Operations Analyst - World Bank

Job Description

The Water and Sanitation Program (WSP), is a multi-donor trust funded program administered by the World Bank, comprising a field-based network of over 70 professionals based in four regional teams (Africa, East Asia Pacific, Latin America, and South Asia) managed from a small headquarters team in Washington, DC. The WSP-Africa regional team (WSP-AF) is located in Nairobi. 

WSP’s mission is to support the poor in obtaining sustainable access to water and sanitation services.  WSP believes that improved water and sanitation services and hygiene practices are integral to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on poverty reduction, health, gender equality, and the environment.  WSP is committed to being part of the collective efforts of the development community to achieve Targets 10 and 11 of the MDGs as an intermediate milestone of the vision of the sector.  WSP will bring this mission into reality in two ways: (a) Direct means, to support implementation of sector dialogue, knowledge exchange, and capacity building; and (b) Indirect means, to help immediate counterparts and partners to build large-scale sustainable programs, support policy development and sector reforms, engage in action-learning innovative pilot projects that serve in particular the poor.  For more information on WSP’s strategy, operations and products please visit: www.wsp.org.

WSP’s current Business Plan builds on a global strategy titled “FY2009-2018: Scaling Up Sustainable Services.” It articulates WSP’s strategic response to sector challenges affecting the poor through: capacity building, technical assistance and knowledge.  The Business Plan identifies six Business Areas where the Program has the best opportunity to affect large-scale change in sector performance: (i) scaling up rural sanitation and hygiene; (ii)creating sustainable services through domestic private sector participation; (iii) supporting poor-inclusive WSS sector reform; (iv) targeting the urban poor and improving services in small towns; (v) mitigating and adapting WSS delivery to climate change impacts; and (vi)  delivering WSS services in fragile states. 

This Terms of Reference relates to both the creating sustainable services through domestic private sector participation and the scaling up rural sanitation and hygiene Business Areas.

This position provides sanitation and hygiene support to both the Kenya country program and the Regional Sanitation team.

Support the sanitation components of the Kenya Country Program

In Kenya, WSP-AF supports the Ministry of Water & Irrigation (MWI) and the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation (MoPHS) in the overall coordination process and keeping up the dialogue between government, donors and other sector actors to facilitate support to the reform process. The WSP Kenya work plan covers the following business areas:

1. Creating Sustainable Services through Domestic Private Sector Participation

2. Supporting poor-inclusive Water Supply and Sanitation sector reform

3. Targeting the urban poor and improving services in small towns

Due to the growing pace of the reform process, client demands in Kenya have increased. To this end, an Operations Analyst will be needed to strengthen WSP-AF’s Kenya team, in particular to support areas 1 and 2 outlined above with respect to sanitation.

Support to the Regional Sanitation Team

The regional sanitation work program covers 4 key areas:

1. Technical support to WSP focus countries in Africa which have Scaling up rural sanitation as a business area on creating demand, increasing supply and strengthening the enabling environment.  In addition, an oversight role in helping country teams develop project implementation plans, budgets and tasks is carried out. The regional team also helps to facilitate learning and knowledge management in countries and between countries.

2. Support to AMCOW and non-focus countries on sanitation action plans and monitoring of the eThewkini commitments and other sector commitments made as part of the AfricaSan process.  The facilitation of country peer-to-peer learning opportunities as well as support to regional processes for the sanitation sub-sector. 

3. The Economics of Sanitation initiative.  A two phase initiative which first sought to quantify the impacts of inadequate sanitation in countries and which in the second phase is working to create a stronger evidence base on the cost effectiveness of different programmatic options and different technologies. 

4. Market Based approaches to sanitation – looking at innovative ways to scale up sanitation business and to design new products and services which meet the needs of rural and peri-urban households who have access to basic sanitation to upgrade their latrines to improved status.

Note: If the selected candidate is a current Bank Group staff member with a Regular or Open-Ended appointment, s/he will retain his/her Regular or Open-Ended appointment. All others will be offered a 2 year term appointment.

Duties

The Operations Analyst will work with the Kenya Country team, Domestic Private Sector Participation team and the Regional sanitation and hygiene team.   It is envisioned that 60% of the operation analyst’s work will be spent on the Kenya Country work and 40% on the regional team tasks.

