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  • Youth & Livelihoods Programme Manager

    Youth & Livelihoods Programme Manager

    Job description
    Desired Skills and Experience
    Academic Qualifications

    Masters degree level in Development studies, Youth Development; Agribusiness, ICT for Development, or other relevant subject.
    Leadership Experience representing at senior levels, building effective inter-organisational relationships, and working collaboratively with other organisations.
    Project Management.A minimum of six (6) years of experience supervising complex, high-speed projects and challenging field operations.
    Youth Work & Livelihoods Understanding Proven experience of working in non-formal settings with 18-25 year olds from a wide range of backgrounds. Experience in youth economic empowerment/livelihoods including
    Agribusiness, ICT and Technology
    Experience working with volunteers i.e. International and national volunteers including youth and diaspora
    Cross-Cultural Working Direct and substantial experience of working cross-culturally and able to communicate to a range of audiences and promote sharing and learning between cultures
    Communication Strong verbal and written communication skills.
    People Management & Supervision Line management experience, and proven ability to promote self-awareness, learning and development among individuals.
    Planning and Organising Able to develop clear and realistic plans to deliver agreed objectives within deadlines, involving key individuals in the planning process.
    Grants & Budget Management. Programme finance management, grants oversight, and grant tracking
    IT (MS office) proficiency.
    Able to travel, including work away from the home base for up to 50% of time, both within the country and occasionally internationally and some weekend and evening work.

  • Senior Manager

    Senior Manager

    Job description
    Role overview
    Lead development and utilisation of a robust MEL system aligned to VSO’s People First Strategy, Core Programmes, Core Approaches and SDGs’ leaving no one behind agenda.
    Skills, qualifications and experience

    You are a master’s degree holder in a related field with ideally M&E as an area of specialisation.
    You have extensive experience in a similar senior role and have established and managed a robust, relevant, functional and user friendly MEL system.
    You are effective in facilitating MEL trainings and building capacity of country programmes to drive a mutually benefiting learning agenda in M&E.
    You are excellent at analysing and interpreting complex data and facilitating information-based decision making both at country as well as global levels.
    You are a people’s leader and inspire high performance from the team you work with.
    You have the necessary IT skills; experience and skills in some relevant quantitative and qualitative data analysis software packages e.g. SPSS, Atlas.ti.
    You are self-driven with an ability to work with people to deliver high quality results.

  • Social Inclusion, Gender and Research Specialist – Remote

    Social Inclusion, Gender and Research Specialist – Remote

    Job description
    Role Overview
    To provide support to VSO Kenya in carrying out capacity building in Social Inclusion and Gender Analysis for the employees, volunteers and VSO partners ;take lead in conducting phase two of the Social Exclusion and Gender Analysis (SEGA) research in Kenya and support in embedding the findings of SEGA research phase one in VSO Kenya’s programme design.
    Essential
    Skills, qualifications and experience

    Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Social Sciences.
    Experience in Gender, Exclusion or environmental issues with an understanding of how change happens.
    An understanding of social exclusion analysis and other participatory methodologies and a commitment to people led development
    Experience in participatory research, appraisals and assessment

    Skills In One Or More In The Following Areas

    Qualitative research
    Power analysis
    Gender and gender analysis
    Social exclusion analysis
    Social inclusion
    Environmental analysis
    Livelihoods and resilience
    Economics for equality
    Stakeholder mapping
    Systems mapping
    Systems approaches
    Theories of change
    Transformational processes
    You will have strong facilitation skills and ability to train, mentor and coach others.
    You will be passionate about participation and social inclusion
    You will have specialized in gender, livelihoods resilience, participatory development.

    Desirable Criteria

    Experience of working in the international development contexts.
    Being up-to-date on the current thinking in international development and approaches to poverty
    Understanding of key considerations in working cross-culturally.
    Experience working in Kenya and knowledge of the local context

    Allowance and accommodation
    All volunteers have an allowance paid in local currency. The allowance meets reasonable living expenses in country, but will not be enough to send money home.
    VSO works with some of the poorest communities in the world which means accommodation varies and will be basic.
    VSO is the world’s leading development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. We are unique in the way we bring people together to share their skills and experience, generate insights and ideas and, most of all, take action against poverty and exclusion. It’s a highly effective approach that works, and today is helping millions of people in some of the world’s poorest communities lift themselves out of poverty.

