Planned Parenthood Global (PP Global)
is the international division of Planned Parenthood Federation of America
(PPFA) an international nongovernmental organization working in the field of
sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Driver will provide logistical, transport and office
support for the project in Kisumu.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Drive office vehicle on official trips as
necessary
- Ensure vehicle is well maintained and properly
equipped
- Maintain vehicle records such as mileage
- Perform office duties including cleaning,
photocopying, distribution and logistics
Education and Experience:
- Minimum O-level education.
- Valid Kenya driver’s license.
- Good knowledge of Kenya traffic laws.
- Basic knowledge of vehicle maintenance and
trouble shooting.
- Minimum five years experience of driving,
three years of which should be on up-country routes and experience driving
4x4 vehicles.
Skills:
- Flexible and willing to work for long
hours.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication
skills.
- Excellent organizational skills including the
ability to handle a variety of assignments sometimes with inflexible
deadlines.
- Proficiency in both written and spoken English
and Kiswahili.
- Basic computer skills an added advantage.
Communications Officer - Nairobi to provide technical support for project related
communications activities.
Duties and
Responsibilities
- Develop and implement project communication
plans.
- Identify partners training and technical
assistance needs, and tailor training and technical assistance to support
communications activities
- Adapt and/or develop partner behavior change
communication (BCC) strategies and materials.
- Train and provide TA to partners on
implementing BCC strategies.
- Work with partners to identify and document
project best practices and success stories.
- Develop and implement plans and tools to
monitor and measure results of project communication activities.
- Develop and disseminate communications
materials.
- Write program briefs, articles for
publication, and make presentations at conferences.
Education and Experience:
- Master’s degree in communication or mass media
plus a minimum of five years working experience in managing communications
within the development section.
- Experience in developing health communication
strategies, behavior change communication materials and providing training
and technical assistance on health communication activities including
working with both electronic and print media.
- Preference will be given to candidates with
experience working on sexual and reproductive health communications.
Skills and Knowledge:
- Ability to work independently and as a member
of a team;
- good analytical and decision making
skills;
- ability to anticipate, prioritize and manage
multiple tasks with keen attention to detail and follow through;
- ability to meet deadlines;
- good computer skills in Word, Excel and
PowerPoint; and electronic literature search.
- Strong knowledge of reproductive health and
rights issues, particularly demand creation for services and service
delivery.
- Must demonstrate good interpersonal and
negotiation skills; and cultural sensitivity is imperative.
- Ability to analyze and synthesize information,
and communicate clearly and persuasively verbally and in writing.
- Must possess excellent written and oral
English communication skills.
- Ability to read and write in French is highly
desirable.
- Ability to travel a minimum of 35% of time to
three project countries.
Office Manager - Kisumu will
be responsible for providing administrative, logistical and general office support
in the Kisumu Office, the hub of the project.
Experience working
at a regional or international level would be an added advantage as is a good
understanding of procurement best practice.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide day to day administrative management
- Liaise with the operations team in Nairobi on
financial and administrative issues including travel advances, travel
reconciliations, petty cash, leave plans, time sheets etc.
- Manage relationships with partners, vendors,
suppliers and consultants.
- Review and maintain administrative and project
files.
- Supervise maintenance of office vehicle,
office equipment and general office cleaning and repairs.
- Analyze internal processes, recommend and
implement process or policy changes to improve office operations.
- Manage the reception including telephone, mail
and visitors management.
- Prepare and dispatch mail and courier packages
and receive, sort and distribute mail.
- Source and procure office supplies and
stationery and maintain an up-to-date inventory of commodities, equipment
and supplies.
- Responsible for distribution of commodities
and equipment to partners.
- Provide logistical support including booking
of travel and related arrangement for meetings and workshops
Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of five years
experience in administrative management within the development sector.
Skills and Knowledge:
- Ability to work independently and as a member
of a team.
- Good analytical and decision making
skills.
- Ability to anticipate, prioritize and manage
multiple tasks with keen attention to detail and follow through.
- Capacity to work under pressure and meet
inflexible deadlines.
- Must demonstrate good interpersonal
skills.
- Cultural sensitivity imperative.