The specific duties of the Operations Analyst in the WSP Kenya team are as follows:

• In Kenya, strengthening of the enabling environment for sanitation and hygiene at national and local levels including the development of strategies in consultation with government partners.

• Working with  the Government of Kenya to strengthen the supply side for sanitation products and services including analyzing bottlenecks in the supply chain and identifying market interventions and solutions (in line with the Market Based Approaches to sanitation work mentioned under the regional sanitation work above).

• Creating household demand for improved sanitation and the upgrading of basic latrines to improved latrines by supporting the Domestic Private Sector. Enhance the sanitation supply chains towards introducing market interventions to enhance service delivery. 

• Support consultants working on sanitation supply chain enhancement initiatives.

• Working with local governments, IFC and other partners including local governments to provide solutions for commercial latrines.

• Support Kenya country coordinator with the country monitoring tool and reporting template.

• Assist the Task Manager on all other issues relevant to the delivery of the Kenya Business Plan as will be assigned from time to time.

• Procurement for consultancies, both firms and individuals, engaged in the work  program, including development of Terms of Reference as may be required.

The specific duties of the Operations Analyst in the WSP Regional sanitation and hygiene team are as follows:

Provide technical support to the Niger and Senegal country teams working on scaling up rural sanitation.  Specifically this would be on activities to strengthen the enabling environment and on creating demand and strengthening supply preparation of briefings and notes on progress to date, activities, results and learning for clients and partners. 

• Participate in Niger’s and Senegal’s planning and research to support their activities and to provide the inputs for evidence based decision-making and performance monitoring.

• Contribute to project management in procurement and processing of contracts/amendments for consultant firms and individuals.

• Review and provide feedback to refine Terms of Reference/improve quality of deliverables received from consultants engaged to support different project components, as required in these two countries.

• Conduct data collection and reporting on project implementation, as required in these two countries.

• Contribute to knowledge products based on evidence based decision making for scaling up sanitation and hygiene in Niger and Senegal. 

Management, Reporting & Location

• The Operations Analyst will formally report to the Regional Team Leader for WSP-Africa, but with day to day supervision primarily by the Senior Sanitation and Hygiene Specialist, as well as the Kenya Country Coordinator on all substantive and professional matters.

• The candidate will be based in Nairobi but will be expected to travel to other countries including but not limited to, Niger, Senegal, and within Kenya.

Selection Criteria

The Operations Analyst will have the following qualifications:

a) A Master’s degree in a field relevant to WSP such as, social science, institutional development, economics, finance, engineering or other relevant discipline;

b) At least two years of relevant developing country work experience in the water and sanitation sector preferably focused on sanitation or hygiene;

c) Experience in working with government officials in sector ministries.

Competencies: Shown below are the competencies linked to this job: 

Project Management - Understands the basic concepts of project management, as they relate to the execution of tasks within a project.

Data Collection and Management - Demonstrates use of this competency  

Bank Instruments, Policies, Procedures, and Systems - Basic knowledge of Bank Instruments, Policies and Procedures, including Financial Management and Procurement.  

Portfolio Management (OS) - Assists and/or organizes portfolio reviews; prepares portfolio monitoring reports, and follows-up on portfolio review recommendations.  

Analytical and Technical Skills, Operational Strategy Development & Advice - Solid theoretical base with relevance for specific Bank Network recognized Sector or Theme.  

Client Orientation - Takes personal responsibility and accountability for timely response to client queries, requests or needs, working to remove obstacles that may impede execution or overall success.  

Drive for Results - Takes personal ownership and accountability to meet deadlines and achieve agreed-upon results, and has the personal organization to do so.  

Teamwork (Collaboration) and Inclusion - Collaborates with other team members and contributes productively to the team's work and output, demonstrating respect for different points of view.  

Knowledge, Learning and Communication - Actively seeks knowledge needed to complete assignments and shares knowledge with others, communicating and presenting information in a clear and organized manner.  

Business Judgment and Analytical Decision Making - Analyzes facts and data to support sound, logical decisions regarding own and others' work.

Qualified male and female candidates of diverse background (gender, religious, ethnic etc.) are encouraged to apply.

