Catholic Justice & Peace Commission - Executive Secretary Job in Kenya

Catholic Diocese of Nakuru Vacancy

The Diocese wishes to recruit a highly motivated and competent individual to fill the following position;

Executive Secretary – Catholic Justice & Peace Commission

The broad objective of Catholic Justice & Peace Commission is to examine and study the problems associated with Justice and Peace, with the aim of awakening God’s people to full understanding of these problems, so that they can effectively participate in finding appropriate solutions.

The Commission also aims at responding to the demands of justice and charity and to the social injustices and situations, guided by the social teachings of the Catholic Church.

The Commission advocates for peaceful co-existence among the communities, good governance and human rights issues among other social development issues.

The Catholic Diocese of Nakuru (CDN) acts as a neutral partner where all social, development and governance issues within its coverage are addressed without favour. The office works under the direction of the Bishop through the Development Office in serving the above needs.

Job Description:

Under the overall supervision of the Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Nakuru and the direct supervision of the Diocesan Planning & Development Coordinator, the person will provide leadership to the CJPC team to develop and implement appropriate interventions to realize the Commission’s goals in line with the Vision & Mission of the Catholic Diocese of Nakuru.

The person shall perform the following duties;

• To coordinate the Diocesan desk for the Commission, spearhead the conceptualization, formulation and implementation of initiatives for expressing identity, philosophy and CDN’s Mission through the Commission’s goals within the established policies.
• Develop work-plans & budgets in line with the Commission’s projects & activities
• In liaison with the Planning & Development Coordinator, develop proposals to seek funds for approved activities of the Commission, and prepare project reports in line with the partner’s requirements.
• Develop initiatives to facilitate CDN’s policy advocacy and influence of both local and National thinking on pressing issues in the Commission’s focal areas
• Facilitate training workshops targeting the needs of the community in line with the Commission’s focal areas.
• Develop and maintain a strong & functional network of community animators, national CJPC offices and other stakeholders
• Organize and implement the Lenten Campaign initiative in the Diocese
• Facilitate optimum staff performance for consistent and satisfactory organizational out-put in the Commission through effective supervision, objective staff appraisal, ongoing staff development & promotion of team spirit.
• Developing appropriate initiatives of enhancing capacity building of key Parish and Diocesan staff in this service area.

Requirements:

• Must have at least a University degree preferably in Social Science with a bias to project planning and management or in any other related discipline
• Other related short courses such as law studies will be an added advantage
• Must have atleast 3 years progressive work experience in Governance & Human Rights field
• Management experience with knowledge of Community Participatory Approaches including M&E
• Prior experience from interacting with NGO’s and funding agencies will be an added advantage
• Strong beliefs and practices deep commitment to ideals, values and Social Teachings of the Catholic Church
• Ability to make sound and timely judgments
• Strong intellectual, analytical and decision making abilities
• Must have a valid driving license
• Must be computer literate, conversant with operations software’s
• Should have good writing, reporting and communication skills
• Should be 45 years and below

Interested candidates should submit their applications, enclosing a detailed CV, copies of academic testimonials and names of three referees and day time telephone contacts to:

Human Resource Director
Catholic Diocese of Nakuru
P.O. Box 938 – 20100
Nakuru

or E-mail us – cdnhr@yahoo.com

So as to be received by 29th February 2012.

Kindly indicate Current & Expected consolidated salary in your application.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Save the Children Finance / Grants Internship in Nairobi, Kenya

Terms of Reference

Job Title: Finance / Grants Intern

Place of Work: Nairobi

Reports to: Emergency Grants and Finance Manager

Reporting to position: N/A

Function Purpose

The Finance and Grants Intern Role is a learning & development opportunity for an individual with good systems, numeric and inter-personal skills.

This role will provide support to the Emergency Finance & Grants department with exposure to a mixture of every day work in the department and some special one-off projects.

It is envisaged that the work will have a systems component (review and manipulation of data, development of reports, budgets etc.) and link to a variety of other departments within Save the Children at Head Office, Provincial Offices and Country Office level.

This position is being introduced on a 3 months trial basis and will be reviewed after that period.

