Concern Worldwide Review of the Implementation of Mother to Mother Support Groups in Marsabit County Consultancy Opportunity

Consultancy Opportunity: Concern Worldwide is an international non-governmental humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.

Expressions of interest are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the following consultancy opportunity:
 

Review of the Implementation of Mother to Mother Support Groups in Marsabit County
 

Background and Objective: Concern has been supporting the Ministry of Health (MoH) to implement a UNCIEF funded High Impact Nutrition Interventions (HINI) project in Chalbi and Moyale Districts, Marsabit County which includes support for appropriate Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition (MIYCN) among other child survival initiatives. 

Between 2012 and 2013, Concern provided technical and financial support to the District Health Management Team (DHMT) to implement Mother to Mother Support Groups (MtMSG) with key focus on improving skills of mentor mothers. 

A total of 23 groups (8 in Chalbi and 15 in Moyale/Sololo) were formed with their mentor mothers receiving reinforcement training. These groups have been meeting on a monthly basis.

A lot of challenges surrounding the functioning of these groups were noted during the implementation touching on frequency of meetings, availability of quorum and sustainability of the groups. 

There were also cases of groups collapsing. This therefore raises questions surrounding their feasibility and effectiveness in improving MIYCN practices. 

It is therefore important to review the applicability and functionality of these groups touching on their structural set up, monitoring modalities and their longevity/ sustainability.

Expected Outputs/Deliverables
 

A report that describes the review methodology, work plan, budget and puts forward the evaluator’s references, findings, conclusions and recommendations for each of the following partners and how best they can support implementation of MtMSG in future:

• Ministry of Health as the one in charge of implementing the model
• Concern Worldwide as the supporting implementing partner
• UNICEF as a donor

Consultant’s Profile or Qualifications

• A MPH or MSc, MA Social Sciences or other related field
• Minimum of five (5) years’ extensive experience conducting program and process evaluations.
• Previous experience conducting program evaluations in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) is an added advantage.
• Knowledge of behaviour change communication models or approaches is an added advantage
• Excellent documentation, communication and analytical skills

A detailed Terms of Reference can be obtained by sending an email to: concern.kenyavacancies@concern.net
 

Interested applicants who meet the above requirements should send their CV and cover letter to the following email address: nairobi.hr@concern.net with the subject of the email as ‘Review of MtMSG - Marsabit County’ by Sunday, 18th May 2014.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for presentations.

Concern has a Code of Conduct and a Programme Participant Protection Policy to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from abuse and exploitation

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APHRC Database Programmer Job in Kenya

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization that carries out policy relevant research on population, health, education and development issues facing sub-Saharan Africa. 

The Center seeks to fill the position of Database Programmer.

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The successful candidate will have strong analytical and excellent communication skills. 

He/she must be self motivated, flexible with due attention to details and a team player.
 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, develop and deploy software applications used for capturing and evaluating research data.
• Maintain and improve existing software applications.
• Design and develop relational databases for new research projects.
• Design and develop electronic data collection tools.
• Enforce and monitor both relational and temporal consistency checks in the database.
• Write views to retrieve data for analysis as well as convert data to formats required by researchers.
• Design and update programs to generate various reports from the database.
• Train Data Entry Clerks and address programming issues encountered during data entry.
• Coordinate and monitor quality control during data capturing, including double data entry activities.
• Produce regular data entry performance indicators.
• Perform basic data cleaning in the database following data entry.
• Support Data Entry Clerks supervisors in managing the data entry process.

Essential

• B.Sc. degree in Computer Science or in a data or information management related discipline.
• Experience in developing and maintaining applications using OOP principles in a .Net language (Visual Basic or Visual C#).
• Experience in designing and developing large relational databases preferably using Microsoft SQL server.
• Knowledge of data synchronization technologies.
• Skills in manipulating data: writing complex SQL scripts to extract, transform and load data in SQL server.
• Knowledge of EPI-INFO or any other data management application.
• Good communication and supervisory skills.

Desirable

• Knowledge of concepts in temporal databases.
• Report writing skills.

Interested candidates who meet the requirements above should submit their applications enclosing a detailed CV, quoting current and expected remuneration and providing contact details of three referees to the address below by May 20, 2014. 

Online applications should be sent to jobs@aphrc.org. 

Please, indicate “Database Programmer” on the subject line of the email application or on the envelope. 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

The Human Resources Officer
African Population & Health Research Center
APHRC Campus, Manga Close, off Kirawa Road
P. O. Box 10787-00100 GPO, 

Nairobi

www.aphrc.org

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ICS Business Developer for Youth Job in Kakamega Kenya

Vacancy: Business Developer for Youth

About ICS: Investing in Children and their Societies (ICS) is an International organization established in the 1980s currently with offices and initiatives in several countries in Africa and Asia while the head offices are in the Netherlands. 

ICS invests in innovative entrepreneurship projects and social programmes in East Africa. The Africa regional office is located in Nairobi, Kenya. 

ICS envisages economically empowered communities and societies where people exploit resources available to them in order to increase household incomes and generate community wealth necessary to improve the quality of life. 

To do this, ICS together with local communities invests in development of various entrepreneurial initiatives to improve agricultural value chains in order to improve efficiency at production, value addition, processing and marketing. 

Investments in entrepreneurship are then integrated with targeted social programmes on child protection and skillful parenting to create sustainable changes in the lives of children and their societies.
 

Vijana Reloaded: One of our missions in 2014 is to incubate a new social enterprise called VIJANA RELOADED with the main objective to equip talented and motivated youth with ICT, agriculture and entrepreneurial skills that are directly linked to the demand of local employers and opportunities in the market.

VIJANA RELOADED is an attempt to upgrade youth economic empowerment beyond classroom training set up. The focus here is to have a group of young people who are equipped both with skills and entrepreneurial outlooks. The main sector of target is agribusiness which is proving to have myriad of opportunities for the youth.

Our strategy is to integrate the many innovative and proven training modules on ICT, agriculture and entrepreneurship, as well as interested corporate and eager youth into a best-in-class hands-on curriculum. Income-generating activities of VIJANA RELOADED drive sustainability and scale.

To realize this ICS closely cooperates with ProPortion Foundation in The Netherlands.

Business Developer for Youth
 

Location: Kakamega
 

Period: 6 months (start June 2014)
 

Reports to the Program Manager for Western Kenya
 

Do you:

• have a positive attitude?
• have a passion to make a difference in people’s lives?
• like networking and taking the lead?
• have a track record in working with young people and business startups?
• have experience in mentoring young people to set up their own (agri-) business?
• have experience in engaging young people into training?
• have entrepreneurship skills?
• have affinity with ICT and new solutions?
• Have the ability to engage with corporate partners?
• have at least five years of relevant professional experience with a reputable NGO, project or private sector organization?
• have a degree preferably in economics, agricultural economics, business administration or other relevant field?

If you feel this is a perfect match please send your application to rorecruit@icsafrica.org

Deadline for submitting applications is May 15th 2014.

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Direct Sales Executives Jobs in Kenya - Pension Administration and Financial Services Organization

We are a well established organization based in Nairobi providing Pension Administration and Financial Services and we are looking to recruit dynamic, self motivated and results driven individuals to fill the positions of Direct Sales Executives.
 

Overall Job Purpose: The successful candidates will be expected to market and sell the Company’s products across the country while looking for opportunities to develop new markets for current and new products. 

In addition, the successful candidates will be expected to perform the following core functions:
 

Core Duties and responsibilities

• Promote, sell and secure orders from existing and prospective customers through a Relationship-based approach.
• Market our products and services to existing/potential customers.
• Achieve the set targets for the particular region together with his/her team.

Responsibilities:

• Sell our products and ensure that we penetrate in the market thus increase our market share.
• Establish, develop and maintain business relationship with current customers and prospective customers in the assigned territory/market segment to generate new business for the organization’s products/services.
• Make visits to the clients with a view of marketing our company products as a whole.
• Expedites the resolution of customer problems and complaints to his/her supervisor with a view of providing a solution to the customer.
• Ability to report orally and write reports on customer needs or problems, interests and competitive activities.
• Monitor all competitive activities, advertising and promotional trends taking place in the region then report to the company.
• Participates in trade shows and conventions of the company when called upon.

Qualifications:

• Possess a marketing or business degree with at least 1 year experience working in a service industry or
• A diploma in Sales and marketing with at least 3 years selling experience in a service industry.
• Ability to determine solutions for customers (consultative sales approach).
• Results-orientated and able to work both independently and within a team environment.
• Ability to report orally and write reports on customer needs or problems, interests and competitive activities
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite.
• Outgoing with the passion to sell in any environment

If you posses the above qualifications and the drive to meet the challenges , please write in confidence enclosing a detailed CV, Certified Copies of academic and professional certificates, a day-time telephone contact, names and contacts of three referees one of which must be your former employer so as to reach the undersigned not later than 23rd May, 2014.

The advertiser 

DNA/1666
49010 -00100
Nairobi

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Direct Sales Executives Jobs in Kenya - Pension Administration and Financial Services Organization

We are a well established organization based in Nairobi providing Pension Administration and Financial Services and we are looking to recruit dynamic, self motivated and results driven individuals to fill the positions of Direct Sales Executives.
 

Overall Job Purpose: The successful candidates will be expected to market and sell the Company’s products across the country while looking for opportunities to develop new markets for current and new products. 

In addition, the successful candidates will be expected to perform the following core functions:
 

Core Duties and responsibilities

• Promote, sell and secure orders from existing and prospective customers through a Relationship-based approach.
• Market our products and services to existing/potential customers.
• Achieve the set targets for the particular region together with his/her team.

Responsibilities:

• Sell our products and ensure that we penetrate in the market thus increase our market share.
• Establish, develop and maintain business relationship with current customers and prospective customers in the assigned territory/market segment to generate new business for the organization’s products/services.
• Make visits to the clients with a view of marketing our company products as a whole.
• Expedites the resolution of customer problems and complaints to his/her supervisor with a view of providing a solution to the customer.
• Ability to report orally and write reports on customer needs or problems, interests and competitive activities.
• Monitor all competitive activities, advertising and promotional trends taking place in the region then report to the company.
• Participates in trade shows and conventions of the company when called upon.

Qualifications:

• Possess a marketing or business degree with at least 1 year experience working in a service industry or
• A diploma in Sales and marketing with at least 3 years selling experience in a service industry.
• Ability to determine solutions for customers (consultative sales approach).
• Results-orientated and able to work both independently and within a team environment.
• Ability to report orally and write reports on customer needs or problems, interests and competitive activities
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Office Suite.
• Outgoing with the passion to sell in any environment

If you posses the above qualifications and the drive to meet the challenges , please write in confidence enclosing a detailed CV, Certified Copies of academic and professional certificates, a day-time telephone contact, names and contacts of three referees one of which must be your former employer so as to reach the undersigned not later than 23rd May, 2014.

The advertiser 

DNA/1666
49010 -00100
Nairobi

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SAMETRACT Manager Job in Kenya

SAMETRACT deals in SAME tractors and associated farm machinery. 

We have workshops in Nairobi and Nakuru.

We are looking for a candidate to fill the following post:-

Manager - with hands on mechanical experience
 

Interested candidates who have the necessary skills should send their CV with a hand written covering letter to:-
 

Sametract, 

P.O. Box 14325, 

Nairobi 00800
 

Alternatively, candidates can scan their hand written letter and send their CV to: info@sametract.com

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Norken Chief Operating Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

Norken is an Engineering and Management Consultancy Firm with Headquarters in Nairobi and operating in East and Central Africa. 

We are seeking to recruit a Chief Operating Officer to help coordinate the company Operations as well as spearhead our ambitious counties and regional expansion programmes.

Qualifications

• A degree in Commerce or Business Administration,
• CPA or ACCA,
• 10 years experience in a medium enterprise.

Applications to be sent to: hr@norken.co.ke

Closing Date: 23rd May, 2014.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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UNDP Program Analyst Job in Kenya

United Nations Development Programme
 

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UNDP Kenya invites applications for the following position:
 

Position Information
 

Post Title: Program Analyst
 

Contract Type: Fixed Term Appointment
 

Grade/Band: National Professional NOB
 

Direct Supervisor: Team Leader, Energy Environment and Climate Change
 

Duration: One year, renewable subject to funding and performance

Date of Issue: 9 May 2014
 

Closing Date: 15 May 2014

Organizational Context: Under the general supervision of the Deputy Country Director (Programme) and direct supervision by the Team Leader Energy, Environment and Climate Change Unit, the Programme Analyst analyzes political, social and economic trends and leads formulation, management and evaluation of programme activities within his/her portfolio, provides policy advice services.

The Programme Analyst will also supervise and lead programme support staff and coordinate activities of the projects’ staff. The Programme Officer will work in close collaboration with the operations team, programme staff in other UN Agencies, UNDP HQs staff and Government officials, technical advisors and experts, multi-lateral and bi-lateral donors and civil society ensuring successful UNDP programme implementation

Core functions:

• Implementation of programme strategies
• Management of the CO programme
• Creation of strategic partnerships and implementation of the resource mobilization strategy
• Provision of top quality policy advice services to the Government and facilitation of knowledge building and management

Required Skills and Experience
 

Education: Master’s degree or equivalent in Natural Resource Management, Environment, Economics, Development Studies or related field

Experience:  

• 2 years of experience at the national or international level providing Natural Resource Management advisory services, hand-on experience in design, monitoring and evaluation of development projects.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages, experience in handling web based management systems

The full terms of reference for the position can be accessed on the UNDP Kenya e-Recruitment portal on the UNDP Kenya website -http://www.ke.undp.org
 

Notice: UNDP, as a matter of practice, does not charge any application, processing or training fee at any stage of the recruitment process.

“UNDP is an equal opportunity employer which strives to achieve overall balance in its staffing patterns”.

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Medical Representative Job in Kenya

Medical Representative
Required to promote the sales and usage of pharmaceutical products.
 

Reporting to the Business Development Manager, the successful candidate will join a team responsible for growing the sales of a major brand not only in Kenya but also in neighboring countries.

We invite applications from Kenyan citizens who hold a University degree in Pharmacy, Biochemistry or Nursing with a minimum of 2 years experience. 

Applicants with a Diploma in Pharmacy or Clinical Sciences with a minimum of 3 years experience will also be considered.
 

A diploma in Sales/Marketing would be an added advantage.
 

Experience in Critical Care Market and Institutional Business Management will also be an added advantage
 

The organization will offer the necessary product knowledge and training.
 

Applications closing date is 23rd May 2013.

DN.A/1667
P.O Box 49010-00100 

GPO Nairobi

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World Vision Kenya Project Manager (Nutrition) Job in Turkana

World Vision Kenya is a leading Christian relief, development and advocacy organisation dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. 

Our programmes are spread across in most parts of Kenya. 

We are seeking highly competent and outstanding individual to fill theProject Manager – Nutrition position to based in Turkana.
 

Purpose of the position: To provide leadership in management of the DFID funded grant project to ensure successful implementation of comprehensive nutrition project under supervision of the ADP Manager and with technical support from Program Officer and the National Nutrition Coordinator.

World Vision Kenya neither uses employment agencies nor does it charge money for recruitment, interviews, or medical checks.

For more information, please visit: wvi.org/kenya/careers.
 

All application letters and detailed CVs together with names of three referees should be addressed to The Director, People & Culture, Email: recruit_kenya@wvi.org to reach us not later than May 15, 2014 midnight. 

Must put job title as the subject. 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

World Vision is a child focused organization and upholds the rights and wellbeing of children. Our recruitment and selection procedures include screening and background checking for child abuse related offenses. 

World Vision is an equal opportunity employer

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