Catholic Diocese of Kitui Coordinator, Mobilizer and Accountant Jobs in Kenya

Catholic Diocese of Kitui Community Based Green Energy Project. The Catholic Diocese of Kitui through its Social and Development arm is a specialized agency that leads efforts to defeat hunger, reduce poverty, improve livelihoods, provide health care, provide education services, advocate for governance and human rights among other social development issues.

The underpinning of our work is the dignity of the human being. Innovation is a key aspect which the diocese promotes to alleviate poverty.

Serving both developed and developing communities, Catholic Diocese of Kitui acts as a neutral partner where all social and development issues within its coverage are addressed without favor.

Subject to funding, the diocese is in the process of setting up a Community Based Green Energy Project dealing with renewable energy and is need of recruiting the following positions:

Project Coordinator
1 Position

Location: Kitui
Closing date: 20th April 2011

Job Description

Under the overall supervision of the Bishop Catholic Diocese of Kitui and the direct supervision of the Diocesan Development Coordinator; the Project Coordinator will perform the following tasks:

• Take charge of the Community Based Green Energy Project
• To lead Diocesan Development Office in conceptualizing, formulating and implementing appropriate initiatives for renewable energy interventions and for enhancing capacity building of key diocesan personnel in this service area.
• Establishing networks and collaborating with other agencies that are like-minded
• Submit monthly written reports to the development coordinator and the donor
• Maintain a comprehensive knowledge-base on the various aspect of the Project for the purpose of advising and facilitating decision making process pertaining to the project
• Make recommendations, on enhancing effective response to renewable energy adoption.

Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Attributes required

• Must have at least a Science Degree in an Energy related field with a bias to project planning and management or in any other related discipline. A Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering will also be considered.
• Other related short courses such as community development be an added advantage
• Must have experience of at least 2 years in project planning and implementation
• Ability to make sound and timely judgments
• Strong intellectual, analytical and decision making abilities
• Must have knowledge and experience in community participatory app roaches
• Must have a valid driving license and able to ride a motorbike
• Must be computer literate, conversant with operations software
• Should have good writing and communication skills
• Must be articulate in the understanding of the Social Teachings of the Catholic Church

Project Accountant
1 Position

Location: Kitui
Closing date: 20th April 2011

Job Description

Under the overall supervision of the Bishop Catholic Diocese of Kitui and the direct supervision of the Financial Administrator and close collaboration with the Development Coordinator; the Project Accountant will perform the following tasks:

• Preparing payment vouchers for expenses incurred in the Community Based Green Energy Project.
• Linkage with logistics and procurement office on payables.
• Disbursement of petty cash and imprest to field locations
• Recording the project expenses incurred on a daily basis to the donor and budget lines and submission of data for posting as per the work plans.
• Filing of voucher in a systematic and organized as per the work plans in a manner to ensure that retrieval of documents by an independent individual is easy.
• Reconcile the imprest, bank and cash accounts.
• Generate project reports and budget follow ups with actual-budget expenditure rates
• Training of field staff on accounting best practices to ensure that the field vouchers and procedures are in line with donor and organizations requirements.

Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Attributes required

• Holds a CPA K or equivalent
• A Bachelors Degree will be an added advantage
• At least 3 years relevant experience
• Proficiency with QuickBooks accounting software will be an added advantage
• Must demonstrate having knowledge of donor regulations especially EC and USAID
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High level of attention to details in all aspects of work responsibilities
• Ability to work as a member of a team and to perform a variety of tasks simultaneously
• The ability to work on their own with minimal supervision across multiple projects
• Should be articulate in the understanding of the Social Teachings of the Catholic Church

Community Mobilizer
2 Positions

Location: Kitui
Closing date: 20th April 2011

Job Description

Under the overall supervision of the Bishop Catholic Diocese of Kitui and the direct supervision of the CB-GEP Project Officer; the Community Mobilizers will perform the following tasks:

• Assist the Project Coordinator in developing and undertaking baseline research of selected communities, and continue to monitor change attributed to CB-GEP;
• Assist the Project Coordinator to identify potential leaders and/or organizers;
• To motivate and encourage potential leaders to talk to their fellow community members about unity and self reliance;
• Initiate actions aimed at promoting project ownership;
• Raise awareness on the CB-GEP at the community level;
• To encourage and stimulate community members to organize for action aimed at solving their problems and to plan, implement and monitor action that they define themselves with emphasis to renewable energy;
• Provide community leaders with management skills and knowledge in getting community members interested, organized and motivated;
• Develop trust, tolerance and co-operation among community members;
• Encourage and stimulate full participation by all community members; with special attention to those who are usually forgotten, marginalized and overlooked in community decision making;
• Assist the community in obtaining information and knowledge that may be available through governmental and non governmental agencies, through extension and outreach programmes; and
• Assist the community members in developing their own capacity and strength to the point where they no longer need the services of you the mobilizer.
• Should be articulate in the understanding of the Social Teachings of the Catholic Church

Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Attributes required

• A Bachelors Degree in Social Work
• At least 3 years relevant experience
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office software will be an added advantage
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• High level of attention to details in all aspects of work responsibilities
• Ability to work as a member of a team and to perform a variety of tasks simultaneously
• The ability to work on their own with minimal supervision across multiple projects
• Should be articulate in the understanding of the Social Teachings of the Catholic Church

Interested candidates should submit their applications, in a sealed envelope with the vacancy clearly marked on the top right hand corner.

Please enclose a detailed CV, copies of academic testimonials and names of three referees and day time telephone contacts to:

Development Coordinator
Catholic Diocese of Kitui
P.O. Box 300 - 90200, Kitui

Kindly indicate Current & Expected consolidated salary in your application.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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