HIVOS East &West Africa Junior Program Officer Job in Nairobi

Junior Program Officer East & West Africa Making All Voices Count (MAVC)
Making All Voices Count supports innovation, scaling-up, and research to deepen existing innovations and help harness new technologies to enable citizen engagement and government responsiveness.
Number of hours:  Full time (40 hours a week)
Office:  Regional Office, Nairobi Kenya

Responsibilities

The Junior Program Officer supports the MAVC Program Officer for East and West Africa in implementing the MAVC program. Special focus is on administrative tasks for overall grant system of MAVC.

Role

Support the PO with project management i.e. identifying, assessing, selecting and contracting potential granteesContract Management including preparing contracts, planning & evaluation of reportsInternal and external communication e.g.  preparing presentations and meetingsContributes to writing annual work plans and annual reports. To contribute to the Hivos overall organizational and policy development.Masters in International Development and / or international communication (preferred)3- 5 years work experience in relevant sector (required)Knowledge of ICT for development, democratization processes, civil society and transparency and accountability.Demonstrable skills in project managementProficiency in written and spoken English (required)Academic and analytical thinking (required)Proactive attitude and often come up with new ideasWilling to work, responsible and independent and can perform under pressure.Deadline: Apply before June 30th, 2013 to jobs@hivos.or.ke  with reference code “JPO, MAVC”

Hivos Green Entrepreneurship Program Manager Job in Kenya

Program Manager - Green Entrepreneurship (GE)
The GE program’s objective is to increase the capacities of rural men and women and small and medium enterprises to improve their businesses in a sustainable way.
Vacancy Name: Program Manager - Green Entrepreneurship
Number of hours: Full time (40 hours a week)
Office: Regional Office, Nairobi Kenya

What is your responsibility?You will be responsible for the overall management of a new five year program which aims to enhance the viability of 90.000 smallholder coffee farms in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, thereby allowing the coffee sector in the region to regain its vitality and offer long-term business opportunities for 2.4 million smallholder coffee farmers . The program is based on a partnership involving training institutes, national biogas partners and an international company.Together with your team, you will ensure that effective and efficient collaboration mechanisms are established in the three countries, at the program level as well as with other stakeholders in the sector. Besides overall management and coordination, it will be your responsibility to ensure that social issues are integrated in program design and implementation and that monitoring, evaluation and learning mechanisms are established.Apart from this, you will be responsible for the coordination and development of the Hivos Green Entrepreneurship program in the East African region, of which the above mentioned initiative forms an integral part. You will support colleagues in the development, fundraising and implementation of innovative programs.You are able to present Hivos’ vision in the field of green entrepreneurship in an attractive and leading way. You feel comfortable in building networks with relevant strategic partners and donor agencies in North and South.You have an advanced degree in a relevant field at University level. Ample experience in the promotion of rural entrepreneurship and collaboration with private sector actors, preferably in the coffee sector in East Africa.You have a minimum of 7 years experience in program and financial management.Experience in working with international donors in substantial programs.You have demonstrated leadership qualities and an ability to inspire teams to deliver quality results and promote partnership collaboration.You also have a convincing track-record in program development and resource mobilization.We expect you to have a strong vision on green entrepreneurship in rural areas and a good sense for new developments and innovations.You have a strong affinity for Hivos’ mission and for social and environmental concerns.We expect you to have excellent communication skills in English and Kiswahili, both verbal  and written.If you meet the above mentioned qualifications (please look carefully), send a letter explaining your motivation and your CV to jobs@hivos.or.ke With reference code PM/GE. Deadline: Friday June 28th 2013.  Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Hivos Junior Program Officer Job in Kenya

Junior Program Officer East &West AfricaMaking All Voices Count (MAVC)
Making All Voices Count supports innovation, scaling-up, and research to deepen existing innovations and help harness new technologies to enable citizen engagement and government responsiveness.
Vacancy Name:  Junior Program Officer East &West Africa, Making All Voices Count (MAVC)
Number of hours:  Full time (40 hours a week)
Office:  Regional Office, Nairobi Kenya

Responsibilities

The Junior Program Officer supports the MAVC Program Officer for East and West Africa in implementing the MAVC program. Special focus is on administrative tasks for overall grant system of MAVC.

Role

Support the PO with project management i.e. identifying, assessing, selecting and contracting potential granteesContract Management including preparing contracts, planning & evaluation of reportsInternal and external communication e.g.  preparing presentations and meetingsContributes to writing annual work plans and annual reports. To contribute to the Hivos overall organizational and policy development.Masters in International Development and / or international communication (preferred)3- 5 years work experience in relevant sector (required)Knowledge of ICT for development, democratization processes, civil society and transparency and accountability.Demonstrable skills in project managementProficiency in written and spoken English (required)Academic and analytical thinking (required)Proactive attitude and often come up with new ideasWilling to work, responsible and independent and can perform under pressure.Deadline: Apply before June 30th, 2013 to jobs@hivos.or.ke  with reference code “JPO, MAVC”