Jobs Kenya

Application Deadline: Application Deadline Mar 29, 2024

  • Technical Advisor – Climate and Health

    Technical Advisor – Climate and Health

    Summary of Role:  

    The incumbent will provide technical leadership in the development and implementation of Climate Change and Health programs and projects. As the Technical Advisor for Climate Change and Health in the African Region, you will play a pivotal role in supporting country teams to develop and implement impactful Climate Change and Health programs and projects. Your primary responsibility will be to provide technical expertise, strategic guidance, and leadership in the nexus between health and climate change. You will nurture relationships and work closely with Climate Change entities, government ministries, intergovernmental bodies, the African Union, and other regional development bodies such as EAC, SADC, ECOWAS, and international climate donors (including the Green Climate Fund and US Government, among others) to promote sustainable initiatives that address the challenges posed by climate change on public health and promote integration of SRHR and wellbeing of communities in climate change programs and projects. Partners with other technical advisors to enable policy, research and programs that benefit women, adolescents, and children.

    Key Responsibilities:

    Strategic and Technical Leadership: 

    Provides technical expertise and guidance to regional and country teams in the design of funding proposals and implementation of Climate Change and Health programs and projects.
    Supports the development of evidence-based interventions to address climate change-related health risks and vulnerabilities.
    Builds on existing tools and develops or adapts innovative approaches to ensure the efficiency, acceptability, and impact of Climate Resilience, Adaptation, and Mitigation interventions.

    Strategic partnership for fundraising:

    Provides technical support to country teams in developing strategic partnerships with stakeholders in the Climate Change financing chain including the National Designated Authorities (NDAs), Green Climate Fund Accredited Entities (AE), UN’s Climate donors such as Green Climate Fund, Adaptation Fund, Global Environment Facility, Loss and Damage Fund, other Institutional and Private donors.
    Supports country teams and the Pathfinder Africa President’s Office and other stakeholders to identify funding opportunities for Climate Change and Health initiatives from various sources, including international climate donors, foundations, and development agencies.

    Programming Design and Implementation:

    Supports country teams and partners in the design, development, and implementation of innovative, effective, country appropriate programming for climate change and health resilience.
    As needed, participates in regional and support country-level advocacy efforts of Pathfinder for improving family planning, adolescent and youth, maternal and child health indicators in the context of climate change programming

    Technical Assistance:

    Provides technical assistance to country offices, national governments, local partners, and other agencies to assess needs and develop Climate and Health Resilience standards and guidance, and/or provide services that are responsive to the needs of intended populations.

    Technical Support for Proposals:

    Provides technical support on the development of proposals, including including participation in strategizing for technical approach, proposal writing and proposal review.
    Works with country teams to integrate Resilience activities in new proposals. Develop compelling project proposals and concept notes to secure funding for Climate and Health initiatives.

    Quality Assurance:

    Works with the technical team to ensure that best practices for services and service integration are well documented, evaluated and poised for scale up.
    Coaches and builds teams to optimize staff performance programming, target setting and project workplan and scale-up.

    Positioning and Visibility:

    Represents Pathfinder International at professional meetings and conferences organized by Pathfinder or other organizations at the national, regional, and global level.

    Required Education and Work Experience:

    Master’s degree in public health, social science, climate and environment or related discipline
    Minimum 5 years’ experience in working in international development, preferably in implementing programs in one or more countries seeking to empower women, adolescents and children and improve equitable access to quality health services. 
    5 years’ international non-profit experience
    Understanding of the subject matter: Global and Country Specific climate and Health Systems, including Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Climate Change Policies, Health National Adaptation Plans (H-NAP) etc.
    Deep understanding of climate change financing and global donors.
    Public health or related expertise: Basic knowledge of the linkages between Climate Change and its impact on health and family planning and SRHR, maternal and child health, nutrition and food security, sanitation, agriculture and/or energy.
    Concept and Proposal Development: Advanced skills in climate and health proposal development from concept to full proposal, resource mobilization, and proven ability to raise substantial research/development funds.
    Leadership: Advanced skills as a leader in health and climate change.

    Preferred Competence and Work Experience:

    Expertise in designing climate resilience projects.
    Experience in project design
    Proficiency in English and French languages

    Other Information: 

    Technology to be Used:

    Uses cellular and office phone, laptop, or desktop computer.

    Travel Requirements:

    Travel required (30%)

    Apply via :

    recruiting.ultipro.com

  • Customer Relations Assistant

    Customer Relations Assistant

    Job Purpose (Overall Responsibility)

    Provision of quality service to customers in accordance with the approved policies, procedures and established standards.

