Senior Finance & Administration Manager
Job Description
To provide overall management of the WV East
Africa Regional (EAR) Office Finance and administration functions. The role
will ensure financial stewardship, accountability, reliability and accuracy of
financial information, and strategies, systems and skills to support the
operations of the office.
Key Responsibilities:
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Job Description
Candidates must be legally authorised to work
in Kenya. No relocation assistance available.
Only local candidates will be considered.
Purpose Of Position:
The position will also ensure effective and
efficient administrative support to the EARO staff, hosted units, Global Centre
(GC) and national offices and adherence to the law of the land and representing
WV’s interests in legally binding contracts.
Communicate World Vision’s Christian ethos and
demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that is an example to others.
Key Responsibilities:
Finance & Administration Management:
· Manage the finance and administration units in EARO and
ensure smooth running efficient delivery of services.
· Identify gaps in financial, administrative and procurement
policies and provide appropriate recommendations for development and review.
· Ensure adherence to partnership policies and guidelines
including International Financial and procurement Manuals.
· Manage RO budget, cash flow and project funding.
· Facilitate the budgeting process as per budget guidelines.
· Prepare quarterly analysis of the financial performance of
the Regional Office(RO) and provide appropriate recommendation.
· Ensure effective operation of the RO to ensure optimal use
of resources.
· Supervise all aspects of supply chain from tendering,
procurement, logistics and stores.
· Ensure implementation of new partnership initiatives
involving Finance and Administration.
· Ensure that staff in EARO have a safe work environment in
accordance with the OSHA standards.
· Contribute to the development of supply chain strategies
and approaches.
Finance & Administration Accountability
and Reporting:
· Design systems, policies and procedures that provide
appropriate levels of security and control of EARO assets, resources and
operations.
· Ensure implementation of efficient and effective internal
control systems.
· Submit timely and accurate periodic reports.
Cost Efficiency and Effectiveness:
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Lead in the negotiations, preparation and
ensure execution of contracts.
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Promote benchmarks for determining effective
resource utilization at all levels.
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Ensure competitiveness in procurement process.
Risk Management and Controls:
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Ensure that appropriate financial systems and
controls are in place to minimize risk.
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Ensure that management responses to audits
performed are sent on time to the Audit Department , and that audit
recommendations are implemented.
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Ensure adequate preparation and participation
in internal and external audits.
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Monitor the Financial Risk Matrix and act
accordingly.
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People Management & Capacity Building:
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Identify capacity gaps and ensure appropriate development
interventions for finance and administration unit.
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Facilitate operations and other non-finance
staff in understanding and interpretation of financial policies, guidelines and
reports.
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Ensure roll out of finance and procurement
initiatives relating to EARO.
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Set and monitor performance standards for Snr.
Finance & Administrative officers and provide overall mentorship and
coaching to the department staff.
Others:
· Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
· Representative in special task forces and committees.
· Active representation strategic regional meetings and
forums.
Qualifications
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Degree in Finance, Accounting or related
field. MBA is preferred.
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Certified Public Accountant.
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8 years’ experience in Finance and
Administration roles preferably in the humanitarian sector, 4 of which must
have been in management level.
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Solid knowledge of accounting principles,
financial systems, budget/cash-flow monitoring and internal accounting
controls.
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Good knowledge of procurement processes and
internal control systems.
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Working knowledge of the WV Partnership is
preferred.
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Must have good working knowledge of
computerized accounting software, preferably Sun Systems & Vision and
literacy in using Microsoft Office programs.
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Ability to work in a cross cultural
environment.
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Able to solve complex problems and to exercise
independent judgment.
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High professional ethics and integrity.
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Good interpersonal skills.
Work Environment/Travel:
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Work environment: Office-based with occasional
travel.
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Travel: Domestic and international travel may
be required.
How to Apply
Regional Resource Development Director
Purpose of Position:
To lead the region and support the National
Offices efforts to drive growth in EAR region for private non-sponsorship and
public/institutional grants income in alignment with regional and NOs strategy.
To support the National Offices in increasing
and diversifying bilateral, multilateral, major foundations, private public
partnerships, GIK non-food items, corporates and grants income, by providing
over strategic direction in line with Regional and National Offices strategies.
To build relationships, capacity and
collaboration to effectively grow the portfolio, ensure effective pipeline and
win rate to meet programming needs.
To support productive engagement and retention
of governments, multilateral and private sector donors through successful
grants implementation and strong donor relations with the aim of maximizing and
diversifying the funding base.
Key
Responsibilities:
Strategy and Leadership:
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Provide day to day leadership and management
to the Regional Resource Development Function in supporting National Offices
(NOs) grants acquisition and management.
·
In conjunction with Regional Office of
Strategy Management and the Regional Leader (RL), and National Directors (NDs),
provide strategic direction for grants acquisition (both public and private) in
the region in alignment with NO needs, strategic initiatives and contribution
to Child Well Being (CWB) targets.
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In accordance with Global GAM processes and
the NO Business Planning Cycle, assist the RL and NDs in setting annual grant
income projections to be used in the NDs Performance Agreements.
·
Lead team planning, ensuring efficient and
effective deployment of time and talent to effectively support NOs.
·
Lead capacity development planning with
Regional Office (RO), NO, Suport Office (SO). Lead efficient issue resolution
across NO/SO as needed.
Grants Acquisition:
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Assist NOs in setting up vibrant Grant
Acquisition Management (GAM) teams and structures and ensure that competent
staff are recruited by NO GAM teams.
·
Enable NOs to manage opportunity pipeline
tracking planning (i.e. regional/country level donors mapping, strategic
direction and areas of alignment, etc) maintaining an overview of regional
grant funding and resource development in aligment with NO strategic directions
and Our Promise 2030.
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Ensure in coordination with SOs and the RO,
cross functional team support to NOs for proposals development.
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Support the NOs in the development of
consortia whenever necessary in preparation for upcoming opportunities.
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In collaboration with the global center and SO
technical and ministry specialists, support the prepositioning of unsolicited
proposals and the development of a pipeline of innovative products.
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In line with Global GAM facilitate and ensure
the use of a key grants database for performance monitoring and portfolio
management in SAP region in place. This database includes past grant
performance (All grants – US, EU, DFID, JICA, Global Fund etc.).
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Provide background information to facilitate
readiness for concept/proposal development.
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Support NOs to understand and use the Grants
Risk Assessment Form to facilitate the Go/No Go Decision.
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Depending on size of grant, profile and donor
requirement, work with P&C and relevant SOs to hire high performing staff
(i.e. chief of party, etc).
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To stimulate and provide strategic direction
for NOs to pursue non-traditional funding sources, identifying emerging or
untapped high potential donors and new emerging models.
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Lead engagement with Learning Centers and SOs
to build shared ownership and engagement in Resource acquisition.
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Support local Resource Development and
branding, in conjunction with Communications.
Pre-positioning & Donor Engagement:
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Identify key relationships to strengthen
national and regional positioning and elevate WV’s profile with peer agencies,
government, foundations, multilateral, private sector and donors.
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Work with and through National Offices and in
collaboration with SOs IPG colleagues, to cultivate and maintain strong donor
relationships at regional and country level, developing engagement strategies
for each donor or a group of donors.
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Monitor the donor competitive landscape, and
circulate funding forecasts to NOs to enable them to organize prepositioning
meetings with donors.
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Provide support and guidance to NOs in
development of capacity statements to be utilized during prepositioning
meetings with donors.
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Maintain an up-to-date record of the
requirements of current potential regional donors and be proactive in the
lookout for opportunities for regional donors etc.
·
Research, analyze, develop, and track
relationships with new and current donors at regional level and share
information with NOs.
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In conjunction with Regional Communications
department, develop key marketing material and external audience mapping to
assist RO/NOs to preposition WV in East Africa.
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Participate in strategic regional donor
meetings with foundations, bilateral and multilateral institutions etc.
