Monsanto WEMA Testing Operations Manager Job in Kenya

Imagine a career without boundaries.
 

Imagine a career with a global leader in Agricultural Technology.
 

Imagine your future possibilities.
 

Imagine no more. 

Monsanto is an innovative Agricultural company that creates relevant solutions for farmers, consumers and the environment. 

We are a leading global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products that improve farmer productivity and food quality. 

If you want to work with great people in a stimulating environment with lots of exciting opportunities - Monsanto is the place to be. 

We offer an exciting career path for those who join us.Monsanto is a great place to work.

WEMA Testing Operations Manager
 

The Role: The primary responsibility of the WEMA Testing Operations Manager is the management of the WEMA Testing network within Monsanto. 

The testing network was developed to allow for the development of improved drought tolerant maize hybrids for sub-Saharan Africa as part of the WEMA (Water Efficient Maize for Africa) project and spans Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Mozambique. 

The Testing Operations Manager will interact with the WEMA project team and the RSA breeding team.
 

The incumbent will oversee the administration of a research program, including the operation of trials
and nurseries as well as training, development and retention of personnel and cooperators, budget
and cooperator contract management, and care and maintenance of company assets.
 

Location: Nairobi-Kenya
 

The responsibilities of the incumbent will include, but not limited to:

• Planning and executing breeding nurseries and trials in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Identifying and managing breeding and testing sites in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Managing the testing to produce high quality trial results
• Manage the WEMA Sub-Saharan Africa testing team
• Maintain the high quality of the testing network including capital investments.
• Maintain knowledge of technical advances pertaining to drought stress assessment.
• Ensure that the research team is trained in all ESH procedures to ensure a safe working environment.

Required Experience and Qualifications:

• MSc in Agriculture or Plant Breeding or related fields with at least 3 years of plant breeding experience.
• Strong background in field trial management, field plot technique and statistical analysis.
• Experience in corn breeding, managed abiotic stress testing or breeding for African environments will be an advantage.
• Results oriented, innovative, and have proven organizational ability.
• Multitasking and being proactive are essential for success in this role. Energy and agility are also positive attributes for this role.
• Proficiency with database applications, spreadsheet software, experimental design, and statistics.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to write/ speak in English.
• Travel to trials in other Sub-Saharan Africa countries is required, however; travel is not limited to these regions.
• A valid driver’s license is a mandatory with at least 3 years of actual and continuous driving experience

Interested? 

Submit your CV with a cover letter attached on our website:http://www.monsanto.com/careers. 

Job Ref. 00E3H. 

The closing date for applications is 14th March 2014. 

If you do not hear from us within 14 days from the closing date, kindly assume that your application was unsuccessful. 

Preference will be given to Kenyan Nationals. 

Only web applications will be accepted.

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Chemonics International Chief of Party and Health Professionals Jobs in Kenya

Chemonics International Inc., a leading international consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. with more than 20 years of experience in Kenya, seeks a chief of party and experienced health professionals for an anticipated USAID-funded health services delivery program in Kenya. 

The upcoming program will aim to improve health outcomes by supporting the Nairobi and Coast provinces to maximize their existing service delivery capacity. 

We expect that positions will be based in both Nairobi and Mombasa. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

All candidates must possess a degree in a relevant field and English fluency is required.

Experience in Kenya or East Africa is preferred.

Chief of Party

• Advanced degree in public health, health policy, or related field preferred
• Minimum 10 years’ of senior-level experience designing, implementing, and managing health projects in international settings
• Extensive knowledge of health service delivery; familiarity with health areas such as HIV/AIDS, reproductive health and family planning, maternal child health, and TB is preferred
• Experience working collaboratively with national and county-level government agencies, host-country governments and counterparts, and international donor agencies; USAID experience preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills and proven ability to manage relationships with counterparts, beneficiaries, subcontractors, staff, and USAID
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

We are also seeking specialists in the following areas:

• HIV/AIDS
• Maternal and child health
• Reproductive health and family planning
• Malaria
• Tuberculosis
• Behavior change communication
• Monitoring and evaluation
• Communications
• Gender, orphans and vulnerable children (OVC), and youth

Application Instructions: 

Please submit cover letter, resume, and three professional references to ChemonicsKenyaHealth@gmail.com by March 15, 2014. 

Please include the name of the position in the subject line. 

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. 

No telephone inquiries, please. 

Finalists will be contacted.

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AGRA Data Analyst Job in Kenya

Terms of Reference for Consultant Data Analyst

Background: The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA, www.agra.org) is a not-for-profit organization working with African governments, other donors, NGOs, the private sector, and African farmers to significantly and sustainably improve the productivity and incomes of resource poor  smallholder farmers in Africa. 

AGRA aims to ensure that smallholders have what they need to succeed: good seeds and healthy soils; access to markets, information, financing, storage and transport; and policies that provide them with comprehensive support. 

Recognizing that inappropriate or poorly implemented policies can blunt incentives for investment in productivity-enhancing products and services, AGRA’s Policy and Advocacy Program leads the organization’s efforts to strengthen Africa’s food and agricultural policy systems over the long-term while spurring reform and innovation in the short-term.

AGRA has developed a new Advocacy Strategy. Under the Strategy, AGRA’s advocacy mission is to be a clear and consistent voice for an evidence-based, market-driven, smallholder farmer-led Green Revolution in Africa. The anticipated outcomes of AGRA advocacy are: (1) scaled innovative models; and (2) reformed policies.
 

In view of the above, AGRA seeks a consultant to support analytical and writing work related to implementation of the new Advocacy Strategy. The consultant will use his/her expertise to acquire, organize, analyze, and load data related to AGRA and its investments, and to the countries and value chains in which AGRA invests, aiming to build an understanding about opportunities, challenges and priorities for policy reform and scaling innovative models.

Scope of Work: Using methods of data mining, statistics, and data visualization, the consultant will assist staff in AGRA’s Policy and Advocacy Program to identify and present underlying trends and patterns in macro and micro variables relevant to AGRA’s mandate. 

The consultant will perform advanced analytics on large unstructured and structured datasets related to African and global agricultural development, aiming to measure, interpret, and predict trends and patterns of relevance to AGRA.

Education

• Minimum of a Bachelors degree in Agriculture, Geography, Statistics, Economics, Agricultural Economics, Business, or equivalent work experience. 
• A Masters degree preferred.

Experience

• 3+ years of experience in agricultural development-related activities in Africa;
• 3+ years of increasingly responsible professional experience in data analysis and data integration;
• 2+ years of quantitative research experience, with a strong emphasis on spatial analysis and detailed report preparation.

Skills and Attributes

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Access);
• Experience in using software programs such as Excel, SPSS and SAS for data analysis;
• Basic knowledge of GIS tools or data (e.g. ArcGIS) and relational databases (e.g. SQL Server - Spatial);

Duration: This position will be open for a period not exceeding 6 months with the possibility of extension based on the need for further assistance in this area and funding availability.

Application Procedure
 

Interested candidates should send their applications and CVs on or before March 15, 2014 to the following email address: procurement@agra.org. 

Please visit the AGRA website www.agra.org for a detailed TOR. 

Use the following reference on the subject line of the email: TOR-PAP-001: Data Analyst.

AGRA reserves the right at any time in the process to terminate this request without entering into a contract and to accept or reject any or all applications and is not bound to give reasons for its decision. 

AGRA is also not obligated to award the consultancy to the applicant that offers the lowest price. 

Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification. 

Only successful candidates will be notified.

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SOS Children’s Villages National Director Job in Nairobi Kenya

SOS Children’s Villages - Kenya is a private social development organization, committed to helping the ever increasing number of orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children. 

The SOS Children’s Villages, Kenya wishes to recruit a proven strong, innovative and visionary leader to take up the position ofNational Director, based at the National Office in Nairobi, reporting to the Chairman, Board of Trustees of SOS Children’s Villages, with matrix responsibility to SOS International. 

The ideal candidate must be motivated by challenging situations, have clear understanding of child rights issues in Kenya as well as have programme development and fund-raising knowledge and experience.

The Country Director’s Role will be to:

• Lead the strategic planning and positioning processes to ensure sustainability and relevance of the organization’s work including ensuring operational effectiveness of all programmes to guarantee quality child-care according to defined standards.
• Formulate and implement monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for programmes and facilities to ensure that agreed SOS International strategies, accountability standards and policies are implemented.
• Promote long-term-stability and financial self-sufficiency by pursuing support from government and private sources with the aim of maximising the fundraising potential in the country and beyond.
• Ensure the effective and sustainable management of the organization’s financial and other resources.
• Implement an efficient performance management and human resource development system and build the human capacity to ensure long-term growth and stability and provide capacity building and technical support as needed.
• Pursue advocacy objectives within NGO child rights forums in partnership within other stakeholders.

The Person Required must have:

• A good understanding of child rights and child development issues in a developing country.
• Experience in developing, nurturing and implementing social development programmes and fund raising through establishment of long-term partnerships with stakeholders.
• Strong influential and executive leadership style, be an articulate and confident manager able to spur confidence in the organization, working closely with the Board of Trustees.
• Notable success working with and building high performance and successful teams in a multi-cultural setting.
• Excellent networking ability, persuasive communication, marketing and fundraising skills.
• Computer literate
• Graduate, with a degree in relevant field from a recognised University

The successful candidate will be a Kenyan Citizen with more than five (5) years’ experience in senior management/executive level gained preferably in the NGO or public sector, managing multiple donor funded projects. 

He/she will have proven management and leadership skills, been responsible for major functions of a National Office or Organisation and have experience working with Boards and have the ability to work in a matrix system. 

An understanding of SOS operations and/or ability to learn quickly on the job will be an advantage.
 

A competitive package will be offered to the successful candidate, who will be appointed on 3 year renewable contract.

If you are interested in the above position; meet the criteria, and are a Kenyan Citizen with more than five (5) years’ experience in senior management/executive level position in a large organisation preferably within the NGO or public sector, then please send in your application via electronic mail to SOSND@tgagroupea.com, attaching a full résumé / curriculum vitæ in Microsoft Word Document (.doc /.docx) format.

Your Application should include your clearly stated strategies/thoughts on how you will ensure that SOS Children’s Villages Kenya succeeds in achieving its mission and realising its vision for children.

Your application should reach us on or before Friday March 14th 2014.

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GOAL Kenya Health Coordinator Job Vacancy

Vacancy: Health Coordinator 

GOAL Kenya is an Irish NGO operating in Kenya since 1995, addressing the needs of vulnerable  children and youth living in Nairobi’s informal settlements.

GOAL Kenya (GK) now requires a knowledgeable and experienced candidate to provide technical and management support to GK on-going Urban Informal Settlement Health programme. 

The candidate should be versed in reproductive health, family planning, HIV and other areas related to health to manage their Health Portflolio in Nairobi and other GK operational areas.

For Full Job Description, requirements and application form please send an email to hcrecruit@ke.goal.ie.
 

Suitably qualified applicants are invited to apply by completing the application form and send it by email only to keapplications@ke.goal.ie.
 

Candidates who do not use the application form to apply for this position will be disqualified automatically.
 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Closing date for applications is 5.00 pm March 14th 2014.

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Centum 2014 Graduates Program

Centum

power to Unlock your potential

> Are you interested in building a career in the investment sector?
 

> Are you passionate about making a meaningful contribution in the transformation of the investment landscape in Africa?
 

> Do you see yourself building and eventually leading extraordinary enterprises in Africa?
 

> Are you 25 years and below, completed your undergraduate studies or expected to graduate in 2014?

If so, we are looking for you!

Centum is the leading Investment Company in East Africa with shares listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange and the Uganda Securities Exchange.

Our vision is to be Africa’s foremost investment channel, and we look to create real, tangible wealth by providing the channel through which investors access and build extraordinary enterprises in Africa.

Our investments span across three principal business lines; Private Equity, Real Estate & Infrastructure and Quoted Private Equity. We recently established a new business line; Agribusiness and look to invest in additional asset classes over the next few years.

We recognize people as our key strength and the backbone of our success. As such the focus of our graduate program is to identify and invest in the future leaders of the extraordinary enterprises we build and invest in across Africa.

Get more in formation and apply now through our websitewww.centum.co.ke

Applications will be open until 21st March 2014

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Hillcrest International Schools Director of ICT Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Director of ICT
 

September 2014
 

Hillcrest International Schools invite applications for the post ofDirector of ICT to work with the Principal as a Deputy Head across the whole schools’ group.
 

Located in Nairobi, Kenya, Hillcrest International Schools is a leading British Curriculum school and the only HMC member in the East African region, with a strong reputation for academic strength and all round excellence. 

It is our intention to lead the region and the continent in visionary usage of ICT and this newly created post will be a key appointment in achieving this target.
 

After a good inspection report from ISI, Hillcrest seeks a dynamic candidate to create and lead the schools’ ICT strategic vision, bringing innovation and enthusiasm to this key leadership role. The Director of ICT will report directly to the Principal and work with the Heads and Senior Leadership teams in Prep and Secondary schools.

The successful candidate will have a strong background in ICT in schools, ideally across sectors, be an excellent teacher of ICT and be passionate about working with staff and students at all levels to make ICT an integral tool in the schools’ educational platform.

Hillcrest benefits from excellent staff and a large, well resourced site nestled in the heart of the comfortable Nairobi suburb of Karen. 

The first stage of our ICT plan includes 1:1 device roll out for 500+ users in September 2014 and a complete rebuild of our network with site wide wifi provision.

For requirements and qualifications needed, please visitwww.hillcrest.ac.ke/careers. 

Please include a cover letter responding to the job description, including contact email, phone numbers and address. 

Applications should be emailed to careers@hillcrest.ac.ke no later than Friday 7th March 2014.

Please note that Hillcrest is an equal opportunities employer and as part of our recruitment procedure all applicants will need to provide a CRB check /Certificate of Good Conduct and the relevant professional documentation.

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Floriculture Facilitator Job in Kenya - CAP Youth Empowerment Institute

Job Advert: Floriculture Facilitator
 

CAP Youth Empowerment Institute Kenya, is supported by MasterCard Foundation, was established to provide Basic Employability Skills Training (BEST) for disadvantaged youth in the society with particular focus on women to get equitable, qualitative learning and access to promising labour market oriented opportunities, savings and credit that support their pathways to safe and positive futures. 

The key purpose of the organization is to assist 10,000 disadvantaged youth to make informed choices, develop labour-market oriented employability skills and access job placements, savings and enterprise development support. 

About the position: We are urgently looking for a Floriculture Facilitator for one of our Centres. Successful candidate will be required to train the students in the area of Floriculture, source for mentors, internship and employment opportunities for the students. He/She must be self-driven, with the ability to work with minimal Supervision. 

Duties & Responsibilities

• We are looking for people who have pride, passion and energy, but mostly love TEACHING.
• Take responsibility for the quality of teaching delivered.
• Guidance and skills development to ensure that standards are maintained and improved.
• To act as a personal tutor to CAP students.
• Developing, customizing and Delivering Hospitality curriculum.
• Assist students get internships and placements.
• Link the youth with potential employers.
• Adequately equipping the students with both Hospitality skills.
• Assist in the design and preparation of materials, resources and information to be used in respect of programmed delivery.
• Carry out monitoring, guidance, support and mentoring of the learners and take action as required.
• Identify partners in the area of floriculture who can provide students with both internship and employment opportunities.

Requirements

• At least One (1) year experience in the area of Floriculture.
• Must have passion working with young people.
• Must have Degree in Floriculture.
• Ability to meet deadlines and handle diverse tasks simultaneously using prioritization.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent Presentation skills.
• Networking skills a must.

How to Apply
 

To express interest in this opportunity, send your CV& Cover letter to recruitment.capyei@gmail.com by 10th March 2014. 

Cover letter should be pasted on the body of the email and not as an attachment.  

Applicants are required to quote their current and expected salary on the cover letter. 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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Communications and Marketing Intern Job in Nairobi Kenya

Communicating our work and building key relationships to grow the firm is essential to our success. We are looking for an able intern to join the Tachicom-Kenya family. 

You will have an unbridled passion for communicating what we do to a variety of stakeholders and will work closely with the Communications and the PR and Marketing departments. 

As a Communications and Marketing Intern, you will work with the team to disseminate marketing materials to key stakeholders, identify and secure new partnerships with relevant organisations, help develop and marketing materials and undertake some support for outreach of our services.
 

Post: Communications and Marketing Intern

 

Accountable to: Business and Marketing Manager
 

Location: Nairobi, Ngara
 

Key Relationships: Marketing, Communications, all departments and external agencies
 

Role Summary: To communicate Tachicom-Kenya messages to a range of stakeholders.
 

Main Responsibilities

• Work with team members, delivering reactive and proactive PR: writing press releases and responses to announcements, and identifying, initiating and placing newsworthy stories, case studies and features
• Supporting the Business and Marketing Manager with clients-out reach
• Monitor news for relevant stories
• Monitor and update the team about competitor activity
• Work with the wider team to develop and implement new marketing strategies
• Seek short, medium and long term opportunities to expand and promote awareness of Tachicom-Kenya`s work, in particular service initiatives.
• Build and nurture external relationships with a range of target market audiences, online and offline.
• Use the media appropriately to raise Tachicom-Kenya’s profile – working closely with Tachicom’s external agencies.
• Produce marketing materials.
• Protect and enhance the reputation of Tachicom-Kenya.

Person Specification
 

The successful intern will demonstrate a real interest in communications and marketing and media. 

You will also be an effective and engaging communicator with experience of social networking sites aimed at young people.

Essential skills and abilities

• Excellent communication and people skills.
• Initiative to identify new opportunities to improve in house services.
• Ability to build networks and make connections.
• Good research skills
• Ability to multitask
• Attention to detail

Internship period: 3 months
 

To apply: Subject of email to clearly indicate: Communications and Marketing Intern
 

Send only CV to the address: info@tachicom-kenya.com
 

Application Deadline: Monday 3rd March 2014

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Linux System Administrator Job in Kenya

Linux System Administrator

The Linux System Administrator will be build, configure, optimize, and tune Linux server farms, scale our existing infrastructure to increase capacity and to support new services.

S/he will troubleshoot production issues and work with development teams through resolution and provide system support to our web/mobile development teams. 

This manifests as server configuration changes, release management, performance tuning, capacity planning, automation, etc.

He s/he will also participate as part of a 24x7 on call rotation.

Qualifications

Requirements / Qualifications

• The Linux System Administrator must possess a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree and a degree in computer science or a related field is preferred.
• S/he must possess minimum of 5 years’ experience working as a Linux System Administrator and with agile methodologies.
• Proven ability to administer/manage/maintain/upgrade, at a high level of competency, a variety of technical platforms including:

1. CentOS or Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2. Apache Web Server: Installation, configuration, tuning
3. Tomcat Application server: Installation, configuration, tuning
4. Nagios/Cacti/Graphite/SmokePing or other monitoring and trending systems
5. Load balancing solutions (Netscaler, BigIP, or HAProxy)
6. Version control systems (Subversion or Git)
7. Content Delivery Network (CDN): Configuration and tuning

• Experience with the following is a nice to have: Configuring PHP with httpd, Memcache, Java, Python/Django, Elasticsearch and MySQL.

Email CV and salary requirements to recruitment@odumont.com with “System Administrator” in the subject line.

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Catholic Relief Services Invitation to Showcase the Work of Kenyan NGOs

Invitation to Showcase the Work of Kenyan NGOs
 

Ref.2014/P/11

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an international non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. 

CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality and works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs. 

CRS carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas. Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. 

We welcome as a part of our staff and as partners people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need 

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Kenya Program is inviting registered local non-profit organizations to apply to attend an upcoming local capacity building/cross sectoral engagement event in Nairobi in early May 2014. 

This event will bring together local organizations, international NGOs, private companies, and international donors to discuss how these different organizations can better collaborate to ensure Kenyan-led solutions to the development challenges in Kenya.
 

CRS invites NGOs across Kenya to apply to attend this event. 

Those selected will attend a 1 day conference in Nairobi and will be asked to showcase their work at a booth that will be provided at the event. 

This is a good opportunity to market your organization and share your best practices in this theme. 

NGOs who work in a one or more of the following sectors are invited to apply: Health, OVC, agriculture, water/sanitation, peacebuilding, and access to finance.
 

To apply: Please send a short abstract (no more than 2 pages) that;
 

1. Summarizes your organization’s work,
 

2. Outlines what you will showcase at your booth, and
 

3. Provides a brief biography of the 2 individuals from your organization you will send (note that transport to Nairobi and accommodation in Nairobi will be covered by CRS).
 

All submissions can be submitted in hardcopies to CRS office in Karuna Close, Westlands Nairobi or by email to the address below. 

Submissions should reach the below mentioned by close of Business Monday March 10th, 2014.

The Administration Officer – Program Support
Catholic Relief Services – Kenya Program
E-mail: partnership@ke.earo.crs.org

Please indicate the reference number on the envelope/ email subject.

Note:
 

Submitting the afore-mentioned documents does not indicate any commitment at all to attend the named event. CRS reserves the right to reject any and all applications.
 

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) does not charge any fees from applicants for any recruitment. 

Further, CRS has not retained any agent in connection with this advertisement

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BNC Key Stage 1 Coordinator Job in Kenya

Vacancy: BNC Key Stage 1 Coordinator 

Background: Our client, a leading institution in the provision of transformative, quality and holistic education in Kenya and beyond for over forty years plans to incorporate international curricula in its portfolio beginning in September 2014. 

This development has been necessitated by the demand to cater for the different educational needs of its pupils and parents as well as to reposition itself in line with the emerging national, regional and global trends.

To prepare the institution for this new innovation, the institution wishes to procure the services of a competent, experienced and self-driven Key Stage 1 Coordinator. 

He/She must be a team player able to build and guide a team of the teaching staff.

The Role of the Key Stage Coordinator

• To compile and procure teaching and learning resources
• To prepare Programmes of Study (PoS) for core and foundation subjects
• To prepare and develop a conducive teaching and learning environment in line with BNC expectations

Qualifications & Experience

• A minimum of P1 certificate with at least five years of teaching experience in a BNC school
• A minimum of three years as a Key Stage 1 Coordinator

The successful candidate will be expected to assume this position from April 1, 2014.

Interested candidates should submit their applications by March 5, 2014 to:

DNA 1645
P.O Box 49010-00100
Nairobi

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