County Grassroots Coordinator

KANCO in collaboration with AHF will implement a Grassroots Advocacy Project in Turkana and Muranga counties in Kenya.  

KANCO is seeking to recruit two suitable persons for the positions of County Grassroots Coordinator one for Turkana and the other for Muranga. Successful Candidates will be stationed in the Counties.  

The County Grassroots Coordinators will be responsible for the overall implementation and reporting of the project, at the County level. 

The Coordinator will support and provide leadership for grassroots advocacy; manage, train and support citizen advocacy groups and volunteer advocates in engaging with County governments, elected leaders and stakeholders on health advocacy work at the county level    

 

Job Title: County Grassroots Coordinator 
 

Based In (Location):  Turkana and Muranga

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing and implementation of all aspects of Grassroots Advocacy Project work at the County Level, including management and implementation of project activities, monitoring and reporting
• Analyze health and budgets issues at the County level as they affect health, develop and implement campaign plans
• Effectively direct the grassroots citizens and CSOs to take advocacy actions at the County level 
• Develop advocacy champions in the County Assemblies, the media, Civil Society and communities
• In collaboration with other staff, deliver on annual goals and objectives and activities to build the network of citizen advocates and chapter.
• Organize invitations to advocacy groups, leads group advocacy meetings, and provide support to new advocates.
• Support to Citizen Chapters by providing advocacy training to grassroots groups and advocates on engaging County Government, Media and elected leaders
• Organize regular meetings and phone calls with group leaders and advocates for updates, training and support.
• Support the grassroots groups and chapters to build leadership, take regular action toward campaign goals, and build their Chapters.
• Create forums for Group Leaders to share and support each other; share innovations, stay abreast of campaign plans and grassroots interests as well as facilitate communications with advocates from other Countries.
• Adapt and contextualize existing training and support tools and deliver trainings to the grassroots citizen advocates.
• Working with the Issue Analysts to develop Media, Campaign and advocacy strategies on various health advocacy issues  
• Conducting outreach to NGOs, Unions and other organizations to encourage more citizen action and to gather intelligence on priority health issues for the County.
• Work with the Communication team to create content for social media, traditional media, websites, and e-actions.
• Create a bank of useful campaign-related stories and volunteer testimonials for use in media outlets.
• Develop best practice for Grass roots advocacy
• Support  in other areas as assigned and represent the organization at meetings at the County level

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a social science or Public Health
• 5 years NGO working experience, with at least 2 years in grassroots volunteers and/or community organizing.
• Proven capacity to create and deliver on effective and successful advocacy projects.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills, and capacity to work effectively with a variety of stakeholders, including decision makers, volunteers, media and NGO partners
• Knowledge of health programs  
• A self-starter and works independently with minimal guidance and supervision.
• Experience in the political, citizen engagement, and legislative processes in the counties.
• Good organizational skills, outgoing and enjoys working, mentoring and motivating others.
• Experience implementing multi-faceted projects involving media engagement, policy and advocacy and engaging elected leaders 
• Proficiency in English and local Specific County language is a must
• Willingness to travel within the select county

Application Deadline: 8th February,2016

Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.  Please submit a cover letter and a résumé indication your current and expected salary.  

Title your application on the subject line either as; Grassroots Coordinator – Turkana or Grassroots Coordinator – Murang’a

Applications to be sent to the Human Resource Office ONLY via email: jobs@kanco.org. 

Do not attach certificates and testimonials at this point, and do not submit your application more than once for the same position. 

Only shortlisted persons will be contacted. 

Group Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Group Maintenance & Engineering Manager
 

Provide engineering consulting services, surveys, and recommendations to all Departments and to outside contractors performing services for the company facilities
 

Main Tasks

• Set goals, plan, organize, and control the maintenance and engineering activities across the company operations.
• Generate and coordinate engineering and maintenance programs in liaison with all other relevant Departments for the procurement and maintenance of all real estate, Terminals, retail stations, utility services, and communication equipment.
• Preparation of Maintenance Department budgets, in coordination with facility owner/user departments
• Prepare Capital Project Proposals, in liaison with the Commercial Department, detailing project goals, Scope of Work, estimate of costs for labor, material, equipment, and site acquisition and preparation.
• Preparation of project cost estimates; proposal, justification, and management of capital projects and expenditures.
• Maintenance of records of planned and current construction and maintenance and engineering contracts.
• Prepare and update a plan for facilities/ equipment improvement and obsolescence.
• Prepare and maintain records of all Capital Projects including plans, budgets, authorizations, contracts, and completions schedules.
• Control costs for engineering projects through prudent purchase of engineering inventory and materials usage
• Provide guidance to contractors in various sites and ensuring HSE compliance
• Provide technical information, guidance, and support to operations department 
• Ensure compliance to statutory regulations and industry requirements in all facilities.
• Initiate continuous process improvements in the terminals and depots to improve operational effectiveness
• Conduct energy audits and initiating corrective measures where necessary
• Coach and mentor teams and individuals on specific work aspects to support the business
• Overall staff management, chart out their career progression and discipline;

Qualifications

• First Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• MBA or relevant post-graduate qualifications will be an added advantage
• At least 5 years of experience in maintenance and engineering in the oil industry.
• The incumbent must have served in a managerial position for at least 3 years managing a team.
• People Management skills
• Analytical skills
• Excellent analytical Skills
• Solution oriented
• A strategic thinker.

How to Apply

e-mail your CV to cvs@careerdirections.co.ke

Data Manager

The University of Washington (UW) is proud to be one of America’s premier educational and research institutions. We have been conducting medical research and program activities in Kenya for over 25 years. 

As part of this endeavor, the Treatment, Research and Expert Education (TREE) program has contributed to HIV medical research and has developed HIV treatment, prevention and management capacity through training, clinical mentorship, and webcast distance learning lectures. 

The TREE Program has an outstanding opportunity for a Data Manager.
 

 

Data Manager (DM) Description: The Data Manager will assist the Study coordinator and the Principal Investigators (PIs) to supervise and manage all data clerks and personnel as related to data collection and management issues. 

S/he will perform data quality checks and resolve any issues that arise, communicate with the research staff as related to research data, and the investigators in order to resolve errors. 

The data manager will also perform analyses that highlight relationships or be able to interpret such analysis to investigators, attend and participate in regularly scheduled management meetings / discussions and implement actions points as necessary and relevant to the management of data. 

The DM will be required to have the ability to develop an in-depth understanding of study aims, protocols, SOPs in order to carry out implementation of study objectives. 

Most importantly, the DM, will work closely with the Study Coordinator and the PIs. 

Specific Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility will be the data management for studies
• Develop and maintain overall database system using ODK and assist other departments including the lab and reception teams to maintain their specific databases
• Supervise data entry clerks
• Conduct predetermined frequent data quality checks and come up with ways of solving issues arising from these checks
• Assist in coming up with a data quality protocols and SOPs to be used for quality checks and assurance for databases under data management.
• Assist in the design and implementation of case report forms and databases.
• Supervise the data log book of data entry queries and inconsistencies maintained by the data clerks
• Prepare and review data for weekly study audit meetings
• Assist in reviewing training needs of data personnel and play an active role in the training and development of data staff. This includes developing skillsets in data cleaning, analysis, software, and reviewing SOPs.
• Analyze/summarize and interpret data in preparation for the generation of statistical and analytical reports as per the study coordinator and/or PI requests.
• Participate in the development of data analysis plan.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and quarterly summary tables of the data collection progress for funding agencies and bi-annual reports for the data safety and monitoring board meeting.
• Respond to any new requests for data related to specific research and analysis activities.
• Back-up all central data as predetermined and maintain the security of data

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in related fields such as Public Health, Statistics or IT (Masters preferred)
• Experience in use of mobile data collection (knowledge of ODK is a plus)
• Experience in data management
• Proficiency in longitudinal data analysis
• Proficiency in SPSS
• Knowledge of Stata is a plus
• Minimum of 3 years of experience data management and analysis

Desirable Qualities:

• Strong leadership and managerial, and supervision skills
• Excellent demonstrated organizational skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Willingness to take initiative and improve data management systems based on well thought out and tested trials
• Ability to work under varying levels of pressure
• Proficiency in data analysis, interpretation and manipulation of data
• Knowledge of STATA, SPSS, SAS, and/or R,
• Experience in a research setting will be an added advantage

Terms of Employment: The successful candidate will be offered a 1-year renewable contract as per UW-TREE terms of service including a probation period for the first 3 months of employment.
 

Remuneration: Compensation is negotiable within a relevant grade, based on educational levels, relevant experience and demonstrated competency. 

The salary will be based on the UW-TREE salary scales. 

Application Instructions

1. Submit your application letter addressed to the TREE Study Coordinator. Include your daytime telephone contact, telephone contacts of three professional referees, a detailed Curriculum Vitae, and a cover letter that details your qualification for this specific position.
2. Do not attach copies of certificates and testimonials; these should be available upon request only.
3. Submit your application by February 12, 2016 at 5:00 pm to treehire@uw.edu. The subject line must read: “Application for UW TREE Data Manager Position”.
4. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

Human Resource Intern

Human Resource Intern

Reporting to the HR supervisor the intern shall carry out the administrative support to day-to-day operations of human resources ensuring provision of the efficient customer focused and effective HR support service to the organization to achieve the organization goals and objectives.

Tasks

• Be the face HR in the organization and it clients and carrying out formal communication between the staff and management professionally
• In charge of supervising employees in their day to day operation and demonstrate proper supervision and leadership.
• Participate in recruitment process of the company, shortlisting and preparing the interview data for all candidates and compiling interview summary reports
• Participate in job reviews and updating of the job descriptions
• Employment of new staff by effecting contracts of employment, issuance of PPEs and taking them through induction process.
• Ensure all new entrants are trained on all rules and regulation of the company & sign off declaration.
• Manage employee attendance register & clock-in register across all department / sites. Ensure there is Zero absence by staff from work.
• Compiling payroll data summary; ensure all deductions & pay rise are effected correctly by each close of monthly payroll
• Management of Leave Schedule, updating and computing leave balances on weekly basis.
• Update the Human Resource Information System and maintaining accurate information on personnel file. Managing updating all contract renewal, evaluation on probation, appraisal feedback as they fall due etc.
• Filling and achieving all HR documents and ensure high integrity of personnel data records
• Updating management on any disciplinary issues, handling the disciplinary process and documenting the evidence and any warning letters.
• Update HR documentation by timely drafting of warning letter, termination letter, dismissal letter, evaluation forms, appraisal forms exit declaration forms etc.
• Carrying out clearance of the exiting staff conducting exit interview & updating management on each exit
• Any other duty relating to HR management as may be assigned from time to time by the superior

Skills and Specifications

• Knowledge of recruitment process.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel-Spread sheet, Word,
• Able to present information in forms, tables, and spreadsheets.
• Should be an effectual communicator verbally as well as through writing skills.
• Should be committed to diversity and equality culture.
• Ability to operate under immense pressure.
• Able to deliver effective results, meet tight deadlines and targets.

Education and Qualifications

• Degree / Diploma in Human Resource Management or Business Management
• Accounting qualification is an added advantage.

If you meet the above requirements please send your CV to hr@optimsystemsltd.com / optimsystems79@gmail.com . 

Only qualified candidates will be contacted