Communications Manager Job Main Responsibilities
Develop an internal communication strategy for the secretariat and the board to ensure seamless flow of all forms of communication
Provide training to the secretariat and the board on the communication strategy, organisational branding and best practices
Attend weekly staff and other meetings as needed, compile and disseminate minutes of the meetings to the secretariat and the board as appropriate.
Develop communications materials and coordinate media engagement for events and activities, (annual conference, scientific symposia, etc.) targeted at strategic partners, members and other stakeholders to promote PAMCA and increase unrestricted income for PAMCA in collaboration with a fundraising consultant.
Write press releases pertaining PAMCA activities and publications
Create major gift materials, including brochures, pamphlets, briefing memos and cases for support as necessary
Develop standardised PAMCA-themed organisational document templates e.g. letter heads, contracts, JDs and maintain a filing database of the same
Manage the organisation’s brand and reputation by assisting in the restructuring and regular updates of the PAMCA’s website to meet the desired outcomes of the PAMCA team, in collaboration with a contracted website programmer as needed.
Regularly review the website and provide updates on matters of functionality, performance and activity and make recommendations for improvements as appropriate
Support staff and consultants with various priority projects that include communications campaigns, day-to-day media outreach, content development, etc.
Conduct research of relevant information about PAMCA’s work for media outreach, reports, press releases, infographics, etc.
Support media outreach by developing a media database.
Support media monitoring of PAMCA coverage, especially during high level meetings and field visits, through online research.
Create quarterly media coverage reports and present the reports to the secretariat and the board
Write press releases pertaining PAMCA activities and publications
Conduct interviews with PAMCA members and external stakeholders to write short news updates, blog posts, Q&As, etc.
Organizing and executing email campaigns within an email service provider
Assist with reporting, analytics, and optimization tactics for continual improvement of PAMCA promotion.
Build, populate and maintain database of prospects, using the database as a live tool to steward the cultivation of relationships between PAMCA and its partners
Support PAMCA’s social media outreach by researching, identifying, creating relevant content for Twitter, Facebook, YouTube; so as to expand PAMCA’s social media presence and engagement.
Key deliverables
An external communications strategy, in line with PAMCA’s overall strategy and in collaboration with the Executive Director and the Programme Manager.
Marketing and Promotion materials targeted at members, stakeholders and potential donors in various formats
Editorials, press releases and other publications
Align media output and other communications with PAMCA’s Fundraising Strategy
Compile a Donor prospecting database to support income generation
Day to day communications in various formats: social media, website, email, press release, etc.
Technical skills, knowledge and experience
Ability to synthesise, articulate and coherently communicate issues to scientific and general audience both orally and in written format
Experience in brand management/public relations initiatives in a busy organisation
Experience in producing technical promotional materials
Ability to tell a story in a compelling manner
Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (MS Access, MS Excel, MS Word etc)
Desirable
Experience in science communication
Knowledge and experience in generating press releases, technical reports, newsletters and brochures
Hands on experience tracking Google analytics to monitor web traffic
Knowledge and experience in updating content on the web, trouble-shooting and web performance optimisation
Working knowledge of graphics design
Experiencing in managing organisational social media platforms
Experience in email marketing
Knowledge and experience in handling and editing video and still photos
Personal skills and attributes
Passion and drive for science communication
Versatility in using different media to for internal and external communication
Good organisational skills
Keen attention to details
Ability to prioritise tasks and deliver within deadlines
Open-minded and willing to learn
Team spirit
Ascribe to the highest standards of work ethics
Qualifications for the Communications Manager Job
Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in communication with 3-5 years’ experience in a similar position in a busy organisation
Duration of the position
This position will be initially available for one year beginning Jan 2017 with a possibility of extension
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Research & Policy Lead
About the role WSUP Kenya are seeking a Research & Policy Lead to coordinate WSUP’s sector influence and research activities in Kenya. The Research & Policy Lead will develop and implement WSUP Kenya’s sector influence strategy from 2016-2020, providing key support to the Country Programme Manager.
In conjunction with WSUP’s Evaluation, Research and Learning (ERL) team based in London, the Research & Policy Lead will design and manage the organisation’s research-into-policy programme from 2016-2020. The successful candidate will coordinate WSUP’s research and research-into-policy efforts, as well as the Kenya team’s ongoing sector influencing/advocacy work, ensuring cohesion between WSUP Kenya and WSUP London regarding research and sector influence. -
Maintenance Manager
Responsibilities of the Maintenance Job
Respond to maintenance requests for our properties in Kakamega in a timely manner.
Build tools to allow for reporting of maintenance issues and tracking of their costs.
Support our staff in our other regional and provincial bases in setting up systems to better respond to maintenance issues.
Relationship-building with maintenance contractors: plumbers, electricians, carpenters, etc, in order to ensure that One Acre Fund has access to quality work at all times.
Carry out proactive maintenance checks at all of our properties in Kenya.
Develop tools for tracking the quality of work carried out.
Assist in the set-up of new office and residential spaces, when necessary.
Maintenance Job Requirements
Undergraduate degree from a recognized academic institution
Minimum two years’ experience working in a similar role – construction, engineering, property management, etc.
Superb written and oral communication skills, including excellent English and fluent Swahili
Demonstrated aptitude in handling confidential / sensitive information in past professional settings
Ability to work independently and to collaborate with a wide range of teams
Leadership and Management at work or outside work
References able to speak to professionalism and high ethical standards, as well as professional skills
Demonstrated computer skills in Google (email and spreadsheets) and Microsoft office required
Tenacity and go-getter mentality
Attention to detail and ability to meet targets
Career development: One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership capacity. We provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through weekly mentorship and two annual career reviews.
We also have regular one-on-one meetings where we listen to and discuss career goals, and work collaboratively to craft roles that each person can be passionate about. Opportunity to grow and salary increase are based on personal performance. One Acre Fund is an equal opportunity employer. -
Regulatory Affairs Leader
Role Summary/Purpose
The Regulatory Affairs Leader – East Africa will be involved in Pre and Post market duties. He/she will provide subject matter expertise and work with a team of Regulatory Affairs professionals to ensure GE Healthcare establishes best practices in premarket & postmarket for RA,. Ensure accurate & optimal submission of regulatory medical product clearance files & postmarket reports that meet the requirements of the region or country.
Essential Responsibilities
File / Maintain regulatory deliverables
Analyze & communicate changes and proposed changes to country regulations through Regulatory Intelligence and implement strategies
Support local regulatory authority / notified body inspections as required
Educate, train, & advise company professionals to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
Coach and mentor other RA professionals Pre market
Create regulatory compliance / project plan with Product RA to ensure all requirements are met for country Regulatory market clearance submissions and liaise with relevant personnel to ensure appropriate, timely input is provided for submissions
Communicate with Product RA resources to establish regulatory requirements, including clinical trial data.
Provide RA support as needed to clinical studies to ensure regulatory requirements are met.
Partner with Product RA professionals to review advertising and promotion materials for country or regional compliance and approve these as required.
• Act as liaison with external regulatory reviewers to gain rapid approval of submissions.
Work with appropriate Product RA representative for countries with license expiration requirements, to establish plans and deliverables for timely submission for renewal of license.
Support regulatory compliance and optimization of quality system procedures relating to new product registration submissions through the development, maintenance and improvement of documented processes. Post market
Reviews new reportable adverse events for country reportability.
Prepare Recall submissions, localize if applicable.
Prepare Regulatory Authority responses to inquiries; work with the P&L to ensure accurate response.
Following PSRB decision, review field action information to determine if reportable in local country.
Support regulatory compliance and optimization of quality system procedures relating to post market reporting through the development, maintenance and improvement of documented processes.
Act as liaison with external regulatory bodies, as required, to ensure appropriate and timely responses are provided to inquiries regarding product reports.
 Provide evidence of official closure of post market actions (e.g. AERs and Recalls) to the P&L.
Monitor external information for incidents or issues that may involve product; communicate information internally in a timely manner.
Qualifications/Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree (or internationally recognized equivalent) & minimum of 3 years experience in the medical device or pharmaceutical industry or with medical product regulatory agencies; OR minimum of 7 years progressive regulatory affairs experience in medical device or pharmaceutical industry or with medical product regulatory agencies, including knowledge & experience applying drug or device laws & regulations for product registration, adverse event reporting, & recalls
Ability to prioritize, plan & evaluate deliverables to established strategic goals.
Proven application of analytical skills in a regulatory environment
Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills with the ability to communicate business issues in English.
Demonstrated knowledge & experience conducting scientific, regulatory, legal, or business research.
Strong problem solving and negotiation skills
Ability to work well independently & in a team setting.
Must be willing to travel up to 10% of time.
Desired Characteristics
Advanced Degree in scientific, technology or legal disciplines;
Regulatory Affairs Certification (RAPS);
Demonstrated experience interfacing with regulatory agencies( e.g KPPB, TFDA, FMHACA, RPB, FDA,MHLW, Health Canada, KFDA etc) and standards bodies such as AAMI, IEC, ISO, UL;
Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS);
Experience with working across cultures/countries/sites;
Demonstrated experience prioritizing conflicting demands from multiple business entities in an extremely fast pace environment;
Demonstrated understanding of healthcare environment and knowledge of current competitive, commercial or political situation and their impact on GE Healthcare regulatory strategies; and
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Regional Manager
About the Role
The people of Wasafiri are brought together for their adventurous spirit, understanding of complex problems and track record of delivering change. We share a relentless optimism for Africa’s future, a hunger to move from dialogue to action, and a desire for excellence.
We are in search of a brilliant and professional Regional Manager who will head our African programmes and operations. In summary, the Regional Manager will help us grow our business, ensure the highest standards of delivery, and manage our Nairobi-based team. Along with operational management responsibilities, we anticipate this person to be able to contribute to the development of new business and support the management of projects.
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
1. Deepening relationships with our partners and clients – Representing Wasafiri in formal and informal forums and gatherings, forging new networks and strengthening existing relationships.
2. Supporting the development of new business – Identifying new opportunities for Wasafiri’s to grow its contributions in Africa, supporting efforts to generate new business, develop proposals and positioning Wasafiri as a world-class partner.
3. Contributing to the strategic development of Wasafiri Africa – Shaping Wasafiri Africa’s vision and strategic direction, and overseeing the execution of the business plan required to achieve it.
OPERATIONAL & PROJECT MANAGEMENT
4. Providing operational oversight for all our East Africa projects – Working with Project Managers and Project Team Leaders to ensure the highest standards of delivery. Where required, helping initiate and set up new projects, establish project teams and project management processes.
5. Coaching and mentoring Wasafiri Project Managers & Team Leaders – Providing coaching, mentoring and operational support to key project personnel to support high quality project and team management across our portfolio of projects.
6. Managing risk – Ownership for Wasafiri Africa’s risk management framework and processes, ensuring its ongoing review, development and implementation across the portfolio of work.
7. Recruiting, developing and managing our local consultants – Identifying, recruiting and developing a network of professional consultants, and building a vibrant professional community that they are excited to be a part of.
8. Overseeing delivery systems – Overseeing the development and implementation of high quality operational systems and processes to support the effective, scalable and efficient delivery of Wasafiri projects.
9. Managing budgets – Working with Project Managers to oversee project budgets to ensure efficient and robust project financial management. Ensuring the rigorous management of Wasafiri Africa’s operational budget.
10. Managing our Nairobi-based team – Providing oversight, guidance, direction, coaching, support and management of Wasafiri staff based in Kenya.
Who we are looking for
ESSENTIAL PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Outstanding project and programme management experience – A proven track record of managing projects, programmes and/or organisation (NGO, public or private sector) in Africa working directly with clients, leading small teams and delivering high quality results. Experience in managing a portfolio of projects concurrently.
Excellent team and people management – Proven experience in coaching, mentoring, developing and managing staff and consultants. Excellent in managing client networks and relationships.
A deep understanding of the development sector – Including knowledge of and experience working with institutional donors, public sector organisations and/or the private sector across a range of development issues.
Excellent relationship and communication skills – Along with outstanding relationship management skills, the role requires excellent written, oral and presentational skills as a pre-requisite.
Commercial acumen – An ability to develop and manage complex budgets and balance the competing demands of high quality delivery with resource management.
A commitment to delivering change in Africa – A track record of high quality delivery of results in complex contexts.
DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE
A background in conflict-affected and fragile environments – Experience and comfort working within countries, regions or areas affected by conflict, insecurity, violence or instability.
Technical experience in conflict, extremism or security related fields – Our work in extremism, stabilisation, community security is growing. Ideally the candidate will have a degree of technical experience in related fields and be able to contribute to the development of our work in this area.
Commercial consulting experience – Experience working within or with a commercial consultancy based organisation.
Living and working in East Africa – Ideally with the right to live and work in Kenya.
STYLE AND APPROACH Excited to be in an entrepreneurial, start up environment – This means a willingness to be flexible in the role, do what it takes to get the job done; comfortable negotiating with senior clients, and willing to, when needed, get stuck in with basic tasks.
Able to provide leadership to autonomous motivated consultants and staff – Wasafiri has a culture that values collaboration, relationships and high quality delivery. As a manager and leader you will bring a collaborative style, willing to be challenged by anyone in the organisation, able to provide coaching and hold both those you manage and those that manage you to account. You will be comfortable in an environment not driven by hierarchy.
Focused on client needs – You will be comfortable working direct with clients across all levels of seniority, curious to understand their issues and willing to challenge them to help create the best possible solutions. You will be an ambassador for Wasafiri able to represent the organisations in different forums and with a wide variety of organisations.
A curiosity about Wasafiri’s Complexity-based practice and a willingness to invest in and be a champion of Wasafiri’s complexity aware approach to delivering change- including providing thought leadership and practice support to the Wasafiri team and consultants with whom you work
FURTHER INFORMATION
Location
The role is full-time based in Nairobi. Wasafiri also has offices in Kigali, Rwanda and Brighton, UK. Some regional travel may be required.
Compensation & Benefits
The position comes with an attractive compensation package based on skills and experience. Further details available for second round applicants.Permanent position, with 3-month trial period and then annual review process to ensure performance and remuneration is acceptable to both parties. Recruitment Process
Submission: To apply for the post, please send your CV and covering letter demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the role to Wasafiri’s Commercial & People Director Kate Simpson kate@wasafiriconsulting.com Please include references, although these will only be contacted with permission. Feel free to get in touch if you require more information about the role.
Closing date for applications: 1 December we will be reviewing applications as they arrive and will appoint once a suitable candidate is identified, early applications prefered. Late applications may be considered. -
Business Developer
Main Responsibilities
Develop New Wearers in East Africa, leveraging all existing Philanthropy initiatives and rolling out 2.5 NVG Inclusive Business models
Work under guidance of 2.5 New Vision Generation (NVG) and Essilor Vision Foundation (EVF) Management to develop and implement programs
Work closely with each Country Manager to ensure consistency with Essilor Group strategy
Build and leverage partnerships with new stakeholders: NGOs, hospitals, governments
Coordinate with 2.5 NVG Global support functions: Operations, Merchandising, Technical
Report progress and monitors KPIs
Represent and support all Corporate Mission entities for the region: 2.5 New Vision Generation (NVG), Essilor Vision Foundation (EVF), Vision Impact Institute (VII) and others
Reports directly to 2.5 NVG President in Singapore and works closely with EVF President in Paris
Travelling time involved : approximately 75%
Desired Skills and Experience
Experienced in Business Development, preferably within an NGO / Governmental or Medical Instruments environment
Strong network within the medical community and government officials
Good communication skills
Self-starter and independent
Transversal Responsibilities
All employees have a responsibility to contribute to the Group’s sustainability and in doing so ensure that we can continue to fulfill our mission of improving lives by improving sight.
All business decisions and actions must serve and be in line with the Group’s sustainability goals and mission. -
Business Intelligence Analyst
Responsibilities will include:
Supporting our Field Reporting & Analysis Needs
Developing actionable field reports for organizational leaders
As we grow, we’ve begun to move away from Excel to cope with the data volume required to efficiently report on hundreds of thousands of clients in East Africa.
The BI Analyst will write SQL queries and build reports to provide essential metrics to our Field Team along with the occasional Excel solution.
Driving cross-country standardization for appropriate tools
One Acre Fund is growing up and we need to begin standardizing more of our reporting solutions across the countries in which we operate.
The BI Analyst will work with key stakeholders in each country to help drive this process forward by defining key metrics, but also identifying where each country needs to be flexible at creating a custom solution – built by the BI Analyst.
Designing live dashboards to support core field activities while maintaining and improving the architecture of our reporting databases
Enrollment
During our enrollment periods, we’ve enrolled in as many as 200,000 clients within a five-week span.
Field Teams need to agilely redeploy resources to ensure the enrollment period goes smoothly – The BI Analyst will ensure they have the data they need to make decisions on the fly.
Repayment
In Kenya alone, we collect roughly 50,000 repayments per week. By the fourth week of the season, we’ve moved past our ability to efficiently analyze this data in Excel.
The BI Analyst would be in charge of developing a number of new repayment dashboards for both the tracking of core metrics and exploratory data analysis.
Deliveries
Our program requires us to coordinate last mile deliveries to over 1,500 distribution points across East Africa.
The BI Analyst would build out additional data tools to track inventory shrink, delivery efficiency, and highlight the accomplishments of our incredible logistics team.
Serving as a “data coach” to data admins across the organization
Establishing data storage standards for our informal data systems across the organization and implement these standards with departmental data administrators.
Mapping One Acre Fund’s informal data systems and evaluate their efficacy.
Helping to identify where new software solutions are required to maintain One Acre Fund’s data standards.
Qualifications
We are seeking exceptional professionals with 2-5 years of work experience. Candidates fitting the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
Significant technical training will be provided to the candidate, but advanced proficiency will be required in at least one of the following skills: Excel, SQL Queries, SSRS Reports, SSAS Data Cubes, Power BI (or other data visualization tool), R (or another statistical software package).
Strong work experiences with demonstrated leadership and management experience. Examples include a demanding professional work experience or successful entrepreneurial experience (e.g., starting a program in a developing country, leading a conference, and starting a business).
Strong analytical skills – Ability to quickly review, synthesize, analyze, and communicate data.
Creativity and strong problem-solving skills.
Top-performing educational background (include GPA/class marks); related Master’s Degree is an asset, but not strictly required.
We are looking for passionate professionals who combine strong leadership skills with good humor, patience, and a humble approach to service.
A willingness to commit to living in East Africa for at least two years – this is a long-term, career-track role.
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Field Monitor
Key Duties & Responsibilities
A) Project design and development:
· Design and /or redesign the project as per donor and organisation requirements.
· Developing livelihood projects design and proposals
· Ensure the design and development of the project is carried with the participation of partners, staff and stakeholders.
· Work with community and staff to develop community targeting criteria and implement them.
· Develop and implement approved costed work plans.
· Lead in the implementation of Order of St. Augustine, Ishiara parish project strategy to meet the needs of Ishiara beneficiaries.
B) Project implementation and partnership:
· Implement the project as per the approved proposal, budget, costed work plans and logframe.
· Carry out community mobilisation and training.
· In consultation with the M&E officer document case studies of best practices and the relevant change.
· Accord the staff of partnering organisations maximum support in the all activities that he/she will implement.
