Monday, September 26, 2011

BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIES SCHOOL MANAGERS JOBS IN KENYA


SCHOOL MANAGERS
About Bridge International Academies
Bridge International Academies is a startup revolutionizing education across Africa with a truly unique business
model. The company has launched a large-scale franchise-like network of ultra low-cost for-profit private
primary schools across Africa. Our schools profitably deliver high-quality education for less than $4 per child
per month, enabling local school managers to operate their school businesses profitably, while creating a
highly successful business at the central level. We have launched 37 schools in Kenya, with approximately 35
more opening in January and plan to rapidly scale the Company to serve more than 1 million students across
continents.

About this position
Bridge International Academies is looking for School Managers who will be in charge of a school - recruit
students, supervise teachers and staff, and manage the school’s day-to-day operations. Our schools are
managed by school managers from the local community, and supported by the central headquarters that
provides:
• Teacher Training and ongoing monitoring and support
• Curriculum & Assessments
• The physical buildings and the land
• Training for School Managers and ongoing monitoring and support
• All of the tools needed by the school manager to run the school, including
o Systems for monitoring teacher performance and instruction

IRC MEDICAL OFFICER JOB IN KAKUMA KENYA


The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kenya serves vulnerable populations in the Turkana region and
refugees in the Kakuma and Dadaab (Hagadera) camps. The IRC implements programs in the areas of
comprehensive primary health care, nutrition, sanitation and hygiene and HIV/ AIDS.
The IRC provides an open ended contract, competitive salary and benefits package to its staff as well as a well
planned staff development opportunity.
Applications are invited for the position of:

MEDICAL OFFICER (KAKUMA BASED)
IRC is currently looking for a Medical Officer who will be reporting directly to the Clinical Services Manager. The
Medical officer shall be responsible for the Daily clinical assessment and prescription of treatment for all
patients attending the hospital, ensuring quality of care and up to date patient investigation, management and
follow ups.
For a detailed Job Description and person specification, send an email to IRCKakumaJobs@rescue.org



IRC NURSES AND NUTRITION NURSES JOBS IN KAKUMA / HAGADERA KENYA



The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kenya serves vulnerable populations in the Turkana region and
refugees in the Kakuma and Dadaab (Hagadera) camps. The IRC implements programs in the areas of
comprehensive primary health care, nutrition, sanitation and hygiene and HIV/ AIDS.
The IRC provides an open ended contract, competitive salary and benefits package to its staff as well as a well
planned staff development opportunity.
Applications are invited for the position of:


EMERGENCY RESPONSE OPENINGS HAGADERA/ KAKUMA BASED
IRC is currently looking for emergency response professionals for immediate deployment of up to 3 months
with a possibility of extension.

NUTRITION UTRITION NURSES
For a detailed Job Description and person specification, send an email to IRCKenya@rescue.org

NURSES
For a detailed Job Description and person specification, send an email to IRCKenya@rescue.org
All interested candidates are requested to submit a cover letter and an updated CV (Do not attach Certificates)
to the following email address: HRKenya@rescue.org.
We will shortlist on a continuous basis until the position is filled.

BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIES TEACHERS JOBS IN KENYA


TEACHERS
About Bridge International Academies
Bridge International Academies is a startup revolutionizing education across Africa with a truly unique business
model. The company has launched a large-scale franchise-like network of ultra low-cost for-profit private
primary schools across Africa. Our schools profitably deliver high-quality education for less than $4 per child
per month, enabling local school managers to operate their school businesses profitably, while creating a
highly successful business at the central level. We have launched 37 schools in Kenya, with approximately 35
more opening in January and plan to rapidly scale the Company to serve more than 1 million students across
continents.
About this position
Bridge International Academies is looking for Teachers who will inspire the next generation to learn! Both
trained and untrained teachers are welcome to apply
Qualifications
• Care about children and their education
• Be a sensible and moral person

BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIES TEMPORARY RECRUITERS JOBS IN KENYA (42)


