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Gender Senior Technical Advisor

Reports To: Director of Program Quality, Africa
Region: Africa
Location: TBD from Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda or Uganda
Job Summary
The Gender Advisor is responsible for overall designing and implementing integration of gender related aspects throughout FH USAID Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) project cycles in Ethiopia and the DRC, as well as other regional technical assistance as needed. This includes providing technical support to the gender analysis at project start-ups and how best to integrate analysis findings into project implementation. The Advisor will ensure that the USAID’s Gender Equality and women empowerment policy, Food for Peace gender guidance, ADS 205 and other relevant guiding principles, policies and regulations are applied throughout the DFSA initiatives. The Advisor will also ensure that gender is integrated within the monitoring, learning systems, budgets and evaluations as appropriate.
The Gender Advisor will work closely with the Region and Global Service Center (GSC) team and sector experts in Health and Nutrition, Livelihoods and Food Security, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Relief and Humanitarian Affairs to facilitate coordination and harmonization of FH’s DFSA and other programs. The Advisor will build the capacity of the DFSA Gender Staff in Ethiopia and the DRC to ensure effective gender program design and implementation. The Gender Advisor will have technical oversight for behavior-change programming efforts around gender norms. While the majority of effort will be directed towards DFSA gender backstopping, the Advisor will also be required to provide technical writing and guidance for proposal development as needed.
Principal Responsibilities

Provide technical support to FFP-funded projects.
Provide technical support for the integration of gender findings from the gender analysis studies into program activity plans, strategies, budgets, and monitoring, evaluation and learning systems.
Ensure FH’s compliance with USAID’s Gender Equality and Women Empowerment Policy, Food for Peace Gender Guidance, ADS 205 and other relevant guiding principles, policies and regulations throughout the DFSA initiatives and other USAID funded projects as applicable.
Continuously recommend adjustments to project strategies and activities to respond to gender findings throughout the life of the program, ensure strategies and activities to prevent and/or mitigate gender-based violence is included during project implementation.
Evaluate project monitoring systems and adjust as necessary to disaggregate data by sex, include gender sensitive indicators and have strategies for monitoring unintended consequences.
Represent FH to identify and facilitate relationships with Universities and other learning partners; identify learning questions related to gender, manners of meeting those information needs, and their fulfillment and documentation.
Develop gender- sensitive empowerment approaches for all program design, implementation and monitoring activities, considering the special interests and needs of women and men to promote behavior change; provide technical support for the integration of gender and youth within DFSA Theory of Changes (TOCs).
Build staff capacity in gender, possibly including gender sensitization training of project staff in Ethiopia and the DRC in coordination with DFSA gender staff in-country.
Conduct field visits to the DRC and Ethiopia and monitor implementation as it relates to gender concerns.
Provide technical and managerial oversight for any gender programmatic aspects as relevant, such as behavior change initiatives to transform gender norms.
Represent FH and communicate with the USAID Food for Peace staff and/or other USAID staff in order to support on-going and potential gender programming.
Provide technical support for the development of new programs.
Write technical components related to gender for proposal development, such as new DFSA applications.
Ensure that gender and youth is well integrated within proposal TOCs.
Provide technical guidance in development of proposal strategies to ensure that gender (and youth) are well integrated within every sector.
Advocate to ensure that gender is adequately budgeted for in proposal budget applications.
Evaluate the appropriate gender assessments required based on the specific needs of an opportunity; identify or develop appropriate assessment tools; and support and/or conduct the assessments.
Represent the organization at Private Voluntary Organization (PVO) coordination and forum meetings.
Represent FH at relevant forums and working groups (TOPS program and Core Group) in order enhance FH’s technical work and reputation in the international development community.
Collaborate with other Private Voluntary Organizations (PVOs) on gender best practices through working groups and information sharing.
Attend meetings that are related to innovations, technical approaches and/or best practices and strategies.
Document lessons learned in the field, especially new lessons gained from operational research, and share these lessons and new programmatic methodologies/strategies with relevant working groups.
Participate in the development of new tools within working group(s) in the area of gender.

Job Level Specifications

Vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ and Christian commitment to serving the poor and in full agreement with FH’s Christian foundation and beliefs as expressed in The Heartbeat: our Values, Vision, and Purpose.
In-depth understanding of gender, age, and other socio-cultural factors in the context of food security and nutrition programming.
Proven rigor in analytical, conceptual and project design skills relevant to gender and development with an understanding of theories of change and path from intervention to results.
Proven capacity to lead in the collection, analysis, and utilization of information from a broad range of sources in order to ensure effective integration of gender and youth concerns throughout both DFSAs.
Experience and demonstrated ability to motivate others, create and encourage a climate of teamwork and collaboration across sectors and in a multi-cultural environment.
Ability to foster commitment and build capacity among activity staff and in-country actors to gender integration and empowerment, including training and workshop facilitation skills and experience.
Ability to contextualize and be able to translate the approaches into practicable project design in complex environments where gender issues are often sensitive to raise.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including ability to write succinctly and clearly, speak in public forums compellingly and with confidence and build effective relationships.
Advanced English writing skills for a variety of stakeholders.
Working experience with USAID and other donors in the grants space (UN agencies, DFID, etc.).
Proven ability to connect sectoral issues and programmatic approaches on gender; experience with this in emergency contexts an asset.
Substantive knowledge and experience integrating gender into programming, including needs assessment, gender analysis, program implementation and monitoring.
Ability to facilitate, coordinate and advocate for gender equality programming across the program.
Medical fitness to live and travel in rural and urban areas with extreme conditions and limited medical support.
Ability to travel up to 30% to the DRC, Ethiopia, and other countries as needed.

Experience
Minimum of 7 years of experience in gender programming; most preferably related to food security, livelihoods, health, nutrition, WASH and emergency response.
Education/Certifications
Master’s degree in Gender Studies or a related field (agriculture, nutrition, development studies, social sciences, health).
Language
Proficiency in spoken and written English. Knowledge of any other language such as French, Spanish or Portuguese, at least at the intermediate level will be a plus. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Safeguarding Policy
Food for the Hungry is committed to conducting its programs and operations in a manner that is safe for all beneficiaries it serves. It is FH’s policy to create and proactively maintain an environment that prevents and deters any actions and omissions that put any beneficiaries, including children and the most vulnerable at risk. All personnel are expected to conduct themselves in a manner consistent with this commitment and obligation. Any violations of this policy could result in termination.

October 26, 2024
Communications and Media Support Consultancy

DEPARTMENT: Program Delivery (PDEL) – Pact exists to help create a world where those who are poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and take ownership of their future.
The Program Delivery Team, contributes to realizing this purpose by:

Forging smart partnerships and treating all people with dignity and respect;
Applying organizational policies and regulatory compliance appropriately and consistently;
Facilitating team spirit among colleagues and promoting the organization through communications;
Influencing decision makers through focused, relevant communications;
Continually striving to learn and share knowledge and find small ways to make the workplace more enjoyable for all;
Cultivating and harvesting innovation;
Contributing to the organization’s ability to think and act strategically at all times;
Inspiring and spreading our desired organizational culture across the global enterprise.

Pact Kenya and Somalia Office is implementing the Regional Approaches for Sustainable Conflict Management and Integration (RASMI) project which is funded by the European Union Trust Fund for Africa (EUTF).
RASMI works in three strategic cross border conflict systems spanning three countries, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia (the Mandera Triangle).
The project adopts a conflict systems-based approach to promote peacebuilding, conflict management, and conflict resolution capacity at the community and cross-border levels. RASMI consortia consists four local partners: Inter-Africa Group (Ethiopia) Mandera Women for Peace and Development (Kenya) NEPED (Kenya) and IDF (Somalia).
The RASMI project has three main objectives: a) to increase social capital and cohesion; b) to strengthen peace structures and c) to influence other institutions to be conflict sensitive.
THE ASSIGNMENT: Pact is seeking to engage the services of a reputable media firm to undertake media campaign on COVID-19 and it’s impact on peace and security. RASMI project is cautious about the interplay between the spread of Corona virus, the economic devastation and the link to conflicts and insecurity in the border areas, and therefore proposes to support the cross-border local government authorities through innovative public outreach messages to help contain the spread of the virus and mitigate it’s long term impact on peace and security.
The firm will develop campaign messages to promote the key actions people must follow to protect their health, in line with WHO guidance and focused on handwashing, coughing etiquette, not touching your face, physical distance and staying home if feeling unwell.
It will also raise awareness on what COVID-19 is and bust some of the myths and fake news that are currently proliferating.
The media campaign will also be used to sensitize the communities on the long-term effect of COVID-19 on peace and security.
SERVICE DESCRIPTION
COVID-19 and Peace Campaigns

A video campaign comprising of 10 videos on key topics, adapted and translated from materials WHO has shared globally, and those developed by RASMI beneficiaries including, peace messages. The videos will also reflect the innovations being developed by community peace champions to contain the spread of COVID-19 in order to mitigate its impact on peace and security.
Pictorial/Infographic Posts – Adapt and translate existing infographics from WHO and design and create a few based on local priorities. Some of these can be animated and designed based on the context and discussions with the program team.
These messages will be shared via social media and other media platforms targeting border communities. All informational videos and pictorial posts should be WhatsApp compatible so that they can be spread more widely.

Reporting Measurement
The firm will collect and share social media engagement metrics from all COVID-19 and peace messaging posts from all their social media channels on a weekly basis.
Geographic focus areas
The assignment will cover the RASMI project operation areas of Mandera County- Kenya, Dollow, Luuq, Belet-Hawa- Somalia, and Dollow Ado, and Mubarak Woredas of Ethiopia.
SUPERVISION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE: The Consultant will be supervised by the EUTF Team Lead.
PERIOD OF CONSULTANCY: This consultancy will take a total of 3 months.
ASSURANCE OF CONFIDENTIALITY: All deliberations relating to this consultancy, including all information collected from various meetings/documents shall be kept confidential and shall not be divulged to any third party either verbally or in writing or in any other form.
EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES
The firm should have the following experience and competencies:

3-5 years of experience/knowledge of using innovative media campaigns and tools to influence change in fragile contexts. Experience in Somalia, Northern Kenya, and the Somalia region of Ethiopia will be an added advantage.
Knowledge of using digital media and social networking to advance peacebuilding goals especially, in remote and conflict-affected areas.
Strong experience in working with local communities to generate content for diverse audiences in English, Somalia, Swahili, and Borana languages.
Ability to present and synthesize complex digital media content into short reports and presentations.
Working in a multi-cultural environment and the ability to adapt to a fast-changing schedules and context.

LOGISTICS AND PROCEDURES: Pact will not cover transport and accommodation costs related to this assignment if required.

October 26, 2024
Finance and Administration Director

Reports To: Chief of Party (Project Director)
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Director of Finance and Administration will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of financial management, including financial systems implementation, budgeting, expenditure tracking, and financial reporting and accounting for the USAID-funded HIV Service Delivery Support Activity (HSDSA) implemented as Afya Nyota ya Bonde
The Director of Finance and Administration will establish and maintain sound financial management practices and ensure the project’s compliance with FHI 360 and USAID procedures, rules and regulations. Responsibilities include budget development and monitoring, prime award monitoring and compliance, sub award management, procurement, and logistics.
The position will be based in Nakuru, Kenya and will report to the Project Director/Chief of Party (COP). Recruitment and selection of the final applicant is subject to USAID approval.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide leadership to finance and operations aspects of the project, including general administrative processes, financial management, sub award management, accounting, and logistics;
Establish and maintain sound and transparent accounting and fiscal control procedures for financial, sub award and operations aspects of project;
Ensure compliance of financial and operations systems with FHI 360 policies and procedures, USAID rules and regulation, award requirements, and Government of Kenyan laws;
Develop, analyze and monitor program budgets; monitor and track obligations and expenditures against budgets;
Manage project procurement processes;
Advise senior leadership regularly on financial and operations-related matters;
Provide technical assistance, as needed, to local partners on financial compliance and reporting;
Prepare and submit annual, quarterly and any ad hoc financial and accrual reports to USAID;
Contribute to the development of high-quality work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports, and any other reports required by USAID;
Liaise with internal and external auditors in the review of project financial management;
Supervise other project-based administrative, finance, procurement, administrative and contract & grants staff.

MINIMUM RECRUITMENT STANDARDS:

A Master’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field relevant to the position requirements.
At least eight years of experience in financial management for large complex projects, of which at least five years were working in the field of international development.
At least 3 years of experience working with USAID contract mechanisms
Professional level of oral and written fluency in English language.

This job description summarizes the main duties of the job. It neither prescribes nor restricts the exact tasks that may be assigned to carry out these duties. This document should not be construed in any way to represent a contract of employment. Management reserves the right to review and revise this document at any time.

October 26, 2024
Logistics and Administrative Assistant, USAID Kenya and East Africa Development Outreach and Communications Support Project, Nairobi, Kenya

Project Summary:
The Kenya and East Africa Development Outreach and Communications Support Program provides communication, outreach, and strategic planning services to the USAID/Kenya and East Africa (KEA) and USAID/Somalia Mission. Through a four-year period of performance, the program supports day-to-day media communications and outreach activities, as well as the development of a mission-wide Communications Strategy.
**Please note: Only Kenyan citizens are eligible for this position
Position Summary:
The Logistics and Administrative Assistant will be a part of a two-person operations team supporting the anticipated USAID Somalia Development Outreach and Communications (DOC) Support Program’s activities. They will report to the Finance and Operations Manager and work full-time at MSI’s Nairobi field office. This position will support the finance, operations and technical teams and will perform other administrative duties, including coverage for reception, as requested.
Responsibilities:

Work closely with the Finance Specialist to provide operational support to all project activities.
Support financial needs by processing payments, preparing tax forms, and scanning financial documents in a timely manner.
Ensure asset inventory control and management, facilities management, and coordinate transportation.
Maintain office and purchase order files and databases and assist with recording the purchasing of supplies.
Support procurement actions of office supplies and materials (e.g., for workshops) and ensure an adequate supply of office materials (paper, toner, stationary, cleaning substances, toiletries etc.) for the day-to-day running of the office.
Implement administrative and finance activities by organizing and archiving information.
Assist in arranging project site visits and coordinating all MSI field visits for both long- and short-term staff, including facilitating booking of venues for accommodation, meals, conference facilities, and other related services.
Conduct errands in support of assigned tasks, such as post office deliveries or pickups, project purchases or other miscellaneous tasks.
Perform follow-up calls to provide confirmation of receipt of official correspondence, reservations, and other communications.
Assist staff with overflow work including word processing, data entry and internet research tasks.
Welcome and attend to all office guests and answer the office telephone.
Any other assignments as determined by project needs.

Qualifications:

A minimum of high school diploma, Bachelor’s degree preferred.
A minimum of two years of professional experience in support of office and/or event management.
Skills in supporting record keeping and accounting.
Ability to work within a team and multitask.
Regional knowledge of Somalia required.
Experience working under USAID-funded programs preferred.
Fluency in English and Somali.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

October 26, 2024
Driver Driver/Office Assistant Senior Research Associate (Agronomist)

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking to recruit a dynamic and experienced Driver.

The Position: The position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya, to support implementation of Development and Delivery of Biofortified Crops at Scale (DDBIO) program activities in Kenya. He/she will drive staff to project sites, deliver farm inputs to the to implementing sites and run various program related errands as required.

Key Responsibilities

Drive office vehicle for transportation of authorized personnel and delivery/collection of cargo and other items.
Operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner and always follow road safety standards.
Ensure that the vehicles are kept clean and road worthy condition.
Check vehicle condition/requirement and fill-in the Logbook properly.
Ensure vehicle use complies with CIP motor vehicle policy.
Ensure proper maintenance and servicing of vehicles.
Provide day-to-day vehicle reports and report to the supervisor any noted defects on time.
Report accidents or incidents to the supervisor in a timely manner.
Meet official personnel at the airport and organize transfers to hotel.
Make field trips in/or out-side the country.
Run errands to collect goods, documents and other items as required.
Prepare monthly summary of oil consumption and report to supervisor.
Ensure that the steps required by the CIP driving policy are taken in case of involvement in an accident.
Perform all other related duties.

Selection Criteria

The candidate should have a minimum of a diploma.
At least 2 years of experience required in similar positions with a safe driving record.
Good knowledge of driving rules and regulations.
Valid driver’s license.
Basic mechanic knowledge.
Certificate of good conduct.
Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
Computer literate in Word and Excel – an added advantage.
Good communication and interpersonal skills and ability to exercise initiative and
reasonable judgement.Why should you consider this opportunity?art R&D background, and is a recent World Food Price Winner and awarded with the

Al-Sumait Award for our Orange Flesh Sweet Potato work in Africa.gender equality for poor people in root and tuber farming and food systems of the developing world.mostly located in the developing world and supported by more than 50 donor members.

What are the conditions?

The position is Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position limited to Kenya nationals and permanent residents only. The employment contract will be for a one-year term (with a 3- month probation period) and the possibility of renewal subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funds.

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October 26, 2024
Grants Officer

Job description
Pact Inc Kenya office is searching for a Senior Grants Officer to be based in Nairobi and will play the key role of leading and overseeing all aspects related to the management of grants, contracts and procurement. S/he will support the grants team for all current and future Pact projects in Kenya.
The main purpose of this position is to provide high-level grants management and administration to achieve project goals, working with partner organizations of all levels. S/he provides overall leadership and oversight for all aspects related to the management of grants and contracts. This requires close collaboration with Pact HQ to ensure compliance with Pact and funder guidelines. The Senior Grants Officer supervises Grants Assistant with grants functions and works in collaboration with program teams. This position is based in Nairobi and reports to the Grants Manager. 50% travel is required.
Responsibilities:

Administer the full grant cycle of sub-award management activities, from solicitation through selection, pre-award assessment, negotiation, monitoring/compliance visits, and closeout efficiently and in a timely fashion in line with Pact’s guidelines and donor requirements.
Provide leadership, coaching and supervision to the grants team.
Ensure timely training of sub-grantees to understand and comply fully with funder requirements. Develop and implement institutional strengthening tools/plans for the partners.
Ensure strong links between the grants management and capacity building approach to maximize efforts to strengthen strategic partners and build in strategies to the grant-making process.
Work closely with the Director of Grants and Finance to ensure accurate and timely disbursement and liquidation of sub-award expenses. Ensure a comprehensive review of partner budgets.
Maintain an updated grants matrix for each project that informs regular decision making as well as used as a reference tool when reviewing partner cash requests.
Maintain the link between grants management and M&E systems to improve grantee reporting and the link to Pact requirements.
Develop and/or update Country Office Sub-awards Manual in compliance with Pact HQ guidance.
Contribute to the global Grants Management Community of Practice to share best practices and lessons learned on Pact’s intranet.

