Chosen Children of Promise Sponsorship Coordinator Job in Nairobi Kenya (KShs 25K - 28K)

Chosen Children of Promise (CCP) is a Christian-based Non-Governmental Organization that helps people in poverty situations by empowering them with services and training that focus on their spiritual and physical needs. 

CCP was started as a Kenyan organization in 2004. 

Our current focus areas are Kawangware and Riruta in Nairobi.

Sponsorship Coordinator

Requirements:

• Degree  or its equivalent in social work or community development
• A born again Christian, who desires to see Jesus’ glory spread in poverty situations
• At least 2 years experience working with families and doing initial case histories
• Proven passion in working with and building relationships with families in a slum setup
• Committed to promoting and safeguarding children's welfare

Job Responsibilities

• Co-manage all sponsorship site operations
• Co-manage site finances 
• Manage a team of social workers
• Facilitate all training programs – venues as well as subjects being taught
• Be prepared to offer your expertise at the training programs
• Network with other organizations to better CCP’s effectiveness in the community
• Execution of all department annual goals

Personal Skills:

• Interact effectively and respectfully with others
• Good communication skills, verbal and written
• Be reliable and dependable
• Time management and time awareness
• Trainable, flexible and willing to learn
• Be organized, including the maintaining of clear and accurate records
• Problem solving skills, able to assess a problem and make wise recommendations
• Reflect upon and evaluate own performance for improvement
• Self-motivated with a high work ethic
• Computer skills in typing, MS Word and MS Excel
• Be a person of integrity; trustworthy and honest (core value – Integrity)
• Demonstrate quality leadership skills (core value – Value people)
• Be cooperative as a team member, a team player (core value – Unity)
• Maintain a positive attitude and proactive in approaching tasks (core value – Positive Attitude)
• Encourager, working for the success of others (core value – Empowerment)
• Being ‘Christ like’ (core values – Evangelism & Discipleship)
• Be respectful of private personal or confidential items (core value – Confidentially)

Starting Salary:  25,000- 28,000 KShs per month        

Contract: 1 year Renewable based on performance                                    
 

If you meet these requirements please forward your CV and credentials with the ref “Attention: Sponsorship Coordinator Position” to the above address or send it via email to jobs@ccpkenya.org. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No phone calls please.
 

We will be accepting applications until Friday 19th April 2013

Marie Stopes Kenya Project Manager (Outreach) Job Vacancy

Project Manager – Outreach

Marie Stopes Kenya is an affiliate of Marie Stopes International, fully responsible for development and implementation of its programme in Kenya. 

MSK engages in family planning (FP) and sexual reproductive health care (SRH) through various interventions, in collaboration with Government of Kenya (GoK), various implementation partners and other stakeholders. 

These interventions include the management of 26 medical centers country-wide, 15 outreach teams, and engaging with nearly 300 social franchising partners. 

Its programme is supported by a wide range of donors, including DfID, The Packard Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, AusAid and other Marie Stopes affiliates.  

Position Objective:
 

The Project Manager – Outreach will be overall reponsible for ensuring that the Outreach programme of MSK will deliver on its overall objective and realize set targets. 

He/she will also actively identify and follow-up to further extension opportunities within the Outreach programme.

He/she is responsible for the management and coordination of all aspects of the Outreach activities of Marie Stopes Kenya, as supported and funded by different donors. 

This includes coordination of, and support to the 15 outreach teams in the various geographical working areas, overall grants monitoring and compliance, ensure regular reporting to MSK and donors is carried out in a timely and qualitative fashion, facilitate support to the teams in terms of logistical support, advance request and surrenders, while ensuring adherence to internal and donors’ procedures and guidelines.  

Place in the organisation
 

The Project Manager – Outreach reports to the Director of Programmes. He/she will supervise the Outreach Teams. 

In ensuring that quality programming objectives are met, he/she will actively interact with Director of Clinical Services and other Country Management Team (CMT) members, Quality and Technical Assurances (Q, T & A) and M & E teams, support units including Logistics, Finance and HR. 

He/she will also engage with external stakeholders, including local government, implementation partners and donors. 

The position is based in the support offices in Nairobi, with frequent travel to the operational areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Discuss, agree and set regular objectives for each Outreach Team, through annual and quarterly workplans;
• Provide regular support to the Outreach Teams in all operational matters;
• Link up technical support and back-stopping to the team, including Clinical Services, Quality and Technical Assurances, and Monitoring & Evaluation, with the various team at regular intervals and when-ever relevant;
• Identify and take opportunities for collaboration, and ensuring coherence, with other activities within the Marie Stopes Kenya programme, including medical centers and social franchising;
• Ensure that all activities are undertaken in line with the core values of Marie Stopes Kenya;
• Review and provide feedback on monthly, quarterly and annual narrative and financial reports from the teams;
• Engage with the support teams in the Nairobi support office to ensure that required logistical, financial and other support is provided timely and in qualitative manner;
• Ensure that in all operational matters internal as well as donor regulations and procedures are followed and adhered to, including grants compliance;
• Ensure that reporting deadlines are met and that reports are submitted in timely and  qualitative manner to the various donors and MSK / MSI internally, through the Director of Programmes;
• Highlight any issues that may arise and require attention with the appropriate colleagues or external parties so that these can be addressed in good time and manner; 
• Any other duties that can reasonably be asked from the position

Outputs and deliverables:

• Outreach Teams will have delivered on their set targets in qualitative and timely fashion;
• Budgets are spent in accordance with plans, and any foreseen deviations timely addressed;
• CMT is regularly updated, through the Director of Programmes, of the performance of the Outreach programme;
• Donors are timely informed, through reports, of progress on the activities;
• Active engagement with donors will have been maintained and strengthened.

Knowledge, Experience and Competencies

• A degree at Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline, such as project management;
• Excellent written and oral  English and Kiswahili;
• Computer software illiterate;
• A minimum of three years of project management in similar context, preferably in a health-based project, is required;
• Proven analytical skills in budgets and financial reports;
• Proven experience in report writing.
• Team-player with good interpersonal skills
• Ability to perform under pressure
• Flexibility and ready to respond to unforeseen developments
• Experience in working within the community targeted essential 

Applications quoting the position title with detailed CVs with contact details of 3 referees should be submitted to:
 

People and Development Dept
pd@mariestopes.or.ke
Marie Stopes Kenya
 

On or before 12th April 2013

NB: Please clearly indicate on the subject as ‘Project Manager Outreach’
 

Marie Stopes Kenya is an equal opportunity Employer

Save the Children Pediatric Counselor Job in Dadaab Kenya

CP – Pediatric Counselor  – Kenya Country Office
 

Team / Programme: Programmes    

Location: Dadaab
 

Grade: TBC     

Post Type: National
 

Child Safeguarding: Level 3 - the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people

Role Purpose:
 

The Padiatric counselor is responsible for field level implementation, inter-camp coordination and monitoring and evaluation of activities as well as providing leadership and guidance to Child Protection community workers. 

Provides direct counseling services for children indentified/refered by BID and/or other partners, deliver capacity building training for incentive workers and programme staff and staff from partner agencies.

Scope of Role:

Reports to: Child Protection Coordinator

Dimensions: Save the Children has supported children in Kenya since before it’s Independence in 1963 and has had a consistent operational presence in the country since 1984. 

We provide support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners. 

Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH. 

Save the Children has an operational presence in Dadaab Refugee Camp, Eldoret, Habaswein, Mandera, Meru and Wajir and has a liaison post in Garissa. 

Currently, we have a staff complement of approximately 350 staff and a confirmed budget of approximately US$15 million this year.

Staff directly reporting to this post:  Community workers & Lay counselors

Key Areas of Accountability:

• The Child protection Peadiatric Counselor will assist the Child Protection Programme Manager in the overall management of the UNHCR/PEPFAR project for orphaned and vulnerable children in the field offices and refugee camps and the immediate host communities.
• Facilitate and coordinate direct professional counseling services for orphaned and vulnerable children (OVC) including children and young people affected by HIV/AIDS.
• Support the development and implementation of a programme of training and capacity building for Child Protection Community workers (CPWs) and CPOs, ensuring that training needs are proactively assessed and built with-in ongoing design.
• Provide relevant inputs for the development of pediatric HIV/AIDS programme strategy and operational plans in close collaboration with the Child Protection Manager.
• Document programme learning, ensuring it contributes to organisational advocacy.
• Participate in the development of emergency strategies for the wider child protection programme in Kenya.
• Comply with all relevant Save the Children policies and procedures with respect to child protection, health and safety, equal opportunities and other relevant policies.
• Preparation and submission of monthly, quarterly and annual reports in relation to peadiatric HIV/AIDS counseling services, community based psychosocial support and capacity building initiatives.
• Conduct debriefing sessions in the occurrence of a critical incidence
• Conduct/ensure regular follow-up visits to monitor the rehabilitation and reintegration of clients, and document changes identified.
• Conduct community sensitization campaigns on services available at the Child Friendly spaces and the general refugee operations.
• Maintain an up to date database on counseling clients.
• Ensure timely implementation of budgeted activities in addition to budget tracking and control.
• Ensure strong links with the overall child protection work that SC is undertaking in the refugee camps.

Skills and Behaviours (our Values in Practice)
 

Accountability:

• Holds self-accountable for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved

Ambition:

• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves (and their team), takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages others to do the same
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others
• Future orientated, thinks strategically

Collaboration:

• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, members and external partners and supporters
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to

Creativity:

• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions
• Willing to take disciplined risks

Integrity:

• Honest, encourages openness and transparency

Qualifications and Experience

• Good communication skills with fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili
• Graduate degree in Psychology, social work  / social sciences or equivalent with preferably 1 year work experience in  counseling, social work or with development-related organisations
• Knowledge of community based child protection approaches, preferably including experience in participatory approaches (PRA/PLA) and child participation methodologies.
• Good IT skills including the use of Word and database software
• Demonstrable ability to adapt to changing programme priorities and emergency priorities that may arise
• Strong self-starter, able to take initiative and adapt to changing circumstances and priorities
• Positive attitude towards community work with emphasis on the ability to learn from communities and support innovative approaches to problem solving
• Commitment to Save the Children’s Child Protection Policy.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Somali
• Experience and skills in management of staff
• Experience in designing and facilitating training sessions
• Understanding of the East Africa and the dynamics of the conflict
• Experience in working in an insecure environment

How to apply

The application period is now open and will close on 22nd April 2013. 

To apply for open position, please send a short cover letter and CV to Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org  indicating the position applied for in the subject line.

Orange Telkom Roaming Engineer Job in Kenya

Position: Roaming Engineer

Reporting to: Team leader

Range: R3

Department: IT & Network – Operations & Maintenance

Role Purpose: 
 

IR testing and roaming troubleshooting.

Key Duties and Responsibilities.
 

Major responsibility:

• Test and launch VOICE, CAMEL, GPRS (Inbound and Outbound Roaming).
• Technical implementation for roaming partners’ data in MSC, HLR IN, GPRS nodes.
• Work closely with TADIG team for validation of IREG tests.
• Technical Fault Resolution (including technical support for live services/partners).
• New Services Testing.

Main Duties

• IREG Testing with new Roaming Partners (IR24, IR32 IR35, IR50).
• Implement in MSS, IN, for new Roaming Partner data as well as IR.21 updates of existing Roaming relationships.
• Testing of Roaming VAS.
• To tackle all roaming related technical problems. 
• Troubleshooting and resolution of any Roaming issues. 
• Responsible for resolving all IR issues.
• Interact with Signaling provider, Intl carrier and roaming partner for resolution of LU and call connectivity issues. 
• Ability to take SS7 and ISUP traces, analyze the data to identify and resolve any issues
• Escalate issues to RP Network Engineering.
• Coordinate IREG Activities with our RP teams (including Tests scheduling and SIM exchange).

Academic/ Professional Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience in Core Network.
• Excellent knowledge of CAMEL issues and resolution.
• Strong knowledge of Core Network Management and design.
• Proficiency in the use of the protocol analyzer (K12, K15)
• Good knowledge of SS7 protocols (ISUP, CAP, MAP, SIGTRAN etc)
• Project coordination experience

Key Competencies:

• Fluency in English is essential; any other language skills would be a definite advantage.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Cross-group collaboration skills to get things done
• Organized and result oriented with good time management.
• Good relationships with mobile operators from previous working contacts is strongly appreciate
• An achiever in terms of delivering key objectives and targets.

This position is opened to Kenyan citizens only. If you fit the required profile, please apply highlighting how your qualifications, experience and career aspirations match the requirements for this position.

Application should be sent by latest 16th April 2013, please provide an updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) including details of your current telephone contacts and names of three referees. 

Apply through www.orange-tkl.co.ke. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted