Our client is an
environmental organisation based in Nairobi and established to mobilize,
manage and avail resources for environment management, is expanding its
capacity in order to fulfill its mandate.
The client is seeking
dynamic and self-motivated individuals who have excellent leadership
skills and willing to guide the organization’s strategic intent to take
up the following roles in the organization.
1. Director Technical Services (Environment)
Job summary
Reporting to the Chief
Executive Officer, responsible for facilitating, liaising in identifying
and designing interventions for pertinent national environmental issues
requiring the attention of the organization; taking cognizance of the
views of all major stakeholders, project proposal preparation for
resources
mobilization, final funding proposal appraisals before presentation to
the Board of Trustees for approval, ensuring compliance with specific
standards and appraisal criteria.
Roles and responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership in the design, implementation and evaluation of project proposals and research programmes
- Provide technical
support to the organisation’s public private partner’s forum to ensure
that resources demand side is in harmony with the supply side;
- Provide support to collaborating institutions, implementing agents and communities in preparation of proposals;
- Oversee the
establishment and coordination of a high performing team of research
associates from relevant research institutions and agencies,
non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders to design and
implement responsive environmental research and development programmes
- Oversee the
coordination of publishing of research outputs in appropriate
peer-reviewed journals of national and international repute and
disseminate the results of research and scholarship through other
appropriate outlets to promote exchange and learning of performance and
in effect set trends in environmental agenda and policies
Required competencies:
- Broad knowledge of
research in environmental studies, including in-depth understanding of
current environmental issues – local, national and international and
interventions being employed to address them.
- Ability to
coordinate, initiate, develop and deliver high quality research
published in leading environmental journals as well as making
presentations at national, regional and international conferences
- Strong communication
skills including ability to develop proposals, concept papers, position
papers as well as write reports and prepare relevant publications
- Demonstrate technical expertise in quality assurance as well as monitoring and evaluation
Qualification and experience
- Masters degree in Environmental Studies or related field.
- Membership to relevant professional bodies.
- Minimum 10 years experience gained in environmental management related fields at national levels.
2. , Environment – Research and Publication
Job summary
Reporting to the Director
of Technical Services /Environment, responsible for planning, designing
and coordinating the implementation of research studies and
publications that set trends in the National Environmental Agenda and
Policy.
Roles and responsibilities
- Provide technical
leadership in identifying pertinent national environmental issues; the
design, implementation and evaluation of research programmes
- Continuously assess and prioritize needs, opportunities and demands for research interventions
- Establish and
coordinate a high performing team of research associates from relevant
research institutions and agencies, non-governmental organizations and
other stakeholders to design and implement responsive environmental
research and development programmes
- Develop and implement
effective methodologies and strategies for ensuring the integrity of
research data, information and reports including the creation of
databases aimed at expanding the knowledge-base of the environmental
studies
- Coordinate publishing
of research outputs in appropriate peer-reviewed journals of national
and international repute and disseminate the results of research and
scholarship through other appropriate outlets to promote exchange and
learning of performance and trends in environmental issues.
- Coordinate the
formulation of quality standards and operating procedures which include
defining, measuring and evaluating process outputs
Required competencies:
- Broad knowledge of
research and scholarship in environmental studies, including in-depth
understanding of emerging environmental issues globally
- Ability to
coordinate, initiate, develop and deliver high quality research
published in leading environmental journals as well as making
presentations at national, regional and international conferences
- Strong communication
skills including ability to develop proposals, concept papers, position
papers as well as write reports and prepare relevant publications
- Demonstrate technical expertise in quality assurance as well as monitoring and evaluation
Qualification and experience:
- Masters degree in environmental management related studies.
- Membership to relevant professional bodies.
- Minimum 6 years experience gained coordinating high level environmental management or research
3. Manager Resource Mobilization / Fundraising
Job summary
Reporting to the Director
of Resources Mobilization, responsible for providing technical support
in designing and implementing resources mobilization strategies directed
at various internal and external stakeholder audiences, in line with
established policies and practices.
Roles and responsibilities
- Assist Director in
developing and implementing the organization’s resources mobilization
strategy, in line with the organization’s mandate and objectives
- Assist the Director,
Resources Mobilization in conducting resources mobilization in
development of funding proposals targeted at various prospective
development partners coupled with building Donor Confidence in the
organization.
- Manage effective and
efficient documentation of all organization resource mobilization
activities and achievements, ensuring that all relevant highlights are
captured and communicated to relevant audiences.
- Participate in the
development of a monitoring and evaluation system for measuring the
impact of resource mobilization activities.
- Assist the Director,
Resources Mobilization in the development and implementation of
strategies for creating a high performing organizational culture based
on transparency, integrity, accountability, performance measurement and
results to ensure that programme activities are undertaken on sound
management principles and practices.
Required competencies:
- Considerable knowledge of resources mobilization trends at national, regional and international levels
- Strong communication
and presentation skills including ability to develop proposals, concept
papers, position papers as well as write reports and prepare relevant
publications
- High level
interpersonal and cross-cultural skills including ability to build
alliances and collaborative relationships with sensitivity to diversity
- Strong expertise in
resources mobilization and management, project planning and budgeting,
implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation
- Ability to maintain high standards of integrity.
Qualification and experience
- Masters degree in Communications or related field
- Membership to a relevant professional body
- Over 6 years experience gained specializing in resources mobilization and communication
4. Program Coordinator (Administration)
Job Summary
Reporting to the Chief
Executive Officer, responsible for monitoring and implementation of the
organisation’s programs and projects against set standards and targets,
with a focus on the results and the impact of the programs and
activities undertaken by the various Directorates using appropriate
tools.
In addition act as the Technical Executive Assistant to CEO.
Roles and responsibilities
- Be the link person
between the CEO and the Directorates in all matters of planning,
monitoring and performance evaluation against set targets.
- Coordinate the technical work relating to CEO’s office
- Guide implementation
of the organisation’s strategic direction by continually assessing the
competing pressures and opportunities both within the organization and
externally.
- Analyze the
organization’s operating environments i.e. economic, social and
political and provide the senior management team with the information
and analysis necessary to plan their work.
- Design and implement quality management systems for measuring and improving the organization’s performance and impact
- Lead change across
the whole organization and lead/participate in the development and
implementation of change management programs in liaise with the Human
Resource Department.
- Manage all internal and external research projects including overseeing the work of third-parties / consultants.
- Prepare board book for Board of Trustees meeting.
- Assist the CEO in
preparation and compiling of Board of Trustees papers, reports and other
documentation required for Board meetings.
Required competencies:
- Experience in working
financial systems and reports, producing strategy or program plans,
managing a budget and working within results-based project framework.
- Experience in managing performance improvement and change programs across an organization.
- Strategic and analytical thinking skills.
- Strong planning, implementation and evaluation skills.
Qualification and experience
- Master Degree in a relevant field
- Minimum of 6 years’
working experience, 2 of which must be at a senior level in Strategic or
Corporate Planning or Change Management in a national or regional
organization.
Interested candidates
should send their applications, by email only to
recruitment@crowehorwath.co.ke with the “job title” as the subject
heading.
This should include a cover letter and detailed curriculum vitae (as one document in Word).
Kindly do not attach copies of certificates/testimonials.
Note that the deadline line for submission of applications is 24thJuly, 2013.
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
Our client is an equal opportunity employer!
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