Company Address: Address PO BOX 8683, Postal Code 00200 Nairobi, Kenya

People & Development Advisor Compliance and Contracts Partner

About the Position
The People & Development Advisor supports the People Partner – Africa, Middle East &UK and People & Organisational Development (POD) team to improve and maintain core People and Development processes, protecting employee data integrity and confidentiality and providing advice to and administrative support for their client groups.

Specific responsibilities include (not limited to)

Maintain employee records ensuring information within HRIS is up-to-date, accurate and compliant with data privacy obligations and supporting documents are saved in employee files.
Collaboratively support the design and delivery of action plans with each client group that are aligned with the overall People & Organisational Development strategy and work plans including the provision of support for the full employee lifecycle including workforce planning, recruitment, learning and development, remuneration and benefits, health and safety, employee engagement, succession planning and information management.
Support the People Partner to resolve employee relations issues including the facilitation of mediation as required.
Complete all letters and file notes necessary to ensure accurate records are kept for employee relations matters.
Undertake research as required to ensure People Practices remain compliant with local labour laws.

About You!
To be successful in this role, we are seeking someone with the following experience and skills.

Demonstrated Business partnering experience, preferably within complex, global organisations with matrix reporting requirements.
At least 5 years’ experience in Human Resources Development.
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management.
Demonstrated experience working as part of a team to support diverse and complex stakeholders with a track record of delivering results.
Understanding and demonstration of implementing employment law.
Experience using a global HR Information System.
Excellent listening, written and verbal communication skills and commitment to delivering customer service in a team environment.
Exceptional attention to detail and understanding of confidentiality and data privacy.
Ability to plan, prioritise, multi-task and competently perform administrative work to achieve deadlines.

Something extra to get our attention!

Understanding of employment law across Africa, Middle East & UK
Understanding of SAP SuccessFactors
Fluency in written and spoken English as well as the ability to travel domestically including travel to remote locations will also be essential.

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October 26, 2024
Regional Operations Coordinator

Job Details
Specific areas of responsibility include; program planning, management and reporting with a particular emphasis on the development and effective integration of operational systems and processes that improve the quality of our programs, improving The Foundation’s capacity to work towards eradicating avoidable blindness.
In this role, the individual also ensures the program’s operations are working in accordance with Foundation-wide policies and procedures for effective program management, business operations, information technology, workplace health and safety, child protection, and risk management. The individual serves as a member of the Foundation’s Africa region team and a cohort of other Regional Coordinators in areas of Programs, Finance, HR, Communications, and Grants Management.
The ideal candidate will have proven hands on strategic leadership and coordination for programs operations in international organizations with multi-country program operations and should be able to work independently with little or no supervision.
Essential criteria includes;

Relevant Master’s degree from a reputable academic institution.
At least 5 years’ experience coordinating international development programs.
Previous experience working in a head office capacity as well as in- country.
Knowledge of organisational strategies, systems, processes and standards.
Strong collaborative skills, with the ability to support and influence multiple stakeholders.
Strong decision making ability and attention to detail must be exceedingly well organized, flexible and enjoy working with ambiguity in dynamic and multi-cultural teams.
Advanced written communication skills, with the ability to write effectively for varied purposes and audiences; including program design documents, donor proposals, reports and publications.

This is an exciting time to join The Fred Hollows Foundation as we seek to deliver even greater impact and enhance our ability to accomplish our vision.

October 26, 2024
Grants Coordinator – Africa

Job Description

Do you enjoy managing relationships with international institutional donors?
Do you have a passion for grants management as well as business development including fund-raising, donor liaising and proposal writing?
Full time, 1 year Contract (view to extend), based in Nairobi, Kenya.

An exciting position, working across the Africa region to monitor the program implementation and financial management of existing grants, for the purpose of complying with all program and funding guidelines of awarding organizations including institutional donors. In this role, you will also lead the development and implementation of fund-raising and business development strategies for the Africa Region (including donor mapping and engagement plans) as well as support grant application and proposal development. You will build the capacity of staff in the Africa region in both grant management and business development, and build effective working relationships with staff to ensure each project or program is meeting grant agreement conditions and expectations.
To be successful, you will have tertiary qualifications and knowledge of institutional donor requirements, business development and grant coordination with experience in program management with international donors, e.g. DFID, DFAT or USAID. You will have experience developing grant applications and possess the ability to identify and develop risk minimization strategies to ensure adherence to donor and grant requirements. You will have excellent written and interpersonal skills, strong relationship management skills, with the ability to communicate professionally at all levels, across donors, partners, and management. Critical to your success will be your positive and self-motivated approach, as well as organizational and time management skills to ensure you manage conflicting deadlines.
This role, based in Nairobi (Kenya), will be part of the Africa Regional team covering Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda. To be eligible to apply for this position you must have the appropriate right to work in the country where the job is locate

October 26, 2024
Program Accountant

Job Details
Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will participate in ensuring a high standard of overall financial management support for The Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) supported programs in Kenya.
Previous experience in working for a development, government or community based organisation will be looked at favourably. In addition you should demonstrate your ability to cultivate keyrelationships.
To be successful in this role you must have:

3+ years’ program coordination and implementation experience in an international
development or community based organisation
A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Management or Commerce.
CPA (K) or ACCA.
Experience coordinating outcomes through partners, as well as the ability to work
independently
Excellent interpersonal skills
The ability to interpret financial management data
Strong analytical skills
Strong written and verbal English skills as well as Swahili
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, ERP and SUN systems.

Fluency in written and spoken English as well as the ability to travel domestically including travelto remote locations will also be essential.
This is an exciting time to join The Fred Hollows Foundation Kenya as we seek to deliver even greaterimpact and enhance our ability to accomplish our vision.

October 25, 2024
Regional Operations Officer

Key role working as part of our Africa Regional Team
Be a significant contributor to ending avoidable blindness
Full time, 2 year Contract (view to extend) based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Come and join our international development organisation where we are working hard to eliminate avoidable blindness by 2020. With an ambitious strategic plan, we aim to take The Foundation even closer to realising our vision of ending avoidable blindness.
In order to help us achieve our vision, we are currently looking for a Regional Operations Officer who will provide support and build operational capacity in the country teams within our Africa region. Based in Nairobi, Kenya and reporting to the Regional Operations Coordinator, you will focus on building capacity, and support countries to effectively comply with operational policies, systems and processes as well as developing and refining work processes and systems that are regionally appropriate. You will also play a vital role in supporting systems implementation; admin & logistics; managing small country programs; board reporting and the budgeting process. In return you will work in a dynamic, highly respected team of International Development professionals and gain invaluable experience and mentoring.
Essential criteria includes;

Degree in Public Health, International Development or in a related field.
Solid experience in international development, public health and an understanding of the donor landscape
Previous experience working in a coordination role within an INGO head-office environment
Knowledge of and implementation of organisational strategies, systems, processes and standards
Strong collaborative skills, with the ability to support and influence multiple stakeholders
Ability to work effectively in cross-cultural and mixed language environments.
Strong communication skills including fluency in written and spoken English and the ability to write effectively for varied purposes and audiences.
Energy, flexibility and resilience, a team playing approach and a can-do attitude.
Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.

October 25, 2024
Program Accountant

Job Details
Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will participate in ensuring a high standard of overall financial management support for The Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) supported programs in Kenya.
Previous experience in working for a development, government or community based organisation will be looked at favourably. In addition you should demonstrate your ability to cultivate keyrelationships.
To be successful in this role you must have:

3+ years’ program coordination and implementation experience in an international
development or community based organisation
A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Management or Commerce.
CPA (K) or ACCA.
Experience coordinating outcomes through partners, as well as the ability to work
independently
Excellent interpersonal skills
The ability to interpret financial management data
Strong analytical skills
Strong written and verbal English skills as well as Swahili
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, ERP and SUN systems.

Fluency in written and spoken English as well as the ability to travel domestically including travelto remote locations will also be essential.
This is an exciting time to join The Fred Hollows Foundation Kenya as we seek to deliver even greaterimpact and enhance our ability to accomplish our vision.

October 25, 2024
Regional Operations Officer

Key role working as part of our Africa Regional Team
Be a significant contributor to ending avoidable blindness
Full time, 2 year Contract (view to extend) based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Come and join our international development organisation where we are working hard to eliminate avoidable blindness by 2020. With an ambitious strategic plan, we aim to take The Foundation even closer to realising our vision of ending avoidable blindness.
In order to help us achieve our vision, we are currently looking for a Regional Operations Officer who will provide support and build operational capacity in the country teams within our Africa region. Based in Nairobi, Kenya and reporting to the Regional Operations Coordinator, you will focus on building capacity, and support countries to effectively comply with operational policies, systems and processes as well as developing and refining work processes and systems that are regionally appropriate. You will also play a vital role in supporting systems implementation; admin & logistics; managing small country programs; board reporting and the budgeting process. In return you will work in a dynamic, highly respected team of International Development professionals and gain invaluable experience and mentoring.
Essential criteria includes;

Degree in Public Health, International Development or in a related field.
Solid experience in international development, public health and an understanding of the donor landscape
Previous experience working in a coordination role within an INGO head-office environment
Knowledge of and implementation of organisational strategies, systems, processes and standards
Strong collaborative skills, with the ability to support and influence multiple stakeholders
Ability to work effectively in cross-cultural and mixed language environments.
Strong communication skills including fluency in written and spoken English and the ability to write effectively for varied purposes and audiences.
Energy, flexibility and resilience, a team playing approach and a can-do attitude.
Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.

October 25, 2024
Grants Coordinator – Africa

Job Description

Do you enjoy managing relationships with international institutional donors?
Do you have a passion for grants management as well as business development including fund-raising, donor liaising and proposal writing?
Full time, 1 year Contract (view to extend), based in Nairobi, Kenya.

An exciting position, working across the Africa region to monitor the program implementation and financial management of existing grants, for the purpose of complying with all program and funding guidelines of awarding organizations including institutional donors. In this role, you will also lead the development and implementation of fund-raising and business development strategies for the Africa Region (including donor mapping and engagement plans) as well as support grant application and proposal development. You will build the capacity of staff in the Africa region in both grant management and business development, and build effective working relationships with staff to ensure each project or program is meeting grant agreement conditions and expectations.
To be successful, you will have tertiary qualifications and knowledge of institutional donor requirements, business development and grant coordination with experience in program management with international donors, e.g. DFID, DFAT or USAID. You will have experience developing grant applications and possess the ability to identify and develop risk minimization strategies to ensure adherence to donor and grant requirements. You will have excellent written and interpersonal skills, strong relationship management skills, with the ability to communicate professionally at all levels, across donors, partners, and management. Critical to your success will be your positive and self-motivated approach, as well as organizational and time management skills to ensure you manage conflicting deadlines.
This role, based in Nairobi (Kenya), will be part of the Africa Regional team covering Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Rwanda. To be eligible to apply for this position you must have the appropriate right to work in the country where the job is locate

October 24, 2024
Program Accountant

Job Details
Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will participate in ensuring a high standard of overall financial management support for The Fred Hollows Foundation (FHF) supported programs in Kenya.
Previous experience in working for a development, government or community based organisation will be looked at favourably. In addition you should demonstrate your ability to cultivate keyrelationships.
To be successful in this role you must have:

3+ years’ program coordination and implementation experience in an international
development or community based organisation
A Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Management or Commerce.
CPA (K) or ACCA.
Experience coordinating outcomes through partners, as well as the ability to work
independently
Excellent interpersonal skills
The ability to interpret financial management data
Strong analytical skills
Strong written and verbal English skills as well as Swahili
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, ERP and SUN systems.

Fluency in written and spoken English as well as the ability to travel domestically including travelto remote locations will also be essential.
This is an exciting time to join The Fred Hollows Foundation Kenya as we seek to deliver even greaterimpact and enhance our ability to accomplish our vision.

October 23, 2024
Regional Operations Officer

Key role working as part of our Africa Regional Team
Be a significant contributor to ending avoidable blindness
Full time, 2 year Contract (view to extend) based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Come and join our international development organisation where we are working hard to eliminate avoidable blindness by 2020. With an ambitious strategic plan, we aim to take The Foundation even closer to realising our vision of ending avoidable blindness.
In order to help us achieve our vision, we are currently looking for a Regional Operations Officer who will provide support and build operational capacity in the country teams within our Africa region. Based in Nairobi, Kenya and reporting to the Regional Operations Coordinator, you will focus on building capacity, and support countries to effectively comply with operational policies, systems and processes as well as developing and refining work processes and systems that are regionally appropriate. You will also play a vital role in supporting systems implementation; admin & logistics; managing small country programs; board reporting and the budgeting process. In return you will work in a dynamic, highly respected team of International Development professionals and gain invaluable experience and mentoring.
Essential criteria includes;

Degree in Public Health, International Development or in a related field.
Solid experience in international development, public health and an understanding of the donor landscape
Previous experience working in a coordination role within an INGO head-office environment
Knowledge of and implementation of organisational strategies, systems, processes and standards
Strong collaborative skills, with the ability to support and influence multiple stakeholders
Ability to work effectively in cross-cultural and mixed language environments.
Strong communication skills including fluency in written and spoken English and the ability to write effectively for varied purposes and audiences.
Energy, flexibility and resilience, a team playing approach and a can-do attitude.
Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.

October 23, 2024