Jobs Kenya

Company Type: Sector in NGO

  • Project Development Officer

    Project Development Officer

    Job Description
    Project Development Officer Job Responsibilities Evaluation of the social and economic environment of a potential USADF grantee’s investment to support the feasibility, profitability and visibility of its activities.
    Preparation of pre-funding analyses including cash flow and profit/loss assessments to determine the potential viability, profitability and financial sustainability of proposed projects.
    Assist prospective USADF grantees in preparing assessments to determine the best use of grant funds for project goals and long-term sustainability, including development of business plans.
    Perform financial analysis and full assessment of the economic potential of the proposed project to assist potential USADF grantees prepare financial projections and evaluation of cash flow needs including cash flow projections to determine their profitability and financial viability of the project prior to USADF funding.
    Assist prospective USADF grantees in conducting market research, costing and determination of selling prices of their products that would support the grantees to remain profitable. Summarize the various analyses for project documents prepared by technical consultants and make recommendations on the viability of the proposed investments.
    Conduct site visits to USADF grantees to monitor and assess their activities, financial records and capabilities and report thereon as appropriate to the USADF.
    Regularly visit grantees to discuss project progress, resolve issues or problems, and answer any questions or concerns of the grant recipients. This will include assessment of the quality of work performed by goods or services providers to ensure effective vendor performance.
    Consider and develop a short list of suppliers of goods and services required for potential USADF grantees’ projects; and in consultation with the professional staff on the Program and external technical consultants to obtain the necessary suppliers ‘pro forma’ invoices for such projects.
    Develop a data base that would assist the professional staff on the Program in the discussion and identification of all possible means for the potential USADF grantees’ projects to result in technically and financially viable enterprises.
    Work with recipients to develop systems to track grantee activity against grant implementation plans and record the progress of grantees compared to performance measures of the grant.
    Review all performance reports and quarterly financial reports of the beneficiaries, to assess progress and achievement of objectives, recommend relevant actions for remediation, and answer any questions and concerns raised by USADF and the grantees.
    Assist grantees with the USADF administrative paperwork and processes to receive disbursements, adjust project activities, submit progress reports; and submit all required documents in a timely manner;
    Qualifications University degree in community development, finance, management, sociology or related business discipline attained not less than five years ago; and with high computer literacy.
    A Masters degree in project finance and management or related disciplines will be an added advantage.
    Five years or more of professional work experience in project development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects and investments at the community level.
    Demonstrated skills and experience in conducting analysis of projects and reporting thereon, and effective communication with grantees and donors.
    Practical experience gained from working with USAID / USADF funded projects will be an added advantage.

    Applicants are advised to submit applications attaching their updated CVs, including contact email and telephone contacts of three referees, not later than 19 October 2017 to nelly.mutinda@czmkenya.com. Shortlisted candidates will be required to present their original certificates during the interviews.

    Apply via :

    nelly.mutinda@czmkenya.com

  • Food Security Evaluation

    Food Security Evaluation

    Job Description
     
    NRC seeks expressions of interest from people with the following skills/qualifications
    Experience
    Minimum 7 years’ experience conducting organisational reviews or evaluations (essential for the team leader)
    Experience managing food security / livelihoods / resilience programmes in East & Horn of Africa, including humanitarian response
    Experienced in strategy development and giving strategic direction to programmes or country operations.
    Knowledge/skills
    Extensive knowledge of food security, livelihoods, natural resource management, protection and resilience issues, including donor priorities, in the East and Horn of Africa.
    Strong understanding of humanitarian principles, standards, codes of conduct
    Knowledge of refugee and IDP related policies, frameworks and guidelines for humanitarian actors.
    Computer literate and familiar with databases, use of digitally gathered data etc.
    Strong group facilitation and interview skills
    Ability to relate to people from all levels and walks of life
    Willing to travel and work in remote, difficult and at times insecure areas
    Very high standard of spoken and written English
    Other
    Evaluation teams should be mixed gender
    Somali language skills would be an advantage

    Apply via :

    www.webcruiter.no

  • Legal Programme Manager

    Legal Programme Manager

    JOB DESCRIPTION
    Reports to
    Executive Director
    Functions/Key Results Expected
    The Programme Manager has the following responsibilities:
    Taking the lead in the following projects on Somalia:
    A project establishing a Civilian Oversight Board over the Somali police force. This involves liaising with Somali police, civil society, government officials and other civil society actors operating in this space.
    Projects focusing on training Somali lawyers in the areas of investigation and prosecution of sexual violence. This involves taking the lead in running and organising the trainings, including writing the training agendas and materials.
    A project coordinating the Somali Legal Aid Network. This involves coordinating meetings and assisting in advocacy measures, including the coordination of joint statements.
    Advocacy and engagement on the passage of the Somali Sexual Offences Bill. This involves meeting with high level stakeholders including the Minister of Women and key donors, as well as writing press releases, liaising with media and coordinating social media campaigns.
    Taking the lead in the following projects on South Sudan:
    Training of South Sudanese lawyers on international laws relating to rape, torture, war crimes and crimes against humanity. This involves organising and leading trainings in difficult and sometimes insecure conditions.
    Assisting in the drafting of the Sexual Offences Bill and other key pieces of legislation, including writing or overseeing reports on best practices from comparative jurisdictions. This involves legal research and writing.
    Working with South Sudanese civil society on increasing the capacity of transitional justice mechanisms. This involves liaising with key partners in South Sudan, research on transitional justice and working together to identify solutions.
    General coordination of both projects including managing all project staff, ensuring reporting deadlines are met, writing narrative reports and checking them against financial reports, meeting with donors and partners, overseeing work done in field, etc.
    Working with international lawyers to identify potential for strategic transnational or international casework and working with them to draft legal arguments for such cases.
    Representing LAW at conferences and events.
    Manage budgets of all projects under portfolio with the assistance of the Finance Manager.
    In carrying out these responsibilities, the Programme Manager will perform the legal, fundraising and administrative duties and tasks outlined below:
    Legal:
    Undertake field and theory-based legal research;
    Analyse and summarise legal and policy documents;
    Develop legal documents including position papers, reports and legal briefs;
    Assist in writing policies and amendments to laws and policies relating to the peace and justice sector in LAW’s areas of focus;
    Organise legal training, seminars and workshops in both the domestic as well as international arena;
    Represent LAW to human rights and legal communities.
    Fundraising:
    Liase and meet with donors on behalf of LAW;
    Identify new funding opportunities for Somalia and South Sudan based projects;
    Write concept notes, applications for grants and budgets in the fields of law and justice, with a particular focus on forced displacement and sexual violence;
    Draft donor reports, maintain records to enable accurate and timely donor reporting;
    Represent LAW to donors at meetings, workshops and conferences.
    Managerial:
    Leading team meetings and being the primary programmatic liaison between Nairobi office and offices in Beirut, Colombo, London and Geneva;
    Supervision of Somali-based and South Sudan-based programme staff;
    Supervision of the Nairobi-based Legal Officer, Legal Fellow and Legal intern;
    Identify and hire staff for Kenya, Somalia and Sudan following LAW guidelines and with assistance of administrative staff in Kenya and Switzerland;
    Maintain LAW’s programmatic workplan.
    Skills and Qualifications Required:
    Qualified lawyer with minimum of 7 years practice experience in human rights, criminal, family or refugee law. Experience working with cases of sexual and gender based violence preferred;
    Excellent written and oral English, research and drafting skills;
    Experience advising government or judicial institutions preferred;
    Experience working in the East and/ or Horn of Africa preferred;
    Project management experience, including experience managing budgets;
    Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and strong technical literacy;
    Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to work on own and take initiative;
    Ability to meet deadlines;
    Flexibility; someone who is familiar with the volatile and unpredictable nature of working in post conflict environments;
    Ability to manage relationships at all levels, possess excellent negotiation skills and will demonstrate excellent communication skills.
    Duration of the assignment
    The consultancy position would be based in Nairobi with frequent travel to Somalia and South Sudan, and potentially to other countries within or outside of the regions. The assignment will be for a trial period of six months with the possibility of extension of up to 2 years. Salary will be commensurate with experience and position.
    Deadline for receiving applications: 15 October 2017
    Notification of successful applicant: 1 November 2017
    Commencement of position: 1 December 2017

    Interested candidates should send an application letter and curriculum vitae to Racheal Ojodo at ojodo@legalactionworldwide.org

    Apply via :

    ojodo@legalactionworldwide.org

  • User Support Representative

    User Support Representative

    We are looking for a passionate user support representative to join our team. You will act as a bridge between users and product, provide users with peace of mind by setting appropriate expectations, and resolve any emerging problems that our users might face with accuracy and efficiency.
    You are genuinely excited to help people. You’re patient, empathetic, and passionately communicative. You love to engage people to help them solve problems, especially when they are in a moment of frustration or confusion. You ask questions to better understand their problems, and you are kind in your answers.
    New cultures, people and experiences give you energy; you work effectively and efficiently on distributed teams with diverse experience across many time zones. Given the freedom to work anywhere, you are self-guided and can work autonomously with superior communication skills. Chaos gives you joy, order is your satisfaction.
    REQUIREMENTS
    Responsibilities
    Manage large amounts of incoming customer support and lead inquiries
    Nurture online sales leads and handoff to sales team
    Identify and assess customers’ needs to achieve satisfaction
    Build sustainable relationships and trust with customer accounts through open and interactive communication
    Provide accurate, valid and complete information by using the right methods/tools
    Handle customer complaints, provide appropriate solutions and alternatives within the time limits; follow up to ensure resolution
    Take the extra mile to engage customers
    Provide reports to the product and sales team of insights from customers such as recurring issues, types of questions, where questions are coming from, etc.
    What We’re Looking For
    Proven customer support experience or experience as a client service representative
    Strong writing skills and highly articulate conversationalist
    Strong active listening skills
    Outgoing and enjoys talking and chatting with users
    Familiarity with CRM systems and practices
    Customer orientation and ability to adapt/respond to different types of characters
    Excellent communication and presentation skills
    Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time effectively
    Bonus Points if you
    have used or deployed Ushahidi’s tools
    have experience working on an open source product
    Have experience working across multi-lingual and multicultural user base
    Why You Might Be A Good Fit
    Independence. Ushahidi operates under a de facto system of commander’s intent. That is, the team agrees upon a goal, but how it is accomplished is left largely up to everyone. Nobody will be leaning over your shoulder telling you what to do everyday, we expect you to be able to do that yourself.
    Team oriented. Desire to work with and support other developers in the team. We rely on team members to support each other, and generally help each other keep winning.
    Intrinsically motivated. Ushahidi came from Nairobi, but team members work all around the world. If you need to come into an office and talk to your boss everyday to stay motivated, this job is not for you. If all you need is a crazy cool project, wifi, and coffee, then you’ll fit right in.
    Ability to get things done and ship. We appreciate perfection, but at crunch time: getting things done matters. You’ll need to pick the right balance between doing it right and doing it fast.
    Community driven. Desire to work with the community, dig into their use cases, and help them solve problems. Ushahidi has a large and dedicated community whose needs have evolved.
    Why You Might Not Be A Good Fit
    We pay competitively at Ushahidi, however, keep in mind that we are still a mission driven non-profit.
    You only want to wear one hat. Ushahidi is growing (30+ employees) but we take on the goals of much larger organizations. In practice this means that all Ushahidians end up wearing multiple hats and working on multiple
    projects (case in point: I am writing this job description). If that excites you, great! If you are set on never venturing out of your job title, you’re going to get frustrated fast.
    You want to be in an office surrounded by colleagues. You will most likely be operating on your own unless you are based in Nairobi, where about half our team is based.
    We strongly encourage people from traditionally underrepresented populations in tech – such as women, People of Color, People with Disabilities, and LGBTQ+ people, etc – to apply! We have a diverse team and we love it!
    BENEFITS
    Why Working At Ushahidi Is Awesome
    Our goal in hiring is to find great people first, great skills second.
    We generally don’t care where you live. As long as you have Internet access, live wherever you want. Ushahidi team members currently live all over the world: from New Zealand, to Nairobi and San Francisco.
    We don’t care when you work. There are no “business hours” at Ushahidi, we are milestone based, not a sit-in-your-chair from 9 to 5 company.
    Yearly company retreat. We work remote, but once a year we get the whole company together in one physical location to plan for the year ahead, as well as hang out and enjoy each others company.
    Quality of life. Ushahidi attracts workaholics, so we all work hard to make sure everyone has a work-life balance.
    Other benefits: Take what you want vacation policy (Minimum 25 days a year), parental leave, allowance for health insurance, allowance for a coworking space.

    Apply via :

    ushahidi.workable.com

  • Regional Reproductive Health Officer

    Regional Reproductive Health Officer

    General Background
    The incumbent is responsible for all technical support, coordination, policy development, monitoring and evaluation, and advocacy for the UNHCR Reproductive Health (RH) and HIV programmes in the East and Horn of Africa.
    The Regional RH & HIV Officer (RRH&HIV) for East and Horn of Africa, will be a member of the regional team in his/her duty station and region, will coordinate and provide technical support to a regional network of country level HIV and RH focal points, Health, Nutrition, Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV), community based protection staff as well as Protection and Programme Officers. The RRH&HIV Officer should ensure that UNHCR RH&HIV policies and programmes meet minimum UNHCR and international standards, to prevent infection and minimise reproductive health related mortality and morbidity among populations of concern. The RRH&HIV plays a major role among the regional team in the region, supporting all issues related to RH, HIV, including protection issues (e.g. HIV discrimination, stigma, mandatory testing, HIV testing for resettlement, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)), health response to SGBV, Programme issues (e.g. HIV and RH programme funds come from country as well as headquarter budgets), Technical Support Sectors (e.g. RH and HIV are cross-cutting issue that deals with protection, nutrition, food security, community services, gender and age, public health, water and sanitation, shelter, and the environment).
    UNHCR became a UNAIDS cosponsor in June 2004. Together with this major opportunity for including refugees in global, regional and country policies and programmes, come obligations and responsibilities. The RRH&HIV Officer is the HIV focal point for the 11 UNAIDS cosponsors with respect to HIV and displaced populations in the region. He/she is responsible for coordinating and advocating for HIV and refugee issues with Regional/Sub regional bodies such as IGAD and major HIV donors such as the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM)). He/she will support country staff to advance refugee programming in coordination with National AIDS Control Programmes and UN Country HIV teams.
    Purpose and Scope of Assignment
    Reinforce coordination and implementation of quality and reproductive health and HIV activities, ensuring that the full minimum initial service package for reproductive health are provided in new refugee emergencies and that comprehensive quality reproductive health and HIV services are progressively integrated into the primary health care and provided to the refugee population.
    Under the supervision of the Chief of Public Health Section, Geneva and working closely with the Public Health Officers and reproductive health/HIV staff at country level, the incumbent will be responsible for providing technical support, coordination, policy and planning, advocacy, monitoring and evaluation on reproductive health and HIV for refugees in the region.
    These include:
    Act as focal point for RH&HIV in the region, provide technical support to UNHCR country operations and partners to improve all aspects of reproductive health and HIV services to refugees based on countries specific needs and resource assessments.
    Liaise with national and regional authorities of the host country when planning and implementing RH activities in refugee camps and among the surrounding population, where appropriate.
    Liaise with other sectors (protection, community services, camp management, education, etc.) to ensure a multisectoral approach to reproductive health and HIV.
    Create/adapt and introduce standardised strategies for reproductive health and HIV which are fully integrated within PHC.
    Take measures to support the operationalisation of UNHCR’s guidance in maternal health, family planning and the adolescent reproductive health toolkit
    Introduce/enforce standardised protocols for selected areas (such as syndromic case management of STIs, referral of obstetric emergencies, clinical response to survivors of sexual violence, counselling and family planning services. etc.).
    Support the implementation of the regional grant for HIV and TB funded by the Global Fund through IGAD and similar subsequent grants
    Monitor all reproductive health and HIV indicators in the region and provide feedback to countries on improving quality of data collection as well as programming.
    Support the use of the Balanced Scorecard in monitoring the quality of RH services
    Support analysis of maternal death audits in the region along with the Public Health epidemiologist identifying gaps in maternal health programming and making recommendations to address these gaps and supporting their implementation
    Monitoring and Progress Controls
    Undertake regular missions to refugee sites in order to analyse, monitor, evaluate and supervise the implementation of reproductive health and HIV services delivery.
    Write mission reports with main findings and actionable recommendations
    Organise the collection, analysis and distribution of epidemiological information regarding the reproductive health status of the refugees. This includes support for evaluations, surveys and studies.
    Maintain regular email and telephone contact with staff in the field including organising regular teleconferences on specific themes 
    Qualifications and Experience
    Education
    University degree in medical studies (e.g. medical doctor, nursing,midwifery) highly desirable with Masters of Public Health or similar qualification desirable.
    Consideration will be given to candidates without a clinical qualification if they have relevent social sciences, anthropology or related degree with substantial reproductive health related field experience and a Master Degree in Public health or related
    Work Experience
    At least two years experience working in clinical practice or related work
    At least six years’ experience in Reproductive Health and HIV programming mostly in resource limited settings
    Experience working with refugees and/or in humanitarian settings desirable
    Experience in East Africa region is an added advantage
    Excellent writing and reporting English skills
    Key Competencies
    Strong knowledge of reproductive and HIV programming in resource constrained settings
    Project or grant management skills
    Analytical and report writing skills
    Good communicator with strong interpersonal and negotiation skills to deal with different country contexts with persons of diverse cultural backgrounds
    Strive to live up to high ethical and professional standards;
    Team player with service-oriented attitudes
    Contract duration: 01/01/2018 – 31/12/2018
    Supervisor: Snr. Reproductive and HIV Officer

    Applicants should send (Resume and Cover Letter) to HQPHN@unhcr.org

    Apply via :

    HQPHN@unhcr.org

  • Graphic Designer, Program Support

    Graphic Designer, Program Support

    Project Summary: MSI, through the Kenya Support Project (KSP), supports the USAID Kenya and East Africa (USAID/KEA) mission to create a variety of Development Outreach and Communications (DOC) activities.
    The purpose of the contract is to support the Mission to obtain anecdotal and qualitative evidence of the effects of its projects on the lives of individual beneficiaries. In addition, the qualitative evidence collected must be substantiated with quantitative data and packaged to reach the intended target audiences. Communication activities are focused on strategic Intermediate Results and Development Objective level results for Kenya, East Africa and Somalia and the content provided will be used across a range of media and to communicate to a range of audiences.
    Position Summary:
    The Graphic Designer will augment the presentation of information to be both accessible and memorable, creating graphics for published, printed and/or electronic media reports The Graphic Designer will assemble images and typography suggestions and make changes in consultation with the technical offices and other clearance authorities as appropriate.
    Responsibilities:
    Create and manage his/her work plan for each deliverable;
    Work with the communications specialist to determine most appropriate layout for each product;
    Send content to MSI Communications Professional who will follow up on approvals; and
    Make changes/revisions based on feedback from MSI and USAID.
    Provide proofs to ensure product quality prior to printing and or publication.
    Qualifications:
    Experience and/or knowledge designing formal calendars, annual mission reports for both Kenya and East Africa, e-newsletters, brochures, event banners and cards and other related items as needed.
    Familiarity working with USAID preferred but not required.
    Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please. MSI is an EEO/AA/ADA Veterans Employer.

    Apply via :

    chc.tbe.taleo.net

  • Qualitative Research Consultant

    Qualitative Research Consultant

    Your contribution
    The consultant will:
    Review qualitative data for quality and provide feedback to PSI research teams and data collection agencies, as well as background program and research program documents.
    Develop an analysis framework appropriate to the project in consultation with PSI program and research teams.
    Analyze qualitative data using methods that are reproducible and well-documented.
    Share synthesized learnings with PSI program and research teams and co-create an outline of learnings for a final report.
    Draft, receive feedback on, and finalize a written report summarizing research findings.
    What are we looking for?
    The basics
    PhD or Master’s Degree (e.g., public health, qualitative research, anthropology, or a related field).
    Experience in public health research.
    Strong knowledge of qualitative data collection and analysis methods.
    Substantial experience with applied qualitative research for program design and improvement.
    Excellent written skills in English.
    What would get us excited?
    Background in social and behavior change communication programming.
    Experience with research on
    Programmatic or research experience in Somalia.

    Apply via :

    careers-psi.icims.com

  • Church and Community Transformation Senior Project Manager

    Church and Community Transformation Senior Project Manager

    The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the development and delivery of the global scale up of Tearfund’s CCT work.
    You will have substantial project management experience and experience of the development and relief sector and working with the church. You will be experienced in change management and will have excellent organisational and interpersonal skills.
    All applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK or Kenya and be committed to Tearfund’s Christian beliefs.
    This role will be based in either Teddington or Nairobi.
    The salary in Teddington is £36,500, the salary in Nairobi is to be confirmed, but will be market matched.

    Apply via :

    jobs.tearfund.org

  • ICT Consultancy

    ICT Consultancy

    ICT Consultancy Job Responsibilities
    Define the Network and ICT requirements for BvAT based on the identified needs to ensure a functional and robust system against cyber threats and attacks, Map out detailed Network Design and ICT plan for optimal service delivery, Provide a reliable LAN and Datacenter infrastructure to provide both Wired andWireless Access to local shared resources as well as Internet Access, Avaya based IP Telephone system,
    Provide in the LAN and Datacenter infrastructure Application Server for the Financial
    Management Systems (i.e. Financial Accounting and Payroll),
    Provide File storage servers to provide network storage for all staff in a bid to secure the organization’s project and administration documents,
    Migrate all BvAT’s data from the current LAN and ICT Support infrastructure of ICIPE to the new BvAT’s own system,
    Advice on cost effective ICT technologies, gadgets to use in the market,
    Provide an enterprise Antivirus System,
    Provide a robust cloud backup system,
    Provide printing services,
    Advise BvAT on the main features of an appropriate internet usage policy,
    Provide technical support when needed through a service level agreement (SLA).
     Qualifications for the ICT Consultancy Job
    We are seeking a firm with proven understanding and experience on institutional ICT requirements and service provision.
    The following specific qualifications and competencies are desired:
    A university degree in Information Technology or related field with a minimum of five years of relevant experience in ICT applications or related field.
    Proven experience in providing similar services with reputable institutions (including international NGOs), including identifying, designing and implementing ICT solutions, and preparing budgets.
    Knowledge and experience in sourcing and installing ICT hardware and software as well as new and emerging technologies.
    Should demonstrate the capacity to provide these services.

    Interested firms should submit their profiles demonstrating their key qualifications and experiences relevant to this type of task (e.g. web links to previous work), a technical and financial proposal, type of maintenance support agreements and warranty details, timeline for the consultancy, names and addresses of three (3) referees (with day time telephone numbers, e-mail address and fax numbers) should be sent to: HR and Admin Department, C/O icipe, P. O. Box 30772-00100, Nairobi, info@biovisionafrica.org 

    Apply via :

    info@biovisionafrica.org

  • Programme Development Manager

    Programme Development Manager

    Diakonie Emergency Aid Somalia Program (DKH-SOM) is looking for a Programme Development Manager Somalia based in Nairobi, local position
     
    Reporting to the Head of Mission Somalia
     
    Tasks of the position include further development of the humanitarian approach of DKH in Somalia, DKH’s participation in the humanitarian clusters, networking with and capacity building of Somali national partner organizations, methodological approaches of delivery of humanitarian assistance including the use of mobile technology and cash transfers, advocacy for DKH’s strategic goals and communication of achievements, and involvement in proposal writing.
     
    This position is limited to 1 year depending on the availability of funding.
    DKH is an equal opportunity employer.
    Female and disabled candidates will be preferred under the condition of equal qualifications and skills for this position.

    Apply via :

    recruitment.som@diakonie-katastrophenhilfe.org