  • Regional Grants and Contracts Manager

    Regional Grants and Contracts Manager

    Job Description: 
    Reference: JOB0116052
    Salary: KES5429419.00 – KES5430419.00 per annum
    Role Overview: Working as part of Decision Support Finance Team, this role will review donor proposals to ensure accuracy and full cost recovery. The role will also drive forward organisational cost recovery policies and working closely with Regional Finance Managers, Country Finance Managers for managing Grants and Contracts.
    Responsibilities
    Grants and Contracts Management:

    Work collaboratively with the Regional Finance Managers and Country Finance Teams to develop the grants and contracts management framework and tools. Ensure we have consistent policies, processes and tools that allow for proper grants and contracts management.
    Provide guidance, regular updates and training on different donors’ requirements including budgeting techniques and reporting requirements.
    Partner with Regional Finance Managers to identify and address gaps in grants and contracts management in the region and country offices.
    Support the recruitment, induction and development of in-country grants and contracts managers.
    Support country offices with grants inception and closure procedures.
    Monitor compliance with grants conditions and restrictions, donor reporting requirements, RAP and IOH recovery.
    Account, track and report on match fund liabilities and disallowed expenses ensuring that they are properly managed and disclosed.
    Prepare management reports that show the state of grants management including grants balances, overheads recovery, disallowable, burn rates etc. and follow on gaps with the relevant country programmes.
    Support country office grant audits. Review audit recommendations and ensure they are followed-up on and implemented. Regularly update Finance colleagues and grant managers on recurring findings.

    Restricted Funding Support:

    Work closely with the programme funding unit to contribute to a global, coordinated fundraising strategy, centred around VSO’s Core Programme Area and Signature Programme, ensuring that support is given to proposal budgeting and cost recovery and value for money methodology.
    Feed into Go/No go decisions in the funding processes, advising on strategies of engagement with donors with regard to budgeting.
    Provide an expert quality review and opinion on proposal budgets in respect to accuracy, compliance with donor conditions and impact on regional finances.
    Support the bids development process and ensure bids budgets maximise cost recovery.
    Develop pricing strategies for donors in order to maximise cost recovery and these are embedded in country offices.
    Set and maintain a database of standard costs and charge out rates to be used in bids development process.
    Contribute to maintain a global view on risk and liabilities arising from funding submissions.
    Upload donor budget into SUN and ensure that an accurate secured funding pictures for future years is maintained and up to date to inform decision making.
    Finance Business Partnering support to Core Programme Area/Core Approach Team leads and provide expertise service as required.

    Capacity Building:

    Build the capacity of Country Offices’ and other team members to develop good budget proposals.
    In conjunction with the wider finance team, update current training materials, create new training materials and deliver formal and informal trainings to staff across the organisation
    Provide trainings to Program teams and Finance on budget development & management.

    Cross Team Working:

    Working flexibly with other team members to ensure that any gaps in the team can be bridged

    Skills Required

    Finance Skills – Fully qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or CPA). Strong accountancy and/or financial management experience with involvement in setting up and running finance systems.
    Grants/Award Management – A strong background working with larger grants and commercial contracts. Extensive knowledge of the requirements and rules of institutional donors like USAID, DFID, DFAT, EU etc.
    Training and Coaching Skills – Demonstration of the ability to analyse staff development needs and to contribute to the delivery of training and coaching at an individual and group level.
    IT Skills – particularly Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, lookup functions, Vision Excel reports etc), plus a familiarity of working with computer based financial systems so as to be able to develop / maintain, and give guidance on, electronic and manual project financial monitoring / reporting systems.
    Data Analysis – Demonstration of ability to assess, analyse, and report on complex data.
    Time and work management – Demonstration of the ability to be able to work autonomously, set own work plan, meet tight deadlines and balance competing priorities, with a willingness to undertake frequent travel
    Willingness to travel frequently, for up to 12 weeks annually
    International Development sector experience including experience overseas

  • Business Pursuit Manager

    Business Pursuit Manager

    Job description
    Purpose of role: To provide business development leadership and coordination for identified VSO Country Offices (Ethiopia, Kenya and Rwanda); responsible for optimizing income generation and business development from a diverse range of donors in support of VSO’s programmes and regional operations
    Responsibilities:

    Funding strategy aligned to programme priorities:

    Contribute to a global, coordinated fundraising strategy, centred around VSO’s Core programme areas and Signature Programmes and ensure consistency and coherence in funder and partnership engagement across funding portfolio in region;
    Lead on researching new funding opportunities, strengthening and sustaining partnerships with commercial contractors, INGOs, private sector, government institutional donors, trusts and foundations and major donors;
    Provide intensive support to regions and country offices to develop, implement and monitor ambitious funding strategies that deliver agreed restricted income targets;
    Work with regional teams/country offices to ensure funding plans reflects programme strategy and appropriate national and regional donor mapping is up to date;
    Provide inputs into the global funding strategy as required from time to time;
    Pursue regional/or multicounty opportunities;
    Ensure funding data on pipeline and match funding liabilities is accurately reflected in our systems for the respective countries;
    Business development coordination – coordinate the activities and contribution of various business development teams in the region/countries including public fundraising, marketing, and donor teams.
    Pre-positioning, donor and partner engagement: Externally
    Support CO staff to identify priority partners and support on this engagement including with I/NGOs and other development actors, governments etc in support of joint programming and consortia opportunities;
    Prepare materials needed to facilitate donor engagement and bolster VSO’s reputation and credibility with potential funders and consortia partners;
    Provide leadership and support to advance VSO’s visibility and reputation with identified strategic partners globally (among donor communities, private sector and development networks) in support of joint-bid opportunities at the national and regional levels.
    Prepositioning: internally
    Conduct country level analysis to understand the funding environment / trends and help shape the direction of programming to ensure alignment
    Share analysis on funding opportunities, Pipeline Matrix, and pipeline health (proposal tracker) with regional and country teams to inform regional planning and pre-positioning;
    Ensure that an accurate and timely overview of funding priorities and pipeline health and analysis are shared;

    Bid Development

    Lead proposal development, coordinating with donor, proposal development and technical teams;
    Provide leadership to country teams on bid development processes and ensure laid out procedures are followed for each proposal submitted at country level;
    Lead negotiations with partners to ensure financial and programmatic needs are met;
    Review proposals and provide assurance to ensure quality submissions;
    Manage and write specific proposals when required.

    Marketing

    Ensure visibility of VSO in the region/selected countries by attending/or ensuring attendance of workshops, meetings and networking events that provide an opportunity to showcase its work, provide leadership in the volunteering for development space and build new partnerships;
    Liaise with marketing and country teams to ensure appropriate go-to market material is developed.

    Capacity building

    Build country office capacity to network, engage and pre-position through own efforts or in collaboration with other BD team members.
    Business development coordination
    Coordinate the activities and contribution of various business development teams in the region/countries including public fundraising, marketing, and donor teams.

    Skills/Experience Required:

    More than 6 years managing business pursuit activities within the international development space for an INGO or development consulting firm.
    Experience of developing funding strategies and delivering income against targets;
    Proven ability to research new funding opportunities and to make appropriate judgements about their potential to realise significant restricted income;
    Experience of establishing and cultivating strong donor relationships that have delivered substantially increased income ;
    Proven track record in writing winning donor proposals for donors including USAID, EC, UKAID, SIDA and UN Agencies – including proven ability to develop log frames, monitoring frameworks, and theories of change;
    Experience of preparing compelling, high quality documentation (concept notes, presentations, proposals, budgets, reports, log frames, theories of change etc) for different donor and partner audiences ;
    Familiarity with M&E tools; theories of change, monitoring frameworks, and basic evaluation techniques;
    Strong interpersonal skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills used in international settings – experience of leading and facilitating workshops and training ;
    Ability to be self-directed and take initiative within organisational mandates – strong administrative and organisational skills ;
    Experience of establishing partnerships between organisations including teaming agreement and consortia bid development;
    Strong administrative and organizational skills: ability to be self-directed and take initiative
    Strong analytical and financial and skills;

    Qualifications required;

    Educated to post-graduate degree level in international development-related discipline;
    IT skills including fluency in Microsoft Office suite and database usage;
    Experience of living and working internationally (4+ years required);
    Fluency in English (written and spoken). Portuguese, French or other language desirable;
    Ability to travel globally (estimated 30-50% travel required

    Desired Skills and Experience
    Skills/Experience Required:

    More than 6 years managing business pursuit activities within the international development space for an INGO or development consulting firm.
    Experience of developing funding strategies and delivering income against targets;
    Proven ability to research new funding opportunities and to makeappropriate judgements about their potential to realise significant restricted income;
    Experience of establishing and cultivating strong donor relationships that have delivered substantially increased income ;
    Proven track record in writing winning donor proposals for donors including USAID, EC, UKAID, SIDA and UN Agencies – including proven ability to develop log frames, monitoring frameworks, and theories of change;
    Experience of preparing compelling, high quality documentation (concept notes, presentations, proposals, budgets, reports, log frames, theories of change etc) for different donor and partner audiences ;
    Familiarity with M&E tools; theories of change, monitoring frameworks, and basic evaluation techniques;
    Strong interpersonal skills, including written, verbal and presentation skills used in international settings – experience of leading and facilitating workshops and training ;
    Ability to be self-directed and take initiative within organisational mandates – strong administrative and organisational skills ;
    Experience of establishing partnerships between organisations including teaming agreement and consortia bid development;
    Strong administrative and organizational skills: ability to be selfdirected and take initiative
    Strong analytical and financial and skills;

    Qualifications required;

    Educated to post-graduate degree level in international development-related discipline;
    IT skills including fluency in Microsoft Office suite and database usage;
    Experience of living and working internationally (4+ years required);
    Fluency in English (written and spoken). Portuguese, French or other language desirable;
    Ability to travel globally (estimated 30-50% travel required.

  • Resilience Specialist – Remote

    Resilience Specialist – Remote

    Job description
    Role Overview
    Resilience is a core approach in VSO’s programming and it entails building capacity/resilience so that communities and institutions are better able to cope with the shocks and stresses that affect their lives and livelihoods. This approach requires understanding the risks that are posed in particular contexts, such as floods, soil erosion, earthquakes, severe droughts, deforestation, conflicts, or political instability, whether they are from natural causes or human activities. VSO seeks to integrate resilience across our existing programmes, together with our social accountability and social inclusion and gender approaches.
    Essential
    Skills, qualifications and experience

    A Bachelor’s degree in Disaster Management or in relevant field
    In depth knowledge on shocks and stresses both natural and human made
    Experience in conducting study on shocks and stresses assessment in the field level
    Knowledge on resilience interventions, especially in Kenya.
    Experience in developing training module and disaster risk preparedness and management plans
    Experienced of working in livelihood programmes targeting marginalised communities
    Strong conceptual and analytical skills

    Competencies and Behaviour
    Whether You Want To Join Us As An Employee, Or As a Volunteer Working In Your Own Country, Overseas Or Online, Our Selection Process Includes An Assessment Based On These Core Competencies
    At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together.

    Ability to be open minded and respectful
    Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
    Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
    Ability to seek and share knowledge

    Equal Opportunities
    VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.
    Allowance
    As a VSO volunteer, you will be sharing your skills with local communities on a full time basis. VSO will cover your travel, vaccinations, accommodation, and medical insurance costs, along with a local living allowance which will be paid in local currency. This allowance meets reasonable living expenses in country, but will not be enough to send money home. You will also receive some financial support to contribute to your on-going expenses at home.
    Accommodation
    VSO works with some of the poorest communities in the world which means accommodation varies and will be basic.

  • Human Resources Intern

    Human Resources Intern

    Job Description

    Role overview
    Role overview
    To perform various administrative tasks and support our HR function. The Human Resource Intern will be a valuable resource by supplementing the existing human and knowledge resources within VSO’s Kenya office/Nairobi Hub and it programs. This is also an opportunity for the intern to exchange and actively learn from other staff members.
    Skills, qualifications and experience

    Bachelor or Masters of Science in Human Resource management
    Current enrolment in a graduate or undergraduate degree programme in Human Resource Management.

    Essential:

    Good level of computer skills.
    Excellent written and spoken English and excellent interpersonal skills.
    Self-organized with ability to manage time and tight schedules, working effectively under pressure.
    Ability to work on own initiative, with a creative approach to problem solving.
    Strong level of attention to detail.
    Flexibility to adapt to new situations, with a positive attitude to working in an international organization.

    Desirable:

    Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management
    Experience of working with different cultures and backgrounds.