Core Competencies & Qualifications

Essential:

1. Ongoing (Part Time) or Completed Degree in Accounting or Finance from a recognized and reputable University.
2. Minimum of B+ in KCSE and A- in Mathematics
3. Willingness to learn and work as a team.
4. Age: Below 25 years

Please send applications to: Nairobi.vacancy@scsom.org before Wednesday 22nd February 2012 at 1500hrs

Inventory Senior Executive Job in Mombasa, Kenya

Position: Inventory Senior Executive

Location: Mombasa

Company Profile: One of the largest manufacturers of high quality edible vegetable oils & fats, margarine, and laundry & toilet soaps in the East and Central African region

Functional Task

• Monitor the operations of all warehousing activities, including stock control, movement and dispatch.
• Stock balance between actual stock and the system.
• Make decisions and work with related functions to explore causes and solve issues related to warehouse activities and delivery of materials
• Setup layout, space management, follow standard SOP & 5S.
• Manage stock control: the self-assured receipt, storage, retrieval and timely delivery of goods; loading & transferring; document recording and data entry into system.
• Constantly plan out all warehouse resources and activities in relation to company objectives and set targets.
• Issue Inventory report, IN/OUT status report, dead stock report; goods age report, consumption report, manpower status report and Stock reconciliation.
• Fully responsible for all activities of warehouse - RM,PM and FG
• Stock control and accuracy as well as total warehouse space management
• Analyze KPI’s and take action if necessary and seek for possible improvement
• Adherence to KBS Act 2005
• Adherence to NEMA Act 2003
• Adherence to Occupational Safety & Health Act 2007

Knowledge and Experience Required

• A Graduate in relevant field
• 7 years experience in Warehouse Management.
• Committed, Adaptable, Enthusiastic
• Articulate and Literate with good interpersonal skills
• Computer skill MS Excel, Word & Power point
• Skilful in Managing People & Performance, Delegation, Decision Making and Building Effective Team
• Willingness to learn and Excellent English, both written and verbal

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

KEMRI / University of Washington Homabay Study Site - Study Clinical Officer Job in Kenya

The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) in collaboration with the University of Washington is conducting a research study at multiple sites in Kenya.

Due to an increase in number of research projects within the KEMRI / UW Study Project and in order to carry out research more efficiently, the study seeks to recruit dynamic, innovative and experienced person to fill the following position:

1. Study Clinical Officer

To be based at KEMRI/UW Homabay Study Site

The Study Clinical Officer will participate in HIV related research and manage study participants. S/he will give palliative, curative and preventive care as may be needed.

S/he will be expected to observe good clinical practice in carrying out duties and work as a team with other staffs.

S/he will be reporting to the Site Coordinator or the Medical Coordinator and should be ready to carry out other duties as delegated by the Site Coordinator.

Responsibilities

As Study Clinical Officer, work with Medical Coordinator to ensure standards and consistency between sites amongst other Site CO.

As Site CO, responsibilities are local and include the following:

• Provide medical care for study participants
• Management of incidental illnesses and any side effects.
• Perform baseline and follow up physical examinations
• Ensure patients enrolled meet all inclusion criteria
• Exclude patients with meeting exclusion criteria
• Ensure completed questionnaires are delivered to Data Team within 24 hours
• Present weekly and monthly reports of clinic activities
• At weekly study meetings, the study CO will present a detailed report of clinical findings. Include all patients enrolled and all excluded patients. Provide detailed information regarding reason for exclusion and plans for follow up.
• Maintain a chart of initial and follow up visits by clients to track their progress and clinic attendance
• Collect laboratory specimens from study participants as needed
• Work in clinic as needed to collect specimens and ensure their delivery
• Record and manage clinic attendance by clinic staff
• Liaison with staff working in the clinic
• Coordinate and initiate activities that improve the conduct of the study
• Oversee the work in the laboratory
• Perform other duties that may be given by the Site Coordinator

Required Qualifications:

• Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery
• Computer Literate
• Three years experience working in a busy Pediatric clinic or Ward set up
• Three years experience in Pediatric Phlebotomy
• Good communication skills
• Ready to work under pressure
• Be a team player

Terms of Employment:

Contract for one year, renewable as per KEMRI Scheme of Service.

The successful candidate shall undergo a three (3) months probationary period for the first three months upon initiation of employment.

If your background, competencies match the specification for this positions, please complete the following form:

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and then send an application letter with your current CV that contains details of your qualifications, experience, day time telephone number and addresses of 3 professional referees to the Email address: kemriuwjobs@gmail.com

The application deadline for all the positions is Monday 27th February, 2012, 2:00 p.m.

Note: Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted