Oxfam Kenya National Program Coordinator (Nairobi Based) Job

An exciting senior position in Oxfam Kenya
 

Oxfam in Kenya implements an exciting and dynamic programme; incorporating both rapid and slow onset emergencies, longer term development and influential advocacy policy work. 

Oxfam Kenya is engaging in the great changes taking place in Kenya including the devolution of government, preparation for peaceful elections, the discovery of Oil in the Arid Lands and the expansion of informal urban settlements. 

Oxfam in Kenya works in Turkana, Dadaab, Wajir and the Nairobi informal settlements as well as on national level governance and coordination issues in multi stakeholder fora. 

To this end, we are seeking to fill the position of the National Program Coordinator.
 

National Program Coordinator (Nairobi Based)
 

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Contract: C1 Global - Fixed term; 18 months
 

Salary: GBP25,094 – GBP33,938 net p.a plus other benefits
 

A new and exciting position in Oxfam Kenya’s programme, created to ensure greater impact for the country’s most marginalised people through the strengthening and strategic leadership of Oxfam Kenya’s National Pillars - advocacy, governance, peace building, climate change and private sector engagement interventions (including work within the Oil and Gas sector). 

S/he will also be responsible for the management of one of Oxfam’s leading Urban programmes during the six month leave of absence of the Urban Programme Manager.
 

Reporting to the Country Director, the post holder is a member of the Senior Management Team and will have the ambitious task of ensuring Oxfam and its partners become leading advocates, catalysts and innovators for change; ensuring greater balance between these aspects of our programme and our longer term service delivery and capacity building work.
 

Supporting the success of the programme strategy will include helping to ensure the financial viability of these programmes, including donor liaison, contract management, budget oversight and the identification of funding opportunities from new and existing partners.
 

The NPC will manage 3 national advisors, enabling them to maximise their contribution to the quality and development of the broader Kenya and regional programme. 

The post holder will ensure that Oxfam Kenya follows a one-programme approach; adding value to our long term development work supporting the Kenya Advocacy Advisor in developing and implementing our campaigns and collaborating with the Humanitarian Advisor to strengthen our emergency preparedness and response. and individual campaigns, develop an enabling environment for the Urban Programme to progress from its pilot phase to a leader in its field both within Oxfam’s Global work and in Kenya. 

S/he will be expected to represent Oxfam’s programmes nationally and internationally with Government, UN agencies, other NGOs, donors and Oxfam International.
 

To be successful in this role you will have the following attributes: the imagination and experience to recognise the enormous potential present in Kenya’s civil society, urban communities and private sector; the ambition and imagination to work within the decentralisation process to help realise that potential for the benefit of Kenya’s most marginalised populations; and a commitment to social and economic justice.
 

You will also possess a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, have substantial experience of managing humanitarian and development programmes of a significant size, have proven fundraising skills and demonstrate high-level strategic, analytical and conceptual ability.
 

You will demonstrate a record of delivering strategic chance within specific timeframes, experience of integrating gender and diversity into programme work and experience of proposal writing and donor reporting, budgeting and performance management. 

You will have an ability to respond to and identify opportunities arising from events and longer term trends and proven experience in building successful advocacy/popular mobilisation campaigns with partners and demonstrable courage in embracing innovation and difficult change are highly valued.

To apply
 

If you believe you fit the profile, please submit your application and CV detailing your experience for the post that you are applying for and including daytime telephone contact and two referees, preferably your current line managers to kenyajobs@oxfam.org.uk quoting the title of the position you are applying for in the subject line. 

The closing date for these positions is on 12th October 2012.
 

Incase you need to see the job profile, please visit our website and apply online at www.oxfam.org.uk/jobs using REF INT5750
 

NB: Previous applicants need not re-apply
 

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization

Disclaimer
 

Oxfam is an equal opportunity employer.
 

You are not required to pay any fees to apply for jobs at Oxfam.
 

Oxfam does not conduct recruitments through agents

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Oxfam Kenya Turkana Program Coordinator (Lodwar Based) Job

An exciting senior position in Oxfam Kenya
 

Oxfam in Kenya implements an exciting and dynamic programme; incorporating both rapid and slow onset emergencies, longer term development and influential advocacy policy work. 

Oxfam Kenya is engaging in the great changes taking place in Kenya including the devolution of government, preparation for peaceful elections, the discovery of Oil in the Arid Lands and the expansion of informal urban settlements. 

Oxfam in Kenya works in Turkana, Dadaab, Wajir and the Nairobi informal settlements as well as on national level governance and coordination issues in multi stakeholder fora. 

To this end, we are seeking to fill the position of the Turkana Program Coordinator.
 

Turkana Program Coordinator (Lodwar Based)
 

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Contract: C2 Global - Fixed term; 2 years
 

Salary: GBP21,341 – GBP30,406 net p.a, hard to work allowance GBP4,000 net p.a plus other benefits
 

This is a senior position, leading and representing one of Oxfam largest programmes in its global portfolio at this unique juncture in Kenya’s social, political and economic development.

The Programme Coordinator will manage a portfolio of innovative programmes that seek to: promote markets based livelihoods through the careful promotion of a cash economy, reduce or eliminate the need for perpetual food distributions and resulting dependency; and increase the resilience of all people and notably pastoralists to external shocks. 

Oxfam intends to be contribute to the success of Kenya’s devolution programme by working with and supporting new government structures, promoting peace and empowering citizens to have a voice and hold their leaders to account.
 

The Programme Coordinator will be responsible for the lead and management of the Turkana program with a specific focus to program development, innovation and representation 

S/he will be responsible for a significant budget, a large staff, complex donor relations, local advocacy and Monitoring Evaluation Accountability & Learning (MEAL).
 

The post holder is a member of the Country Management Team and reports to the ASAL Coordinator (based in Nairobi).
 

To be successful in this role you will have: the imagination and experience to recognise the enormous potential present in Kenya’s arid lands; the ambition and imagination to be help realise that potential for the benefit of Kenya’s most marginalised population; and a commitment to social and economic justice. 

You will also have a minimum of a first degree in social sciences, coupled with in-depth experience of managing development and/or humanitarian projects and advocacy/governance. 

You will have proven leadership and management skills, demonstrating an ability to communicate and delegate effectively within a diverse and motivated team whilst also having ability to work independently with appropriate attention to detail, as required. 

Proven ability to analyse complex external contexts, monitor change and translate into appropriate planning and action in line with a good understanding of Disaster Risk Reduction, and when necessary, ensuring appropriate application of standards in humanitarian response is essential.

You will demonstrate the ability to identify and implement opportunities for innovation. 

Equally important is your diplomacy, influencing and negotiating skills and ability to build good relations both internally and externally.

Exposure to the development aid environment is preferred but candidates who have demonstrated abilities in managing projects for social change will be considered.
 

To apply
 

If you believe you fit the profile, please submit your application and CV detailing your experience for the post that you are applying for and including daytime telephone contact and two referees, preferably your current line managers to kenyajobs@oxfam.org.uk quoting the title of the position you are applying for in the subject line. 

The closing date for these positions is on 12th October 2012.
 

Incase you need to see the job profile, please visit our website and apply online at www.oxfam.org.uk/jobs using REF INT5751
 

NB: Previous applicants need not re-apply
 

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organization
 

Disclaimer
 

Oxfam is an equal opportunity employer.
 

You are not required to pay any fees to apply for jobs at Oxfam.
 

Oxfam does not conduct recruitments through agents

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KCB Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Job in Kenya

Job Ref. MN 5485
 

Our client, the KCB, is a leading commercial banking group in the Eastern Africa Region, renowned for its diversity and growth potential.
 

KCB’s vision is to be ‘the preferred financial solutions provider in Africa with global reach’. 

The Bank currently commands the largest retail banking network in Kenya and has subsidiaries in Burundi, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
 

As a player in the global financial market, the Bank maintains working arrangements with correspondent banks throughout the world.
 

The Bank is now looking to appoint a dynamic, energetic and experienced strategist to join and lead a vibrant team committed to growing the Bank further in volume, efficiency, regional impact and profitability. 

The KCB Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is a member of the KCB Group Board.

Job Profile
 

The KCB Group CEO will be responsible for leading, managing and leveraging multi-national, multi-cultural teams to maximize profitability and shareholder value through business growth and sustainability while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction.

This is a challenging opportunity to contribute to total economic value of the KCB group, and will involve the following:

• Coordinating the overall activities of the whole group to ensure achievement of its business plans.
• Identifying and managing all strategic imperatives professionally for the benefit of the Bank.
• Ensuring that there is an effective prudent risk management in place to provide continuous assurance and improvement in the quality of the Bank’s assets and liabilities.
• Driving and coordinating the initiatives, practices, corporate culture change and procedures for achievement of the group business goals.
• Implementing the Board’s decisions in a result-oriented and timely manner to achieve the Bank’s vision, mission, goals, objectives and agreed performance targets.
• Developing, nurturing and enhancing synergies within KCB Group for efficiency and effectiveness in attaining the Group objectives.
• Ensuring that there is continuous development of new and innovative profitable products.
• Continuously monitoring economic, business regulatory and other related trends to determine their potential impact on plans and operations of the Bank and initiating the necessary actions to safeguard the objectives and goals of the KCB group
• Leading a team of trained and talented professionals to progress the Bank’s business to be an all-round great regional bank.
• Promoting the Bank’s development of a positive corporate culture, ethical practices and sound sustainability goals.
• Promoting the Bank’s objectives of identifying and developing talents throughout the entire business.
• Developing and recommending to the Board both short term, medium term and long term strategies, business plans, and accurate annual budgets.
• Establishing effective internal monitoring and control systems, processes and procedures to execute  approved plans.

Person Profile

• A holder of a university degree with distinguished leadership, management track record at regional or international level and impeccable record of intellectual honesty.
• An analytical and passionate transformative change leader who will continuously push the bank’s business horizons.
• An energetic go-getter who will drive the bank through concrete performance targets.
• An experienced leader who must have managed blue chip banks or corporates with an asset base of at least US $ 3.5 billion.
• An experienced leader who must have managed large banks or corporates with subsidiaries or branches across several countries or continents. (Experience in Eastern Africa region is an added advantage).
• A proactive leader with a deep sense of foresight and ability to institute contingency strategies.
• A fluent English speaker with working knowledge of French or Kiswahili.
• A very attractive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidate.

Send your application in strict confidence by email only to recruit@manpowerservicesgroup.com so as to reach us by 12 Noon, (GMT+3) 19th October 2012.

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Internal Auditor Job in Kenya

We are a fast growing medium sized property management company.
 

We are seeking to recruit a high caliber person for the position of Internal Auditor with the following qualifications.
 

A minimum of a University Degree in accounting from a recognized university and a full holder of CPA-K
 

Must be excellent in written and verbal communication, numerical, analytical and report writing skills.
 

Good presentation skills.
 

Hands on experience in auditing.
 

Competent in all computer packages.
 

Over three years experience in auditing, accounting and financial functions.
 

Must be proactive and innovative keeping abreast with technological advancement.
 

Must have ability to work independently with minimum supervision and a team player with-good interpersonal skills.
 

All applicants must apply online to the email: mplbom@masterways.co.ke

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East Africa Director Job Vacancy for a Major International Broadcast Content Management and Delivery Company

Position: East Africa Director of a major international broadcast content management and delivery company.
 

General Purpose: Developing our East Africa business through sales of key broadcast solutions to major regional broadcasters, Operations management of SNG regional deployments. 

The director will work closely with the sales and engineering teams locally and globally to ensure regional growth of our product lines.

Training and Experience:

• Minimum 10 years experience in an international satellite and fiber delivery services company.
• Specific experience with DTH, DTT and OTT solutions in a global and regional environment
• Strong understanding of fiber and satellite technology
• Specific experience in the implementation of SNG deployments and major international level events
• Good understanding of the global contribution and permanent services markets
• Good working knowledge of Content management, content aggregation and delivery
• Good working knowledge of IP based file delivery services and streaming
• Excellent Organisational skills with book-keeping and strong commercial acumen
• Well organized, self-starter, self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Salary dependent on experience

Contact and Submission of CVs:
 

Email: africajobs@globecastafrica.com

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GVEP International Renewable Energy Specialist and SME Development Specialist Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya

GVEP International is inviting applications for the following opportunities based in Nairobi, Kenya but working all over East Africa.

The positions are to support the Africa Regional Office in managing the ESME programme under the World Bank-administered Russian Fund. 

The fund is for supporting Energy SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa to strengthen their capacity to provide energy services to poor communities.
 

1. Renewable Energy Specialist: This is a fixed term contract to analyse projects being assisted under the programme and advise on their technical viability. Projects will be in the small hydro, solar , wind and other renewable energy technologies and the successful applicant will need to have technical expertise in these technologies;
 

2. SME Development Specialist: This is a fixed term contract to provide general business support and preparation for grants/ investment to SMEs in the programme. This will include, but is not limited to, working with SMEs to prepare business plans, identifying opportunities for growth, implementing expansion and operational efficiency initiatives, helping absorb and best utilise new funding and other business advisory services as appropriate.
 

To apply please send your CV together with a covering letter (in English) outlining how your knowledge, skills and experience match the job specification to east.africa@gvepinternational.org. 

For full information and application details please visit the GVEP international website at: http://www.gvepinternational.org/en/business/jobs
 

Deadline for applications submission is Monday 15th October 2012

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Africa Re Claims Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa RE)

Vacancy Announcement

An International Financial Institution with Headquarters in Lagos (Nigeria), five Regional Offices in Casablanca (Morocco), Nairobi (Kenya), Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire), Port Louis (Mauritius), and Cairo (Egypt), as well as a subsidiary Company in Johannesburg (South Africa), a Local Office in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)and a Retakaful Company in Cairo (Egypt); owned by 41 member States of the African Union (AU), the African Development Bank (ADB), the IFC (International Finance Corporation), the DEG (German Development Financial Institution), FMO (Dutch private sector financing company), PROPARCO (Subsidiary of the Agence Francaise de Developement) and 107 insurance and reinsurance companies across the African continent, INVITES applications from suitably qualified individuals who are nationals of Africa Re member States to fill the position of a Claims Officer in its Nairobi Regional Office:
 

Job Details
 

This position is for a Claims Officer whose main responsibility shall comprise, but not limited to:

• Review of claims notification received from cedants and brokers
• Maintain proper records of all claims notification and follow up to logical conclusion
• Keep an audit trail of all reported claims
• Ensure prompt processing of all approved claims
• Follow up cash call refunds with cedants and brokers
• Monitor the development of the outstanding claims provision
• Prepare progress reports on claims development
• Collection of claims supporting documents
• Manage the follow up and reconciliation of cash call credit refunds

Grade and Duties
 

The post is a PS 1 grade with possibilities of advancement in the Corporation.

The successful candidate will have the direct responsibility for managing the claims portfolio.

Location
 

The successful candidate shall be based in Nairobi (KENYA) with the possibility of redeployment to any of the offices within Africa Re Group.
 

Main Competencies required for this position

• Good skills in business software tools: Word, Excel, Power Point, RMS.
• Very good technical knowledge of the classes of business (underwriting and claims)
• Good knowledge of reinsurance and retrocession.
• Good reporting skills.
• Good supervisory skills.

Behavioral Competencies

• Capacity for analyzing and reasoning
• Capacity for planning
• Ability to train subordinates
• Capacity for taking initiatives.
• Ability to foster cordial relationship with cedants and colleagues
• Should be of high Integrity and have good sense of responsibility
• Should be fluent in English language
• A working knowledge of the French language shall be an added advantage.

Qualifications and Professional Experience
 

Applicants shall be holders of:

• First University degree in relevant field plus Masters plus 3 years post qualification relevant qualitative work experience ; or
• First University degree in relevant field plus full professional qualification plus 3 years post qualification relevant qualitative work experience; or
• First University degree in relevant field plus 7 years post qualification relevant qualitative work experience;
• ACII Professional Insurance qualification or its equivalent is a major requirement.
• Relevant work experience in a claims department of a reinsurance or insurance company is a must. 
• The ideal candidate should have 10-15 years’ experience.

Additional Requirements
 

Applicants must be:

• Aged between 34 and 50 years old;

Interested candidates are requested to visit the Africa Re website at www.africa-re.com for more information on the required qualification and remuneration.
 

Applications should be sent to the following address: vacancy-co-nairobi@africa-re.com
 

Closing date for applications: 15th October 2012.

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AGRA Senior Policy Advocacy Fellows Jobs in Ghana and Tanzania

Senior Policy Advocacy Fellows
 

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is a not-for-profit organization formed in 2006 to work with African governments, farmers, donors, NGOs and the private sector to reduce hunger and poverty in Africa through agricultural development targeted at resource poor farmers. AGRA has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya and an office in Accra, Ghana.
 

AGRA’s Policy and Partnerships Program aims to increase the capacity of African governments and institutions to develop evidence-based agricultural policies that will drive accelerated and sustained adoption of agricultural technologies by smallholder farmers, raise household incomes and assure household and national food security in four (4) priority countries: Ghana, Mali, Mozambique, and Tanzania. 

The Policy program focuses on five core priority policy areas: Seed sector policies and regulations to speed up adoption of crop varieties; Soil health policies to improve soil and crop productivity; Staple crop market and trade policies to stimulate expansion and efficiency; Land and property rights policies to stimulate equitable agricultural growth for the poor; and environmental and climate change resilience policies.

To achieve its objectives, AGRA is enhancing local capacity for policy analysis and advocacy in each of the priority countries through “policy action nodes”. 

A policy action node is a group of existing or new policy research institutions and other stakeholders that have the technical expertise and are willing to work together to address policy, institutional and regulatory bottlenecks along an agricultural value chain. 

A loose network of Policy Action Nodes constitutes a Policy Hub. 

AGRA is also implementing the AGRA Policy Advocacy Fellowships Program (APAFP) with a broad objective to generate evidence for policy advocacy by the policy action nodes.
 

The AGRA Policy Program intends to recruit two (2) Senior Policy Fellows for the Ghana and Tanzania Policy Hubs with the lead responsibility of advocating and promoting more effective policies in agricultural and rural development. 

Expected to be drawn from a pool of well trained and highly experienced individuals, the Senior Policy Fellows would be provided with the financial support needed to conduct policy analysis and advocacy to support the Policy Action Nodes’ agenda in Ghana and Tanzania. 

Detailed responsibilities are listed in the Terms of Reference on AGRA’s website.

Qualifications

• Candidates should have an advanced university degree in agricultural economics, economics, development studies, public policy, management or other relevant subject with at least fifteen (15) years of experience.
• Senior policy makers with sound understanding of the political economy that shapes agricultural policies who can help translate evidence-based policies into action through their high-level connections with policy makers are also considered. Recently retired Policy Makers are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Extensive experience and familiarity with the seeds, soil, market, land and property rights, and environment and climate change policies.
• Proven intellectual, managerial and technical leadership of a high order in the relevant subject areas
• Extensive experience in the handling of agricultural policies.
• Ability to lead and work effectively with people of different backgrounds in a domestic or international environment.

Competences: 

• Candidates should be conversant with current development debates and policies and should have experience of primary research in developing countries, working both independently and in close collaboration with development actors and institutions in those countries. 
• Experience of coordinating research projects and managing collaborative teams is also essential.

Duration and Location: The Senior Policy Fellowship will be held for up to two (2) years in duration and will be located at the Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (STEPRI) in Accra for Ghana, and at the Research on Poverty Alleviation for Tanzania.
 

Application procedure and deadline: 

Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications, competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. 

All correspondence should be addressed to Dr. Augustine Langyintuo (ALangyintuo@agra.org) with copy to Dr. Konan N’dri (KNdri@agra.org).

Salary: A competitive salary including benefits commensurate with experience is offered. 

This is a consultancy position and is tenable for a maximum of three years.
 

Closing date: October 20, 2012
 

See details at: www.agra-alliance.org
 

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. 

Canvassing in any form will lead to automatic disqualification.

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Research Writing Jobs in Kenya

I'm looking for experienced research writers

The qualified candidate should have the following qualifications;

• Possess a university degree from a recognized university.
• KCSE mean grade of B- (Minus) with a B (Plain) in English
• The applicant should have access to internet 24 hours a day. He or she should be flexible in working either daytime or night time.
• Those who do not have Internet access and live in Kasarani can also apply.
• Applicants who are flexible to work at night will be given first priority

Self driven applicants who are willing to work under minimal supervision and over short deadlines can send their CV and samples of previous articles to awriter57@gmail.com.

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