Job Experience: Experience of 7 – 9 years

TA – Senior Talent Management and Performance Officer

Duties and responsibilities

Develop and implement human resources practices, procedures, and policies pertaining to career development, talent, and performance management.
Lead talent and performance development capacity building activities in close liaison with other sections, managers, and field HR teams.
Deliver learning solutions e.g. through webinars and other activities on talent management, performance, and career development topics.
Support regional performance and career development initiatives including succession planning and talent management,
Support analysis of pertinent statistical data to identify trends and developments related to talent and performance management.
Generate Talent and Performance Development tools for HR teams in the field and Managers to empower workforce members in performance and career development.
Lead change management initiatives to promote an organizational culture where staff development is a shared priority of staff, their managers, and the organization, and where staff are committed to generating the highest standard of talent and performance.

The ideal candidate will

Have 9 years relevant experience with undergrad degree, 8 years relevant experience with Graduate degree or 7 years relevant experience with Doctorate Degree
Bring a Post Graduate Degree in Human Resources, Change Management or Organizational Psychology/behaviour or similar;
Have progressive experience in talent management; strategic HR; change management, digital transformation and likely some experience from consulting and/or advisory roles in international contexts;
Experience from working in fast paced, complex multicultural environments from the UN, NGO¿s or from the private sector with time as an expatriate;
Knowledge and experience in user-led design, innovation, and implementation of change process at the international level. Knowledge and practical experience in a professional capacity in a Human Resources function (organizational development, talent and performance management, recruitment or development).
Have excellent communication skills with strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
Be fluent in English and preferably another UN language at C1 level, with advanced writing and editing skills. Additional languages are desirable, but not essential.

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October 29, 2024
Snr Inter-Agency Coordinat Off Snr Field Security Coordinator Senior Education Officer Field Security Officer Education Officer – Emergencies

About the job
Procedures and Eligibility
Before submitting an application, UNHCR staff members intending to apply to this Job Opening are requested to consult the Recruitment and Assignments Policy (RAP, UNHCR/HCP/2017/2 and the Recruitment and Assignments Administrative Instruction (RAAI), UNHCR/AI/2017/7 OF 15 August 2017.

Duties And Qualifications

Senior Inter-Agency Coordination Officer

Organizational Setting and Work Relationships

The Senior Inter-Agency Coordination Officer is located in Country Operations, Multi-Country Offices, Regional Bureaux, Regional Refugee Coordinator¿s Office or in the Partnership and Coordination Service (PCS) in Headquarters. S/he plays a crucial role in ensuring UNHCR¿s approach to partnership and inter-agency processes are consistent, strategic and coherent. The main aim is to ensure that UNHCR can fulfil its role to support the Government to lead the refugee response, coordinate other actors in the initial stages of a refugee emergency and adhere to UNHCR inter agency commitments in IDP situations. This should be done in line with UNHCRs Mandate, the Global Compact for Refugees, the IDP policy, and agreed inter- agency commitments. More specifically, s/he advises the senior management on inter-agency processes and related positioning, coordination, advocacy, information, resource allocation, fundraising, reporting, and communication with government entities, other UN agencies, NGOs, civil society actors, private sector media, other relevant actors through strong engagement in humanitarian inter- agency processes, but also with a focus on development processes as they impact on UNHCR. The overall goal of the position is to strengthen and enhance the effectiveness of UNHCR¿s leadership roles and responses to situations affecting people of concern to UNHCR (refugees, IDPs, stateless persons, returnees, host communities) through an open and transparent partnership approach.

All UNHCR staff members are accountable to perform their duties as reflected in their job description. They do so within their delegated authorities, in line with the regulatory framework of UNHCR which includes the UN Charter, UN Staff Regulations and Rules, UNHCR Policies and Administrative Instructions as well as relevant accountability frameworks. In addition, staff members are required to discharge their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the core, functional, cross-functional and managerial competencies and UNHCR¿s core values of professionalism, integrity and respect for diversity.

