Mercy Corps - Deputy Chief of Party (Pastoral Marketing and Livelihoods Advisor) Job in Garissa, Kenya

Position Title: Deputy Chief of Party - Pastoral Marketing and Livelihoods Advisor
 

Primary Location: Garissa, Kenya
 

Position Status: Full time; field-based
 

Current Employee: N/A
 

This position is contingent on funding.

Program / Department Summary:
 

Mercy Corps has been operational in Kenya since 2008, initially in response to the Post Election Violence in Rift Valley, and then expanding to a national program under USAID’s Yes Youth Can! initiative. 

In July 2011, Mercy Corps began operations in Northeastern Province through integrated humanitarian response in Wajir County, which currently focuses on supporting increased resilience through strengthening the livestock value chain, supporting diversified livelihood options and improving access to pasture and water resources.

The REGAL-IR program will support USAID’s Feed the Future Initiative through improving resilience to drought and other shocks. 

The objectives of the program include: strengthened and diversified livelihood options, increased inclusiveness of value chains, improved nutrition, improved capacity to peacefully manage conflicts, community-based natural resource management, and disaster risk reduction.

General Position Summary:
 

The Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) will play a key leadership role in the implementation of a proposed 5-year $49 million program to support increased resiliency and economic growth in Kenya’s Northern and Arid Lands. 

The DCOP will assist the COP in projects oversight, technical, administrative, operational and logistical management of the project. 

In absence of the COP; the DCOP will undertake some of the CoP responsibilities. S/he, with the assistance of other personnel will provide technical assistance in Objectives 1 & 2: strengthened & diversified livelihood options, and advancing value chain inclusiveness. 

The DCOP will also have direct oversight of program operations and M&E functions. 

Essential Job Functions:

Program Management

• Provide leadership and strategic vision to the livelihood diversification; and pastoral livestock and marketing components of the REGAL program including workplan development, market analysis, partnership selection and management, and overall sector strategy.

Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) and Reporting

• Facilitate the achievement of program targets and objectives and lead efforts to design effective M&E systems.
• Oversee the scheduling and production of formal and informal reports on all aspects of the program in a timely and efficient manner.
• Ensure that M&E staff focus on assisting programs to generate practical information that can be used for ongoing program decision-making while also capturing results at the impact level.

Team Management

• In close partnership with the COP, create a work atmosphere conducive to professional growth and development of excellent personnel at all levels.
• Implement, and ensure all staff are effectively using, the performance planning and management system, establishing performance expectations and regularly providing constructive feedback. 
• Promote accountability by conducting staff annual performance reviews with direct supervisees, and ensuring that supervisory staff do the same.  

Organizational Learning 
 

As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve - we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

Accountability to Beneficiaries
 

Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.

Supervisory Responsibility:
 

Direct supervision of: Livelihoods and value chain component technical teams, program operations staff.

Reports Directly To: Chief of Party

Works Directly With: Component leads in disaster risk reduction, NRM, conflict mitigation, and nutrition.

Knowledge and Experience:

• MA/S  in international development, livestock, agriculture, economics, or related field of study
• 5-10 years of overseas experience including five years in a senior management position
• Strong understanding of U.S. government compliance issues
• Strong written and oral communication skills in English, including report development, writing and editing
• Strong management skills, with good understanding of relevant cross-cultural issues
• Experience in value chain development, facilitation and agribusiness is added advantage
• 5+ years’ experience in Kenya or the Horn of Africa preferred
• Knowledge of Somali and Kiswahili preferred

Success Factors:
 

The successful candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, M&E skills. 

S/he will be able to establish good inter-personal relationships and network, and have already established relationships with and/or substantive knowledge of key players in the drylands of Kenya.

Living Conditions/Environmental Conditions:
 

This position will be based in Garissa, which is an unaccompanied post, eligible for hardship and R&R benefits.

Garissa is located in the North Eastern province of Kenya, and has a population of approximately 70,000.  It lies along the Tana River, and has a very warm climate.  

Most of the town’s inhabitants are ethic Somalis and pastoralists.  Travel from Nairobi to Garissa takes approximately five hours by car.  

There are many international agencies with a presence in Garissa.  Mercy Corps staff members will live in group housing and have access to basic services. Cell phone coverage is adequate.

Mercy Corps Team members represent the agency both during and outside of work hours when deployed in a field posting or on a visit/TDY to a field posting. 

Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC's policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.

Please apply immediately. 

For detail and application, go to www.mercycorps.org/jobs.

