WASH Officer and Admin Assistant Jobs in Kenya - Food for the Hungry

FH / Kenya (Food for the Hungry, Kenya) a Christian Development and relief agency seeks to fill in the following vacant positions at their Marsabit office:

Job: WASH Officer

Department: Health and Nutrition

Reports To: Nutrition Coordinatorr

Contract Duration: September 2011 – 30th June 2012

Closing Date: 8th September 2011

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify WASH gaps and develop proposals for recovery operations
• Work closely with the community members to identify training needs
• Develop training and capacity building modules in collaboration with other project staff as well as other stakeholders.
• Organize and carry out community training activities
• Prepare relevant reports as required including compilation of success stories and development of knowledge sharing information.
• Link the H1N1 components of Health and Nutrition to WASH program.

Qualifications

• A strong Christian committed to serving the poor in full agreement with FH’s foundation and beliefs as expressed in our Vision, Mission and Values.
• Must be a holder of BSc degree in Water and Environmental Engineering, Public Health, Environmental Science or its equivalent from a reputable institution.
• A minimum of 3 years working in community based WASH program in an NGO set up.
• Practical knowledge in design of community WASH systems.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Good computer skills with hands on experience
• Should possess a motorbike rider’s license with 3 years experience.

Job Title: Admin Assistant

Department: Health and Nutrition

Reports To: Nutrition Coordinator

Contract duration: September 2011 – 30th June 2012

Closing Date: 8th September 2011

Duties and Responsibilities

• To assist in provision of administrative and logistical support to team members.
• To coordinate and maintain records for staff, office space, telephones and office keys.
• Receive and vet all incoming calls before transferring them to relevant persons. Your will also be expected to make telephone calls for the Health and Nutrition team as required.
• Perform general clerical duties including but not limited to photocopying, faxing, emailing and filling.
• Handle documents such as invoices, memos letters etc.
• Arrange to repair of and maintenance of office equipment.
• Collect and maintain inventory of office equipment and supplies
• Make travel arrangements for the staff

Requirements and Qualifications

Qualifications

• A strong Christian committed to serving the poor in full agreement with FH’s foundation and beliefs as expressed in our Vision, Mission and Values.
• Must be a holder of Diploma in Administration or its equivalent from a reputable institution.
• Should possess a high level of organizational and management skills with at least two years relevant experience.
• Should posses good interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated competencies in MS packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Treats people of all cultures and faiths with dignity and respect.
• Manages time wisely and works diligently on assigned responsibilities.

Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications, updated CV with three referees and day telephone contacts to:

Human Resources Manager,
P.O Box 14978 - 00800
Nairobi

or email address hr_fhkenya@fh.org

NB: Only short listed candidates will be contacted

These are urgent positions and short listing will be done on first received basis.

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