Job Experience: Experience of 4 years

  • Senior Project Officer – Monitoring & Evaluation (Marsabit) 

Senior Project Officer – Monitoring & Evaluation (Isiolo) 

Project Officer – Monitoring & Evaluation (Marsabit) 

Project Officer – Monitoring & Evaluation (Isiolo) 

Project Officer – Data Analyst 

Administrative Officer 

Project Officer – Accountability & Learning (Marsabit) 

Senior Project Officer – GIS & Visualization 

Project Manager – Monitoring & Evaluation 

M&E Database Specialist

    Senior Project Officer – Monitoring & Evaluation (Marsabit) Senior Project Officer – Monitoring & Evaluation (Isiolo) Project Officer – Monitoring & Evaluation (Marsabit) Project Officer – Monitoring & Evaluation (Isiolo) Project Officer – Data Analyst Administrative Officer Project Officer – Accountability & Learning (Marsabit) Senior Project Officer – GIS & Visualization Project Manager – Monitoring & Evaluation M&E Database Specialist

    Job Summary 
    The Senior Project Officer (M&E) herein referred to as the M&E SPO oversees all M&E related activities in the county (Marsabit) and works closely with the Nawiri M&E Manager in developing, testing, and refining data collection tools, systems and processes for program monitoring and evaluation, in line with the required CRS and USAID BHA guidelines. The M&E SPO directly supports Systems Strengthening, Social Behavior Change, Gender Youth and Social Dynamics crosscutting sectors and supervises the county M&E Officers and Nutrition Case Management M&E Officers. The M&E SPO works closely with consortium partner and county government M&E staff to ensure data is collected in a timely and accurate manner and entered to the data management platform, so it reflects on the Nawiri dashboards accurately and in a timely manner. As part of local capacity building, the incumbent will work closely with the Caritas and county M&E departments to strengthen the county M&E function. As part of the overall CP MEAL unit, the SPO contributes to learning with other CP MEAL staff during Pause & Reflect (P&R) sessions , catch-up meetings, and other learning events.
    Roles and Key Responsibilities

    Oversees the M&E function in the county where they are based and works closely with the ICT4D team, Caritas, county government M&E department and other partner M&E staff in the county. 
    Participate in the design, management, and strengthening of Nawiri M&E systems, ensuring cross-learning in M&E across consortium teams and CRS led-Nawiri partners.
    Participate in activity-level monitoring and verification of results in the field, including ensuring that data is timely, complete, accurate, and consistent across dashboards, databases, and reports.
    Work with the county government teams in the roll-out and implementation of the electronic County Integrated Monitoring and Evaluation System (eCIMES) which provides an integrated structure and process for counties to engage stakeholders, plan, govern, manage, and operate independently and in sync with one another.
    Conduct routine data quality checks with the M&E manager and internal annual data quality assessments and participate in external data quality assessments led by USAID BHA, including supporting the resolution of data quality issues within stipulated timelines. 
    Participate in the implementation of internal surveys, namely but not limited to, participant based annual surveys (PaBS), post distribution monitoring (PDMs) amongst others. 
    Recurrent Resilience Analysis (RRA),
    Liaise and collaborate regularly with Nawiri’s Accountability and Learning (A&L) SPO and POs, sharing project data and emerging trends, to help optimize project team use of M&E data and information for ongoing learning, adaptations and evidence-based decision making. Actively support both county M&E POs on the same, as fitting/ requested. E.g., through periodic P&R sessions (all sectors and levels), quarterly reflection and planning workshops, plus various learning, and dissemination events.
    Working with the county head of office and sector staff, contribute to the quarterly indicators monitoring report and share results of projects’ quality performance based on monitoring data findings.
    Help in troubleshooting ICT4D issues in the field and work with sector teams and ICT4D teams to formulate solutions and ensure seamless data collection.
    Coordinate management and use of ICT4D devices by CRS and partner staff in the implementation areas in line with CRS, USAID-BHA and industry standards.

    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 

    Analysis and problem-solving skills with ability to make sound judgment.
    Good relationship management skills and the ability to work closely, influence and get buy-in from staff and local partners.
    Proactive, results-oriented, and service-oriented.
    Attention to details, accuracy, and timeliness in executing assigned responsibilities.
    Presentation, facilitation, training, and mentoring skills.
    Proven team management experience, in complex programming contexts
    Strong active listening and communication skills using both formal and informal approaches.
    High integrity with ability to manage sensitive information professionally while maintaining confidentiality.
    Demonstrated commitment to respect, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

    Required Languages: Excellent verbal and written communication in English, with ability to write reports.
    Travel: Must be willing and able to travel to the field up to 60% in the assigned county and sister county as needed. 
    Supervisory Responsibilities: Project Officers – M&E (Marsabit), Project Officer – M&E (Nutrition Case Management). Possible supervision of external consultants and enumerators.
    Key Working Relationships 
    Internal: M&E Technical Lead, M&E Manager, A&L Officers, Project staff, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) staff.
    External: Implementing partner M&E officers and consortium partner staff, peer agencies’ staff, and community members.
    QUALIFICATIONS
    Basic Qualifications

    Master’s degree in International Development, Nutrition, Public Health, Demography, Social Sciences, Statistics, Monitoring and Evaluation, or other MEAL related field is required. Additional experience may substitute for some education.
    Minimum of four years’ NGO experience in designing and managing monitoring and evaluation systems for moderately complex projects, funded by USAID, preferably in food security and nutrition related projects.
    Knowledge of USAID MEL technical principles, guidance, and concepts and experience collecting USAID indicators a distinct advantage
    Experience and skills in partner relationship management, staff supervision, participatory action planning and community engagement is a plus.
    Experience using MS Windows and MS Office packages (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Web Conferencing Applications, information management systems, knowledge-sharing networks.
    Experience in using data analysis software is preferred (SPSS, STATA, EpiInfo, Nutrisurvey).
    Experience in using mobile-data collection and management software (e.g. ODK, Commcare,I-form builder, Kobo)
    Demonstrated experience facilitating groups, meetings, and events (both online and in-person), resulting in collaborative decision-making with agreed-upon action items/ priorities.
    Experience working in Marsabit or Isiolo and/ or with county governments, with the ability to speak at least one local language, will be an added advantage.

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  • Finance Systems Manager

    Finance Systems Manager

    About This Role

    As an organization where cash is at the heart of what we do, our finance systems are critical to getting cash into recipients’ hands, and making better decisions about how to deliver our programs efficiently and effectively.
    This role is an opportunity to become the technical owner of critical finance systems. Success in this role looks like us having high trust in our accounting system, easy to use tools for employees to log timesheets and expenses, and trusted, reliable financial data that enables us to make data-driven decisions to ultimately drive more dollars to recipients. For example, in your first year, projects will include evaluating and implementing a new expense reporting software, automating and streamlining employee onboarding and offboarding from finance systems access, and setting up monitoring to identify and prevent data quality issues. You are a systems thinker who can balance urgent requests with investments that improve the way we work over the long term. You are obsessed with improving data quality, recognizing that it is the foundation to being data-driven. You design systems that minimize the risk of errors in data entry, set up tools to monitor data quality, and effectively work with stakeholders to fix errors as they arise. You like being the front-line interface between tech and users across the org – and are good at explaining technical processes to non-technical users.

    Reports to: SM, Information Security and IT
    Level: Manager
    Travel Requirement: Must be able to travel ~1-2 times per year to one of our countries of operation for team retreats or field visits. If based outside of Nairobi, must be able to travel an additional 1-2 times per year to Nairobi for colocation with the finance team.
    What You’ll Do
    Own finance tech systems

    Own the administration, configuration, and integration of finance tech systems (including accounting, expenses, timesheets, and payments)
    Lead development of finance tech systems strategy to ensure the finance team has the right software tools to operate productively and securely, and lead initiatives to implement that strategy
    Build a deep understanding of finance needs, and use that to anticipate and remove obstacles and leverage tech to drive improvements

    Provide user support to org-wide users

    Respond to user requests through our ticketing system, such as adding new vendors or troubleshooting access
    Ensure effective user access and permissions management, and timely onboarding and offboarding of users
    Provide training and support to users across the organization

    Ensure trusted, reliable financial data

    Create and uphold data quality contracts for core finance data
    Interface with engineers and data architects on integrations and ensure that finance data is available and usable for reporting org-wide

    What You’ll Bring

    Exceptional alignment with GiveDirectly Values and active demonstration of our core competencies: emotional intelligence, problem solving, project management, follow-through, and fostering inclusivity. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from candidates who have personal or professional experience in the low-income and/or historically marginalized communities that we serve.
    Language Requirement: English
    4+ years of relevant professional experience in financial systems management, accounting/finance, or IT systems with a focus on financial applications
    Knowledge of IT security best practices and secure configuration of cloud-based software tools
    Deep expertise with accounting software (Sage Intacct a bonus)
    Knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting standards
    Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling
    Deep expertise with Microsoft Excel/Google Sheets; strong ability to extract, clean, and manipulate large data sets
    Strong initiative and ability to drive process improvements that impact multiple teams
    High attention to detail and to high quality customer service
    Systematic approach to troubleshooting technical problems and finding the root cause
    Strong project management experience; comfortable managing complex timelines and multiple stakeholders
    Ability to communicate technical concepts to a variety of technical and non-technical stakeholders, including finance, programs, and fundraising teams
    Bonus but not required: accounting experience
    Bonus but not required: experience working with relational databases (e.g. SQL)

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    boards.greenhouse.io

  • Field Operations Team Leader- Coast,Central,Nairobi

    Field Operations Team Leader- Coast,Central,Nairobi

    Our client, a leading telecommunications provider seeks to recruit a Field Operations Team Leader.
    Job Purpose
    Coordinate and participate to the maintenance and operations activity within assigned area, ensuring the quality and continuity of the services as per the set KPIs, within the budgeted costs. Also coordinate execution of network extensions and take charge of work scheduling to engineers reporting to this position. Report network dysfunctions in the sub-region.
    Primary Reporting: Regional Technical Manager
    Secondary Reporting Head of O&M
    Department:  Technology
    Responsibilities

    Coordinate and evaluate all activities in the sub region relating to:

    Routine maintenance,
    Corrective maintenance,
    Root cause analysis and
    Network quality initiatives for the active network components.

    Manage the service providers and TowerCo’s ensuring passive network components are adequately maintained
    Lead a team of field engineers; responsible for work scheduling, manage the team’s performance to achieve set KPIs. Plan for work order/change requests to ensure all necessary resources are availed to the team on time and execution of the same is successful.
    Monitor network resource utilization and highlight areas in need of new hardware to assist performance & optimization team make timely requests.
    Facilitating working with other service providers and contractors on the GSM network.
    Coordinating on network rollout and provisioning of emergency services in affected areas.

    Qualifications- Academic and Professional

    Bachelors Degree in Electronic, Telecommunication Engineering or related field.
    Higher Diploma in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    Lean six Sigma – Yellow belt
    CCNA certification

    Experience

    Four years experience as a field engineer

    Technical Competencies

    Work scheduling
    Microsoft Office
    Customer focus
    Planning and organizing.
    Troubleshooting
    Must be able to work at height (certified), in confined spaces and in all weathers.

    Network Management Systems
    Knowledge of GSM 2/3G/4G architecture
    Good understanding of transmission technology.

    Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: jobs1@hcsaffiliatesgroup.com using the position as subject of email.

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    jobs1@hcsaffiliatesgroup.com

  • Field Parts Sales Executive – Nakuru (1 Position)

    Field Parts Sales Executive – Nakuru (1 Position)

    JOB PURPOSE

    This role is responsible for the sale of Case IH spare parts to achieve the budget sales and GP targets and grow market share.

    MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE JOB
    Operational Responsibilities

    Conduct regular field visits to prospect and generate sales;
    Develop detailed customer profile to understand their current and future fleet requirements
    Prepare accurate quotations to ensure customers are informed of prices and stock availability in a timely manner, and to assist close sales;
    Process sales invoices in a timely manner to facilitate a timely sales process;
    Capture lost sales in the enterprise system to track performance and support determination of optimum stocking levels;
    Follow up with credit customers to ensure timely payment for parts purchased on credit, to ensure compliance with the CFAO Kenya credit management guidelines;
    Request for ordering of parts for special orders and grounded tractors to ensure minimal disruption to the sales process due to stock outs and enhance customer satisfaction;
    Respond to customer complaints promptly to enhance customer satisfaction and retention;
    Participate in planning and execution of marketing and sales promotional activities to promote sales and product awareness;
    Prepare timely and accurate reports to provide performance information on parts sales, pricing, GP, availability, Lost sales and competitor information for timely intervention and corrective measures to address any performance gaps identified;
    Develop and implement strategies for review and marketing of aged parts to reduce obsolescence
    Conduct dealer/ stockist / fleet customer visits and support through training and supply of catalogues and training materials.
    Assist develop parts distribution network through identification of potential partners/ stockists
    Liaise with service team to support customers in the field

    KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
    (Minimum level of academic and professional qualification required to perform effectively in the role)

    Degree in Sales and Marketing or Engineering or other relevant field

    Minimum level of experience required to perform effectively in the role

    5 years of automotive or agricultural mechanization after sales business.

    WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
    Internal customers

    Technicians
    Sales Executive

    External Customers

    Dealers
    Stockists
    Fleet customers
    Individual customers
    Government institutions and NGOS.

    COMPETENCIES
    Technical

    Computer Literacy
    Product knowledge- vehicle specifications, Basic mechanical knowledge
    Knowledge of relevant legislation and its impact to the automotive industry
    Valid driving license

    Functional

    Report writing skills- ability to develop reports
    Presentation skills
    Communication skills

    Behavior

    Innovation – Ability to come up with new and better ways of working to improve efficiency and effectiveness
    Time Management – Ability to use time effectively and efficiently
    Drive for results – Aware of their roles and responsibility and can be counted on to meet and exceed goals
    Interpersonal skills – Ability to build rapport and constructive and effective relationships with colleagues and customers
    Customer focus – Establishes and maintains effective relationship with both internal and external customers, to gain their trust and respect
    Ethics and values – Adheres to an appropriate and effective set of core values and beliefs, and in alignment with the CFAO KENYA values
    Integrity and trust – Trusted individual who can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner, keeps confidence, admits mistakes, doesn’t misrepresent themselves for personal gain

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    cfaokenya.co.ke

  • Business Development Officer – Direct Business Channel 

Business Development Officer – Partnership Channels

    Business Development Officer – Direct Business Channel Business Development Officer – Partnership Channels

    Job Summary

    Reporting to the Head of Alternative Distribution Channels & Client Services, the role of the Business Development Officer (Direct Business distribution channel) is to support ICEA LION Asset Management’s (ILAM) retail growth strategy by increasing the clients and sales production under this distribution channel and maintaining the client portfolio. The role involves promoting and selling ILAM’s investment products and solutions (i.e. unit trust funds, wealth management) to existing and prospective individual and corporate clients while adhering to professional and ethical standards at all times.

    Roles And Responsibilities
    Sales

    Promote and sell ILAM’s investment products to achieve the annual set target.
    Prepare & deliver proposals / presentations to prospective and existing clients.
    Sign up, manage and retain clients and their portfolios.
    Understand the client’s risk and return profile, recommend investment opportunities and ensure periodic investment portfolio review with the clients.
    Keep abreast with developments in local, regional and global financial markets, investment products and opportunities to give appropriate investment advice.
    Liaise with the teams in Research, Business Development, Portfolio Managers and Client Service teams to identify opportunities to meet clients’ requirements.
    Provide weekly production reports versus targets within the required timeframe.
    Sustain robust relationships with clients
    Provide support for all client engagement events and initiatives e.g. investor education, client appreciation events, client gifting.
    Client Service & Relationship Management
    Deliver personalized services in an effective and efficient manner to clients under the Direct Business distribution channel in regards to their investments
    Provide support for all client engagement events and initiatives e.g. e.g. investor education, annual investment conferences, client appreciation events, corporate gifts, media investor briefings etc.
    Management of Direct Business client database.
    Ensure client requests and complaints are addressed within the shortest turnaround time.
    Act as a relationship manager to the client portfolio and ensure clients receive an overall positive experience.
    Product/Solution Development
    Actively participate in product innovation, development and review.
    Possible entrance into new markets i.e. help identify opportunities in regional markets, counties and various industries
    Keep abreast with the changing needs of the clients and periodically review existing products and propositions.

    Requirements

    Strong sales and networking skills with the ability to generate own pipeline and close sales
    Good communication and presentation skills
    Good interpersonal and relationship management skills
    Strong persuasion and negotiation skills.
    High standards of ethics and integrity
    Good working knowledge of the financial services industry and financial products
    Results-oriented with the ability to work under pressure to meet sales targets
    Driven and goal-oriented, focused on success
    Customer-oriented mentality with good business sense
    Analytical mindset with the ability to use data and make data-driven decisions.
    Comprehensive knowledge of the financial services industry, market, and competitive environment
    Affiliative – shares with, consults and should be able to work closely as a team member with colleagues and other resources from the group companies in a collaborative context.
    Innovative – Generates ideas, shows ingenuity, and thinks up solutions.
    Socially confident/amiable – At ease with meeting people and is quick to establish rapport
    High standards of ethics and integrity

    Academic And Professional Experience

    At least 4 years’ experience in a sales or relationship management role within the financial services industry
    Successful track record managing clients and/or meeting sales objectives
    Bachelors’ degree in a Business or related discipline from an accredited University.
    Professional qualification e.g. CISI level 1 is an added advantage

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  • Financial Analyst – Africa Region

    Financial Analyst – Africa Region

    What We Can Achieve Together

    The Financial Analyst provides highly specialized services in one or more of the following functions: proposal budget development; financial analysis and reporting; support and design field financial management processes; accounting; management controls and reporting; or similar financial activities for the Africa Region Business Unit. Exemplifies a high level of expertise in area(s) of financial reporting, proposals, budget development, advanced financial analysis, and systems innovation. Administers and maintains finance/accounting activities in accordance with TNC policies and procedures and best practices in financial/organizational management. The Financial Analyst supports all levels of personnel in their specialty area. Responds to complex operational and employee/management questions and problems based on advanced knowledge of the subject area with solutions. The financial Analyst will report to the Finance Manager, Budget Reporting & Analysisand will be based in any country in Africa where TNC has an office.

    WE’RE LOOKING FOR YOU

    Prepares financial reports and analysis for programs that compare budgets to actual results, while recommending corrective action as appropriate.
    Supports and proactively informs leadership team on overall performance of the program and projects revenue, expenditure, cash, and net asset position.
    Supports program managers by monitoring and reporting on the spending rates of restricted and unrestricted funding to ensure proper burn rates are sustained.
    Leads the management of private awards, ensuring compliance with donor financial and other contractual requirements, accurate and timely reporting and timely close out of awards. Serve as the regional primary point of contact for private awards managed by TNC global teams.
    Lead the financial review of programs during quarterly program review meetings. Present program financial performance using Power BI reporting tool, highlight performance from revenue and expenditure perspective, awards spending, identify and discuss areas for attention and action with program managers.
    Supports the Finance Manager, Director of Finance, and partners with Conservation Director on fiscal year budgeting process.
    Develops an annual program budget template that addresses the needs of all stakeholders (Conservation, Finance, Operations and Development), consolidate the program budgets and present analysis of program budgets on Planned expenditure, Revenue and Surplus/Deficit positions for presentation to the budget committee.
    Monitors budgets and lead the mid-year budget review process to maintain realistic revenue and expenditure estimates.
    Ensures Indirect Cost is fully recovered from all public and private awards and transferred to relevant General & Administrative projects prior to year-end close.
    Builds program managers’ capacity on budgeting, financial reporting, and monitoring tools.
    Collaborates with conservation, development, external affairs, and grants teams on budget development for funding proposals and fiscal program planning.
    Collaborates with operations team members to ensure financial management processes in the field complement and support project outcomes, and where necessary, design financial management tools & processes that facilitate strong control environments.
    Serves as a resource to staff on budgeting and financial matters, policies, procedures, guidelines and educate staff as required.
    Works toward meeting the strategic priorities of the program by developing and coordinating tactics for approved plans and completing day- to-day tasks.
    Ensures programmatic commitments, TNC policies and procedures, financial standards and legal requirements are met and managed for compliance.
    Reinforces consistency in the organization’s policies and procedures and provides support related to relevant field.
    Performs any other finance tasks deemed necessary for the smooth operations of the finance department.

    What You’ll Bring

    Bachelor’s degree in finance, Accounting, Business Administration or related field and 4 years’ related experience or equivalent combination.
    Professional certification such as a CPA or ACCA.
    Experience using accounting and financial reporting systems.
    Experience in manipulating, analyzing and interpreting data. Advanced expertise in Microsoft Excel required. Experience in using DAX, SQL, VBA, or M language is an added advantage.
    Experience with complex relational databases. Knowledge of Microsoft’s Power BI application is preferred.
    Experience in full cost budgeting.
    Experience in supporting multiple projects in various locations and/or countries.
    Demonstrated innovations in financial systems and tools.

    Desired Qualifications

    Excellent analytical and quantitative skills.
    Multi-lingual skills and/or multi-cultural experience appreciated.
    Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
    Strong capacity building, organizational skills, and attention to detail.
    Knowledge of current trends in budgeting, financial reporting, and analysis.
    Demonstrated use of modern technology in providing financial solutions.
    Demonstrated high level of integrity and trust.

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    careers.nature.org