· Support and capacity build the community resource persons, community groups and individual beneficiaries.
· Compile and submit field visit reports, monthly, training and quarterly reports, tracking sheets, mileage sheets to the Project officer using the approved formats.
· Participate in joint, rapid assessments and other project related assessments with other organisations or institutions.
· In consultation with the M&E officer collect and verify project data and assessments in the approved format.
· Capacity building of staff, community resource persons, TOTs, project beneficiaries and groups on appropriate agroecology practices, natural resource management, watershed management, crop and animal husbandry, nutrition, marketing.
· Develop and update approved costed work plans and quarterly forecasts.
· Develop and implement program accountability measures of complains and feedback mechanisms in the project.
· Ensure that all work plans, field visits, financial requisitions are approved before implementation.
C) Project monitoring and evaluation:
· Carry out monitoring of project activities, outputs and outcomes to ensure they have are as per the approved logframe and budget.
· Carryout household and community surveys to gather data consistent with the indicators in the logframe.
· Ensure that consultants and enumerators gather quality data during monitoring and surveys.
· Review and update the beneficiary database on a quarterly basis.
D) Project finance:
· Ensure that the expenses for the activities he/she is responsible for are within the budget limits.
· Ensure that all project funds, floats, perdiems are accounted for within two weeks after the activity is completed and not exceeding one month
· Supervising the community resource person’s usage of project finances and other resources allocated to them.
· Support the accountant in budget preparation, quarterly forecasts and procurement planning.
E) Organisation policies:
· Familiarising and adhering to all organisational policies
· Making sure that all the community resource people follow the organisation policies.
· Familiarising and seeing to it that the policies of the partner are respected/ adhered to.
F) Networking, Advocacy and communications:
· Networking with the government personnel and other organisations in promoting agriculture and livelihoods.
· Advocating for the rights of the orphans, the elderly, people living with disabilities and other marginalised members of the society.
· Facilitate mother to mother campaigns, climate change mitigation campaigns and sensitization forums.
· Represent Ishiara parish in relevant assessments, forums, meetings and networks.
· Maintain cordial relationships with donor agencies, county government, the national government, partners and other groups working in the project area.
· Ensuring that all the staff, consultants, suppliers uphold the human rights, donor and organisational policies.
· Participate in relevant thematic working groups, networks and learning forums, locally, nationally and possibly internationally in order to improve project and advocacy learning, sharing and impact.
· Provide support to (Trocaire, Ishiara parish or external) visitors visiting project sites and carry out promotional or media work as directed from time to time.
· Liase with Trocaire, partners and other stakeholders in advocacy initiatives within the project deliverables.
· Participate in inter-partner cross learning, sharing and technical support always and whenever called upon.
G) Project Evaluation and Development:
· Continuous monitoring and evaluation of community resource person work with the assistance of the M&E officer.
· Recommending to the manager and the partner measures aimed at improving the agricultural and livelihoods aspects of the project and cost effective ways of implementation the project.
· Ensure safe custody and use of organisation assets, materials and equipment assigned to them.
· Any other duties assigned by the Project officer.
Human relations:
· Team working with the other staff, the community, institutions and other stakeholders involved in the project
· Uphold the dignity at work policy, safeguarding participants policy, organisational and donor policies and regulations.
H) Additional details or exceptional aspects of the job:
Performance Management
The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, n accordance with the Caritas Internationalis/ and or Trocaire’s Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:
· The Job Description
· Work- and Professional Development Plan
· The Mid-term/End-of-trial Period Performance Review Template
· The End-term Performance Review Template
Requirements
I) Qualification
At least a diploma in agriculture, nutrition, food science, rural development, public health, livestock, crop management or other related areas.
J) Experience
At least 3 years of relevant experience in project management/implementation.
K) Skills
Good interpersonal and team building skills
Community education/training experience desirable
Ability to live and work under pressure.
Experience in proposal writing is preferred
Fluency in English and kiswahili.