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  • Consultancy: Procurement Services, Nairobi, Kenya

    Consultancy: Procurement Services, Nairobi, Kenya

    DURATION AND LOCATION
     
    Duration: Six to eight weeks
    Expected start date: January 2019
    Reporting to: Supply and Logistics Manager, UNICEF Kenya
     
    BACKGROUND
     
    Procurement Services (PS) is a very relevant component of UNICEF Kenya Country Office (KCO) programmatic activities, implemented in partnership with the Government of Kenya (GoK).
    Overall, in 2017 UNICEF KCO programmatic Supply throughput (goods) reached approximately US$19 million. PS on the contrary reached almost US$32 million in the same year. This shows UNICEF KCO’s extended added value to our partners through PS, representing more than 40% of the value of our actual programmatic supplies inputs.
    To date, PS has been delivered to the GoK, and the Ministry of Health (MoH) in particular, at the National level. The CO has started working to develop PS at the County level, following the devolution of all Health-related services (except for Immunisation) to the newly established 47 counties in 2013, as per the 2010 Constitution. The devolution process has however experienced serious challenges, exposing the need for PS and extended Technical Assistance (TA) support to Counties, given the capacity gaps observed in all different sectors and areas of expertise, including Procurement and Supply Chain Management (PSCM).
    To support the devolved government structure specifically in PSCM, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between UNICEF and the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (KEMSA) in late 2014, a partnership aiming to strengthen our collaboration to guarantee effective PSCM support to the MoH and the newly created 47 counties.
    Following the Government’s request for an Engagement Forum on Immunization Funding and Financing (EF), to bring together relevant stakeholders in government (MOH, Treasury, Council of Governors), Development Partners (World Bank, UNICEF etc.) and CSOs (CHAI, JSI, APHC and many others), UNICEF assisted the MoH in outlining the EF, funded the inauguration meeting and drafting the technical documents. However, since the inauguration meeting in February, progress has stalled and it seems the MoH has prioritised otherwise.
    Universal Health Coverage and the Kenya Health Financing Strategy are important ambitions for the GoK, and it could potentially address the issues around long term financial sustainability for immunization and the Gavi transition. While there is a good opportunity to ensure domestic funding for immunization through KHFS, there is also a risk that immunization is adequately included, as we fail to address the long-term funding challenges.
     
    RATIONALE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT
     
    There is a need to further explore PS opportunities within the Health sector based on the Government needs, as well as others such as Nutrition, Water and Sanitation, or even Education. PS interventions could be seen as, not only an operational support, but also as a catalyst to better understand capacity gaps within our government partners in order to put in place relevant interventions to overcome the previous.
    In order to identify such potential for systems strengthening, a scoping assignment will discuss in detail the ongoing challenges, while identifying underlying opportunities, with all relevant development sectors, being them the government of Kenya (at national and county level), all relevant ministries, as well as donors and even the private sector.
     
    DELIVERABLES
     
    Under the supervision of the S&L Manager, and with the support of the Chief of Health and UNICEF Supply Division, the consultant’s duties and responsibilities will include:
     

    Map the currently existing Supply Chain environment, exploring gaps and new PS opportunities, both from an operational and systems strengthening perspective, within the Health and other sectors, based on Government needs, at both national and county level, engaging with all relevant partners, including but not limited to: all relevant ministries (national and county) and government entities, bilateral donors (USAID, DFID, JAICA, Others), other UN agencies (WHO, UNFPA, UNAIDS, WFO, Others), International Funding Institutions (World Bank, African Development Bank) and the private sector.
    Collect and document all the information gathered from all previous meetings, discussions and exchanges, and present them to the following forums: i. all relevant UNICEF sections and Senior Management in draft format for their comments and remarks; ii. a final presentation incorporating all UNICEF comments to the MoH and the Council of Governors (at a minimum), in order to receive their inputs and assure full alignment from both the national Government and its 47 Counties.
    Based on the above, together with other important developments and issues to be considered, develop a final report including key recommendations, as Kenya CO prepares itself to produce its Procurement Services Strategy for the next four years 2019-2022.