- Ability to analyze and synthesize information,
and communicate clearly and persuasively verbally and in writing.
- Must possess excellent written and oral
English communication skills.
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and
basic accounting.
- Strong computer skills.
- Ability to travel a minimum of 35% of
time.
- Knowledge of sexual and reproductive health
and rights programming an advantage.
Grant Accountant - Kisumu will monitor and manage grant expenditure and
budgets, and provide technical support to partners.
This will involve
financial tracking, analysis and providing financial data for use in reporting,
and ensuring compliance with reporting requirements.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Codes, tracks and processes invoices,
vouchers, advances, expense reports and other schedules to ensure
completeness, accuracy, reasonability and validity.
- Prepares payment documents including payroll
and related deductions, advances and various schedules. Write cheques and
completes bank reconciliations.
- Prepares and maintains internal documents to
support financial reports; monitors spending performance and ensures that
financial reports are accurate and timely.
- Participates in pre-funding capacity
assessments of potential partners.
- Assists in reviewing, finalizing and managing
grant budgets/proposals.
- Reviews grant progress and financial reports
(PFRs) and works closely with program staff to resolve and follow up grant
financial and audit issues.
- Mentors partners and provides technical
capacity development to plan, implement, monitor and report on grants
awarded.
- Continuously reviews accounting procedures,
internal controls and financial reports of grantees, performs risk
assessments and establishes risk mitigation plans.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance,
commerce or business administration.
- CPA (K)/ACCA qualification.
- Minimum of three years experience in grants
management.
- Experience working with foundation grants
preferred.
- A good understanding of best practices in
procurement necessary.
Skills and Knowledge:
- Ability to work independently and as a member
of a team.
- Good analytical and decision making
skills.
- Ability to anticipate, prioritize and manage
multiple tasks with keen attention to detail and follow through.
- Capacity to work under pressure and meet
inflexible deadlines.
- Must demonstrate good interpersonal
skills.
- Cultural sensitivity imperative.
- Ability to analyze and synthesize information,
and communicate clearly and persuasively verbally and in writing.
- Must possess excellent written and oral
English communication skills.
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint and
accounting software.
- Ability to travel a minimum of 35% of
time.
- Knowledge of sexual and reproductive health
and rights programming an advantage.
Program Officer - Kisumu will
provide technical support to sexual and reproductive health service delivery
partners with a bias for clinical quality assurance.
Duties and
Responsibilities
- Work with partners to implement a focused
service delivery project.
- Work with partners to identify and address
training and technical assistance needs to ensure programmatic,
organizational and financial strengthening.
- Work with partners to assure quality for SRH
service delivery in supported health facilities.
- Coordinate with PPFA staff, national and
international agencies, and consultants to provide specialized training
and technical assistance to partners.
- Work with PP Global regional and HQ staff on
country, regional and division level M&E activities and support
partners to develop and implement project monitoring and evaluation plans
- Work with PPFA finance staff to support and
monitor programmatic and financial performance of grants.
- Write program reports and collaborate with
others in proposal writing.
- Write abstracts and articles for publication
and conference presentation.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in health related field and
a minimum of five years of experience as a clinical officer or nurse
preferably in a sexual and reproductive health (SRH) setting.
- Must have experience conducting trainings.
Skills and Knowledge:
- Ability to work independently and as a member
of a team.
- Good analytical and decision making
skills.
- Ability to anticipate, prioritize and manage
multiple tasks with keen attention to detail and follow through and meet
deadlines.
- Good computer skills in Word, Excel and
PowerPoint; data management and analysis applications; and electronic
literature search.
- Strong knowledge of sexual and reproductive
health and rights issues, particularly demand creation for services and
service delivery.
- Must demonstrate good interpersonal and
negotiation skills; and cultural sensitivity is imperative.
- Ability to analyze and synthesize information,
and communicate clearly and persuasively verbally and in writing.
- Must possess excellent written and oral
English communication skills.
- Ability to travel a minimum of 35% of time.
How to Apply
Please send your application cover
letter, curriculum vitae with three references and salary history via email to
aro.recruit@ppfa.org no later than 15th February 2015 with the title of the
position for which you are applying as the Email Subject.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
Planned Parenthood Global is an equal
opportunity employer.