1. Civil Engineer (Urban)
2. Sanitation Officer
3. Quality Assurance Officer (QAO)
4. Human Resources Officer
5. Internal Audit Manager
Water Services Trust Fund, Kenya is a State Corporation established under the Water Act, 2002 with the mandate “to assist in financing the provision of water services to areas of Kenya which are without adequate water services.”In order to meet its mandate, WSTF would like to fill the following positions.
Position: Civil Engineer (Urban)
Ref:- WSTF/1/UPC Engineer
Location: Nairobi with frequent travel to the field
The Civil Engineer (Urban) will take a central role in developing, promoting and guiding the use of appropriate innovative technologies.
Reporting to the Investment Manager, S/he will coordinate and guide the work of the urban team with the WSTF management, partners and other agencies.
The candidate should be a strategic thinker able to integrate and efficiently lead a team. S/he should be capable of communicating amongst diverse group(s).
Specific duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the urban team within WSTF in working closely with the management, partners and other agencies to provide technical support and conceptual guidance for water, sanitation and hygiene interventions;
- Promoting and providing guidance in use of appropriate technologies, including supporting in the development of tools/standards/systems for investments;
- Responsible for designing application formats and evaluation criteria for the projects;
- Supporting collaborating institutions and communities in preparation of viable proposals;
- Verifying that project proposals are in line with Water Services Trust Fund’s selection criteria;
- Appraising water and sanitation project proposals – both desk and field appraisals- and ensuring compliance to technical, financial and social standards and the appraisal criteria;
- Ensuring that the funding agreements are prepared in line with the WSTF requirements;
- Providing conceptual and technical assistance to Water Service Providers (WSPs) in the design and implementation of Water Supply Systems (WSS) appropriate for low income areas, in liaison with Water Service Boards and with the support of Field Monitors(FMs);
- Coordinate the work of the FMs;
- Preparing project briefs for presentation to management;
- Updating of the databank on all proposals and funded projects;
- Preparation of Urban Project Concept (UPC)annual workplans; Supervise and appraise his/her juniors;
- Reviewing and developing effective supervision and monitoring tools;
- Monitoring of funded activities according to work plans to ensure that quality, time and cost standards are met;
- Liaise with implementing agencies and communities for post implementation monitoring and evaluation;
- Identifying new investment opportunities;
- Generate periodic departmental reports to both management and partners;
- Developing long-term departmental strategies, policies and plans to facilitate achievement of overall WSTF objectives;
- Performing any duties as may be assigned from time to time.
- Have a BSc in Civil Engineering/ environmental engineering from a recognized university;
- Be a registered engineer with the Engineers Registration Board (ERB) of Kenya;
- Be a member of the Institute of Engineers of Kenya (IEK);
- Have at least 8 years working experience of which at least 5 years should be in the water sector;
- Posses excellent skills in team management, project design, coordination, monitoring/supervision and evaluation;
- Be a self driven, innovative and proactive personality capable of working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines in addition to working under minimal supervision;
- Be a good communicator capable of articulating issues and advising the management and donors on matters related to the programme;
- Be a person of high integrity capable of mentoring his/her juniors;
- Be proficient in the use of computer MS Office and computer aided designs (AutoCAD);
- Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering will be an added advantage;
- Experience in working in low income urban areas is an added advantage.
Ref: WSTF/2/SO
Location: Nairobi with frequent travel to the field
Reporting to the Investment Manager, the Sanitation Officer is responsible for effective planning, budgeting, implementation and evaluation of community-based safe and affordable water and sanitation projects.
S/he will strengthen the community’s capacity to adopt water, sanitation and hygiene practices as well as take ownership, operate, maintain and manage in a sustainable manner the WSTF projects.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Facilitating the establishment of public sanitation (off-site and on-site) as well as sustainable plot and onsite household-level sanitation in high demand areas of sanitation such as low income urban and rural areas;
- Assessing the technical proposals prepared by the Water Service Providers (WSPs) for funding of water and sanitation projects and advice WSTF Management on their acceptability for funding, ensuring adequacy and completeness in terms of public health rules and regulations and environmental protection standards;
- Providing conceptual and technical assistance to the Water Service Providers (WSPs) during design and implementation of adequate and sustainable sanitation for the low income urban and rural areas, in liaison with the Water Services Boards (WSBs);
- Monitoring and evaluation of projects according to work plans to ensure that quality, time and cost standards are met;
- Collecting baseline data and building up of a resource base on sanitation;
- Support, sensitize and train (or arrange appropriate training) staff and agents in sanitation concepts and strategies;
- Participating in the development and implementation of a sanitation strategy (public, plot and house hold-level sanitation) for low income areas, including a social marketing approach which will allow the WSPs to prepare proposals for sanitation projects;
- Develop innovative sanitation concepts, e.g. UDDT, Ecosan, e.t.c;
- Prepare progress reports on all WSTF supported activities and participate in studies related to water supply and sanitation for the low income urban and rural population;
- Participating in preparation and implementation of annual work plans, budgets and budget controls;
- Performing any duties as may be assigned from time to time.
- BSc Degree in Engineering, public health or related field from a recognized university;
- 6 years practical experience with significant element of this relating to sanitation and/ or public health;
- Project Management skills and experience with proven record of supervision of ‘ sanitation projects in water sector preferably the low income areas or setting;
- A good understanding of the water and sanitation sector;
- Experience in working in low income urban areas will be an added advantage; Be a self driven, innovative and proactive personality capable of working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines;
- Be a good communicator capable of articulating issues and advising the management and donors on matters related to the programme;
- Proficiency in MS Office, and working knowledge of other relevant technical software;
- Post graduate qualification is an added advantage;
- Experience on multi-donor funded programmes or in low income areas will be considered an asset;
Ref:- WSTF/3/ QAO
Location: Nairobi with frequent travel to the field
Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, the QAO is responsible for the Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) of WSTFs funding systems and activities, and the impact of its investments.
Other duties include documentation of best practices and maintenance of ISO requirements for continued improvement.
S/he should be a self driven individual, and demonstrate a desire to achieve continued improvement. S/he should have knowledge in project management.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Developing and implementing monitoring and evaluation tools;
- Coordinating the setting of minimum standards for WSTF funded projects with regard to sociological, environmental, financial and technical issues with regard to implementation processes;
- Reviewing and appraisal of WSTF procedures and systems for project management;
- Undertaking direct or outsource spot check monitoring visits of projects to improve implementation of projects according to plan, quality, budget and set standards;
- Preparing of M & E reports on WSTF sponsored projects as and when needed;
- Developing and implementing ISO standards;
- Performing any duties as may be assigned from time to time.
- BSc Degree either in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering or related discipline from a recognized University;
- Must have 5 years relevant experience in development or engineering environment;
- Must posses proven track record in orientation on results;
- Must be a self driven individual, demonstrating a constant desire to achieve improved results;
- Proficient in MS Office and working knowledge of other relevant technical software;
- Post graduate qualification in project management as well as experience in applying ISO quality standards will be an added advantage;
Ref:- WSTF/4/HRO
Location: Nairobi
Reporting to the CEO, the Human Resources Officer is responsible for the administration and effective implementation of HR strategies, provision of human resources services and management, and the facilitation of the development of a strong workforce capacity and organisational development of WSTF.
The WSTF recognizes that its greatest asset is its people. The Human Resources Officer ensures that WSTF has able and motivated team to support the Fund in achieving its mandate and goals. This position asks for a proactive candidate with good interpersonal and communication skills and expert knowledge in Human Resource Management (HRM) processes.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Providing leadership in the formulation and implementation of human resources strategy and policy, in line with overall policies and guidelines of the Organization and GoK;
- Providing leadership in development of strategies on organizational structure, team building, and capacity building;
- Providing administrative guidance and management of office services and assets (amongst others, fleet management);
- Preparation of the HR development plans, training projections and budgets;
- Coordinating the recruiting and staffing process;
- Developing, implementing and reviewing guidelines and procedures for employment and performance appraisal of staff in accordance with international best practice;
- Coordinating the preparation of tools for monitoring staff performance and reporting on the same;
- Review and analyse job descriptions and make necessary recommendations;
- Ensuring maintenance of harmonious employment relations;
- Ensuring timely and accurate processing of payroll;
- Establishing appropriate reward and motivational process;
- Forecasting skills requirements, undertaking training needs assessment and ensuring implementation of the same;
- Monitoring and evaluation of all training programmes;
- Responsible for maintenance of meticulous and up-to-date personnel records of individual staff, including contracts, insurance, assessments, leaves and personnel files;
- Advise on all staff matters;
- Performing any duties as may be assigned from time to time.
- University degree in HRM or a first degree in Social Sciences from a recognized university with a professional qualification in HRM;
- Minimum 5 years of relevant professional experience in a HR related position;
- Excellent knowledge and command of HRM rules, regulations, procedures, and policies;
- Excellent knowledge of performance management and other HR processes;
- Good knowledge of Kenyan labour legislation;
- Good interpersonal and negotiation skills with ability to engage diverse range of employees;
- Good presentation and communications skills, written and verbal;
- Ability to proactively identify organisational needs and match them with appropriate solutions;
- Proficiency in MS Office;
- Experience in developing and delivering in-house training programmes including a range of facilitation methods to optimize learning will be considered an asset.
Ref:- WSTF/5/IAM
Location: Nairobi
The Internal Audit Manger reports functionally to the Audit Committee of the Board of Trustees (BoT) and administratively to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the WSTF.
S/he is responsible for providing the BoT and the CEO with an objective assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of the management’s internal control systems, procedures and policies with view to safeguarding proper utilization of resources.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Advising the management on the adequacy of the internal control system, risk management and governance framework of the WSTF and give recommendations on improvement and continuously review and analyse implementation, including but not limited to
- funds received by the WSTF and the supported institutions procurement of supplies, equipment and services
- Establishing and reviewing audit policies and procedures, developing detailed audit programmes, plans and schedules;
- Ensure compliance to audit policies and procedures as outlined by the GoK and other professional bodies;
- Verification of disbursements received and expenditures incurred;
- Audit the expenditure at the project level and the recipient institutions against the authorized work plans so as to assess their relevance, appropriateness and general enforceability;
- Check and assess the timely submission of periodic reports;
- Preparing periodic audit reports to the Audit Committee of the BoT and to the CEO
- Liaising with external auditors on the annual audits and ensuring that reports are implemented timely;
- Carrying out risk assessments to guide in the prioritization of audit assignments;
- Verify and analyze periodical financial returns;
- Review, analyze and evaluate budgetary allocations;
- Provide secretarial support to the WSTF Audit committee;
- Carrying out investigations/ special audits on irregularities identified;
- Performing any duties as may be assigned from time to time.
- B.Com degree in Accounting or related field
- At least 8 years experience in internal audit of which 3yrs must be in a public institution;
- A Masters degree in Finance or MBA;
- Must possess professional qualifications such as CPA (K), ACCA, CISA;
- Must be a member of a professional body;
- Possess knowledge on computerized management and financial systems;
- Experience at senior level of management;
- Excellent administrative capabilities and a high degree of professional competence in managing resources of an internal audit department to ensure delivery in key performance areas in audit and risk management;
- Must show excellent analytical and interpersonal skills with a good sense of judgment;
- Must be a self driven individual, demonstrating a constant desire to achieve continued organizational improvement.
Interested and suitably qualified candidates should submit their applications with the job title & Ref No: clearly marked on the envelope enclosing copies of their academic, professional certificate and testimonials, giving details of telephone contacts, email address current position and remuneration with three referees; one academic and two professional to:
Chief Executive Officer
Water Services Trust Fund
Upper Hill, Mara Road,
CIC Plaza, 1st Floor,
P O Box 49699 00100,
Nairobi
To be received not later than Wednesday 23rd June, 2010 close of business.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
