Jobs Kenya

Job Experience: Experience of 2 – 4 years

  • Youth Officer(Adolescence and Young People) National Consultant – Research and Document The Impacts Of Sgbv

    Youth Officer(Adolescence and Young People) National Consultant – Research and Document The Impacts Of Sgbv

    Background
    Organizational Context/Project
     For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
    The Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) based in Nairobi, Kenya, provides oversight and guidance to UNICEF’s work in 21 countries. Led by the Regional Director (RD), ESARO provides oversight, policy advice, programme and operational guidance, management and technical support to the 21 UNICEF Country Offices (COs) in the region. ESARO also coordinates UNICEF’s engagement at interagency level and in representation of the organisation in the region, and guides country office humanitarian preparedness and response, partnership and resource mobilization efforts.
    Living Conditions
    The Republic of Kenya is an equatorial nation on the coast of East Africa, neighbouring Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, and the Indian Ocean. Kenya has two levels of Government; National Government and 47 sub-national Governments called Counties. Counties are further divided into sub-counties. Kenya is a multi-party state with Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches. Kenya’s population of more than 40 million is growing at an annual rate of 2.2%. The country’s GNP per capita estimated at purchasing power parity (PPP) is $975, and the GNP is growing at an average rate of 0.1% annually. More than 26% of Kenya’s people live below the international poverty line of $1 per day. Kenya’s main food crops are “maize, wheat, pulses, roots and tubers.” (FAO).
    Nairobi is a modern metropolitan city where most basic goods and services, health facilities, public transport, telecommunication and banking services and educational facilities are readily available. The city is widely connected through its main airport, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the smaller Wilson Airport. Air transport is also available to many up-country destinations. The city is home to some 5,000 UN personnel mainly attributed to the fact that it serves as the headquarters for both the UN HABITAT and UNEP.
    The socio-economic and cultural background of the immediate society the Youth Advocate would be living and working in is diverse and prevailing security conditions at the place of assignment is modest. The topographic and climatic features of the assignment location is highland cool and warm tropical climate.
    Conditions of Service for national UN Volunteers
    A 12 months contract; with subsequent contract extensions subject to availability of funding, operational necessity and satisfactory performance. However, there is no expectation of renewal of the assignment.
    Travel to duty station (if applicable) and a Settling-In-Grant will be provided in the event duty station is not within commuting distance from the place of recruitment. A Volunteer Living Allowance (VLA) of KES 80,541 is provided monthly to cover housing, utilities and normal cost of living expenses. Life, health and permanent disability insurance are included (health insurance for up to 3 dependents), as well as final repatriation (if applicable) and resettlement allowance for satisfactory service.
    Duties and Responsibilities
    Under the direct supervision of Regional Advisor Gender, the national UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks:

    Contribute to the implementation of adolescent and young people related activities: equality and social cohesion strengthened;
    Support the coordination and implementation of regional policy and/or programme activities related to emerging issues on adolescents and young people;
    Support innovative research with children and young people, including adolescent’s participation in enhancing their protection;
    Support the collection of data on adolescents in ESAR;
    Contribute to resource mobilization activities, draft reports, project proposals, TORs, advocacy materials and other relevant documents as required; 
    Support the production and/or reviewing of social media content focusing on adolescent and or young people;
    Support documentation of best practices and lessons learned directly linked to regional and country program goals and activities related to adolescents and young people;
    Support with coordination of partners and participate in regional and global conference calls and meetings and support with follow-up;  

    Furthermore, UN Volunteers are required to:

    Strengthen their knowledge and understanding of the concept of volunteerism by reading relevant UNV and external publications and take active part in UNV activities (for instance in events that mark IVD);
    Be acquainted with and build on traditional and/or local forms of volunteerism in the host country;
    Reflect on the type and quality of voluntary action that they are undertaking, including participation in ongoing reflection activities;
    Contribute articles/write-ups on field experiences and submit them for UNV publications/websites, newsletters, press releases, etc.;
    Assist with the UNV Buddy Programme for newly-arrived UN Volunteers;
    Promote or advise local groups in the use of online volunteering, or encourage relevant local individuals and organizations to use the UNV Online Volunteering service whenever technically possible.

