UHAI- the East African Sexual Health and Rights Initiative is an indigenous activist fund which provides flexible, accessible resources to support civil society activism around issues of sexuality, health and human rights in the East African region (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi) with a specific focus on the rights of sexual minorities.
UHAI EASHRI aims to build a strong, diverse and organised movement for change through grant making, capacity support and convening.
UHAI EASHRI seeks to recruit for the position of Programme Officer and Grants Administrator.
This is a senior management position and the staff member will work closely with the Executive Director and the Finance and Administration Manager.
Job Description
Under the overall supervision of the Executive Director, the Programme Officer and Grants Administrator will assist with overseeing the coordination of all UHAI Programmes and oversee the administration of all grants given to our partners.
Responsibilities:
1. Policy Analysis and Advocacy:
Work with the Executive Director in advocating for a human rights and social justice approach to sexual health and rights policies and laws in East Africa.
Assist the Executive Director in the development and publication of reports and advocacy documents on issues related to sexual health and rights.
2. Capacity Building and Technical Assistance:
Assist in the development of training activities for our partners.
Managing consultants who are contracted to provide capacity building support to our partners.
3. Fundraising and Donor Reporting:
Assist in the development of proposals for submission to potential donor partners.
Maintain a calendar with all the different donor reporting schedules and reporting requirements.
Development of donor reports.
4. Grants Management:
Manage the grants database with complete documentation of the proposals submitted for funding.
Prepare documents necessary for the award-processing of grants made to our partners.
Ensure the appropriate disbursement of grant awards to grantee partners.
Maintain regular communication with our grantee partners to ensure grantee reporting is done appropriately, as well as sharing information on any upcoming activities.
Conduct site visits to our grantee partners.
Operation of the grants management system to manage individual grantee files effectively.
Analysing of submitted grantee reports and assisting them with monitoring and evaluation of their work.
5. Programme Management
Work with the Executive Director on all aspects of programme management including organising national, regional and international meetings and conferences.
Represent UHAI EASHRI in varied fora.
Direct line manager to the Programme Assistant and the programme interns.
Any other duties as may be assigned by the Executive Director.
Qualifications and Person Specification
A degree in public health, public policy, human rights, law or social sciences.
Five years of experience in advocacy or direct service delivery related to sexuality, human rights and/or HIV and AIDS; at least three years of which should be in East Africa.
Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to human rights and social justice approaches to promoting sexual health and rights.
Familiarity with grants management, programme design, budget management, and monitoring and evaluation with grassroots organisations.
Excellent oral and written communications skills in English. Proficiency in French and Swahili will be an added advantage.
Demonstrated skills in presentations, research, writing, communications and media work.
Demonstrable analytic and strategic thinking skills.
Strong organisational and management skills with attention to detail.
Willingness to travel within the East African region and internationally.
Knowledge and experience of sex worker and LGBTI rights is highly desired.
Sensitivity, flexibility, tolerance and ability to listen and communicate clearly and effectively with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
Discretion and ability to handle confidential issues.
Ability to work effectively both independently (without detailed daily supervision) and as a member of a team, on a wide range of tasks.
An ability to question and challenge existing norms in a bid to create new avenues of thought and practice.
Terms and Conditions
UHAI EASHRI will offer competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience and ability.
UHAI EASHRI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on any basis including ethnicity, physical ability, age, gender identity and sexual orientation.
The position is only open to East African nationals and residents.
Application Process
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter by email to vacancies@uhai-eashri.org with POGA Application as the subject line.
Application deadline is April 11 and interviews will be held on April 16-17 in Nairobi
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
The United States Embassy CDC Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor Job in Kenya
The United States Embassy – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Kenya has a vacancy in Nairobi for the position of Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor.
Will serve as the HIV/AIDS Subject Matter Expert (SME) for monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS programming, which requires the incumbent to have outstanding technical skills in M&E of HIV/AIDS programs, Government of Kenya’s (GOK) national M&E framework and its priorities, as well as situational assessment and interpretation skills, timely decision making ability, judgment in planning and carrying out tasks, and strong interpersonal and teambuilding skills.
The incumbent is expected to possess good understanding of the US President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and requirements regarding all aspects of planning, monitoring and evaluation.
The Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor will function as part of the USG Country Strategic Information (SI) team and will oversee CDC implementing partners’ annual planning, target setting, collection and collation of high quality data as well as reporting.
S/he will work towards translating M&E and other strategic information into improved PEPFAR programming and delivery of services, contribute to a single national M&E system in Kenya, and strengthen systems and capacity among CDC partners receiving PEPFAR funding to collect, manage, and use quality M&E data to inform program and policy in the national response to HIV and AIDS.
S/he will work closely with GOK counterparts to develop new M&E tools and review existing ones.
Requirements:
A Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation or a numerate subject is required.
Minimum 3 years of experience working as an M&E officer in a health/medical research organization, university or public health program implementing agency, preferably in developing countries is required.
Must have experience with HIV/AIDS programs or related health service programs.
Level IV (fluent) English ability and Level IV (fluent) Kiswahili is required.
Must have strong quantitative and analytical skills, verbal skills and ability to communicate technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical colleagues.
Proficiency in MS-Office applications is required.
Those fulfilling the requirements of the position should submit on line application to the following link: http://americanembassy.myjobsinkenya.com before April 12, 2012
Will serve as the HIV/AIDS Subject Matter Expert (SME) for monitoring and evaluation of HIV/AIDS programming, which requires the incumbent to have outstanding technical skills in M&E of HIV/AIDS programs, Government of Kenya’s (GOK) national M&E framework and its priorities, as well as situational assessment and interpretation skills, timely decision making ability, judgment in planning and carrying out tasks, and strong interpersonal and teambuilding skills.
The incumbent is expected to possess good understanding of the US President’s Emergency Plan For AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and requirements regarding all aspects of planning, monitoring and evaluation.
The Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor will function as part of the USG Country Strategic Information (SI) team and will oversee CDC implementing partners’ annual planning, target setting, collection and collation of high quality data as well as reporting.
S/he will work towards translating M&E and other strategic information into improved PEPFAR programming and delivery of services, contribute to a single national M&E system in Kenya, and strengthen systems and capacity among CDC partners receiving PEPFAR funding to collect, manage, and use quality M&E data to inform program and policy in the national response to HIV and AIDS.
S/he will work closely with GOK counterparts to develop new M&E tools and review existing ones.
Requirements:
A Master’s degree in public health, epidemiology, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation or a numerate subject is required.
Minimum 3 years of experience working as an M&E officer in a health/medical research organization, university or public health program implementing agency, preferably in developing countries is required.
Must have experience with HIV/AIDS programs or related health service programs.
Level IV (fluent) English ability and Level IV (fluent) Kiswahili is required.
Must have strong quantitative and analytical skills, verbal skills and ability to communicate technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical colleagues.
Proficiency in MS-Office applications is required.
Those fulfilling the requirements of the position should submit on line application to the following link: http://americanembassy.myjobsinkenya.com before April 12, 2012
Kenya Red Cross Society - Call for Consultancy
Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) is one of the largest humanitarian organisations in Kenya. Its vision is to be the most effective, most trusted and self sustaining humanitarian organisation in the country.
KRCS was appointed by the Kenya Country Coordinating Mechanism (KCM) as the civil society Principal Recipient to manage resources under the Country’s Global Fund Round 10 grant for HIV.
The Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) is the world’s leading financing mechanism that addresses three diseases in low resource countries.
Kenya has for a number of years been a beneficiary of funds from the Global Fund against Malaria, TB and HIV and AIDS.
The KRCS is currently seeking consulting services of experienced professionals to undertake baseline assessment of the Global Fund - Round 10-HIV and AIDS project.
Purpose of the consultancy.
The aim of this consultancy is to carry out baseline assessment for the GF-Round 10 HIV/AIDS Project in order to capture coverage of HIV/AIDs Prevention, Care and Support amongst especially MARPs and PLHIV. In addition, the consultancy seeks to develop a Harm Reduction implementation plan and establish MARPs size estimates.
Specific objectives
To generate benchmarks for current access to Care and Support and determine coverage of MARPs, HTC, PMTCT and PEP interventions.
To map out prospective geographic locations for MARPs centers and develop the Harm Reduction Implementation plan.
Determine linkage of existing CHWs (working with the SRs) to the community strategy.
To determine the current MARPS size estimates in target geographical areas.
Deliverables.
Response proposal detailing the technical and financial bids.
Baseline assessment report detailing the methodology, findings capturing all coverage indicators and recommendations.
Harm Reduction implementation plan detailing the proposed sites for MARPS centers and justification for selecting the sites.
Qualifications
The lead consultant should posses the following qualifications:
A Post Graduate Degree in Public health, Social Sciences or the equivalent.
At least 5 years experience in HIV and AIDS programming in Kenya and/or Africa.
Demonstrated technical expertise and hands-on experience in Qualitative Research approaches.
Knowledge of Global Fund programme implementation will be an added advantage.
Terms of Reference are available on KRCS Website: www.kenyaredcross.org or a hard copy can be
collected from the KRCS Headquarters at south C (Bellevue) Red Cross Road. Off Popo Road. P.O. Box 40712, 00100 – GPO Nairobi Kenya from Wednesday 28th March 2012 between 09:00am and 5:00pm.
Instruction to Bidders
All bidders should provide a technical and financial proposal in different envelopes clearly marked and enclosed and sealed in one plain enveloped addressed as below:
Tender No. KRC142/12
The Chairman
Tender Committee
Kenya Red Cross Society
P.O Box 40712-00100
Nairobi
The applications should be submitted not later than 12:00 noon on 13th April 2012, and the applications placed in the Tender Box at the Main reception of the Kenya Red Cross Head office in South C, Nairobi.
Please ensure upon submission that you record your details in the tender Book on the Tender Box.
All Participants are invited to attend the tender opening at 12:30pm on the 13th April 2012 at the Kenya Red Cross Head Office, third floor boardroom
KRCS was appointed by the Kenya Country Coordinating Mechanism (KCM) as the civil society Principal Recipient to manage resources under the Country’s Global Fund Round 10 grant for HIV.
The Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) is the world’s leading financing mechanism that addresses three diseases in low resource countries.
Kenya has for a number of years been a beneficiary of funds from the Global Fund against Malaria, TB and HIV and AIDS.
The KRCS is currently seeking consulting services of experienced professionals to undertake baseline assessment of the Global Fund - Round 10-HIV and AIDS project.
Purpose of the consultancy.
The aim of this consultancy is to carry out baseline assessment for the GF-Round 10 HIV/AIDS Project in order to capture coverage of HIV/AIDs Prevention, Care and Support amongst especially MARPs and PLHIV. In addition, the consultancy seeks to develop a Harm Reduction implementation plan and establish MARPs size estimates.
Specific objectives
To generate benchmarks for current access to Care and Support and determine coverage of MARPs, HTC, PMTCT and PEP interventions.
To map out prospective geographic locations for MARPs centers and develop the Harm Reduction Implementation plan.
Determine linkage of existing CHWs (working with the SRs) to the community strategy.
To determine the current MARPS size estimates in target geographical areas.
Deliverables.
Response proposal detailing the technical and financial bids.
Baseline assessment report detailing the methodology, findings capturing all coverage indicators and recommendations.
Harm Reduction implementation plan detailing the proposed sites for MARPS centers and justification for selecting the sites.
Qualifications
The lead consultant should posses the following qualifications:
A Post Graduate Degree in Public health, Social Sciences or the equivalent.
At least 5 years experience in HIV and AIDS programming in Kenya and/or Africa.
Demonstrated technical expertise and hands-on experience in Qualitative Research approaches.
Knowledge of Global Fund programme implementation will be an added advantage.
Terms of Reference are available on KRCS Website: www.kenyaredcross.org or a hard copy can be
collected from the KRCS Headquarters at south C (Bellevue) Red Cross Road. Off Popo Road. P.O. Box 40712, 00100 – GPO Nairobi Kenya from Wednesday 28th March 2012 between 09:00am and 5:00pm.
Instruction to Bidders
All bidders should provide a technical and financial proposal in different envelopes clearly marked and enclosed and sealed in one plain enveloped addressed as below:
Tender No. KRC142/12
The Chairman
Tender Committee
Kenya Red Cross Society
P.O Box 40712-00100
Nairobi
The applications should be submitted not later than 12:00 noon on 13th April 2012, and the applications placed in the Tender Box at the Main reception of the Kenya Red Cross Head office in South C, Nairobi.
Please ensure upon submission that you record your details in the tender Book on the Tender Box.
All Participants are invited to attend the tender opening at 12:30pm on the 13th April 2012 at the Kenya Red Cross Head Office, third floor boardroom
Hotel F&B Manager, Executive Housekeeper and Internal Auditor Jobs in Kenya
Hotel management vacancies in a leading resort Applications are invited from qualified candidates with previous experience in 4 - 5 Star establishments to fill the following positions in a leading resort on the Kenya Coast:
F&B Manager
Executive Housekeeper
Internal Auditor
If you want to join our dynamic and innovative team and think you have all qualifications to meet our ultimate goal of providing exceptional customer care and being a recognized leader in the hospitality industry, then send a Cover letter, CV with relevant testimonials, current and expected salary and three professional references to : llhjobs@gmail.com
Only qualified candidates who meet the stated criteria will be
considered, and should apply no later than 6th April 2012
F&B Manager
Executive Housekeeper
Internal Auditor
If you want to join our dynamic and innovative team and think you have all qualifications to meet our ultimate goal of providing exceptional customer care and being a recognized leader in the hospitality industry, then send a Cover letter, CV with relevant testimonials, current and expected salary and three professional references to : llhjobs@gmail.com
Only qualified candidates who meet the stated criteria will be
considered, and should apply no later than 6th April 2012
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