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  • Program Officer

    Program Officer

    Program Officer will support the development and delivery of a comprehensive youth internship, mentorship, apprenticeship and career counseling program for KYES under the leadership of Senior Technical Advisor. Develop relationships with potential employers, screening and orienting youth and employers to ensure successful matches, oversight of activities and communication related to all career development activities.
    Support in the design and implementation of interventions that assist youth to access opportunities and platforms for internships, apprenticeships, job search activities including labour market and career information. Lead in the implementation of strategies and activities that promote youth engagement, particularly focusing on girls and young women, and marginalized populations in order to access relevant employability trainings, markets, finances, jobs and other employment services.
    Job Responsibilities

    Provide career counseling, assessment, administration and interpretation, building the capacity of implementing partners to deliver the career development support services;
    Coordinate the internship and apprenticeship program including the initial assessment, placement and monitoring and oversight of youth internships, apprenticeship, career, and labour market information needs.
    Coordinate and present specialized outreach programs designed to heighten awareness of careers in collaboration with targeted TVET institutions and service providers under KYES.
    Assist in designing and implementation of KYES customized labour market information platforms and channels.
    Support in management and development of relationships with private sector for provision of internship, apprenticeship and career counseling and youth mentorship providers and agencies.
    Help to coordinate and participate in various events, activities and fairs on topics related to internships, apprenticeships, job placement as well as career counseling for youth
    Work with County teams to ensure targets for Life Skills Training, career counselling and mentorship are met.
    Work with County Board Forums and County teams to monitor implementation and reporting of Labor Market Information activities and outcomes
    Work with employers, VTCs, Life Skills TOTs and Mentors to identify and profile success stories result
    Support in roll out of Behavior Change Campaign Implementation plan
    Support in verification of documents relating to payment of interns stipend and employers’ s fees
    Support in KYES youth mobilization and outreach activities

  • Senior Agricultural Policy & Institutional Capacity Building Specialist, Kenya Crop and Dairy Market Systems Development Activity

    Senior Agricultural Policy & Institutional Capacity Building Specialist, Kenya Crop and Dairy Market Systems Development Activity

    RTI is currently seeking qualified candidates for a Senior Agricultural Policy & Institutional Capacity Building Specialist position on the USAID-funded Feed the Future Crop and Dairy Market Systems Development Activity. The goal of the activity is to improve productivity and incomes of smallholder Kenyan farmers and strengthen market systems. The Senior Agricultural Policy & Institutional Capacity Building Specialist is responsible for leading Priority Area 3, Policy Environment for Market Systems Development. He or she will facilitate public-private dialogue forums, engaging public sector stakeholders, including county governments, to and improve national and county level policy formulation related to target value chains. This position will be in Nairobi, Kenya, with frequent travel to Western and Eastern Kenya.
    Responsibilities:

    Support initial value chain assessment and strategy development, including serving as the primary liaison for RTI home office governance short-term technical experts
    Develop and maintain relationships with national and county level public and private sector stakeholders in agriculture sectors
    Lead the project’s strategy for working through county governments and improving policy formulation processes
    Facilitate public-private dialogue between county governments and private agribusinesses
    Develop, adapt, and oversee implementation of governance self-assessment and participatory tools
    Build capacity of county governments to make productive investments in agriculture and utilize data to drive decision-making; Provide ongoing support to government counterparts to implement action plans and evaluate investments; Organize cross-county learning and exposure visits.
    Train local partners as service providers for the public sector
    Lead interventions to improve accountability of public sector agricultural service delivery
    Design and lead capacity building interventions for national-level private sector associations to analyze and advocate for enabling policies.
    Oversee grant making related to project Priority Area 3
    Manage a team of approximately 3 staff based in regional hubs (Eldoret, Kisumu, and TBD Eastern)

    Minimum Qualifications:

    Master’s degree in public administration, economics, business, agricultural or rural development and at least 9 years of experience in agricultural policy or market systems projects;
    Experience in economic growth, agricultural development, or governance programs is required.
    Demonstrated understanding of private sector agribusiness and investment; Knowledge of market facilitation approach (or M4P) is preferred.
    Demonstrated knowledge of Kenyan agricultural policy environment, including county-integrated development plans, food safety standards, traceability systems, seed and fertilizer policies, and animal feed policies.
    Demonstrated success building relationships with Kenyan government and private sector stakeholders.
    Knowledge of global best practices for local governance and accountability.
    Experience with organizational capacity assessments and institutional capacity strengthening.
    Experience in Kenya is required.
    Experience with USAID grant-making is preferred.
    Ability to build consensus and demonstrated ability to recruit and develop high performing teams; demonstrated ability to manage international and national staff.
    Experience and demonstrated capacity to build and sustain partnerships to achieve development results.
    Excellent oral and written skills in English. Fluency in Kiswahili preferred.
    Demonstrated ability to be collaborative across projects, flexible and creative.
    Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.

  • Director – Consumer Products

    Director – Consumer Products

    Job Description
    Product leadership for core consumer products (Debit, Credit, Prepaid) across markets in East Africa
    Work with Visa’s clients and Business Development teams to ensure the product requirements of clients and Visa cardholders are clearly understood and prioritized
    Drive product-related and strategic initiatives with Visa’s clients, in collaboration with Business Development, Marketing and other functional teams
    Pro-actively identify opportunities for growth and/or improvement
    Provide input to new business opportunities and formal proposals (e.g. RFP’s)
    Develop and manage products relevant to East African markets
    Manage the introduction, communication and general implementation of product and service releases, new products and enhancements of services in East Africa
    In cases where new products or capabilities are deployed in East Africa, work with cross-functional stakeholders and clients to understand local requirements and adapt products as required
    In cases where localized products, benefits or platforms are required to serve the needs of East African clients, take end-to-end accountability to develop and launch such capabilities, including competitor analyses, business cases, project and vendor management and cross-functional collaboration
    Accountable for performance of Consumer products across East Africa
    Review performance, available reporting and request additional management information as required for all products within the region
     
    Manage expenses and budgets
     
    Manage expenses and forecasts to ensure that budgets are appropriately allocated and spent
     
    Follow Correct Governance To Maintain An Exemplary Control EnvironmentQualifications
     
    Tertiary qualification with a business, marketing, or other relevant degree
    Post-graduate qualification will be advantageous, but not an absolute requirement
    More than 8 years’ experience in payments, banking or financial services
    Experience in product management, and/or marketing management, and/or consulting
    Strong project management and execution skills
    Insight and understanding of analytics, segmentation and other product management principles
    Experience of management and/or business strategy will be advantageous
    Exposure to digital products and digital product management will be advantageous
    Strong conceptualization and problem solving skills
    Good networker with experience at senior levels
    Additional InformationProduct Development & ManagementKenyaVisa

  • M&E Assistant

    M&E Assistant

    The purpose of this role is to work in close collaboration with county governments, CSOs, private sector ,entrepreneurs, youth, national and international volunteers and community to deliver “Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Project (YEEP)”
    This project will support young people to access employment in small enterprises in growing economies in East Africa as well as establish or grow young people led enterprises.
    To achieve this, VSO Kenya will build on to existing youth volunteering, employment and entrepreneurship interventions in Machakos to provide intensive support to cohorts of growth enterprises as well as drawing on the experiences of VSO’s Empowered Youth for Employment and Entrepreneurship (EYEE) programmes and volunteering approach.
    M&E Assistant NGO Job Requirements
    Bachelor’s degree in Project management, entrepreneurship, business management or Social sciences.
    At least 3 years experience working in project management, youth empowerment, entrepreneurship, finance or administrative experience in an NGO or community based organisation.
    Experience in M&E
    Research Skills
    Experience in youth entrepreneurship ,engagement and participation.
    Proven experience in coaching and mentoring of team members
    Knowledge on gender and inclusion practices
    Good written and spoken English and Kiswahili language skills.
    Knowledge in Kenya Sign Language skills is an added advantage
    Ability to work effectively as a team member with minimal supervision
    Evidence of effective problem solving and organisational skills.
    Evidence of professionalism and high integrity.
    Evidence of openness to learning to improve own performance.

  • Regional Finance Officer

    Regional Finance Officer

    Responsibilities for the Regional Finance Officer Job
    Financial and Budgetary reporting
    Financial Reporting
    System Accounting Reports
    Liquidity Management
    Support to Audit Management
    Technical support to partner organisations
    Support Regional Finance Controller in:
    Partner Monitoring – Systems, controls and utilisation
    Capacity Building
    Budgeting and budgetary control
    Compliance
    Support to Administration Department
    Support to We Effect teams
    Support to resource mobilisation team
    Support to Programme staff
    Qualifications for the Regional Finance Officer Job
    Understanding of programming cycle management.
    Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
    A team player.
    Master’s Degree in Business related area will be an added advantage.
    Bachelor’s degree in finance, Business related field.
    CPA K/ACCA
    Good knowledge of accounting systems preferably iscala.
    5 years of overall experience working with in an International NGO with Multiple donors including the EU.
    Other relevant Finance certifications.

  • Director – Consumer Products, East Africa

    Director – Consumer Products, East Africa

    Job Description
    Product leadership for core consumer products (Debit, Credit, Prepaid) across markets in East Africa
    Work with Visa’s clients and Business Development teams to ensure the product requirements of clients and Visa cardholders are clearly understood and prioritized
    Drive product-related and strategic initiatives with Visa’s clients, in collaboration with Business Development, Marketing and other functional teams
    Pro-actively identify opportunities for growth and/or improvement
    Provide input to new business opportunities and formal proposals (e.g. RFP’s)
    Develop and manage products relevant to East African markets
    Manage the introduction, communication and general implementation of product and service releases, new products and enhancements of services in East Africa
    In cases where new products or capabilities are deployed in East Africa, work with cross-functional stakeholders and clients to understand local requirements and adapt products as required
    In cases where localized products, benefits or platforms are required to serve the needs of East African clients, take end-to-end accountability to develop and launch such capabilities, including competitor analyses, business cases, project and vendor management and cross-functional collaboration
    Accountable for performance of Consumer products across East Africa
    Review performance, available reporting and request additional management information as required for all products within the region
     
    Manage expenses and budgets
    Manage expenses and forecasts to ensure that budgets are appropriately allocated and spent
    Follow correct governance to maintain an exemplary control environment
    Qualifications 
    Tertiary qualification with a business, marketing, or other relevant degree
    Post-graduate qualification will be advantageous, but not an absolute requirement
    More than 8 years’ experience in payments, banking or financial services
    Experience in product management, and/or marketing management, and/or consulting
    Strong project management and execution skills
    Insight and understanding of analytics, segmentation and other product management principles
    Experience of management and/or business strategy will be advantageous
    Exposure to digital products and digital product management will be advantageous
    Strong conceptualization and problem solving skills
    Good networker with experience at senior levels

  • Chief of Party, Kenya Crop and Dairy Market Systems Development Activity Deputy Chief of Party, Kenya Crop and Dairy Market Systems Development Activity Dairy Value Chain Lead, Crop and Dairy Market Systems Development Activity Horticulture Value Chain Lead, Crop and Dairy Market Systems Development Activity Finance and Administration Manager

    Chief of Party, Kenya Crop and Dairy Market Systems Development Activity Deputy Chief of Party, Kenya Crop and Dairy Market Systems Development Activity Dairy Value Chain Lead, Crop and Dairy Market Systems Development Activity Horticulture Value Chain Lead, Crop and Dairy Market Systems Development Activity Finance and Administration Manager

    Responsibilities:
    Manages client relations and serves as primary liaison and IDG Representative with the client and stakeholders regarding overall policy, resource mobilization and allocation, joint initiatives and coordination of project management and planning
    Provides technical direction and oversight of project value chain and dairy production activities.
    Hold primary responsibility for project performance and budget management.
    Leads planning, oversight and coordination of all project activities and personnel, operational and technical.
    Ensures all project deliverables exceed expectations and managed within budget.
    Ensure internal integration of project activities through: 1) the annual work plan and budgeting process; 2) creating/maintaining an effective project management team; 3) overseeing an effective monitoring and evaluation system
    Provide leadership and oversight for areas such as Finance, Operations, Reporting, Public Affairs, Fund Management and Human Resources; liaise with Regional Office and business partners per policy and practice.
    Responsible to ensure all staff receives adequate security and operational support and that Standard Operating Procedures are implemented.
    Manage all aspects of staffing and creating/maintaining a clear organizational structure with specific roles, responsibilities and reporting lines.
    Ensure management systems are operational to track expenditures (including labor) and monitor same against the Program work plan and budget, according to both company policy and client standards/regulations
    Responsible for developing and implementing practices to ensure a high level of staff morale and retention.
    Minimum Qualifications:
    Master’s Degree in international development, agronomy, economics, business, or rural development and 12 years of demonstrated senior management experience in managing value chain or agri-business projects.
    Demonstrated success using the market facilitation approach in agricultural development projects.
    Demonstrated experience designing and leading value chain development activities; experience in horticulture and dairy value chains preferred.
    Experience managing large subcontracts or grants under contracts preferred.
    Prior experience managing donor-funded programs in East Africa, experience in Kenya preferred.
    Written and verbal fluency in English.
    Demonstrated ability to be collaborative across projects, flexible and creative.
    Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, including the ability to build and manage cooperative high-level relationships and motivate subordinates
    Knowledgeable and experienced with USAID policies and procedures.
    Familiarity with international development systems, policies, finances and management in developing countries.
    Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel.
    Strong interpersonal skills and ability.
    Culturally sensitive and respectful.
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  • Director – Marketing

    Director – Marketing

    Job Description
    Under the guidance & direction of the Marketing Head for Sub Sahara Africa, this position is responsible for the end-to-end planning, implementation and execution of the Visa marketing strategy for the select markets in East Africa region namely Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mauritius and Zambia. This covers all business priorities; including Client marketing, Mobile Payments, E-Comm, Affluent-and Global and Regional Sponsorships as well as overall Visa brand management for the geography.
    JOB SCOPE
    Develop marketing strategies and plans for the geography, that address key market opportunities or needs
    Develop, co-ordinate and implement strategic marketing and communication plans designed to meet business priorities
    Work to retain and grow Visa´s client business by delivering marketing solutions that maximize revenue and profitability for assigned products and services
    Manage and prioritize the client marketing budget to align Visa´s product, marketing and sales strategies and objectives with client needs
    Provide consulting to maximize Path-for-Growth marketing strategies, plans and budgets for identified Financial Institution clients in support of financial targets
    Develop and execute end-to-end marketing (strategy through to execution) consulting for assigned Visa products and services for clients
    Align Visa Product, Marketing and Sales objectives and resources against client business needs, local Visa business and marketing objectives, working closely with the Business Development Team
    Work with Sales and other relevant partner functions to influence and gain the support and commitment of targeted Members to involve Visa in their card marketing planning processes.
    Identify those client-led initiatives that provide opportunity for Visa to contribute to financially, negotiating the financial terms and conditions of such participation
    Develop and implement integrated client marketing plans for top clients in Tier 1 markets on a yearly basis and update quarterly as appropriate
    Earn marketing thought leadership with Financial Institution clients by providing insight driven, data focused and actionable marketing recommendations and solutions for assigned products and services
    Manage the allocated budget for the geographies and ensure all marketing activity is performed within agreed parameters.
    Assist with the identification and analysis of payment trends, market opportunities, cardholder behavior and evaluate their value and viability within the marketing plan in order to make strategic recommendations on future business direction.
    Continually monitor existing and potential competitor marketing activities to identify new opportunities or highlight potential causes for business concern. Feedback and update all staff as appropriate and recommend strategies and solutions
    Establish strong partnerships with internal teams to assist in the delivery of marketing initiatives within the geography and add value in pursuit of profitable business opportunities.
    Qualifications
    Post Graduate degree
    Excellent performance in marketing management and sales (at least 12 years’ experience at Marketing /Product Manager level)
    Proven relationship management and negotiation skills.
    Advertising and media agency management skills.
    Good analytical skills and commercial acumen
    Working across different Geographies
    Retail banking/Cards marketing experience a strong advantage
    Sub-Saharan region experience an advantage

  • Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Strengthening Specialist Deputy Chief of Party Chief of Party Finance & Admin Manager

    Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Strengthening Specialist Deputy Chief of Party Chief of Party Finance & Admin Manager

    Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Job Responsibilities
    Develop a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Plan that helps the project team to understand outputs, outcomes, and impact of institutional capacity strengthening activities for RIGOs. The MEL plan must measure the efficiency of each intervention with each RIGO in its component parts, and the effectiveness of USAID’s investment including the main inputs and outputs, milestones, and deliverables.
    Develop and implement quantitative and qualitative tools that will help the team to measure its progress against indicators over time, synthesize data trends, and learn which interventions may produce the greatest results.
    Routinely inform the team of findings in order to influence project decisions and support the most effective interventions.
    Track and analyze changes in institutional culture, behaviors, and practices.
    Work with the project staff to verify data, collect and review supporting documentation, and enter data into an online database system.
    Provide technical assistance to RIGOs on M&E, helping to build their capacity in this area so that they can better collect, analyze, and share data and better evaluate their effectiveness in reaching member states.
    Contribute to data reporting in quarterly and annual reports.
    Oversee quality control over data and coordinate any Data Quality Assessments.
    Support management of activities and partners by identifying and communicating opportunities and obstacles in achieving performance results.
    Contribute to stakeholder engagement and communication of data, focusing on peer learning and knowledge exchange.
    Requirements for the Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist Job
    A Master’s degree with at least 9 years of experience, with at least 4 years in the field of monitoring and evaluation.
    Successful experience in collecting, verifying, and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data in a clear format that will help to guide decision-making.
    Strong quantitative and qualitative data analysis skills and ability to visualize and report data in a clear and compelling way.
    Experience in conducting focus groups, surveys, and assessments in order to collect data and evaluate results.
    Experience working on projects funded by USAID or other bilateral donor-funded projects.
    At least three years of work experience in East Africa.
    Exemplary writing, verbal communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
    Excellent collaboration, cross-cultural, and consensus-building skills.
    Demonstrated experience in working with senior or high-level stakeholders and sensitivity in navigating complex relationships.
    Experience in working with other institutions to build their capacity in M&E.
    Experience in utilizing databases.
    Fluency in English.
    Familiarity with USAID’s Collaboration, Learning and Adaptation Approach is highly desired.
    Experience in working with RIGOs is a plus.
    Experience in implementing USAID’s Organizational Performance Index (OPI) measurement tool, or an equivalent, is highly desired.
    Knowledge of statistical software such as SPSS, SAS or STATA is a plus.
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  • Team Leader Payments Assistant Relationship Manager – Commercial Banking Buyer Product Manager, Liabilities and Transactional Products – Business Banking Product Manager, Lending- Business Banking Home Loans Consultant

    Team Leader Payments Assistant Relationship Manager – Commercial Banking Buyer Product Manager, Liabilities and Transactional Products – Business Banking Product Manager, Lending- Business Banking Home Loans Consultant

    Job Purpose
    Handle Domestic payments, Liabilities while ensuring efficiency in execution as per set standards
    Manage Workflow within Domestic Payments to meet agreed TAT & SLA
    To Manage staff and to maintain a high quality in overall performance of Payments while supporting the Domestic Manager & Team Leaders within Payments To ensure stability of processing systems to meet the required workload and schedules and to obtain the optimum utilization of all-available equipment and resources in the provision of centralized processing services.
    Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities
    Duties:
    Monitors the submission and processing of all Payments processing work from all originating units as per service level agreements.
    Ensures that a checklist for all jobs to be processed is maintained and query where issues arise
    Monitoring of daily Payments processing workflow, special instructions and system updates.
    Deal with 3rd party service providers where system support is required to timeously resolve equipment breakdowns.
    Maintain a record of all system faults and solutions provided
    Keep Management informed on issues that may hinder or cause late execution of Clients instructions.
    Responsible to keep all team members up-to-date on any changes to procedures or schedules or systems and updating and recording any such changes ensure that all problems/ incidents relative to the shift are addressed, resolved and updated timelessly.
    Supports maintenance of the Bank and Client database in the clearing systems as may be required from time to time
    Undertakes quarterly appraisal and counsel discussions with Direct Reports.
    Monitor procedural moves such as start and end of day for the Electronic Payment Systems
    Monitor and ensure all Incoming transactions are in balance and are applied as required.
    Ensuring that all the necessary applications are up and running as per milestone targets and within service level agreements.
    Follows escalation procedures on issues and reporting and be able to explain the situation on Payments processing and processing systems as they arise within Payments processing windows to facilitate on time action
    Administering direct reports development within the team (hands on training) as well as in carrier enhancement (systems, standards and concept training).
    Co-ordinate and give necessary hands on training to operators to ensure tasks are carried out in accordance with laid down procedures.
    Team maintenance and motivation in all aspects of staff with regards to a high standard of development, competence and performance, the supervision of Direct Reports Key
    Result Areas (KRA’s), quarterly appraisal and counsel discussions with Direct Reports, ensures all Direct Reports have a development plan in place and the relevant training is scheduled for each individual.
    Formal structuring and co-ordination of leave, overtime and travel claims.
    Responsible for the implementation and adoption of all Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions related requirements contained in policies, procedures and processes. This includes the consideration and approval of PEP on-boarding and continued business engagement in instances where no adverse information is available.
    Key Performance Measures: –
    Effective use of systems and processes to generate desired results
    Effective communication on issues arising in received work
    100% reconciliation of items outstanding in the accounts T24 within acceptable reconciliation periods as per procedure
    Number of improvement initiatives registered and implemented.
    Effective team training and application of concepts.
    Team management, motivation and growth
    Effective expenditure use as per set budgets
    Important relationshipsInternal
    Maintain a co-operative working relationship with other Team members.
    Manager Clearing – Feedback/discussions/Information dissemination/instructions
    Team leader Inwards Processing –Feedback/discussions/Information dissemination
    Team leader EFTS payments –Feedback/discussions/Information dissemination
    Team Leader Foreign Exchange payments – Feedback/discussions/Information dissemination
    Head of Production – discussions, information dissemination, feedback.
    External
    Heads Service Support, Customer Consultants, – processing issues, feedback.
    IT Staff System support issues
    Operations support Manager/ Head of Operations – Operational issues/feedback/instructions.
    Human resources – Staff issues Good relationships required with related internal units such as PBB, CIB, GIO, Customer Consultants, Customer Care Centre, Validation Teams and other Banks.
    Preferred Qualification and Experience
    Working knowledge relating to organizational and Electronic Payments process management in a service oriented environment is an added advantage
    University Graduate. Upper Second Class Hons or equivalent
    Professional Qualifications
    Banking qualifications an added advantage
    Basic Accounting
    Knowledge/Technical Skills/Expertise
    Organization skills and management
    Banking qualifications
    Electronic Payments process and Record Management
    Computer Literate
    A working knowledge of the Clearing environment and cycle
    IT Skills
    Good verbal and written communication skills
    Organizational skills
    Leadership skills
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