TEMPORARY RECRUITERS (SCHOOLS)
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Number of Positions: 42
About Bridge International Academies
Bridge International Academies is a startup revolutionizing education across Africa with a truly unique business
model. The company has launched a large-scale franchise-like network of ultra low-cost for-profit private
primary schools across Africa. Our schools profitably deliver high-quality education for less than $4 per child
per month, enabling local school managers to operate their school businesses profitably, while creating a
highly successful business at the central level. We have launched our first twenty-six schools in Kenya, have
eleven more opening in September 2011 and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million
students across Africa.
About this position
Bridge International Academies is looking for an energetic, dynamic individual to support this large scale
recruitment drive for our schools which are located in low income areas of Nairobi and beyond. Because of the
eventual size of our operations, the company will ultimately need to hire thousands of new teachers each year
and hundreds of new school managers to manage this undertaking. It is critical to our success to be able to
design and manage streamlined selection, recruiting, and hiring processes to find the right people and to do so
in a cost-effective manner. It is the role of the Recruiter to support this process while working with the rest of
the HR team for the schools.

CHRISTIAN AID PROGRAMME IMPACT ADVISOR JOB IN NAIROBI KENYA


PROGRAMME IMPACT ADVISOR, COMMUNITY HEALTH AND HIV, AFRICA
This role will support the development of community health initiatives (including malaria and HIV) implemented
by partner organizations across Christian Aid’s Africa programme. It will involve: the provision of technical
support to country programme teams to enable them to develop community health programmes that integrate
malaria, TB and HIV; give support to effective monitoring and evaluation of health programmes, the
development of fundraising proposals to institutional donors and networking to ensure that Christian Aid is
linked into key community health networks across Africa. It will give support to the development of learning and
best practice across the Africa Division of Christian Aid, ensuring that this is fed into global positioning and will
give support to the development of Christian Aid Africa and global policy as well as support to the development
of Christian Aid policy and positioning on malaria, HIV and community health. The post will involve a significant
amount of travel within Africa but will also include remote work with teams in other countries.
You will have substantive experience of community health interventions in Africa, with a particular focus on
malaria and HIV. You will have significant experience of working with donors, programme development,
monitoring and evaluation and the capacity development of local organizations. You will have experience of
supporting others, including partner organizations to develop programmes. You will have demonstrated the
ability to secure funding from institutional donors and to support the implementation of donor funded projects.
You will have good knowledge of the links between health and gender and rights-based programming. You will
have excellent written and spoken English and preferably a knowledge of French. You will have excellent word
processing, Excel and other relevant computer skills. To fulfill this post you will have a Masters degree in Public
or Community Health.
Please show your suitability for this post by giving answers to the following questions: Using the guidance notes

CHRISTIAN AID PROGRAMME FUNDING OFFICER JOB IN NAIROBI KENYA


PROGRAMME FUNDING OFFICER, HEALTH, EAST AFRICA (28 September 2011)
We are working with partners across Africa on programmes that are addressing a range of issues, from conflict
and governance to food insecurity and HIV. You’ll lead the funding work for all of these sectors with a specific
focus on community health and HIV. This will involve getting a real grassroots understanding of our work,
identifying potential donors, preparing funding applications and managing a range of complex technical and
financial reporting.
You’ll spend time with programme teams across the region to develop your knowledge of priority areas, which
will mean travelling regularly across the region for up to 30 days a year. It will then be down to you to translate
that into successful proposals that improve the funding capacity of our NGO partners and country offices. We’ll
expect you to identify funding opportunities for this region with institutional donors and governments and build
the kind of positive relationships that will enable you to leverage those opportunities.
It’s essential that you are fluent in written and spoken English and have experience of preparing reports and
proposals for donors such as the EC, ECHO, DFID and the UN. We’ll expect you to demonstrate a proven
success at securing funds, as well as experience of narrative and financial reporting. Additionally, we are
looking for an individual with strong health experience or qualifications. Your background will have given you a
real understanding of development issues and chances are you’ll also have a relevant degree and some field
experience in high-risk, high-security contexts. On top of your excellent communication and presentation skills,
you’ll be highly numerate and have a real analytical ability. You’ll be the kind of person who has the knowledge,
qualities and skills to be a real influence on this area and someone who’s a great addition to any team.
More than half the world lives in poverty. We aim to put a stop to that. So we campaign against the inequalities
that keep people poor and we work with local organizations to give people strength to find their own solutions

