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Established in 1959, (ICJ Kenya) is a
non–partisan, nongovernmental organization with membership drawn from the Bench
and Bar.
The primary mission of the
organization is to promote and protect human rights, democracy and the rule of
law nationally and regionally.
ICJ Kenya has a distinguished track record in advocacy, research and legal ICJ Kenya seeks to fill the following position as detailed below and invites
interventions and is today widely acknowledged as a premier human rights
organization in Kenya and around Africa.
suitably qualified Kenyans to apply.
Overall Purpose of the Job: To assist the Finance Manager in the management of
the Finance Department and to work closely with the Executive Director and the
Programme Management Teams and Administrative Team to create synergy in
the achievement of the organisation’s strategic objectives.
Key Roles
- To efficiently maintain the books of accounts
and records. - To maintain the fixed assets registers in
order to ensure that all fixed assets are recorded, accounted for and
depreciated accordingly. - To prepare financial progress reports for
donors. - To prepare internal financial management
reports. - To liaise with the programme management teams
in the preparation budgets for the various projects and to ensure
budgetary controls are in place including report procedures, adherence to
specific reporting framework and deadlines. - To communicate programme burning rates to the
various teams - To assist in annual audits
- To ensure allocation of joint costs to
individual projects. - To ensure that all insurance and medical
policies are renewed and up to date. - To represent the organisation in meetings when
called upon to do so. - To deal with office procurement
- And any other duty that may be assigned from
time to time by the Finance Manager and the Executive Director.
- Degree in Business, Economics or relevant
field. - Professional qualifications in CPA or ACCA
- Experience in project budgeting, reporting and
accounting for donor funded projects - Documented experience working in an NGO
- Experience in Navision accounting software
- Analytical and problem solving
- Effective written communication
- Time management
Personal Attributes
The Finance Officer must be able to maintain confidentiality and exhibit high
levels of professionalism.
- Honest
- Trustworthy
- Flexible
- Organized
Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Overall Purpose of the Job: To offer technical support in the monitoring and
evaluation of projects and activities within the organization and to ensure
that the project activities are conducted in an efficient manner by
supervising, monitoring project implementation and reporting, ensuring that
timely decisions on corrective actions are made and implemented.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
- To monitor, evaluate and document results in
the various programmatic activities for effective implementation,
reporting and learning. - To develop the TORs for specific monitoring
and evaluation activities; recruit, guide and supervise consultants or
organizations that are contracted to implement special surveys and studies
required for evaluating programme effects and impacts as well as follow up
evaluation recommendations with Programme Staff. - To Support and contribute to the development
of the Projects Implementation Plan (PIP), ensuring alignment
with programme /organization strategy, agreement on programme indicators
and inclusion of monitoring and evaluation activities in the work plans. - To guide and coordinate the development of
programme log frames. - Guide and coordinate the review of programme
log frames including providing technical advice for the revision of
performance indicators; ensuring that realistic intermediate and end – of
– programme targets are defined. - To coordinate all Monitoring & Evaluation
activities in the organization. - To design the framework for the physical and
process monitoring of programme activities. - To promote result based approach to monitor
and evaluate impact. - Coordinate the preparation of all monitoring
and evaluation reports; guide staff in preparing their progress reports in
accordance with approved reporting formats and ensure their timely submission. - Undertake regular visits to the fields to
support implementation of monitoring and evaluation, check the quality of
data produced, and to identify where adaptations might be needed; monitor
the follow up of evaluation recommendations with Programme Managers. - To ensure all contractual obligations with the
donors are adhered to in all the projects. - To ensure easy access to Monitoring &
Evaluation reports and data and ensure they are widely distributed to
donors and stakeholders. - Foster participatory planning and monitoring;
organize and provide refresher training in monitoring and evaluation for
programmes and implementing staff with a view to develop in house
monitoring and evaluation capacity. - Work in collaboration with colleagues inside
and outside the ICJ Kenya to allow the achievements of common goals and
shared objectives in furtherance of ICJ Kenya’s mandate and to perform any
other duty as may be assigned to you by the Executive Director from time
to time. - To develop and to constantly update the Monitoring
& Evaluation Plan. - To monitor new donors and their areas of
strategic engagement.
- A Master degree or equivalent experience in
Monitoring and Evaluation, Project Management or communication. - Documented experience in Monitoring of human
rights work, - Knowledge and understanding of programme
management cycle - Knowledge and experience in Research
methodologies, baseline surveys and reporting
- Analytical and problem solving
- Effective written communication
- Time management
- Strong understanding of Programme Management
with a focus on Human Rights, Access to Justice and Democratic governance. - Report writing and presentation skills
Overall Purpose of the Job: The communications officer will work closely with
the Executive Director and the Programme Management Teams to offer technical
support in conceptualizing, planning and implementing both internal and
external communications of the organization in an efficient and timely manner.
Key Roles:
The communication’s officer will;
- Maintain and build the ICJ Kenya brand by
supporting the development of communication messages and materials. - Produce, edit and distribute updates,
newsletters and all other IEC materials as will be required. - Draft, edit and distributing materials for
both online networks, print and electronic media - Handle all communication enquiries from our
stakeholders and prepare communication briefs as will be required. - Develop, manage, update, and write content for
website. - Track and analyze the traffic on our social
networks and suggest ways to increase visibility and impact. - Assist in the development of international and
external communication channels - Update the communications strategy regularly
to keep us with new technology and support the implementation of a social
media strategy. - Assist in organizing office events, and ensure
there is media coverage in all the events and prepare briefs after the
events. - Ensure that all ICJ Kenya events are well
branded and that they communicate the desired message. - Ensure that ICJ Kenya presents its work
adequately to its donors and stakeholders by developing a standardized
communication tool that incorporates our logo, vision, mission and the
objectives - Compile and circulate electronic news that
touch on the work of ICJ Kenya. - Maintain a log of the mentions of ICJ Kenya’s
work either through emails, letters or the press. - Maintain a digital photo gallery of all ICJ
Kenya’s activities. - Assist the Programme management teams to
communicate the desired impact of their work through strategic profiling. - Undertake regular visits to the fields to
support the communication strategies of the various programmes. - Work in collaboration with colleagues inside
and outside the ICJ Kenya to allow the achievements of common goals and shared
objectives in furtherance of ICJ Kenya’s mandate and to perform any other
duty as may be assigned to you by the Executive Director from time to
time.
Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviours,
Required to Achieve Role’s Objectives:
Knowledge / Experiences:
- A Master degree or equivalent experience in
human rights, political science, international development, communication
or any other specific field relevant to ICJ-Kenya’s work. - Documented experience in international or
national work environments and intercultural communication, including a
good understanding of NGO structures and the UN human rights system and
how these operate. - Documented experience in advocacy and lobby
work with national and international actors - Documented experience in writing advocacy briefs,
articles and press.-releases
- Analytical and problem-solving skills, with
the ability to work to a high standard, manage stress while prioritising
multiple tasks and meeting deadlines. - Excellent communication, networking, and
inter-personal skills. - Knowledge about Human Rights
- Proven excellent writing skills in English
- Ability to translate “UN language” to
understandable common language - Diplomatic attitude
- Fully computer literate – skilled and
confident user of office applications such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
e-mail and calendar applications. - Good knowledge of social Medias including
uploading and developing materials for websites and intranet. - Experience and knowledge of layout design and
media.
- Demonstrated commitment to advocacy and
communication. - Versatile, personable and flexible, including
taking up various tasks done in a small office. - Self-driven and persistency.
- Independent professional able to contribute to
the overall goal of the organisation. - Creative and with initiative to seek workable
solutions. - Works collaboratively and listens actively to
the views of those involved. - Decisive and results focused following debate.
- Capacity to work in a multi-cultural
environment.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
Detailed Applications, CV and
relevant certificates addressed to the Recruitment Committee
should be sent through,
recruiment@icj-kenya.org
or P.O. Box 59743-00200 Nairobi
and should be received not later than
5th January 2016.
ICJ Kenya is an equal opportunity
employer.
Only shortlisted candidate will be
communicated to.
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