IRC Maternity Nurse Job vacancy in Hagadera, Kenya 2012

• Diagnosing, monitoring, and examining mothers during pregnancy and in labor.
• Developing, assessing and evaluating individual programs of care.
• Providing full focused antenatal care, including counseling and screening tests in the hospital.
• Identifying high risk pregnancies and making referral to clinicians and other medical specialist.
• Arranging and providing parenting and health education for the mother, her partner and family members
• Responsible for the delivery of the mother, ensuring the safety of both the mother and child.
• Offering support and advice following events such as miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal abnormality and neonatal death.
• Supervising and assisting mothers in labor, monitoring labor using the partograph and writing of nursing care plans.
• The clinical nurse will prepare for and assist the doctors during the rounds and whenever required.
• Ensure that all required observations, prescribed treatment and procedures are properly carried out and documented on patient’s charts.
• Ensure that the birth Registration of babies is carried out promptly before discharge of both mother and baby.
• Escort patient to other referral hospital when necessary

• Compile and submit quarterly inventory return/requisition of all drugs and supplies.
• Conduct regular training session for refugee staff on basic nursing care/management of various ward cases and charting.
• Compile and submit monthly HIS reports.
• Arrange and submit daily ward work schedule and plan daily duties and responsibilities for each refugee staff.
• Attend ward meeting and attend monthly hospital meetings.

• Maintain equipments in good condition and submit regular inventory report of the same.
• Maintain drug registers and drug consumption within the ward level.
• Ensure that all admissions, discharges, transfers and deaths are properly recorded as they occur.
• Report any significant changes in operations to the head nurse.
• Carry out any other additional duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

• Kenya Registered Community Health Nurse (KRCHN)/ Kenya Registered Midwife. (KRM) and be registered by the nursing council.
• Required Experience & Competencies:
• At least one year experience working in a busy maternity unit and 1 year in general nursing.
• Life support Skills on obstetric and neonatal care.(ALSO/EMOC)
• Team player and cultural sensitivity is required.
• Ability to work in a hardship area. Previous experience in a Camp setting will be an added advantage

Head of Credit Job vacancy in Kenya 2012

• Overall strategic and operational credit risk management in the company and supporting the executive team in formulating strategic and operational credit risk decisions;
• Developing the company’s credit risk strategy in accordance with the Group’s credit risk strategy and policy;
• Developing an effective operating platform for credit assessment and monitoring;
• Implementation of credit risk assessment methodologies, including credit scoring models and credit vetting criteria and processes and maintaining custodianship of all credit related data;
• Evaluating the actual performance of credit granted against expected performance and taking appropriate corrective action to minimize business risk;
• Monitoring of trends and forecasts in the macro-economic environment and the credit industry in which the company operates and proactively implementing strategies to minimize credit risk;
• Implementing pricing tools to manage product profitability, forecasting and stress testing and monitor product performance;
• Establishing and implementing pricing structures for new products and reviewing and monitoring established pricing guidelines;
• Facilitating credit risk operations, product testing and deployment and ensuring that business rules and products are compliant with approved credit policy;
• Executing portfolio stress testing;
• Translating credit data into value add management information at a strategic level and reporting to the executive committee and the Board the performance of the company’s credit portfolio;
• Facilitating and overseeing credit scoring and analytics and implementing credit risk scorecards in the company;
• Managing external stakeholder relations, including strategic relations with credit bureaus and credit risk service providers;
• Establishing consultative forums with internal stakeholders to obtain input and address operational credit risk strategy, product performance, business rules, pilot projects and new products;
• Providing functional leadership to the credit team and develop internal credit risk competencies and capacity.

• A degree in statistics, commerce, accounting or equivalent qualification.
• A post-graduate qualification and registration with a professional institution relating to credit risk or registration as a chartered accountant or equivalent professional registration.
• Positive track record of at least 8 years senior level credit risk management experience in a financial services or a banking environment.
• Expertise in in Microsoft Excel (Advanced proficiency level).
• Working experience in Microsoft SQL Server applications will be advantageous.
• Proven track record of project management experience at a senior level will be advantageous.
• Knowledge of Corporate Governance and Risk Management will be advantageous.
• Willingness to regularly travel to Southern Africa and Eastern Africa to visit operations.
• Kenya citizenship or the ability to obtain a working permit for Kenya. Holding an Eastern African passport will be advantageous.

• Sound business acumen
• Strategic thinking
• Self-starter / results orientated
• Analytical / statistical abilities
• Communication skills
• Change leadership ability
• Strong planning and organizing and project management ability
• Innovative / creative thinking

An attractive remuneration package commensurate with the level of appointment and the experience of the successful candidate will be offered.

If you meet the above minimum requirements,kindly send us your application letter,cv including your present and expected salary to

Frank Management Consult Ltd
Argwings Kodhek Road,
Nyaku House,1st Floor,Hurlingham

Emails: frankmconsult@yahoo.com / jobsfmc@yahoo.com

icipe Laboratory Manager and Biosafety Officer Job at Duduville Campus, Kasarani, Nairobi 2012

• Maintain the EID laboratory and ensure that good laboratory practices (GLP) are maintained.
• Maintain and update EID lab records including standard operating procedures (SOPs) and equipment maintenance and sample storage records.

• Establish, implement, maintain and lead a robust QA/QC and safety programme for all laboratory work.
• Ensure that the available laboratory space is utilised appropriately with full adherence to safety standards and regulations.
• Ensure that all laboratory personnel and students admitted to the laboratory are trained and qualified for the work at hand.
• Monitor the conduct of all laboratory staff and students (adherence to set lab safety, security and QA/QC procedures) and report to the lab director.
• Ensure that every laboratory personnel or student (anyone performing any work in the lab) receives annual training on lab safety, biosecurity and all lab SOPs and that such training is documented.
• Cross-train periodically with established regional and international laboratories’ SOP and QA/QC programmes to update such programmes where necessary in the laboratory.
• Delegate specific duties to lab personnel and students to ensure the accomplishment of all lab duties/responsibilities with respect to QA/QC and safety (e.g. equipment routine maintenance and cleaning, SOP writing and revision, etc.).

• Ensure that SOPs are developed for all procedures in all projects in the lab and are adhered to and filed in appropriate labs, maintained/updated as necessary.
• Put in place and manage the LIMs for microbial agent and specimen biobank/storage for ongoing and concluded projects, ensuring full adherence to biosafety and biosecurity.
• Ensure that all pieces of laboratory equipment are in good working order and are closely and continuously monitored according to the set equipment SOPs.
• Facilitate the timely procurement of necessary laboratory supplies.
• Manage the laboratory in the event of a disease epidemic or other public health emergency in consultation with relevant national programmes and ministries.
• Comply with any other necessary duties and responsibilities as instructed by the Lab Director and Director General.

• Advise on matters relating to biological safety to other laboratories at icipe.
• Provide support, as appropriate, to researchers and students.

• Masters level of education or comparable laboratory experience in biomedical sciences.
• Knowledge and experience with virological/microbiological procedures including serological, molecular and culture laboratory techniques with flexibility to adopt both standard and emerging technologies.
• Knowledge and experience with laboratory quality standards, biosafety and biosecurity.
• Good interpersonal and management skills.
• Good attitude and communication skills.
• Database computer skills.

AMACO Occupational Safety and Health Consultant Job Vacancy in Kenya 2012

• Ensure that the necessary inputs for the assignment are available;
• Participate in necessary meetings and reviews.

 Field Agronomist Vacancy: Green Zone Agencies kenya 2012

Green Zone Agencies (GZA) Ltd. is an agribusiness company founded in 2004 as a private-sector company to provide agribusiness development services to small, medium and large scale farmers in Kenya and incorporated under the Companies Act (Cap. 486) in June 2011.

The firm is an inputs and services provider whose core businesses are in agricultural engineering, agronomy, crop protection and agribusiness management/business skills.

GZA’s mission is geared at improving farming by offering top-notch agribusiness solutions for increased income, food security and sustainability.

GZA implements its programs and business through various partners in various regions in Kenya and has its headquarters in Kisumu, Kenya.

GZA recently partnered with USAID under a 2-year USAID-KHCP (US Agency for International
Development — Kenya Horticultural Competitiveness Partnership) Program for Soil and
Water Management Technologies for Improved Productivity and Food Security in Nyanza Province.

The overall goal of the USAID-KHCP Program is to increase rural household incomes and generate employment from growth and sustenance of a highly competitive horticulture sector.

To effectively contribute to this, the program will increase the utilization and/or adoption of improved productivity measures for Kenyan horticulture producers through diversification, improved management practices and processing.

Job Title: Field Agronomist

Reporting to: Projects Coordinator

Primary Working relations: Managing Director, Projects Coordinator, other Agronomists and Monitoring & Evaluation Officer.

Duty Station: Kisumu with frequent travel to field sites.

Job Summary: Your main responsibility will be in provision of GZA’s range of agribusiness inputs and services, to ensure growth of GZA’s core business in soil and water management technologies.

You will also provide after sales service to farmers, production advice and market linkage to our clients through partners within our networks.

Your core responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

• In liaison with the other GZA agronomists, establish a coordinated series of demonstration units for various horticultural crops for target farmers ranging from commercial entrepreneurs to smallholder farmers.
• Introduce new soil and water management technologies to farmers in the above-mentioned demonstration sites, which will also serve as a vehicle to share and reinforce Good Agricultural Practices (GAP).
• Provide sustained training and technical assistance (extension services) to smallholder farmers participating in the demonstration units and other field sites.
• Plan for and participate in GZA Field Days to share, showcase and promote successful technologies such as new varieties or production techniques to the wider farming community.
• Plan for and facilitate technical training workshops to share good practices in soil and water management technologies and key crops.
• In liaison with GZA’s Monitoring & Evaluation Officer, participate in conducting baseline surveys, regular monitoring and mid-term and end-term evaluations to document successes, challenges and learning points in GZA’s businesses.
• Write regular monthly, quarterly, yearly and annual reports and submit to the Project Coordinator.
• Undertake other core businesses of GZA, which include but are not limited to: installation of irrigation systems, green houses, fertigation systems, and electronic water management systems; conducting sales of farm inputs and equipment and provision of after sales service.
• Represent GZA in various local and international meetings and technical workshops in the field of agronomy.
• Perform any other relevant duties assigned by the Project Coordinator and/or Managing Director.

• Must have a minimum of a Diploma in Agriculture/Horticulture/Farm Management, preferably in Field Crop Agronomy.
• Having good knowledge and practical background in soil and water management technologies will be an added advantage.
• Must have good communication, writing and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge in management of greenhouses, shadenets, furrow irrigation and water management technologies will be a plus.
• Must have a minimum of 3 years working experience related to the above job description.
• Knowledge of USAID-funded regulations will also be an added advantage.
• Computer literacy is a must.
• Those in possession of a valid driving license incorporating motorcycle category will have an upper hand. Copies of this document will be required for shortlisted candidates.
• Candidates with a background working in management of sweet potatoes, passion fruits and vegetables value chains will have an added advantage

• Ability to work well with others in a team environment.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Ability to use excellent time management skills.
• Ability to work extended hours.
• Ability to pay attention to detail.
• Ability to provide training on good agricultural practices to farmers.
• Female candidates are strongly advised to apply.

If you meet the above qualifications and experiences, kindly send a cover letter (indicating your current and expected salary) and detailed curriculum vitae with your daytime contacts (cell phone number) to The Projects Coordinator, Green Zone Agencies (GZA) by e-mail to info@gza.co.ke to reach us latest 12pm on Friday March 23, 2012.

Late applications will not be considered.

Note: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.