CWS MONITORING AND LEARNING OFFICER JOB IN NAIROBI KENYA


MONITORING AND LEARNING OFFICER 
CWS is a non-profit, humanitarian organization representing 37 Anglican, Orthodox, and Protestant Churches in
the USA.
In Africa, CWS applies an asset-based and community centered approach to community development through
provision of water, food security, advocacy of schools as safe zones, youth empowerment, emergency
response, and disaster mitigation with an emphasis of promoting resilient communities.
CWS is looking for a committed and dedicated individual who will support the implementation of the monitoring
and evaluation system of CWS Programs with an emphasis of understanding and promoting an environment of
learning.
Key Tasks:
• Design and/ or fine-tune existing program monitoring tools and databases for the various programs.
• Document and analyze the effects of change and impact within the program area.
• Determine the multiplier effects of the programs within the community towards ensuring community
resilience.
• Assist Program Coordinators in the collection and correlation of data collection and analysis.
• Ensure that analyzed data is used to inform program management and learning.
• Assist Partners in building capacity to improve efficiency and effectiveness of program data gathering
and analysis.
• Design innovative monitoring and learning reporting frameworks for clear understanding of program
impact, change, and multiplier effect to all stakeholders.
• Initiate and undertake periodic program evaluations.
Professional Qualifications:
• University degree holder preferably with emphasis in social sciences.

TANATHI WATER SERVICES BOARD PROCUREMENT OFFICER JOB IN KITUI KENYA


Tanathi Water Services Board is a State Corporation under the Ministry of Water and Irrigation created under
Section 51 of the Water Act, 2002 vide Legal Notice No. 69 dated 4th June, 2008.
The Board has the legal mandate of ensuring efficient and economical provision of water services within its
area of jurisdiction which covers Kajiado, Makueni, Machakos and Kitui Counties.
The Board is now seeking to recruit suitable candidates to fill the following position:

PROCUREMENT OFFICER
Job Responsibilities
• Manage the procurement/ supplies and all the related processes
• Coordinate the procurement planning through liaison with respective departmental heads
• Procure goods and services for all departments
• Prepare tendering documents and/ or quotations
• Prepare reports for the tender committee
• Process tenders and ensure compliance with procurement procedures
• Maintain a list of preferred/ approved suppliers
• Ensure Security and proper management of procurement documents.
• Ensure value for money by observing professional and ethical procurement practices
• Initiating linkages among Institutions in implementation of education for sustainable development
(ESD) in the project area.
• Carry out any other duties as assigned from time to time

Qualifications

BRISK DIAGNOSTICS SENIOR SALES AND MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE JOB IN KENYA


SENIOR SALES AND MARKETING REPRESENTATIVE
Job Ref No: BD0025/09/2011
Reports to: The Director
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Length of Contract: 6 Months (Renewable)
Salary: (Negotiable) The successful candidate will be given a base salary plus commission on sales
Deadline for applications: 05 October, 2011

Brisk Diagnostics Limited is a private limited company which was established in December 2003 as a supplier
of first class Laboratory Instruments, Reagents, Rapid Test and Hospital equipment to East and Horn of Africa.
The company was founded by a group of lab technologist, business professionals, entrepreneurs and investors
with the aim of supplying best quality products with affordable price.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Creates new clients and increases customer base of the company
• Building up company Image in the target market
• Becomes frontline representative of the company to build customer relationship
• Monitors industry, technology, and business trends to identify opportunities

Education and Skills Required
• Must have BSc in Medical Laboratory Sciences or relevant qualifications
• 3 - 5 years of experience in the relevant field