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Head of Innovation Studio

The Visa Innovation & Design group in CEMEA hosts and co-creates with a wide range of guests including Banks/Financial Institutions, Merchants, Technology Providers, the Fintech and Startup community. Operating out of the Dubai Innovation Center, Moscow Studio and the soon-to-be-launched Nairobi Innovation Studio, the team acts as the “front of shop” for Visa innovation engagements. The Nairobi Studio serves the needs of the large, fast-paced and strategically important Sub Saharan Africa market. It advocates Visa’s innovation vision and priorities, understand clients and partners’ needs and supports them in their innovation journey. The ideal candidate brings a deep passion for technology and payments, a futurist view, the ability to understand and capture trends in their respective industries and a broad understanding of (or aptitude for) Visa’s capabilities and assets. They bring excellent presentation and facilitation skills, and the ability to run high-impact client sessions. They also bring a strong operational background and interest, including project management, pipeline management, management reporting, event management and contracts. Experience in having run innovation centers, agile sprints and innovation consulting teams is a huge plus.
The individual will also work with internal stakeholders to conceptualize and support the go-to-market of new solutions for the Sub Saharan African market. The individual will lead the Nairobi Studio team and serve a leadership role in engagements with senior/executive level clients, across the various engagements types (from 30 minute demonstrations to multi-week co-creations). The individual will also be business’s key point of contact for requesting the Nairobi Studio’s services, and will own the team and Studio’s project pipeline. This will also involve reporting the team and Studio’s updates and projects to global and regional teams. He/she will work with minimal guidance in a fast paced, ambiguous work environment, and will have the ability to independently translate high level guidance into detailed deliverables. He/she will demonstrate good interpersonal skills and executive presence.
Job description
Reporting directly to the CEMEA Head of Innovation and SSA Head of Products, this individual is a key member of the regional Innovation team serving 92 countries. A key ‘face of the Studio’ for C-suite clients, partners and internal stakeholders, the individual also helps define and execute the operations of the Studio. This individual also reports to the SSA Head of Products and is a key partner in local solution development.
Innovation Pipeline and revenue management

Deliver against value-in-kind revenue targets, established in partnership with the Sub Saharan Africa leadership and CEMEA Innovation Leader
Run the studio pipeline, engagement intake, and value-in-kind contract management: Serve as the key point of contact for the business to request Innovation & Design team projects and all Innovation Studio events
Establish a clear point of contact and intake process for anyone requesting Innovation & Design services
Work closely with the regional Innovation & Design lead to establish a pipeline strategy & operating model
Educate internal stakeholders on the Studio offerings and intake process
Ensure that 100% of engagements are taken in through a programmatic process
Establish a pipeline review cadence and transparent process for intake and team allocation on projects
Help the team achieve VIK (value-in-kind) targets by working with requesters to estimate, assign, and draw down VIK through the contracting and billing process

Team and innovation studio engagement

As a people leader, demonstrate excellent people management skills and aptitude
Potentially manage direct reports and indirect reports working on project teams
Groom junior talent on the team
Establish an inclusive and collaborative culture
Make the innovation & design team an employer of choice through a supportive and nurturing leadership style
Collaborate with CEMEA Innovation Leader to standardize and evolve the Studio’s offering
Establish clear reporting and transparency of Innovation Studio and team activities

Client leadership

Be the face of Visa for clients and partners looking to co-innovate with Visa
Support Sub Saharan Africa solutions and BD teams as an innovation subject matter expert.
Develop robust, proactive pipeline of tangible collaboration/prototyping projects with clients/partners that will drive c-level sponsorship and engagement
Build trusted advisor relationships with key clients and partners in the industry

Engagement leadership
Structure, support and lead client Discovery and Ideation Sessions:

Discussing major industry and technology trends and payment innovations
Understanding client’s needs, pain points and priorities and be able to link trends and innovations directly to client strategy
Identifying payment innovation opportunities
Driving positive outcomes and concrete next steps

Co-creations:

Lead a team that defines and delivers on Visa Sub Saharan Africa’s co-creation agenda and engagements
Deliver against co-creation engagements committed in key SSA client contracts
Use best in class design thinking and agile methods to Discover, Design, Develop and Deploy new innovations
Demonstrate and be held accountable for actual client impact, client satisfaction, and implementation results post co-creations.

Internal Solution Development

Partner the local solutions team to develop local solutions for the Sub Saharan African market

Planning reporting management

Partner with Marketing & Comms teams to showcase the Visa Sub Saharan Africa Innovation story and activities of the Studio and team
Build a programmatic marketing / comms plan
Lead high-quality campaigns to showcase the Studio and team’s work
Support the P&L management, financial planning for regional Innovation & Design in partnership with the Head of Innovation CEMEA
Play a key role in building annual operating plan, multi year plan, and budget asks for the function
Work with CEMEA Head of Innovation and Finance Business Partner to ensure that revenues and spending is well forecasted and in-line with run rate
Help build business models and cases for growth and investment, based on VIK and ROI metrics delivered and forecasted

Fintech Partnership

Engage closely with the Sub Saharan Africa FinTech and strategic partner ecosystem

Though leadership

Proactively build and curate content on emerging innovation themes to present to in the studio and various other client forums
Build client engagement content (e.g. use case of a new technology in payment), based on desk research and interviews with Visa’s experts, and engagement material across various media formats (e.g., presentation, talking points, demos, videos)
Actively evangelize Visa’s innovation vision and priorities within the organization and at key community and industry events
Educate Visa teams on latest innovations and Visa solutions through memos, frequent brown bags and other ways to engage staff
Build a vision for how to showcase innovative experiences in the Nairobi Studio. Lead innovation immersions with clients in the studio, to showcase the latest (and upcoming) applications of technology in payments. They will also play a key part in refreshing and articulating the Studio’s tour narrative.

Approximately 13-20 years commercial experience with at least 8 years in a strategy/innovation consulting or advisory roles
Proven capabilities in leading design thinking/co-creation engagements with virtual teams that include Managers and Executives at senior levels – communication, presence, thought leadership and gravitas
Proven experience in managing large & diverse teams; ideally experience managing creative teams of designers and developers
Substantial client facing experience with the ability to translate client and partner needs into meaningful problem statements, engagements and tangible collaboration/prototyping outcomes
Experience running customer experience centers focused on helping clients solve real business issues
Outstanding facilitation skills, ideally with formal training and sprint management experience
Strong project/program management skills to successfully manage multiple, concurrent work streams
World-class client-facing skills and proven ability to engage with C-level executives and drive commercial outcomes
Degree qualified in business and/or design. Post graduate qualifications highly desirable
Experience evaluating a technology landscape, preferably within payments and ecommerce
Passion for technology, futurist view and intellectual curiosity
Marketing, communications and events experience is a plus

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October 28, 2024
Director, Social Impact, CEMEA

Job Description

Visa recognizes that operating a successful company is about much more than delivering strong returns to shareholders. We strive to make a positive, and ideally transformative impact on the world, based on the belief that doing well can and should mean doing good, particularly for a global organization like Visa whose business is connecting the world to enable people, businesses, and economies to thrive.

Through our social impact mission to be a force for good that advances inclusive and equitable economic growth for everyone everywhere, we are focused on helping small and micro businesses (SMB) thrive and engaging locally to strengthen communities. Especially in this post COVID19 world, SMBs need support to recover, build resiliency and grow. By harnessing our capital, our assets, our products/services, our people, and our knowledge, we are focused on helping set millions of SMBs globally on a path to growth. We see small and micro businesses as the backbone of the global economy, and our goal is to empower these enterprises, help them transition into this new world, and improve their livelihoods, ultimately creating a ripple effect throughout their communities.

These efforts build on the strong legacy of social impact Visa has created through corporate giving, financial inclusion and financial education. We support broader community needs and humanitarian responses in times of crises, are committed to acting responsibly through environmental, social and governance and our more than 19,000 employees contribute to communities in meaningful ways through volunteering and charitable giving.

To date, we have achieved significant progress, however, there is more for us to achieve. The need around the world is only increasing and Visa and the Social Impact team is driving to meet these needs and become a global leader and influencer of governments, non-governmental organizations, and other for-profit companies.

The Director, Social Impact, will be responsible for developing programs and initiatives that continue to bring the regional social impact strategy to life and drive towards the attainment of its goals. This Includes building close connections with key Visa Social Impact partners, business functions and external stakeholders and partners. The Director will play a critical role in embedding social impact into the business by developing collaborative projects/initiatives in partnership with business functions.

You will collaborate across the Social Impact team globally, becoming deeply familiar with Visa’s Social Impact Inclusive Growth and Community programs, along with Visa Foundation programs and grants, in order to partner with market leads and subject experts to develop high impact initiatives.

The Director will also collaborate with a network of Community and Volunteering Leaders to drive our community and volunteering programs, inspiring employees to create social impact.

The Role requires a dynamic team player with exceptional project management skills, the ability to structure and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously as well as experience working globally across cultural, geographic and time zone boundaries.

Essential Functions

Develop and implement regional/country-specific Social Impact initiatives, such as small and micro business (SMB) capacity building programs, in partnership with the global social Impact function, regional business, functions and external partners.
In partnership with the global Community programs team, ideate, develop and implement new programs, tools and best practices that inspire and support employees to actively participate in social impact by volunteering, giving and/or empowering their communities.
Manage internal and external partnerships assigned to deliver regional programs to ensure tangible outcomes.
Build employee awareness and engagement in Social Impact regional/country programs, through but not limited to representing the function in internal meetings/events and providing opportunities for employees to be engaged in local social impact programs and activities.
Work in close collaboration across different functions (e.g. MSA, Product, GE, Public Policy, Marketing, Communications, HR, etc.) to execute social impact team objectives.
Understand the market place, standards, key players and enablers such as financial inclusion, financial literacy, CSR and metrics to secure collaboration across the ecosystem.
Share best practices from the CEMEA region and collaborate with other regional owners and the social impact leadership team to cross pollinate ideas and programs.
Manage program measurement and reporting of regional social impact and business outcomes that contribute to equitable and inclusive economic growth , in collaboration with the global measurement team.
Represent Visa in relevant organizations and forums in the CEMEA region.
Lead various ad-hoc internal projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Basic

10 years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 8 years of work experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters/MBA/JD/MD) or at least 3 years of work experience with a PhD

Preferred

Bachelor’s (Masters preferred) and 10+ years of relevant work experience
Demonstrated experience managing and growing similar programs in a corporate environment
Ability to present and influence broad, social impact initiatives
Demonstrated experience in corporate philanthropy and program management
Knowledge of and experience in the payments industry
Exceptional project management skills and the ability to structure and manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and drive to completion
Team player with experience working globally across cultural, geographic and time zone boundaries
Creative and resourceful in overcoming barriers and unexpected roadblocks
Excellent understanding of, and passion for, social Impact

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers, and reach with hands and arms.

This position requires the Incumbent to be available during core business hours

This position requires the incumbent to travel for work 0 – 15% of the time, once it is safe to do so.

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.

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October 28, 2024
Director, Data Engineer

Job Description
Position Summary
This Director Data Engineer role in the CEMEA (Central Europe, Middle East and Africa) region is primarily responsible for establishing frameworks for Machine Learning productionization (MLOps) and streaming model deployment. We are looking for an expert with deep expertise who can build end-to-end model deployment pipelines using the latest tools, platforms, and technologies. This is a Pan-regional position supporting all of CEMEA that plays a critical role in enabling the Data Science team to deliver solutions for our Visa clients. The role also provides a bridge between our local end-users and our Visa Technology colleagues in San Francisco, influencing the development of standardized processes whilst provisioning local tools and technologies as required. The Data Engineer takes responsibility for building and running data pipelines, launching models in production, and maintaining continuously-running models under SLA’s as defined by client end-users.
Principal Responsibilities

Design and implement frameworks for streaming machine learning model productionization, working closely with Data Scientists, end-users, and clients
Advise clients on suggested processes, tools, and platforms to manage end-to-end model productionization, working with available platforms and systems within client environments
Design local modifications to our global Visa data architecture, including new tools and technologies where necessary to meet regional use-cases
Provide direction to the development of bespoke, client-specific data sandboxes
Create and maintain optimal data pipeline architecture(s), based on our Global Technology Stack
Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements to provide greater scalability to our existing client solutions
Develop custom-built packages to support the needs of Data Scientists across the region
Work with broader business stakeholders to assist clients and consultants with their data and infrastructure needs

Professional Experience

8 – 10 years’ application development and support experience.
Deep knowledge of distributed data architecture, commonly-used BI tools, and approaches/packages deployed for machine learning build
Experience creating production software/systems in Python and/or Scala, and a proven track record of identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks for production systems.
Experience in machine learning algorithm design, feature engineering, validation, prediction, recommendation, and measurement.
Experience with complex, high volume, multi-dimensional data, as well as machine learning models based on unstructured, structured, and streaming datasets.
Good understanding of the Payments and Banking Industry including aspects such as consumer credit, consumer debit, prepaid, small business, commercial, co-branded and merchant
Experience planning, organising, and managing multiple large projects with diverse cross-functional teams
Demonstrated ability to incorporate new techniques to solve business problems
Demonstrated resource planning and delivery skills

Qualifications

Post Graduate Degree in Information Technology
Qualification in Computer Science or Engineering ideal.
Certification in Hadoop (Cloudera or Hortonworks) and Apache Spark.
Experience in developing production systems, with software engineering governance practices in place e.g, unit testing frameworks, CI/CD and scheduling technologies
Working knowledge of Hadoop ecosystem and associated technologies, e.g., Apache Spark, MLlib, GraphX, iPython, sci-kit, and Pandas
Advanced experience in writing and optimizing efficient SQL queries and Python scripts; Scala and C++ experience is ideal
Deliver results within committed scope, timeline and budget
Very strong people/project management skills and experience
Ability to travel within CEMEA on short notice

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October 28, 2024
Accountant

Job Summary

Coordinating closely with the Finance and Administration Manager, the Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day accounting functions of the Nawiri project. The Accountant will utilize the appropriate systems and follow proper RTI and USG accounting procedures to disburse, account for, and report usage of funds. This position will process staff travel advances, review expense reports, facilitate vendor payments, enter transactions in Quick Books, support VAT refund applications, and manage petty cash. This is anticipated to be a one-year position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Processes staff travel advances, ensuring advances are liquidated on time and in compliance with organizational policy.
Prepares payment vouchers related to project activities and supplier invoices, ensuring payments are in accordance with organizational policy and procedure; accurate, complete, adequately supported by all underlying appropriate documents; and correctly coded to appropriate expenses accounts and project codes.
Ensures journal vouchers and adjusting journals have necessary reviews and approvals.
Provides support in compiling and submission of the monthly financial reports package for the project.
Assists the Finance and Administration Manager in addressing monthly financial reports review comments raised by the compliance team.
Reviews sub-awardee financial documents and ensure all invoices are accurate and properly supported.
Maintains petty cash and facilitates petty cash payments.
Issues payments to workshop/research participants (including travel and meals refunds) as designated by the supervisor.
Assists with VAT refund applications and follows up with vendors for the refund checks.
Supports tracking of expenses and other financial transactions, mainly involving expense entry, tracking and record keeping.
Ensures adequate filing of finance documents.
Performs other duties assigned by the supervisor.

Minimum Required Education & Experience

Master’s degree or bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or equivalent and 1 year of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
CPA Finalist will be an added advantage

Skills

& Abilities

Skills

and abilities required to perform the essential job duties of this job are listed below. An addendum that clarifies additional skills and abilities for incumbents in this job may be used in addition to this description.

Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel.
Effective interpersonal communication skills and ability to build lasting relationships.
Detail oriented, organized, and able to meet tight deadlines.
Self-motivated, results driven, prefers to work in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
Proven prioritization, time management and project management skills.
Ability to listen and communicate well both verbally and in writing.
Ability to work independently.

Physical/Mental Demands

Physical and mental demands of this role include those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job, as outlined above. Examples include: remaining in a stationary position for long periods of time; operating a computer and other office machinery; thinking, learning, and concentrating effectively and frequently communicating with other people, both within RTI and outside of RTI; frequently moving about inside and travel between offices and laboratories; frequently conducting laboratory site inspections (if applicable), ability to handle the stress associated in meeting frequent, multiple and tight deadlines, ability to work in excess of 40 hours per week as workload and deadlines may require, ability to have regular, reliable and predictable attendance.

Disclaimer

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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October 28, 2024
Senior Technical Advisor

Job Summary
The Power Africa Off-Grid Project (PAOP) is a four-year USAID-funded project to promote off-grid electrification in 12 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The project is headquartered in Pretoria, South Africa. PAOP provides technical assistance to key sector stakeholders, including private sector off-grid companies, investors, and government agencies.
The Senior Technical Advisor will work with the Kenya Lead Advisor and other Regional Advisors to provide country wide business-focused technical assistance to off-grid companies and stakeholders. The Senior Technical Advisor will help off-grid companies to develop and implement business models to increase the number of new electrification connections and generation from off-grid energy systems, in particular solar home systems (SHS) and mini-grids (MG).
This posting is offered on a national contract with local benefits This posting is offered on a 1-year full time fixed-term national contract (with possibility of renewal) and is only open to Kenyan nationals or those with the legal right to live and work in Kenya. Local National compensation plans and benefits will apply.
Responsibilities

Support SHS and MG companies through targeted technical assistance focused on product and business model development, retail and marketing strategies, and new business-line entry strategies including providing advice in registration, tax exemption path flows and in navigating the regulatory space.
Provide strategies that support SHS companies to expand beyond current operation areas including development of a scalable agent recruitment, initial sales agent training program, reverse logistics, among others.
Support SHS and MG companies on partnership development and market expansion by providing market information, identifying potential partners along with meeting the local representatives.
In collaboration with the Finance Advisors, support SHS and MG companies in fundraising from different sources: equity, debt (corporate & asset finance) and grants. This shall be provided through ongoing support which includes sharing funding opportunities, reviewing proposal applications to investors, banks, donor programs among others.
Provide support and advice to relevant sector associations: The Global Off-Grid Lighting Association (GOGLA), the Kenya Renewable Energy Association (KEREA), and other relevant stakeholders on regulatory, and other tax issues and help formulate coherent private-sector positions on these issues.
Support companies in identifying both debt and results-based financing opportunities and inform their market entry strategies to the underserved counties, including providing the relevant linkages to other USAID programs like feed the future, and Powering Agriculture.
Contribute to the development of market intelligence reports and other data required under the project.
Lead & support the preparation and submission of relevant project reports and also respond to demand-driven project requests.
Other suites as assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Required Education & Experience

A degree in an area related to the scope of work (international development, engineering, economics, energy finance, or other relevant fields).
A minimum of eight (8) years’ experience (with Bachelor’s degree) OR six (6) years’ experience (with Master’s degree) in rural electrification or working & supporting off-grid companies.
Strong understanding of the off-grid energy dynamics and experience in providing business and technical support to off-grid companies to scale up their operations is preferred.
Experience analyzing and structuring financial transactions, ideally for off-grid companies, working with commercial investment banks, private equity and/or financial or legal services companies or firms in energy or finance sector.
Experience working and providing support and advice to relevant sector associations and stakeholders.
Ability to listen and communicate well both verbally and in writing.
Ability to work independently.
Attention to detail and accuracy.
Working-level fluency in English.
Computer literacy with the ability to produce reports.
Culturally sensitive and respectful.
Ability to travel as and when required.
Demonstrates commitment to RTI’s mission, vision and values.
Previous experience in an NGO will be advantageous.
Experience within a donor funded organisation e.g., USAID will be advantageous.

Applications with no CV / Resume attachment will not be considered.

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October 28, 2024
Global Digital Manager: Communications

Job Description

Manage and develop VSO’s digital tools and assets. Effectively support communications and external positioning of VSO’s methodology and ways of working with key stakeholders.
Exceptional communication skills (presenting, written, verbal and listening) with demonstrable ability to practically explain the use of and interdependency between the range of digital tools in use.
Project management skills, with proven record of accomplishment of managing the complexity of demands and priorities in digital projects.
High level proficiency in using a range of industry standard business analysis techniques, including user stories, business process mapping, functional requirements documentation and production of wireframes.

Desired Skills and Experience

“VSO is currently looking for an energetic digital professional to manage and develop our digital tools and assets and effectively support communications and external positioning of VSO’s methodology and ways of working with key stakeholders. In this role, you will manage the technical interdependencies between different digital channels and platforms to maximise opportunities for sharing of content and audience reach, you will actively support leaders across VSO to effectively plan and publish communication.

To be our digital manager you will want to join an organisation that embraces change, can see operating digitally as a way to enhance how we develop as an organisation and be motivated by getting things done with other people. You will have extensive experience of working with digital platforms and marketing tools and exceptional communications and project management skills.

At VSO we tackle some of the world’s most difficult, enduring problems. We know there are no simple solutions. We are committed to putting the people we support at the heart of delivering change. This is not easy but it is inspiring. We welcome people who are interested in and value others, people who are curious about the world and who want to collaborate and connect to generate new insights and new ways of doing things, people who are motivated by doing a great job with great teams.”

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October 28, 2024
Internship – Business Development (For Current Students)Internship – Business Development (For Current Students)

Job Description
Everyone at Visa works with one goal in mind – making sure that Visa is the best way to pay and be paid, for everyone everywhere. The business development team drives the country strategy and its objectives by identifying, leading and executing, through analytics, data and market intelligence, on opportunities to drive business growth for Visa and its clients. The purpose of this role is to provide support to the Kenya Business Development team by developing and maintaining the relationship between VISA and its clients.
Key Responsibilities

Provide admin and Operations support to the local team.
Contribute to development, production and implementation of initiatives outlined in Country plans
Competition analysis and monitoring
Assist the local team with client queries and issues
Support BPO with periodical reports( Weekly/Monthly or quarterly )
Assist BDs with Playbook and country plans update
Co-ordinate with other Visa departments in order to successfully track the country plans.
Complete ad hoc project/research and presentation work and other relevant initiatives as requested by the management

This learning objectives of this internship is to:

Develop a sales management mindset
Be able to analyze data , trends and make meaningful recommendations
Be a good project manager
Most importantly become a payments expert

Qualifications
Requirements:

Students pursuing a Bachelor’s or Masters Degree with a graduation date in summer 2022 or 2023
Minimum 3.0 GPA or equivalent
Be available to pursue a Summer internship (July to August – 8 weeks total)
Excellent communication, story-telling and presentation skills
Analytical, with experience using Business Intelligence tools

Preferred Qualifications

Strong PowerPoint and excel skills are desired
Superior analytical and financial analysis skills
Strong collaboration skills with a diverse peer group required
Able to articulate viewpoint effectively to key stakeholders in order to get buy in and agreement
Self-confident and hands-on, with the ability to operate in a fast paced and constantly changing work environment
Excellent problem-solving skills

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October 28, 2024
Outreach Mobile Clinic Officer

APDK Nairobi Branch, seeks to fill the following vacancy:
Duties & Responsibilities

Take overall responsibility in the management of the administrative and programmatic services of the program.
Work hand in hand with Rehabilitation teams at the MoH Health facilities, Stakeholders, Organizations of persons with disabilities in providing integrated Rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities. This includes initiating of MOU with County Governments and partners for service delivery.
Documentation of client’s progress and monthly/weekly reports.
Ensure patient demands are met and deadlines are kept to ensure continued provision of services.
Work in cooperation with the Accounts Department and the Branch Administration to design, forecast, and update annual and periodic program budgets
In liaison with the branch management, plans, organize, and direct the provision of mobile clinic health services and programs to designated areas.
Initiate and/or reinforce the network system with existing structures to promote integrated community development and access to health services.
Establish and maintain contacts with internal and external stakeholders, Government line ministries to provide information, garner acceptance and support of the project, and ensure that the project meets client needs
Building effective sustainable referral systems with local Health facilities, and community organizations.
Facilitate training and community empowerment activities.
Provide accurate and timely report to the management for planning.
Coordinate project activities and strategical planning with government line ministries for sustainability and Ownership.
coordinate the development of training materials and methodology relevant to the execution of the project
In liaison with branch management, ensure proper utilization of resources, including prompt accountability of funds and reporting by the rehabilitation teams and volunteers involved in the program.
Use participatory methodology when working with all project stakeholders
Build and maintain relationships with other departments within the branch, various government ministries, Institutions and with community, DPOs and groups to maximize the effectiveness of the community initiated strategy.
Facilitate resource mobilization for services at the Counties, other stakeholders and partners for service delivery and scale up of project activities.

Qualifications

Possess Diploma in Orthopedic, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy from Kenya Medical Training College or any other relevant institution
At least 3 years relevant working experience in coordinating and providing technical support to Orthopaedic services
Demonstrated knowledge and commitment on disability issues and readiness to work with persons with disabilities across board.
Have the ability to work for long and odd hours under minimum supervision to meet deadlines.
Computer literate and ability to work independently
Experience with donor funded projects and reporting
Be registered with a professional body
Available to begin immediately
Fluent in spoken & written English

Qualified persons with physical challenges are encouraged to apply.Applications should be send in Soft copy together with a CV including current contacts of three references (one of whom should be the immediate supervisor), copies of relevant certificates and testimonials and current / last and expected remuneration to be submitted to jobs@apdk.org on or before 25th February, 2021.

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October 28, 2024
Chief of Party, Kenya Tusome Early Grade Learning Activity Education Program Assistant -Kisumu Finance Assistant

RTI’s International Education Division is currently accepting applications for Chief of Party, for the USAID-funded Tusome Early Grade Literacy Activity (Tusome) in Kenya. Working at a national scale, the Tusome Activity improves early grade literacy outcomes in both English and Kiswahili, through national level teacher trainings, ongoing support to teachers as well as the production and distribution of materials for pupils and teachers. The current implementation focus provides works closely with Kenya’s Ministry of Education (MOE) in supporting teachers and learners in grades 1-3 during the COVID pandemic and the planned reopening of schools. It is anticipated that even if schools remain closed, some support would remain remote, including teacher training. A key area of focus for the remainder of the project is to fully transition ownership of activities to the MOE in order to ensure sustainability.
The COP is responsible for leading the management, implementation and overall quality assurance of the project. In this role, s/he will be RTI’s primary point of contact with RTI, USAID and Kenyan government counterpart agencies. This position is based in Nairobi.
Essential Job Functions:
The COP’s roles and responsibilities will include:

Oversee technical, administrative and financial operations (e.g., operations, compliance, reporting, and implementation) in coordination with the RTI Home Office;
Provide technical leadership and quality assurance in the design, delivery and evaluation of technical assistance, implementation and research; all with a focus on early grade reading instruction and teacher training;
Collaborate with MOE counterparts and other education stakeholders to guide implementation and ensure the timely and quality completion of technical, financial and contractual deliverables;
Develop and implement annual program work and performance milestone plans and negotiates an agreement of those plans with the client; and
Maintain and effectively manage relationships with Kenyan and international RTI partners implementing the project.

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Qualifications and Competencies:

A Master’s degree or higher in education or a related field.
Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience in development, including education reform, teacher training, literacy, gender issues, grants management, research and community mobilization;
A proven track record in managing education projects in developing countries, with large staff and implementing a national level program;
Prior experience working in Eastern Africa or Southern Africa preferred;
Extensive experience with British established education systems;
Experience and proven ability to build and maintain relationships with government counterparts and other stakeholders, and ability to support journey to self reliance efforts with ministry counterparts;
Demonstrated ability to manage and motivate staff into a cohesive team;
Experience with USAID project management policies, procedures and reporting requirements;
Absolute fluency in English and superlative communication and writing skills.

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October 28, 2024
Project Officer Base-line Survey Consultant

Role overview
The purpose of the post is to provide leadership and management in the implementation of Right to Education and Life for Children with Disabilities project (RELi) and contribute in realization of IE programme’s team objectives; Providing staff and volunteers’ duty of care, strengthening partnerships and programme networks, effective delivery of IE thematic area and improved documentation of proven practices and knowledge sharing
Skills, qualifications and experience
Holder of Bachelor of Education degree with specialisation in Special Needs or inclusive education. A result driven individual with qualification in development, project management knowledge and experience preferably in Inclusive Education projects. An individual with excellent communication, influencing, people management, strategy development and implementation skills.
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.
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October 28, 2024