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Stores Assistant/Accounts Payable Accountant – RCTI

Reporting to Finance Manager/Director Corporate Services, the Stores Assistant/Accounts Payable will provide support to both the Finance Manager/ Director Corporate Services and other staff in these functions as may be required.

Duties and responsibilities

Receiving materials ordered by the Procurement Section.
Ensuring the correctness in quality, quantity, specifications and conditions of the materials received from vendor in liaison with the user Department.
Stocking the materials received from vendors properly to ensure easy access, identification, verification, handling, maintenance etc.
Ensuring smooth issuance of materials to the users.
Ensuring accurate accounting of materials received and issued.
Receiving supplier invoice as per specifications, fully support them with accounting documents and sending them for approval for payments.
Preparing payment vouchers for the above invoices and forwarding them for verification and approval.
Carrying out monthly reconciliation of all payables.
Supporting all audits.
Supporting the Finance Manager in the implementation of all projects.
Supporting preparation of financial reports as per rules provided by the different partners.
Any other duties assigned
Academic and Professional qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Finance, Accounting or related degree.
CPA part 1 or CIPS will be an added advantage.
At least one (1) year work experience in store management/accounts.

GS4 VA02/01/2024

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Qualified and interested candidates are invited to submit their application through https://careers.rcmrd.org by 16th February, 2024

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November 2, 2024
Research Assistants

Reporting to the Technical Lead GAIINS Project, the Research Assistants will undertake the following:
Duties and responsibilities

Attend training and assist with calibrating/pretesting field instruments as needed.
Assess respondents’ eligibility and obtain written informed consents.
Conduct one on one interviews and record responses.
Participate in data quality assurance procedures.
Ensure participants data is kept confidential.
Be available full time for the entire period of engagement.

Qualifications and experience

Holder of Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Gender, GIS, Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Environmental Science, Statistics and related fields
Basic understanding of research ethics
Excellent communication skills
At least one year experience in ODK based data collection in rural areas
Fluency in English and Swahili
Should have an android based phone with OS 5.0 or higher
Previous experience working in related themes is an added advantage

Qualified and interested candidates should submit their applications with the subject “Field Enumerator- GAIINS Project”, along with a detailed Curriculum Vitae as well as copies of relevant certificates and testimonials to:Director General,
Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development,
P.O Box 632, 00618, Roysambu, Kasarani,
Nairobi – Kenya. Via email to jobs@rcmrd.org so as to be received not later than 15th May, 2023.
RCMRD is an equal opportunity employer. Applications from suitably qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged.

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jobs@rcmrd.org

October 29, 2024
GIS / Remote Sensing Interns

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor degree in Geo information/GIS / Remote sensing or any other related field with relevant academic experience

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply via email with subject line ‘‘Application for RS/GIS-Intern – GMES & Africa.
Deadline: 20th March 2023.
Send the application to jobs@rcmrd.org

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October 29, 2024
Principal Land Administration Expert GS7 Communication & Outreach Specialist (Gender Inclusive Agriculture Insurance – GAIINS) Statistician (GAIINS) – SERVIR ESA Assistant Geospatial Data Analyst – SERVIR ESA Technical Lead- Agricultural Insurance & Gender – SERVIR ESA Geospatial Data Scientist Thematic Lead – Agriculture and Food Security

Reporting to the Manager, Geomatics and Land Administration, the Principal Land Administration Expert will assist in handling and coordinating various reports, documents and information received from the field for transmittal (paper and electronic) to clients, maintain databases, and correspondence with clients.
Duties and Responsibilities

Assist in identifying projects and writing project proposals;
Assist in making proposals for the implementation of land information systems in RCMRD member states;
Under the supervision of the Manager, Geomatics & Land Administration, provide advisory/consultancy services and conduct research in land information management systems and land administration in general;
Assist in implementing land information systems in RCMRD member States;
Prepare training materials and conduct training in different aspects of land administration and land management, and
Assist in processing acquisitions & divestitures and other special projects.

Qualifications and Experience

Master’s degree in Land Administration, Land Management or Land Governance.
Bachelor’s degree in Geomatics, Land Survey, GIS or related field.
Five (5) years of experience in the field.

Or

Bachelor’s degree in Land Administration, Land Management, Land Surveying or related fields.
Eight (8) years’ working experience.

Salary Scale: The salary for the above position is consolidated and is in the range of: GS7: Ksh. 1, 190, 055 by Ksh. 46, 710 to Ksh. 1, 610, 455 p.a.

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Qualified and interested candidates should submit their applications, along with a detailed Curriculum Vitae as well as copies of relevant certificates and testimonials to:

Director General,
Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development,
P.O Box 632, 00618, NAIROBI.Via e-mail: jobs@rcmrd.org so as to be received not later than 20th May, 2022.

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jobs@rcmrd.org

October 29, 2024
Geospatial Information Technology (GIT) Lead Capacity Development Lead

The GIT Lead will be required to provide technical leadership and coordination in all SERVIR Eastern and Southern Africa (E&SA) work relating to geo-spatial information technology (GIT).
The position will leverage on the individual’s knowledge and expertise in GIT, with an emphasis on major issues of interest at global, regional and national levels, and therefore contribute to SERVIR’s goal of developing services that respond to societal problems in this field.
In this regard, the individual will be required to execute the following duties and responsibilities:

Duties and responsibilities

Provide technical leadership in GIT issues to the staff under him/her, to work effectively and come up with results as per SERVIR E&SA’s Work Plan and the SERVIR Results Framework. He/she will work with other staff to deliver state of the art GIT tools and
applications which facilitate use of SERVIR services.
Conceptualize problem areas through engagement of relevant stakeholders and formulation of appropriate GIT solutions to respond to problems around societal benefitissues.
Engage partner institutions in problem definition, proposal development, and execution of a project to achieve a desired result within the GIT field. Partner institutions could be, but are not limited to SERVIR implementing partners, implementers of Applied Science
Projects, etc.
Develop work plans for the GIT tasks, in liaison with other Thematic Leads under SERVIR E&SA project. Contribute to the overall SERVIR E&SA work planning process.
Ensure timely delivery of results for assignments under GIT, and strictly adhere to set reporting deadlines.
Coordinate and work with different agencies and SERVIR partners (e.g. governments, non-governmental organizations, universities, research institutes etc) to derive products that are relevant to policy and/or operations.
Lead and coordinate analysis of data and information, write articles for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Liaise with RCMRD IT Section to ensure proper operations and maintenance of SERVIR
IT infrastructure and systems administration, including maintenance of an inventory of all equipment, data and products, the website and also provide regular back-ups among other tasks.
Present the results of the GIT work effectively and communicate findings to diverse audiences, either at policy level, scientific forums, and/or community-based organizations.
Make timely reports (submissions of proposals, work plans, quarterly reports, annual reports and budgets) to the relevant supervisors.
Liaise with the SERVIR User Engagement Lead and M&E Officers to ensure that the outreach and monitoring and evaluation data and information from relevant GIT tasks are captured adequately.
Liaise with the Capacity Development Lead to ensure capacity building activities under relevant GIT tasks are coordinated and delivered appropriately.

Qualifications and experience

The ideal candidate will be required to have the following qualifications:

A Master’s degree or higher in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Geo-Spatial Sciences (or a related field), and 4 years’ experience with demonstrable outputs in the field of geo-information technology.
Demonstrable experience working with GIS, geo-spatial analysis tools, IT, where relevant programming skills were applied to solve a problem. The knowledge to translate geo-spatial data into geo-spatial solutions to address various environmental issues will be
added advantage.
Demonstrable experience working as a developer with R, Python, JavaScript, Google Earth Engine, Jupyter Notebook, Linux Scripting or other similar programs.
Demonstrable capacity to engage peers in geo-information technology using geo-spatial tools and related applications. The capacity to define problems, develop proposals, and execute projects to achieve desired results.
Capacity to work with multi-agency and multi-national teams on problems relating to geo-information technology and to develop products that are relevant to policy and or operations.
Knowledge and capacity to analyze geo-spatial and non-spatial data and information and write articles for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to present results effectively and communicate to diverse audiences, either at policy level, scientific forums, and/or community-based organizations.
Demonstrable ability to lead a team to work effectively on a defined problem and come up with results within a desired timeframe.

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Qualified and interested candidates should submit their applications, along with a detailed Curriculum Vitae as well as copies of relevant certificates and testimonials to:
Director General,
Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development,
P.O Box 632-00618, Roysambu, Kasarani,
Nairobi – Kenya.
OR
Via email to jobs@rcmrd.org so as to be received not later than 17th December, 2020.

All the positions are on a Two (2) years renewable contract.

RCMRD is an equal opportunity employer. Applications from suitably qualified female candidates and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged.

Please note that the Centre DOES NOT charge any fees during the recruitment process.

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October 28, 2024
Assistant Hydrologist Accounts Assistant & Clerk Thematic Lead Capacity Development Lead Principal Survey Assistant

Thematic Lead -Water & Hydro-climatic Disasters Reporting to the Science & Data Lead, the Thematic Lead -Water & Hydro-climatic Disasters, will be required to provide technical leadership and coordination in all SERVIR-Eastern and Southern Africa (E&SA) work relating to water and water-climatic related disasters.
Reporting to the Thematic Lead, Water and Hydro-climatic Disasters.
Responsibilities

Collation and preparation of the geospatial data for running the Ensemble Framework for Flash Flood Forecasting (EF5) system and the Multi-Model-Streamflow Forecast (MMSF) system
Collation and bias correction of the satellite precipitation data for use in the various hydrological model.
Preparation of geospatial data in GIS environment for setting-up all the hydrological models including VIC and CREST
Hydrological modelling capabilities (calibration and validation of the EF5 Framework)
Training on the integration of EF5 framework and other hydrological models (planning, preparations of sample data, training)
Working with meteorological organizations to set up their calibration and validation systems using their own observed data.
Any other activity that may be assigned by the Thematic Lead

Qualifications

BSc Degree in hydrology, hydrogeology, water resources management.
Two (2) years’ experience in hydrology or water resources management with the use of GIS and Remote Sensing
Have working knowledge in hydrology/water resources management with a strong understanding of the linkages between GIS, hydrological modeling, hydrological cycle processes, the physics of hydrological models and Earth Observation data use.
Have good understanding of the capabilities of different hydrological modeling tools in existence.
Have ability to upscale the use of some of the hydrological tools to other RCMRD member states, beyond the SERVIR scope of work
Possess planning skills for seamless delivery of the hydrological tools and information to the relevant stakeholders.
Be able to train stakeholders on the use of the tools and products and help them customize the tools to their areas of interest.
Have the ability to understand major environment and climate related issues facing the Eastern and Southern Africa region.
Have the capacity to interpret ideas and suggest appropriate geo-spatial tools and/or techniques for solving problems.

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October 26, 2024
Clerk of Works Data Marketing Technician – Gs5 Geo – It Technician – Gs5

Job Details
Reporting to the Project Management Team, the Clerk of Works will be responsible for daily supervision of the RCMRD Complex construction.
Duties and responsibilities

Prepare and participate at site hand over and supervision of site organization;
Daily supervision of Works;
Understand and coordinate with project manager on Administration of Building Contract, in accordance to Federation Internationale des Ingenieurs-Conseil (FIDIC) Red Book
Conditions of Contract for Construction for Building and Engineering works designed by the Employer (2017);
Attend and present COW weekly reports at regular site inspections and site meetings;
Ensure implementation of Site instructions;
Ensure that quality materials are used during construction;
Ensure that construction requirement and regulations including permits, safety, insurance etc are adhered to
Review Weekly construction project program and report to Project Manager;
Participate at all inspections and testing of the works;
Preparing a schedule of defects to be made good at the end of the defects liability period;
Participate in Commissioning and Handover of the project; and
Any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualifications and experience

Minimum Qualification of KNEC (HND ) in any of the following Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Civil engineering, Construction management;
Registered with National Construction Authority as supervisor;
Have at least 5 years’ experience in dealing with projects of similar magnitude, value and scope;
Proficiency in site layout, grading, utility design, erosion control, regulatory approvals etc

Required skills

Evidence of excellent technical capacity to ensure quality production.
Project management and supervision skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to maintain an overview of entire projects while continuing to attend to detailed technicalities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Negotiating, supervisory and leadership skills

Applicants will be required to submit the following in their application:

A Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae
Membership of a professional Body (Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Engineering)
Valid Tax Compliance Certificate
Two reference from Registered Architects.
Contract duration: One (1) year.
Construction drawing and other information may be obtained from the company website

Remuneration
Salary Scale: The salary for the above position is consolidated at Kshs. 60,000 per month.

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October 25, 2024
Land Information Assistant – Gs5 Technical Expert – Servir E&sa; Project

Job Description
The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) Is an Intergovernmental Organization which provides services in surveying, mapping, remote sensing. GIS and ICT to its Member States, partners and clients. It has twenty Member States in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region. Our Mission is to promote sustainable development in the Member States through generation, application and dissemination of geo-information and allied ICT services, products and services.
Reporting to the land Management Officer, the Land Information
Assistant will handle and coordinate various reports, documents and Information received from the field for transmittal (paper and electronic) to clients, maintain databases, and correspondence with clients.
Duties and responsibilities

Analyze and verify information in relation to maps, ownership and occupation of Land and property:
Capture, analyze and document land Information as required:
Participate In implementation of LIMS projects:
Apply Innovative land administration tools and methodologies to make land rights delivery faster, cheaper, easier and more responsible and:
Participate in training and capacity building activities in all areas of land administration

Qualifications and experience

Bachelor’s degree in in areas related to Land Surveying.
GIS. Environmental Science. Natural Resource Management, Environmental engineering.
Land economics or Sustainable Land Management; and
Three (3) years of experience in the field.

Contact duration: Two (2) years renewable.

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October 25, 2024
Clerk of Works Data Marketing Technician – Gs5 Geo – It Technician – Gs5

Job Details
Reporting to the Project Management Team, the Clerk of Works will be responsible for daily supervision of the RCMRD Complex construction.
Duties and responsibilities

Prepare and participate at site hand over and supervision of site organization;
Daily supervision of Works;
Understand and coordinate with project manager on Administration of Building Contract, in accordance to Federation Internationale des Ingenieurs-Conseil (FIDIC) Red Book
Conditions of Contract for Construction for Building and Engineering works designed by the Employer (2017);
Attend and present COW weekly reports at regular site inspections and site meetings;
Ensure implementation of Site instructions;
Ensure that quality materials are used during construction;
Ensure that construction requirement and regulations including permits, safety, insurance etc are adhered to
Review Weekly construction project program and report to Project Manager;
Participate at all inspections and testing of the works;
Preparing a schedule of defects to be made good at the end of the defects liability period;
Participate in Commissioning and Handover of the project; and
Any other duties assigned by the Supervisor.

Qualifications and experience

Minimum Qualification of KNEC (HND ) in any of the following Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Civil engineering, Construction management;
Registered with National Construction Authority as supervisor;
Have at least 5 years’ experience in dealing with projects of similar magnitude, value and scope;
Proficiency in site layout, grading, utility design, erosion control, regulatory approvals etc

Required skills

Evidence of excellent technical capacity to ensure quality production.
Project management and supervision skills
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to maintain an overview of entire projects while continuing to attend to detailed technicalities
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Negotiating, supervisory and leadership skills

Applicants will be required to submit the following in their application:

A Comprehensive Curriculum Vitae
Membership of a professional Body (Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Engineering)
Valid Tax Compliance Certificate
Two reference from Registered Architects.
Contract duration: One (1) year.
Construction drawing and other information may be obtained from the company website

Remuneration
Salary Scale: The salary for the above position is consolidated at Kshs. 60,000 per month.

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October 25, 2024
Land Information Assistant – Gs5 Technical Expert – Servir E&sa; Project

Job Description
The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) Is an Intergovernmental Organization which provides services in surveying, mapping, remote sensing. GIS and ICT to its Member States, partners and clients. It has twenty Member States in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region. Our Mission is to promote sustainable development in the Member States through generation, application and dissemination of geo-information and allied ICT services, products and services.
Reporting to the land Management Officer, the Land Information
Assistant will handle and coordinate various reports, documents and Information received from the field for transmittal (paper and electronic) to clients, maintain databases, and correspondence with clients.
Duties and responsibilities

Analyze and verify information in relation to maps, ownership and occupation of Land and property:
Capture, analyze and document land Information as required:
Participate In implementation of LIMS projects:
Apply Innovative land administration tools and methodologies to make land rights delivery faster, cheaper, easier and more responsible and:
Participate in training and capacity building activities in all areas of land administration

Qualifications and experience

Bachelor’s degree in in areas related to Land Surveying.
GIS. Environmental Science. Natural Resource Management, Environmental engineering.
Land economics or Sustainable Land Management; and
Three (3) years of experience in the field.

Contact duration: Two (2) years renewable.

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October 25, 2024