Freelance Writers Jobs in Nairobi Kenya

Description: Our company has been working on research term papers, essays, dissertations among other academic papers to satisfy the needs of our national and international  clientele.

At the moment we are seeking to address a deficiency in our pool of writers. 

We invite your applications for the post of 'Freelance Writer' if you much the following criterion. 

If you you do not possess the listed qualities, kindly do not bother to apply for your application email will be ignored.

A. Must have worked as a freelance writer before either with a local research agency or an international company like the uvocorp, essaywriters etc. We have no time to train for basic writing skills

B. Must be proficient in the English language or Spanish (if you possess other language skills kindly list them

C. Must be willing to provide a 2 page written sample or accept a paper test from us to be completed in 4hours.

D. Must be willing to work at odd hours and accept phone calls even late into the night. ( For special cases please provide us with a working timetable that you want us to adopt with you)

E. Must be able to select whether they are doing this work as parttime of full time.

F. Must be at home with research writing techniques like APA, MLA, Harvard etc

H. Must be willing to review our policies carefully and either accept or disagree with them.

I. Must have access to a computer which is connected to the internet; be a regular email checker.

How to Apply
If you feel you have the following qualities kindly send your application letter in the following format

• 1 page Times New Romans fnt 12 Double spaced cover letter.
• A CV brief not exceeding 2 pages. Put emphasis on work history in places your worked as a writer, age, gender, town and your phone number.
• Quote your expected pay per page double spaced page fnt 12 Times New Romans in Kshs.

Send your application to trueresearchwork@gmail.com the subject must read "Freelance Writer: Verified Qualities" otherwise we will assume you never read the job posting well and will delete your email immediately.

We are paying after every 2 weeks..

Palmhouse Dairies - Personal Assistant Job in Kenya

Position Title: Personal Assistant

Department: Palmhouse Dairies: Office           

Reports To: Directors

Position Purpose: Provide executive secretarial and administrative across the company by managing all critical communication and documentation within the Runda office.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Minimum Qualification: certificate in Office Administration/ Secretarial studies
• Female Candidate aged between 23-27 years
• Experience in handling multi-line telephone or switchboard
• Excellent telephone and office etiquette
• Previous experience in similar position will be an added advantage
• Ability to multitask and meet strict deadlines
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Possess a thorough understanding of Office Administration procedures
• Long term career growth
• A team player

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

• Front Office Management
• Secretarial duties
• Guest reception: Providing general initial feedback to visitor by directing them and answering general enquiries
• Handling incoming and outgoing mail/correspondence and filling of the same
• Organizing and maintaining diaries and making appointments
• Manage daily bookings for speaking engagements
• Receiving and handling all telephone calls and emails in a courteous and professional manner
• Organize and coordinate logistical arrangements pertaining to travelling schedules.
• Maintain and update the asset register
• Act as a vital point of contact for relevant information and  enquiries from internal and external customers
• Attending to other administrative duties as assigned

Key Competencies

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to effectively use standard office software, such as MS Office (Word, Outlook, Excel and Power point) and ability to use E-mail & Internet
• Self- motivated and able to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast- paced environment with the flexibility to work extended hours when required.
• Good judgment and analytical skills
• Able to uphold high ethical and professional standards
• Able to maintain the highest level of honesty and confidentiality
• Dependable, responsible, reliable and attentive to detail
• Integrity, with a commitment to serve

How to apply:

If you are interested in the position and have the skills and talents that we are looking for, we would like to hear from you.

Please forward your cover letter explaining why you are best suited for the position, and a copy of your updated resume, with Personal Assistant as subject, to dkagunyu@gmail.com before close of business 9th May 2012.

Only successful candidates will be contacted

Accounts Assistant Job in Industrial Area, Nairobi, Kenya

 Our client a firm based in industrial area and involved in transport and selling vehicles is looking for an accounts assistant.

The holder of the position should have the following qualifications  

• Minimum of CPA 2   
• Have working experience of QuickBooks 
• 2 years experience in accounting
• Must be honest and of high integrity
• Young with an outgoing personality.

Roles and Responsibilities

• To reconcile all revenues collected on daily basis and check balances against receipts.
• Post accounting data both manually and electronically in the cash journal and maintain a cash balance.
• Prepare bank account deposits documents and confirmed deposit total.
• Assist in payroll administration.
• Assist in budget preparation and any other accounting/administration job assigned.

Salary: 20K - 25K

Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.
 

If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only indicating why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title on the email subject to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke