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CARE International Drought Emergency Manager Job in Kenya 2012
Medair Somalia Nutrition Medical Manager Job vacancy 2012
- Lead on ensuring delivery of clinical care to all severely malnourished children enrolled in Medair’s nutrition programme (both in and out patients) according to national and international standards
- Provide hands-on clinical input where national staff are not yet able to deliver care to appropriate standards; particularly ward rounds, admissions, complications and emergencies on the in-patient U5 malnutrition ward – Stabilization Centre (SC)
- Organize and provide regular training for SC staff including on the job training and supervision
- Oversee the referral system between the SC and the out-patient malnutrition programme – OTP
- Provide clinical input into the provision of OTP services and to lead on the integration of OTP services into Primary Health Centre (Mother and Child Health – MCH) facilities
- Provide regular training and refresher sessions to OTP staff, both Medair and MoH employees
- Manage the budget allocated for the SC, including supplies and stocks, in discussion with the Nutrition Project Manager and/or Programmes Co-ordinator
- In liaison with the Medair nutrition data clerk, ensure timely and accurate morbidity reports are submitted from the SC to Medair, the MoH and other donors
- To monitor the quality of care provided in the SC and OTP through supervision checklists and audits
- Medical Doctor with postgraduate experience in paediatrics
- Experience in leading a clinical team, and medical and cross-cultural teaching and training
- Experience working in a CMAM programme or experience clinically managing acute malnutrition would be beneficial
- Postgraduate experience in neonatal care and training in tropical medicine is desirable
Africa International University: Full-time and Part-time Lecturer Jobs in Kenya 2012
i. Lecturer in Theology
ii. Senior Lecturer in Organizational Leadership & Governance/ Business Management Leadership
iii. Lecturer in Strategic Studies
iv. Lecturer in Law, Ethics and Governance
v. Lecturer in Computer Science/ Management Information Systems
vi. Lecturer in Political Science
vii. Lecturer in Family and child studies (including values inculcation)
viii. Lecturer in Youth studies, Demography, Population and Life skills
ix. Lecturer in Finance or Accounting
x. Lecturer in Human Resource
xi. Lecturer in Entrepreneurship
Overall Job Purpose:
Reporting to the Dean of School, this position shall be responsible to design, develop and deliver a range of programmes of teaching to students in order to enable them to complete their studies successfully and to determine, develop and carry out relevant independent research projects to extend knowledge of the appropriate subject area in tandem with the vision and mission of Africa International University.
Main Responsibilities:
- Teach undergraduate and post graduate students (on campus , e-learning and distance/extension) in areas allocated by the Head of Department.
- Supervise or assist with supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Assist in the development of learning materials, preparing schemes of work and maintaining records to monitor student progress, achievement and attendance.
- Participate in departmental and faculty meetings and seminars aimed at sharing research outcomes and building interdisciplinary collaboration within and outside the department.
- Write lecture material and handouts and presenting information in lectures, seminars and tutorials and through other methods to facilitate education and learning.
- Set, mark and assess learning tasks and provide timely feedback to students and the department.
- May be member of departmental planning team to determine teaching programme for the academic year.
- Take feedback from students to improve teaching methodologies and content within the department/faculty, for example, changes to make to course material.
- Write papers on topic relevant to specialist subject area such as for journals, books and other material using appropriate media.
- Write dissertation reports and providing references for students.
- Participate as member of departmental/faculty subject group, determining teaching requirements.
- Participate in relevant committees within AIU as requested by management
- Attend conferences in specialist subject area to liaise and network with national/international colleagues the role holder may, on occasion, be invited to give presentations and lectures in his/her specialism and/or organize sessions in conferences or workshops.
- Maintain own continuing professional development.
- PhD degree in the area of specialty with one publication OR Masters degree combined with 5 years teaching at University level and at least three publications.
- Professional qualification relevant to area of specialty is a plus.
- Computer proficiency in basic MS Office packages.
- Experience in assessment of student work, course content design and development.
- Ability to teach and to supervise academic work by students at all levels at the University.
- Ability to manage time and work to strict deadlines.
- Ability to conceptualize, design, develop and undertake structured evaluation and review of projects and programme.
- Good report and proposal writing skills.
- Public speaking and excellent presentation skills
- Effective team leadership skills.
- Ability to continuously monitor and acquire new knowledge on relevant University trends and developments.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good leadership, planning and organizational skills.
- Proactive, initiative, with good networking, negotiation and collaborative skills.
- A demonstrable ability to integrate faith, life and learning
- Must be a committed evangelical Christian.
Applicants must have a Masters Degree in relevant fields, with at least 2 years teaching experience at a university level, after attaining the Masters.
PhD holders and those with evidence of relevant research and publications will have a distinct advantage.
How to Apply
Applications should be emailed to job.application@africainternational.edu including only cover letter, detailed resume and duly filled job application form.
The Vice Chancellor’s Office,
Africa International University,
P.O. Box 24686 – 00502
Karen, Nairobi.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Deadline for application is Monday 18th June 2012 before 5pm.
All positions will be kept open beyond the application deadline until they are filled.
All academic and non-academic staff are required to be faithful to the evangelical faith and practice and to the Christian ethos and code of conduct of the university.
Note: Student admissions are in September, January and April.
Sales Executive Job in Kenya 2012
Reports to: Head, Agricultural Machinery & Equipment Division
Company Profile:
Our Client operates in major industrial sectors like automobiles, steel and engineering, chemicals, information technology and hospitality
Job Purpose:
This position is responsible for the sale of John Deere agricultural machinery and equipment in Kenya.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and continuously evaluate a sales/marketing strategy with the division head.
- Maintain current product knowledge on features and benefits of all machinery and equipments.
- Monitor competitive activity/products and timely communicates to management accordingly.
- Work against set targets and continuously evaluate performance.
- Maintain sales management information for all customers in Kenya.
- Monitor trends in agricultural industry such as machinery demand patterns and timely communicate to management.
- Conduct new equipment field demonstrations and other related marketing activities.
- Attend applicable sales training events/seminars.
- Must have sales/marketing exposure.
- Knowledge of agricultural industry in Kenya.
- Diploma in Sales and Marketing
- 5 years experience in agricultural machinery/equipment sales
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent Presentation skills
- Excellent negotiation skills
- Ability to Analyse and Interpret basic sales reports.
Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Executive Technical Engineer Job in Kenya 2012
Reports to: Group General Manager – Technical
Company Profile: Our client is one of the largest manufacturers of confectionery, footwear, food and stationery products in Kenya.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Act as the projects advisor
- Spearhead different projects in the factories
- Innovate Process Design, Development and Sustenance in the factory
- Research, design and development of new/novel manufacturing processes
- Install and commissioned new innovation projects
- Engineering projects and continuous improvements (design, sourcing, installation and commissioning of new machinery, structures and processes).
- Drafting capital expenditure proposals, managing capital expenditure budgets, supervision of contractors on site to perform works to company standards
- Perform Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and develop requirements for equipment and processes
- Assist in the preparation and development of departmental Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Systems Regulation (QSR) manual
- Participates in the annual review of product, SOPs, Quality Plans and validation summaries of new or revalidation of existing manufacturing methods.
- Bachelors in Engineering – in courses that incorporate BOTH mechanical and control engineering. E.g. Mechatronics, Instrumentation & Control Engineering, etc
- Must be a quick learner, with excellent analytical skills
- MUST be willing to do hands on work
- 3 years experience in a Manufacturing environment.
- Should be proficient in use of CAD and MS Office
- Programming knowledge is an added advantage
- Knowledge of Assembling in the manufacturing set up is an added advantage.
Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Librarian Jobs at Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission in Kenya 2012
Job Title:Librarian
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is established under article 88 of the Constitution of Kenya with the mandate of conducting or supervising referenda and elections to any elective body or office established by this Constitution, and any other elections as prescribed by an act of Parliament.
Other duties include delimitation of electoral units, registration of voters, regulation of political parties, voter education, settling of electoral disputes and modernization and reforming of electoral processes and systems.
IEBC ensures that elections are credible, transparent, free and fair. It is committed to upholding national values and principles of good governance and democracy.
The Commission adheres to principles of the law on public services especially on leadership and integrity.
The IEBC invites applications for the following positions.
Duties
Keeping up to date with newly-released publications in order to select library resources;
Maintaining stocks, including the weeding out of old resources
Anticipating the Commissions needs and trends to ensure library services are optimally used
Developing the use of ICT to improve service delivery
Classification of documents and books for the Commission library
Liaising with the HR department in making available materials essential for trainings
Job Description
Diploma in library /information science or a post graduate diploma in the relevant field from a recognized institution.
Three (3) years of working experience in a busy organization
The Job Application Process
Applicants should fill the online form provided on the Commission website www.iebc.or.ke/careers.
A printed copy of the form and copies of certificates can be dropped or posted to the
Chief Executive Officer/ Commission Secretary
at the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Anniversary Towers,
6th Floor Reception, University Way,
P. O. Box 45371 – 00100 Nairobi, Kenya.
Forms are also available at the Commission Headquarters and Regional Offices.
Applications must be received on or before 30st March 2012.
The Commission is a equal opportunity employer.
Canvassing will lead to disqualification.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Shortlisted candidates will be vetted as per Chapter Six of the Constitution.
OJ.H. Oswaco
Chief Executive Officer / Commission Secretary
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Teaching Jobs in Kenya 2012
Job Title: Pre-School Teacher
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Employment Type: Full-Time
Summary: Eden park school at valley view estate (mlolongo) is looking for a pre-School teacher.
Description:
Requirements:
Qualifications are:
•A Lady ,but men with special talents with kids can be accepted
•With ECD or KHA or Montessori training
•Must be fluent in languages English and Kiswahili (French will an added advantage)
•Must be creative (make her/his own teaching aids)
•Extremely good with her work but pleasant to children and parents
•Love teaching music and songs to children
•Very ambitious
How to Apply:
If you are the Lady/man we are seeking please send you cv:
Eden Park School
Robert Karioki Mogoi
P.O.Box 0100-34800
GPO Nairobi.
Kenya.
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Kilimo Trust Analysis and Planning Director Job Re-advertisement 2012
KT promotes regional solutions to local problems and has over six years of experience in programmes and projects designed to: strengthen agricultural value chains; build ‘investable entities’ of smallholders to enable them become key players in local, national, and regional markets; improve financial services for small and medium scale agricultural enterprises; and create avenues for scaling-up technical, policy, and institutional innovations.
The Trust undertakes two types of interlinked programmes:
a) “Thought Leadership”, through high level diagnostics and analysis to promote “regional thinking and actions” in the EAC with respect to food security and reduction of poverty.
b) Hands-on implementation of agricultural programmes and projects on behalf of, and/or in partnership with governments, international and regional organizations, and the private sector.
The Trust is recruiting a Director for Analysis & Planning to build and lead its “thought leadership” team consisting of: analysts in policy, investment, and agricultural markets; and experts in knowledge management, M&E, and product development.
Reporting to the CEO and based in Kampala, the Director will be working across all the EAC Member States + South Sudan.
The team will: design, commission and implement robust diagnostics and analysis – with the EAC as a “Unit of Analysis”, focussing on Making the EA Common Market Work better for food commodities/products and contribute fully to the reduction of poverty and elimination of hunger in the region.
Vacancy No. 2012-1
The Trust wishes to recruit a Director to take responsibility of leading its work in:
a) Diagnostics and Analysis of Opportunities and Constraints of major agricultural markets and relevant value chains, especially within the context of the East African Common Market;
b) Developing pro-active interventions and programmes designed to Make Markets Work for the Reduction of Poverty; and
c) Implementation of robust M&E and Impact Assessment of interventions, programs and projects implemented by KT.
Reporting to the CEO, the Director will have the following specific responsibilities:
1. Provide leadership in the designing, commissioning and implementing of robust diagnostics and analysis of market opportunities as well as constraints and failures in markets with respect to the reduction of poverty. This will include:
a) Unpacking the characteristics of the various value chains of key agricultural commodities, including the assessment of the chain actors, the value-addition, and flow of products and information through the chains.
b) Quantifying the profit incentives and/or disincentives for the success or failure of market systems.
c) Defining ways of improving systems as a basis for intervention by programs and projects.
2. Develop (in collaboration with the Director, M4P – implementation) scope of interventions targeting the identified market opportunities and constraints. This will involve the development of a comprehensive strategy for:
- engaging Kilimo Trust and others in removing critical constraints;
- building synergies and leveraging the efforts of others; and
- ensuring impacts at scale.
Qualifications and Experience Required:
Individuals applying for this position will have:
- Advanced Degree (Masters or PhD) Qualification in Agricultural Economics with proven strong analytical skills.
- A minimum of 5 years work experience dealing with the analysis and development of Agricultural Value Chains, especially experience with M4P approaches.
- Demonstrated proficiency in strategic planning and the development and management of diagnostics-driven interventions.
- Knowledge and experience of making markets work for the reduction of poverty in the context of agriculture for development.
- A track record of publishing high caliber and influential reports that provide for thought leadership on critical and strategic issues.
- A presence, strong personality, proven team working skills and a results-orientated hands-on approach to work.
- Impeccable communication skills especially writing and presentation in English as well as working knowledge of French and/or Swahili.
Your application should include:
An up-to-date CV, highlighting relevant skills and experience (presented in relation to each of the Responsibilities and each of the experience areas listed above), the names and contacts of three referees, and a daytime contact telephone number;
Copies of five (5) of your recent publications; and
A statement and proof of current remuneration package.
Closing date: until suitable candidates are identified
Please apply to:
Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416, Nairobi GPO, 00100
e-mail: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Previous applicants need not re-apply
Quantity Surveyor Job Vacancy in Kenya 2012
Company Profile
Our client is a private company categorized under heating contractors offering professional plumbing services
Job Role:Manages all costs relating to building and civil engineering projects, from the initial calculations to the final figures
Duties
- Prepares tender and contract documents, including bills of quantities with the architect and/or the client
- Undertakes costs analysis for repair and maintenance project work
- Assists in establishing a client’s requirements and undertaking feasibility studies
- Performs risk and value management and cost control
- Advises on procurement strategy
- Identifies, analyses and develops responses to commercial risks
- Prepares and analyses costing for tenders
- Allocates work to subcontractors
- Provides advice on contractual claims
- Analyses outcomes and writes detailed progress reports
- Values completed work and arranging payments
- Maintains awareness of the different building contracts in current use
- Understands the implications of health and safety regulations
- Diploma in Civil Engineer
- AUTOCAD
- 2 years worth of work experience in the same field
- Added advantage plumbing experience
To apply for this position send your CV to mycv@myjobseye.com quoting the position in the subject line and preferred location.
Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Jobs in Nairobi Kenya 2012
AWF’s mission is, together with the people of Africa, to ensure that the wildlife and wild lands of Africa will endure forever.
AWF currently seeks to hire a Senior Program Manager, Conservation Enterprise (Africa) to be based in its offices Headquarter Offices in Nairobi, Kenya.
The successful applicant will report to the Vice President, Program Operations.
Working very closely with the Associate Conservation Enterprise Director, this new position will have primary day- to – day operational responsibility for designing, developing and monitoring conservation enterprise investments for AWF across Eastern, Central, Western and Southern Africa.
The successful applicant will also be required to support development of the African Wildlife Fund (AWC) – working directly with the Investment Manager.
Key Responsibilities
- Long term, pan-continental strategic planning for conservation enterprise together with the other core disciplines within AWF.
- Proactively communicate with and support those responsible within AWF for raising funds to support the delivery of the conservation enterprise strategy as well supporting fund raising initiatives by liaising directly with prospective third party financiers.
- Lead in identifying, assessing and rationalising new, high potential conservation enterprise development opportunities that will directly support AWF’s mission and the specific conservation enterprise strategy within it.;
- Manage the process of designing, structuring, developing and launching qualifying conservation enterprises, including designing and negotiating related contracts with participating parties.
- Monitor and record the progress of operational enterprises and providing on-going support as appropriate.
- Lead the on-going design, development and deployment of processes and tools that will support
- AWF’s ability to more efficiently deliver conservation enterprises in a high-growth expanding geographic context for the organisation.
- Assist in developing the technical capacity and transfer of technical expertise to project staff in the field.
- Bachelors Degree from a reputable University or one or a combination of a relevant post graduate degree (business or finance related) and a relevant professional qualification;
- Outstanding work-based / entrepreneurial credentials immediately following university.
- Excellent working knowledge of core principles of management and financials
- Significant working exposure to designing and negotiating financing and / or business development related legal contracts.
- A demonstrable passion and skill for business development and related financing – either in a self-starting context or that of a wider / larger institution / corporation.
- Exceptional interpersonal and teamwork skills including demonstrable cross-cultural sensitivity.
- International experience.
- Fluency in written and spoken English essential. Fluency in French be a strong advantage.
If your background, experience and competencies match the above specifications please send a cover letter, your detailed CV indicating daytime telephone numbers, address and names of three referees to Human Resources Manager at Humanresources@awfke.org.
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
Closing Date: February 10, 2012
For further information on the position and AWF, please visit www.awf.org
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