Qualifications

University degree in business administration, accounting, finance or related field.
At least 5 years’ experience working in humanitarian and development programming with knowledge of project cycle management.
Knowledge of USAID & EU policies, regulations and reporting requirements.
Strong written and oral communication skills.
Experience in development projects, proposal writing, reports to donors and a good understanding of budgets.
Experience drafting and managing sub-awards.
Experience assessing the responsibility and grant-worthiness of organizations through financial statements, audits, and other documentation presented in a proposal or in support of an award.
Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work in a multi-cultural environment, flexible and able to handle the pressure.
High ethical standards.
Competence in common IT applications.

October 26, 2024
Consultant – Senior Research Associate

The Position: The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking a dynamic and ambitious Consultant – Senior Research Associate (Agronomist) to contribute to Development and Delivery of Biofortified Crops at Scale (DDBIO) – Kenya project implementation. The Consultant will provide expertise in the design and direct implementation of a cost effective and sustainable sweetpotato seed system for DDBIO in Kenya. He/she will contribute to efforts to ensure and assure affordable, accessible and quality sweetpotato planting material needed to scale up the orange-fleshed sweetpotato (OFSP) in Kenya.
The consultant will work closely with the DDBIO Kenya Team Leader, project implementing partners, and with the CIP country and global teams
Key responsibilities:

Contribute to the design and direct the implementation of a sustainable sweetpotato seed systems strategy for DDBIO – Kenya that will assure quality and accessibility of sweetpotato planting material for production and commercialization of the sweetpotato value chain.
Design and implement a working, cost-effective and timely planting material dissemination approaches and root production plans with partners to enhance OFSP production among households both for food and nutrition security as well as commercialization.
Work and collaborate with national government partners (KALRO/KEPHIS) and other stakeholders to initiate, coordinate and manage the National Performance Evaluation (NPTs) and varietal release process for developing commercially viable OFSP varieties.
Participate in the development and, where possible, delivery of appropriate training modules in priority topics such as production, agronomy, post-harvesting management etc. The training will target sweetpotato value chain actors including farmers, extension agents, aggregators, processors etc.
Provide support for the DDBIO M&E by facilitating timely, accurate and routine data collection required for project reports.
Provide the technical expertise for private commercial partners and support their agronomist and extension staff to achieve the desired quality and quantity of raw materials for the successful puree processing business.
Working with other stakeholders and colleagues develop linkages and contribute to online platforms for exchange of information about OFSP for widespread adoption.

Selection Criteria

MSc in agronomy, breeding, crop science or a related field.
Minimum of 8 years of experience working with public and/or private organizations in seed systems or agronomy.
Experience working with sweet potato and/or other vegetative propagated crops.
Experience in designing and conducting and analysis of on-farm agronomic experiments.
Experience with participatory evaluation of new technologies, innovations with farmers.
Experimental design, Implementation, data collection, analysis and writing of scientific papers.
Fluent in Kiswahili.
Advanced written and oral communication skills in English

What are the conditions?
This is a national consultancy position limited to Kenya nationals and permanent residents only. The consultancy will be for a period of four months

October 26, 2024
Consultant – Monitoring Learning and Evaluation (MLE)

The International Potato Center (CIP) is seeking to recruit a highly talented Monitoring Learning and Evaluation (MLE) on a consultancy basis.**
Objective of the Position:
The EU financed CIP agriculture for nutrition project in SNNPR Ethiopia “Quality Diets for Better Health” (QDBH) has collected data for its end-line report in November and December 2019. In 26 kebeles in three woredas 2605 households were interviewed using a slightly adapted version of the standard MLE tool developed by the CIP MLE team in December 2018. The end-line report will allow the measurement of the impact on agricultural, dietary and knowledge indicators in three treatment arms.
Due to the complexity of the sampling frame, the size of the data set, and the fact that the QDBH team doesn’t have in-house MLE capacity, CIP intends to hire a consultant who can support data cleaning, data analysis and reporting. The consultant will be based in Nairobi but frequently interact with the data entry staff in SNNPR,
Key responsibilities:
Preparation and cleaning of the data set

Data cleaning: checking the data on consistency, missing data, outliers and data entry errors.
Providing instructions to data entry staff for checking the paper forms as to the identification of mistakes and their correction in the questionnaires.
Making the appropriate changes in the data file.

Design analytical frame

Design and apply the appropriate weighting factors for sub-sample groups in intervention and control kebeles.
Design and apply the appropriate weighting factors for the treatment arms.
Design and apply the appropriate weighing factors for the woredas.
Propose formulas for composite scores.

Selection Criteria

PhD. in Econometrics or related field.
At least 8 years of relevant work experience in agricultural related area or project coordination.
Knowledge of (CIP’s) MLE tools for data collection of agriculture for nutrition interventions.
Capacity to check inconsistencies in data set, to deal with complex sampling frames, apply weighting factors, use nutrition indices, create and assess composite scores.
More than 05 publications in peer – reviewed journals indexed as the main author.
Experience in data cleaning and analysis.
Experience with statistical analysis software (STATA).
Fluent in Amharic.
Advanced written and oral communication skills in English.

What are the conditions?
This is a national consultancy position limited to Kenya nationals and permanent residents only. The consultancy will be for a period of Seventeen days.

October 26, 2024
Consultant – Training for managing virtual workshops

The Position: SweetGAINS is an ambitious three-year project designed to modernize sweetpotato breeding in Africa. SweetGAINS will improve breeding operations and methodologies, ensure integration between breeding outputs and early generation seed availability, and strengthen a joint SpeedBreeders and Seed Community of Practice (CoP) by 2022. Due to the COVID-19 situation – physical meetings and workshops have been stopped. Therefore, we propose to run a virtual training for SweetGAINS colleagues (CIP and partners) on how to prepare and organize virtual meetings and workshops. This training should include review of potential ICT platforms for different types of meetings (together with CIP IT and data management team); on-line meeting process management; maintaining engagement to achieve meeting/workshop outputs.
Key responsibilities:

Preparation of virtual training e.g. needs assessment (content, process and ICT platforms), training plan, and sending pre-training tasks and notifications (2 days).
Facilitate training: report on training, participants’ evaluation (8 hours to be allocated over a number of days/groups -to be agreed as part of point 1)
Preparation of resource materials (e.g. 2 x quick tips) (1 day)
Mentor and follow up: (8 hours)

Selection Criteria:

PhD. in Organizational change in multi-cultural teams.
At least 20 years of relevant work experience in mentoring effective team processes.
Experience in Training for facilitation of on-line/virtual meetings and processes.
In-depth understanding of CGIAR.
Strategic management and organizational change processes.
Development of resource materials for virtual meetings/workshops.
Experience in gender and diversity training.
Advanced written and oral communication skills in English.

What are the conditions?
This is a national consultancy position limited to Kenya nationals and permanent residents only. The consultancy will be for a period of five working days.

October 26, 2024
Senior Diagnostic and Health Security Advisor EpiC Technical Advisor, Clinical (Technical Officer II) Kenya

Job Summary / Responsibilities:
The Senior Diagnostic and Health Security Advisor (SDHSA) will provide leadership, and technical oversight to support implementation of diagnostics systems capacity building work for an anticipated CDC Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) Grant for East and Central Africa. The project will support GHSA through implementation of programs and activities that focus on preventing and improving health globally through partnerships to advance the prevention, detection, and response to mitigate threats from infectious diseases of international concern. The project has the following general objectives:

To improve prevention of avoidable epidemics including naturally occurring outbreaks and intentional or accidental releases of dangerous pathogens
To improve ability to rapidly detect threats early, including detecting, characterizing
To report emerging biological threats by responding rapidly and effectively to public health threats of international concern.

The position will be based in the FHI 360 office in Nairobi, Kenya and will involve frequent international travel. Technical responsibilities include working with the Principal Investigator/Project Lead, country diagnostic specialists, monitoring, evaluation, and surveillance staff, FHI 360 senior leadership, and partner representatives across the project consortium to enhance diagnostic networks (both human and animal health) in focus countries as well as the broader surveillance systems. The successful candidate will coordinate activities across multiple countries and will facilitate sharing of best practices across that network working with other laboratory programs and partners.
*Recruitment is contingent upon successful award of the project and the selection of the final applicant is subject to donor approval.
Technical Responsibilities:
The SDHSA DA provides technical support to the design, implementation and monitoring of technical strategies to strengthen diagnostic networks that provide comprehensive coverage and universal access to diagnostic services. This will include diagnostic network and facilities assessments, capacity building initiatives of both human and animal diagnostic networks, and implementation of strategies, programs or tools to support diagnostic network capacity building in support of the GHSA. Specifically:

Leads the development and implementation of technical assistance, diagnostic network and facility strengthening and quality improvement interventions in line with joint external evaluation (JEE) reports, country national action and strategic plans, and other assessment reports.
Leads the development of country-specific workplans and budgets for diagnostic network activities aligned with national action plans and local stakeholder improvement goals.
Leads the implementation of diagnostic network enhancement activities in countries which may include capacity building activities for core diagnostic components such as specimen referral mechanisms, quality management systems, supply chain, management information systems, diagnostic SOPs and tools, qualified workforce, expansion of point-of-care diagnostic service points, and biosafety and biosecurity.
Leads and implements country and regional strategies for south-to-south technical assistance and sharing of knowledge, experience, resources, and lessons learned.
Support the establishment and implementation of country and regional strategies to enhance diagnostic networks to mitigate complex emerging infectious disease threats.
Supports country diagnostic staff to strengthen biosafety and biosecurity through updates to national strategies and guidelines, locally adapted SOPs, mentorship, and training.
Collaborates with country diagnostic leaders to establish and test systems to detect and respond to emerging infectious threats.
Leads reporting of diagnostic network strengthening activities.
In close collaboration with project staff and diagnostic network leaders supports the implementation and monitoring of network enhancement activities as per approved country or regional workplans.
Provides technical support based upon expertise with implementation of diagnostic systems strengthening, methods and strategies, current practice, and established diagnostic and operational standards while also being locally relevant and sustainable.
Designs and leads interoperability initiatives to facilitate sharing of resources and knowledge between the human, animal, and environmental sector.
Assists in coordinating the implementation of multi-sectoral activities to strengthen and improve relationships cross relevant ministries, which includes high level coordination of key stakeholders, donor and other partners for decision making and knowledge exchange.
Builds capacity in country-level, regional or global diagnostic staff.
In close collaboration with project surveillance staff, provides technical assistance to diagnostic networks to strengthen the accuracy and timeliness of reporting into national reporting databases such as DHIS2.
Will be required to coordinate and work with a diverse group of organizations, such as; the Ministry of Health and Agriculture, diagnostic leaders and facility staff, several international and national development partner organizations, and the donor.

Qualifications and Experience

A minimum of an MSc in clinical diagnostics with a focus on microbiology or an international equivalent.
8-11 years of experience (combination of long-term in-country placement and short-term technical assistance) in the oversight and implementation of diagnostics strengthening in developing countries in Africa (East and/or Central Africa preferred) with a focus on GHSA priority pathogens and concerns.
Proven knowledge and experience in the diagnosis of infectious diseases and anti-microbial resistance including specific hands-on clinical and/or veterinary diagnostics experience.
Competent in current developments in the diagnosis of infectious diseases including point-of-care and molecular methods.
A demonstrated ability to work with multiple partners on collaborative projects;

Demonstrated strategic planning, staff development and capacity building experience.
Demonstrated experience in leading and managing complex projects that span multiple countries.
Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English.
Strong consultative and negotiation skills.
Ability to build teams, recognize, acquire and retain talents.
Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the ethical issues surrounding research and surveillance

Travel Requirements:
Minimum of 25 % international travel.

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October 26, 2024