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Principal Category Sourcing Officer - Safaricom

REF: FIN-_PCSO_FEBRUARY_2013 

Reporting to Senior Manager-Purchasing, the job holder will effectively manage the purchasing cycle, ensuring that procurement policies and procedures are complied with, negotiating and managing supplier contracts and end-to-end tendering process as well as ensuring that in all circumstances Safaricom secures the best service/product for the best economical price within the Outsourced services.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, implement and manage the entire category sourcing strategy and align it to the overall Business Strategy;
• Develop  and maintain category sourcing framework that defines specific items parameters;
• Identify and analyze initiatives for projected savings (jointly with user departments and suppliers);
• Provide business strategy support & Value Delivery through fulfillment of immediate business Strategic requirements;
• Enhance internal customer self service and building internal customer relationships;
• Manage contracted vendors relationships development through structured a  framework;
• Drive compliance and Risk Management through ISO Audits, process/procedure reengineering, analysis/ reviews and adherence to regulatory requirements;
• Conduct Business Continuity Management for strategic supplies through self assessment and audits;
• Negotiate and close sourcing agreements /contracts with suppliers;
• Maintain supply market awareness, intelligence and related trends in order to assess present and future category items availability;
• Development, maintenance ,verification and updating of information in  master database;
• Optimization of Procurement to Pay process through development and implementation of business improvement;
• Develop and fully implement supplier catalogues/pricelists /source lists within the ERP system.

Minimum requirements

• Degree in Technology, Engineering, Business or similar qualification;
• Post Graduate Diploma Qualification in Supply Chain Management (CIPS);
• At least 8 years experience in procurement with (two year of which should be in category sourcing management;
• Excellent understanding of category sourcing strategies, prequalification and vetting of suppliers, development of tender documentation and tendering processes, procurement performance management tools ,skills in management of suppliers performance, international sourcing/ commercial relationships and supply contract management;
• Very Good communication and interpersonal skills;
• Team player with excellent influencing skills;
• High level of Initiative and self-drive;
• Problem solving and decision-making skills;
• Very strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain relationship with all stake holders.

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and posses the necessary qualification and experience please send your resume and application letter indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title to the address below. The deadline for application is Monday the 4th  March 2013.

The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition

Safaricom Ltd

Nairobi

Via E-mail to hr@safaricom.co.ke

Policy Manager Retail Segments - Standard Chartered Bank

Job Description

• To directly contribute to realization of the Consumer Banking asset book expansion/growth goals and Business Plan through effective risk management, that is responsive to the business needs and market environment 
• To specifically manage and oversee retail lending portfolios, namely Credit Cards, Personal Loans, Personal Overdrafts and  Mortgages & Auto loans by developing and embedding risk management strategies and tools to ensure Risk Appetite and Business profit objectives are optimized. 
• Oversee credit processes for efficiency and robustness; focus on timely customer conversion/turnaround while maintaining appropriate risk and controls. 
• Support  Business Unit Heads and SORO in coordinating, driving and directing effective compliance and operational risk management at the Business Unit level 
• Implement controls within the Business Unit to meet all regulatory and Group policy requirements. 
• Ensure proper functioning of day-to-day controls, periodic monitoring activities and timely resolution of risk issues across the cluster, continuously improving them.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