     
    QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
    Education: Master Degree in Business and Administration, Supply Chain Management, Public Health, Development or Public Finance, Economics or any other relevant discipline related to health supply chains financing.
    Work Experience: Minimum ten years relevant work experience in health supply chain management, with special emphasis on health systems strengthening with development partners and governments.
    Previous experience in health fiscal space analysis, health/immunization financing, setting up financial solutions for health (including trust funds etc) will be an advantage.
    Competencies: The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate the following competencies, considered to be necessary to this consultancy:
    Core Competencies
     

    Excellent communicator of verbal and written concepts to a government and international audience.
    Able to quickly understand instructions, to proactively seek clarification when needed.
    Able to work well in a team environment.

     
    Functional Competencies
     

    Works independently and problem-solving oriented.
    Works in a multi-cultural environment and establish harmonious and effective working relationships.
    Demonstrated communication and relationship-building skills.
    Proven capacity to work with and lead collaborative teams across different locations and with different technical skills.
    Strong analytical skills that can lead to strategic conclusions and translated into a written document.

     
    UNICEF CORE VALUES
    Diversity and Inclusion
    Treats all people with dignity and respect; shows respect and sensitivity towards gender, cultural and religious differences; challenges prejudice, biases and intolerance in the workplace; encourages diversity wherever possible.
    Integrity
    Maintains high ethical standards; takes clear ethical stands; keeps promises; immediately addresses untrustworthy or dishonest behaviour; resists pressure in decision-making from internal and external sources; does not abuse power or authority.
    Commitment
    Demonstrates commitment to UNICEF’s mission and to the wider UN system; demonstrates the values of UNICEF in daily activities and behaviours; seeks out new challenges, assignments and responsibilities; promotes UNICEF’s cause.
    EVALUATION PROCESS:
    Qualified candidates are requested to submit:
     

    Cover letter/application.
    Financial quote for the consultancy at a daily rate in US Dollars.
    CV.
    Examples of previous, relevant work.
    References.

     
    Please indicate your availability and daily rate to undertake the terms of reference above. Applications submitted without a daily rate will not be considered.
    Successful applicants will be invited to a telephone interview and will be evaluated by the following criteria:
    Applicant x
    TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION (max. 70 points)
    Overall Response (20 points)
     
    Understanding of tasks, objectives and completeness and coherence of response
     
    Overall match between the TOR requirements consultant’s competencies.
     
    Technical Capacity (50 points)
     
    Relevance of consultant’s experience with similar projects and as per required qualifications
     
    Quality of previous work
     
    References
    TECHNICAL QUALIFICATION – Total Points
    FINANCIAL PROPOSAL (max. 30 points)
    Daily rate
    Economy Air Ticket
    Total estimated cost of contract (proposed contract fee only)
    FINANCIAL PROPOSAL – Weight Combined Score
    TOTAL SCORE

  • Junior Management Consultant

    Junior Management Consultant

    Details:
    The Consultants will work independently and flexibly to source for recruiting assignments and generate paying leads. The Partners will get one of the most attractive and rewarding schemes, allowing them to participate in monthly profit-share to grow their own income.
    Roles

    As an Independent Entrepreneur, you’ll earn 40% of total revenue generated through your referrals, networks and Marketing efforts
    As a recruitment entrepreneur, you’ll work flexibly while still retaining your day job
    Your investment will only be to refer at least TWO recruiting assignment/leads to the client per month
    You’ll not be required to conduct interviews or be physically present during interview sessions You’ll not be required to commit any time unless at your own discretion
    Your commission shall be payable monthly based on the successful paid-up recruiting assignments/leads.
    Entrepreneurs who take part in interviews at their free time will earn extra commission.
    The recruitment entrepreneur will be a partner – participating in decision making and profit share of the company.

    Job Requirements

    Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Human Resources, Public Relations. Those with Diploma in Human Resource Management background will have added advantage
    At least 1 years’ experience
    Practicing recruiting consultants and HR professionals will have a definite advantage
    Be able to generate at least two recruiting assignment referrals a month.
    Work consistently and professionally with the client to generate paying leads.

