Pathfinder International is.an international non-profit organization that is dedicated to supporting high-quality comprehensive reproductive health services in Kenya.

In order to build on to our technical team, we wish to recruit for the following positions.

Gender Advisor

The Gender Advisor will report to the Project Director, APHIAII Nairobi, and will work in close coordination with the Deputy Project Director, Service Delivery Specialist and Outreach Programs Specialist.

The position will provide technical leadership aimed at ensuring high quality prevention, outreach and clinical services addressing sexual and gender-based violence and integrating gender considerations across all project components.

She/he will coordinate awareness, prevention and victim support components of.the Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative focused on Kibera.

Requirements

Quality Improvement Advisor

Reporting to the Country Representative, the Ql Advisor will provide technical leadership in service delivery quality improvement across Pathfinder programs in Kenya.

The QI Advisor will work collaboratively with Project Directors, Program Managers and service delivery staff, and lead in the development of program strategies and approaches to assure and improve the quality of reproductive health, family planning and HIV services.

She/he will provide direct technical assistance in areas relating to training and skills building, tools development and linkages to other program areas.

Requirements

Reproductive Health Advisor

The Reproductive Health Advisor will report to the Deputy Country Representative/Programs and work in close coordination with the APHIAII Nairobi and APHIA II Central Project Senior Management Teams.

The role will provide technical leadership in the delivery of health facility and community-based reproductive health services supported by the APHIA II Nairobi and APHIA II Central Projects.

She/he will lead in the development of program strategies and approaches to assure and improve the quality of reproductive health and family planning services, including RH/FP/HIV integration, youth-friendly services and post-abortion care.

Requirements

Home Community Support Officer

The Home and Community Support officer will be responsible for Co-ordination of HIV prevention, care and treatment activities by APHIA II Nairobi-supported local implementing partners.

S/he will participate in the development of local strategies to improve access of communities to services and information while providing technical support for community level program planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

The role will also manage close collaborative relationships with relevant government ministries, particularly at the district level.

Requirements:

IT Officer - Central

Reporting to the Financial Management Specialist and based in Nyeri the IT Officer will monitor and oversees all the IT work for Central province.

S/he will work closely with Pathfinder International headquarters' IT department, to Administer Microsoft servers; LAN Networks and Microsoft Exchange server 2003.

The role will be responsible for Hardware repair and support as needed; project automation, integration and improvements to ensure efficient use of IT resources.

Requirements:

World Vision Kenya is a leading non-governmental Christian humanitarian, relief, development and advocacy1 organization with projects in most parts of Kenya.

We wish to urgently recruit a highly competent, proactive and self-driven person to fill the following position within our organization.

National Child Rights Coordinator (based in Nairobi)

Purpose of the positions:

To provide overall leadership for Child Rights (Including Child Protection) programs and projects in World Vision Kenya, overseeing/ coordinating the planning and implementation, integration of Child Rights/Protection activities and Grant projects into on-going ADP programs by ensuring multi sectoral approach is employed in advancing Child Rights programming.

Key Responsibilities:

ChildFund - Kenya, whose headquarters is in Nairobi is one of the most respected international child development organizations in the world, and a non-sectarian charitable organization dedicated to serving the needs of children worldwide wishes to recruit qualified staff in the following positions in their various Kenyan Offices:

BvLF Samburu Project Manager

Working closely with the ECCD National Program Manager, Grants Coordinator, affiliated Community Organisations and other stakeholders on the ground, the ECCD BvLF Project Manager will be responsible for the following:

Field Officer - Loipi-Kajiado ECCD Project

Reporting to the Project Manager, the Field Officer will be based in the target community and be responsible for:

Monitoring and Evaluation Officers Eastern and Western Regions
(2 Positions)
Based In Kisumu and Machakos Respectively

Reporting to the Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, the M&E officers will work closely with the Regional Managers (Western and Eastern Regions), Area Managers and Projects Managers to

Requirements

Suitable candidates should have a minimum of a university degree preferably in social sciences and/or statistics supported with strong training (diploma) in project planning and management; and should have proven experience working with:

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter and CV of maximum 3 pages including details of qualifications, experience and expected remuneration to hr @ kenya.ChildFund.org to reach not later than 31st July 2009

CA Global Africa Recruitment is looking for a Chief Macroeconomist for a Development Bank in Africa.

Main purpose of the role:

The Economic and Financial Management Division is specifically responsible for planning, identifying, proposing and following up Bank operations in Member Countries in the areas of economic management and financial sector consolidation and development, in order to support Member Countries in strengthening transparency and accountability in the management of public resources and in creating an enabling environment for private sector development.

Responsibilities

Please send your CV to Camilla at CA Global (Camilla @ caglobal.co.za) or visit our website (www.caglobalint.com) for further details.

Should you not hear from us within two (2) weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.

The UNDP Kenya Country Office and the National Economic and Social Council (NESC) invite applications from suitably qualified persons for the position of Resource Centre Manager in the Project for Strengthening National Capacities for Conflict Prevention and Conflict Transformation in Kenya.

Vacancy No. 2009-07-005

Post Title: Resource Centre Manager

Type of Appointment: Service Contract Band 5

Recruitment type: National Project Personnel

Location/Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya

Duration of Assignment: 12 months with a possibility of extension

Starting Date: September 2009

Direct Supervisor: NESC Secretary

1. Background

The National Economic and Social Council (NESC) together with the United Nations Development Programme is working jointly with the Danish Government under the DANIDA Business Sector Programme to improve the business environment in Kenya through the formulation and implementation of policies, laws and regulations that are conducive to private sector development.

In furtherance of this objective, this project focuses on, among others, ensuring that there is continuous dialogue between government and other constituencies such as private sector, civil society, academia and the general public.

For this reason, NESC wishes to recruit a Resource Centre Manager to develop and maintain a physical and electronic resource centre that will facilitate its effective use and achievement of NESC objectives.

2. Scope of Work

In executing the role, the Resource Centre Manager will undertake the following tasks:

a) Provide lead technical support in the construction of the NESC Resource Centre's databases and computer based information systems which will include cataloguing database, circulation control, ordering and acquisitions multimedia database and other reports.

b) Provide leadership in the creation, implementation and assessment of digital library projects and other related programmes.

c) Develop, implement and review the communication and dissemination strategy for the Resource Centre.

d) Establish collaborative linkages with relevant like minded institutions for information-sharing, creating networks and partnerships with the government, non-government, private sector and other relevant stakeholders with similar interests.

e) Oversee cataloguing and classification of information materials in the Resource Centre to international standards and best practices.

f) Develop and implement strategies to ensure optimal utilization of the Resource Centre as a source of knowledge mobilization within NESC and also tracking and monitoring the usage of the Resource Centre.

g) Ensure the maintenance and proper management of materials and documents including electronic records.

h) Carry out media monitoring on relevant issues relating to socio-economic matters

i) Guide users of the Resource Centre in search and access to relevant information

j) Develop and implement an acquisition and partnership strategy for the Resource Centre, ensuring the resource centre responds to the changing needs or demands of NESC users

k) Develop strategies for knowledge gathering, preservation and dissemination.

l) Develop annotated bibliographies of NESC related research, reports and studies

m) Collate and document all NESC recommendations and other information necessary for the NESC Website content update and other relevant publications

n) Assist in developing the NESC BSPS Project Annual Work Plan

3. Qualifications and Experience

4. Deliverables and Timelines

The tenure for this position is a renewable one year contract based on performance. The successful applicant will be expected to prepare a quarterly work plan upon commencement of the contract.

5. Reporting and Liaison Arrangements

The Resource Centre Manager will report directly to the NESC Secretary. He/she will work with the NESC ICT Web Manager and periodically consult with other senior NESC officials, on specific matters.

Terms of Service

Incumbents to these positions shall be entitled to an attractive remuneration package commensurate with their qualifications and experience, which will be negotiated with the successful applicants.

This is a non-staff contract under the Service Contract modality of hiring of the UNDP.

Individuals engaged under a SC serve in their individual capacity and not as representatives of a government institution, corporative body or other authority external to UNDP.

Therefore the incumbents shall not be considered as staff of UNDP, the UN system or the Government and therefore are not entitled to any diplomatic privileges, or to any other special status or conditions.

Application procedure

Interested and qualified persons are kindly requested to forward their job application letters and an updated CV - giving details of education and professional experience, as well as names, addresses (both postal and email) and telephone numbers of three referees, quoting the vacancy announcement response number for the specific post applied for to the following email address not later than Friday, 7 August 2009.

Email address: jobs.ke @ undp.org

Additional considerations

The UNDP Kenya Country Office invites applications from suitably qualified persons for the position of Senior Programme Officer in the Project for Strengthening National Capacities for Conflict Prevention and Conflict Transformation in Kenya

Vacancy No. 2009-07-002

Post Title: Senior Programme Officer

Type of Appointment: Service Contract Band 5

Recruitment type: National Project Personnel

Location/Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya

Duration of Assignment: 12 months with a possibility of extension

Starting Date: September 2009

Direct Supervisor: Team Leader - Peace Building & Conflict Prevention Unit at UNDP Kenya through The National Steering Committee on Peace Building, Conflict Management and Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons (SAW)

Overview

The project for Strengthening National Capacities for Conflict Prevention and Conflict Transformation in Kenya (the project) is a project of the Office of the President in partnership with UNDP-Kenya.

The project aims to assist national and local stakeholders in building an enhanced national capacity for conflict management, prevention and resolution, including through early response to specific disputes.

The Senior National Project Officer will provide substantive leadership for the project over two years.

The Officer will be physically located in the Office of the President and will report to the National Steering Committee (NSC) on Peace-building, Conflict Management and Illicit Small Arms and Light Weapons (SAW) and to UNDP through the NSC.

The Officer's primary responsibilities will be to:

Core Tasks

The Officer will perform the following core tasks:

a) Develop and sustain an engagement with the secretariat and members of the National Steering Committee, the Advisory Group, senior officials from the key concerned ministries, and provincial administrators wherein their skills and capacities for mediation and consensus formation, and on joint strategic planning towards early warning and response to emerging situations of conflict, are built

b) Support the development and implementation of initiatives to assist local actors— especially district commissioners, civic organizations, "peace and development committees," local political representatives, traditional leaders, and representatives of the security services— in developing common modalities for early warning and response to potentially violent situations, and in acquiring skills for mediation and participatory decision-making

c) Support activities aimed at assisting senior journalists, editors, producers and publishers of key media organizations in developing common modalities and voluntary codes for conflict-sensitive reporting including criteria, standards, methods, and new initiatives for decreasing inflammatory reporting and promoting national dialogue and tolerance

d) Initiate and sustain collaboration with select academic and training institutions to expand the teaching of conflict resolution subjects in key public service and university training institutions

e) Support activities aimed at fostering inter¬community reconciliation in select localities.

f) Comprehensively liaise and coordinate with all relevant national and international partners, including the NSC, the UN Departments for Political (DPA) and Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), and UNDP's Regional Bureau for Africa (RBA) and the Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR), in carrying out these core tasks

g) Lead efforts for the mobilization of additional resources for the project

h) Regularly liaise with Advisory Group Members; facilitate the Advisory Group's process to appropriately guide the strategic direction of the project; and harmonise these inputs with those of the NSC and UNDP.

Core Competencies

The Officer should have the following core competencies:

Terms of Service

Incumbents to these positions shall be entitled to an attractive remuneration package commensurate with their qualifications and experience, which will be negotiated with the successful applicants.

This is a non-staff contract under the Service Contract modality of hiring of the UNDP. Individuals engaged under a SC serve in their individual capacity and not as representatives of a government institution, corporative body or other authority external to UNDP.

Therefore the incumbents shall not be considered as staff of UNDP, the UN system or the Government and therefore are not entitled to any diplomatic privileges, or to any other special status or conditions.

Academic Qualifications Education and training

a) A bachelor's degree in public administration, public policy, development studies, law and related social sciences with at least 10 years of relevant work experience preferably in public service will be considered. A Masters degree in the required fields is desirable.

b) Demonstrable capacity building knowledge and skills in conflict management and peace building.

Experience

Application procedure

Interested and qualified applicants should submit a one-page cover letter and updated curriculum vitae (giving complete contact details of three professional referees) to the following email address not later than Friday, 7 August 2009.

Email address: jobs.ke @ undp.org

Please quote the vacancy number on the subject of the email message.

Additional considerations

"UNDP is an equal opportunity employer which strives to achieve overall balance in its staffing patterns".