    Key Result Areas (Main Responsibilities)

     Ensuring timely response to customer enquiries and complaints by keeping track of the complaints and taking appropriate measures.
     Monitoring customer’s issues, handling and ensuring compliance with strategic plan and WASREB guideline
     Put in place a system that ensures prompt response to customer queries and correspondence.
     Creating a communication system that transcends between the trust and customers to evolve a conducive working atmosphere.
     Ensuring provision of quality service to customers in accordance with the established standards.
     Ensuring the fostering of good working relationships with customers by providing efficient service in a timely manner.
     Promoting positive corporate image at all times.
     Building good publicity through participation in community initiatives and feature articles in the media.
     Maintaining accurate and up-to-date record on customers.
     Supervising, appraising staff and identifying their training and development needs.
     Preparing timely reports and distributing to users.
     Performing any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

    Academic/Professional/Experience Required

     Bachelor of science or equivalent.
     Must be computer literate with high proficiency in Ms Excel

    The successful candidate(s) will be placed on a three year renewable employment contract subject to satisfactory performance.
    Remuneration will be based on the Company’s salary structure in accordance to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission of Kenya.

    Other requirements that a successful candidate will be required to possess are:

     Certificate of good conduct from Directorate of Criminal Investigation;
     Clearance Certificate by Higher Education Loans Board.
     Clearance Certificate by Credit Reference Bureau.
     Certificate of tax compliance from the Kenya Revenue Authority.

    All written applications, curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, testimonials and Identity card should be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked on the left hand side the position being applied for and addressed to:The Managing Director
    Meru Water and Sewerage Services Company Limited
    P.O. Box 859-60200
    MERUAll applications should reach the Managing Director on or before the 29th March, 2024 at 5.00 pm.

    Apply via :

  • Head of PAYGO Credit Operations, Daylipa Financing Credit Operations

    Head of PAYGO Credit Operations, Daylipa Financing Credit Operations

    Responsibilities
    The successful candidate will have the following key responsibilities:

    Oversee the development, execution and monitoring of credit policies, systems, and solutions.
    Develop and deploy an appropriate product marketing mix in collaboration with the marketing and sales teams.
    Develop and implement a credit collection and asset repossession strategy, in consultation with Senior Management.
    Develop and maintain relationships with potential funders and structure, negotiate and manage loan facilities.
    Oversee overall risk management for the company.
    Manage legal, contracting and compliance matters, in liaison with Daylipa’s legal counsel.
    Provide direction, guidance, and support to the credit team to maintain a healthy debt book.

    Qualifications and Experience

    Minimum 5 years’ experience in a relevant position with 3 years in a senior role preferably in PAYG sector
    Graduate degree in Commerce / Business Studies, Economics, or any other relevant field with minimum Upper Second-Class Degree from a recognised institution.
    MBA or Masters degree in relevant discipline is an added advantage.
    Hands-on experience in developing flexible and affordable asset financing schemes for mass-market customers.
    Experience in capital and debt finance structuring.

    Critical Competencies

    Proficient in financial modelling with in-depth credit data analysis skills.
    Strong strategic, analytical, and innovative mindset.
    Strong negotiation, collaborative and communication skills.

    Interested applicants who meet the above requirements may send their application and latest CV by the close of business on Friday, 29 March 2024
     

    Apply via :

    www.davisandshirtliff.com

  • Research Officer – Remote Sensing & GIS

    Research Officer – Remote Sensing & GIS

    Key Responsibilities

    The position holder is expected to apply remote sensing and GIS technology to rangeland ecology and livestock systems. He/she will work with the team of multi-disciplinary scientist to integrate geospatial skills into livestock systems using research, stakeholder, and community engagements.
    Research for Development

    Contribute to the development, testing and validation of innovative remote sensing-based methods (using multispectral remote sensing sensors) to identify pastoral and agropastoral systems.
    Evaluate, identify and characterize rangelands and its phenology.
    Evaluate the research findings, and contribute to the writing of reports, research papers and other communication material.
    Plan and design multiple experiments/surveys and research studies utilizing the Geographic Information System (GIS).
    Manage the data collection process for primary and secondary datasets from the field soil, water, weather and crops and grassland using appropriate devices.
    Manage the large data sets.
    Contribute to the project’s activities on related aspects/ themes under the guidance of the supervisor.

    Partnerships and Stakeholder engagement

    Support and contribute towards strengthening existing partnerships and identifying new and innovative partnerships towards sharing and implementation of research findings at the policy level and with different stakeholders
    Contribute to the engagement with institutional stakeholders, including high level government representatives, to inform about climate risk financing.

    Capacity Development and Knowledge Management

    In conjunction with the scientist, plan, survey and coordinate the materials and resources. required to meet the research objectives of the group.
    Collect, store and curate data generated from the analytics.
    Review existing course of actions and support in the development of proposals, milestones and implementation of research.
    Prepare and assure quality of project reports and papers for presentation.
    Ensure timely delivery of geospatial products for projects as and when assigned.
    Support fund generation activities by contributing to proposal writing and creating new opportunities.

    Requirements

    Master’s Degree in Geospatial Science/ Environmental Science/Agriculture/ Ecology or other related discipline with at least 3 years’ relevant work experience of application of remote sensing and GIS on agriculture/ natural resources.
    Land cover mapping, vegetation phenology, cropping system mapping, drone operations, and database management, analytics using physical (soil, water and climate) and pastoralists databases.
    Proven knowledge of field data collection for geospatial analysis.
    Has good working knowledge of remote sensing and GIS software, Database and software such as Arc GIS, ENVI and e-Cognition.
    Substantial experience in scripting such as R/ Python and Google Earth Engine.
    Experience of any of statistical analysis and logical development of models.
    Experience of working with multi spectral satellites.
    Strong written and oral communication skills in English with the ability to communicate with diverse audiences.
    Proven ability to work in multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural teams with minimal supervision, and experience working across disciplines and different cultural backgrounds.
    Willingness to travel frequently to rural and remote areas of project sites in different countries.
    Record of publications and experience with resource mobilization and contributing to project proposals would be an asset.
    Communication skills for peer reviewed publications
    Programmming skills using R/ Python

    Applicants should send a cover letter and CV expressing their interest in the position, what they can bring to the role, and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Director, People and Organizational Development by clicking on the “Apply Now” tab above on or 29 March 2024. The position title and reference number REF: SLS-GIS/ 1333/2024 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the cover letter.

    Apply via :

    www.ilri.org

  • Epidemiology Activity Manager

    Epidemiology Activity Manager

    Objective of the Position

    Define, coordinate and monitor epidemiological activities, in order to identify alerts and risk factors for diseases to guide emergency interventions (clinical, preventive, etc) and ensure the development of appropriate methodology and the quality of studies according to MSF protocols, standards and procedures.

    Tasks & Responsibilities

    In collaboration with the other MSF team members:

    Horizon scanning and alert monitoring: Perform horizon scanning and epidemic intelligence activities to identify alerts of outbreak prone diseases, malnutrition and conflict. Set up and/or maintain an alert monitoring system for early warning, investigate and verify alerts based on predefined scenarios or events, perform frequent analysis on the alerts identified.
    Disease surveillance and monitoring: Set up new or improve existing mission surveillance and monitoring systems and maintain them according to the mission needs. Monitor the incidence and prevalence of diseases or health conditions in the country & affected population. Implement and maintain the intersectional Nutrition and Food Security Surveillance System.
    Health/needs assessments and exploratory missions: Lead, participate in and support health/needs assessments and exploratory missions in collaboration with the emergency team
    Risk Assessment: Conduct Risk Assessment – assess the risk of disease transmission and other health threats within the affected population
    Outbreak investigation: Perform outbreak investigations and control (lead and/or support the team) using the 10 steps in outbreak investigation as a guide including performing case investigation, implementing linelists, mapping and visualization during assessments and in the response phase, writing situational reports and the final report.
    Respond to emergencies: Participate in and support the MSF team to respond to emergencies and other interventions.
    Epidemiological Toolkit: Develop and/or implement appropriate epidemiological tools to support the MSF activities
    Data Collection and quality assurance: Design and implement data collection systems including case investigation forms, demographics, clinical data, and exposure history during the emergency intervention and on the emergency’s impact, train relevant people. Ensure data quality in collaboration with the medical team and data encoders in the field.
    Epidemiological studies: Identify the need for, design and implement surveys or rapid assessments (e.g. vaccination, nutrition, mortality, etc.) to understand epidemiological dynamics. Conduct post-emergency evaluations or surveys.
    Operational Research: In collaboration with the team, identify appropriate operational research questions and develop relevant Operational Research activities including protocol writing and submission to Ethics Committee, study implementation, analysis and scientific communication
    Data management, analysis and scientific writing: Perform data cleaning and management, descriptive and advanced analysis, synthesis, regular and adhoc reporting and scientific communication.
    Epidemiological modelling: analyze seasonality, trends and future predictions of notifiable diseases of public health importance as part of Emergency strategy
    Public Health Recommendations: Interprete appropriately available data and information and, in collaboration with the Project Medical Referent (PRM) and the Deputy Emergency Coordinator (D/EmCo), provide timely evidence-based advise and strategic public health recommendations for decision making to the operations to guide programmatic and response decisions, promote innovative thinking for new strategies and models of care. Provide technical advice to the Head of Mission/Emergency Coordinator and D/EmCo on epidemiological projections linked to specific disease outbreaks for strategy adaptation.
    Public Health Communication: In collaboration with the PMR and D/EmCo communicate public health findings to relevant authorities.
    Capacity building: Train, coach or mentor other team members in epidemiological methods, data collection and management, analysis and reporting when appropriate’
    Planning: Develop and execute the annual epidemiological activity plan with its respective budget
    Networking and Representation: maintain and expand the current network of national public and academic institutions inlcuding the Kenyan Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, attend revelant meetings and represent MSF when necessary (cluster meetings, etc.)

    Qualifications & Requirements

    Education:

    Essential: medical, nursing or para-medical related diploma
    Essential: degree or masters in Epidemiology or Public Health with extensive training in statistics and epidemiology or diploma in Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme (FELTP)
    Desirable: specialization or training in tropical diseases or Public Health’

    Experience:

    Essential: working experience of at least two years in field epidemiological activities
    Essential: experience in needs assessments, surveillance, alert management and outbreak investigation and control
    Desirable: working experience in MSF or other INGO’s; in low and middle-income country(ries)

    Knowledge:

    Essential: computer literacy (MS Office Suite) and an analytical/statistical software (Epi-Info, STATA, R, etc.)
    Essential: database management, statistical analysis, secondary data review, survey designing and implementation, monitoring and evaluation systems design or use, public health information management
    Desirable: knowledge of DHIS2, QGIS, Osmand, PowerBI, KoboCollect, ODK, RedCap, reference manager software (Zotero, Mendeley, etc.)

    Skills/ Competences:

    Strategic thinking; Strong Leadership Skills; Proven People Management; Behavioural Flexibility; Commitment to MSF Principles; Result Oriented; Culturally Sensitive; Team player; Planning and Organization
    Ability to multitask including planning and implementation processes within a highly demanding and fast-paced environment
    Sound analytical and organizational skills
    Competency, knowledge and professional skills on public health infectious disease control, epidemic and pandemic preparedness and response
    Excellent presentation and communication skills, with emphasis on writing skills

    Language: Proficiency in written and oral English & Kiswahili.

    Apply via :

    msf.or.ke

  • Senior Librarian

    Senior Librarian

    Ref: (ZU/10/Adv/11/2024)

    The purpose of this position is aimed at overseeing and enhancing the efficiency of library operations at the University. As a member of the academic team, he/she will lead the library in collection development, user instruction and literacy, participates in research and information services and serves as the key library contact.

    Duties and Responsibilities

    Providing leadership and direction to library staff, ensuring adherence to library policies and procedures, and promoting a positive work environment.
    Overseeing the cataloging of new receipts and established collection as well as classifying and tracking media throughout campus on an as-needed basis.
    Writing grants to gain funding for expanded program or collections
    Leading, monitoring and overseeing the provision of all print and E-resources for the university in line with library service standards.
    Monitoring availability and accessibility, to ensure that the full range of subscribed E-resources are available to users, both on and off campus and work with service providers and suppliers to resolve any access and availability issues.
    Collaborating with IT staff to ensure the effective integration of technology into library services, including managing library systems, databases, and online resources.
    Participating in the development and implementation of library policies and procedures, including those related to collection management, access, and user services.
    Responsible for planning and implementing of the Library budget.
    Any other duty assigned by your supervisor.

    Minimum qualifications

    Masters of Library and Information Science/ Information Technology or in the relevant field from a recognized/accredited University in the relevant field
    Bachelor of Library and Information Science/ Information Technology or in the relevant field from a recognized/accredited University.
    At least five (5) years’ experience as a Librarian.
    A minimum of one article in peer reviewed journal.
    Be a member in good standing of a relevant professional body.

    Interested candidates should send their applications to vacancies@zetech.ac.ke quoting the job reference number on the subject line and; indicating their current and expected salary  on their application letter, not later than 29th March 2024.

    Apply via :

    vacancies@zetech.ac.ke

  • Client Relations Officer

    Client Relations Officer

    M.P Shah Hospital is looking to recruit a professional, and evidence-driven person for a vacancy in the Marketing, Brand & Communication Department, as a Client Relations Officer reporting to the Clients Relations Manager, the overall purpose of this role is to support business growth and development of assisting in prospecting, negotiating and closing new revenue streams for B2B accounts and promoting good business relations with existing customers. 

    Duties & Responsibilities: 

    Business Development- Prospecting for new clients to uptake the hospital’s service offerings to meet the set revenue budget. Onboarding other hospitals and medical facilities for patient referrals to generate revenue growth. Facilitating the empaneling of doctors and enabling referring doctors to gain admission rights with our hospital as part of our customer growth strategy 
    Client Relationship- Conduct regular service meetings with insurance, direct corporations, and hospitals to maintain positive business relations. Organizing health talks, CMEs, and webinars to promote the hospital’s services. 
    Product Development- Preparing new service offerings and packages as per market demands and client needs. 

    Qualifications & Requirements 

    Diploma in sales & marketing, business administration 
    A bachelor’s degree in Business administration, marketing, or any business Field will be an added advantage 
    At least 2 years’ experience in sales, and business development, preferably in the hospital industry.

    Interested and qualified candidates in the above position are encouraged to forward their CVs and application letters to recruitment@mpshahhospital.org on or before 29th March 2024. 

    Apply via :

    recruitment@mpshahhospital.org

  • Legal Officer

    Legal Officer

    LEGAL OFFICER JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

    Preparing and reviewing legal documents including customer facing contracts, leases and licenses, preparing and monitoring the contracts and property schedules to ensure timely renewal.
    Ensuring that the Company’s interests are protected at all times in contracting.
    Ensuring that the Company’s rights and interests including intellectual property are effectively protected and not infringed upon.
    Assist in undertaking legal review of and assist in advising the Company upon important legal documents, agreements, policies and procedures.
    Assist in management of litigation involving the Company in liaison with external lawyers assigned and assist in ensuring that the Company is represented in court.
    Ensuring that all documentary and other evidence is well preserved and stored, all files are in place and well updated.
    Participation in Company record management through effective archiving.
    Preserving the legal integrity of the Company’s commercial operations.
    Assist in conducting legal training to the Company’s employees on the respective legal requirements for their roles in the Company and assist in acting as a resource on the interpretation of existing or proposed laws and regulations.
    Assist and participate in the Company secretarial tasks as assigned from time to time. 

    QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE NETWORK MONITORING ENGINEER JOB

    Bachelor of Law Degree and an advocate of the High Court.
    A minimum of three (3) years post admission experience in a busy law Firm or Corporate Legal Office.
    Knowledge of contract drafting and litigation skills.
    High personal integrity.

    Apply via :

    careers.jtl.co.ke

  • Legal Secretary

    Legal Secretary

    Our client, a law firm based in Nairobi is looking for an experienced Secretary to undertake a variety of administrative and clerical tasks. You will provide support in assigned legal cases. The goal is to sustain efficiency of all office procedures and case management to guarantee reliability and consistency.

    Responsibilities

    Provide administrative support to one or more lawyers.
    Preparing court statements and forms
    Managing records, projects and calendars to make sure everything functions smoothly.
    Effectively communicate with witnesses, clients, colleagues and partners
    Greet visitors and perform initial screening of clients.
    Attend trials and type minutes.
    Write case briefs and synopses of depositions, contracts and testimony.
    Conduct thorough statistical/ documentary research.
    Collecting and delivering documents
    Managing diaries and making travel arrangements for one or more Lawyers
    Communicating with vendors, experts, Lawyers, opposing counsel and other staff
    Source and verify important case intelligence.
    Produce and file various legal documents such as appeals, motions or petitions.
    Preserve an updated case record system.
    Answer phone calls, take notes/messages and redirect calls when appropriate.
    Maintain and update inventories of contact details.
    Facilitate the meeting of deadlines by keeping multiple agendas and provide timely reminders.

    Requirements

    Degree in law or a related field.
    Legal Secretary certificate/Diploma
    3 – 4 years of experience in a similar role with 1 year in a law firm.
    Proven experience as Legal Secretary
    Knowledge of constitution, legal terminology, regulations and court system
    Knowledge of MS Office and ability to work with legal technology (court-filing computer systems, transcription software, Dictaphone etc.)
    Working knowledge of litigation management software systems is a plus.
    Proficiency in English
    Outstanding time-management and typing skills.
    Ability to multitask and being comfortable dealing with a diverse pool of people.

    Apply via :

    www.crystalrecruitment.co.ke