RTI is an independent organization
dedicated to conducting innovative, multidisciplinary research that improves
the human condition.
With a worldwide staff of more than
4,000 people, RTI offers innovative research and development and a full
spectrum of multidisciplinary services.
RTI anticipates staffing the
following expertise in long term job positions for donor funded TUSOME Early
Grade Reading and TAYARI Early Childhood Development and Education
Project.
TUSOME is focused on curriculum
support, teacher training and teaching material development to improve the
quality of early grade instruction in formal and non-formal schools through a
reading intervention.
TAYARI is focused on pre-literacy and
pre-numeracy skills development for school readiness.
The positions will be based in the
counties of Nairobi.
Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Officer
Nairobi
The M&E Officer will work closely
with the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Officer and is responsible for
supporting M&E activities for the Nairobi region, supporting several
counties.
S/he will manage the monitoring data
and share it with external internal experts to improve TAYARI Project’s use of
data for decision-making.
S/he will submit high quality and
clean data for aggregation to national level, and be able to quickly generate
high quality periodic reports on TAYARI progress.
The M&E Officer will also oversee
particular research studies and supervise M&E Assistants in the
organization.
The officer will support a small team
of M&E Assistants, and play a proactive role to ensure that TAYARI
Project’s data is of high quality, that reports are done well and on time, and
that decision-makers have data for decision-making.
S/he will provide direct assistance
to build clients’ capabilities in M&E and act as a trainer of other
technical assistance providers as needed.
Qualifications & Experience
- Minimum of Master’s degree in Statistics,
Demography, population studies or a related field in Social Sciences with
at least (8) eight years of experience in monitoring &
evaluation.
- Experience in M&E capacity building for
individuals and organizations required.
- Previous M&E experience on a donor funded
program desired.
- Proficiency in evaluation design and
development of indicators; designing and conducting small-scale research
studies; report writing and working knowledge of descriptive and
inferential statistics required.
- Stata or SPSS skills preferred.
- Previous supervisory experience required.
Administrative Assistant
1 Position
Nairobi
The Administrative Assistant ensures
that administrative systems in the Nairobi office are conducted according to;
all RTI policies, client regulations, standard operating procedures and good
business practice.
In addition, the person provides
reception, secretarial, administrative and logistics support management to the
Nairobi staff.
The person will facilitate effective
communication between the Nairobi Office and its key clients and
partners.
Qualifications and experience:
- A minimum of three (3) years relevant
experience and a Higher Diploma in Administration or Secretarial
studies;
- Additional qualification in office management,
business management or accounting preferred.
- Experience in logistics management, organizing
workshops and training courses, preparing, monitoring budgets and petty
cash management in an international organization preferred.
- Experience within the Not for Profit sector
and familiarity with donor reporting requirements is preferred.
Driver
2 Positions
Nairobi
The driver will drive project and
office staff members, consultants and other visitors on project and office
business.
The driver will ensure that the
vehicles have all required registrations, licensing and inspections.
In addition the driver will ensure
that necessary documentation is retained with the vehicle and the vehicle has
sufficient amount of gas at all times.
The person will maintain the
vehicles’ cleanliness and its security and maintain a record of trips including
kilometers traveled, fuel consumed and dates of oil changes, all according to
established reporting framework.
Qualifications and experience:
- A minimum 5 years relevant experience with
valid Kenya driver’s license;
- proof of good driving record;
- Familiarity with rural terrain
preferred.
- Fluency in oral and written English and
Kiswahili language required.
How to Apply
To apply, please email cover letter
and CV to hrapplications@nb.rti.org by 18th September, 2015 by 2.00 p.m.
Applicants must include the, POSITION
and REGION in the subject line of the email.
Please do not attach copies of
certificates.
We regret that only shortlisted
applicants will be contacted.
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