Duties

Proactively lead and/or participate in inter-agency fora to ensure that UNHCR¿s Mandate and programmes are given due attention and reflected in linkage at the country level, bureaux and at the policy levels of humanitarian and development coordination systems.
Formulate UNHCR inter-agency positions and ensure senior management endorsement for internal and external consumption and provide briefing notes, talking points and issue papers for relevant discussions in-house with partners, including UN agencies and NGOs, donors, and in inter-agency fora.
Promote UNHCR’s policies and linkages within multilateral processes, including humanitarian and development processes as elaborated by the humanitarian working groups, the Inter -Agency Standing Committee, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG), as well as in regional intergovernmental fora (IGAD, ASEAN, ECOWAS, etc) .
Contribute or lead the effective establishment and maintenance of coordination mechanisms and tools, in line with the refugee coordination model and globally-agreed arrangements applicable in various situations (refugee-only; mixed refugee-IDPs; refugee and migrant movements), ensuring timely and effective needs assessment, appropriate planning, prioritization, implementation, reporting and evaluation, including through the development of joint appeals, regional refugee response plans, regional refugee and migrant response plans, refugee and resilience plans, comprehensive responses.
Ensure UNHCR participates in line with current policy in inter- agency appeals for IDPs to allow access to pooled funds.
Lead cross-functional preparation of issues and follow-up within UNHCR in the relevant substantive units and services.
Maintain frequent formal and informal contacts with his/her counterparts in other organisations.
Responsible for furthering understanding within UNHCR on inter- agency issues and priorities and advising staff on policy developments and reform initiatives within the humanitarian sphere, as well as the broader UN and development processes. This includes updating key staff on the developments within the Inter-Agency frameworks, UN reforms, Global Compact, as well as promoting and stimulating UNHCR’s implementation of key reforms within the humanitarian and development architecture.
Ensure internal institutional coherence and coordination of actions pursued for a strong refugee coordination system under government leadership where possible, with accompanying planning instruments in the delivery of refugee responses.
Where there is lack of clarity as to UNHCR¿s positions and priorities, identify where there are gaps or a lack of clarity and stimulate a process whereby policy will be clearly mapped out and agreed at the highest levels in the organisation.
Maintain close contact with DER/PCS on emerging issues.
Perform other related duties as required.

For Positions In Country Operations Only

Establish and coordinate country-specific coordination mechanisms for situations led by UNHCR. Where applicable, coordinate the development of country-specific refugee response plans (or refugee and migration response plan and refugee and resilience plan) and comprehensive responses.
Advise senior management on engagement in country inter-agency processes, including inter-alia, Humanitarian Response Plans, UNDAF and humanitarian-development nexus initiatives; represent and facilitate UNHCR¿s contribution to these processes.
Ensure that the High Commissioner¿s accountability towards refugees is reaffirmed in inter agency processes, including under the refugee coordination model and try to harness inter agency support for the coordination mechanisms established.
Facilitate UNHCR¿s catalytic role in the context of the Global Compact on Refugees
Liaise with other UN agencies and other inter government agencies and fora to find areas of cooperation, joint initiatives and where applicable negotiate joint agreements or work programmes to further protection and assistance for persons of concern
Participate, chair and/or coordinate the work of Multi–sector group (MSG), including determining collective priorities, managing the MSG work plans and supervising secretariat functions.
Ensure that UNHCR provides constructive and coherent inputs on the humanitarian policy and coordination issues addressed by the IASC and other fora in regions and country operations. This should be in collaboration with main partner agencies (OCHA, WFP, UNICEF, the ICRC and NGOs).
Participate in field support and advise missions as appropriate.
Provide support to colleagues on humanitarian coordination issues
Alert the regional Bureau, multi-country office and/or RRC office on issues related to coordination arrangements interface with development and humanitarian systems.

For positions in the Regional Bureaux, Multi-Country offices or RRC offices only:

Promote within relevant country operations coordinated approaches to decision making frameworks, especially in regards to humanitarian inter agency processes, but also with a focus on development processes as they impact on UNHCR in the field.
Operationalize UNHCR¿s inter-agency policies and maintain an inclusive inter-agency regional approach.
Advise UNHCR¿s senior management on engagement in regional inter-agency processes, including regional Economic Commissions and regional UNSDG as well as regional fora (IGAD,ECOWAS, ASEAN, etc).
Establish regional coordination mechanisms and/or consultation fora for situations led by UNHCR. This should include, inter alia: support to RRC (if appointed); information-management; reporting.
Ensure timely preparedness across the region / multi-countries.
Liaise with other UN agencies and other inter government agencies and fora at the regional level to find areas of cooperation, joint initiatives and where applicable negotiate joint agreements or work programmes to further protection and assistance for persons of concern.
Where applicable, coordinate the compilation of a regional refugee response plan (in some situations, this could be a regional refugee and migrant response plan or a refugee and resilience plan), as well as its monitoring and the tracking of financial contributions.
Ensure efficient and timely circulation of information to stakeholders, including through the production of regular and up-to-date information, key messages and regional situational analysis.
Ensure effective coordination mechanisms are in place in country operations in line with globally-agreed arrangements and the refugee coordination model and provide support as required, including through field missions, to safeguard harmonized position and communication between national and regional coordination mechanisms UNHCR leads or is actively engaged in.
Advise field operations on how to facilitate UNHCR¿s catalytic and convener¿s role in the context of the Global Compact on Refugees.
Advise field operations on how to engage in UNDAF processes.
Organize regional-level capacity building, as required.
Support the organization of annual regional NGO consultations and facilitate events as required.
Alert the HQ (DER and DESS) on issues related to coordination arrangements interface with development and humanitarian systems.

For Positions In The Partnership And Coordination Service Only

Liaise with other UN agencies and other inter government agencies and fora to find areas of cooperation, joint initiatives and where applicable negotiate joint agreements, letters and MOUs to further refugee protection and assistance as well as agreements for other persons of concern.
Promote within UNHCR’s Bureaux and Functional Divisions coordinated approaches to decision making frameworks, especially in regards to humanitarian inter agency processes, but also with a focus on development processes as they impact on UNHCR in the field.
Advise Regional Bureaux, multi-country offices, RRC offices and country operations on inter-agency and coordination matters, including issues related to the humanitarian-development nexus.
Carry out field support missions, as required.
Represent UNHCR with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee: ensure UNHCR¿s engagement in IASC structures is strategic and coherent and that UNHCR is represented adequately in the relevant subsidiary bodies, support the Head of Service in representing UNHCR in the Operational Policy and Advocacy Group.
Compile inputs and draft reports or comments for key inter-agency processes, amongst others the Secretary General¿s report for ECOSOC on humanitarian coordination and UNHCR¿s self-report on commitments made at the World Humanitarian Summit.
Assist with UNHCR¿s participation in the ECOSOC Humanitarian Segment, in cooperation with UNHCR New York.
Draft input and coordinate the input of others into annual reports in the area of partnership and coordination, such as the Global Appeal and Report and into Standing Committee documents.
Support the organization of Annual NGO Consultations.

Minimum Qualifications

Years of Experience / Degree Level

For P4/NOD – 9 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 8 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 7 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education

Law, Political Science, Economics, International Relations,
Business Administration, Social Science
or other relevant field.
(Field(s) of Education marked with an asterisk* are essential)
Certificates and/or Licenses
In future: completion of the Inter-Agency Coordination Learning Programme
(Certificates and Licenses marked with an asterisk* are essential)

Relevant Job Experience

Essential

Experience of working in an inter-agency environment at field or Headquarters level. Experience of liaising with governments and/or the donor community. Thorough understanding of UNHCR’s protection mandate and core mission. Thorough understanding of humanitarian coordination processes and recent inter-agency developments related to the IASC and the broader UN.

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October 29, 2024
Senior Employee Relations Manager

We are looking for a Senior Employee Relations (ER) Manager for EMEA with deep experience influencing and impacting high growth and dynamic businesses through effective management (both proactive and reactive) of a wide range of employee relations issues. This person will be accountable for working with employees across organizations, building trusted relationships quickly, and leading with warmth, empathy, compassion, and creativity to think inside of and outside of the box to drive the right solutions.
Responsibilities
Investigation and management of Employee concerns:

Conducts the analysis and resolution of issues with increasing complexity, visibility and risk related to policy, values or, cultural concerns/violations and incident or threat response, independently or by collaborating with managers, peers in Human Resources (HR) and Legal as appropriate; recommends solutions to address issues from a systematic perspective
Determines appropriate approach, interviews -appropriate parties in an investigation in review of concerns on matters related to policy or culture concerns/violations and workplace behaviors. Documents findings, maintains appropriate levels of confidentiality and demonstrates leadership to influence direction of initiatives and investigations.
Concludes investigations, using findings, relevant partnership with team, and knowledge of the relevant legislation / regulations, and Microsoft business context and organizational policies to determine a resolution to investigation of policy or culture concerns/violations and incident or threat response, and recommends corrective/disciplinary actions or processes, as deemed appropriate.
Collaborates with partners across stakeholders to seek counsel from senior peers or managers as needed on proposed strategy weighing complexity, sensitivity, and parties involved.
Models best practices in interviewing techniques and mastery of empathy, confidentiality, and connecting themes.
Utilizes tools and resources to track, document work product and makes recommendations for refining, streamlining, and improving tools and their usage to improve future documentation needs.
Assists/Partners with internal investigative entities at Microsoft (e.g., Workplace Investigations Team [WIT], Office of Legal Compliance [OLC], Global Security Investigations [GSI]) in investigations of serious cases and implements appropriate remediation in conjunction with a business, region, or geography; may lead the investigations for a business, region, or geography where resources are limited; ensures appropriate documentation of issues is in place.
Seeks input from peers, managers, and appropriate stakeholders to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations and Microsoft policies.
Identifies, raises, or escalates issues for trends in ER; partners with team and relevant HR partners to reduce ER issues for a business, region, or geography.

Capability Building

Coaches employees and managers on navigation of ER processes, provides guidance, coaching or training through the ER experience, and acts as a sounding board for employees and managers on how to navigate work and handle themselves post-investigation.
Manages through conflict listening for what is said verbally and nonverbally, identifies potential solutions, provides tools and resources for facilitating resolution.
Consults with partners and stakeholders as subject matter expert on situations or issues providing best practices, influencing policy and observed trends. Use expertise to make recommendations for next steps, determine what would need to occur next for the situation to need to be transferred to WIT, and what best practices other teams should use to navigate the situation/concern.
Provide one-on-one consulting/coaching with senior/executive business leaders, or by engaging relevant stakeholders and HR partners in capability building conversations.
Identifies opportunities through insights to build organizational capability to proactively manage the creation of ER matters.
Partners with other internal teams to influence policy and decision making based upon preexisting ER best practices and observed trends. Recognizes when standard HR policies and process should be followed and where exceptions should and can be made.
Initiates conversations with individual parties at Microsoft in conflict, listening for what is said both verbally and nonverbally in order to understand the nature of the conflict, what parties’ contributions are to the conflict, their respective willingness to resolve it, and what may be potential solutions for conflict resolution while maintaining appropriate levels of confidentiality.
Coaches and guides parties to leverage best resources and/or approach for the conflict after sharing their findings, or provides the tools that would allow for facilitating conflict resolution to occur as appropriate.

HR Project and Programs

Guides and oversees the identification of needs to design and implement ER projects or programs (e.g., policy evolution, process, tools and partnerships with business and HR leaders; oversees project planning and execution.
Gathers and interprets industry trends about Employee Relations programs and processes and identifies execution or communication gaps within a business, region, or geography; develops and proposes action plans to address the gaps in collaboration with peer disciplines (e.g., Human Resources Consulting and Business Partnership) and business leaders.

Operational Compliance

Interprets and advocates Microsoft values and compliance with Human Resources policies for a business, region, or geography; identifies/raises needs to mitigate potential risks by collaborating with the Legal profession; leads their team in the collaboration with peers in other businesses, regions, or geographies; provides guidance to create standardized/scalable approach for enhancing compliance.
Identifies the strategy for the localization/update of policies and procedures related to managed projects and programs; gains approval from business leadership in partnerships with Human Resources policy owners and Human Resources Business Partnership (HRBP).

Other

Embody our culture and values

Qualifications
Required/Minimum Qualifications

9+ years experience with Human Resources or Business programs/processes
OR Bachelor’s Degree AND 7+ years experience with Human Resources or Business programs/processes.

Additional or Preferred Qualifications
3+ years Employee Relations experience.
CIPD qualified, Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)/Society for Human Resources Management-Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) or equivalent.

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October 29, 2024
Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Key Responsibilities.

Oversee the development of the MEL Strategy and provide Strategic and Technical direction and development of the design and implementation of the Strategy.
Ensure that the Overall Project plan is well informed by the M&E framework including log-frame and Theory of Change.
Review the quality of existing data in the project subject areas, the methods of collecting it, and the degree to which it will provide good baseline statistics for impact evaluation.
Understand the Program Partners’ policies to ensure the Framework developed is in line with both as necessary.
Articulate key risks and issues to the Stakeholders, ensuring these risks are understood and acted upon
Oversee collection of data regularly to measure achievement against the performance indicators and ensure updating of the project indicator tracking matrix consistently.
Monitor implementation of field activities with the project team to ensure achievement of anticipated results and expected quality, and update the project management regarding any concerns.
Review the results and identify areas where support/input is required for Program partners.
Prepare regular reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually) showing project progress and other updates for management for decision making.
Act as a focal point for data and provide in-depth data analysis and visualization for purposes of decision-making at the project management level and program levels.
Undertake quality control and final editing of all reports, ensuring that professional standards and formats including alignment to the project theory of change and results framework are adhered to.
Provide quality assurance for the evaluation process in Baseline, Mid-term, and End line and ensure that the process adheres to Program Partners’ evaluations standards.
Synthesize the results to generate learning insights periodically and organize learning workshops with Program Partners.
Ensure results and reports are reviewed and discussed in respective forums and in a timely fashion in terms of implications for future action.
Support Project teams and partner organizations in the documentation of success stories.
Design innovative and participatory monitoring and evaluation methodologies and tools to assess outcomes and impact of the Program.
Strengthen the capacity of stakeholders in M&E, data quality, and data improvement systems as needed.
Train /orient Staff on the M&E Plan and how to use the data collection tools.
Performing any other duties assigned in line with this position.
Key Qualifications.

Master’s degree in Statistics, M&E, or related discipline.
Must have 7-9 years of relevant experience.
Must be conversant with the M&E tools.
Strong Coordination, Supervisory, and Management skills.
Ability to interact skillfully and diplomatically with numerous counterparts, including Actors from Government and Private sector.
Experience and working knowledge with any advanced data analysis, analytics, and visualization applications.
Experience working with Donor funded programs is an added advantage

If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke on/before 15th March 2022.

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vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke

October 28, 2024
Global Research and Evidence Manager

About the job
Introduction

Living Goods (LG) (https://livinggoods.org/) is a leading non-profit organization innovatively transforming the health of vulnerable communities. We support networks of trusted community health workers (CHWs) to transform health outcomes for women and children and work to advance system change by partnering with governments to sustainably lead. We focus on ensuring CHW’s are treated as essential health workers who should be digitized, equipped, supervised, and compensated-so they can make the greatest impact-and harnessing community-level data to transform health systems. We focus on treating some of the deadliest but most easily treatable deadly childhood diseases, supporting women of reproductive age with pregnancy support and family planning, and ensuring every child is fully vaccinated. At the end of 2020, Living Goods was supporting more than 11,000 CHWs in Kenya and Uganda to deliver care to more than 8.5 million people. Living Goods’ new strategic plan (https://livinggoods.org/our-2022-2026-strategic-plan/) focuses on the next frontier of impact: enabling government partners to improve health outcomes nationally, by ensuring CHWs can reach their full potential. Building on our unique experience supporting more than 12,000 CHWs to deliver quality health care to more than 9 million people, this plan focuses on ensuring high-quality, digitally-enabled community health care can be professionalized and scaled more sustainably, in more countries-saving and improving more lives.

Your Charge

Living Goods is looking for an experienced researcher to lead research projects from end to end across the organization. This position reports to the Director of Performance, Evidence and Insights and is a part of the Global Programs Team, working cross functionally with our country programs and MEL teams to build evidence and insights to drive the organization’s impact and advocacy goals. Living Goods research portfolio includes operations research, process evaluations, and impact evaluations, and leverages vast amounts of program monitoring data as well as externally collected data.

You are a strong project manager and a research technical expert, fluent across quantitative and qualitative methods and approaches. You will roll up your sleeves to design, conduct, analyze and package up research for advocacy. You will also identify, contract and manage high quality external Principal Investigators and research partners to collaborate and deliver. And you will train, mentor and support colleagues across the organization in research methods and management. You will develop evaluation strategies and research approaches to answer priority questions associated with Living Goods’ learning agenda, striking the balance of impact, feasibility, cost and rigor. You will also contribute to business development proposals, and you will strategically package up key evidence, learning and insights for advocacy.

You have deep research technical experience and have a well-developed network of research colleagues and collaborators. You are intellectually curious, learning oriented and collaborative. You are motivated to produce high-quality research, evidence and insights that will drive impact deepening and advocacy. You enjoy being challenged and delivering excellence to colleagues and partners.

Research Project Management

Manage priority internal and external research projects from end to end including developing the evaluation strategy, drafting RFPs, identifying and contracting research partners (where appropriate), project management and oversight, data anlaysis report writing, dissemination, and ensuring translation of evidence and insights for program improvement and advocacy.
Provide technical guidance/management to other LG and partner staff to adhere to research systems/processes/protocols to ensure high-quality research design, implementation, and analysis.
Conduct analysis of internal program data and external evaluation data to answer priority learning questions or develop key evidence and insights for advocacy.

External Research Partnerships & Business Development

Expand and deepen strategic global research partnerships
Identify Principal Investigators and high-quality research partners for collaboration on specific projects.
Package up key evidence, learning and insight to share externally for advocacy, thought leadership and business development.
Represent the organization externally with government partners, academia, funders
Lead the technical input on evaluation and research sections of funding proposals.
Partner with the business development team to identify specific opportunities for research funding aligned with the strategy.
Participate in relevant external coalitions and technical working groups

Knowledge Pieces and Publications

Publish key research, analysis, evidence and insights in peer-reviewed journals.
Write knowledge pieces including blogs, policy briefs, and other articles to drive LG thought leadership, fundraising and advocacy goals.

Professional development & capacity-building

Provide technical mentorship and capacity building across staff in research design, management and dissemination.
Share relevant literature and research with team to enable and encourage evidence-informed decision making.

Administrative/Other

Contribute to Global Program Team and country-level research strategy, annual planning and budgeting.
Lead or participate in internal and external steering committees and technical working groups as assigned and appropriate.

Minimum Qualifications

Masters degree in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, health economics, health systems strengthening, health policy with quantitative research specialization
Demonstrated research technical experience with 7-9 years of total work experience with ideally 1-3 years at managerial level

Skills and Competencies:

Excellent research & analytical technical expertise including in Epidemiology, bio-statistics, health economics, health systems research, quantitative & qualitative methods, survey design and management, data management,
Experience managing multiple research projects from end to end with a high degree of quality and excellence.
Strategic thinking and analysis, ability to synthesize and interpret evidence and data into relevant, strategic recommendations
Track record of packing up evidence and insights into high quality knowledge and learning outputs, policy briefs, peer-reviewed publications etc.
Ability to foster research collaboration internally and externally across an established personal network of research colleagues.
Experience in team management, technical capacity building and mentorship.
Excellent written, verbal and inter-personal communication skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate and engage effectively with a range of stakeholders including team members, external partners, funders and government partners.
Strong interpersonal skills including cultural sensitivity. Experience working cross-functionally across teams

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livinggoods.applytojob.com

October 28, 2024
Senior PSP Officer Senior Economist – Field Operations Campaigns Officer Associate Communications Officer

Duties

Develop and implement a strategic plan for Private Sector Partnership in the market, reflecting the country advocacy strategies and global PSP strategies.
Contribute to the development of the annual country Private Partnerships and Philanthropy income, including its income targets and other goals, as well as in their implementation, and report in a timely manner according to agreed annual budgets and plans.
Manage and/or oversee the PSP budget in the AOR, supervise PSP (UNHCR regular and affiliated) staff in order to ensure National Growth Fund (NGF) projects operate within approved budget.
Effectively lead the PSP team within the AOR to substantially increase the funds raised in the market
Enforce the Organization¿s global private sector fundraising strategy in the AOR.
Oversee the development of an individual giving acquisition program which could include Face to Face, Direct Mail, print ad, Digital or DRTV in addition to other methods determined to be appropriate.
Oversee donor development, supporter experience and donor care programs to increase donor retention and improve life-time value of donors
Advise on PSP investments (NGF) on the different fundraising channels, bringing maximum return on investment to the Organization at minimum risk.
Develop and/or oversee cordial relations with relevant corporate donors and media partners when it is related for fundraising in order to seek their increased financial and other types of support for UNHCR.
Oversee the development and maintenance of a donor database, in which financial supporter’s private information and donation history are saved.
Oversee the development, maintenance, updating and enhancement of all the fundraising communication messages and materials for print and internet-based online outlets in order to maximize the loyalty of the donors for UNHCR.
Ensure the submission of regular reports to the relevant internal recipients inside UNHCR (country, regional and HQ level).
Ensure the compliance with the relevant domestic law related to fundraising practice, fundraising licencing and data protection.
Manage PSP activities and staff within the AOR to ensure efficient fundraising operations meeting expected income growth targets.
If delegated by the supervisor, give approval to national and/or regional PSP implementation of activities within agreed budgets, staffing plans and annual plans.
Approve UNHCR corporate brand and its delivery for public engagement within the AOR and following PSP global guidelines.
Coordinate and work closely with Representative(s) and Communications team to integrate plans as it relates to events, public engagement initiatives, campaigns, communications and outreach.
Ensure coordination with programme, livelihoods, durable solutions and other key UNHCR staff in the AOR as applicable, to identify programme areas for PSP to support, collaborate to structure donor proposals and secure donations from PPH partners
Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Years of Experience / Degree Level
For P4/NOD – 9 years relevant experience with Undergraduate degree; or 8 years relevant experience with Graduate degree; or 7 years relevant experience with Doctorate degree

Field(s) of Education

Business; Marketing; Social Sciences; or other relevant field.

Certificates and/or Licenses

N/A

Relevant Job Experience
Essential:
Multiyear private sector fundraising experience in a not-for-profit organisation. Proven and successful multi-year track record in private sector partnerships (fundraising). Experience with developing and implementing private sector fundraising plans and budgets. Proven ability to meet fundraising targets and to negotiate and secure corporate and foundation partnerships for a monetary value of the one noted in the Operational Context. Proven experience in developing and implementing PSP plans and budgets. Proven ability to meet fundraising targets. Proven experience in managing high level meetings. Proven ability in understanding how to reconcile the needs of the Organization with those of the donor. Experience with organizing workshops, trainings and coaching staff. Proven ability to write, draft, and edit letters, proposals, appeals, reports, acknowledgements, briefings, and donor correspondence when appropriate and ability to explain complex issues to external donors and present the Organization and diverse operations in an appealing and concise manner. Proven experience in managing growing teams; Excellent Leadership/Managerial skills and high emotional intelligence. Proven ability to work with a variety of stakeholders
Desirable:
Experience of working within the UN system, either in headquarters, a field operation or in a fundraising position. Experience in emergency fundraising for a humanitarian organisation. Experience in handling ¿Corporate Social Responsibility¿ programs and corporate recognition programs. Experience with raising funds from large groups of individuals through direct marketing techniques. Excellent computer skills with particular reference to word, excel and PowerPoint. Ability to work independently and take initiative. Ability to solve problems creatively and efficiently

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October 28, 2024
HR Manager

Key Responsibilities

Oversee all talent acquisition interventions including Campus relations, coordinate with recruitment partners, conduct interviews, negotiate compensation etc. for the location. Ensure adequate talent pipeline is available at any point of time
Lead learning and development activities for employees for the location including training need identification, trainer identification and implementation of the training
Benchmark HR practices with industry standards specific to Kenya, and continually identify process improvements
Ensure policies and processes are being followed and suggest changes from time to time in line with the market and industry
Understand the legal and regulatory requirements associated with the role and guide the team, including management of any disciplinary issues
Advise on employee specific interventions basis requirement of the hour and in anticipation of key employee issues
Participate and assist Head – HR in the performance management process
Prepare periodic / monthly management reports
Manage HR budget and reporting
Assist in periodic/interim/ annual audits and due diligence activities
Lead payroll activities for the location and coordinate with Finance for timely payouts
Oversee leave management including maintenance of leave records
Manage employee grievances, suggest suitable remediation and maintain healthy employee relations

Qualification and Requirements

Human Resource Degree/Masters or equivalent from reputable university/ College
Member of the Institute of Human Resource Management ( IHRM) in good standing
Minimum of 7-9 years of past experience in Human Resource management in Kenya/Africa
Proved track record in managing and supporting intercultural teams
Understanding of regional employment regulations and best practices
Proven track record in people management and project management
Strong problem-solving skills
Ability to synthesize information and assist in creating insightful recommendations for employees
Excellent communication and presentation
Prior exposure to the international development sector/domains in which Intellecap works will be advantageous

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October 28, 2024
Monitoring and Evaluation Manager

Our client is a training institution on digital programs. They seek to hire a Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager to provide Strategic and Technical direction in the development and implementation of the overall Monitoring, Evaluation, Research, and Learning Strategy.

Key Responsibilities.

Oversee the development of the MEL Strategy and provide Strategic and Technical direction and development of the design and implementation of the Strategy.
Ensure that the Overall Project plan is well informed by the M&E framework including log-frame and Theory of Change.
Review the quality of existing data in the project subject areas, the methods of collecting it, and the degree to which it will provide good baseline statistics for impact evaluation.
Understand the Program Partners’ policies to ensure the Framework developed is in line with both as necessary.
Articulate key risks and issues to the Stakeholders, ensuring these risks are understood and acted upon
Oversee collection of data regularly to measure achievement against the performance indicators and ensure updating of the project indicator tracking matrix consistently.
Monitor implementation of field activities with the project team to ensure achievement of anticipated results and expected quality, and update the project management regarding any concerns.
Review the results and identify areas where support/input is required for Program partners.
Prepare regular reports (weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annually) showing project progress and other updates for management for decision making.
Act as a focal point for data and provide in-depth data analysis and visualization for purposes of decision-making at the project management level and program levels.
Undertake quality control and final editing of all reports, ensuring that professional standards and formats including alignment to the project theory of change and results framework are adhered to.
Provide quality assurance for the evaluation process in Baseline, Mid-term, and End line and ensure that the process adheres to Program Partners’ evaluations standards.
Synthesize the results to generate learning insights periodically and organize learning workshops with Program Partners.
Ensure results and reports are reviewed and discussed in respective forums and in a timely fashion in terms of implications for future action.
Support Project teams and partner organizations in the documentation of success stories.
Design innovative and participatory monitoring and evaluation methodologies and tools to assess outcomes and impact of the Program.
Strengthen the capacity of stakeholders in M&E, data quality, and data improvement systems as needed.
Train /orient Staff on the M&E Plan and how to use the data collection tools.
Performing any other duties assigned in line with this position.

Key Qualifications.

Master’s degree in Statistics, M&E, or related discipline.
Must have 7-9 years of relevant experience.
Must be conversant with the M&E tools.
Strong Coordination, Supervisory, and Management skills.
Ability to interact skillfully and diplomatically with numerous counterparts, including Actors from Government and Private sector.
Experience and working knowledge with any advanced data analysis, analytics, and visualization applications.
Experience working with Donor funded programs is an added advantage.

If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Senior Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke on/before 25th October 2021.

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October 28, 2024
Actuarial Manager General Insurance Corporate Audit Assurance Officer BDM Institutional Business Development

Job Purpose and Key responsibilities
Reporting to the Chief Actuary, the role holder will provide actuarial support to business and participate in overall risk management for the company. He/she is expected to lead and manage a team that is all rounded and highly motivated to achieve both their personal and career objectives.
Key responsibilities

Provide input into underwriting strategy and rules for General Insurance, Kenya insurance business
Analyse statistical data in order to determine rates for different risks in acceptance of proposals for new policies and products in conjunction with the underwriting department
Review the product performance with regards to their claims and expense experience and advise on appropriate pricing.
Provide analysis to support the application of appropriate reinsurance arrangements and provide inputs to the reinsurance management strategy.
Working with the risk and compliance department in the measurement quantification of operational risk in General Insurance, Kenya business
Provide leadership to the team in determining and calculating all GI insurance contract reserves.
In charge of developing the Asset Liability Management framework for the general business and working closely with the Capital management team and the investment team to actualize the ALM framework.
Coordinate the preparation of business plans/budgets and capital management initiatives for the life business.
Provides input to the enterprise risk management by conducting stress and scenario testing, reviewing the risk appetite statements, etc.
Ensuring compliance to IRA regulation and other relevant regulations.
Supervising, mentoring and coaching staff under supervision
Work closely with the finance function, appointed actuary and external auditor in the preparation of financial statements and the disclosure requirements.
Be highly conversant with IFRS 17 requirements and have the relevant skills to implement the new standard.
Make presentations to management and board on the performance of the business, including financial impacts of actions taken by management and the board.
Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Key Performance Measures

As described in your Personal Scorecard

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

University Degree in actuarial science, statistics, engineering, mathematics, physics, economics or related field with strong emphasis on mathematical proficiency
7-9 years’ of relevant actuarial experience in an actuarial function with a company with a similar maturity level as Britam.
Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries or any other recognised actuarial body.

Change Leaders in Britam need to:

Strategically lead a function to service customers from a sustainable and growing customer base whilst increasing profit;
Continuously configure and adapt the functional area to most effectively suit the future view of the business;
Introduce new concepts so that they are adopted appropriately at the right time (manage the rate of change);
Be in touch with the changing industry, customer needs and international best practice;
Improve the efficiency of the function by appropriately challenging managers about operational and tactical issues;
Ensure the function has the most appropriate people capability through effective inspirational leadership, people development, and optimised succession planning;
Ensure clarity of expectations for individuals in the function and other stakeholders across the group;
Facilitate functional integration;
Ensure the development and establishment of appropriate behaviour and values (culture) within the function that aligns with the strategic direction and values of the business;
Co-ordinate between functions and divisions to ensure optimisation of the value chain and resources;
Ensure alignment of strategy, objectives and deliverables within the function;
Develop innovative partnerships and distribution channels to increase Britam’s market penetration;
Ensure a seamless experience for clients;
Appropriately allocate funds and capital to maximise shareholder value;
Adequately manage operational risk;
Increase operational efficiency;
Provide access to accurate and consistent information and services across all channels;
Improve quality and speed of decision making across the business.

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October 28, 2024
Digital Health Senior Technical Advisor

Do you want your work to matter? Do you want to use your skills to make a difference, not just a living? Do you want to improve millions of lives, including your own?
Living Goods works to reinvent how we improve the lives of the under-served. We think big, relentlessly innovate to ensure both impact & health system strengthening. At Living Goods, you will have the opportunity to apply your ideas and creativity at work every day. If you work well in a dynamic collaborative environment, set high standards, and meet challenges with determination and a sense of humor, you’ll thrive here at Living Goods.
Your Charge
This role is working hand in hand with LG digital country teams, the global tech team governments, and partners and ensures that digitally-enabled performance management opportunities are met.
Roles and Responsibilities
Technical Assistance

Develop standardized toolkits for country teams to use to support digital health program delivery.
Provide technical support to country teams through the solution development process, project management backstopping, stakeholder and vendors management (along with partnerships and product manager).
Advise project leads on budgets, and resource planning for the digital health components and overall project execution.
Collaborate with country tech leads to build systems and processes that ensure robust support of technology implemented and reinforce SOPs established for organizational effectiveness.
Develop assessment criteria and success frameworks for digital health programs for country teams to be guided by.
Provide support to country teams in the evolution of the technology solution in collaboration with the country tech leads, product managers ensuring proper change management and alignment with organizational strategy.
Cross-functional collaboration and project management support and able to collaborate with various functional partners to source data, define objectives, probe/ask questions, drive alignment.
Catalyze cross learnings within the organization’s digital health programs and teams, and develop methods to document learnings and generate thoughtful discussion and insights to inform continuous improvement of processes, systems, and tools internally as well generate materials for external thought leadership and advocacy.
Identify learning and training opportunities for country teams that can be developed, packaged, and disseminated through engaging formats to continuous upskilling of digital health teams.

Advocacy and BD

Contribute to the organization’s digital health advocacy goals through panels, blogs, videos based on learnings from LG’s digital health programs.
Provide subject matter input to BD for proposal development stages for digital health opportunities and identify new partnership opportunities in digital health to add value to existing digital health global vision and programs.
Contributing to policy guidance as it relates to digital health with global, regional, and country-level digital health working groups and networks.
Lead training and build the capacity of advocacy and business development teams to understand the digital health ecosystem to empower them to succeed in achieving their respective team missions.
Coordinate with communications staff on the production and dissemination of promotional materials and handle digital health and innovation public relations events.

Shared Services

As a member of a shared services team, you may be required to fill in capacity gaps in different parts of the Global Digital Health team such as providing strategic support to digital health stakeholder engagement strategy, global digital health vision, and support on strategic initiatives.

Skills and Competencies

Deep understanding of evolving digital health and community health landscape in Africa, including opportunity and challenges and commonly adopted digital health global goods used in low resource settings.
Influencing skills – Brings people along in an organized and engaging manner, maintains dialogue on work and results. Agility and ease to deal with ambiguity. Is energized by ambiguity and tough challenges.
Service-oriented leadership and teamwork approach to support across business teams and diverse partners to deliver optimal solutions that meet organization and partner objectives.
Relationship Management- Strong interpersonal skills that establish and maintain rapport with diverse audiences, and comfortable managing different interests to achieve overall alignment for program objectives and organizational big wins.
Excellent communications skills, both orally and written project updates to external and internal stakeholder meetings using PowerPoint.
Skilled in change management and management of stakeholders within change management.

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in Information Technology, Public Health/Digital Health, Global Health, or related field.
7 to 9 years experience in project management and implementation of national scale digital health solutions, including expert knowledge of project management tools.
Experience providing technical assistance on digital transformation programs or digital health programs to government, donors, and/or implementing partners.
Experience in adhering to and driving teams to adhere to agile software development lifecycles and adoption of agile methodologies, processes, and tools as part of the project management approach.
Experience working with technology teams to ensure design and solution architecture outputs meet the business requirements.
French fluency added a bonus.

Compensation
A competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including health insurance and annual performance bonus pay opportunity. This is an opportunity to be your best while making lives better for those in need.
Living Goods is an equal opportunity employer and will consider every qualified applicant for employment. Living Goods does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.
Our current job openings are displayed on our website, where you can search for open positions and apply directly. Living Goods does not offer any positions without an interview and never asks candidates for money. If you are asked for money, we strongly recommend not responding and not sending money or personal information.

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October 28, 2024