    The recruitment partner will be required to act independently but actively generating leads for the company
    NOTE: Recruitment Consultants will be expected to work independently. Note that the independent entrepreneur will only get activity based commission and no salary, retainer or reimbursements will be offered.

  • Call for Consultancy

    Call for Consultancy

    Qualifications:

    Good understanding of Elastic search, Logstash and Kibana.
    Very proficient in HTML, CSS, Javascript.
    Understanding of NoSQL databases/ CouchDB.
    Ability to translate data structure in various systems (API’s, databases, and data stores)
    Expertise in integrating data from many disparate systems.
    5+ years relevant experience.
    Ability to train a team of software developers on use of Kibana and Elastic search.

    Timeline and deliverable
    RTI anticipates starting this work as soon as possible, therefore immediate availability is important.
    RTI desires an in-person training for 1 week and offsite support to the development team thereafter.
    Candidates who are only able to offer one week online training are also welcome to apply
    The candidate is expected to include the following in their application:

    A list of trainings the candidate delivered, including descriptions of content covered, methodologies, the agendas, etc. Most valuable if the trainings in question focused on the Elastic stack.
    A detailed roadmap describing the content to be covered during training.
    Training cost per day
    Ongoing support cost for 1 month.

  • Debt Collector Agent

    Debt Collector Agent

    Our client a debt management and Auctioneering firm, focusing on professional debt recovery. We are looking for enthusiastic self-driven applicants to join our collections team.
    Job Responsibilities

    Perform various duties on assigned accounts such as recording, verification and validation of customer’s details as received from Clients
    Advise customer on ways of clearing their debts while communicating to them on the importance of paying their debts and consequences of non-payment.
    Portfolio performance Monitoring and control
    Act as a mediator for disputes between customers and principals/Client.
    Provide customers with their correct account details e.g. balances, account numbers etc.
    Maintaining data integrity and keep customer details confidential
    Attend to customers during scheduled/unscheduled meetings
    Record information about financial status of customers and status of collection efforts in the company’s system.
    Respond to all correspondences e.g. e-mail, telephone, postal mail.
    Organize, manage and implement the most suitable debt recovery method and techniques.
    Preparation of reports as required.

    Qualifications

    Possession of a Diploma in any field from a recognized Institution with at least 6 months experience in Collection/Credit or Sales and Marketing environment (Diploma in Banking, or Credit management background will have an added advantage)
    Strong analytical power, good problem solving skills and ability to work under pressure.
    Good communication and interpersonal skills to manage stakeholders.
    Fluency in both spoken and written English.
    Computer literate & English proficiency.

  • International Trainers and Consultants

    International Trainers and Consultants

    Job description
    We need international trainers with Training and Consultancy Experinces in:-

    Fraud Investigations and Fraud Management
    ICT Audit
    Internal Auditing
    Data Analytics, Scripting
    Continuous Auditing and Monitoring
    Cybersecurity
    Business Intelligence
    Big Data

  • CONSULTANCY – RFP to carry out a ‘Research on Policy, Legislation and Stakeholder Landscape in Relation to International Exotic Pets Trade from Africa

    CONSULTANCY – RFP to carry out a ‘Research on Policy, Legislation and Stakeholder Landscape in Relation to International Exotic Pets Trade from Africa

    Scope of Requirement
    Introduction
    World Animal Protection works directly with animals and with the people and organizations that can ensure animals are treated with respect and compassion and her campaigns effectively combat the world’s most intense and large-scale animal welfare issues. World Animal protection brings about lasting change by: helping people understand the critical importance of good animal welfare; encouraging nations to commit to animal-friendly policies and practices; building the scientific case for the better treatment of animals, and; encouraging a worldwide movement towards better animal welfare.In our 2020 strategy, we target to improve the welfare of 100,000 wild animals globally through our wildlife campaigns. One of the projects under the Animals in the Wild Programme area addresses the suffering of wild animals traded as exotic pets from Africa. Everyday thousands of animals are being taken from the wild and bred in captivity to supply the booming international market demand for exotic pets. Animals suffer at every stage of the trade chain; during capture, handling, transportation, and to their destination not forgetting issues in breeding and the associated poor husbandry, with many pronounced dead along the chain. The trade not only raises animal welfare concerns but also threatens emergence and spread of zoonotic diseases like Ebola and Marburg viruses, in addition to impacting the biodiversity. Africa is playing a critical role in this trade chain, being the main source of these animals. Some of the animals most traded are Python regius (Ball pythons) from West Africa and Psittacus erithacus (African Grey Parrot); regardless of this species being up listed to Appendix 1 by CITES.
    For that matter, Africa has an important role of disrupting the supply of exotic pets for international trade and World Animal Protection will set up campaign to educate, lobby and influence different stakeholders at national and regional levels, general public, Non-governmental Organizations and other relevant stakeholders. Africa regional economic blocks have been identified as one of key stakeholders of target in disrupting this trade. This consultancy is aimed at establishing baseline information from which to benchmark future efforts in eradication of exotic pet’s trade in Africa. To achieve this, there is need to understand the policy, legislation environment and existing regional agreements around the exotic pet’s trade at national and regional level and World Animal Protection seeks to understand the above together with the existing administrative frame works prevailing in East, West and Southern African regions. The Regional Economic Communities (RECs) blocks of focus are; 1. East Africa Community (EAC), 2. Common Market for Eastern & Southern Africa (COMESA) 3. Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 4. Southern African Development Community (SADC) and these nationalities; 1. Togo 2. Ghana 3. South Africa 4. Kenya 5. Tanzania and 6. Nigeria.
    Objectives
    The general objectives of this study will be;

    To understand, describe and identify gaps in the policy, legislations and administrative frameworks surrounding wildlife (special focus to exotic pets) in the East, West and Southern African regions by analysing the position of the above-mentioned selected AU recognised regional economic blocks and the selected Sovereign states.
    To understand the political economy and the environment situation of reviewing the existing (if present) or including new exotic pets trade policies intended to stop international trade of Exotic pets.
    To identify the potential drivers of change through which World Animal Protection could push forward to eliminate trade of exotic pets from Africa, prioritising the areas of intervention.
    Identify and prioritise stakeholders in wildlife sector (especially exotic pets field) working in these regions and understand their constraints and opportunities, and identify potential partners for the World Animal Protection, Africa. The stakeholders list includes; public sector/government actors, non-state actors such as NGOs, CBOs and private sector.

    Methodological approaches
    This study will involve reviewing and analysing the primary and secondary data surrounding policy, legislation and different stakeholders involved in Exotic Pets Trade from Africa. The data sources will include but not limited to; 1. Regional and National policies and legislations 2. The Regional and National strategies, programmes and agreement documents to curb wildlife crimes 3. The documented administrative and institutional arrangements 4. National, Regional and International reports 5. Relevant studies and Publications. Other sources will include regional and national initiatives, debates and trends auspiced by big organizations like OIE, AU, RECs and other reputable regional and international organizations.
    Upon commencement, an Inception Report will be developed to ensure mutual understanding between World Animal Protection and the successful consultant’s plan of action on the deliverables of this consultancy. This report will describe the methodology, data collection tools and timelines.
    Expected outcome

    Comprehensive report containing
    Prevailing policy, regulatory and administrative frameworks, and the gaps relating to exotic pet’s trade in the selected RECs at regional and national levels.
    The roles which RECs can play to disrupt both legal and illegal trade in wildlife as pets.
    List of stakeholders in wildlife sector (especially exotic pets field) working in these regions and describing their constraints and opportunities
    Identify potential partners for the World Animal Protection, Africa.
    Entry points for engagement which World Animal Protection can venture into and key points to use to influence, nationals, regions and other institutions like CITES.

    Other relevant information
    The successful consultant(s) will report to the Wildlife Campaigns Manager, Africa, and closely working with the integrated team in exotic pet’s campaign;

    External affairs Manager and Campaign Mobilization especially in ensuring that the right stakeholders and the relevant policy issues are adequately covered.
    Global Investigation and Evidence team (Research Manager) for methodological and technical oversight.

