Software Product Manager Job in Nairobi Kenya - Bridge International Academies

About this position

Bridge International Academies is a startup revolutionizing education across Africa with a truly unique business model. The company has launched a large-scale franchise-like network of ultra low-cost for-profit private primary schools across Africa.

Our schools profitably deliver high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, enabling local school managers to operate their school businesses profitably, while creating a highly successful business at the central level. We now have 22 schools in Kenya, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students.

We have and are continuing to develop one of the most sophisticated operational approaches to providing affordable education to MILLIONS of children in one of the most challenging environments in the world!

Our success relies on our “School in a Box”, a sophisticated set of custom developed systems, tools and processes (think McDonalds or Starbucks) that are used by all School Managers, as well as by support teams at Headquarters to audit, monitor and support all of our schools.

While the end-user (School Manager) technology at the school is limited to paper and a mobile phone, all of our systems and processes are underpinned by a sophisticated set of supporting and enabling technologies that allows schools to operate cost effectively and efficiently, with oversight by headquarters.

We are looking for a full time Software Product Manager with responsibilities of:

• Working with users at the company to understand existing business processes
• Successfully guiding internal software products from conception through deployment
• Defining new products, new product features and helping prioritize product roadmap
• Writing project plans and managing product schedules
• Writing product requirements documents, designing workflows and user interfaces and writing functional specifications
• Managing teams of software engineers and quality assurance engineers to ensure that new products are implemented, tested and rolled out successfully and meet the needs of the business
• Documentation and end user training for new products

About You

• You have BA/BS in Computer Science or related technical field (MBA preferred)
• You have a minimum of 4 years of experience in product management of enterprise software
• You have demonstrated success taking products through the entire software lifecycle
• You have managed the development and implementation of multiple enterprise software systems (ERP, CRM…) in a commercial environment, with particular emphasis on workflow and interaction design
• You have demonstrated experience taking business processes and implementing them in software including requirements gathering, workflow design, UI design, implementation and post rollout support
• You are able to quickly understand and analyze business requirements
• You have strong writing skills and enjoy writing functional specifications and end-user documentation
• You function well in a fast-paced, informal environment where constant change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high
• Experience with SugarCRM and/or mobile applications a plus

Location

The job is based in our headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.

Examples of our Software Needs

The following are examples some of the software projects that are currently under development or consideration:

• Automated Student Payment Information System - manages billing, automatically updates database with data from banks and mobile payment systems, provides tools for operator to correct and assign payments, and uses SMS interface to send coded updates to Schools, and receive interactive SMS queries and remote error correction.
• Customized integrated financial system - taking customizable financial package and integrating with payment information system, reporting tools, and developing additional tools for automated budget tracking, and SMS-based payment requests and school payroll.
• Data Management and Dashboard/Reporting Tools for HQ staff to support schools - we are developing tools that collect key performance data and provide dashboards/reports to allow support teams to monitor progress of our schools.
• Android Mobile Phone App - We are porting of many of our paper-based processes at our schools to a mobile phone app on the Android platform to streamline school operations.

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ld Mutual Kenya Group Finance Manager - Reporting and Planning Job Vacancy

JOB DESCRIPTION

OLD MUTUAL KENYA LIMITED

Position: GFM – Reporting, Analysis and Planning

Division/Department: Finance

Reports to : Chief Finance Officer

Date written/Reviewed: January 2011

Purpose of the position

This role reports to and supports the CFO in the day to day running of the Finance department and is accountable for Financial reporting, analysis and Planning for Old Mutual Kenya as well as managing the issues related to tax, financial compliance and capital management. This also includes an analysis of financial records such as income trends to ably support the CFO and the Executive team in the decision making process.

Duties/Responsibilities

1. Responsible for the preparation of the financial, management reports and record keeping through the finance team and support the execution of actuarial valuations
2. Liaison with the Actuarial team and ensure that there is timely and accurate provision of financial information.
3. Produce Accounts which comply with statutory submissions to ensure compliance with relevant legislation
4. Financial Analysis of the business, financial and general operating information to identify trends and opportunities for development and produce management information to ensure that business developments remain financially viable
5. Capital Management for all entities by ensuring optimization of available cash & liquidity requirements and ensure optimal returns on the investment portfolio.
6. Responsible for the Budgeting/Planning process and modeling whilst ensuring that re-forecasts are prepared and updated on an ongoing basis
7. Responsible for the development of the Audit Plan in conjunction with the External Auditors and AARC
8. Liaison with the External Auditors and ensuring that all matters are addressed in a timely manner and management letters and financial reports are finalized in accordance with timetable
9. Responsible for tax compliance and look for opportunities to minimize tax liabilities
10. Ensuring compliance to all regulatory and other statutory reporting requirements
11. Liaison with the Regulators to ensure compliance is maintained at all times
12. Effectively managing and providing leadership to assigned team

Knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Degree in Finance
• Certified Public Accountant/ACCA
• Excellent Business awareness with minimum 5 years’ experience in a managerial position within the financial services industry
• Demonstrate good communication and leadership skills with high personal integrity
• Organized, numerate, analytical and fully computer literate
• Very familiar with the current Insurance, Retirement Benefits Authority and Capital Markets Authority regulations
• High levels of energy, drive, creativity and innovation.
• Ability to prioritise and work on a wide range of deliverables at once.
• Strong business acumen and a good understanding of the market.
• Self-starter who shows initiative and is able to drive projects to completion with minimal guidance.

Apply to: hr@oldmutualkenya.com

Closing date: 5th April 2011

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Business Analyst Job Vacancy In Kenya

An applications services provider with presence in 16 countries seeks to recruit for the following position below.

Position: Business Analyst

Supervised by & Reports to: Managing Director

Job Objective:

The Business Analyst position performs the role of defining, gathering, decomposing, managing and maintaining the customer’s business process architecture.

S/he provides advisory and research value-added services interfacing with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and the general customer community. He/She works with management (relative to specific business areas) to define requirements for various projects and initiatives.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Document and analyse the required information and data collected during Requirements Gathering & Elicitation
• Understanding the technical designs as well as the specifications
• Evaluate the information gathered through workshops and surveys, business process description and task analysis.
• Effectively communicating with internal teams and external clients to deliver functional requirements like GUI, screen and interface designs.
• Very strong Analytical skills coupled with Business Intelligence and a deep understanding of customer's needs so that they can be transformed into application and operational requirements.
• Acting as an interface between business units, technology teams, project team, Project Manager and support teams

Educational Requirements/Work Experience/Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field is preferred.
• At least 3-5+ years experience participating in the delivery of IHMS solutions in business and or systems analysis, design, development or in a lead role.
• Proficient Computer skills, including Microsoft Office suite, MS Project/other project management applications, and email
• Ability to observe, receive and disseminate information from all relevant source
• Solid understanding of the business value chain, software development process, including requirements gathering, analysis & design, business development tools & technologies, release and version control, contemporary testing methodologies and deployment management
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and report writing skills
• A good understanding of the dynamics of software development

Please apply to vssempebwa@kutanahealthcare.com

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Managing Director Job Vacancy - Kutana Cloud Kenya limited

An application services provider with presence in 14 Countries seeks to recruit an MD for its Kenya office for Kutana Cloud

Reports to: In this capacity you will report directly to the Group CEO or Board of Directors

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Focus during the First 12 Months:

• Create an appropriate vision, long-term strategy and company culture
• Develop relationships with key investors and venture capitalists
• Develop and lead the execution of sales and marketing plans.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the Primary Cloud Computing Expert for the firm;
• Identify, develop and direct the implementation of business strategy for Kutana cloud computing
• Plan and direct the organisation's activities to achieve stated/agreed targets and standards for financial and trading performance, quality, culture and legislative adherence and where appropriate best practice
• Select, recruit, and develop the core executive team
• Direct functions and performance via the executive team
• Maintain and develop organisational culture, values and reputation in its markets and with all staff, customers, suppliers, partners and regulatory/official bodies
• Establish, achieve and report to shareholders/parent board on organisational plans and performance
• Execute the responsibilities of a Managing director according to lawful and ethical standards, as referenced in Kutana Cloud Employment policy manual.

Core Competencies and Characteristics:

• Strong communication skills and ability to build consensus, facilitate compromise and negotiate solutions.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written across business and technical audiences at all organizational levels.
• Self motivated and results driven
• Should ideally have software and/or cloud computing /SaaS experience
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Effective negotiation and people management skills
• Successful in fast paced and quick changing environments
• Technical expertise in web systems architecture, design and development
• Proven ability to develop strong client relationships with both technical and non-technical clients
• Proven business development expertise
• Solid understanding of software development methodologies, enterprise architecture, and software design patterns

Education and Work experience:

• Should have a minimum of ten years work experience five of which should have been at senior management level, CEO and/or CFO/COO track record
• Relevant Masters Degree is a must
• Experience with fund raising is desirable

Please apply to vssempebwa@kutanahealthcare.com

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Supply Chain Coordinator Job in Kenya

Job Title: Supply Chain Coordinator

Location: Kenya

Company profile:

Our Client is a Dubai, United Arab Emirates headquartered company whose core activities span from Owning and operating Travel Retail Shops, Consolidation and Supplies to Travel retail operators and Brand development, marketing and sales, within mandated territories

Reporting to: Asst. Operations Manager-Africa

You will be discharging the following duties & responsibilities and also be responsible for those jobs/assignments delegated to you by the management from time to time:

• Re-ordering of international imports and local orders in liaison with the Retail Manager and Asst. Operations Manager – Africa.
• Liaison and follow up with Head Office and local suppliers for all orders placed.
• Logistics planning in consultation with the Asst. Operations Manager.
• Monitor stocks and pricing.
• Monitor slow moving and dead stocks and strategize depletion with approval.
• Coordinate with Retail Manager for controlled turnaround of stocks for increased cash flow.
• Regulate procurement process.
• Review requests from the Head office for markdowns, stock in/stock out and negative stock adjustment from commissary and/or warehouse before final approval.
• Lead and organize regular scheduled perpetual stock take at the commissary and warehouse and ensure discrepancy reports are forwarded to you for review and report your findings to the senior management.
• Communicate to Head Office for price queries, if any, from landed shipments and rectify/regularize the same in coordination with Operations and Accounts Departments.
• File claims with suppliers through Head Office and follow up credit note and also notify excess receipts for receiving debit note to account for.
• MIS reports to be generated on a monthly basis for stock controls and planning re-ordering for all locations.
• Keep updating the pipeline and maintain location wise records of the same, in conjunction with location managers and Head Office.

These duties may be amended or changed without notice at the discretion of the management but you will be notified of any such amendments

Required Qualifications

• High Diploma – Purchasing & supply
• Experience 3 years (with finished product food)

To apply for this position send your CV to mycv@myjobseye.com quoting the position in the subject line.

Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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Ontex Sales Representative Job in Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Client Profile: Ontex International is a European leader in hygienic disposables manufacturing. Ontex Tuketim Urunleri, the Turkish affiliate of Ontex International, is looking at expanding its operations to Ethiopia, with the appointment of a local sales representative.

Job Title: Sales Representative, Ethiopia

Reporting To: Exports Manager, Turkey

Job Location: Addis Ababa.

Role Overview: To represent the interests of Ontex, Turkey, in the Ethiopian market by creating brand visibility and growing the sales base progressively; To develop a strong team of distributors, importers and wholesales and to manage ongoing relationships for mutual gains.

Summary of Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Developing new business relationships, generating and negotiating new income for the organisation to an agreed annual target.
• Presenting the organisation to potential clients by utilising various communication channels.
• Sourcing for suitable distributors / importers / wholesalers, and manage the relationships.
• Actively and successfully managing the sales process
• Create and be accountable for all client proposals, quotations and any further documentation; developing systems for data management.
• Follow up the market and competition.
• Reporting regularly to the Exports Manager – Turkey.

Candidate Profile:

Technical Requirements

• B. Comm. (Sales & Marketing) or similar degree qualification from a reputable University.
• Proven success in sales ability and demonstrable full knowledge of the sales process
• Excellent knowledge of the FMCG Market.
• Ability to use MS Office; Accounting software.
• 3 - 5 years experience in FMCG sales, preferably with an International Company.
• Experience in working with and managing distributors

Personality Requirements:

• Motivated, goal oriented, persistent and a skilled negotiator
• High level of initiative, team player
• Ability to work with minimal / no supervision.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• High commercial acumen and a record of confidence dealing with middle managers through to decision makers
• Possess drive, motivation and acute attention to detail in ensuring all sales opportunities are captured and explored

Other Requirements:

• Valid Driving license with at least 5 years of a clean driving record.
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Ethiopian nationality
• Willingness to travel outside of the country.

How to Apply

Interested, suitable candidates should forward their applications enclosing copies of their detailed CVs to the following Email address:

Email to info@adeccokenya.com

Note:

• Do not apply if you do not meet the specifications listed above.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline Date: Friday 08/04/2011

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Ontex International Sales Representative Job in Nairobi Kenya

Client Profile: Ontex International is a European leader in hygienic disposables manufacturing. Ontex Tuketim Urunleri, the Turkish affiliate of Ontex International, is looking at expanding its operations to Kenya, with the appointment of a local sales representative.

Job Title: Sales Representative, Kenya

Reporting To: Exports Manager, Turkey

Job Location: Nairobi.

Role Overview: To represent the interests of Ontex, Turkey, in the Kenyan market by creating brand visibility and growing the sales base progressively; To develop a strong team of distributors, importers and wholesales and to manage ongoing relationships for mutual gains.

Summary of Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Developing new business relationships, generating and negotiating new income for the organisation to an agreed annual target.
• Presenting the organisation to potential clients by utilising various communication channels.
• Sourcing for suitable distributors / importers / wholesalers, and manage the relationships.
• Actively and successfully managing the sales process
• Create and be accountable for all client proposals, quotations and any further documentation; developing systems for data management.
• Follow up the market and competition.
• Reporting regularly to the Exports Manager – Turkey.

Candidate Profile:

Technical Requirements

• B. Comm. (Sales & Marketing) or similar degree qualification from a reputable University.
• Proven success in sales ability and demonstrable full knowledge of the sales process
• Excellent knowledge of the FMCG Market.
• Ability to use MS Office; Accounting software.
• 3 - 5 years experience in FMCG sales, preferably with an International Company.
• Experience in working with and managing distributors

Personality Requirements:

• Motivated, goal oriented, persistent and a skilled negotiator
• High level of initiative, team player
• Ability to work with minimal / no supervision.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• High commercial acumen and a record of confidence dealing with middle managers through to decision makers
• Possess drive, motivation and acute attention to detail in ensuring all sales opportunities are captured and explored

Other Requirements:

• Valid Driving license with at least 5 years of a clean driving record.
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Kenyan nationality
• Willingness to travel outside of the country.

How to Apply

Interested, suitable candidates should forward their applications enclosing copies of their detailed CVs to the following Email address:

Email to info@adeccokenya.com

Note:

• Do not apply if you do not meet the specifications listed above.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline Date: Friday 08/04/2011

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Business Development Advisor Job in Nairobi Kenya - Family Health International (FHI)

FHI is a global health and development organization whose science-based programs bring lasting change to the world’s most vulnerable people. Our approach is rigorous and evidence-driven. Among our worldwide staff of 2,500 are leading physicians, scientists, and technical experts in health, development, and management.

Our work is global in scale yet country-focused, with international offices staffed by local professionals. Since 1971, we have worked with 1,400 partners in 125 countries, forging strong relationships with governments, diverse organizations, the private sector and communities.

By applying science to programs, FHI is helping countries make measurable progress against disease, poverty, and inequity—improving lives for millions.

We seek qualified candidates for the position of Business Development Advisor based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Position Responsibilities:

As a part of the FHI’s Business Planning and Strategy (BPS)department, the Business Development Advisor will work with FHI headquarters and Country Offices to lead and support a wide range of business planning and development activities.

S/he will contribute to the leadership and support of business planning activities in a way that complements and adds strategic value to teams in FHI’s headquarters, other technical staff in the Africa Regional Technical Hub and Country Offices in order to maximize FHI’s global business development presence and expertise in the region.

Responsibilities include:

• Work closely with the BPS team and others in the US to provide a range of business planning and business development leadership and support to the Africa region;
• Contribute to BPS strategic plans, work plans and budget processes;
• Lead or assist in analyses of the funding landscape, funding trends, and other new business opportunities;
• Support several countries to develop, maintain and implement business and/or country plans, including acting as the business planning point person, in collaboration with other support teams;
• Facilitate workshops with multiple staff, partners and consultants in regards to strategic and business planning, project design and other areas as required;
• Gather, analyze and disseminate business development intelligence from the region, including intelligence for countries where FHI currently operates as well as prospective countries where there is no FHI presence;
• Provide detailed and strategic analysis and recommendations regarding regional and country-specific procurements;
• Assist with partnership strategies for specific country procurements and regional opportunities, draft partners scopes of work and roles, liaise with partner organizations as instructed by the Proposal Development Director;
• Initiate outreach, establish and maintain relationships with key funders in the Africa region, including non-presence countries that may be designated for future business development;
• Perform other business development duties as required.

Minimum Requirements:

• BS/BA in public health, journalism, international relations or related field and 7-9 years of relevant experience in proposal development, program design and other related work; or MPH/MSPH/MS/MA in public health, international relations or related field and 5-7 years of experience in proposal development, program design and other related work.
• Fluency in English and French languages required.
• Thorough knowledge of and experience with public health needs challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa.

How to apply

FHI has a competitive compensation package.

Interested candidates may register online through FHI's Career Center at www.fhi.org/careercenter.

Please submit CV/resume and cover letter including salary requirements.

Please specify source in your application.

AA/EOE/M/F/V/D

Closing date: 24 May 2011

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Save the Children Livelihoods and Food Security Technical Manager Job in Nairobi

Job Title: Livelihoods and Food Security Technical Manager

Location: Nairobi with frequent travel to the field

Reports to: Programmes Director

Coordination with: Areas Managers, Directors team, Thematic Coordinators and Emergencies Coordinator

Child Safeguarding Level: 3

Context of Work

Save the Children (SC) is an international organisation that has 27 member organisations across the globe. It is united by a common mission and brand but, to some extent, has until now been working independently from country to country.

