Location: Location in Nairobi

Fellow

Job description
Fellowship Opportunity with Open Capital Advisors
Start date: Flexible. Location: Nairobi, Kenya
The Fellow Role
We continue to expand rapidly and are looking for exceptional staff to join our team in a 3 to 6-month role based in Nairobi. During this time, you will work closely on new initiatives and work alongside senior management while managing & mentoring our growing analyst team.
As a Fellow you will support analyst training and mentorship while they work on live projects across a range of high-growth industries and client types. Our model is especially focused on execution and implementation, and you will support analysts embedded directly at the client site, working with all levels of client staff.
You will join us at an exciting time – we are seeking to achieve broad, ambitious growth goals, and leverage our strong international brand in the impact investing and frontier market space. As we look to deepen our reach in the broader African market, there will continue to be many opportunities to engage in regional work. The right candidate should be excited and genuinely motivated by the challenging strategic, financial, and operational questions we answer for our clients.
Desired Skills And Experience
We are looking for exceptional leaders and executers who share our motivation and drive. Fellows should be able to manage analysts, perform excellent work, contribute fresh ideas, and take pleasure in the work we do. Our team is energetic and driven and we are quick to reward performance and initiative. We are open to Fellows with a variety of backgrounds, but top candidates will typically have the following:

Several years of experience at a top global consulting firm, investment firm, bank, law firm, or experience as an entrepreneur or leader in a high-growth business, with significant responsibility for deliverables and client service;
Strong communication skills and analytical abilities and insightful, structured way of presenting information;
Ability to effectively work with clients at all levels and backgrounds;
Interest in guiding teams and mentoring our analysts & junior team members;
Desire to work and live in Nairobi for at least 3 months and broader interest in the region;
Multiple languages and previous Africa experience useful but not required;

Compensation
We offer a stipend and assist in arranging logistics, including housing.
If you are interested, please apply here. We are recruiting on a rolling basis.

October 23, 2024
Events Production Officer

Job description
Roles and responsibilities
The ALN Annual International Conference is ALN’s annual flagship event which has been held since 2014 in Dubai, with the aim of connecting Africa to international markets. The conference is regarded as one of the top conferences for investors looking to Africa and attracts more than 300 delegates each year. It has served as an effective forum for connecting investors and other stakeholders with an interest in Africa, and providing them with an avenue for dialogue on topics salient to Africa.
Having been organised and coordinated by an internal ALN Events team, ALN is now looking to further raise the profile of the conference to a fully-fledged and self-funding venture with a dedicated team behind it.
The Event Production Officer will report to the Head of Business Development, with the responsibility of handling all conference logistics and supporting other events in the same capacity, as may be required from time to time.
In more detail, the areas of responsibility include:

Negotiating agreements with the conference venue and other vendors.
Coordinating the various vendors, including printers, audio visual team, venue set-up team, catering, graphics, stationary and gifts, before, during and after the event.
Maintaining and updating the conference checklist, ensuring timely execution of all required tasks.
Supporting all speaker logistics as will be required, including timely submission of all required event permit documentation.
Coordinating all delegate related logistics including preparation of name badges and delegate packs, testing and efficient rollout of the on-site registration system, ensuring accuracy of delegate related data among other tasks.
Working with the travel desk to coordinate all conference related travel and transfers, including preparation of visa letters where needed.
Supporting the event management team in event marketing efforts, including coordination of any design, print or communications tasks as may be assigned from time to time.
Ensuring proper and timely venue set-up, signage and branding, including the cocktail events, dinners, breakout rooms, registration and networking hub areas.
Coordinating the registration desk and networking hub teams during the conference.
Maintaining orderly on-site storage and safekeeping of event supplies.
Ensuring pull down and packing of all post-event items and coordinating any necessary shipment/transportation.
Supporting the event management team with post-event feedback collection, analysis and reporting.
The role will be based in Nairobi, Kenya, with potential travel outside Africa.

Experience and personal qualities
This role will require a high calibre, detail oriented and experienced events and marketing professional with the highest levels of ambition, commitment and professionalism.
The following experience is preferred:

Degree qualification (preferably in Marketing, Advertising, Media, Communications or Journalism).
At least three years’ experience in event production or working in a PR/Events agency setting.
Demonstrated experience in working on large scale projects with multiple stakeholders, which require a high level of prioritisation and time management.
Excellent project management skills
Experience in using various marketing tools and techniques to increase the visibility, profile and reputation of an organisation or venture/event.
Proficient in the use of IT Systems including Microsoft Office packages
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and an ability to communicate clearly with a range of people from diverse backgrounds.
The following personal qualities are preferred:
Ability to multitask and handle varied moving parts in a complex and demanding environment.
Strong attention to detail and excellent time management skills.
Extremely organised and efficient.
A resourceful problem solver with a ‘can-do’ attitude.
Ability to communicate and present effectively and persuasively, in person and in writing, to many different audiences, including senior decision makers.
A strategic and creative thinker with proven experience of working on diverse and wide ranging communication strategies including all forms of media.
The ability to build and maintain highly effective working relationships with a range of people (both internally and externally).
A commitment to teamwork and working in a professional manner.
Enthusiastic, diplomatic and calm under pressure.
Ability to develop creative ideas and transform them into practical reality.
Action-orientated, entrepreneurial and innovative.
A commitment to ALN’s mission and strong ethical integrity.

October 23, 2024
Country Director, Kenya

Job description
Introduction
Do you want your work to matter? Do you want to use your skills to make a difference, not just money? Do you want to improve millions of lives, including your own?
Living Goods delivers lifesaving products and healthcare to people’s doorsteps.
At Living Goods, you will have the chance to apply your ideas and creativity at work every day. If you work well in a dynamic collaborative culture, set high standards, and meet challenges with determination and a sense of humor, you’ll thrive here.
Your Charge
We’re looking for a commander in chief for Kenya. Someone to tell the story of Living Goods, Kenya. To open doors to new partners and strengthen relationships with existing ones. Serve as Living Goods’ biggest advocate for community health in Kenya. And lead a smart and savvy team of 180.

Drive strategy. You will develop the blueprint to guide Living Goods in Kenya and help to shape our Global strategy. This blueprint will include a review of Living Goods’ strengths and successes, opportunities for growth, impact and goals for growth.
Lead the team. You will guide a team of public health experts, government relations and advocacy teams, sales and marketing staff, trainers, and technology gurus. Your collaborative management style will enable you to help team members to feel valued and encourage each of them to learn, grow, and thrive in their work.
Promote Living Goods. Maintain strong relationships with government, partners and donors, such as USAID, foundations, and private corporate donors. Raise Living Goods’ visibility at conferences and meetings and identify opportunities to showcase Living Goods’ work nationally and globally.
Secure funds. Work with business development staff to identify, track and coordinate responses to funding opportunities. You will also help develop partnerships that lead to new funding.
Lead with integrity. As the leader of our organizational culture in Kenya, you will create a positive and productive workplace. One that values hard work, feedback and continuous improvement, inclusion and commitment to our work and working with other teams, such as in Uganda.

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Your background

Record of leadership. You have at least 10 years experience leading systemic change, managing people, budgets and working in global companies or international organizations. You’ve lived and worked in Kenya. You have an MBA, MPH, MD or other relevant post-graduate degree. Public health experience preferred.
Natural fundraiser. You have experience identifying business opportunities for health organizations or securing funds from foundations and institutional donors like USAID, DfID, and The Global Fund.
Collaborative manager. You are able to inspire a shared vision for the Living Goods team. You know how to motivate people and offer guidance and opportunities that help staff learn, grow, and thrive.
A natural connector. You are able to build and sustain relationships with Ministries of Health and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). You are able to identify new donors and partners to work with programs. You are able to spot trends and keep the Living Goods’ executive team informed about community health needs and opportunities in Kenya.
A strategist. You are a quick thinker, laser focused and clear decision maker. You have a strong interest in private-sector approaches to development and a proven ability to produce results. You can apply what you learn in Kenya to Living Goods’ work in other countries.
Gets our model. Living Goods is a hybrid model. We’re a nonprofit organization with a business minded approach. We use business practices to achieve social goals. Candidates with for-profit and nonprofit experience preferred.
Lives our values. You can thrive in our culture – you can demonstrate inclusion, integrity, innovation, quick footedness, collaboration, and accountability.

October 23, 2024
Media Manager (Broadcast Video Intake & Archiving) – Nairobi

Job description
Job Introduction
This role will work closely and collaboratively with all teams in Africa and at the BBC’s headquarters in London to deliver the best service for BBC audiences.
Role Responsibility
As the Media Manager your role will be to select, record and store video and digital material produced by BBC staff in the field and in the studio as well as from external news agencies. In this role you will operate a variety of broadcast equipment and will apply technical quality assurance measures to facilitate access to a wide range of video, audio and file-based content.
You will often be working to tight deadlines, and will assist the news teams with requests for current and archive material, also cataloguing local output onto the BBC’s servers.
Full Details Of Duties Are In The Job Description.
The Ideal Candidate
As well as the essential knowledge, skills and experience stipulated in the job description you will come with a minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with broadcast video material in a media environment. Excellent cataloguing skills through substantial previous experience of working in a media library is key to this role as well as substantial experience of using electronic library systems and metadata-gathering. You will have experience of working with different media formats, aspect ratio, sound levels and broadcast/information technologies as well as experience of working with some of the digital formats that are utilised over a range of broadcast platforms. Knowledge of computer operating systems, media applications, file formats and transcoding technology is essential.

A good knowledge of English including complete comprehension of written and spoken English and the ability to communicate effectively.
Ability to speak and write Swahili is desirable.
Please note the interviews are likely to take place on Monday 29 January and we are looking for the successful candidate to start no later than 5 March 2018.
You MUST have the right to work in Kenya before submitting your application

October 23, 2024
Research Manager

The Role

In this engaging research position, you will provide expertise across the range of our global campaigns and work alongside colleagues leading and supporting the development and delivery of essential research to achieve a lasting impact for animals.
You will develop effective research based approaches that will underpin campaign strategies with high quality information and data. Conducting desk research through a range of scientific techniques and investigative approaches you will provide the evidence to enable Campaign teams to deliver our global objectives. Important will be the ability to ensure research is delivered on time and within budget.
You will also build relationships and wider networks to support your work, develop tools for campaigns and manage any associated project activity and external engagement. Time will be spent in the field where you will engage with external and internal stakeholders where you will need to be able to build relationships in order to support the campaigns. This could be in an external affairs capacity or other field based research capacity.

This exciting opportunity offers the successful candidate the chance to apply their academic knowledge in the real world. You will be able to use your research to help us move the world to protect animals, making this a highly rewarding role.
Requirements

A graduate in a science, animal science, legal, political, journalism or similar discipline
You will be an experienced and highly motivated researcher with a track record of developing and delivering research led approaches to achieve specific outcomes. Both desk and field based research.
You will have worked on primary evidence gathering in a scientific and / or academic environment and are familiar with relevant methodologies and processes.
You will have a good understanding of outreach, research and information gathering processes and techniques as well as being familiar with the operational and tactical delivery of (preferably global) research findings.
A good communicator you will possess first class project management, analytical and decision-making skills.
Knowledge of animal welfare or conservation and environmental issues would be an advantage.

October 23, 2024
Laboratory Technician KEMRI-Wellcome Trust

JOB DIMENSIONS
To co-ordinate and manage laboratory activities for the project, order reagents and stationary, develop and maintain standard operating procedures. Manage and archive samples in the lab, perform the laboratory assays and present data for analysis
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Conduct experiments, interpret and document results through the use of routine and basic laboratory procedures involving manual techniques or use of laboratory instruments.
Standardise, calibrate and carry out preventive maintenance and basic troubleshooting on laboratory equipment and instrument.
Receive samples and ensure that relevant support documentation is provided and process in line with relevant QC guidelines; document sample and process information.
Liaise with Nurses, clinicians, health care workers and public in order to ensure that relevant samples are taken/ provided, resolve discrepancies and to communicate results in line with laid down procedures.
Participate in various QAQC, EQA, IQC and regulatory agency activities within the assigned section, including developing and documenting QC monitors.
Provide technical advice to researchers in the design of experiments.
Set up laboratory equipment and experiments and guide researchers on use of laboratory equipment.
Prepare and collate results, update relevant databases and prepare reports as may be required.
Monitor lab resources and inform relevant staff on the replenishment.
Manage and dispose of waste in line with laid down guidelines including segregation and use of specified waste disposal facilities.
Continually comply with all laid down QMS guidelines/ standards/ SOPs and comply with all health and safety guidelines.
Supervise field teams as required including allocation of tasks and responsibilities to assigned field

QUALIFICATIONS

A Diploma in Medical Laboratory Sciences
Registered with the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board
Knowledge and understanding of GCLPs and regulatory/ accreditation agency requirements
Knowledge of laboratory Health and Safety practices
Computer literacy with proficiency in Microsoft applications
Experience in peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) separation and cell culture techniques is an added advantage

SKILLS AND COMPETENCE

Strong analytical and follow through ability; attentive to detail
Ability to follow laid down processes and procedures
Confidentiality and integrity
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Team working and ability to work in a multi-cultural environment

October 23, 2024
Gymnastic Coach Football Coach Soapstone Coach Music Coach Temporary Cleaners Temporary Gardeners Plumbers Carpenters Painters

The ideal candidate should have prior experience in the same capacity.
Job Qualifications

Must have completed KCSE.
Training in relevant field required.
Minimum 3 years’ experience.
Great interpersonal skills.
Driven by passion.
Should be reliable.
High level of integrity.
Great planner.
Ability to work in a team.

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October 23, 2024
Systems Administrator ICT Officer Lead Software Developer

As the system administrator you will be responsible and accountable for maintaining, upgrade and manage our software, hardware and networks among the following tasks:
Roles

Document all processes in reference manuals for the purpose of training and guidance
Take user support requests and take measures to fulfil requests
Assist in hardware and software inventory management
Handle periodic maintenance of hardware and software
Troubleshoot equipment such as printers and scanners and other peripherals
Participate in the development of software applications
Handle researching options and research computer bugs and their solutions
Take telephone calls from users and attempt to assist them with their information technology questions and problems
Handle IT related documentation and make sure that all IT supplies are available
Assist in gathering user requirements and developing appropriate reports for IT professionals
Provide users with ongoing assistance in their information technology problems
Coordinate vendors for acquisition of equipment and software
Provide support in setting up end user training activities
Handle infrastructure administration activities such as server and storage capacity handling and directory services management
Develop incident response procedures and assist with business intelligence development activities
Developing web applications using java and python is a plus but not required.

Job Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or any related field
Experience with mobile solutions integrations
Experienced in Linux/Unix administration
Experienced in database administration PostgreSQL/MySQL
Experienced in Bash Scripting
2 years’ experience in the same capacity

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October 23, 2024
Grants Management Accountant

The Accountant will be responsible for key financial, budgetary and internal control analysis in the Coptic Hope Center including:
As part of a team in the Project planning function, the Accountant prepares financial budget plans from the unit level to a consolidated level. The Accountant may be assigned to various departments to work with their respective heads in developing and implementing their respective budgets.
He/She will maintain historical cost vs budget data to ensure that forthcoming budgets remain representative of the departmental needs, as well as consolidate budget plans of various operating units into corporate budgets.
The Accountant will also be responsible for implementing the accounting software for the Center and producing regular financial reports to the management.
Duties

Prepare and present operating and expense budgets for management approval.
Identify and analyze new departmental budget items for justification by originating office.
Ensure that budgeting procedures and guidelines are complied with.
Provide regular budget reports to include forecasted budget, trend analyses and actuals versus budget trending.
Assist the department head in justifying variances between actual and budget.
Develop budget models to assist departments in their financial planning.
Coordinate in processing actuals versus budget performance reports.
Additionally the Accountant will support the financial controller with individual grant/project budget management specific responsibilities include:
Implementing centralized financial management and budget control procedures
Ensuring department heads are spending funds from grant budget appropriately
Providing budgetary control to include initiating and directing the preparation of budget revisions, preparing annual budget close documents and maintaining documentations for budget controls.
In the event of an audit, the accountant will work with the financial controller, Program director and the respective departmental heads representatives to provide all required documentation and resolve potential issues.
Analyze, modify and recommend improvements in subsidiary and general fiscal record keeping systems; apply knowledge of accounts and program relationships, data flow audit trails and internal control to design and implement financial data systems.
Maintain and/or modify manual or automated fiscal reporting /tracking processes to address specific unit needs.
Prepare the necessary budgetary activity reports, budget spreadsheets and assist in compiling quarterly and annual financial progress reports.
Prepare the necessary, departmental, and overall budgets, budget justifications, and combine all clinical and subcontractor budgetary records into a single report for continuation and Interim reports
Perform any other duty as assigned by the financial Controller and Program Director.

Job Qualifications

Bachelor Degree in business commerce with a major Finance/accounts with additional professional qualification (CPAK)
A related budgeting or accounting experience in a similar organization is an added advantage
Excellent computer skills in Excel spreadsheets, Access database, Word processing and MS Office.
Atleast 3 years of finance and accounting experience in a similar post in the NGO sector with adequate exposure to project accounting, financial management including budgeting, grants and contracts(PEPFAR/CDC-Kenya grants)
Understanding of finance records reconciliations.
Must have demonstrable hands-on experience with an accounting system. Experience (Navision)
Ability to work independently in a rapidly changing professional environment with a view towards establishing administrative procedures and protocol that will ensure optimal functioning of the operation
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills;
Strong communication skills (both written and oral),
Good analytical and quantitative reasoning,
Strong organizational and time management skills -ability to adhere to deadlines, multi-task and be able to prioritize,
A team player with strong interpersonal skills, and
Ability to learn quickly and manage workload, work effectively under pressure in a demanding environment.

October 23, 2024
Customer Service Agent Customer Service Team Leader

The Customer Service Agent will be responsible for responding promptly and effectively to incoming customer calls, chats and emails as well as providing technical support to customers.
Job Accountabilities

Handling and resolving customers’ issue via email, online chatting tools and phones (inbound and outbound)
Providing answers and solutions to the customers in a professional manner
Responding promptly and effectively to incoming customer calls, chats and emails
Ensuring that more complex customer issues are followed up and resolved in a timely manner
Developing customer relationships by maintaining contact at an appropriate level
Ensuring feedback on recurring customer issues is given to the Team Leader

Qualifications

Diploma/ Degree in Customer Service or any related field
A minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar role or contact centre environment
Strong organisational skills, with a proven track record of working under pressure and tight deadlines
Excellent communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills
A proven team player with a can do attitude.
Flexible approach to working in a dynamic and often hectic environment

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October 23, 2024