Pathfinder International - Community Operations Specialist in Mombasa, Kenya

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

We are seeking highly motivated, talented and hard working individual for the position of Community Operations Specialist for our Mombasa office

As part of the management team for APHIAplus Coast, the Community Operations Specialist will

• provide technical and management leadership to APHIAPlus Coast community strategy support programs, improving scale-up/delivery of community interventions and targeting the most at-risk populations.
• S/he will work closely with NGOs, CBOs and relevant government ministries.
• S/he will supervise five community support teams and liaise with the service delivery team to ensure linkages of community and clinical services.

Job Requirements

• Master Degree in Public Health, Social sciences or Community Development.
• Minimum Five years’ experience in design and implementation of multisectoral development programs with focus on health.
• Demonstrated management and leadership skills.
• Experience with managing implementation of grants programs.
• Ability to build strong relationships, work well as part of a team and facilitate the achievement of results.
• Training and counterpart development skills.
• Proven analytical and data management skills related to monitoring of program components.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated collaborative approach with Government officials and civil society.

Candidates who meet the above requirements should send their CV and cover letter detailing current and expected salary and clearly indicating daytime telephone contacts to kenyajobs@pathfinder.org.

Closing date for applications is 30th March, 2012.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Candidates who meet the above qualifications and are available to start immediately are encouraged to apply.

Pathfinder International is an equal opportunity employer

Dunhill Consulting - Site Supervisor Vacancy in Kenya

Key Performance Areas:


Site Supervisor


    Debt Collection.
    Management of all day to day operational issues within budget including :


    Reports
    Committee Liaison
    Budget Expenses Management.


    All Accounting needs for Accountant.


    Electricity meter readings.
    Water meter readings.
    Follow up on 3rd party invoices.
    All record keeping.


    Coordinate with other outsourced companies:


    Security Company.
    Cleaning company.
    Maintenance contracts.
    Landscaper.
    Lifts
    Borehole
    Generators.
    Others.


    Completion of all repair issues from getting quotations, facilitating LPO’s and then ensure work completed in time and the right quality.


Applications to be sent via email to hr@dunhillconsulting.com bearing the Job Application title as subject.


Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted

Dunhill Consulting - Help Desk Vacancy in Kenya

Key Performance Areas:


    Helpdesk:Solve issues in the shortest time possible with the best course of action.
    Debt Collection.
    Quotations:Get 2 quotes for a repair job for comparison. Completion of all repairs work facilitating LPOs and making sure works are completed in time and of right quality.
    Coordinate with other outsourced companies and cleanliness of site.


    Security Company.
    Cleaning company.
    Maintenance contracts.
    Landscaper.
    Lifts.
    Borehole
    Generators.
    Others.


    Timely and complete correspondence on issues and replied to in 48hours on receipt.
    Filing is up to date and ensure complete record keeping.


Applications to be sent via email to hr@dunhillconsulting.com bearing the Job Application title as subject.


Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted

Flytxt Technical Operations Engineer Job

Location: West & East Africa


Experience: 2-5 Years


Position:Technical Operations Engineer


Department: Technical Account Management


Overview


Flytxt is the technology leader in mobile marketing and advertising.


Mobile with its unique attributes - immediate, personal, and traceable and its reach into 80% of world's population - is an unparalleled marketing channel.


Flytxt provides technology to mobile operators to enable them to play a key role in mobile marketing and advertising.


Neon, the third generation mobile marketing platform from Flytxt is deployed at major mobile operators and media companies across Africa, Asia, and Europe.


Neon enables customers to generate incremental revenue through high-impact mobile marketing campaigns.


    The marketing consultant would be interacting on a day to day basis with the marketing team of the telecom operator to enable them to run their campaigns better.
    His skills would be put to use to design innovative real time campaigns targeted at the subscriber base of the operator, to fine tune already running campaigns at the operator, analyze the performance of new and old campaigns.
    The consultant should also analyze regularly details related to the subscriber base of the operator, the extend of the churn the operator is facing etc.
    He in collation with the marketing team should design a strategy for the operator for the future months as well


General Skills


    Excellent communication, interpersonal, oral and written
    Excellent problem solving and leadership skills
    Certifications in CCNA/ORACLE/MICOSOFT/SOLARIS ADMIN
    Hands on , resourceful, energetic, can do
    Attention to Detail
    High level of data analytical skills
    Be a Motivated self-starter with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
    Have the ability to meet deadlines and adjust to changing priorities to meet business goals.
    Responsibilities
    To support project team for installation and commissioning of new hardware.
    Responsible for supporting operational duties like server maintenance activities, network or VPN configurations, patch up-gradation and installations support.
    Handle the tasks of providing high-level backup support to the operations and maintenance personnel as required.
    Identify utilization patterns and their effect on operation/system availability and performance expectations.
    Troubleshoot product and system issues and communicate with various functional departments within organization to resolve Customer problems.
    Anticipate communication and networking problems and implement preventive measures.
    Establish and perform maintenance programs following company and vendor standards.
    Ensure timely customer notification of maintenance requirements and effects on system availability.
    Investigate, recommend and install enhancements and operating procedures that optimize network availability.
    Qualification
    Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering specialized in Computer Science (CS/CSIT), Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) & Telecommunication Engineering (TE).


Experience


    Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Telecom IT & Technical Support services.
    Intermediate level in management of Network/System Infrastructure in Solaris/Linux platform along with data center management.
    Basic level experience in writing & executing basic SQL queries.
    Intermediate knowledge of IP routing, VPN & Ethernet technology and operations.
    Basic knowledge of Telecom OSS/BSS, Messaging Platforms (SMS, MMSC etc) and IN systems.
    Basic knowledge with managing Cisco/switch platforms and other devices like load balancers/content filtering/firewalls/IDS/IPS and network modeling software. Networking certification from Cisco (e.g. CCNA) and Microsoft would be a plus.
    Expert in troubleshooting.


Interested candidates should submit their applications and detailed CVs online on or before Friday 30th March, 2012 on http://www.mara-ison.com/job/ (select the position then APPLY)


Only shortlisted applicants will be notified