Wednesday, December 28, 2011

LOGISTIC OFFICER KENYA– MÉDECINS DU MONDE

LOGISTIC OFFICER KENYA– MÉDECINS DU MONDE - NAIROBI OFFICE
Médecins Du Monde is an international NGO based in Nairobi Kenya implementing health projects in Somalia and Kenya.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the above vacancy.
General Description of the Role
Logistic officer will be based in Nairobi and he/she will be in charge of providing logistic support to the staff based in Somalia and Kenya. He/she will be answerable to the Logistics Coordinator.
Key Duties
• Keeping and updating all logistics filing systems
• Booking MDM cargo as requested on ECHO and UNHAS flights
• Dealing with Kenya Customs for importation and exportation of goods
• Ordering items in time after approval of the logistics coordinator
• Supporting and supplying field projects according to their request and in time
• Keeping stock cards updated and making sure the real stocks correspond to the stock records
• Keeping the purchase order overview updated with the items that were sent to the field : the
purchase order overview should also be sent to the field
• Keeping an updated inventory list and ID cards of all MDM permanent properties including field
locations
• Responsible for the maintenance of the MDM cars, logbooks and the supervision of the drivers
• Responsible for the maintenance of the equipment in the whole office
• Responsible for the logistical accommodations
• Organizing accommodation and transport for MDM staff and goods
• Responsible of the MDM (guest)houses cleanliness and maintenance

Candidate Profile:
• At least two years experience in a similar position in a nongovernmental organization
• Minimum of a Bachelors Degree

DT DOBIE MECHANICS CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

MECHANICS
In line with our Business Strategy to offer efficient and quality service to our clients, we are seeking to recruit qualified Mechanics to strengthen our service department.

Key requirements for the job are:-
• Minimum KCSE grade C or its equivalent
• Final proficiency in motor vehicle mechanics or equivalent or a diploma in automotive engineering
• Minimum 2 years experience as a Mechanic in a reputable company
• Maximum age 40 years
• Must be computer literate
• Must be willing to work extra hours when need arises to meet deadlines
• Must posses a clean and valid driving licence
If you meet the above requirements please send your application letter along with your detailed resume and copies of relevant certificates & testimonials to:

AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR JOB IN KENYA

The Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, invites applications from suitably qualified individuals for the following position:

HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR
The HR Coordinator will facilitate all HR related issues in the Outreach centres including recruitment,training and development and HR operations.
Applicants must have a Degree in Social Sciences with a Diploma in Human Resources.
The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 3 years relevant experience in a busy HR department and proficiency in all MS Office packages.
S/he should have excellent organizational, analytical and communication skills; be able to work under pressure and maintain strict confidentiality.

To Apply:
Applications together with detailed Curriculum Vitae, names of three referees, telephone contact, e-mail address and copies of certificates and testimonials should be sent to,

The Manager, Recruitment,
Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi.
P. O. Box 30270-00100, Nairobi

SIGHTSAVERS FINANCE ASSISTANT VACANCY IN KENYA

Sightsavers, is an International development organization that promotes the prevention and cure of avoidable blindness, and promotes equality and opportunity for disabled people, seeks to recruit a Finance Assistant to be based at the Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya.

Reporting to the Regional Finance Manager, key responsibilities will be:-
• Supporting Regional Office finance function in monitoring compliance to Sightsavers Financial
Policies and Procedures
• Providing back end support to country offices in processing financial transactions in the
Sightsavers Global Accounting (GAS) System,
• Preparing for donor funded project audits
• Giving direct support to new country offices in setting up financial and administrative systems in
line with Sightsavers policies and procedures.
• Analyzing and tabulating financial performance variances,
• Carrying out peer analysis on key financial performance indicators and supporting in preparing
quarterly expenditure reports for regional donor funded projects.

The ideal candidate should have a university degree in accounting/finance and at least a recognized accounting qualification CPA II or ACCA Skills Module, coupled with a minimum of 3 years working experience in a busy accounting department preferably in an NGO environment.
Experience in audit will be an added advantage.
S/he should have strong communication, capacity building, financial analysis, planning and organization,teamwork, MS Office and accounting packages skills (working knowledge of Sunsystems will be an added advantage).

SUKARI SACCO AUDIT ASSISTANT AND ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT JOBS IN MUMIAS KENYA

In order to enhance professionalism and efficiency in our service delivery, Sukari Sacco Society seeks to competitively fill the following vacancies on a three year contract:

AUDIT ASSISTANT
Ref: SS/JADV/01/12
Reporting to the Internal Audit Manager

Basic requirements:
• Possess at least CPA Part 2. A Bachelors degree in a business course will be an added
advantage.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in a busy auditing environment (especially in a SACCO
Society) with demonstrated outstanding professional competence
• Applicants should be of age 25 to 40 years.
• Hands on experience with MS office and accounting packages
• Good analytical and reporting skills
• High integrity and honesty

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Working with Management to assess operational risks and implementing the audit plan
• Evaluating controls to determine their effectiveness and efficiency
• Analyzing levels of compliance with policies, procedures and regulatory framework
• Evaluating and verifying accounts and reporting findings to the Internal Audit Manager
• Performing special audits as may be requested by management.
• Examining and vouching receipts and payments on daily basis
• Preparing and presenting periodic reports to the Internal Audit Manager
Interested candidates should submit their applications by post or mail addressed to the undersigned
together with academic and professional certificates and current curriculum vitae so as to reach the undersigned by 5:00pm Friday 30th December 2011.
The applicants MUST clearly indicate on the application letter the job reference number.
Applying for both jobs and any canvassing will lead to preliminary disqualification.

The Chief Executive Officer,
Sukari Sacco Society Limited,
P.O Box 841- 50102,
Mumias.
Email: hr@sukarisacco.org

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
Ref: SS/JADV/02/12
Reporting to the Accountant

INTRAHEALTH INTERNATIONAL MONITORING AND EVALAUATION MANAGER AND FINANCE MANAGER JOBS IN KENYA

IntraHealth International believes in a world where all people have an equal opportunity for health and well being.
We have served the public health needs of developing countries for almost 30 years.
We have worked in more than 50 countries, with the support of the US government, foundations,
corporations and individuals.
IntraHealth International supports health workers to succeed, improve policies and systems for a strong workforce, and extend health services to meet communities' needs.
We are currently accepting expressions of interest from potential candidates interested in prospective USAID-funded project in for the following positions:

MONITORING AND EVALUATION MANAGER
Ref/MEM/12/2011
The Monitoring and Evaluation Manager will develop project quantitative and qualitative indicators and
tools, facilitate development and implementation of the Project's annual M&E performance monitoring
plan, budget, and country monitoring plans; contribute to Project work planning, reporting, and results
presentations; and liaise with USAID/W to ensure proper alignment with the Project's global leadership
agenda and compliance with policies and reporting requirements.

Qualifications and Experience
• A master's degree in public health, epidemiology, demographics, business administration or a
related technical field.
• Minimum four (4) years working experience in monitoring, designing, and implementing programs
in health, education or training for workforce development.
• Familiarity and experience with USAID/PEPFAR reporting regulations and requirements.
• Demonstrate applied skills in designing and implementing M&E activities and formative or
operations research for workforce development or related programs.
• Strong skills in quantitative and qualitative data analysis and data management, as well as
demonstrated analytical skills and experience in identifying and evaluating best practices and
state-of-the-art approaches.
• Excellent writing and organization skills for reporting on program and study results with
proficiency in statistical databases (e.g., SPSS, EPI-lnfo).
• Computer literacy in Word, Excel, Power Point.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Swahili.
For more information and to apply:
These positions are pending upon award by USAID. For immediate consideration, please apply by visiting
IntraHealth's career page at http://www.intrahealth.org/section/careers and follow the instructions to submit an online application, including submitting your most recent CV/resume (3 page maximum and in Rich Text Format (RTF)) and Biodata form (found at http://www.intrahealth.org/section/careers).
Applications should be received by January 2, 2012.
IntraHealth International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

FINANCE MANAGER
Ref/FM/12/2011
The Finance Manager will be responsible for overall control and oversight in all financial aspects of the project.
S/he has responsibility for the creation and maintenance of project systems and reporting mechanisms
related to accounting, financial budgeting and reporting in compliance with US government laws and regulations.

IFC INVESTMENT OFFICER JOB IN NAIROBI KENYA - PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS

INVESTMENT OFFICER - PRIVATE EQUITY FUNDS
Basics
Job #: 112507
Title: Investment Officer - Private Equity Funds
Job Stream: Investment
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Close Date: 31-Jan-2012

Background / General description:
IFC seeks to appoint an Investment Officer to join its Nairobi team. The Investment Officer will work across Sub-Saharan Africa and other regions as required.

Duties and Accountabilities:
• Undertake reviews of funds and investee companies and prepare supervision reports, including
portfolio performance analyses in comparison to relevant benchmarks;
• Track and monitor compliance of portfolio companies and propose courses of action in the event
of non-compliance;
• Analyze corporate financial data and other industry information to identify and monitor issues that may affect IFC s investments and recommend actions where necessary;
• Develop an understanding of the target countries in Africa, provide market intelligence, and
develop strong business networks;
• Conduct market studies and help develop a pipeline of potential fund investments; perform
research to determine the level of activity and attractiveness of valuations and returns of funds,
define future trends, and identify best of breed managers;
• Undertake due diligence of potential fund investments; participate in the structuring, negotiating
and execution of deals;
• Prepare investment review materials and presentations to investment committees to obtain
investment approval and negotiate fund documentation;
• Communicate IFC s strategy for funds and its rationale for engaging in specific transactions.

Selection Criteria:
• MBA or equivalent qualification;

PACT KENYA GRANTS OFFICER CAREER OPPORTUNITY IN KENYA

Pact is an International non-governmental organization, which enables systematic solutions that allows those who are poor and marginalized to earn a dignified living, be healthy and take part in the benefits that nature provides.
Pact accomplishes this by strengthening local capacity, forging effective governance systems and
transforming markets into a force for development.
Our three core values are:
• Local Solutions - Our success comes from solutions created with the people we serve.
• Partnerships - Partnerships deepen our impact and promote empowerment.
• Results - Our work must transform lives and make them measurably better. How that change
occurs is as important as the change itself.
Pact envisions a world where those who are poor and marginalized exercise their voice, build their own solutions, and take ownership over their future.
Pact has received funding to be used for ‘targets of opportunity’(TOO), a grant mechanism to respond to the rapidly changing environment and opportunities that may arise in the civil society arena within Kenya.

In this regard, Pact is seeking to recruit a competent and qualified candidate to fill in the position of Grants Officer who will work with other team members within the grants team to manage funding in response to the ‘targets of opportunity’.
Reporting to the Grants Manager, the officer will provide administration of ‘rapid response’ in-kind grants.
The overall role will involve participating in the selection process of prospective grantees, grant
administration to include monitoring and reporting of grants, maintaining of all grants related financial and contract documents and ensuring proper and timely close-out of grants.

GRANTS OFFICER
Duty Station: Nairobi
Supervised By: Grants Manager
Supervises: N/A

Job Purpose:
The Grants Officer will provide administration of ‘rapid response’ in-kind grants aimed at responding to targets of opportunity in the civil society arena.
The overall role will involve participating in the selection process of prospective grantees, grant
administration to include monitoring and reporting of grants, maintaining of all grants related financial and contract documents and ensuring proper and timely close-out of grants.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

Pre-Award
• Carry out pre-award assessments for prospective grantees
• Work with selected partners to ensure budgets are in line with programmatic, cost and feasibility
criteria
• Prepare grant award documents for all in-kind grants for approval, this will include: grant
agreements, negotiation memorandums and modifications
• Coordinate the scheduling of in-kind disbursements
• Update the grants matrix for all ‘rapid response’ in-kind grants and share relevant information with concerned parties as appropriate

Post-Award
• Prepare cash requests for all in-kind grants ensuring amounts requested are reasonable and
within approved budgets and ensuring Pact procurement policies and procedures are followed
when procuring goods and services
• Prepare liquidation reports for grant advances issued
• Review financial reports from grantees where applicable to ensure financial compliance against
grant budgets
• Conduct monthly reconciliations with Finance to ensure grant and finance records are up to date.
• Conduct quarterly financial reviews and grant audits where applicable giving feedback to
grantees as appropriate on areas that need improvement in their systems and procedures
• Track on a monthly basis all questioned and disallowed costs and follow-up on resolution of the
same where applicable
• Maintain up to date knowledge of USAID rules and regulations and ensure implementation at all
times Close-Out
• Ensure that all project advances and commitments are liquidated and outstanding advances
cleared for all in-kind grants
• Follow-up on the preparation of refund cheques for any unliquidated advances for in-kind grants
• Work with the grantees to ensure that all inventory/disposition documentation or in-kind
acknowledgement forms are obtained on close-out of all grants as applicable
• Prepare relevant close-out documents for approval by the Grants Manager to include, close-out
letters and modifications to de-obligate residual funds where applicable

Filing and Administration
• Maintain and update hard copy grant and working files. Slots within these files should be clearly
labelled and organized for ease of reference
• Open a new grant file for every new grant
• Ensure that all grant files are kept under lock and key

ILRI RESEARCH TECHNICIAN JOB CONTRACT IN KENYA

RESEARCH TECHNICIAN – CBPP
Vacancy Number: RT/BIOTEC/12/11
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 2-year contract renewable

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty,bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. ILRI is one of 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ILRI has campuses in Kenya (headquarters) and Ethiopia, with other offices located in other regions of Africa (Mali,Mozambique, and Nigeria) as well as in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam) and East Asia (China).
ILRI seeks to recruit a Research Technician to develop better diagnostics and vaccines against
contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP). Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a fatal lung disease of cattle caused by a mycoplasma.

Job Purpose
To identify mycoplasma components targeted by the primary (IgM) antibody response (a proxy for early infection) and to develop a prototype slide agglutination assay based on these antigens for evaluation as a point-of-care diagnostic. The candidate will be responsible for purifying recombinant mycoplasma proteins and testing them in ELISA and latex agglutination assays for specificity and sensitivity.

Responsibilities
• Culture and quantify mycoplasma in vitro
• Synthesize and purify recombinant mycoplasma proteins
• Evaluate antibody responses from vaccinated and infected cattle against recombinant protein
• Develop a prototype slide agglutination assay

Requirements
• Master of Science degree in a biosciences field
• Have good practical skills in basic molecular biology and microbiology techniques.
• Experience with synthesis and secretion of recombinant proteins, as well as with enzyme assays
• Attention to detail and high degree of precision
• Good organization skills and ability to communicate results orally and in writing
• Proficient in use of Ms Office packages.

JUDICIARY VACANCIES - KADHI AND CHIEF KADHI - JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION OF KENYA

Vacancies in the Judiciary
The Judicial Service Commission of Kenya invites applications from qualified persons for the following positions:

KADHI II (20 POSTS)
Job Ref: V/No.16/2011
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Station: Various
Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to the position of Kadhi II a candidate must:
• Have a degree in Islamic Law or its equivalent from a recognized University/Institution;
• Profess the Islamic faith;
• Be able to effectively communicate in English, Kiswahili and Arabic;
• Be of good conduct in accordance with the Islamic faith;
• Be proficient in computer applications; and
• Possess the qualifications set out in Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya.
In addition, the candidate must possess interpersonal, drafting, negotiation, communication, supervisory,leadership/managerial skills as well as be a team player.

Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidates will be posted to any court station in the country.
• Arbitration of disputes on inheritance, marriage and divorce among Muslim families;
• Solemnizing and registering Muslim marriages;
• Supervising pronunciation of Muslim divorces and registering them;
• Signing of affidavits, declarations and agreements;
• Translating Arabic related documents;
• Supervising the registries under him in consultation with the Magistrate in-charge; and
• Keeping records of all arbitrations and submitting returns of registered marriages and divorces to
the Chief Kadhi.
The post of Kadhi II is the entry grade for the Kadhi’s cadre. An officer at this level will undergo an induction course for at least three (3) months and will work under close supervision of the Chief Kadhi.
Interested and qualified persons are requested to make their applications by either filling in the online Application for Employment forms JSC 2A (for public officers) or JSC 2 (for other applicants) available on the Judiciary website www.judiciary.go.ke/jobs.
So as to reach the Commission on or before 4th January, 2012 at 5.00 p.m.
The Judicial Service Commission is an Equal Opportunity Employer and selects candidates on merit,through fair and open competition from the widest range of eligible candidates.
The Secretary
Judicial Service Commission
The Supreme Court of Kenya
P.O. Box 30041-00100,
Nairobi

KADHI I (1 POST)
Job Ref: V/No.17/2011
Terms of Service: Permanent and Pensionable
Station: Various

Requirements for Appointment
For appointment to the position of Kadhi I a candidate must:
• Possess a degree in Islamic Law or its equivalent from a recognized university/institution;
• Profess the Islamic faith;
• Be able to effectively communicate in English, Kiswahili and Arabic;
• Be of good conduct in accordance with the Islamic faith;
• Be proficient in computer applications;
• Possess the qualifications set out in Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya; and
• Have served as Kadhi II for at least 3 years or in an equivalent position.
In addition, the candidate must possess interpersonal, drafting, negotiation, communication, supervisory,
leadership/managerial skills as well as be a team player.

Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidates will be posted to a court station in the country.
• Arbitration of disputes on inheritance, marriage and divorce among Muslim families;
• Solemnizing and registering Muslim marriages;
• Supervising pronunciation of Muslim divorces and registering them;
• Signing of affidavits, declarations and agreements;
• Translating Arabic related documents;
• Supervising the registries under him in consultation with the Magistrate in-charge; and
• Keeping records of all arbitrations and submitting returns of registered marriages and divorces to
the Chief Kadhi.

Interested and qualified persons are requested to make their applications by either filling in the online Application for Employment forms JSC 2A (for public officers) or JSC 2 (for other applicants) available on the Judiciary website www.judiciary.go.ke/jobs.
So as to reach the Commission on or before 4th January, 2012 at 5.00 p.m.