    Academic Qualifications of the Consultant:
    The Consultant(s) being sought to undertake the research must have at least Master of Science degree in either of the following fields; Research Methodology; Wildlife; Veterinary Epidemiology; or Public Health from a recognized institution of higher learning. Experience in research or public policy will be an added advantage

  • HIV Technical Writer, Consultant

    HIV Technical Writer, Consultant

    Based in any remote location
    Reports to Deputy Director, HIV/TB and STAR Project Director
    Short term contract for up 3 months, 40 -60 working days max.
    Join us!
    We are looking for dynamic candidates with significant global health program experience and expertise in technical writing and knowledge management for the HIV Technical Writer, Consultant. The Consultant will work closely with the HIV STAR program staff to edit and package seven case studies into a booklet that showcases PSI’s implementation experience. Targeting a global technical audience, the Consultant will use qualitative and quantitative skills to analyze and present project results and experiences. S/he must be able to convey complex information simply and succinctly. Working with program and communications staff, the Consultant is responsible for providing guidance on internally and externally disseminating PSI technical publications and resources in online and print forms. In addition, s/he assists in editing technical documents, reviewing documents with an eye for consistency, clarity and grammatical correctness.
    The Consultant will work closely with PSI staff at all levels both in South Africa and elsewhere and report to the Project Director, HIV. This will be a 3-months consulting contract and may be performed remotely or from a PSI office.
    Sound like you? Read on.
    Your contribution
    RESPONSIBILITIES:The Consultant is responsible for ensuring smooth and timely flow of work. Scope of work includes, but is not limited to the following:

    Edit and package original content (seven case studies) into a single publication highlighting implementation experience, challenges and accomplishments using provided templates
    Work with project leads and country teams to capture critical concepts for articulation to external audiences
    Advise on targeted dissemination strategies to ensure technical publications reach priority audiences; prepare summaries to announce knowledge products on project website and via social media channels

    What are we looking for?
    The basics

    Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, social sciences or a related field
    5+ years’ experience designing, implementing, evaluating and/or serving as a technical writer for HIV programs (experience in HIVST preferred)
    Excellent writing skills, with an ability to write technical content clearly, concisely, and in an engaging manner, drawing from a variety of data sources under tight timelines; editing experience a plus
    Proven scientific writing experience, including publications
    Familiarity with design of visual representations of data, including diagrams, charts, and graphs
    Qualitative and quantitative data analysis skills (optional)
    Experience working with UNITAID is a plus
    Proven ability to develop routines to manage large workloads and organize work efficiently
    Advanced computer skills with strong Office 365 skills (and other Office 365 applications)
    Familiarity with Adobe InDesign a plus
    Written and verbal fluency in English
    References will be required

    N.B. PSI will not consider work visa sponsorship for this position [subject to legal eligibility requirements].
    Successful candidates will be customer service oriented, exhibit excellent communication and interpersonal skills; have proven problem solving ability; be able to work efficiently and quickly under pressure; be able to prioritize and perform multiple tasks; and have the ability to work with minimal supervision and follow through on assignments. Preference will be given to candidates with demonstrated experience in international health and development issues, and technology innovation.
    What would get us excited?

    Health Area Experience. You have technical writing experience in a specific health area and have deeper knowledge in Family Planning, NCDs, WASH or Malaria, in addition to HIV (required)
    Strong Technical Leadership. You believe in the power of behavior change and have worked on both large and small projects that have used this approach with demonstrated impact. You possess strong technical skills and deep knowledge that you can and have applied across different health areas. You have solid understanding of quality standards in knowledge management and can hold your own in a room with other specialists in this area, diplomatically defending unconventional approaches to longstanding problems.
    Natural Collaborator. You enjoy working with others and will persist even when the going gets tough. You work to inspire a shared vision for knowledge management. You have successfully helped previous colleagues learn, grow and thrive in their work.
    Mind for Process Improvement. You bring awareness and commitment to doing work effectively and efficiently. You see a way to streamline or improve a process and who won’t hesitate to share your ideas for how to get the whole team on board to make it happen.

    STATUS

    Consultant

  • Call for Consultants Deputy Principal – Boys School Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Regional Team Leader

    Call for Consultants Deputy Principal – Boys School Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Regional Team Leader

    Job description
    AMSCO occasionally engages experts under individual contracts to work on short-term projects as a consultant. A consultant is a recognized authority or specialist in a specific field, engaged by AMSCO in an advisory or consultative capacity.
    Experts with relevant experience who are available for short-term assignments are invited to register in the Consultant Roster through our website by providing detailed curriculum vitae (indicate your professional summary of projects/assignments delivered, and areas of expertise).
    Experts who successfully meet the criteria will be registered under the AMSCO consultant database and contacted once an opportunity arises. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly by the relevant team using the email address provided in their curriculum vitae saved in our database.

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  • Enterprise Business Consultant

    Enterprise Business Consultant

    Job Description

    The incumbent will be expected to:

    Research their key business divers and strategic business objectives,
    Determine the barriers to entry,
    Identify the key competitors,
    Understand internal investment areas,
    Assist potential clients in identifying current needs and liaise with key stakeholders to estimate the size of the opportunity in the short, medium and long term and to close the opportunities.

    He/ She will pursue complex and profitable deals for IS by aligning the client’s opportunity with IS strengths and ensure the client’s requirement is at the heart of our proposed solution. The ECB will demonstrate IS’s capabilities and offer unique perspectives to recommend solutions in line with the client’s needs and priorities. He/she will influence the client at every stage of the buying cycle by leveraging on their specialist skills and knowledge of technology solutions and services. The ECB will use their expert negotiation skills and deep knowledge of the business and solutions to ensure new business development.
    Roles and Responsibilities

    Meet and exceed revenue targets. Manage your pipeline, prepare accurate sales forecasts and advance opportunities to close deals.
    Hunt for and identify potential clients and business opportunities in the target markets and gather intelligence on these clients.
    Engage clients at a detailed, consultative level to gain an understanding of the business challenges and objectives driving the client’s needs and priorities and come up with and maintain Opportunity Plans.
    Be assertive in your approach and display excellent persuasion and influence ability.
    Be an expert presenter and use your initiative to drive innovation and identify potential opportunities.
    He/ She will have good understanding of all IS solutions with broad knowledge across multiple different solutions or areas with a sound level of industry knowledge and commercial acumen.
    Identify the need for, and engage Solution Architects and Partners to assist in the development of solution and technology definition as required by the customer’s opportunity
    Developing and managing targeted marketing activities with our Marketing department
    Know all processes (ISPIC) and how to use all systems relevant to the position
    Live IS’s High Performance Culture values every day

    Key requirements:

    Bachelor’s or higher is required, preferably in Information Technology or Business
    At least 5 years’ experience in Enterprise Business Development within a large scale technology services environment across a range of services. Networking and experience in enterprise sales is required.
    Proven success in consultative selling and collaborative sales models is required, having demonstrated success in delivering on sales targets consistently. Enjoys selling and winning accounts.
    Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of ICT industry environment and business needs.
    Display business and technology savvy with a good understanding of relevant technologies and applications.
    In depth knowledge of business drivers related to customer needs.

    Key abilities required:

    Proven over achievement of sales targets.
    Proven Solution Selling and Consultative sales skills.
    Excellent hunting and door opening skills.
    Effective interacting and relationship building at senior C levels as well as technical levels within the client environment and grow relationships with a longer term focus.
    Demonstrate interpersonal skills. Possess the ability to persuade, negotiate and influence key stakeholders.
    Possess excellent communication skills (both verbally and written) and excellent presentation skills.
    Work independently, using initiative.
    Attention to detail.
    The ability to learn quickly and apply knowledge.
    Possess the ability to manage urgent and complex tasks simultaneously. Manage Complex BID processes to completion.
    Team player able to collaborate with others in the sales process.
    Possess the ability to establish and manage processes and practices through collaboration and the understanding of business.
    Self- motivated, hardworking, sociable, and driven by professional success