Technology Officer - Mobius Motors

Description

Mobius Motors designs, manufactures, and sells highly durable, highly affordable vehicles for Africa’s mass market. Our vehicles create a transport platform that empowers local entrepreneurs to run profitable transportation services to end-users in their communities.

We are seeking a long-term commitment from an exceptional mid-career Technology Officer to provide technical support and maintaining the smooth operation of the IT Infrastructure. 

The role will require a close working relationship with Mobius Team. Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

Program Manager, Samburu Landscape - AWF

AWF is seeking a highly motivated individual to be responsible for overall project management, performance and administration of the AWF’s Programs in Samburu Landscape. This position will report to the Country Director, Kenya and will be based in Nanyuki, Kenya. 

Responsibilities

• With the Country Director, Kenya, Technical Directors and other program leads, design landscape strategies, defining conservation actions that will deliver sustainable conservation and improved livelihoods
• Provide leadership to implement field-based conservation actions in the landscape, focused on strengthening the management of Protected Areas, and increasing livelihood opportunities in community areas with increased productivity in agro-pastoral zones
• Promote and support landscape–wide activities/functions to deliver program objectives; with technical support and inputs from the Technical Directors, oversee and guide the implementation of the thematic activities such as habitat conservation, participatory land-use planning, species conservation and conservation enterprises

Regional Humanitarian Analyst (East Africa) - Save The Children

Save the Children is the world's leading independent organisation for children. We work in 120 countries. We save children's lives; we fight for their rights; we help them fulfil their potential.

We work together, with our partners, to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

We have over two million supporters worldwide and raised 1.9 billion dollars last year to reach more children than ever before, through programmes in health, nutrition, education, protection and child rights, also in times of humanitarian crises.

Following a major transition, our international programmes are now delivered through a merged operation with c15,000 staff, managed through seven regional hubs and reporting to a relatively small, central office. We're changing to become more efficient, more aligned, a better partner, a stronger advocate, a magnet for world-class people and relevant for the 21st century.

Contract length: 12 months

Campaigns & Engagement Manager - Africa - WWF

We are looking for a Campaigns and Engagement Manager – Africa who will lead the development and execution of multiple concurrent campaigns and engagement strategies across different direct response channels to deliver high visibility and impact for WWF among key stakeholders in Africa. The responsibilities include driving the efficiency and effectiveness of all direct marketing campaigns; managing campaigns’ impact and maximizing stakeholder engagements through robust lifecycle and project management. The role will report to the Director, Communications, Marketing & Fundraising – Africa.

Location: WWF office in Nairobi, Kenya with travel to other WWF offices in Africa and the Network as required.

Main responsibilities

• Primary manager for all key engagements including media relations, stakeholder targeted campaigns, donor and fund raising initiatives and the WWF Africa ‘deliver as one’ initiative

Program Finance and Administration Assistant - AWF

AWF is seeking a high performing and motivated individual to provide administrative, logistical and financial support to  AWF’s Samburu Landscape program . S/he will ensure strict adherence to internal controls, donor guidelines, proper record keeping and efficient administration.

Responsibilities

• Ensure accurate compilation of the projects financial activity for daily posting into the financial system
• Manage petty cash; oversee costs and advances relating to employee travel and workshops
• Working with the grants, budgets and accounting teams assist the Landscape team in the interpretation and implementation of financial policies and budget plans
• Ensure proper upkeep of office, equipment, vehicles and other facilities
• Manage the front office

External Partnerships Officer - WHO

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is the world's largest humanitarian agency, fighting hunger worldwide. We are seeking to fill the position of External Partnerships Officer at the P3 level, based in our Regional Bureau in Nairobi, Kenya.The External Partnerships Officer will play a pivotal role in defining and achieving WFP’s regional objectives. The expansion of regional dialogue on food and nutrition security, much of it led by the African Union (AU) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), is both a significant challenge and opportunity for WFP. As regional bodies and Governments address critical security, humanitarian and development issues, it is essential that WFP is positioned as a knowledgable and operational partner of choice – particularly as the resilience agenda is further defined and formalized. This will involve strategic leadership in the development of local and regional networks, the management of positioning and outreach at multiple levels within the organization (especially with WFP Offices in New York, Geneva, Addis Ababa and major donor capitals), and the development of innovative forms of collaboration with UN agencies, NGOs, host governments, think tanks, the private sector and other potential partners. Linking global and regional processes with country level operations to deliver results for our beneficiaries will be an important focus of the position and essential to defining WFP’s value proposition and longer-term role in the region.

Public Information Officer - UNOCHA

ORGANIZATIONAL SETTING AND REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS: This position is located in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Nairobi, Kenya with OCHA Somalia. The Public Information Officer reports to The Deputy Head of Office, OCHA Somalia.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Within delegated authority, the Public Information Officer will be responsible for the following duties:

· Manages reporting and analysis, by establishing and maintaining reporting system within the country; oversees drafting and distribution of regular reports on the humanitarian situation; ensures flow of information and analysis of developments in the country/region, including tracking trends and sharing reports with HQ, and key partners.

Finance Manager - Mercy Corps

Job Description

Please note that this vacancy will be open to applications only till 30th January 2015.

GENERAL POSITION SUMMARY

The Finance Manager is a member of the senior management team and part of the Mercy Corps Finance Department, and as such is responsible for all aspects of financial management of the country programs, working collaboratively to ensure compliance with Mercy Corps internal policies and procedures as well as donor regulations. S/he works under the direction of the Country Director and is responsible for all financial functions in Kenya, including accounting, payments and banking, payroll, budgeting, financial reporting and grant financial management and compliance.  The Finance Manager, in support of the Program Department, provides timely reports and assistance to the Country Director and the Program team to ensure that financial resources are used efficiently and effectively.  This is a 6-9 month position focused on building the technical capacity of a Kenyan Senior Finance Officer, and equipping him with all the skills needed to take on the full breadth of the finance manager position after the expatriate Finance Manager completes his/her duties by the end of 2015.

Administrative Associate - UN Women

Background

The UN Women grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the centre of all its efforts, the UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. 

It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

Under the guidance and oversight of the supervisor, the Administrative Associate is responsible for performing a variety of administrative tasks and services for the Regional Office ensuring timeliness, accuracy and compliance with UNW rules, regulations, processes and procedures and promotes a client, quality and results oriented approach.

The Administrative Associate works in close collaboration with the Finance Associate in the location as well as with operations, program and other teams in the office and ESAR to exchange information and ensure consistent service delivery.

Mail Clerk - US Embassy

The Informaition Resources Management (IRM) has an opening for the position of Mail Clerk. The position will be available immediately. The closing date for this position is January 28, 2015. You will be notified when the decision is made.

Qualifications Required:  

• Completion of high school is required. 
• One year of mail handling experience is required.
• Level III  English  ability and Leve III Kiswahili abhility are required.  

Other Criteria 

• Must have some knowledge of handling DPO mail, diplomatic mail pouch, local mail or international courier service mail.
• Must have knowledge of Microsoft Office applications such as Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and will be tested prior to final selection.
• Must have experience in customer Service.

Regional Roving Funding Coordinator - OXFAM

Fixed term – 12 months

Based in the regional centre, Nairobi - Kenya

Salary:  £22,421 – (take home pay - Oxfam will meet the tax and social security liabilities of the post holder, in relation to Oxfam’s employment) plus substantial benefits. If you are resourceful, ambitious and determined to make a world of difference we want you to join us!

Oxfam’s Regional Centre in Nairobi supports a wide range of development and humanitarian programmes across the Horn, East and Central Africa region.  Our challenge, as the Regional Funding Team is to ensure countries across the region are provided with, and have access to skills, resources and expertise required to take greater responsibility for their own fundraising and contract management.  We are looking for the right person to join the funding team to ensure that the Oxfam country programmes have what they need, to diversify and manage income from a wide range of donors.

Seed Laboratory Assistant - ICRAF

Roles and responsibilities

• Assist in all seed quality testing procedures in the laboratory 
• Assist in processing and documenting seed requests.
• Assist in data collection on agroforestry tree seed science and technology research. 
• Assistant in processing seeds for storage.
• Assist in maintaining tidiness in the seed laboratory and seed storage facilities. 
• Assist in maintenance of the reagent, consumables and equipment inventory for the seed laboratory.
• From time to time participate in seed collection missions.
• Monitor temperature humidity records of the drying room and seed storage.
• Ensure proper documentation of seedlings transfer from growth chambers to nursery and follow up on their performance.
• Assist students and interns attached to the seed laboratory.

Payroll Specialist - Unilever

Description
To manage, supervise and deliver the country payroll within the given timelines.

Key Responsibilities

• To process accurate and timely payroll for country remittance of data to bank through accounts payable
•  Executes payroll accounting and reconciliation
• Delivers payroll  services  by managing payroll personnel
• Generates monthly reports and SLAs for payroll
• Monitors payroll processes to meet legal compliance and COBP requirements
• Provides payroll KPIs reports and data as required

Finance Manager - Unilever

Location : Kenya-Nairobi. 

Unposting Date : Jan-27-2015

Description 

Main Purpose of the Job

To be responsible for all financial activities on site, including all elements of financial control: Delivering of SUR, management of CAPEX, accurate and timely reporting of actuals and highlighting financial forecasts on site.

To provide a commercial lead on-site through the modelling of future scenarios linked to strategic plans and to ensure close liaison/co-operation

Head, Priority and Personal Clients - Standard Chartered Kenya

Key Roles & Responsibilities
Deployment of client value proposition 
In-country deployment of global value proposition and its enablers ensuring CVP is operationalized 
Provide country insights to Group in design of CVP 

Activating Acquisition 

• Implement acquisition programs. 
• Implement  global acquisition tool kits 
• Activating sources of leads to achieve business targets (MGM, digital, marketing campaigns, ecosystem, EB, alliances) 
• Ensure frontline is supported with adequate marketing tools, pitch-books 
• Manage cross-border referrals program and processes