Through Unified Presence, Save the Children aims to create a stronger voice for children by unifying the operations in all countries where more than one Save the Children Member have programmes. This will result in one organisation at the national level in each country and a unified programme delivery structure for all Save the Children International Members.

The programmes of Save the Children UK, Denmark and Finland unified in Somalia in January 2010 and as a result of this and of an active fundraising strategy, at the beginning of 2011 the programme budget was over GBP 10m covering the thematic areas of protection, child survival (which includes health, nutrition and livelihoods), education and Child Rights and Governance.

Save the Children works in all three “zones” of Somalia: Somaliland, Puntland and Central South Somalia (CSS). Due to constraints on security, and the need to liaise with UN agencies, other NGOs and donors the country office is based in Nairobi and senior managers and directors are expected to travel extensively to monitor and support programme work in all parts of Somalia that are accessible and where security threats are being effectively mitigated.

Save the Children has been engaged in the livelihoods and food security sector in Somalia and Somaliland off and on for many years. However in recent years funding available to this sector has been scarce and internal technical capacity has had to rely on short term consultancy support seeking discreet grants from donors for specific interventions.

The position of Livelihood and Food Security Technical Manager has been newly created in relation to restructuring of Save the Children Somalia’s programme.

Job Purpose

The Livelihood and Food Security Technical Manager will provide overall technical management and support to all livelihood and food security projects currently being implemented by Save the Children programme in Puntland and Central South Somalia (CSS). Save the Children is intending to expand its interventions within the sectors in the stated parts of Somalia and Somaliland.

Therefore, the manager will play a pivotal role in promoting and disseminating good practices across projects, documenting and disseminating achievements and lessons learned of projects internally and amongst donors and other key players in Nairobi and elsewhere as applicable, and will seek to expand donors support through development of projects.

This will include leading in the development of a comprehensive but realistic thematic plan for SC’s work in livelihood and food security (LHFS) sector to cover the period up to the target date for the programme to come under Save the Children International.

Key accountabilities

1. Providing Technical Management and Support

In close collaboration with area managers for Puntland and CSS and their logistics, HR and finance teams to produce a detailed work plan covering all technical activities and aspects of the LHFS projects, ensuring that these are in line with the log frame in the proposal and to oversee the review and adjustment of these as required.

• To provide technical support to staff and managers engaged in planning and implementing LHFS projects at field level taking into account the remote nature of programming in CSS
• To ensure that a baseline is undertaken and subsequent system of monitoring of the project implementation is put in place and adhered to.
• To lead in developing technical research methods to support analysis of project achievements, constraints and findings and to validate these.
• To lead in the coordination of donor reports with project and area managers and, in liaison with the operations and finance departments, to ensure that these are of high quality, reporting clearly on progress towards the outputs, and thus towards meeting the purpose, of the project as stated in the project proposals.
• To document achievements and learning of the projects on a six monthly basis and disseminate to key players within the livelihood cluster in Somalia.
• To lead and/or participate in any final evaluation of the LHFS projects that may be undertaken based on Save the Children’s and donors’ guidance.
• To work together with monitoring and learning specialist to document programme learning, ensuring it is fed into organisational advocacy.
• To lead on livelihood and food security related assessment and research
• To explore potentials for LHFS project development and lead on the process of writing up project proposals in the sector

2. Thematic Development

Using the current FSL strategic plan, lead in the reviewing and updating of this document to produce a comprehensive but realistic thematic plan for SC’s work in Livelihood and Food Security sector to cover the period up to the target date for the programme to come under Save the Children International.

• To ensure that the thematic plan reflects SCI’s dual mandate and addresses issues on capacity to implement this as well as seeking to expand SC’s portfolio of work in the sector.
• Through development of the thematic plan to forge links between the LHFS sector and other thematic areas of work for Save the Children in Somalia. These include education, protection, child rights and governance and key aspects of child survival including nutrition and livelihoods.

3. Representation

• To represent Save the Children in LHFS programme/project related meetings with donors, consortium members and other international NGOs/agencies.
• To represent Save the Children in Agriculture and Livelihood cluster meetings held in Nairobi.
• Identify potential key technical resource persons and organisations for aligning with them in advancing Save the Children’s advocacy in the sector and secure their expertise for learning and project development.
• To be the primary link with technical advisers in the headquarters of the Save the
• Children organisations who are members of the unified programme (Denmark, Finland
• and UK)

Person specification
Qualifications:

• Post graduate degree in development or related fields
• Additional training in aspects of livelihood and food security

Experience:

• At least 10 years of relevant senior level technical experience in the sector
• Proven experience of developing and managing FSL programmes in an insecure environment
• Proven experience in leading and developing livelihood and food security programme management in developing countries
• Proven experience in undertaking and/or leading livelihood and food security related assessments and action oriented researches
• Proven experience in advocacy and influencing institutional, private and/or corporate donors
• Experience of working with local and national government departments and in capacity building of systems and staff
• Proven experience in programme development, project cycle management and monitoring and evaluation related to the sector
• Proven experience and report writing (in English)

Knowledge and working experience in fragile states

• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills with experience of senior level negotiation and representation.
• Computer literate.
• Prepared to travel to the field as security allows to support technical staff in the field.

Desirable

• Experience of working in Somalia
• Previous experience with SC in a similar context
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles.

Working contacts

Internal:

• Other thematic technical managers, area managers, partnership and quality programmes manager and team, monitoring and evaluation specialist, emergencies manager ,security manager, project managers, HQ advisers, Regional Office programme manager and livelihood/food security advisor.

External:

• Donors, Government departments, Consortium partners, Research institutes, Somalia support secretariat, UN Agencies,

Code of Conduct

Because Save the Children's work is based on deeply held values and principles, it is essential that our commitment to children's rights and humanitarian principles is supported and demonstrated by all members of staff. Save the Children's Code of Conduct sets out the standards which all staff members must adhere to.

How to apply

Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Our people are as diverse as the challenges we face.

Applications should be forwarded to: vacancies@scsom.org

Application Closing Date: Saturday 16th Apr 2011, 15:00 pm

Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer and highly encourages women to apply.

Save the Children is committed to supporting performance based career progression for female employees.

The following are additional benefits which would apply to successful female candidates:

• Childcare support for children under 3 years
• Maternity leave
• Flexible working options
• 80% of tuition fees for children

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Save the Children Director of HR and Administration Job in Nairobi Kenya

Job Title: Director of HR And Administration

Location: Nairobi

Reports To: Nairobi With Extensive Travel To Thefield

Coordination with: Director of Programmes, Director of Operations, Director of Finance

Reporting Positions: HR Manager, SLT Executive Administrator, Nairobi office Admin Manager

Budget Responsibility: Budget Holder

Child Safeguarding Level: 3

Context of work

Save the Children (SC) is an international organisation that has 27 member organisations across the globe. It is united by a common mission and brand but, to some extent, has until now been working independently from country to country.

Through Unified Presence, Save the Children aims to create a stronger voice for children by unifying the operations in all countries where more than one Save the Children Member have programmes. This will result in one organisation at the national level in each country and a unified programme delivery structure for all Save the Children International Members.

The programmes of Save the Children UK, Denmark and Finland unified in Somalia in January 2010 and as a result of this and of an active fundraising strategy at the beginning of 2011 the programme budget was over GBP 10m covering the thematic areas of protection, child survival (which includes health, nutrition and livelihoods), education and Child Rights and Governance.

Save the Children works in all three “zones” of Somalia: Somaliland, Puntland and Central South Somalia (CSS). Due to constraints on security, and the need to liaise with UN agencies, other NGOs and donors the country office is based in Nairobi and senior managers and directors are expected to travel extensively to monitor and support programme work in all parts of Somalia that are accessible and where security threats are being effectively mitigated.

The position of Director of Human Resources and Admin has been newly created in January 2011 and under the management of the Country Director, this position will share in the overall responsibility for the direction and coordination of the country programme together with Directors of Programmes, Operations and Finance.

The objective of the Director of Human Resources and Admin is to ensure that Save the Children in Somalia/Somaliland has the best people and systems required to deliver effective programmes that provide immediate and lasting change for children.

The post holder will identify priorities and develop solutions, with input from the other members of the Senior Leadership Team, related to administration, human resources management, staff development and information technology (IT).

Key Accountabilities

1. Strategic Development of Human Resources

• Maintain a strategic overview of HR trends, policies and practices.
• Contribute to the development of strategic, thematic and annual plans with input on human resource requirements and succession planning.
• Initiate policy ideas to support effective leadership and management of human resources in Somalia for discussion with the SLT.
• Work closely with the Programme and Operations departments to ensure that adequate HRD inputs and costs are provided and incorporated during proposal design, development and implementation of all projects/programmes.
• Ensure that all proposals contain costs for staff development to the maximum amount possible allowed by the donor.

2. Managing Human Resources

• Ensuring all SC Somalia/Somaliland programme HR policies and procedures comply with local laws and organizational global policies, are followed and implemented. This applies to Kenya as well as the different zones (area offices) in Somalia.
• Oversee the recruitment and induction process of both international and national staff as well of consultants according to organizational best practice and compliant with both organizational policy and the appropriate local legislation.
• Ensure that a database is developed and maintained of past consultants and other potential temporary staff. This should include recommended training institutions and opportunities as well as recommended media for advertising.
• Oversee the development and administration of competitive salary and benefits packages.
• With input from the Senior Leadership Team and other line-managers, assess training needs for all staff, develop capacity building plans, and monitor their effective implementation.
• Oversee implementation of effective performance management systems, including job descriptions for all staff, annual work plans, annual performance evaluations, and continuous coaching from supervisors and provide appropriate training to line-managers
• Ensure maintenance of updated information on staff salaries, allowances and income-tax calculations and ensuring compliance with current laws and regulations in close collaboration with the Director Finance and other SLT members
• Ensure that up-to-date personnel records are maintained according to organizational best practice and compliant with both organizational policy and the appropriate local legislation.
• Ensure technical support and advice is available for HR management in all area offices.
• Provide assistance and guidance to senior management staff to identify trends in employee relations issues and work with them to rectify issues.
• Work closely with the Country Director and other management staff to manage and coordinate grievance management and disciplinary proceedings involving any staff member and recommend appropriate action to resolve disputes.
• Monitor the progress of the establishment of the Save the Children International Programmes (SCip) in other SC regions and, if planned to be introduced under this new structure, propose to the SLT a system for introducing a system of performance related pay.
• Manage the department’s budget and report on progress on budget management.

3. Administration Systems

• Develop common policies on office administration and with SLT’s support , ensure that minimum standards are met in all offices to enable staff to perform their duties efficiently, effectively and safely.
• With support from the Nairobi office manager, oversee the functioning of the Nairobi office to ensure that office systems are run in an efficient and coordinated manner.
• With technical assistance provided by the logistics section within the operations department, maintain an overview of IT and communications requirements, and oversee implementation of means to effectively meet the requirements in all offices.
• Ensure that Save the Children Policies on IT are enforced.
• Ensure technical support and advice is available through mentoring and providing distance support for the Office Administration and HR officers in all area offices.
• Ensuring that procedures and reporting are implemented accurately and on time, particularly related to leases, inventories, insurance, and audit recommendations.

4. Safeguarding Children

• Take the lead in promoting the Save the Children Safeguarding Children’s Policy ensuring that all staff are fully briefed on the policy and that and annual work plan is developed and implemented to meet the requirements of the policy within the programme.
• Provide technical support and advice through mentoring and providing distance support to the focal person within area offices responsible for the Safeguarding Children’s Policy
• Provide an update to each SLT meeting on progress of activities against the annual work plan.

5. Communications

• Provide technical support to the Executive Administrator to the SLT in developing an internal communication plan to ensure that developing and new policies are adequately disseminated to all staff and that all staff have a means of communicating concerns to the SLT.
• Through the above system and using simple survey techniques ensure that the SLT has a good understanding of the knowledge, attitude and practices of staff in relation to key Save the Children policies and their own health and safety.

6. Representation and Networking

• Lead on representation and networking on all aspects related to human resources and administration.
• Liaise closely with HR managers based in the regional office and with global HR officers in Save the Children members’ head quarters as is appropriate.
• Ensure that the programme has up to date comparative date on HR benefits with other agencies, both in Kenya and Somalia/Somaliland as well as data on hanging costs of a standard food basket.
• To ensure tht the programme has a good understanding of the registration proceedings in Kenya an din particular related to securing work permits. In this to develop where possible personal relationship with key players in the NGO Board and in the immigration department.

7. Line-management

• Lead, manage and motivate the departmental team ensuring that they have clear objectives and receive meaningful feedback on their performance.
• Ensure appropriate staffing at all levels of the HR/Admin department.
• Seek to ensure appropriate gender, caste and ethnic diversity within the HR/Admin team.
• Encourage a team culture of learning, creativity and innovation.

8. SLT Participation

• Contribute to overall planning, management and strategic direction of SC in the Somalia/Somaliland programme.
• Present a report to each SLT meeting highlighting issues arising in relation to administration and HR activities and procedures and when necessary ensure that action is agreed by the SLT for addressing concerns.
• Work with SLT and in particular the security manager to ensure adequate security for staff and programmes
• Ensure transparent use of financial resources in compliance with Save the Children UK and donor policies and procedures

Person specification

• Post-Graduate qualifications in Personnel Management or Business Administration (MBA) with specialisation in Human Resources.
• A minimum of 10 years management experience at senior management level in a corporate or an NGO environment with a total of work experience of 7 to 10 years.
• Experience in the development of strategic and operational HR plans and their implementation in a professional work environment for a sustained period of time ie.at least three years.
• Ability to plan and organize a substantial workload that includes complex, diverse tasks and responsibilities.
• Demonstrated credibility with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels of an organization.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Ability to express oneself succinctly, creatively and independently.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to demonstrate skills in leading a multi- disciplined team through a period of change.
• Leadership skills, including the ability to supervise and motivate qualified professional staff with strong personal value systems.
• Analytical, decision making and strategic planning skills and the ability to handle multiple priorities
• Ability to coach, mentor, delegate appropriately and provide developmental guidance to supervised staff.
• Team building skills
• Competent level skills in core IT applications, particularly MS Office.
• A commitment to the values and principles of SC
• High level of commitment to the principles of development and to the organizational and programmatic goals of Save the Children

Our selection processes reflect our commitment to the protection of children from abuse. Our people are as diverse as the challenges we face.

Applications should be forwarded to: vacancies@scsom.org

Application Closing Date: Thursday 21st Apr 2011, 15:00 pm

Save the Children is an equal opportunities employer and highly encourages women to apply.

Save the Children is committed to supporting performance based career progression for female
employees.

The following are additional benefits which would apply to successful female candidates:

• Childcare support for children under 3 years
• Maternity leave
• Flexible working options
• 80% of tuition fees for children

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ILRI Administrative Assistant Job vacncy in Kenya

Vacancy Number: AA/BIOTECH/03/11

Department: Biotechnology Theme

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Duration: 2-year contract renewable

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI): The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development.

ILRI is one of 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ILRI has campuses in Kenya (headquarters) and Ethiopia, with other offices located in other regions of Africa (Mali, Mozambique, and Nigeria) as well as in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam) and East Asia (China).

ILRI seeks to recruit an Administrative Assistant to work within the Biotechnology Theme specifically with the teams “improving livestock disease control and product safety” (BT01), Animal Units (BT71) and the Biological service unit (BSU)

Responsibilities

• Coordinating local and international travel for BT01, BSU and Animal Unit staff, students, consultants, visitors by preparing the TAs and ensuring that the correct per diem rates have been included, requesting finance office for any travel advance required
• organising for airport transfers with ILRI travel agency
• organising for accommodation
• organising for ticket reimbursement when required
• preparation of travel expense reports
• Organise BT01, BSU and Animal Unit staff meetings, seminars and journal clubs.
• Organise BT01, BSU and Animal Unit workshops (travel and accommodation of workshop participants, organise for meeting rooms, travel itineraries, visas, workshop materials, transport, hotel rooms etc)
• Raise BT01, BSU and Animal Unit Purchase Orders for office supplies and equipment and oversee distribution.
• Compiling recharges for Biological Services Unit and the Animal Unit
• Writing and distributing minutes for BT01, BSU and Animal Unit project meetings
• Taking on project specific roles such as verification of field expenses on projects, preparing payment requests on behalf of BT01, BSU and Animal Unit
• Maintain accurate records and computer database files of the Animal units for all animals, feed, sales, drugs, small animal records and all other records as may be necessary.
• Assist in the IACUC Commitee with administrative duties.
• Maintaining efficient filing systems (electronic and hard copy)

Skills and Qualifications

• Diploma in Business Administration or related discipline is required. A Bachelors degree in similar disciplines is an added advantage.
• Minimum 3 years administrative support and office management experience in a busy international or private sector organization or multi-cultural environment
• Demonstrable experience in organizing meetings, conferences and workshops
• Good teamwork, interpersonal, communication and multi-cultural skills
• Well developed computer skills in Word, PowerPoint and Excel
• Good personal organization skills, accuracy and attention to detail required
• Highly effective multi-tasking skills, with ability to coordinate, prioritize, and organize workload, meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Capacity to take initiative, demonstrate good judgment, and work under minimal supervision
• Good written and communication skills

Terms of appointment: This is Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus and is on initial 2 year contract renewable subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding. Salary and benefits will be in line with those provided within ILRI’s NRS scheme.

Job level and salary: This position is job level 1C and starting salary is KES 55,833 per month. This is exclusive of other benefits provided within ILRI’s National Recruited Staff Scheme.

Applications: Applications addressed to the Human Resources Director, a cover letter, curriculum vitae and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience should be emailed to: recruit-ilri-Ken@cgiar.org by 12 April 2011.

The position title and reference number “ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: AA/BIOTECH/03/11” should be clearly marked on the subject line of the email applications. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

To find more about ILRI, visit our Website at www.ilri.org

ILRI is an equal opportunity employer.

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Jacaranda Health Mobile Clinic Nurse Job in Kenya

Mobile Clinic Nurse - Job Description

Background

Jacaranda Health is a new venture that aims to set a new a new standard for maternity care in East Africa. We are combining business and clinical innovations to provide affordable maternity and reproductive health services to low-income urban women.

Job Description

Jacaranda Health is seeking several nurses or midwives to staff our first mobile maternity clinic in Nairobi. We seek nurses with good experience in maternal and child health and a strong commitment to providing friendly and respectful care to all women. Our first nurses will serve as leaders in quality improvement, and also ambassador to the community.

Jacaranda Health aims to become a chain of maternal health clinics and also a pioneer in maternal health innovation. Along with their clinical duties, the nurses will have the opportunity to work with new technologies and quality improvement techniques, and work with clinicians and advisors at the forefront of maternal health. It is an excellent opportunity to learn new clinical skills, receive mentorship in a clinical setting, and CME.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive antenatal care, postnatal care, and family planning for mothers and mothers-to-be in Jacaranda’s mobile clinic
• Provide friendly, helpful service, advice, guidance, and education to all patients.
• Maintain patient data using our electronic medical records system
• Keep accurate records and remain committed to quality control
• Provide comprehensive PMTCT services and counseling and referrals for HIV.
• Maintain a good relationship with the community and other clinic staff
• Work closely with peer educators, CHWs, and traditional birth attendants for outreach and education within the community
• Work closely with the Jacaranda Health management team to identify and implement opportunities for improvement in clinical quality and clinic operations

Desired Qualifications

The desired candidate should possess the following:

• Certificate in nursing from a recognized institution. A Diploma or Degree in nursing may be an added advantage
• At least 3 years of clinical experience serving women, preferably in labor wards or maternities
• Strong interpersonal skills and empathy: equally comfortable providing one-on-one counseling and presenting birth-preparedness education to groups
• A commitment to providing world-class care, and the curiosity and commitment to excellence needed for continuous quality improvement
• Excellent analytical reasoning skills and meticulous attention to detail
• Computer literacy, preferably with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to work effectively and interdependently in a culturally diverse environment
• A good understanding of community dynamics. Knowledge and familiarity with low-income urban areas of Nairobi will be an added advantage

Additional Comments

Interested candidates may apply by email with an up to date CV, cover letter, current/expected salary and day-time telephone contact to jobs@jacarandahealth.org.

Please put "NURSE" in the subject line. No Calls Please.

Your application must be received on or before end of business April 10th, 2011.

We regret that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

If you do not hear from us by April 30th, 2011, consider your application unsuccessful.

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Northern Water Services Board Engineers, Geologist, Sociologist, Accountant jobs, Internal Auditor jobs, Legal Officer jobs and Clerical Officer Jobs in Kenya

Northern Water Services Board (NWSB) under the KWSBSP acquired a grant from the African Development Bank (ADB) For the purpose of improving NWSB's institutional capacity to develop sustainable RWSS services for the Region.

The objective of the project is to improve water supply and sanitation services in urban, peri-urban and rural communities within the service area of the Northern Water Services Board (NWSB).

The Board requires the services of a reputable experts to provide the services of a highly skilled and experienced RWSSTA team comprising of two Water and Sanitation Engineers, Sociologist, hydro-geologist and financial expert to assist NWSB to achieve the above objectives.

Interested individuals must provide relevant information as follows;

Water and Sanitation Engineer
(2 Posts)
NWSB-ADB-1/11

Job Responsibilities:

• Coordinating all technical aspects related to corporate planning, design and implementation of water and sewerage services in the Board area.
• Ensuring design construction and maintenance standards are adhered to the maintained
• Coordination of Boards strategic and Business plans for development of investments and infrastructure in the Board area.
• Development and promotion of in use information technology in the institution.
• Design and development of appropriate and cost effective models for water appropriation, storage, purification and distribution.
• Design and development of strategies to reduce Unaccounted for Water (UFW) achieve desired operational efficiency and improve.
• Promoting, developing and contracting sustainable and viable water service delivery in urban and rural schemes constructed by the Board.
• Supervising and monitoring urban and rural water service providers.
• Preparing, executing and enforcing compliance to Water & Sanitation Service agreements.
• Contribute to the preparation of the Boards statutory and other reports required by Government or development partners

Job Requirements:

The successful candidate should be an experienced Engineer and must have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Water or Civil Engineering from a recognized Institution. A post graduate qualification in a related field will be an added advantage.
• Registered with Engineer's Registration Board and be a Member of the Institute of Engineers of Kenya or relevant professional body.
• A minimum of 5 years experience in water and sewerage design, development and management of which 3 years should have been in a senior management position.
• A sound understanding of the reforms taking place in the water sector in Kenya.
• Experience and demonstrable skills in management and administration.
• Relevant Information & Communication Technology skills.

Hydro-Geologist
(One Post)
NWSB-ADB-2/11

Answerable to the technical service manager, project Hydro-geologist will be responsible for groundwater and related issues /functions of the Board.

Job Responsibilities:

• Supervision and coordination of ground water management programmes / projects
• Hydro-geological, geophysical, geotechnical, monitoring, development of standards and ensuring compliance relating to borehole drilling and ground water development
• Aquifer mapping, ground water resources exploration, ground water survey, and conservation and environmental impact and conservation programmes
• Analysis and interpretation of field data including preparation of reports, and providing technical advice on matters pertaining to hydrogeology.

Job Requirements:

• At least a BSc degree in Geology, from a recognized University. A Masters Degree in Hydro-geology will be an added advantage.
• Must have at least a 5 -Year experience in Hydrogeological Surveys, drilling, Planning and Supervision
• Must be conversant with Borehole drilling Tendering Procedures
• Must be Registered member of the Geological Registration Board of Kenya
• Must demonstrate the ability to survey successful boreholes in Sedimentary, Volcanic and Basement terrains
• Must be ready to travel to places with rough roads and hostile weather

Sociologist
NWSB-ADB-3/11
(1 Post)

Project Sociologist reports to Technical Manager, Rural Water and Sanitation Services (RWSS) under the technical services manager.

Job Responsibilities:

• Preparation of proposals on community water projects that require funding
• Carryout socio-economic surveys / impact assessment
• Mobilization o communities to form community water service providers
• Identify capacity building needs for community based water service providers

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Sociology, or Community Development or Development studies from a recognized University. A Masters Degree in any of these fields will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 5 years relevant experience
• Experience in community mobilization using relevant tools like Community Project Cycle and Participatory Rural Appraisal methods
• Professional competency in work performance in Government, Middle level NGO in the development of water and sanitation services
• Team player with relevant communication and computer skills

Project Accountant
NWSB-ADB-4/11
(1 Post)

Answerable to the Finance and Administration Manager, project accountant will be responsible for Finance and Administration functions of the Board.

Job Responsibilities:

• Formulation and implementation of sound financial policies, strategies and systems.
• Managing all the Board's internal and external financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting requirements.
• Overseeing the production of timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial management accounts, and other reports.
• Implementing financial and accounting systems
• Ensuring adequate controls that support the Board's financial operational efficiency and compliance.
• Procurement and distribution of the Board's office equipment, services and assets.
• Monthly and quarterly reports on on-going assignments

Job Requirements:

The successful candidate must have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Commerce (finance option), Business Administration or other relevant field.
• Certified Public Accountant CPA II.
• A post graduate qualification in Financial Management or other relevant field will be an added advantage.
• Minimum 5 years experience of which 3 years should have been in administration and finance functions in a large and busy organization.
• Knowledge or government and donor financial reporting
• Demonstrable administrative and managerial capability in work performance and results
• Good communications and leadership skills
• Relevant Information & Communication Technology skills

Internal Auditor
(1 Post)
Re-Advertised
NWSB-5/11

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer the Internal Auditor will be responsible for the Audit function of the Board

Job Responsibilities:

• Control and Coordination of the Audit Section and maintenance of high audit standards within the Board
• Proper preparation and supervision of Audit programme for financial, operational and management audits
• Preparation of timely financial audit reports
• Making recommendation on cost effective controls adoption
• Ensure compliance with laid down policies, procedures and regulations

Job Requirements:

• A Bachelor Degree in Commerce (Accounting/Audit option) or Business Administration and CPA III
• Minimum of 3 years experience in a busy audit office preferably in the public sector or a large private enterprise
• Demonstrate good knowledge of planning and organization skills
• Person of high integrity
• Demonstrated ability to prepare reports and meet deadlines
• Be familiar with Kenya Government policies and its procurement and financial procedures
• Computer literacy

Legal Officer / PA to the Chief Executive Officer
(1 Post)
NWSB-6/11

The Legal Officer will be reporting to the CEO and is responsible for the provision of effective legal advice and services to the Board.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide accurate legal advice to the Board to ensure that decisions taken are legally correct and that the board's interests is protected.
• Give appropriate legal advice and ensure the Board's interests are effectively safeguarded and that it carries out its legal obligations effectively.
• Negotiate, draft and implement legal agreements and contracts relating to the work of the board.
• Represent the board at meetings with external bodies to ensure that the legal aspects of any decisions are fully considered.
• Maintain an awareness of developments in the legal field, which might affect the board and prepare reports on relevant matters for consideration by management.
• Perform all necessary duties assigned as a PA to the CEO
• Make preparation for Board meetings and ensure proper documentation

Job Requirements:

• Be a qualified solicitor with and an LLB degree or its equivalent and must be an advocate of the High Court of Kenya with at least 5 years' post-qualification experience.
• Be a Certified Public Secretary of Kenya CPS(K);
• Considerable experience of advocacy
• Managerial experience
• Highly developed negotiating and interpersonal skills
• Excellent representational skills
• Thorough knowledge of the organization's work and functions

Clerical Officer
(2 Posts)
NWSB-6/11

Reporting to the Human Resource Manager the clerical officer will be responsible for general clerical duties.

Job Responsibilities:

• Filing, dispatch, record keeping and file movement
• Data compilation
• Preparation of payments, leave and medical records

Job Requirements:

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) or its approved equivalent
• Must have working experience of at least 4 years
• Computer literate
• Ability and skills in record keeping

Northern Water Services Board is an equal opportunity employer and this advertisement is open to all eligible experts, irrespective of gender. These positions are on a one-year contract, to be renewed subject to performance and requirements.

Please send your applications including CV, e-mail and other contact details latest by Monday, the 18th April, 2011 to the following address:

The Chief Executive Officer,
Northern Water Services Board,
Maji House, Kismayu Road,
P. O. Box 495 - 70100,
Garissa, Kenya.

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AATF Agribusiness Programme Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

The African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) is a not-for-profit organisation that facilitates and promotes access and delivery of appropriate proprietary agricultural technologies for use by resource-poor smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Based in Nairobi, but working across the continent, AATF fosters its mission through public/private partnerships to reach its target farmers. The Foundation is a one-stop-shop that provides expertise and know-how that facilitates the identification, access, development, delivery and utilisation of proprietary agricultural technologies.

To accomplish specific tasks as it implements its portfolio, AATF is looking for a qualified and experienced

Programme Officer – Agribusiness

Under the direct supervision of the Business Development Manager, the Programme Officer is responsible for providing and supporting innovative business solutions in the AATF business processes through assisting in coming up with feasibility and baseline studies, impact assessments, deployment and commercialisation of agricultural technologies, value chain analysis and creating market linkages across AATF projects.

The Programme Officer will also assist in monitoring and evaluation.

Terms of Reference

• Assist in the implementation of agribusiness development activities for AATF
• Support the implementation of M&E for AATF
• Support all activities in the Business Development Unit
• Assist in the creation of market access and linkages
• Support any special assignments in the Business Development Unit in particular and the Technical Operations Department in general

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate should possess a Master’s Degree or equivalent in economics, agricultural economics, business, agribusiness or related field.
• She/ he should have at least 3 years of relevant experience at the national or international level in providing business and management development services, hands-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects.
• Work experience in agriculture will be an advantage.
• Experience in the use of computers, office software packages, and in handling web based management systems is an advantage.

This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based in Nairobi and is on a 2-year renewable contract subject to individual performance and availability of funds.

Salary and benefits will be in line with those provided within AATF’s NRS scheme.

Interested candidates are requested to submit their application letters and curriculum vitae by email not later than 8 April 2011 to: Email: aatf-hr@aatf-africa.org.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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