Position: Independent Associate Executive HR ConsultantOur Client

Our client is a leading consultancy firm that operates in the region and carries a decade of existence. 

The Consultancy firm specializes in: Institutional Development; Capacity Building; Management Skills Development; Development Research; Business Advisory Services; and Trade Development.

Role Objective

Build upon, create and serve clients by providing Human Resources Expertise needed.

Duties and Responsibilities

Implementing the consultancy’s human resource development strategyIdentifying new business opportunities.Negotiating and closing business deals; andAnchoring the HR functions, including mentoring HR professionals.The firm has five Independent Directors who work on a similar writ. Progression to Director’s position is dependent on performance and commitment to the mission of the consultancy

Key Qualifications for this Position:

The position requires an independent and successful operator who wants to associate with like - minded consultants while retaining his independence.A Master’s degree with several years of HR or consulting experience.Strong proposal development, writing, and presentation skills.Business Development capabilityCapacity to work with and lead multidisciplinary teams in a mature self-directed environment.

How to Apply:

NB: ONLY candidates fulfilling the requirements of the positions should email their application together with a detailed and updated CV, indicating their availability, expected and current salary.

On the Subject line clearly indicate “INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE HR CONSULTANT”.

Send your CV to philip@dafinaconsultants.com

(The position remains vacant until suitable candidate is found.)

Position: Independent Financial Advisor

Location: Nairobi

Our client a financial investment firm whose core business is Offshore Financial Planning and Service provision for Investment on behalf of global well-regulated financial institutions is looking for an Independent Financial Advisor.

This position is the equivalent of a Relationship Manager in the banking industry and the successful candidate will be responsible for providing offshore investment solutions to local clients based on a thorough “Personal Financial Analysis” of each individual client.

Key Responsibilities

Provide specialist investment advice to clients and to meet clients’ desired risk/investment performance requirements Understand client risk appetite, investment preference and return expectations through consultation with Client Advisor and in direct client meetingsProvide Portfolio analysis and liaise with clients on own portfolio to feedback on portfolio performance and seek opportunity to cross-sell and deepen wallet share Research and investigate available investment opportunities to determine whether they fit into financial plansAnalyze financial information obtained from clients to determine strategies for meeting clients' financial objectivesReview clients' accounts and plans regularly to determine whether life changes, economic changes, or financial performance indicate a need for plan reassessmentProvide timely analysis of market and product informationReview client investment portfolios on an annual basisEducate Client Advisors on new product ideasThis aggressive / challenging sales role requires a vital mix of strong sales and analytical skills including;A minimum 2-3 years’ sales experience in financial services (preferably with Wealth management / Investment products)Ability to understand products and markets that are highly fluid and technical A good understanding of offshore investment products and the inherent risksStrong analytical and research skillsKnowledge of offshore Markets and competitive environmentsExcellent interpersonal and networking skills, internally and externallyTo apply, send your CV only to recruit@flexi-personnel.com before Friday 14th Sept 2012. Clearly indicate the position applied for and the minimum salary expectation on the subject line.

The MENTOR Initiative, Building Sustainable and Effective Malaria Control for

Vulnerable Communities in North Eastern Province, Kenya

PERIOD: October – November 2012 (maximum 20 days)

I. Background

The MENTOR Initiative (MENTOR) is a not-for-profit organization registered in UK and Kenya which is focused on reducing death and suffering due to malaria and vector borne diseases in emergencies.

Up until 2010 the organization’s work in Kenya focused on implementing short-term emergency malaria control programmes, during and after severe flooding in the Western and North Eastern Provinces in collaboration with Division of Malaria Control (DOMC), other Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and Ministry of Medical Services. However, after a comprehensive programme development phase, a four year Comic Relief Special Initiative (SI) commenced in January 2010 with the aim of building local capacity to provide sustainable malaria surveillance and control and epidemic response solutions in an area of semi-arid North East Kenya.

This Special Initiative is now due for a periodic review.

II. MENTOR/ Comic Relief, Kenya Malaria Programme

In January 2010, The MENTOR Initiative launched a 4 year special initiative, with Comic Relief, to achieve systemic change in malaria across the three districts of Garissa, Fafi and Lagdera.

Objectives of Programme

To have >80% of all sick people seeking treatment have access to differential diagnosis and confirmatory malaria test and treatment by 2013.To build capacity of the DHMT and communities in the larger Garissa district to detect malaria epidemics, preparedness and respond to epidemics within 7 days of onset by 2013.To ensure that >85% of communities have access to malaria education and improved malaria control services.

Specific activities in this 4 year long Term Special Initiative include: • Improve local capacity at district level to plan and co-ordinate malaria control responses in semi arid areas. • Improve malaria case management through technical capacity building of health workers to accurately diagnose and treat malaria. • Increase speed and accuracy of malaria incidence and health facility stock reporting by establishment of a robust and "real time" ARGOS early warning system (EWS), and local climate change monitoring, comparing advance technology with paper based systems. • Improve commodity supply chain to health facilities, and potentially in the future also to community health workers, through access to regular stock updates. • Weekly monitoring of EWS data and climate predictions at central level to identify early indicators of an epidemic and mount timely responses. • Increase community ownership to deliver malaria prevention activities through supply of LLINs specifically adapted for nomadic communities, technical and material support to implement indoor residual spray (IRS) campaigns to communities exposed to the risk of epidemics and, generally speaking, deliver key messages about why and how to access effective services. • Increase community understanding of malaria, demand for and usage of effective malaria control services and participation in malaria control programming. • Increase understanding of malaria epidemiology in NEP by all partners, including collaboration with KEMRI to implement standardised annual base line malaria surveys for plasmodium faciparum malaria, and the implementation of studies to actively identify plasmodium vivax cases and measure their relative burden. • Improve understanding of the benefit of the standardised use of malaria RDTs and how this may contribute to health system strengthening, especially in relation to the rationalisation of ACT usage and the detection and case management of other febrile illnesses.

III. Evaluation Goal Comic Relief has been one of the funding partners of The MENTOR Initiative since 2010, this mid-term evaluation forms part of the requirements of the programme grant. The goal of this evaluation is to assess and critically analyse the progress of the programme, the methods used, planned strategies and timeframe to identify assumptions and lessons learnt in order to provide inputs for further implantation of the project..

IV. Evaluation Questions

The process of the evaluation should answer the following questions by using participatory instruments;

Programme Effectiveness.
• Outputs and objectives; What progress has been made towards achieving the planned outputs and objectives? Specifically towards the Monitoring and Evaluation plan and learning questions. • Programme Coverage; Has the programme reached all the participants and beneficiaries in the programme’s selection criteria? • Programme Participation; Has the programme engaged sufficiently and appropriately with project stakeholders, in particular project participants and beneficiaries? • Programme Capacity; Is there sufficient capacity to implement and manage the project effectively?

So far, what difference has the programmemade to people’s lives (what, how, who, where, when)? • To what degree have the project outcomes been achieved? Have there been any unexpected outcomes? • Who has benefited (women, men, girls and boys) and in what ways? • Are those changes (outcomes) relevant to people’s health needs? • Are they likely to be sustainable in the long term? • Have there been changes to policies, practice and attitudes of decision and policy makers to benefit the project’s target groups? • To what extent has the project contributed to the achievement of broader Malaria national and international policies, conventions, targets etc in Kenya? • To what extent has the achievement of the changes/ outcomes been influenced by external context and other factors?

To date, how has the project made this difference? Approaches used by the project and implementing organisations: • Has the overall theory of change for this project been effective in starting to bring about lasting change? Were there any gaps? • What have been the most effective methodologies and approaches the organisation used to bring about changes to people’s lives? What has worked and what has not? What lessons have been learned? Who have they been shared with? • How has the type of organisations funded (e.g. user-led, social enterprise, national or international NGO), both UK and local, helped or hindered the delivery of lasting change? • How have relationships between partners throughout the relationship chain (looking at UK organisation-local partner(s)-target groups) helped or hindered the delivery of change /outcomes? • How effective have the project’s management, monitoring, learning and financial systems been? How have they helped or hindered the delivery of lasting change? • Has the project been cost effective?

Approaches used by Comic Relief: • How have Comic Relief’s grant making policies and processes (e.g. how we define our programme strategies and outcomes, how we assess applications) helped or hindered the delivery of lasting change? • How has Comic Relief’s approach to grant management (e.g. individual work with grant holders, and learning activities with other funded organisations) helped or hindered the delivery of lasting change? • How has the way Comic Relief used its organisational assets helped or hindered the delivery of change (e.g. use of the media, access to decision makers)? • Are there any other ways in which Comic Relief has helped or hindered the delivery of change?

V. Project Review and Methodology

It is expected that the evaluator would review and make an analysis of the relevant documents such as project proposals and project reports.It is expected the evaluator will apply a participatory methodology throughout the assessment, engaging all stakeholders including Comic Relief grant staff and MENTOR HQ staff.

VI. Project Area

The Field implementation area is Greater Garissa and includes the districts of Garissa, Balambala, Fafi and Lagdera. The Programme workbase is in Garissa. All pre and post field trip write up must be conducted from the evaluators own premises.

VII. Documentation The available documents related to The MENTOR Initiative project are as follows: 1. Project Proposal. 2. Project Reports. 3. Study protocols. 3. Published paper.

VIII. Qualifications of Evaluator 1. The evaluator should have 3-7 years of experience of working with health projects preferably with a malaria component in emergency or insecure environments. 2. The evaluator should have prior experience of working with Somali communities, and nomadic communities. 3. The evaluator should provide a 3-5 page proposed evaluation plan to undertake this assignment. 4. The evaluator should submit 1 sample of a previous evaluation report.

The evaluator should be aware that North Eastern Province is classed as an insecure environment and all travel within the implementation area will be dependent on the current security situation and assessment by MENTOR’s Kenya Programme Director. As a contractee of The MENTOR Initiative the evaluator will be expected to closely adhere to and respect The MENTOR Initiative’s Code of Conduct including sexual harassment guidelines and security regulations.

IX. Timeline and Deliverables

The final evaluation will be undertaken and completed between October to November of 2012. (For a maximum of 20 days) 1. 2 days for preparation and review of documentations. 2. 1-2 days for inception report. 3. 8-10 days for field implementation. 4. 3 days for data analysis and report writing. 5. 1 day for draft report discussion. 6. 2 days for finalizing evaluation report.

X. Reporting

The evaluator should provide final evaluation report in English that is jargon free and no more than 30 pages in length, consisting of the following items.

Executive summary.Introduction and background to the evaluation that is relevant to the report’s analysis and conclusionsMethodology usedContext analysis that include findings, conclusions and assessment. Lesson Learned. The evaluator is expected to consider on how good practice has been incorporated in the project. Specific Actionable and Prioritized recommendations. This includes short term recommendations and long term recommendations and details of how actions can be readily implemented.Guidance and road map of how the document will be disseminated and findings shared.Annexes. • Terms of reference for the Evaluations. • Profile of the Evaluation Team. • Evaluation Schedule. • Documents and technical details consulted during the evaluation. • List of informants. • Field data used during the evaluation, including baselines and focus group stories and data. • Bibliography. • Background information if required.

Draft report should be discussed and presented to MENTOR Programme Managers and MENTOR Kenya prior to finalization.

XI. Funding • This mid-term evaluation is being funded by The MENTOR Initiative.

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The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission was established by the Constitution of Kenya with the mandate of among others; conducting voter education, delimitation of constituencies and wards, registration of voters, registration of candidates for elections, conduct and supervise elections and referenda and facilitation of the observation, monitoring and evaluation of elections.

Pursuant to the mandate of conducting voter education, IEBC requires well designed posters that will capture any of the following themes:

i) Youth Participation in elections

ii) Peaceful electioneering and voting

iii) Acceptance of election results

iv) Individual responsibility for participation in elections

v) Women Participation in election

vi) Come out and Vote

IEBC calls upon creative and artistic Kenyans to submit posters on the above six themes.

The following guidelines, rules and regulations shall apply:

The poster should be in black and white and also in high resolution colour.Each Poster should be submitted in 6 hard copies on A3 orA4 size paper and a soft copy in PDF, JPEG or TIFF in a windows readable CDThe submission must be original and not copied from any other published sources including books, magazines or newspapersThe poster should have a tagline in Kiswahili or English that provides instant information.Entrants must give a brief explanation (Max 300 words) of their inspiration for the posterEach entrant should provide his/her name, postal address, email and Telephone numberThe decision of IEBC judges shall be final and shall not be open to any appeals whatsoeverAny materials, graphic software or other items prepared by an entrant shall belong and shall remain the property of IEBCOne can compete in more than one theme. School and College students are encouraged to participate Winners will receive a cash prize and will have the opportunity to present their work to IEBC CommissionersCash Prize:

The winning posters shall be awarded ¡n order of merit as below:

1st Position - 75,000

2nd Position - 50,000

3rd Position - 25,000

Posters should be presented ¡n plain envelopes and clearly marked IEBC POSTER COMPETITION.

They should be delivered on or before 9th March 2012 at 5pm to EITHER of the addresses below:

Chief Electoral Officer / Commission Secretary
Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission
P.O Box 45371 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
6th Floor, Anniversary Towers Nairobi

Or the Nearest IEBC Constituency Office

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The Selection Panel for Chairperson and Members of the Board of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority

Declaration of Vacancies

Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 8, 9 and 10 of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority Act, 2011 (No. 35 of 2011), the Selection Panel invites applications from suitably qualified persons for the positions of Chairperson and seven (7) Members of the Board of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority.

The functions of the Chairperson and Members of the Board shall be, among other things, to:-

(i) Investigate any complaints related to disciplinary or criminal offences committed by any member of the Service and make recommendations to the relevant authorities;

(ii) Receive and investigate complaints by members of the Service;

(iii) Monitor and investigate policing operations affecting members of the public;

(iv) Monitor, review and audit investigations and actions taken by the Internal Affairs Unit of the Service in response to complaints against the Police;

(v) Conduct inspections of Police premises, including detention facilities under the control of the Service;

(vi) Co-operate with other institutions on issues of Police oversight, including other State organs in relation to services offered by them;

(vii) Review the patterns of Police misconduct and the functioning of the internal disciplinary process;

(viii) Present any information it deems appropriate to an inquest conducted by a court of law;

(ix) Take all reasonable steps to facilitate access to the Authority’s services for the public;

(x) Subject to the Constitution and the laws related to freedom of information, publish findings of its investigations, monitoring, reviews and audits as it sees fit, including by means of the electronic or printed media;

(xi) Make recommendations to the Service or any State organ;

(xii) Report on all its functions under this Act or any written law; and

(xiii) Perform such other functions as may be necessary for promoting the objectives for which the Authority is established.

A. Vacancy for the position of Chairperson of the Board of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority

Number of Vacancies: 1

For appointment as Chairperson of the Board of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority, a person should:

(i) possess a degree from a university recognized in Kenya;

(ii) be qualified to be appointed as a Judge of High Court in Kenya pursuant to the provisions of Article 166 (5) of the Constitution; and

(iii) meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

NB: Good knowledge of Government systems will be an added advantage.

B. Vacancy for the Position of Member of the Board of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority

Number of Vacancies: 7

For appointment as a Member of the Board of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority, a person should:

(i) be a Kenyan citizen;

(ii) possess a degree from a university recognized in Kenya;

(iii) meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution;

( iv) have knowledge and experience of not less than ten (10) years in any of the following fields:-

(v) have had a distinguished career in his/her respective field; and

(vi) is fit and proper to serve as a member of the Board charged with upholding and protection of ethics, professionalism, accountability and lawful conduct.

NB. Good knowledge of Government systems will be an added advantage.

C. Please Note:

(i) In compliance with Section10 (2) of the Independent Policing Oversight Authority Act, No. 35 of 2011, a person does not qualify for nomination and appointment as Chairperson or Member of the Commission if he/she:

Project: Piloting of Elections and Conflict tool

Post Title: Project Coordinator

Main functions of the post:

The coordinator will assume coordination duties related to the piloting of the Elections and Conflict Tool.

The coordinator will support the Interim Independent Election Commission with the analysis of electoral risks and provide International IDEA with the progress reports.

The coordinator will ensure that all activities envisaged by the project are implemented timely and accurately.

Context:

The Interim Independent Election Commission (IIEC) of Kenya and International IDEA have signed an agreement which defines the scope of cooperation between two institutions related to preparations for the General elections in 2012. The framework agreement includes the piloting IDEA’s Elections and Conflict Tool. The project will be implemented by the IIEC with support from the International IDEA.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the immediate supervision of the IIEC Manager for Research and Development, the Project Coordinator will perform the following duties:

Assists the IIEC Manager for Research and Development in the design, planning, and implementation of the project activities;Provide tool generated analytical reports for use by the commission and International IDEA;Produce detailed progress reports relating to the tool piloting for International IDEA;In consultation with the relevant IIEC and International IDEA staff, prepare the contractual documents relating to activities undertaken within the for the tool piloting exercise;Assist recruitment and contracting of individuals and organizations engaged in implementation of the project-related activities;Supervise work of the data entry staff;Conduct verification on accuracy of the data reports and data entry;Present or represent the elections and conflict project when required to do so;Actively integrate the inclusion of a gender perspective in all project-related activities;Provide the Manager Risk and Compliance with reports on emergence of electoral risks; andPerforms any other task assigned by the Commission/International IDEA.University degree and preferably a postgraduate qualification in Political Science, Conflict and Security Studies, Human Rights, Information and Communication Technologies or other relevant disciplines.Minimum (5) years of experience within the field of democracy support or governance and preferably within governmental or international organizations;Relevant field experience in the areas of elections, information technologies, conflict and security management.High analytical capacity;Working knowledge of qualitative and quantitative analytical tools and methodologies;Ability to draft analytical and status reports;Ability to build and maintain a broad network of partners;Ability to work as a team leaderExcellent oral communication, drafting and public presentation skills.Attributes:

The holder is expected to show a high level of professionalism, personal initiative creativity and respect for the rule of law. S/he should be able to work under tight deadlines and to cope with situations of stress.

Computer Skills:

Knowledge of statistical application, Microsoft Office, databases, internet and web search tools is a must.

The applicant must submit his/her application to the address below before the closing date which is Wednesday 16th November, 2011.

CEO/ Commission Secretary
Interim Independent Election Commission (IIEC)
P.O Box 45371-00100, Nairobi

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The Constitution of Kenya

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Act (No. 9 of 2011)

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)

The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission Selection Panel

Vacancies in the Positions of Chairperson and Members of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission

Pursuant to Articles 88, 166(3), 250 of the Constitution and Section 28 of the SIXTH Schedule thereto, and Sections 5, 6 and 35 of the Independent Electoral & Boundaries Commission Act, 2011 (IEBC Act) and the FIRST Schedule thereto, the IEBC Selection Panel seeks to recruit a chairperson and eight members to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) who satisfy the provisions of the Constitution and that of the IEBC Act, and the additional criteria below.

Qualified persons are requested to apply for and to submit an application indicating the position to which they are applying for as follows:

1. Qualification for Chairperson of the IEBC

Ref. V.NO/ IEBC/1 /2011

The Chairperson of the IEBC shall be a person who is qualified to hold the office of Judge of the Supreme Court as per Article 166(3) of the Constitution; the applicant must be a citizen of Kenya; must hold a degree from a recognized University; have proven relevant experience in any of the following: Electoral matters, Management, Finance, Governance, Public Administration, Law and meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

The applicant must further satisfy the IEBC Selection Panel of suitability to the position description below.

2. Qualification for a Member of the IEBC (Ref. V.NO/IEBC/2/2011)

The applicant must be a citizen of Kenya; must hold a degree from a recognized University; have proven relevant experience in any of the following: Electoral matters, Management, Finance, Governance, Public Administration, Law, and meets the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.
The applicant must further satisfy the IEBC Selection Panel of suitability to the position description below.

3. Positions Description

As provided for by the Constitution, the IEBC Selection Panel will be looking for applicants who will satisfy and meet the role of the IEBC that "is responsible for 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 and, in particular, for-

(a) The continuous registration of citizens as voters;

(b) The regular revision of the voters' roll;

(c) The delimitation of constituencies and wards;

(d) The regulation of the process by which parties nominate candidates for elections;

(e) The settlement of electoral disputes, including disputes relating to or arising from nominations but excluding election petitions and disputes subsequent to the declaration of election results;

(f) The registration of candidates for election;

(g) Voter education;

(h) The facilitation of the observation, monitoring and evaluation of elections;

(i) The regulation of the amount of money that may be spent by or on behalf of a
candidate or party in respect of any election;

(j) The development of a code of conduct for candidates and parties contesting
elections; and

(k) The monitoring of compliance with legislation required by article 82(1 )(b)
relating to nomination of candidates by parties"

4. Additional Criteria for Selection

The IEBC Selection Panel will further be seeking evidence of a candidate's suitability in the execution of the mandate of the IEBC.

4.1. Applicants SHOULD attach their Curriculum Vitae, testimonials; samples of their three top writings; or supervised projects or any other evidence of proven relevant expertise herein being sought.

4.2. All applicants must complete the IEBC Application Form available at

(a) www.publicservice.go.ke; OR

(b) IEBC Selection Panel Secretariat, Public Service Commission Reception, Commission House, Harambee Avenue, Nairobi

4.3. In addition to the qualifications set out in the Constitution, the enabling Statute and the Schedules thereto, applicants must further meet and evidence the following :

Clearance Certificates from:

(a) Director, Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC);

(b) Director, Criminal Investigations Department (CID);

(c) Commissioner General, Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA);

(d) Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP);

(e) Chief Executive Officer, Higher Education Loans Board (HELB);

(f) Professional bodies (where applicable) to which the applicant belongs such as LSK, ICPAK, AAK, IEK etc.,

Security Clearance

In addition, all short-listed applicants may be subjected by the IEBC Selection Panel to security clearance by National Security and Intelligence Service (NSIS) before their interviews.

Disqualification Criteria

The following persons are and/or will be excluded;

(a) Any person who has at any time within the preceding five years, held office, or stood for election in Parliamentary, civic or political party;

(b) Any person who has been a member of a governing body of any political party or affiliated groups to those political parties in the last five years;

(c) Any person adversely mentioned in any report by a Commission of Inquiry or any Parliamentary Committee Report;

(d) Any person who canvasses directly, indirectly, by proxy, by emissary, by tribal or clan whipping, by pressure groups, by other associations or in any other way;

(e) Any person who, knowingly, willingly and blatantly lies, misrepresents, cheats and fails to disclose material facts.

7. Application Submission

(a) An applicant must clearly indicate the position and vacancy number to which they are applying for;

(b) Applications and supporting documentation should be;

(i) Delivered to the IEBC Selection Panel Secretariat, Public Service Commission Reception, Commission House, Harambee Avenue, Nairobi; and / or

(ii) submitted electronically as a PDF format attachment to.
IEBCselectionpanel@publicservice.go.ke

(c) All submitted applications will be referenced.

(d) The applications should be addressed to:

The Chairperson,
IEBC Selection Panel,
Public Service Commission, Commission House,
P.O. Box 30095-00100,
GPO Harambee Avenue,
Nairobi

To reach the IEBC Selection Panel on or before 5.00PM, Thursday, 25th August 2011.

8. Important Notice

(a) Names of all applicants and the interview schedule of those shortlisted shall be published in the print media, the Kenya Gazette and in the PSC website: www.publicservice.go.ke after the closure of the advert in compliance to the Constitution and the enabling Statute.

(b) Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Dr. Ekuru Aukot,
Chairperson, IEBC Selection Panel,
Public Service Commission,
Commission House, Harambee Avenue,
Nairobi