Community
Development Trust Fund Vacancies
Recruitment of Programme Management Staff for Community Environment
Facility(CEF)
Community Development Trust Fund (CDTF) is a joint initiative between the
Government of Kenya and the European Union.
CDTF is implementing a four year programme, entitled The Community Development
Programme phase four (CDP 4). CDP 4 is financed by both the European Union and
the Royal Danish Embassy-Danida and consists of two components, the Community
Environment Facility II (CEF II) and the Community Development Initiatives
(CDI).
The overall goal of CEF II component is to support community driven initiatives
that reduce threats and conflicts related to natural resources and climate
change risk as well as contribute towards the development of low carbon
pathways through the development of energy efficiency and renewable energy
options.
In order to achieve to this goal, CDTF plans to build its human resource base
and invites applications from qualified and experienced Kenyan citizens to fill
the following vacant posts:
Technical Officer - Enterprise Development
Ref No. CEFII/ED
Reporting to the Programme Manager, Community Environment Facility II (CEF II),
the Technical Officer Enterprise Development is expected to contribute to the
realisation of the Programme’s goal and objectives.
Overall responsibility:
To promote nature based and livelihood improvement enterprises that contribute
to sustainable utilization of natural resources while reducing poverty at the
community level.
Specific duties:
- Provide
technical support to all income generating initiatives under CEF II
including linking communities with the private sector and relevant
regulatory government agencies.
- Providing
strategic direction in enterprise development issues by carrying out value
chain analysis, market and sector-level assessments using systematic
approach and standard tools.
- Providing
technical support to business start-ups including business plans,
feasibility studies and development of legal instruments.
- Advising
and guiding beneficiaries in business formalization/registration and
compliance with legal requirements including putting standard business
systems in place e.g financial records, procurement systems, inventory,
supply etc.
- To
develop education and awareness creation materials for communities and
other stakeholders on areas of enterprise development.
- Assist
communities carry out needs assessment for nature based enterprises and
plan capacity development.
- Assist
beneficiaries mainstream enterprise development issues in community
development programmes and employ appropriate methodologies and approaches
to ensure that enterprise development issues are conveniently integrated
in the project cycle.
- Based
on best practices in enterprise development offer beneficiaries technical
support through the entire value chain to ensure sustainability and
profitability.
- Based
on the CEFII funding and operating principles assess projects’ efficiency
and effectiveness, equity and fairness with regard to benefit sharing
arising from the funded initiative.
- Provide
technical assistance and guidance in the promotion of new, innovative and
cost-effective technologies relating to nature based enterprises
- Support
the design and implementation of participatory monitoring and evaluation
frameworks and plans in collaboration with the CEF technical team.
- Prepare
programme progress reports on nature based enterprises among other CEF
funded projects
- Drafting
of Terms of Reference (ToRs), recruitment and supervision of external
consultants offering services to projects/Programme
Qualifications
and Experience
- Postgraduate
degree with specialization in either Natural Resources Management, Nature
Based Enterprises, Enterprise Development, Environmental Management,
Environmental Economics, or any other relevant field from a recognized
university.
- Academic
or professional qualification related to enterprise development,
environmental economics, and business management and or practical
experience in developing and managing enterprises with a good track record
in managing community projects involving donor agencies is mandatory.
- Minimum
of eight (8) years relevant professional experience in either Natural
Resources Management, Environmental Management, Environmental Economics
with a bias in enterprise development and management in either or a mix of
natural-based enterprise, business development services , enterprise support
and business mentoring micro financing.
- Extensive
knowledge and exposure in the fields of environmental conservation
- Knowledge
of project cycle management (PCM) and hands-on application of the business
planning approach
- Knowledge
and practical application of field participatory methodologies including
Participatory Rural Appraisal(PRA), Sustainable Livelihood Framework (SLF)
and field data collection
- Thorough
understanding of business plan development, financial analysis,
negotiation skills, marketing skills that include capacity building in
entrepreneurship.
- Entrepreneur
analysis skills including using relevant computer software.
- Knowledge
of the current best practices in supporting enterprises including
sustainability issues, success and failure factors in enterprises.
- Ability
to carry out other forms of market and sector-level assessments using
systematic approach and standard tools or awareness of the importance of
these assessments and general procedures involved in undertaking them.
- Practical
experience that includes capacity building of product and management of
groups, associations, cooperatives or other similar beneficiaries in rural
areas.
- Excellent
interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively
in team situations.
- Ability
to work independently both in the office and in the field and meet strict
deadlines
- Possess
testimonials indicating the number and types of enterprises and/or sectors
that he/she has had experience with and the success registered.
- Experience
with project management at the strategic as well as the operational level
- Minimum
5 years working in donor funded programmes in the area of enterprise
development, preferably natured based enterprises
- Skills
in participatory methodologies in enterprise development and livelihoods
improvement projects.
- Excellent
communication and presentation skills
Technical Officer - Renewable Energy
Ref No.
CEFII/RE
Reporting to the Programme Manager, Community Environment Facility lI (CEF II),
the Technical Officer — Renewable Energy is expected to contribute to the
realisation of the Programme’s goal and objectives.
Overall responsibility:
- To
screen, monitor and communicate good practices in the area of renewable
energy including promoting appropriate energy saving technologies that
contribute to sustainable utilization of natural resources and support
community initiatives that will enhance adaptation to climate change.
Specific
duties:
- Promote,
create awareness and sensitize communities and other stakeholders on
renewable energy technologies as a means of alleviating poverty and
supporting local management of natural resources.
- Assist
beneficiaries to mainstream renewable energy development issues in
community development projects and employ appropriate methodologies and approaches
to ensure that renewable energy technologies are adopted.
- Support
the development and implementation of an appropriate and effective
environmental management project monitoring and evaluation system in
collaboration with the CEF technical team.
- Provide
technical assistance and guidance to community projects during
implementation process including promotion of new, innovative and
cost-effective technologies and build capacity relating to renewable
energy.
- Provide
technical support to all renewable energy projects under CEF II including
linking communities with the private sector, relevant regulatory
government agencies, research and institutions of higher learning.
- Support
the drafting of Terms of Reference (ToRs), recruitment and supervision of
external consultants offering services to projects/Programme
Key
qualifications and experience
- Postgraduate
degree with specialization in either Natural Resources Management,
Environmental sciences, Climate Change, Renewable Energy or any other
relevant areas from a recognized university. Only candidates with relevant
professional /academic qualification coupled with hands on experience ¡n
climate change and renewable energy issues will be considered.
- Good
track record in designing and implementing appropriate renewable energy
saving technologies and climate change in support of community projects
involving donor agencies.
- Minimum
of 5 years relevant practical experience while working with projects
addressing renewable energy technologies.
- Knowledge
of the current best practices in supporting renewable energy and their
role in enhancing green growth.
- Possess
testimonials indicating the number and types of renewable energy
technologies that he/she has had experience with and the success
registered.
- Knowledge
of the Project Cycle Management (PCM) and practical experience in
designing and institutionalizing monitoring and evaluation systems for
projects/programmes.
- Practical
experience that includes capacity building of local beneficiaries in the
area of renewable energy and aspects of climate change.
- Excellent
interpersonal skills with ability to work in team situations.
- Excellent
proven oral and written communication skills.
- Ability
to work independently without supervision both in the office and in the
field.
- Able
to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.
Duty
station
The duty station will be Nairobi but with frequent field missions taking up to
60% of the total time.
All applicants must be computer literate and have a clean valid driving license
for at least three years and should quote the Reference Number of the post they
are applying for.
Candidates who meet the above qualifications and experiences should send their
applications including detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV), copies of academic and
professional certificates, names, addresses and e-mails of three referees to:
The Programme Coordinator
Community Development Trust Fund,
Josem Trust House,
P.O. Box 62199 -00200
Nairobi
Closing date for the receipt of application is 25th April 2012 at 5.00pm.
Applicants, who will not have received a response by 30th June 2012, should
consider themselves not successful.
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