mothers2mothers Partner Associates Jobs in Nairobi and Kisumu Kenya

mothers2mothers (m2m) is an international non-governmental organisation headquartered in Cape Town, SA, dedicated to providing education and support to pregnant women and mothers living with HIV, and preventing mother-to-child transmission.

m2m empowers HIV-positive pregnant women and new mothers to become role models in their communities by promoting AIDS awareness, testing and services. m2m currently operates in 8 countries in Africa and receives funding from a diverse set of funders.

For further information please visit www.m2m.org.

Partner Associate

x 2 (Nairobi & Kisumu)

Purpose: To build the capacity of local implementing partners (LIPs) to effectively deliver the Kenya Mentor Mother Program (KMMP) according to national guidelines. Each position works in close collaboration with key m2m and MOH colleagues. The positions report to the Senior Program Manager and are based in Nairobi and Kisumu respectively.

Key Areas of Responsibility:

• Support senior staff to select LIPs for engagement and facilitate initial orientations
• Support the development of m2m’s capacity building program for LIPs, including defining objectives and developing program resource materials
• Coordinate LIP engagement at the regional level and engage programmatic staff within each LIP organization, building effective relationships and cultivating commitment
• Conduct external assessments of LIPs in relation to defined national guidelines
• Develop workplans for services to be delivered to each LIP
• Facilitate training to LIPs on standardized content
• Provide ongoing tailored support to LIPs aligned to identified support needs
• Draw on m2m service delivery at model sites to capacitate LIPs, in partnership with the Regional Manager
• Continuously evaluate the effectiveness of capacity building interventions and promote program quality
• Gather and disseminate lessons learned and best practices, and contribute to report writing for donors and other key stakeholders
• Participate in the m2m Kenya extended management team, reflect on program progress and make recommendations for improvement
• Ensure accurate and timely communication with LIP staff, key stakeholders, the Senior Program Manager and m2m headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa
• Perform any other duties assigned by the Senior Program Manager

Qualifications and Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in public health or a related field; relevant Master’s degree an advantage
• Minimum of 5 years experience in public health program management
• Direct experience managing a PMTCT peer education and psychosocial support program (with m2m or elsewhere)
• Experience with managing USG-funded health programs a distinct advantage

Competencies Required:

• Proven abilities in project design, management and evaluation
• Ability to lead, inspire and motivate others
• Demonstrated ability to think critically and creatively and to facilitate collective problem-solving
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to develop and maintain relationships at multiple levels
• Familiarity with basic principles of adult learning theory and behavioral / organizational change
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively with diverse organizational units
• Dynamism, independence and creativity
• Computer literacy (MS Office, Outlook and Internet)
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili essential
• Possession of own car and valid driver’s license beneficial
• Enthusiasm to work on behalf of m2m’s mother and infant clients

To Apply:

Interested applicants should submit their Curriculum Vitae and covering letter to the mothers2mothers Human Resource Department via email to kmmprecruitment@m2m.org by January 25th 2012.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

If you do not hear from us by February 29th 2012, please consider your application unsuccessful

Safaricom - Principal Enterprise Systems Support Analyst

Ref: PESA - JANUARY 2012

Reporting to the Senior Manager - Enterprise Systems Support (ESS), the job holders’ role will be to provide technical leadership and support on all key reporting and analysis systems including but not limited to Oracle BI, informatica, fraud Management system, Revenue Management systems and Partner Relation management systems.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Support

• Applying data mining algorithms, writing queries, and designing reports.
• Aggregating data from multiple sources in an efficient data warehouse and designing enterprise-level solutions for very large multidimensional databases.
• Proactively analyze performance data to identify immediate and long term improvement opportunities within the Systems.
• Participate in the design and high level modelling of Enterprise systems.
• Manage problem and incident resolutions in liaison with technical and operations departments.
• Research on new trends on systems and advice the business on the best fit models.

Leadership

• Inspire, up skill and grow junior analysts in the team.
• Advice Management on resourcing needs, work structure and best fit for support.

Business Support

• Work collaboratively with users in relevant business units to understand and define relevant reports and dashboards.
• Define user objectives and goals and design and lead program strategy based on nature of data, processes and needs.
• Liaise with all business support units including, Third party developers and Core networks design and Support teams to support the growth and sustainability.

Systems Support

• Troubleshoot technical and non-technical challenges.
• Manage system capacity and anticipate user demands on resources.
• Work closely with the third party development teams to ensure that the requirements as documented are clearly understood and consult with the developers teams to validate design assumptions.
• Ensure that recommended solutions are not sub-optimal, but fit within the overall information management structure of the enterprise.

Minimum Qualifications & Competencies required

• 5 + years experience with system analysis, data analysis, ERP systems, relational database, data warehouse, and OLAP and programming preferably in PLSQL, Perl, and MSSQL;
• A degree in IT, Mathematics or Engineering (Telecommunications or Electrical & Electronic). Intermediate Unix Certification required;
• Certification in Database Administration (Preferably Oracle and MS SQL) will be an added advantage; expertise in relational and multidimensional database schemas is a must;
• 5+ Years experience with Knowledge of Mobile Network core network systems, Short Message Service Centre (SMSC), routing, Mediation and Intelligent Networks is an added advantage;
• Excellent skills demonstrating high proficiency in situational analysis;
• A team player with ability to lead teams of people with varied technical skills ;
• Strong administrative skills with a flair for technological enhancements to transactional processing;
• Experience in people management and team leadership;
• Good negotiation skills, be commercially savvy & aware;
• Ability to develop & maintain effective relationships which yield results;
• Good Knowledge of trends, principles and practices of Business Intelligence systems;
• Have excellent communication skills with exceptional interpersonal and report writing skills;
• Be highly innovative and creative with excellent analytical and decision making skills.

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and posses the necessary qualification and experience please send your resume and application letter indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title to the address below.

The deadline for application is Monday, 23rd January, 2012.

The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi

Via E-mail to hr@safaricom.co.ke

Business System Analyst / Developer - Nairobi, Kenya

Job Title: Business System Analyst / Developer

Location: Nairobi

Required: Immediate

Job Description

• Provide SQL administration in live and test environments.
• Liaise network administrator with application installation and testing.
• Investigate and resolve application functionality related issues and provide first level support and troubleshooting of various systems.
• Troubleshooting software application issues.
• Troubleshoot technical issues and identify modifications needed in existing applications to meet changing user requirements.
• Analyze data and identify data integrity issues with existing and proposed systems and implement solutions.
• Provide minor programming modifications of the existing systems
• Write technical procedures and documentation for the applications including operations, user guide, etc.
• Produce technical documentation for new and existing applications.
• Verify database and data integrity.
• Participate in weekly meetings with the IT network team to discuss progress and issues to be resolved, and report progress on a weekly basis to the Project Manager.
• Participate on IT project steering committees and be involved in the design phase of any new IT software development projects.
• Participate in the creation of the system design and functional specifications for all new development projects.

Desired Skills & Experience

• University Graduate or Diploma holder with good experience
• Should have a minimum of 2 years of technology experience.
• Solid knowledge of data processing, hardware platforms, and enterprise software applications.
• Technical experience with systems networking, databases, Web development, and user support.
• Good background in Data Base design in Microsoft SQL and Access.
• Background in Microsoft .NET, Visual Basic Sharp,ASP.net.
• Good working knowledge skills with Microsoft Office Products, Microsoft Visio, and Microsoft Project.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Experience in the development and implementation of standards, procedures and guidelines to support operational processes.
• Self-motivated with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage changing priorities;
• Proven ability to be flexible and work hard, both independently and in a team environment, in a high pressure on-call environment with changing priorities.
• Willingness to work occasionally outside of normal business hours.
• Excellent English oral and written communication skills
• A results oriented individual who thrives working in a fast paced environment

If you believe you have the talent we are looking for, have passion and commitment to human rights and your experience and qualification matches the above, you are invited to send your application letter and CV, including your current salary, expected remuneration, three professional referees and day time telephone contacts to info@alemantechnology.com with the subject Business System Analyst / Developer by 4 pm, Monday 26th d January 2012

Kwiminia Community Based Organization - Assistant Accountant

Kwiminia Community Based Organization with funding from the Community Environment Facility (CEF II) of the Community Development Trust Fund (CDTF), which is a trust of the European Union, DANIDA and the Government of Kenya, will be implementing a Three-year project titled “Lower Mbooni East Environmental Conservation Project”.

Qualifications and Experience

Reporting to the Project Manager the assistant accountant should meet the following conditions:

Key Functions of the post

Ensure that the Project operations are supported by efficient and effective financial management systems and procedures and that all funds are properly utilized and accounted for and project assets are well maintained and recorded.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Preparation of cheque and cash payment vouchers, taking them for authority to pay and issuing out cheques.
• Procurement of standard items and consumables for the project office
• Handling all project daily cash transactions and keeping petty cash float.
• Maintenance of stores ledger
• Maintenance of capital (asset) items inventory
• Responsible for the processing of payroll for the project
• Preparation of financial reports
• Handling the payments of statutory and other payroll deductions and filing annual returns to the relevant government bodies
• Doing banking duties and collecting funds for project activities.
• Assist in the handling all Insurance matters as relates to project assets
• Support project manager in management of community project
• Must have good communication and inter-personal skills
• Must be computer literate with good technical report writing skills
• Must be able to work with minimum supervision

Qualifications

• CPA Part 1, with a minimum of 3 years relevant experience in fully computerized environment Or
• CPA Part 2, with a minimum of 1 years relevant experience.

Other Qualifications

• Computer trained – Microsoft based software
• Valid riding Licence will be an added advantage

Station & contract period

• Fixed term position for two years with the possibility of extensions subject to performance and availability of funding
• Project-based

If you have the above qualifications submit your application to:

The PIC Chairperson
Kwiminia Community Based Organisation
P.O. Box 33 – 90133
Tawa

Email – kwiminiacbo@yahoo.com

The applications with a detailed CV, expected salary, with day time conduct telephone numbers and email address must be received on or before 23. 01.2012 by 5.00pm at Kwiminia Community Based Organization offices KwaKulomba Market, or posted through the above address Box or by email above.

Only shortlisted applicants be invited for an interview