Jobs Kenya

Job Field: Sector in Administration / Secretarial  , NGO/Non-Profit

  • Regional Managing Director

    Regional Managing Director

    YOUR POSITION WITH TNC
    The Regional Managing Director provides strategic leadership and management to the Conservancy’s growing Africa Region, currently comprised of nearly 70 staff doing and supporting on-the-ground conservation on the African continent .
    Essential Functions
    With a current fiscal year budget of US$23 million, the Regional Managing Director leads conservation and supporting activities for a rapidly growing region with staff currently based in six African countries (Gabon, Kenya, Tanzania, Seychelles, Zambia and soon South Africa). We also have several support staff based in the United States, and invest in partners in other African countries. The Regional Managing Director is ultimately responsible and accountable for the programs, partnerships and conservation results throughout the region. S/he represents the program broadly both internally and externally to Conservancy senior management, the Board of Directors, country governments, bilateral and multi-lateral agencies and non-governmental organization partners. S/he ensures that the conservation goals and activities of the Africa Region are aligned with The Nature Conservancy’s overall conservation framework and organizational priorities, known as the Shared Conservation Agenda. S/he builds and directs the Africa Region Senior Leadership team, including the region’s senior leaders in conservation, external affairs, marketing, philanthropy, finance, human resources and operations.
    The Regional Managing Director will report to the Executive Vice President (EVP) for Africa, India and Europe and will support the EVP as necessary in the engagement of major donors to support our work. The Regional Managing Director is a member of the Conservancy’s Executive Team.
    Responsibilities And Scope

    Advances the Conservancy’s role as a global conservation leader and acts as internal and external ambassador to advocate for TNC’s conservation work in Africa.
    Works with the Executive Vice President, Chief Conservation Officer, the Managing Directors of other conservation regions, the Global Strategy Leads and the Executive Team to integrate and align the Africa Region conservation priorities with those of the organization as a whole.
    Works with fellow leaders to formulate, establish, and evaluate policies and/or long-term programs.
    Responsible for overseeing preparation of annual work plans and budgets for the Africa Region as well as reports against annual goals and objectives.
    Directs negotiations for complex, high profile and sensitive agreements.
    Manages senior leadership positions within the region and is responsible for the management and development of all staff within the region.
    In coordination with the EVP, responsible for liaising with TNC’s volunteer leadership, including the Africa Council.
    Accountable to assist the EVP as necessary raising public and private funds to meet annual budget needs for the region.
    Responsible for the oversight and implementation of large cross-boundary projects, and administrative and compliance issues region-wide. Ensures multiple programs meet organization-wide needs and commitments and are managed for ethical compliance.
    Plays a leading role in managing major public agency and elected official relationships.
    Works with key partners to develop and communicate solutions and best practices.
    Reports on program to executive leadership and Board of Directors.

    Minimum Qualifications

    Graduate degree in business, law, environmental policy, natural resource management or other relevant field and years’ senior level experience in a relevant field, or equivalent combination.
    Experience leading and managing a large multi-disciplinary team, including managing senior level leaders.
    Experience addressing political, communal and/or environmental challenges and opportunities within Africa.
    Experience communicating with and presenting to diverse audiences including donors, board members, employees, outside partners, or equivalent.
    Experience in fundraising, including cultivation of major donors.
    Experience in evaluating and/or negotiating complex, high profile or sensitive agreements.
    Fluency in English required

    Desired Qualifications

    Multi-lingual skills (ideally French and Swahili) and multi-cultural experience preferred.
    Knowledge of politics and society with respect to environmental affairs in Africa.
    Demonstrated leadership and visionary qualities and ability to work effectively with and through others in a decentralized and geographically dispersed organization.
    Political and interpersonal savvy. Strong emotional intelligence.
    Successful track record recruiting, supervising and developing high performing staff.
    Approachable and accessible with a sense of humor.

  • Public Health Director, Matoso Kenya Medical Director for Health Clinic, Kenya

    Public Health Director, Matoso Kenya Medical Director for Health Clinic, Kenya

    KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
    This person will provide the leadership and management of Lalmba Kenya’s expanding public health programs. This includes overseeing mobile clinics providing ante- and post-natal care, planning and executing public health projects (such as community education groups, severe malnutrition interventions, promoting and providing HIV awareness programming, etc.) and supervising and training the local staff who work in these programs.
    QUALIFICATIONS:

    Qualified candidates are MPHs with minimum 1-2 years’ work experience, or RNs with management and public health experience.
    Must have good organizational and leadership skills and be able to manage multiple tasks and priorities.
    Must be willing to work in a very rural location. Proficiency with Word and Excel is highly desirable.
    Personnel management skills and/or experience are required.
    MUST be currently located in the U.S., South America, Canada or Europe.

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  • Academy Centre Director

    Academy Centre Director

    Salary: 7,400,210 KES negotiable depending on experience
    Travel: Up to 40% regional travel and 15% International travel (indicative)
    24 months Fixed Term Contract
    Right to work in Kenya is needed for this role. Therefore, qualified national staff are strongly recommended to apply.
    We’re looking for an instinctive, strategic thinker and leader to join us as Academy Centre Director ensuring the delivery of the Academy’s sector-leading service to meet the country and the wider region’s humanitarian capacity needs. Based in Nairobi, you will have responsibility for leading the establishment of the Academy Centre’s network of learning centres and partnerships throughout East Africa, and for ensuring the well-supported and accountable delivery of the Academy’s sector-leading solutions to meet the country and the wider region’s humanitarian capacity needs.
    The Role
    In this pivotal post you will report to the Chief Executive of the Humanitarian Leadership Academy and be responsible for a budget of approximately £1m. You will lead on the expansion of our activities across the region and the development of the Academy’s business model. You will also be responsible for setting the strategic direction of the Academy Centre, leading on the development of a strategic business plan and the delivery of the annual and long-term strategic priorities for the Academy Centre.
    The Person
    To be successful, you’ll be fluent in both English with the right to work in Kenya but also a willingness to travel to insecure environments for short periods of time. You will have significant experience of representing organisations externally and the ability to advocate sell ideas and influence at a high level, a proven record of leading a sizeable, complex service delivery operation and the development of multi-level operational plans. With an in-depth understanding of Kenya and the wider East Africa region, you will also have robust knowledge and understanding of the challenges of learning and professional development in the humanitarian sector.
    Closing date: 3rd December 2017

  • Proposal Development Manager – Food Practice

    Proposal Development Manager – Food Practice

    Location:
    Nairobi, Kenya or flexible internationally (open for mutual discussion).
    Background:
    Convene and facilitate the process and develop powerful stories with strategic content to develop compelling proposals, based on defined strategy and identified opportunities. Collaborate with areas of expertise within the Practice, as well as galvanising cross-office coordination for ‘big topics’. Collect and share best practice for proposals. Provide on-demand help with proposal development.
    Main functions:

    Together with the Practice Leadership, and the Network Fundraising community, identify critical programme needs that require funding and match these to funding opportunities in support of the Global Goal
    Work with Network fundraising and partnership experts to ensure that proposal development is accurately tuned to match their requirements
    Work with fundraising community to develop funding events that allow WWF to showcase is biggest and most promising ideas to most promising donors
    Project coordination of the proposal development for big topics i.e. collect and share best-practices to utilise the full potential of most recent know-how across the network.
    Provide assistance, upon request from offices, with communication/content/grant proposal representation toward the donors.
    Contribute to the Knowledge-Management platform to share learnings.
    Liaise with Focal Points and Fundraising leads in Offices and coordinate with the Practice to support fundraising concepts and proposals (co-design).
    Coordinate stewardship and reporting requirements.
    Liaise regularly with Focal Points and Practice Members to share developments, updates and progress.
    Additional duties and responsibilities as required by the Practice Leader

    Major Duties and Responsibilities:

    Accountability for providing content agenda to the Network.
    Support Practice agenda development, jointly with Practice core team.
    Liaise closely with other Deputy Practice Leaders to facilitate integration with other Practice activities.
    Support Practice Leader in anchoring a shift from individual programming to a focused set of 2025 goals;
    In coordination with other Deputy Practice Leaders, ensure a network wide dialogue and interaction that enables the best ideas to rise to the surface
    Instil in the Practice team a culture of innovation and learning
    Develop a process of linking, selecting and nurturing the best ideas that show greatest promise of delivering transformative impact against our Goals and Outcomes;
    Manage this process through the phases of funding, potential evaluation, monitoring, reporting, network-wide sharing and scaling up.
    Support Practice success through Critical contributions at country level to Goals at global level
    Support Practice Leader with peer review, transparent external and internal reporting on all critical contributions and progress.
    Manage the Practice in the absence of the Practice Leader.
    Additional duties and responsibilities as required by the Practice Leader

    Required Qualifications, Skills and Competencies:

    Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in English, journalism, communications, international relations or related relevant field.
    Excellent written and oral skills in English;
    At least ten years’ relevant professional experience in writing marketing, fundraising, PR or communications materials
    Experience of working in an international environment, particularly an NGO, experience in regions like Africa and Asia would be an advantage.
    Proven ability to create donor friendly materials including experience in grant/proposal and donor report writing and understanding of the principles of communications and fundraising, especially donor needs. Experience of producing fundraising appeals (online, or through direct mail) an advantage.
    Excellent editing and proofreading skills with very high attention to detail.
    Knowledge of fundraising principles and practices, preferably in a nonprofit environment.
    Ability to coordinate/manage processes and projects that require participation and contribution from staff for which the post holder has no direct supervisory responsibility.
    Demonstrated competencies in all relevant computer packages required for writing and formatting materials.
    Ability to manipulate, analyze and interpret data, and good understanding on developing proposal budgets.
    Proven ability to meet deadlines and ability to coordinate projects with many variables, set and meet realistic deadlines, and manage a timeline under pressure.
    Ability to communicate a compelling and inspired vision in written and presentation materials and to formulate and clearly communicate ideas to others.
    Passion for conservation and adheres to WWF’s values, which are: Knowledgeable, Optimistic, Determined and Engaging.

  • Associate Director – Program Operations

    Associate Director – Program Operations

    Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI) is currently seeking a talented individual for the role of an Associate Director – Program Operations (Africa). Reporting to the Program Operations Director of Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), this position is responsible for the growth and development of the existing programs in the region, consistent with organizational standards and strategic goals towards sustainably serving families. At the same time, he/she will contribute to the development and implementation of a regional expansion strategy.
    Key Responsibilities:

    Develop, implement and monitor strategic and operational programmatic plans for the regional: aligned to the HFHI EMEA strategy.
    Facilitate development of strategic and operational plans for national organizations.
    Manage and coordinate development of national organizations, partnerships and affiliates.
    Oversee operations of the East Africa Hub.
    Identify and support potential partner organizations and negotiate strategic program alliances.
    Support global initiatives and processes as well as resource development department to fundraising opportunities including grant proposals.
    Facilitate and coordinate program / product design with relevant specialists – leading towards scalable solutions for specific target groups (marginalized, vulnerable, etc.) and specific themes (water & sanitation, DR, etc.); as per HFHI EMEA strategy.
    Develop and support strategic partnerships with regional institutions in the housing sectors.
    Recommend and implement programmatic management goals and objectives for the area.
    Prepare, implement and monitor annual programmatic budget, including grant and investment decisions.
    Participate in global program initiatives and coordinate on different themes, including: Operations; scaling strategies.
    Lead and direct the operations program team responsible for the Africa region.
    Liaise with housing finance to ensure models are aligned with target groups and in-country priorities.
    Liaise with all departments to ensure standards compliance (SOE and other relevant HFHI policies including sustainability policy); organizational development (strategic human capacity building, governance, HR development & systems, program documentation and evaluation, etc.); volunteer engagement is aligned to program operations.

    Key Requirements:

    Master’s degree in international development, development studies, social sciences, public/business administration, or equivalent work experience at appropriate level.
    7+ years of management experience in international development contexts, including experience in project design and management, and planning and budgeting.
    Profound understanding of and working experience in Africa region as well as its cultural/social/political environment.
    Experience in non-profit program development and good knowledge of donors, including multilateral, institutional and corporations.
    Good understanding of key trends in international development.
    Strategic thinking, strategy setting, visioning capacity.
    Operational and financial management skills.
    Board development skills and capacity.
    Qualitative and quantitative analytic skills.
    Resource mobilization, training and capacity building, coaching/mentoring skills.
    Human resources management skills and knowledge.
    Fluency in English required, proficiency in French and added advantage.
    Strong people management skills.
    Ability to work independently and without close supervision.
    Must be currently eligible to work in Kenya without sponsorship.

  • Deputy Representative

    Deputy Representative

    Job Description
    General position Objective and Job Environment
    The main objective of the Intersectional Deputy Representative (DR) position is to ensure efficient & effective support for coordination of the MSF Protocol office on implementation of the Host Country Agreement (HCA) in close collaboration with the Intersectional Board in Kenya.The DR will have delegated functions on representation (on behalf of the Regional Representative) from the Intersectional Board in the fulfilment of his/her mandate. He/she will not have any operational responsibilities, which remains the sole mandate of the HoM’s.He/she will be the first line technical advisor & focal point on relational and compliance issues of MSF with the concerned Government ministries and departments, and any other interlocutors (NGO/PBO Board, other International and Inter-governmental organisations) on any matters touching on the implementation of the HCA (but with no operational responsibility) and legal status of MSF in the country.
    Main tasks & responsibilities

    Coordination /Management and support in the Regional Office
    Assists, supports and deputizes for the Regional Representative in the technical management of the Protocol Office. This includes, but is not exclusively restricted to:

    Staff management – including evaluations and HR development strategies
    Managing running costs and other operational requirements

    Quality control

    Deputizes as the signatory for all documents prepared by the Protocol Office.
    Assists and supports in Protocol Office strategic vision development and implementation.
    Provide management support & technical Supervision of Protocol Office staff in areas of external relations, organization and communication.
    Prepare and implement on annual basis an operational plan/strategy and budget for the Protocol Office.
    Ensure the Host Country Agreement guideline is in place, adhered to and regularly updated.
    Ensure the office set up reflects, & is adapted to the needs of the operations, and responds effectively.
    Ensure there is proper coordination/interaction between the Protocol Office & operations/coordination’s through the Intersectional board.
    Advice MSF entities on matters of compliance with fiscal & administrative requirements from the authority/Government in collaboration with the Technical
    Coordinators; this includes update of guidelines, analysis of agreements or MoU’s.
    Provide input & analysis on the geo-political context locally & in the region that may impact on the HCA implementation environment.
    Provide administrative & other local fiscal support to the intersection functions in the country in collaboration with the operational centers.
    Contribute to the shaping of priorities and activities of these support services, including the development and implementation of an annual plan.
    Prepare and periodically update a risk analysis that continually reflects the position of MSF with regard to potential adverse operational impact while implementing the HCA and advice accordingly

    External Representation & networking (as delegated by the regional Representative &/or HCA Board

    Develop, review periodically and implement a long term engagement strategy to be approved by Intersectional Board. It should be updated according to context evolution and key actors dynamics and changes.
    Represent MSF in all HCA dealings with (principally) MoFA and other relevant interlocutors (diplomatic missions, agencies, international organisations).
    Maintain regular contacts with the key interlocutors to keep abreast of on goings and share/update & advise MSF missions
    Create and update a mapping of all interlocutors and their contacts identifying main actors and relationships/links within GoK and with MSF entities.
    Provide advice and input where necessary on internal/external communication to INGO, governmental agencies and civil society in as far as it may impact on the Host Country Agreement in Kenya.
    Support to develop and facilitate networks and representation for and with the Intersectional Board towards relevant ministries and other relevant institutions/ international organisations / NGOs as defined by the HCA Intersectional Board (activity further to the actor mapping).
    Follow up on the implementation of the HCA with various external interlocutors, including the NGO/PBO Act transition & implementation once commencement date is announced, and advice appropriately.
    Where needed, identify and justify the need for extra resources to facilitate the lobby & networking activities.
    Represent the Regional Representative in any other meeting as required.Intersection Coordination – Secretary of the HCA Board Intersection Coordination – Secretary of the HCA Board
    Inter-sectional Coordination- Secretary of the HCA Board
    Sit on the Intersectional Board as a Secretary taking minutes of regular meetings and keeping up to date information on all communication between members.
    Adequately brief incoming HoM’s & any MSF country representative of any MSF entity in the country.
    Ensure cohesion & coordination of information flow between various MSF entities under the Intersectional Board.
    Ensure that all technical issues related to HCA/common support services are well appropriated and implemented by relevant MSF coordination/entities in the country.

    Reporting

    Ensure all necessary statutory/compliance reports to MoFA, NGO Board and other relevant entities are properly and timely done.
    Support the operations with input on any reports/information required at the Intersectional Board level.
    Submit a quarterly report on the activities of the Protocol Office to the Regional Representative & Intersectional Board and SHIELD referents
    Provides and maintain institutional history/memory for the context on the HCA and related matters, with necessary documentation.

    Other

    Keep contact with the SHIELD and other missions’ regional offices (mainly in EA, or as deemed relevant) to capitalise on experiences and resources, and offer support where required.

    Selection Criteria
    Essential

    A university-level degree in International Relations, Political Studies or Management; or Diploma in a similar discipline with working experience in similar role.
    Masters degree and professional training in management, compliance (tax, administration) is a plus.
    2 years successful experience as Deputy MSF HoM or of comparable/equivalent experience in other entities or International organisations. Experience in
    Government, embassies or diplomatic missions are desired
    Must be fluent in English & Swahili, French and or Spanish will be an asset

    Desirable

    Soft skills: Completely fluent in English and Kiswahili; highly autonomous and strong communication skills (intersection position);
    Capacity to supervise and coordinate intersection positions/platforms; Good presentation skills (MOFA and other high-level forums and Ministries); solutions-oriented.
    High negotiation and diplomatic skills, strong management skills.
    Presentation skills (MOFA and other high-level forums and Ministries); solutions-oriented

    Competencies

    Commitment to MSF’s Principles
    Cross-cultural Awareness and Flexibility
    Analytical Thinking
    Results and Quality Orientation
    Service Orientation
    Planning and Organising
    Initiative and Innovation
    Capacity to Negotiate
    Teamwork and Cooperation

    Conditions

    Based in Nairobi MSF office with occasional travel to the field, around the region and visits to Barcelona HQ and Europe.
    Minimum commitment of 2 years
    Full time work.
    Annual gross salary: 3,827,887. KES plus secondary benefits based on MSF OCBA Reward Policy.

  • Director – Eastern and Northern Africa

    Director – Eastern and Northern Africa

    The Role
    Plan International has recently developed a new regional structure.  The new regional structure divides country offices into sub-regions or ‘clusters’ according to geographical proximity or operating model, with each cluster reporting to a Sub-regional Director who is accountable for overall performance and results.
    Introducing a smaller regional office with more focus on strategic contribution, influencing and advocating; dedicating more resource to strengthening country office performance, with a focus on driving change that will create greater efficiency and advance children’s rights and equality for girls. 
    As Director – Eastern and Northern Africa, you will be responsible for leading and managing the Country Directors within the portfolio – ensuring that each Country Office has a quality strategic plan in place to deliver Plan International’s strategic ambitions, and enabling high performing teams to work together to deliver strong performance against agreed key result areas.
    The role requires courageous and inspirational leadership skills, a drive that delivers results and the ability to build strong and constructive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
    Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
    Provide visionary leadership, direction and motivation to Country Directors within the cluster, through an observable and passionate commitment to girls’ rights and equality for all children.
    Approve each country’s strategic plan and annual budget/business plan, ensuring that they are fully implemented as planned.
    Build and maintain constructive relationships with National Organisation representatives and current / potential donors.
    Ensure that Country Offices within the cluster have a robust grant acquisition strategy and supports Country Directors in achieving their agreed annual revenue, cost and efficiency targets.
    Build and maintain a high performing Country Director team that delivers against Plan International’s strategic goals and measures, whilst demonstrating behaviours consistent with Plan International’s values and behaviours.
    Ensure that cluster countries demonstrate that Plan International’s standards of quality are being achieved and operate consistently within Plan International’s key policies and procedures, including programming, influencing, brand, risk management, HR, finance and cash management.
     
    Do you have what it takes?
    In order to succeed in this challenging and varied role you will require demonstrable knowledge and understanding of International conventions on child rights and gender equality as well as the Sustainable Development Goals.
     
    Proven ability to lead, inspire and motivate staff 
     
    Strong business acumen with an understanding of performance reporting tools and methodologies with the ability to consider commercial implications of decisions. 
     
    Delivers results by regularly monitoring performance, anticipating problems/obstacles and implementing effective contingency plans.
     
    Communicates effectively and persuasively with all staff and stakeholders (both verbal and written).
     
