Vacancy Announcement
Re-Advertisement: Amkeni Wakenya is a grant management facility
established by UNDP for supporting civil society organisations working in the
area of democratic governance.
Some of the notable governance processes
to which Amkeni Wakenya has contributed include promoting national healing and
reconciliation following the 2007/8 post- election violence; Civic education in
the run-up to the 2010 Referendum on the Constitution, Civic education on the
2010 Constitution, and civic and voter education on the 2013 general elections
and the transition to devolved government.
Amkeni Wakenya has adopted an integrated approach in the form of grants, capacity building and knowledge management.
Amkeni Wakenya’s four- year (2015 –
2018), strategic plan introduces a new devolved phase of the project with the
head office in Nairobi and six regional offices across Kenya. It makes
implementation of the 2010 Constitution of Kenya the central framework on the
basis of which all CSO projects will be supported.
UNDP Kenya invites applications for the following positions in the Amkeni Wakenya Project:
Position Information
Post Title: Programme Analyst
(6 Positions)
Contract Type: Service
Contract
Location: Isiolo,
Meru, Kisumu, Eldoret, Mombasa, Garissa
Grade/Band: SB4/SC9
Direct Supervisor: Programme Specialist
Duration: One
year, renewable subject to funding availability and performance
Background: The Programme Analyst will implement Amkeni
Wakenya’s project activities in the Regional Offices and be the first point of
contact for implementing partners.
Serving as a “one-stop-shop”
facilitator, the Programme Analyst will coordinate an integrated service to
implementing partners in the region from initiating calls for proposals, grant
management, policy support, capacity building, monitoring and reporting.
Supported by a Grants Associate, the
Programme Analyst will report to the Programme Manager or Programme Specialist.
Required skills and experience:
Education
- Master’s Degree in Political Science, Law,
Public administration, Business Management, Development Studies or other
related fields; or Bachelor degree plus 4 years of relevant experience.
Experience
- At least 2 years of relevant experience in
project management or a related field
- Substantial experience in grants management
and coordination including pre-and post-award management, financial
analysis and budgeting
- Proven hands on experience in programme
planning, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of civil society
organizations projects
- Professional experience with civil society
organizations in Kenya
- Good understanding of political, developmental
and other institutions of Kenya involved in devolution, human rights,
governance and rule of law
Candidates applying for this
positions MUST CLEARLY indicate their preferred location(s).
Date of Issue: 23 February 2015
Closing Date: 1 March 2015
This is a RE-ADVERTISEMENT and all
those who previously applied MUST resubmit their application if they would like
to be considered for the positions.
To apply to the above positions, access the UNDP Job Site athttps://undpcareers.partneragencies.org/
The full terms of reference/ Job
Description for the positions can also be accessed on the UNDP Job Site.
Notice: UNDP, as a matter of practice, does not charge any
application, processing or training fee at any stage of the recruitment
process.
“UNDP is an equal opportunity employer which strives to achieve overall balance in its staffing patterns”.