    Results/Expected Output:

    UNICEF’s Adolescents integrated programming best experiences and achievements are well documented and shared with the partners, donors and wider public;
    Strategic report and recommendations noting the enhanced progress in the mainstreaming of emerging issues across UNICEF programme areas;
    Improve programme planning, monitoring and evaluation data collection and analysis. 
    End of assignment lessons learned and best practices are shared with other UN Volunteers.
    The development of capacity through coaching, mentoring and formal on-the-job training, when working with (including supervising) national staff or (non-) governmental counterparts, including Implementing Partners (IPs);
    Age, Gender and Diversity (AGD) perspective is systematically applied, integrated and documented in all activities throughout the assignment
    A final statement of achievements towards volunteerism for development during the assignment, such as reporting on the number of volunteers mobilized, activities participated in and capacities developed.

    Competencies

    Demonstrated interest in and knowledge in issues related to adolescents and young people
    Motivated to contribute towards peace and development and to serve others
    Good interpersonal, networking and communication skills
    Willingness to contribute and work as part of a team
    Flexible and open to learning and new experiences
    Respect for diversity and adaptability to other cultures, environments and living condi-tions
    Fluency in spoken and written English language is require
    Previous experience as a volunteer and/or experience of another culture, (i.e. studies, volunteer work, internship) would be highly regarded
    Computer skills (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, social media, and others) 

    Required Skills and Experience

    Bachelor’s degree in Social Development/ Social Work/International Development/or similar background.
    Minimum years of experience: 2-4 years
    Demonstrated interest and/or experience in programme design, develop-ment and implementation, information and/or knowledge management is an advantage

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  • Network Administrator Java Developer

    Network Administrator Java Developer

    Scheduling and executing Preventive Maintenance of the Network Infrastructure
    Ensure 99.99% availability of the Network Infrastructure
    Serve as a Level 1 escalation for all Network incidents
    Serve as part of Resolution Team for Network Incidents
    Ensure Network documentation is updated
    Manage Network Inventory and spares
    Manage Configuration of all Network equipment (backup configuration and application of standardized configuration templates to Network equipment)
    Liaise with Service Providers to ensure agreed SLAs are maintained 100%
    Continuous training to keep abreast with Network technologies
    Liaise with the ITSM/Service Delivery manager to manage projects and IT&S processes and procedures.
    Ensure Network licenses are valid and initiate acquisition of the same before expiry

    Qualifications for the Network Administrator Job

    CCNA or CCNP required.
    Telco / Service Provider experience is an advantage
    2-4 years experience managing a large Network of at least 50 nodes
    Strong troubleshooting skills is key
    Team Player
    Degree in Computer Science/Telecommunication or related degree
    Ability to work with cross-functional teams to deliver projects and IT services
    Experience in Cisco Nexus switches, Juniper QFX, High Performance Routers (Cisco ASR1k etc), Advanced BGP configuration, Firewall hardening with Cisco ASA and Juniper SRX firewalls, Network Access Control and Traffic Engineering

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  • Kenya – IT Systems Manager

    Kenya – IT Systems Manager

    Job description
    Tala is looking for an experienced IT Systems leader to build our IT Support and Systems function in Nairobi. Tala is a world leader in providing direct loans and financial services in emerging markets. We are a global team with diverse backgrounds who are singularly focused on using technology, data, and a customer-centric approach to meet the financial needs of the 2+ billion people of the emerging global middle class.
    In this role, you’ll be responsible for creating and leading an IT Support function that is responsible for troubleshooting, resolution, and maintenance of all office IT, networking, and virtual environment infrastructures. You’ll also lead change management initiatives to drive maximum uptime, functionality, and resiliency of our network, hardware, and related software applications, with responsibility for identifying and managing vendors to accomplish these goals.
    Great candidates will have significant experience managing IT solutions and staff for a large office, demonstrate strong technical and vendor management skills, and have experience managing large office expansion/infrastructure projects. You are an incredible problem-solver with a strong sense of accountability for end-user experience and systems uptime. You are a strong communicator, ensuring a large, varied audience understands issues, root cause, dependencies, and tradeoffs between different solutions alternatives.
    What You Will Do

    Manage all troubleshooting, technical support, diagnosis, and change management to maximize functionality and up-time of internal and third-party networks, hardware, software, applications, and other virtual environment infrastructures.
    Evaluate, onboard, and manage performance of IT vendors, including Tier 1 Helpdesk vendor.
    Ultimate accountability for troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolution of desktop/computer, network, application, A/V, and peripheral hardware issues
    Recommend and lead change management activities that minimize service disruption impacts on internal users, including planning and cost-effective execution of office capacity increases.
    Ensure redundancy, resiliency, and identify dependencies for networking infrastructure and software applications.

    What You Should Have

    Undergraduate degree in computer science management, information systems, software engineering, business administration or commensurate certifications
    4+ years experience managing IT and network support for a large office/business
    2+ years experience leading IT capacity increase projects for a large office/business
    Experience directly hiring and managing an IT staff
    Experience evaluating and managing IT support vendors
    Experience evaluating and managing IT and network suppliers
    Experience with the following tools/systems: Hardware (Apple, Linux Desktop, PC), routers (Palo Alto, Cisco, D-Link Switch, TP-Link Switch), VoIP (SIP, Codecs – G711, G729, G723.1, QoS), Google Suite (email,
    browser, docs), development/task mgmt. (SSH, Github, VPN, Jira), communications (Google Hangouts, Slack, Skype, Zoom)
    Strong oral and written communication skills in order to interact with internal customers, vendors, and partners
    Strong independent decision-making skills.
    Willingness and ability to be available off-hours/on-call

    Preferred Skills & Experience

    Certifications: CCNA, CCNP, VOIP
    Experience managing IT solutions for call center environments
    Experience working in multiple countries in East Africa
    Experience managing IT solutions + staffing for multiple office locations
    Experience working with a global, distributed leadership team

    We strongly believe that inclusion fosters innovation and we’re proud to have a diverse team with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. We focus on hiring talented people regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

  • Communications Engineering Associate

    Communications Engineering Associate

    As a Communications Engineer, you will play a critical role in keeping PowerGen’s customers connected across vast geographies in which we operate. You will coordinate with an international technology team to keep the company’s operations running smoothly with the best hardware, software, and firmware tools possible.
    You will report to the R&D Team Lead and work closely across the Technology, Engineering, and Customer Divisions to build the tools we use to serve customers across all countries in which we operate.
    This role requires creative thinking about how established and new technologies can make a significant contribution to PowerGen’s mission of building the energy systems of the future in Africa. You will work with the R&D team to implement these ideas on PowerGen’s current and future grids in real time.
    What You’ll Make Happen:
    Communications

    Research, assess, pilot, and implement a reliable, robust, and cost-effective communications system for existing and future sites.
    Standardize communications systems design for microgrid assets, then test and deploy that design in a scalable way across all PowerGen markets. Support installation teams in deploying designs.

    Metering

    Manage complex relationships with hardware vendors to ensure seamless performance between PowerGen’s cloud management platform, on-site equipment, and customer user interfaces.
    Support PowerGen’s O&M and Customer Support teams to identify root causes of metering issues and prioritize solutions appropriately.

    Research & Development

    Maximize the value of embedded sensor networks to optimize service and operational excellence.
    Test and implement tools that increase the efficiency and reliability of PowerGen’s sales, service, and delivery of electricity to customers in multiple countries.
    Identify, prioritize and track the evolution of key technical advances that arise across decentralized energy ecosystem. Use those developments to continuously improve PowerGen’s existing tools.

    What Excites You:

    Tackling big, thorny problems with smart technology that will transform the African energy sector
    The opportunity to become a technical expert in an area that might be previously unfamiliar to you
    A fast-paced environment where constant change is the norm and individual initiative is expected
    Autonomy to implement your creative solutions – not just generating ideas, but committing the time, creativity, and skill to make them actually happen
    Excellence – in your peers, in your work, and in our company’s commitment to our customers
    Passion for organization, details, and precision in all you do

    You Already Have:

    2-4 years of testing and delivering comms solutions in the world’s most difficult environments
    Failure in a team or project delivery and the lessons you learned along the way, including root causes

    Skills

    Excellent communication with peers, managers, and junior developers
    Critical thinking & problem solving
    Ability to design, implement, analyze a technical experiment
    Ability to prioritize team workflow and manage project implementation

    Experience

    Demonstrated expertise in complex communications networks
    Interest in / knowledge of Internet of Things (IoT) based solutions and enabling platforms
    Communications systems testing and debugging
    Integrating 3rd party systems with MNO or mobile money aggregator systems
    Designing, building and managing multi-component systems
    Developing or managing communications for remote sensing/actuation
    Data science and analysis
    BONUS: artificial intelligence & machine learning, blockchain architectures

    Education: Education: B.S. or M.S. in a relevant field such as electrical engineering, computer science, communications engineering, systems engineering, energy engineering
    Benefits and Compensation

    Competitive annual compensation
    Annual holiday bonus
    Medical insurance
    Flexible work schedule
    Professional development opportunities internally and externally
    Performance feedback and open-door company culture
    Team building and company-wide events
    Opportunity to work with a dynamic team of brilliant people passionate about electrifying East Africa!

  • Program Director

    Program Director

    Job Summary:
    Position is responsible for all aspects ensuring the safe operation of SP Mission Aviation Services East Africa (DC3TP, B200 King Air and Cessna Grand Caravan) aircraft ¡n support of its Christian relief and development work n East Africa.
    Key Responsibilities

    Directly responsible for the overall flight operations, maintenance, and administration of SP MAS East Africa:
    Develop, implement, and administer policies, procedures and processes as necessary to ensure a safe. reliable, and economical air transport services are provided to our customers:
    Lead and direct the aviation team as well as Kenyanization efforts and providing for training where necessary;
    Ensure proper, accurate reporting from all departments to appropriate agencies and SP leadership as required:
    Ensure a safe, regulatory compliant organizational culture while maintaining mission focus:
    Coordinate with local, national, and international government agencies and organizations such as FAA, KCAA, KAA to make sure appropriate manuals and policies are in place and adhered to:
    Align operations to support SP and other customer’s needs: be proactive to communicate and respond with them in a timely manner;
    Develop and maintain an annual budget: oversee financial processes, and control costs:
    Responsible for aircraft meeting a minimum 80% operational readiness rate by creating and executing staffing plan, maintenance plan and logistics plan;
    Attend devotions and participate in prayer support for the ministry, its donors and volunteers:
    Maintain a strong Christian witness to colleagues. vendors, charitable beneficiaries, and general public:
    Assess, manage and report critical physical, emotional or spiritual concerns of supervised staff.

    Education and Experience:

    Fifth Year College or university program certificate:
    or two to four years’ related experience and/or training:
    or equivalent combination of education and experience.
    Twelve credit hours of college-level Biblical studies required.

    Skills and Competencies

    Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups. and/or boards of directors.
    Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry.
    Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

  • Regional WASH Advisor

    Regional WASH Advisor

    YOU’LL CONTRIBUTE TO ENDING WORLD HUNGER BY . . .
    delivering the global technical strategy and informing the development and implementation of WASH interventions and initiatives in East Africa.
    KEY ACTIVITIES IN YOUR ROLE WILL INCLUDE:

    Oversee technical program quality in WASH interventions in selected countries.
    Inform global learning, capitalization and uptake of Action Against Hunger USA WASH programming and experiences.
    Offer technical support in WASH through identification, selection and orientation of technical field staff.
    Represents Action Against Hunger-USA in WASH sector external coordination, representation and communication at regional level.

    DOES THIS DESCRIPTION FIT YOU
    You’re an experienced humanitarian professional

    You have a Bachelor degree (Master’s Degree or higher preferred) in Water, Sanitation, Hygiene or a related field.
    You have a minimum of 4 years’ previous work in WASH programs with an international humanitarian organization, including at least 2 years of assignments in 2 countries besides the country of origin.
    You possess strong organizational skills and are able to pay attention to writing and reviewing detailed proposals and reports, as well as preparing and editing technical guidelines and training materials.
    You have experience working in humanitarian contexts, emergency and post-crisis, and familiarity with all steps of the Project Cycle Management.
    You have excellent knowledge of technical fields related to WASH.
    You have genuine interest in and commitment to the humanitarian principles of Action Against Hunger.

    You are very efficient leading processes

    You are highly organized & pay attention to small details.
    You are passionate about finding creative solutions & innovative approaches to long-standing & critical problems.
    You are excellent planning, management and coordination skills, with the ability to organize a substantial workload, diverse tasks and responsibilities, and also work calmly under pressure.
    You are self disciplined and can work autonomously making decisions with minimal guidance.
    You have experience working with diverse international teams and ability to communicate well in English, both written and verbal.

  • FC Risk and Control Specialist

    FC Risk and Control Specialist

    Job description
    Reports To: FC CARM Manager
    Context/Scope
    Diageo’s Business Shared Services aim to leverage the Finance Operating Model by supporting standard processes and systems with effective and efficient shared services across Diageo Finance and other service lines, provided by internal services regionally. Business services have an employee base of more than 1,000 FTEs providing various services from back office transactional processing to statutory reporting activities. It also encompasses a significant part of the group’s Financial Planning and Reporting activities and Treasury activities. Diageo Business Service (DBS) is increasingly playing a central role in governance and compliance for Diageo and has been charged by the CFO to be Diageo’s control exemplar accountable for the execution of control in shared services including SOX/ CARM compliance, irrespective of whether delivered from Budapest or elsewhere.
    Main Responsibilities Of The Role Are

    FC CARM Lead role is to ensure Sarbanes-Oxley s404 compliance through global Control Assurance and Risk Management processes.
    To lead the Control & Audit compliance agenda (mainly focusing, but not limited to FC related controls) within Diageo Business Shared Services
    To support the Management in delivering best-in-class control environment, increase control and compliance awareness and coordinate / ensure smooth delivery of internal control procedures.
    Provide management support during internal (GAR) and external audit (PWC)

    Dimensions
    Market Complexity
    This role is required to collaborate closely with stakeholders at various seniority levels across DBS organisation and stakeholders outside DBS such as Global Risk & Compliance team or internal & external auditors.
    Leadership and Functional Responsibilities and Capabilities
    Leadership

    Relationship building (business partnering)
    Communication and aware of impact the team leader has on others.
    Influencing – Knows how to make things happen in immediate environment
    Problem solving/ coordination – Identifies root cause of issue and potential solutions
    Deliver on promises – Leading by example on delivering results, ensures operational standards are met within his/her immediate responsibility.

    Functional

    Accounting Principles
    Managing Risks
    Internal Controls
    Analytical thinking – Analyse available information and trends and act accordingly.

    Purpose of Role
    The overall purpose of the role to provide control oversight and SOX governance over Diageo’s business shared services and support the Management in delivering best-in-class control environment, increase control and compliance awareness and coordinate / ensure smooth delivery of internal control procedures. In addition provide support to DBS Compliance and Ethics lead in delivering regional C&E activities.
    Top Accountabilities

    Support and hold to account DBS to achieve timely and flawless delivery of Control Assurance and Risk Management cycle steps:
    Ensure aligned and streamlined CARM methodology / communications structure / market reporting in DBS
    Support new migration/project pipeline

    Skills, Qualifications And Experience Required

    University/College degree in accountancy/finance/business
    Excellent English knowledge
    2 – 4 years audit (internal/external) and/or SOX experience which can be replaced by thorough shared service process understanding
    Strong knowledge of MS Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint)

    AutoReqId
    60491BR

  • Branch Manager

    Branch Manager

    He/she will be responsible for managing the day-to-day store operations, maintaining high store standards and conditions, and fostering a positive environment, which provides consistent fast, efficient, and friendly service ensuring a Total Quality Experience for both our customers and team members.
    Duties And Responsibilites

    Cash Management
    Inventory Management and Control.
    Ensuring the company meets all regulatory procedures by ensuring compliance with the terms of any licenses, medical certificates and fire certificate.
    Overall Profit and Loss (P&L) Responsibility for the business
    Able to perform all POS duties, front and back of house functions including opening and closing procedusres.
    Promotes and practices safe work habits, identifying and resolving potential safety hazards, operational inconsistencies and any team member or customer incidents.
    Maintains high cleanliness standards consistently throughout the store in the areas of store appearance, merchandise and equipment.
    Ensures that all Company recipes and procedures are followed, maintaining the highest quality and consistent product standards.
    Ensures that all team members are educated on our products and services.
    Ensures each team member has received proper training to perform their duties.
    General staff supervision.

    Minimum Qualifications:

    Degree in Business Management or Business Administration or any other related field will be an added advantage
    2-4 years’ experience in restaurant operations, 2 years being in a managerial position
    Well-organized, detail-oriented and able to multi-task.
    Must have effective problem solving/decision making abilities.
    Must have excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
    Restaurant management experience is an absolute requirement
    Skilled in creating analyzing and understanding reports/budgets.