Grants Management & Compliance:
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Mobilize cross-RO functional support to NOs
for GAM performance (RL, finance, operations, P&C, strategy, technical,
QA).
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Ensure significant Grant audit /
implementation issue are brought to the attention of NDs, RL/ SDO. Coordinate
with SOs, NOs and the ARFDG to ensure key grant document as per the agreement
are tracked. (semi & annual reports, mid-term and final evaluation reports,
quarterly financial report etc.) and a successful close out of large scale
grants.
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In conjunction with finance ensure compliance
in key grant areas (e.g. eligibility, CAL, match, grant decision making powers,
etc). Flag critical policy or systems issues needing resolution by GC.
Collaboration and Learning:
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Support capacity building of GAM units at
RO/NO level, including technical staff and LCs to build their GAM capacity.
Prioritize NOs to support.
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Strengthen capacities in grants-related and
resource mobilization areas at regional and country level through capacity
building, mentoring, coaching etc.
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Lead, manage and provide capacity building
support to employees in the RDU department, & seconded staff by ensuring
clear goals and accountabilities are established and achieved.
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Ensure individuals’ performance and
development needs are met, and employees are high performing and engaged.
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Engage in NO GAM staff hiring processes.
Depending on size of grant, profile and donor requirement, work with P&C to
hire high performing staff (.i.e. chief of party, etc.)
·
Identify capacity gaps at NOs in grants
acquisition and management and other factors leading to poor win rates and
grants implementation and work with SOs and the RGM to address them.
·
Lead capacity development planning with RO,
NOs & SOs (i.e. identification of capacity gaps at NOs in GAM, capacity
building initiatives for National Directors in Grants acquisition, grants
management training in various government and multilateral donors’ regulations,
training in common areas leading to poor grant implementation, as well as
partnering and innovative programme design).
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Lead with the SOs, the roll out of the
partnership grants acquisition training software (i.e. Proposal Pro) and the
use of Horizon for opportunity tracking.
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Support/initiative innovative funding streams,
e.g. work with global capacities to enhance Local Marketing and fundraising,
International contracting and tendering, grants leveraging trough foundations,
match (cash or in kind).
Engage in respective working groups to
support:
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NRDs in planning a sustainable funding base.
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FC, Response offices identify and develop new
products to match or bridge grants.
Regional representation at various fora:
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To ensure appropriate representation of the
region at strategic fora that could lead to resource acquisition and enhanced
programming collaboration.
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Represent the region in the grants community
fora (internal and external to WV).
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Participate in WV internal grant
communities-GAM Hubs and Global Grants Compliance Unit.
Others:
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Carry out additional responsibilities as
assigned by the Senior Director Operations/Regional Leader (SDO/RL)
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Attend and participate in devotional meetings.
Qualifications
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Master’s Degree in Development, Social
Science, Management or other field applicable to developing country context
preferred.
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Bachelor Degree in International Development,
International Relations, Rural Development or any related field.
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Leadership capabilities that includes coaching
staff to high level of performance & engaging in effective cross cultural
& cross functional working to achieve shared goals and effective indirect
line management.
·
Experienced networker with an ability to
maintain a good up to date knowledge of the grant opportunities and trends in
the humanitarian sector.
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Excellent knowledge and experience of project
management with government and multilateral agencies grant funded projects and
experience of grant compliance procedures for major bilateral and multilateral
donors.
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Demonstrated track record in proposal
development, funding acquisitions and grant management for major government
donors preferred.
·
Strong organization and delegation abilities;
high performance and quality standards; negotiation skills; ability to motivate
teams and inspire teamwork.
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Track record of successfully training,
developing/mentoring and supervising grant staff.
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Ability to engage at a strategic level with
bilateral and multilateral donors, IO and INGO etc.
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Ability to manage donor expectations.
·
Strong budgetary and financial management
skills.
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Strong understanding of systems design and
implementation protocols.
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Strong inter-personal skills, and proven
team-player.
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Excellent written and spoken English.
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Proven ability to manage competing priorities.
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Able to solve complex problems and to exercise
independent judgment.
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Able to work in a cross-cultural environment
with a multi-national staff.
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Must be a committed Christian, able to stand
above denominational diversities.
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Perform other duties as required.
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Working knowledge of the WV Partnership
preferred and ability to interface sensitively with people from various
departments in both field and support offices.
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Proven experience in development work with a
thorough understanding of sustainable development and sectoral interventions.
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At least 5 years of team management
experience, preferably from a National Office.
How to Apply
Project Officer
Purpose of the position:
The position is responsible for the
successfully implementation of local level advocacy project in Mwala Area Program
that contribute to child wellbeing outcomes.
Specifically the Project Officer will lead the
implementation of initiatives that strengthen engagement between citizens, Non
state actors and Government officials to enhance governance processes and public
service delivery.
In order to successfully do so, the Project
Officer must be able to effectively communicate World Vision’s Christian ethos
and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that serves as an example to
others.
Responsibilities
Effective Project, Planning and
Implementation 60%
·
Develop and roll out the Project’s detailed
implementation plan and ensure project effectiveness and efficiency
·
Ensure timely and effective community &
partner mobilization for meaningful involvement in project implementation
·
In liaison with partners develop monthly
project work plans with clear targets, budgets and detailed implementation
plans.
·
Undertake participatory training of community
members and partners on public planning, budgeting and monitoring service delivery
using various advocacy approaches.
·
Manage the project budget and ensure regular
review of project expenditure
·
Establish effective cross-functional linkages
with other WVK projects in Mwala Area Program.
·
In liaison with project accountant track
project implementation expenditure levels and budgets
Monitoring, reporting and documentation 20%
·
Develop project monitoring plan jointly with
communities and partners
·
Conduct monthly monitoring of indicators as
per M&E plan
·
Ensure data collection is conducted in accordance
with the monitoring plan and standards in line with the Project M&E plan
and ITT
·
Develop quality reports such as weekly briefs,
monthly reports, in-line with WV and donor(s) reporting guidelines;
·
Clean, organise and archive the project data
according to the monitoring system guidelines; and store data in a safe, secure
and accessible location
·
Facilitate regular reflections on monitoring
practice and make improvements as may be appropriate
·
Review the learning and monitoring reports
developed during the reporting period
·
Document best practices, human interest
stories and work with Area Program manager and Knowledge Management officer to
refine the stories for publication
Engagement and networking 15%
·
Undertake comprehensive annual external
context analysis identifying all key local level institutions and stakeholders
for engagement
·
Establish, maintain and update database of all
the strategic institutions and stakeholders (e.g. community groups, Government,
Civil Society Organizations and the Private Sector)
·
Effectively represent of WVK in stakeholder
meetings and forums at county, sub-county levels and other relevant platforms
·
Support the development of Engagement
Agreements / Memorandum of Understanding with Strategic local level
institutions as may be appropriate
·
Ensure WVK visibility in the local level
Public Participation for a
Other duties 5%
·
As assigned by the Supervisor
Qualifications
The following may be acquired through a
combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:
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Degree in Political Science, Sociology,
Community Development, Law or a related field.
·
A minimum of 3 years (Degree level) experience
in working/programming in community development and leading advocacy
initiatives
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Experience in conducting Advocacy related
trainings
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Experience in providing technical support to
communities and partners to engage in discussion with the government, duty
bearers and service providers.
·
Experience in engagements with government
departments and decision makers in policy dialogue, as well as networking and
collaborating with other non-government stakeholders
·
Experience in project design, proposal
writing, needs assessments, surveys, and information management
·
leaders and other stakeholders
Other Competencies/Attributes:
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Must be a committed Christian, able to stand
above denominational diversities.
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Excellent English communication skills (both
oral and written).
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A team player, capable of building staff and
community capacity Advocacy.
·
Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible world
view and emotional maturity.
·
Ability to maintain performance expectations
in diverse cultural contexts, psychologically stressful environments and
physical hardship conditions with limited resources.
·
Commitment to World Vision Core Values and
Mission Statement. Ability to exhibit exemplary lifestyle as interpreted in
specific local cultural context.
·
Other responsibilities: While this job
description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the duties involved in
this position, WVI reserves the right to add, remove or alter duties when
necessary.
·
Must be willing to perform other duties as
required.
How to Apply
National Coordinator – Building &
Construction
Purpose of the position:
To coordinate and ensure the successful
implementation of all building and construction works and related activities
being implemented by WVK. Ensuring proper civil engineering, contracting &
construction guidelines are followed with all stakeholders’ participation in
enhancing good engineering practices that will result to and directly
contribute to the attainment of child wellbeing outcomes. Specifically, the
incumbent will undertake capacity building of staff, supervise implementation
of structural engineering works and support efforts to mobilize appropriate
resources.
In order to successfully do so, the National
Building and Construction Specialist must be able to effectively communicate
World Vision’s Christian ethos and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that
serves as an example to others.
Major
Responsibilities:
Quality Assurance (25%)
·
Available guidelines for implementation of
building and construction activities in the program areas and in use;
·
All building and construction works
initiatives within the WVK’s area of influence meet or exceed planned outcomes
and are implemented in full compliance with GOK, SPHERE and other relevant
partnership and international standards and structural engineering guidelines;
·
Review designs for all Building and
Construction projects including drawings, bills of quantities and necessary
documentation for works contracts above KES 3,000,000 for the Regions. Provide
technical support in analysis of tender documents.
·
Provide technical support to Communication and
DME in documentation of initiative and in review of DME reports.
·
In collaboration with M&E specialist,
develop, monitor and evaluate structural project indicators and standards for
use by Regions and IPAs;
·
Collaborate with Ministry of Public Works and
other relevant departments in providing technical support and assistance to all
Structural interventions;
·
Documentation and dissemination of best
practices on completed structural initiatives and projects;
·
Participate in structural engineering
intervention coordination and other related meetings as may be required;
·
Support P&C establish, coordinate and/or
consolidate the necessary systems, procedures and support services (including
but not limited to recruiting, staffing, training, supervision, performance
monitoring, procurement and administration) required to achieve or surpass
performance targets;
·
Support the establishment and consolidate a
working culture – based upon results based management principals – that
consistently achieves and/or surpasses established targets and standards;
Design Building & Construction Projects
(25%)
·
Coordinate and Develop detailed engineering
designs buildings supported by WVK at ADPs and National office.
·
Coordinate and Develop bill of quantities,
specifications and tender documents for building and construction projects.
·
Update the standard designs to match with
upcoming market trend
Capacity Building for Quality Programming
(10%)
·
Capacity of WV staff built in Building and
Structural activities through training and mentoring;
·
Appropriate mentoring, coaching and
supervision done in order to equip, motivate and empower a new generation of
structural engineering specialists within WVK;
Technical Support (30%)
·
Support ADPs in customization of standard
designs
·
Supervise construction of buildings works at
DPs and National office on need basis;
·
Participate in quality review and capacity
building meetings;
·
Participate in the annual program planning and
budgeting review exercises;
·
Management of contracts, review of bids and
tender documents for projects more than Ksh 3 million;
·
Participation in the Central Tender Committee
(CTC) as an alternate member;
·
Have ultimate responsibility for arbitration,
mediation and disputes for all building & construction contracts together
with team at the Regions.
·
Effectively support Programme Areas (APs) and
other sectors staff to carry out assessments, designs, measurements, monitoring
and evaluation efforts in relation to building and construction works and in
accordance with established standards, policies and procedures;
Engagement and Networking with Strategic
Stakeholders (5%)
·
Establish and maintain contacts with both
individual and government donors (e.g. USAID, DFID, EU etc), for resource
acquisition;
·
Make deliberate efforts to establish contacts
with government line ministries and institutes, UN Agencies and NGOs to
identify areas of possible collaboration and partnership;
·
Work closely with the Communication department
in production of high quality and professional updates for submission to donors
and for marketing purposes;
·
Participation in Partnership Meetings/Networks
as maybe appropriate.
Programs Reporting (5%)
·
Review project reports when called upon
·
Prepare quarterly, semi-annual and annual
Building and Construction sector report
Qualifications
The following may be acquired through a
combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job
training:
·
The holder of this position must have a
minimum of a Bachelors degree in a relevant field from a recognized University
preferably in Civil Engineering or Building & Construction;
·
They must have a minimum of 5 years experience
with regard to the designing, planning, implementation, supervising and
reporting on integrated development works in building and construction;
·
The holder must have a wide experience in
constructions and contracts management;
·
They should have at least 3 years experience
as a manager or senior leadership position;
·
The holder of this position must be a results
orientated leader who can handle a heavy work load as well as manage and
satisfy multiple and at times conflicting organizational, donor and other
stakeholder demands and;
·
He /she must also have ample experience in
public relations and be a strong team player.
·
Knowledge and application of auto/arch CAD and
GIS will be an advantage.
Other Required Competencies/Attributes:
·
Must be a committed Christian who is able to
stand above denominational and cultural diversity challenges;
·
Must be able to provide spiritual leadership
within but not limited to chapel and daily devotions;
·
Must have outstanding oral and written
communications and relationship skills and;
·
Must be willing to perform other duties as
required.
How to Apply
International Recruiter
Purpose Of Position:
World Vision International (wvi.org) is
looking for an International Recruiter, motivated by their Christian faith, to
find great talent to help us in the relentless pursuit of our vision for every
child: life in all its fullness and our prayer for every heart, the will to
make it so. We will do this until girls and boys:
·
Enjoy good health and are protected from
disease
·
Are educated for life and enabled to fulfil
their potential
·
Are cared for, protected and participating
·
Experience the profound security of the love
of God and others
We need an experienced International Recruiter
with knowledge of how to extensively source for talent globally in relief and
development contexts, the know-how to reach them, and the experience to land
and bring them onboard. You will have experience in recruiting high volume
middle level management and technical positions, as well as all aspects of the
sourcing, selection and offer process ensuring a positive candidate experience.
World Vision is a Christian humanitarian,
development and advocacy organization devoted to improving the lives of
children, families and their communities around the world. Our 42,000+ staff
members working in more than 90 countries are united through our ethos, mission
and shared desire for all individuals, especially children, to overcome
poverty, inequality and injustice.
Key
Responsibilities:
Stakeholder Management, Customer Service
& Strategy Development:
·
Conduct thorough Position Brief (intake
meeting) with hiring manager for each position posted.
·
Coordinate with Regional and National office
leaders/hiring managers to forecast hiring needs and create a diversity
sourcing and recruitment strategy as needed.
·
Develop, build and maintain relationships with
hiring managers and People & Culture (P&C) staff in a designated group
of hiring offices in order to fill all international assignee vacancies in a
timely manner.
Candidate Sourcing & Screening:
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Develop and maintain multiple channels and
networks to build a deep, diverse, and reliable sourcing pools from a specified
country, group of countries or technical or functional areas. Proactively
identify and develop effective sourcing strategies (e.g. networking contacts,
system queries/searches, religious institutions, College/Universities
presentations).
·
Source potential candidates on LinkedIn and
DevEx and also on other platforms. Work with assigned Sourcing Specialist on
hard to fill roles as needed.
·
Craft and send personalized recruiting emails
with current job openings to passive candidates. Create advertisements and job
postings using WVI guidelines and templates.
·
Maintain knowledge of and sensitivity to the
constantly changing environment of the marketplace relative to the sourcing and
recruitment of qualified professionals in the development sector.
·
Work in close partnership with hiring managers
to achieve service level agreements and recruitment objectives for assigned
positions by verifying appropriate position requirements, budget and target
source.
·
Conduct effective screening, interviewing, and
assessments for the best candidates for a position match using behavioural
interviewing techniques.
·
Develop, build and maintain candidate
relationships through ongoing communications regarding questions, updates and status
during the interview process.
Recruitment Administration and Systems
Support:
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Negotiate offer with selected candidate within
limits specified by hiring office and issue contract for candidate selected.
·
Initiate PAF (Payroll) paperwork based on
candidate acceptance.
·
Coordinate with International Staffing
Administrator to ensure appropriate orientation/on-boarding support is provided
to new hires.
·
Manage/coordinate new hire relocation with
support from administrator.
·
Support staff and Regional or National P&C
in process of relocating new hire to new assignment/location (salary &
benefits administration changes, logistics, Visa/travel arrangements).
·
Utilize OurPeople recruitment tool
appropriately and efficiently to ensure consistent, timely and accurate data
entry and management.
·
Maintain current knowledge of applicable laws,
regulations and trends in recruitment, WVI organizational policies, benefits
and compensation, relocation and repatriation.
·
Conduct recruitment responsibilities in a
professional, service-oriented, responsive, innovative, ethical and cost
effective manner in accordance with WVI goals and Christian principles.
General:
·
May work on other recruitments other than
those of their clients Will attend regular and monthly team meetings and training
conferences.
·
Maybe required to travel for official matters
as required and other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
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A minimum of 5 years of experience of
recruiting and working in a high volume organizations.
·
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent of 7 years of
on the job training in recruitment.
·
Experience in recruitment of professional and
technical positions.
·
Demonstrated ability to use creative sourcing
and networking skills to connect with talent in different professions.
·
Successful skills and ability to prioritize
effectively and manage multiple projects in a fast paced and ever-changing
multinational organization.
·
Full-cycle recruiting experience.
·
The ability to operate within a geographically
dispersed organization.
·
Experience in international/global workforce
in Middle East/Europe and Africa context and possess cross-cultural
sensitivity, knowledge of and ability to work with people of diverse
backgrounds.
·
A deep understanding and passion for
recruitment, aware of the latest trends and global talent market.
·
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Lotus
Notes.
·
Certification in Internet Recruiting, Social
Talent or equivalent certification.
·
Targeted Selection certification or
behavioural interviewing training.
Preferred:
·
Working knowledge of Humanitarian INGO’s and
knowledge of relief contexts such as, Afghanistan/Pakistan/South
Sudan/Sudan/Somalia is highly desirable.
·
Experience in forecasting of
workforce/staffing needs.
·
Demonstrated computer literacy to include
experience in tracking recruitment outcomes/metrics.
·
Expertise in advanced internet searching,
candidate research, and cold-calling.
·
Confidence in all settings when
advising/partnering with business partners, hiring managers and other
stakeholders.
·
Must be in full agreement and support of WV’s
Core Values, along with spiritual maturity to evaluate candidate’s motivational
fit for the organization.
·
Solutions-oriented with strong problem-solving
and follow-up skills.
·
A self-starter who is driven to find the best
candidates for the positions and can work in an environment with minimal
supervision; team player, collaborator, and able to effectively network amongst
all levels within and outside of the organization.
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Must have strong interpersonal, negotiation
and oral/written communication skills – ability to provide exceptional customer
service.
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Second language such as Arabic, French or
Portuguese is highly desirable.
Work Environment:
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The position requires ability and willingness
to travel domestically and internationally up to 5% of the time. Travel is
minimal, is whenever required.
How to Apply
Project Officer- Local Level Advocacy (Makueni County)
The position is responsible for the
successfully implementation of local level advocacy project in Mwala Area
Program that contribute to child wellbeing outcomes.
Specifically the Project Officer will lead the
implementation of initiatives that strengthen engagement between citizens, Non
state actors and Government officials to enhance governance processes and
public service delivery.
In order to successfully do so, the Project
Officer must be able to effectively communicate World Vision’s Christian ethos
and demonstrate a quality of spiritual life that serves as an example to
others.
Effective Project, Planning and
Implementation 60%
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Develop and roll out the Project’s detailed
implementation plan and ensure project effectiveness and efficiency
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Ensure timely and effective community &
partner mobilization for meaningful involvement in project implementation
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In liaison with partners develop monthly
project work plans with clear targets, budgets and detailed implementation
plans.
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Undertake participatory training of community
members and partners on public planning, budgeting and monitoring service
delivery using various advocacy approaches.
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Manage the project budget and ensure regular
review of project expenditure
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Establish effective cross-functional linkages
with other WVK projects in Mwala Area Program.
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In liaison with project accountant track
project implementation expenditure levels and budgets
Monitoring, reporting and documentation 20%
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Develop project monitoring plan jointly with
communities and partners
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Conduct monthly monitoring of indicators as
per M&E plan
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Ensure data collection is conducted in
accordance with the monitoring plan and standards in line with the Project
M&E plan and ITT
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Develop quality reports such as weekly briefs,
monthly reports, in-line with WV and donor(s) reporting guidelines;
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Clean, organise and archive the project data
according to the monitoring system guidelines; and store data in a safe, secure
and accessible location
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Facilitate regular reflections on monitoring
practice and make improvements as may be appropriate
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Review the learning and monitoring reports
developed during the reporting period
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Document best practices, human interest
stories and work with Area Program manager and Knowledge Management officer to
refine the stories for publication
Engagement and networking 15%
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Undertake comprehensive annual external
context analysis identifying all key local level institutions and stakeholders
for engagement
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Establish, maintain and update database of all
the strategic institutions and stakeholders (e.g. community groups, Government,
Civil Society Organizations and the Private Sector)
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Effectively represent of WVK in stakeholder
meetings and forums at county, sub-county levels and other relevant platforms
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Support the development of Engagement
Agreements / Memorandum of Understanding with Strategic local level
institutions as may be appropriate
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Ensure WVK visibility in the local level
Public Participation for a
Other duties 5%
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As assigned by the Supervisor
Qualifications:
Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience
The following may be acquired through a
combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job
training:
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Degree in Political Science, Sociology,
Community Development, Law or a related field.
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A minimum of 3 years (Degree level) experience
in working/programming in community development and leading advocacy
initiatives
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Experience in conducting Advocacy related
trainings
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Experience in providing technical support to
communities and partners to engage in discussion with the government, duty
bearers and service providers.
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Experience in engagements with government
departments and decision makers in policy dialogue, as well as networking and
collaborating with other non-government stakeholders
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Experience in project design, proposal
writing, needs assessments, surveys, and information management
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leaders and other stakeholders
Other Competencies/Attributes:
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Must be a committed Christian, able to stand
above denominational diversities.
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Excellent English communication skills (both
oral and written).
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A team player, capable of building staff and
community capacity Advocacy.
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Cross-cultural sensitivity, flexible world
view and emotional maturity.
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Ability to maintain performance expectations in
diverse cultural contexts, psychologically stressful environments and physical
hardship conditions with limited resources.
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Commitment to World Vision Core Values and
Mission Statement. Ability to exhibit exemplary lifestyle as interpreted in
specific local cultural context.
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Other responsibilities: While this job
description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the duties involved in
this position, WVI reserves the right to add, remove or alter duties when
necessary.
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Must be willing to perform other duties as
required.
How To Apply:
For more information on the job and
application procedure, please visit: http://careers.wvi.org/job-opportunities-in-africa and
submit your online application including a detailed CV, current and expected
salary, with names of three referees. Application deadline is April 5, 2018 at
midnight. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
World Vision is a child focused organization
and upholds the rights and wellbeing of children. Our recruitment and selection
procedures include screening and background checking for child abuse related
offenses. World Vision is an equal opportunity employer.
World Vision does not use employment agencies
nor does it charge money for recruitment, interviews, or medical checks. More
information about vacancies can be found on our official careers page https://careers.wvi.org/.