

    Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Economics, Statistics, Law, or any business related qualification from a recognized institution;
    Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines: – Economics, Statistics, Law, or any business related qualification from a recognized institution;
    A minimum of twelve (12) years’ experience in relevant work and at least five (5) years in a management role;
    Be a member of a relevant, recognized professional body / institution; Page 1 of 2
    Certificate in Leadership Course lasting” not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
    Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results;
    Proficiency in computer applications;
    Strong communication, interpersonal and analytical skills;
    Ability to work with and supervise multi – generational staff;

    Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution and submit the following;

    Clearance with the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission
    Clearance with the Higher Education Loans Board
    Clearance with the Directorate of Criminal Investigations
    Clearance with the Kenya Revenue Authority
    Clearance with Central Bank Licensed Credit Reference Bureau

  • Welder & Fabricator

    Welder & Fabricator

    Responsibilities 

    Read blueprints, drawings and take or read measurements to plan layout and procedures.
    Test and inspect welded surfaces and structure to discover flaws
    Determine the appropriate welding equipment or method based on requirements.
    Maintain equipment in a condition that does not compromise health and safety
    Monitor work environment for hazards and maintains healthy ventilation levels to avoid particle or gas inhalation
    Repair machinery and other components by welding pieces and filling gaps.

    Qualifications

    Must have at least 2-3 Years’ experience in an industrial environment
    Experience using a variety of welding equipment and procedures.
    Ability to read and interpret technical documents and drawings
    Knowledge of relative safety standards and willingness to use protective clothing (face shield, gloves etc.)
    Knowledge of welding techniques.
    Must have high attention to detail
    Must be Proficient in English

  • DFID – Grants & Compliance Officer

    DFID – Grants & Compliance Officer

    The DESIP Grants and Compliance Officer (GCO) will report directly to the DESIP Programme Director.
    MSI and consortium partners are seeking a qualified GCO for a five year, multi-million pound sexual and reproductive health (SRH) programme funded by the United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID). The programme will increase access to FP for women, men, and adolescents in 19 regions of Kenya through a combination of: (i) increasing awareness of the benefits of modern contraception; (ii) increasing access to quality contraception; and (iii) strengthening public sector services and systems. The programme will be strongly committed to leaving no one behind and as a result will have a strong focus on reaching people with disabilities, adolescents, and people living under 1.90 USD per day.
    The Role
    The purpose of this role is to be the lead on management of partner administration, reporting, and compliance. The GCO will ensure that donor standards are met or exceeded and that the implementation of the project aligns with MSI’s global standards. The GCO will work closely with programme, finance, and operations to contribute to quality management of the programme.
    The GCO will assist the Programme Director in partner compliance management, ensuring due diligence is completed, reporting to the consortium lead is timely and of good quality, and all processes are properly documented. S/he will be responsible for driving communication between the partners in country, and across the programme.
    This role is subject to the successful award of the contract and the programme is due to commence in 2019. The role will be for a minimum of one year and may be extended for the full duration of the programme (4.5 years).
    Key Responsibilities
    Grants management and compliance

    With guidance from the MSI donor compliance team, ensure partner due diligence is completed in timely manner; lead administration of due diligence follow-up for all partners.
    Lead on compiling of programme and key performance indicator data from all consortium partners, monitoring progress, and escalating risks or implementation issues to the Programme Director.
    With guidance from the MSI Regional Support Team and DFID team, develop a calendar and tracker for all DFID reporting requirements and key compliance areas and disseminate these amongst all consortium partners, ensuring that guidelines are disseminated to and followed by all consortium partners. Where necessary, develop standard reporting templates and tools that will support improved narrative and logframe reporting from partners.
    Manage quarterly and annual donor reporting by collating high quality draft narratives from consortium partners; requesting performing the initial formatting and editing of the draft report before review by the Programme Director and all the relevant MSI internal reviewers – within the stipulated time frame.
    Maintain risk register for the programme, monitor risk mitigation plan, and raise risk and compliance issues proactively with the Programme Director.

    Coordination and partner engagement

    Facilitate open communication channels between the consortium management unit and the consortium partners, including programme and consortium updates, deliverables and activities, compliance questions, security, and access concerns as relevant.
    Develop a calendar for monthly partner, review, steering committee, and advisory group meetings; send out invitations; take meeting minutes, keep track of agreed action plans, and highlight deadlines; maintain a tracker of progress made against planned actions and identify areas for escalating to the Programme Director for action.
    Do the preparatory work for the annual work planning workshop, consolidating draft activity plans and budgets from consortium partners into one programme plan; and analysing them for alignment with the technical proposal and programme deliverables.
    Assist in the setting up of meetings between the programme team and representatives of DFID Kenya, the Ministry of Health and associated institutions, bi-lateral and multi-lateral agencies, district local governments, and other stakeholders as and when necessary.
    Schedule monitoring and supervision field visits for the Programme Director and other key staff to all consortium partners and programme sites for monitoring implementation and technical, and financial compliance; contribute to relevant internal audits.
    Maintain open and professional relations with the consortium management unit and key partner personnel, promoting a strong team spirit; providing oversight and mentorship to partners staff to successfully perform their programme-related tasks.

    Administration and documenting

    Establish and maintain an orderly and up-to-date filing system for key programme documents, including grant and subgrant agreements, proposal and support documents, narrative and financial partner and donor reports, binding donor correspondence, and other relevant documents.
    Develop and maintain the conflict of interest register and asset list for all consortium partners.
    Track key training information for all partners, especially around safeguarding.
    Perform any other duties as may be requested by the Programme Director in support of achieving programme deliverables. **

    Qualifications, skills, and experience (essential/ desirable)

    Minimum five years’ work experience especially in private sector or NGO (essential)
    Demonstrable experience managing donor grants or funds (essential)
    Experience in writing donor reports for large grants, including narrative and results matrices (essential)
    Experience leading or working in cross-functional teams or inter-departmental teams (desirable)
    Fluent in English with excellent verbal and written communication skills (essential)
    Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office package (essential)
    Strong quantitative and qualitative analytic skills (essential)
    Master’s degree in Public Health or subject relevant to the programme proven employment experience (essential)

    Personal Attributes

    Approachable with strong interpersonal & listening skills together with the ability to empower their team
    Track record of delivering targets
    Results focused, high attention to detail
    Self-motivated and a self-starter
    The highest levels of integrity, strong ethical attitude
    IT literate

    MSI Behaviours and Values
    Team Member Behaviours

    Work as One MSI

    You contribute, use, and share accurate data and evidence to improve understanding, insight and decision-making across MSI, enabling us to maximise our ability to influence others
    You share relevant knowledge, expertise and resources to strengthen teamwork and prevent duplication of effort
    You actively work as part of a team, providing support and flexibility to colleagues, demonstrating fairness, understanding and respect for all people and cultures.
    Show courage, authenticity and integrity
    You hold yourself accountable for the decisions you make and the behaviours you demonstrate
    You are courageous in challenging others and taking appropriately managed risks.

    Develop and grow

    You seek feedback to enable greater self-awareness and provide the same to others in a way which inspires them to be even more effective
    You manage your career development including keeping your knowledge and skills up to date.
    Deliver excellence, always
    You strive to consistently meet and exceed expectations, putting clients at the centre of everything, and implement smarter, more efficient ways of performing your role
    You build and maintain effective long-term working relationships with all stakeholders, and are a true MSI ambassador.

    Leadership (For Leaders only)

    You inspire individuals and teams, through situational leadership, providing clear direction
    You seek and provide opportunities which motivate team members, helping to develop skills and potential whilst strengthening our talent and succession pipeline
    You are aware of emerging developments in our sector, demonstrating strategic insight about our clients and business and encourage this in your team
    You articulate a vision of the future which inspires and excites others.

    MSI Values

    Mission driven: With unwavering commitment, we exist to empower women and men to have children by choice, not chance
    Client centred: We are passionate about our clients and dedicate our efforts to delivering agreed objectives to the highest possible quality
    Accountable: We are accountable for our actions and take responsibility for everything we do to ensure long-term sustainability and increased impact
    Courageous: We recruit and nurture talented, passionate and brave people who have the courage to push boundaries, make tough decisions and challenge others in line with our mission.