• Implement and manage a country-based credit policy and customer acceptance framework, which will incorporate legal processes and structured/automated credit decision-making and comply with CB Credit Group Polices and Standards. 
• With the help of Country Legal and Compliance, ensure compliance with local regulatory and Group policies and procedures. 
• Keep all process manuals current and address all critical risk points in a most efficient manner. 
• Manage the process of enterprise risk and CAD framework for all retail products including annual reviews 
• Proactively identify portfolio problems and take corrective action by effective use of MIS and Analytics 
• Manage all problem portfolio exposures in accordance with acceptable norms of appropriateness/timing of classifications, non-accruals, and write downs of assets. 
• Oversee Quality Assurance framework across all retail  products 
• Establish and manage an effective portfolio management processes including Stress Testing, sensitivity analysis and DEFCON. 
• Support the review of collections strategy and processes for effectiveness and efficiency. 
• Implement and manage a system of productivity/performance metrics for all risk functions  
• Continuously enhance the process and contribute to the enhancements of products leveraging the best practices in other countries/businesses. 
• Regular contacts with Marketing and Sales and customers to ensure up to date market needs and conditions are reflected in Credit Process and risk assessment, while at all times focusing on risk/reward. 
• Implement self-assessment process in the risk areas that meet the global standards as part of an effective Operational Risk management. 
• Analyze portfolio and formalize growth strategies for different customer segments through boundary testing and risk initiatives 
• Build robust capability for market monitoring and intelligence to optimize capability for anticipatory risk management. 
• Ensure that risk reviews and audit ratings are at a minimum Acceptable 
• Legal, regulatory, and compliance  covering  the following; Ensure compliance with the Group’s standard and regulatory requirements pertaining to money laundering and KYC; 
• - Participate in and/or support the Bank’s effort to combat money laundering; 
• - Exercise due care and diligence on matters related to Money laundering and KYC in the day to day operations, which include account opening and reviews, transaction monitoring, reporting suspicions, customer communication, implementing new requirements, updating and revising operating procedures, acquire relevant knowledge and training, provide support to superior and subordinates

Qualifications & Skills

• Graduate with a minimum of 6 years experience in Business and/or Credit Risk Management of which 2 years exposure in management of credit cards portfolio is mandatory 
• Professional qualifications in Accountancy or Finance essential 
• Aptitude for and understanding risk management philosophy; 
• Good knowledge of Lending and Banking operations; 
• Strong IT skills with keen sense of technology solutions and project management 
• Good negotiation and communication skills. 
• Understands market trends and can interpret impact on portfolio behaviour. 
• Full knowledge of Consumer Bank Products and those of the competitors 
• Good Computer skills with knowledge of the Credit MIS 
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

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Chief Of Party - Chemonics

Chemonics seeks a chief of party for an anticipated USAID-funded regional trade facilitation project. The project is expected to increase international competitiveness, regional trade, and food security in the East Africa region. The project will support diverse national and regional bodies as they collaborate to facilitate intra-regional trade and improve economic integration. Specific activities will incldue harmonization of regional trade policies, support to East Africa Community (EAC), and linking regional suppliers to US markets to take advantage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Qualifications: 

• Advanced degree in economics, international trade, business administration, agriculture, or related field required
• Minimum 10 years of experience in international development, preferably in trade, agriculture, or economic growth
• Proven track record managing large, complex projects in sub-Saharan Africa, preferably for a donor-funded project
• High level of interpersonal, technical, and analytical skills, including an ability to interact effectively and collaboratively with a broad range of public and private sector counterparts and other key stakeholders
• Ability to collaboratively create and implement a strategic, long-term programmatic vision 
• Strong oral communication skills
• Capacity to provide overall results-driven project leadership, management, and technical direction
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity 
• English fluency required

​​​​​Application Instructions:

Send electronic submissions to EastAfricaTradeCOP@chemonics.com by March 23, 2013. Please include the name of the position in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.

In addition, please download and complete Chemonics’ equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.com with only "East Africa Trade COP" in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check “I do not wish to complete the information requested.” Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.

Chemonics is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, or other non-merit factors.​

Sales Representative - General Electric

GE Aviation’s Business & General Aviation (BGA) Turboprops is a recognized leader in the design, development and manufacture of turboprop engines. With more than 1,600 turboprops in service and more than 17 million flight hours to date, BGA Turboprop engines have a proven record of performance and reliability in extreme conditions. BGA Turboprops is an integral part of GE Aviation’s legacy of more than a century of turboprop and turboshaft engine manufacture, which includes more than 16,000 engines currently in service and more than 87 million flight hours to date. Learn more about us at www.geaviation.cz.

Role Summary/Purpose:

The Sales Application Engineer develops practical and innovative ways to identify and meet revenue and margin goals. In this role, you will be responsible for achieving Sales targets, revenue growth, market share gain and customer satisfaction on sh, mid & long term basis in either assigned Accounts or Account you identify and develop. Primary scope of sale is turboprop engine and overhaul services. The position is based in region Africa (Nairobi).

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop and own strategic & commercial action plans considering overall Sales & Service strategy of GEAC in region Africa
• Analyze and segment the market, define the active sales plan accordingly and secure the deal (active business development)
• Responsible for all aspects of contract management, including proposal development, pricing decisions, risk management and mitigation, specification compliance, scope development, customer negotiations, customer communications and issue resolution
• Lead the transactional deal process having the ability to structure creative, commercially and technically sound quality deals as well as fully manage associated contractual issues that arise over the life of the project
• Provide leadership during the deal review process to ensure that all technical risk points, risk mitigation, and business risk acceptance levels are properly incorporated in the development of the scope, cost and proposal wording
• Drive active communication through internal organization such as Production, Engineering, Sourcing, Service, etc
• Meet order budget, proposal timelines, hit/win rate and project profitability

Qualifications/Requirements:

• University Degree preferred (education in engineering advantage)
• Must be Key Account Management experience and methodology knowledge
• Proven selling and negotiating skills; over 5 years Sales experience in relevant industrial segment
• Must be an excellent communicator both verbally and in written form in English. Other languages such as Russian or Spanish are advantage
• Excellent communication, motivation and interpersonal skills
• Must be skilled at identifying technology & industry trends and customer needs that impact the current and future product offerings. Includes responsibility for translating customer needs into product requirements and working with internal and external sources to successfully close business

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

Desired Characteristics:

• "Natural authority", visible self-confidence, strong person
• Innovative approach, think "out of the box", open minded demonstration
• Nice to have corporate experience
• Attention to precise work, detail, meeting committed goals
• Forecasting/analytical skills
• High work ethic and quality, reliable, responsible

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Applications Digitization Leader - General Electric

Focal point for delivering standard application platforms across SSA region including standard financial & employee system platforms. He/she will drive the application implementation strategy & identify opportunities to improve operational productivity through the use of the standard platforms & drive simplification of application across Africa. In addition, BI Reporting, mobility solution strategies, as well as assessments & system improvement changes for all platforms. location: KE,SA or Ghana

Essential Responsibilities:

• Lead implementation of strategic platforms (e.g. Oracle, SSS, etc) across SSA
• Manage relationship with the platform development teams and SSA super-users and leaders to reduce implementation cycle time while minimizing defects and system issues
• Drive application Simplification across Africa
• Participate in all process design and information discovery efforts
• Drive solution identification, perform feasibility analysis, and implement recommendations for continuous service improvements
• Serve as an IT point of contact & process / system subject matter expert for applications
• Directly manage projects and be responsible for execution of project deliverables
• Lead and drive project to simplify and standardize employee, financial and other shared services workflows and harmonize it with other business workflows
• Prioritize, analyze and resolve cross-functional issues during stabilization after major changes, upgrades, implementation of new modules and on-going support
• Engage functional stakeholders to ensure alignment with business priorities and objectives
• Maintain and apply current knowledge of information technology; keep abreast of emerging technologies and help determine if / how they can be used to add value to the business
• Prepare long-range system plans and assure that they are in concert with business objectives and goals
• Lead and or support other SSA IT initiatives as identified by regional CIO

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Information Technology (IT) or Computer Science.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience with current information technologies and their implementations
• Successful implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other corporate standard platforms

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

Desired Characteristics:

- Experience with multisite system implementations and full software development life cycle management 

- Demonstrated project management, process improvement , planning and organization skills 

- Demonstrated understanding of HR, financial and other shared service operations and processes 

- Demonstrated experience in Business Intelligence Reporting 

- Six Sigma Green Belt / Black Belt certified 

- Strong oral and written communication skills 

- Experience with GE processes, methodologies and reporting methods

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Information Assistant - US Embassy

Description

The Public Affairs Section (PAS) has an opening for the position of Information Assistant. The position will be available immediately. Closing date for this position is February 11, 2013.

Minimum Requirements

University degree in social sciences or humanities, marketing, information management, graphic design, library studies, business communications, journalism, American Studies, international relations or public relations is required.

Three to five years of professional experience in the field of advertising, public relations, new media, corporate communications, or social marketing is required.

Level IV English ability and Level IV Kiswahili ability are required. 

Other Criteria 

Must have Knowledge of U.S. Government, institutions, culture, and history.  

Must have significant knowledge of Kenya's information environment, public opinion, mainstream media, Internet blogosphere and online media, and political and social trends.  

Must have specialized knowledge of new media technologies and social media tools, principles of online marketing, advertising and application of design principles in electronic media.  Knowledge of youth  issues.

Must have excellent knowledge of the Internet environment and excellent working knowledge of major of digital media publishing software (desktop publishing, video editing, web authorizing, etc).

Job Specification

Under the supervision of the Information Officer (IO), the incumbent serves as the digital advocacy and engagement specialist in the Nairobi Public Affairs Office (PAS) and for the U.S. Mission in Kenya.  Designs and develops new media and multimedia content to enhance the effectiveness of PAS and Mission outreach, including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube content.  Coordinates the planning, production, formatting, and placement of all new media content.  Ensures the delivery of messages and messaging using language, style, formats, and platforms suitable for target audiences.  Monitors developing technologies, demographic profiles, and new media trends.  Conducts long- range assessments of new media developments to advise, recommend, and develop an effective, state-of-the art outreach operation for all PAS activities.

Major duties and responsibilities

Authoritative Participation in New Media Discussion – 30%

Responsible for original creation and editing of content, and organizing it to convey the Mission’s message effectively.  Consults with and advises Mission offices about the most appropriate and cost-effective operation on new media platforms.  Provides training to colleagues on the characteristics and potential of new media technologies for outreach.  Maintains current awareness of developing technologies, demographic profiles of new media users, and rules of engagement on the most important new media platforms.  Effectively assesses new media developments.  May give presentations to selected audiences on new media developments, applications, and innovations.   

Coordination of Content and Development for New Media – 40%

Advises and recommends, helps formulate, and implements policies for the Mission’s public Internet presence.  Works with the IO to oversee the Mission’s online presence for the public, including its public website, new media and social networking sites, and emerging and future delivery platforms.  Coordinates the design, organization, technical integrity and architecture, and administrative issues of the U.S. Mission’s new media digital outreach under the supervision of the IO and the Public Affairs Officer.  Designs and develops new media and multimedia content to enhance the effectiveness of PAS and Mission outreach.  Coordinates the planning, production, formatting, and placement of new media content.  Ensures delivery of the message using language, style, formats, and platforms suitable for target audiences.  Works independently to contribute content to all Mission platforms online based on knowledge of Mission goals and objectives, USG policy, and current events.  Monitors developing technologies, demographic profiles, and new media trends.  Measures effectiveness and assesses Mission new media activities to advise, recommend, and develop an effective, state-of-the-art outreach operation for all PAS activities.  

Manages Website Content and Appearance – 30%                                                 

With the American Information Resource Center, maintains the Mission website; serves as one of two main points of contact for other Embassy sections that put content on website; produces content from embassy events; maintains contact with DC technical offices to ensure website up-to-date, using most current technology and tools and complies with State Department regulations.  Serves as the Mission’s technical expert for all new media web activities, including social networking sites and new media activities.  Keeps abreast of new technologies and determines their applicability for use in the Mission’s online public affairs strategy.  Works independently following policy and guidelines.

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Communication Specialist - US Embassy

Description

The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS (Relief (PEPFAR) has an opening for the position of Communication Specialist. The position will be available immediately. Closing date for this position is February 15, 2013.

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor's degree in social sciences, humanities, International studies or communications media is required. 

Five years of media or public relations experience is also required.  

Must have detailed understanding of media environment in Kenya and an in-depth knowledge of the media environment across East Africa.  Detailed knowledge on a range of media coverage techniques.  

Level IV fluency in English required. Level IV proficiency in Swahili also required. 

Other Criteria

Must have specialized training in press and publications.

Must have extensive existing contacts among both key Kenyan and Kenya-based international media outlets/reporters.  

Must have proven ability to write high-quality, media-friendly press releases, media advisories, and other materials for public use.  Application package must include professional references and published news releases.

Must have thorough knowledge of Microsoft Office Applications.

Must have basic photography skills

Job Specification 

The incumbent will serve as the Mission expert for media outreach and analysis related to developing and executing a comprehensive and innovative communication strategy for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in Kenya and the Global Health Initiative, including managing and monitoring all aspects of media relations, in-house and public newsletters, website development, and promoting PEPFAR and GHI across traditional and non-traditional media outlets.   The Communication Specialist will actively promote and disseminate information about the PEPFAR and GHI program in Kenya, particularly success stories for the Kenyan media and Kenya’s citizens and government officials.  S/he will also coordinate with Washington counterparts, particularly the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, to share the same information for domestic consumption.   The Communication Specialist will also work closely with the USG PEPFAR- GHI Agencies HR offices in order to support and inform the more than 700 Kenyans employed by the U.S. Mission to serve as public health resource persons and “ambassadors” of the PEPFAR - GHI program in their families and communities. The Communication Specialist will take a leading role in supporting VIP visits to Kenya, including U.S. Congressional delegations, representatives from the private sector, etc., through itinerary development, partner outreach, and delegation staffing.  

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES                                           

Kenyan and US media relations and support for PEPFAR-GHI                               -----35%

cultivates and maintains high-level contacts with critical Kenyan and US media outlets and personnel to drive PEPFAR and GHI-related media coverage and ensure story placement and advance Mission goals;

implements strategy to broaden media base covering HIV issues in Kenya, including political, economic and other non-health related portfolios

regularly drafts fact sheets, media advisories and press releases on key aspects of the PEPFAR and GHI program in Kenya for clearance by PAS and country coordinator;

organizes production and dissemination of materials above to key media outlets, advising on and arranging for their prominent placement through purchase or granting of “free” airtime as most appropriate;

leads regular media tours to PEPFAR-GHI program implementation sites across Kenya;

motivates and persuades journalists to cover key PEPFAR- GHI issues on a regular basis

daily monitors international and host country news media for coverage of PEPFAR-GHI or other HIV headlines.

Strategic planning for optimum understanding of PEPFAR-GHI                           -----30%

reaches out and develops close working relationships with implementing agencies (USAID, DOD, CDC, Peace Corps, State) to create opportunities for documenting and profiling PEPFAR/GHI partners and to ensure that their messaging is consistent with and supports USG outreach priorities;

develops and promotes reliable third-party validation pool among critical technical constituencies including high-level GOK officials, development partners, civil society representatives and others;

writes and publishes regular in-house and public newsletters about PEPFAR and GHI in Kenya, for distribution to PEPFAR/GHI technical staff and implementing partners; this includes PEPFAR and GHI Fact sheets;

develops and regularly updates public website about PEPFAR and GHI in Kenya.  Website to include extensive information about PEPFAR’s and GHI’s portfolio, contacts, current statistics, and public reports.

Public Diplomacy support to USG leadership (COM, DCM, heads of agencies, country coordinator, OGAC)                                                                       -----25%

proactively identifies or creates opportunities for Mission leadership to promote PEPFAR and GHI to key Kenyan and other (especially U.S.) constituencies and advises on leveraging such opportunities to advance Mission goals;

arranges meetings of Mission/Washington/PAS officials with appropriate officials of the broadcast industry or Broadcast Ministry;

prepares media and other background materials for approved Mission leadership events;

works closely with the Deputy Coordinator and PEPFAR’s Policy/External Relations Advisor to prepare speeches, opinion pieces explaining PEPFAR and GHI policies and positions, etc., for clearance by PAS and Country Coordinator;

serves as PEPFAR Country Coordination Office’s first point of contact responding directly to enquiries for OGAC/PAS;

initiates “no surprises” approach to communication with OGAC/PAS so that all news from Kenya originates from the Mission rather than other sources;

provides OGAC/PAS with PEPFAR and GHI Kenya success stories and partner profiles for use in headquarters public affairs, congressional relations and related activities.

Support for oversight/inspection visits related to PEPFAR- GHI in Kenya                                                                                                        -----10%

supports the Deputy Coordinator and PEPFAR’s Policy/External Relations Advisor,  Embassy front office, implementing agencies, and HQ to assure adequate preparation and support for visits by high-level State Department, HQ agency, congressional and staff delegations, and other U.S. government VIP visitors;

liaises with identified PEPFAR and GHI program implementation sites to assure minimal disruption to programs activities and coordinates all PEPFAR and GHI-related media coverage connected with such visits to optimize exposure for visitors.

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