Jobs Kenya

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  • Program Officer – Climate Change

    Program Officer – Climate Change

    Job Context

    Dorcas recognizes that Kenya’s development agenda is susceptible to adverse effects of climate change which will have far reaching ramifications on the GDP, food security, natural resources, livelihoods, peace and stability. Consequently, Dorcas works to compliment national and county government efforts as outlined in the Kenyan Climate Change Legislation[1], Climate Change Action Plan, the updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), the Kenyan Green Economy Strategy and Implementation Plan (GESIP), amongst others. Dorcas’s strategy on climate change is anchored in a locally led partnerships with communities; the government; civil society actors and the private sector; strengthening capacities of communities; investing in resilience programs; policy influencing and developing economic ventures that enhance communities’ resilience. We are looking for a motivated and skilled climate change professional with hands-on experience in designing climate change programs that bring tangible changes in communities, especially in areas of Nature Based Solutions and Enterprises, Climate Smart Agriculture, Climate and Gender Justice, Just Energy Transition, as well as Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Policy Influencing. The holder of this position must demonstrate experience in fundraising for climate change programs, building consortiums, working with multi-stakeholder partners, as well as collaborating with different organizations including county governments and the private sector.

    Responsibilities

    Program Implementation

    Provide technical support to DAI-K local partners in different counties to enable them effectively implement climate change programs.
    Contribute to learning and documentation of best practices and innovations in climate change.
    Prepare quality reports on climate change according to Dorcas and development partners reporting schedules.
    Coordinate the review and implementation of the overarching Dorcas Climate change strategy and policy.
    Support mainstreaming of climate change in Dorcas projects across various Counties.
    Keep abreast with climate change issues and support continuous assessment and mitigation of Dorcas programs to climate change risks.

    Networking, Partnerships & Advocacy

    Develop partnerships with different organizations working in the climate change space including county governments, CSOs, knowledge centers and the private sector and position Dorcas among climate change actors in Kenya.
    Support internal and external communications in climate change – including but not limited to publication of articles and blog posts, commissioning of relevant communications products and guiding the overall communications strategy with support from other program leads.
    Represent Dorcas at various forums discussing climate change actions in Kenya, regionally and Internationally
    Participate and contribute to climate change policy influencing initiatives at both the county and national government levels.

    Resource Mobilization

    Support DAI–K resource mobilization efforts by maintaining relationships with local and international partners
    Identify and map different funding opportunities both locally and internationally
    In partnership with other programs and the country director, establish an internal enabling environment that facilitates collaboration for fundraising (DAI – K one program approach to fundraising).
    Initiate and or support in the development of innovative proposals in climate change mitigation and adaptation

    Requirements

    A minimum of a bachelor’s degree in environment or related areas with 5 years’ working experience in climate change related programming. A graduate degree in relevant areas will be an added advantage.
    A proven track record of good knowledge and understanding of county, national, regional and international obligations, policies and regulations relating to climate change
    A good understanding of climate change negotiations and financial mechanisms
    Proven experience in project implementation and working in teams. Experience in working for a faith-based organization is an added advantage but not necessary.
    Strong report and proposal writing skills
    Demonstrable networks at national and county level in the field of climate change governance
    Experience working with diverse partners including development partners and other climate related groups is an added advantage.

    Qualified candidates will send their applications letter and CV to kenyaoffice@kenya.dorcas.org on or before the 14th of March 2024 with the subject “Climate Change Program Officer”.Only complete applications will be accepted and short-listed candidates will be contacted.The protection of your personal data is important to Dorcas. By submitting your application, you consent to Dorcas to use your data only for the recruitment process. Your data will be treated confidentially, and Dorcas will not use your data in any other way not foreseen for purposes of recruitment.Our recruitment policy and procedure will include extensive background checks and disclosure of criminal records.

    Apply via :

    kenyaoffice@kenya.dorcas.org

  • Project Officer- Community Mobilization and Empowerment

    Project Officer- Community Mobilization and Empowerment

    The person must have skills to work with a cross-border team in implementing project activities, training local leadership, and promoting and integrating climate resilient actions to enhance community resilience.

    Specific Responsibilities.

    Project Implementation & reporting

    Participate in planning and budgeting, preparation of workplans, and reporting using the available templates from the donor
    Implement and monitor planned project activities as per work plans and report progress to the Project Coordinator.
    Implement activities in project communication plan including collection, writing and sharing of human-interest stories quarterly.

    Community Engagement and mobilization

    Work together with community leadership and relevant actors to develop a criterion for recruitment of project participants in line with donor requirements.
    Undertake a scan and inventory of all economic activities undertaken by community members and different groups within the project implementation area.
    Recruit and train different cadres of local leaders and administrators to render support to economic empowerment, cross border engagement, peace building and climate change.
    Map and mobilize various grassroot organizations and self-help groups that are undertaking income generating activities and promote business to business linkages.
    Establish and maintain transparent and functional relationships with the target communities by actively assessing risks and developing relevant mitigation actions.

    Livestock development & alternative economic activities

    Facilitate capacity building of a milk cooperative to develop a sustainable value chain
    Enhance capacities of various self-help groups to improve governance, operations, strategic planning and financial management to widen their potential for alternative income generating activities
    Create and set up AgriTech and FinTech innovation Hub to offer digital skills to the youth for employment creation.
    Support communities to establish hydroponic forage production
    Promote market system development by assessing and addressing underlying factors under push, core market and pull factors that will impact various economic empowerment activities undertaken by the project

    Coordination & Advocacy

    Participate in various coordination meetings with the government and other CSOs working in the project area.
    Capture and share emerging lessons to facilitate scale up and adaptive programming.
    Actively network and create sustainable relations with other economic empowerment programs.
    Work with various county thematic clusters to share information and coordinate project activities.

    Core Competencies

    Displays sensitivity to cultural, religion, nationality and age dynamics
    Demonstrates highest standards of integrity
    Adhere to Dorcas value system
    Previous experience in Marsabit (especially Moyale area) is an added advantage

    Qualified candidates will send their application letter and CV to kenyaoffice@kenya.dorcas.org .Application Deadline: on/or before the 27th of February 2024

    Apply via :

    kenyaoffice@kenya.dorcas.org

  • Project Officer – Business Development Program Officer – Climate Change

    Project Officer – Business Development Program Officer – Climate Change

    Position Description: This position requires a motivated professional person with a business background and proven skills to work with grassroot upcoming value chains and cooperatives. The person must demonstrate that he or she has acquired hands-on experience of running value chains and capacity to include marginalized groups, particularly women, youth and people with disabilities.
    Key Responsibilities

    Provide technical support in implementing a camel milk inclusive value chain that combine market-based approaches to create decent employment and diversification of income streams for target households in Moyale Sub County. He or she must be able to promote and integrate climate resilient actions in the camel milk value chain in order to mitigate and adapt to effects of climate change.
    Support cooperative development to enhance their overall management skills, aggregation capacity and marketing systems.
    Seek and develop linkages and synergies with other existing and potential value chain actors
    Capture learnings and emerging lessons to facilitate scale up and adaptive programming.
    Actively network and create sustainable relations with other agribusiness actors

    Qualifications

    A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and/or entrepreneurship with a minimum experience of 3 years in managing value chains.

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    Interested and qualified persons are requested to submit their applications to kenyaoffice@kenya.dorcas.org before 11th of March 2022. Candidates who can speak in one or more of the local languages spoken in Moyale will have an added advantage.

    Apply via :

    kenyaoffice@kenya.dorcas.org

  • Assistant Marketing Executive

    Assistant Marketing Executive

    Assistant Marketing Executive (3 Posts)
    Roles & Responsibilities:

    To achieve the departments revenue target through profitable sales of products and services to clients.

    Qualifications:

    Degree/Diploma holder with a marketing background. 1 year of experience.

    Send CV only, with subject stating the position applied, to hr@docndata.co.ke on or before 5 December 2021. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

    Apply via :

    hr@docndata.co.ke