    Competencies and Behaviour
    At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core
    competencies:

    Ability to be open minded and respectful
    Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
    Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
    Ability to seek and share knowledge

  • IT & Admin Assistant

    IT & Admin Assistant

    Job Description
    Role overview
    Under the supervision of the Logistics Officer, to support and maintain access to cost effective IT services that enable staff and volunteers work efficient to meet the objectives of the organisation as well as perform a variety of general administrative duties to ensure efficient access to cost effective supplies and services for staff and volunteers.
    Skills, qualifications and experience
    Essential

    At least 1 year relevant experience with adequate knowledge in the development and management of databases, administration and global communication systems and an awareness of new technology that may improve delivery
    Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office applications and ability to develop and manage systems and software applications for use as management tools.
    Associate’s Degree in related field.
    Proficiency in network and information systems administration
    Good communication skills, both written and verbal. The ability to explain complex technical ideas clearly and succinctly to non-experts.
    Evidence of effective problem solving and organisational skills
    Evidence of professionalism and high integrity
    Evidence of openness to learning to improve own performance
    Excellent customer service focus and commitment to deliver to agreed timelines
    Pro-active and organised working style with the ability to prioritise own workload

    Knowledge of:

    Using a service management system (e.g.Remedyforce).
    Windows operating systems incl. Windows 7, Windows 10
    Microsoft Office packages including 2013
    Active Directory administration.
    Hardware technical support.
    Audio/video technology support
    Anti-virus systems

    Desirable:

    Experience using Microsoft System Centre Configuration Manager.
    Administering and developing Service Management systems.
    Supporting document management systems.

    Competencies and Behaviour
    At VSO we believe progress is only possible by working together. Whether you want to join us as an employee, or as a volunteer working in your own country, overseas or online, our selection process includes an assessment based on these core competencies:

    Ability to be open minded and respectful
    Ability to be resilient and adaptive to new situations
    Ability to facilitate positive change and build sustainable working relationships
    Ability to seek and share knowledge

    Equal Opportunities

    VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.

    VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.

  • National Volunteers V4D

    National Volunteers V4D

    Location:
    Bungoma,Kwale and Nyandarua, Kenya
    Application Closing Date:
    30 Apr 2018
    Interview date:
    To be confirmed
    Start date:
    As soon as possible.
    Role overview
    The purpose of the placement is to support implementation of Volunteering for Development project in VSO’s programming scope in Kenya
    Skills, qualifications and experience

    A diploma/degree in Education/social sciences with interest in engaging on Education and Equity related policies 
    Knowledge or experience in project cycle management is an added advantage
    Ability employ various techniques in facilitating trainings among children and adults
    Ability to travel to other counties to deliver project activities
    Ability to work as part of a team in an organized and flexible approach 
    Good communication and ICT skills and ability to manage organization resources
    A valid Kenyan certificate of good conduct is required for this placement.
    We encourage participants from the following counties:- Bungoma, Kwale and Nyandarua

    Allowance
    As a VSO volunteer, you will be sharing your skills with local communities on a full time basis. VSO will cover your travel, vaccinations, accommodation, and medical insurance costs, along with a local living allowance which will be paid in local currency. This allowance meets reasonable living expenses in country, but will not be enough to send money home. You will also receive some financial support to contribute to your on-going expenses at home.
    Accommodation VSO works with some of the poorest communities in the world which means accommodation varies and will be basic.

  • Youth & Livelihoods Programme Manager

    Youth & Livelihoods Programme Manager

    Job description
    Desired Skills and Experience
    Academic Qualifications

    Masters degree level in Development studies, Youth Development; Agribusiness, ICT for Development, or other relevant subject.
    Leadership Experience representing at senior levels, building effective inter-organisational relationships, and working collaboratively with other organisations.
    Project Management.A minimum of six (6) years of experience supervising complex, high-speed projects and challenging field operations.
    Youth Work & Livelihoods Understanding Proven experience of working in non-formal settings with 18-25 year olds from a wide range of backgrounds. Experience in youth economic empowerment/livelihoods including
    Agribusiness, ICT and Technology
    Experience working with volunteers i.e. International and national volunteers including youth and diaspora
    Cross-Cultural Working Direct and substantial experience of working cross-culturally and able to communicate to a range of audiences and promote sharing and learning between cultures
    Communication Strong verbal and written communication skills.
    People Management & Supervision Line management experience, and proven ability to promote self-awareness, learning and development among individuals.
    Planning and Organising Able to develop clear and realistic plans to deliver agreed objectives within deadlines, involving key individuals in the planning process.
    Grants & Budget Management. Programme finance management, grants oversight, and grant tracking
    IT (MS office) proficiency.
    Able to travel, including work away from the home base for up to 50% of time, both within the country and occasionally internationally and some weekend and evening work.