    Fluency in written and verbal English.  Understanding of Arabic is preferred but not essential.
     
    Behaviours (Plan International’s Values in Practice)
    We are open and accountable
     
    Promotes a culture of openness and transparency, including with sponsors and donors.
    Holds self and others accountable to achieve the highest standards of integrity.
     
     
    Consistent and fair in the treatment of people.
     
     
    Open about mistakes and keen to learn from them.
     
     
    Accountable for ensuring we are a safe organisation for all children, girls & young people.
     
    We strive for lasting impact
    Articulates a clear purpose for staff and sets high expectations.
     
    Creates a climate of continuous improvement, open to challenge and new ideas.
     
    Focuses resources to drive change and maximise long-term impact, responsive to changed priorities or crises.
     
    Evidence-based and evaluates effectiveness.
     
    Seeks constructive outcomes, listens to others, willing to compromise when appropriate.
     
    Builds constructive relationships across Plan International to support our shared goals.
     
    Develops trusting and ‘win-win’ relationships with funders, partners and communities.
     
    Engages and works well with others outside the organization to build a better world for girls and all children.

  • Director Operations

    Director Operations

    The purpose of this role is to lead, manage, and develop a team of functional experts, which includes Finance, Grants, Administration, Procurement & Logistics, ICT, and Security and to ensure optimum support to projects within the policies of Plan Inc., and the laws of the host country.
    The position ensures that team members have the right skills in all aspects of operations and that senior staff are continuously mentored to provide transparent and accountable services in line with the organizations policies and laws of Kenya.
    The Director will also ensure that all projects and programs receive the quality and quantity of services required in a timely manner and sees that rigorous systems and controls are in place and operating at an optimal level. This position minimizes financial risk when possible.
    Qualifications for the Director Operations Job
    An advanced degree in Accounting/ or Finance, Business Administration or related field. (Required)
    Membership in an internationally recognized professional accounting body such CA, CPA, ACCA, CIMA (Required)
    Knowledge of key donor reporting requirements for large grants and contracts, and other International
    Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) (Required)
    Proven record of management of complex multi-donor large scale annual budgets At least ten years’ experience working areas of Programme support, and management, including up to five years in a senior management position.
    Excellent knowledge and demonstrated experience in management of supply chain, fleet management, and overall logistics including IT
    Good knowledge security management.
    Excellent skills in risk management and demonstrated ability of managing audits
    Good understanding of child rights and child protection issues
    Proven understanding of multi-sectoral programming by international non-government agencies
    Sound experience of leading successful teams and demonstrating understanding of human dynamics associated with change.
    Fluency in English spoken and written;
    Knowledge of Kenya preferable and an understanding of factors affecting child-poverty as well as the political, social and economic opportunities for development.

  • Program Assistant Child Protection Assistant Finance Assistant

    Program Assistant Child Protection Assistant Finance Assistant

    Job Description
    Through funding from ChildFund Korea (a member of ChildFund Alliance) ChildFund Kenya is implementing projects for poverty reduction and welfare improvement of communities in Turkana, Kajiado and Nairobi.  In order to effectively implement these projects, we are recruiting for the following positions:
    WASH and Nutrition Assistant (1 Position – Turkana)
    This project targets nutrition and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) activities within Turkana County with an overall aim of alleviating suffering and reduce water borne and diarrheal disease through WASH/Nutrition interventions.
    The successful candidate is expected to plan, develop, implement, monitor and evaluate the assigned WASH and Nutrition project, assess community WASH and nutrition needs, design interventions, initiate and effectively manage and report on the project in line with the project’s goals and objectives, timeframe and budget. Provide technical support and strategic direction; meet quality standards in WASH and Nutrition delivery, encourage beneficiary participation, liaise with other stakeholders and train Local Partner staff on WASH and Nutrition. This position reports to Program Manager –Turkana
    Duties and responsibilities:
    Participate in the WASH and Nutrition coordination mechanisms including, steering committees and working groups that coordinate and guide the nutrition sector response plans, operations and related activities at county level.
    Manage the assigned WASH and Nutrition project to meet the project objectives within budget and allotted time frame.
    Provide strong leadership of the assigned WASH and Nutrition project, working to ensure both short / long-term positive impacts and outcomes for the beneficiaries, local partners and local partner staff.
    Ensure that the project adheres to set sector standards (donor, government, etc).
    Support the application/ implementation and adherence to existing policies, strategies, standards and guidelines on WASH and Nutrition.
    Implement participatory Behavior Change Communication methods targeting WASH and Nutrition behavior change.
    Assist in documenting lessons learnt/good practices and other relevant reports for better WASH and Nutrition programming.
    Ensure accurate and timely reporting of activities according to ChildFund Kenya, donor and other applicable timeframes and formats.
     Basic Requirements
    A minimum BSc in Human Nutrition and Dietetics/Food Science and Nutrition/Technical qualification in Water and Sanitation
    At least three (3) years continuous experience in WASH, Nutrition, Health and Community Development.
    Proven experience of working with local partners in delivery of community based programs and good capacity building skills.
    Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and cross-cultural communications skills.
    Ability to work independently.
    Ability to prioritize, focus and deliver quality results within deadlines while meeting conflicting work demands and targets; working with or without teams with minimum supervision.
    Experience in developing systems to capture and measure the impact of WASH and Nutrition activities.
    Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact professionally with donor, project stakeholders, County collaborators and staff at all levels of the organization.
     
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  • Regional County Coordinator

    Regional County Coordinator

    Job Summary
    Reporting to the Project Manager- CIFF ACT Adolescent Project and working in close collaboration with the CHMT/SCHMT, Implementing Partners and USG Implementing Partners, the Regional County Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing the planning, implementation and monitoring of the CIFF ACT Adolescent Programs at County level. The Regional County Coordinator will oversee 7 Counties in Nyanza/Western region of Kenya. He/she shall serve as the focal point for all Adolescent activities in the counties on behalf of EGPAF Kenya.
    Key Responsibilities
    In partnership with MOH/NASCOP, conduct entry meetings at County Government level to launch the CIFF ACT Adolescent Project and develop a Multi-sectoral county work plan.
    Develop terms of reference (TORS) for the County Multi-sectoral adolescent taskforce/Technical working group (TWG).
    Support TWG Meetings every quarter to Adolescent related initiatives in the county, service delivery indicators and progress on quality improvement initiatives.
    Support dissemination of ASRH policies in the high supported counties, and incorporation of key elements of ASRH policy in the county health work plans
    In collaboration with implementing partners, conduct refresher trainings on the Adolescent Package of Care in the supported counties
    Support annual regional forums to share successful continuous quality improvement (CQI) activities in the supported counties
    Support targeted annual supportive supervision and mentorship visits in the supported counties
    Support sensitization workshops for teachers in selected schools in the supported counties to improve retention and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) for school-going adolescents
    Support the Kenya Network of Positive Teachers (KENEPOTE) and Adolescents Living with HIV (ALHIV) champions (through NEPHAK) to carry out stigma reduction activities in selected schools in the supported counties (leveraging existing education fora at the county-level)
    Support the formation of adolescent advisory boards at the county-level as envisioned in the Kenya’s Fast-track Plan to End HIV and AIDS among Adolescents and Young People
    Required Qualifications
    Degree/ Diploma in Clinical Medicine or Nursing or other related field with at least 5 years’ experience in Adolescent HIV and SRH Programming. A Master’s Degree in relevant field will be an added advantage
    Understanding and experience working with Ministry of Health including the County Government will be preferred.
    Experience in Managing Donor funded programs
    Required Competencies, Skills And Experience
    Experience in Adolescent sexual reproductive health, HIV prevention care treatment and support among adolescents
    Demonstrated experience in organizing and facilitating meetings, able to write clear and concise program reports, minutes and meeting reports.
    Significant and up to date knowledge of the current ART, HTS guidelines, Adolescent package of care, the Fast track plan and the ALL IN Initiative.
    Knowledge of PEPFAR Program and NASCOP reporting requirements including familiarity with the data collection and reporting tools used by NASCOP
    Experience in establishing and sustaining working relationships with the Government of Kenya Ministries of Health at County, Implementing partners, Sub-county and facility teams
    Proficiency in computer basic skills- MS Office; Internet; Basic data analysis skills
    Self- managed, self-driven, results oriented individual.
    Excellent communication, interpersonal, report writing and analytical skills
    Dedicated team player with ability and experience to work in a multidisciplinary team