BBC Monitoring, Karen, Nairobi - Monitoring Journalist (Editorial) Job IN kENYA

BBC Monitoring’s Nairobi office is responsible for gathering news and information from the mass media across Africa and the Middle East around the clock. It also provides analyses, roundups, profiles and backgrounders on the key developments in the region.

We are seeking to engage an experienced editor with an excellent command of the English language and a second language, which may be Arabic, Somali, French or Tigrigna/Amharic, both written and spoken.

The successful candidate will need to demonstrate the ability to work under pressure as part of a team, and a willingness to work shifts, including nights and weekends. Ability to handle social media is a must.

Job Requirements

• Degree in journalism or mass communication from a recognized university
• At least three years professional experience
• Ability to demonstrate sharp editorial skills
• Excellent knowledge of news and international affairs
• Passion for regional affairs, especially Middle East, Sudan, Somalia, Horn of Africa
• Excellent social media and computer skills
• Excellent planning and coordination skills
• Excellent people and teamwork skills

Short-listed candidates will be required to sit editorial, language proficiency and general knowledge tests at our BBC Monitoring, Karen offices.

Successful candidates will later be invited for an interview.

To apply send a full CV and letter of application, illustrating in full your suitability for the job.

The deadline is 16 March 2012

You may email your CV and letter to eaujobs@mon.bbc.co.uk

BBC is an equal opportunities employer

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

Aga Khan Education Service - Kenya Facilities Manager Job Vacancy

Aga Khan Education Service Kenya seeks a qualified, motivated individual to coordinate its facilities management activities for 11 schools in Kenya.

The role involves conducting regular inspections on all facilities, coordinating all repairs and maintenance works, overseeing cleaning and security services contracts, and managing contracts for all large facilities enhancement and repair works across the eleven schools.

Requirements: A Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural engineering as well as a Quantity Surveyor certification, knowledge of construction standards, laws and regulations is required.

Candidates should have at least five years’ experience in a similar role.

Interested applicants should submit their CV by Friday 16th March 2012 to:

The Aga Khan Education Service, Kenya
P.O. Box 41440-00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Tel: (0) 20 3747457, 3748013/4/9
Mobile: +254 (0) 734 647 457
Email: hr@akesk.org

Senior Project Manager Job in Kenya

A leading construction company in the region is seeking to recruit for the position of senior projects manager, who will be responsible for ensuring end to end successful delivery of the company’s services to clients, ensuring outcomes that are high quality, innovative and user friendly.

The successful job holder will primarily be based in Nairobi, with frequent travel within the region depending on job requirements.

Reporting to the General Manager, the candidate will have the overall responsibility of promoting and developing effective service to clients.

The job holder will also be accountable for the projects team.

Key responsibilities include:

• Planning and managing projects ensuring that they are delivered on time and on budget.
• Assessing client needs and relevance of specifications
• Ensuring that key decisions are made within the program guidelines and timelines;
• Overall client relationship management
• Providing regular briefings on status of projects to management
• Maintaining professionalism, delivering service, being available at all times while ensuring the company’s quality standards are met.

The successful job holder will hold a degree in building / civil construction and a minimum of 10 years work experience in a busy construction company or QS firm with a successful record and references of the same. Experience in Interior construction will be an added advantage.

Applications indicating how your experience matches the position requirements and attaching detailed CV indicating current position, salary and names, current fulltime telephone and contacts of three referees should be forwarded by email to tradingbuilders@gmail.com no later than 9th March 2012.

Only Shortlisted Applicants shall be contacted

TechnoServe Consultancy - Opportunity to Conduct Performance Assessment for Target Businesses in Kenya and Uganda

TechnoServe, Inc. is an international non-profit development organization founded in 1968. Its mission is to help entrepreneurial men and women in poor rural areas of the developing world to build businesses that create jobs, income and economic opportunity for their families, their communities and their countries.

TechnoServe is working with Heifer International and the International Livestock Research Institute to implement the East Africa Dairy Development Program (EADD) in targeted districts in Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya.

TechnoServe is seeking an independent assessor to conduct performance assessment for target businesses in Kenya and Uganda. The consultant will use the internally developed performance evaluation tool for data collection.

The overall objectives of this assessment are; improve reliability of business performance evaluation results and enhance/improve effectiveness/reliability of the internally developed tool.

The consultant’s key activities will cover the following;

• Develop assessment plan
• Collect business hub data
• Enter, clean and analyze data
• Develop assessment report

Qualified consultant should have the following qualifications and skills;

• 5 years experience in consulting/ monitoring and evaluation/ research/business assessment
• Capacity to manage complex and large assignments
• Strong and available team with excellent analytical (both quantitative and qualitative), communication and information-gathering skills
• Strong writing/reporting and PowerPoint presentation skills
• Past experience in dairy/farmer organizations an advantage

Expected timeframe for this assignment is 4 weeks

Submit capability statement/statement of interest accompanied by a budget to:

Lydiah Njuguna: lnjuguna@tns.org

Due date for Submission: 12th March 2012

TechnoServe, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer