Knowledge Management & Communications
Officer
Christian Aid is a UK-based international humanitarian and development non-governmental organisations. It is currently working in more than 50 countries and has been working in Kenya since 1997. The Kenya Country Programme presently focuses on community health, inclusive markets and climate change resilience delivery interventions that influence shifts in power relations in favour of poor and marginalised communities and groups as a means to ending poverty cycles.
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Christian Aid is a UK-based international humanitarian and development non-governmental organisations. It is currently working in more than 50 countries and has been working in Kenya since 1997. The Kenya Country Programme presently focuses on community health, inclusive markets and climate change resilience delivery interventions that influence shifts in power relations in favour of poor and marginalised communities and groups as a means to ending poverty cycles.
About us
Christian Aid is a humanitarian and
development organisation that insists the world can and must be swiftly changed
to one where everyone can live a full life with dignity, free from poverty.
Roles
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The Knowledge Management and
Communication Officer will be part of the team on the CASE-OVC project funded
by USAID and work in collaboration with other functional units led by Chief of
Party for effective programme communication and knowledge management.
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The role will support the effective
project communication, knowledge management, donor branding and marking, and
documentation of the programs achievement, failures and lessons. The role
holder will lead in regular content generation for communication to
stakeholders including communities, partners, internal audiences, USAID,
government authorities, and the general public. The role will be responsible
for project’s website and social media management. In collaboration with
implementing team, he/she will lead in photography/videography, branding and
visibility plus creation and management of IEC materials. The role will support
with capacity building of project staff and local implementing partners on
communication and knowledge management. S/he will lead project in editorial
responsibilities. (40%)
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In line with Christian Aid and donor
policies, the role will support the project in knowledge management both
internal and external. It will internally be handling, managing and making
information easily accessible to all that need it. For external issues, the
role will work in collaboration with Chief of Party and technical specialists
in creating, organizing, sharing, and using information and experiences. (20%)
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S/he will engage with donor reporting
and project management team to ensure evidence-based reporting and
communication products are developed through planning, drafting, proof-reading,
fact-checking and cite-checking project documents as needed (15%)
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The role will ensure a strong linkage
exists between the project and Christian Aid’s advocacy agenda. Through
advocacy communication and marketing, he/s will develop and nurture
relationships with relevant stakeholders in the CASE-OVC project including
County Government and other development partners. (15%).
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Personal development through
learning, training, conference, workshops, publications (10%)
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Develop and implement the project
communication, knowledge management and branding and marking strategy and
annual plans to advance the USAID CASE-OVC programme visibility.
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Work with technical teams to capture,
document and develop a collection of success stories, failures, and lessons
learnt from the field and have a library of stories for use in reports,
articles, communications activities, impact assessment and for fundraising
purposes.
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Support the development of project
deliverables, including coordinating information gathering for monthly,
quarterly, and annual reports and for annual work plans, and support with
writing and proofreading technical reports and research publications.
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Event coordination and management
providing communication and media support to the technical teams on prioritized
special events, days, moments, research disseminations meetings, workshops and
conferences.
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Manage the branding and marking for
CASE-OVC activities, events, assets, offices and communication material etc in
line with USAID branding and marking plan and guidelines.
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Capacity building and support to
project staff and local implementing partners in communication, branding &
marking, collection of communications content including use of photography,
video, journals, and story gathering, and photo evaluation among others.
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Ensure data protection, safeguarding
and child protection in all communication and knowledge management data
collection, storage, sharing and dissemination in line with the General Data
Protection Regulations and relevant legislations.
About you
The role is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Knowledge Management and Communication Officer is a key position for
overseeing all aspects as pertains to communication, knowledge management,
branding and marking, and documenting content for the USAID CASE- OVC grant.
The role is key in providing support to CASE-OVC to ensure excellence in
project’s communication to stakeholders through documentation, content
generation, social media and website management, advocacy communication with
partners and communities, branding and visibility, and knowledge management.
Further information
This role requires applicants to have
the right to work in the country where this position is based.
We value diversity and aspire to
reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all
sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age,
disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
You can expect a wide range of
rewards and benefits, including flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good
work/life balance.
Competency questions
As part of your application you will
be asked to demonstrate your suitability by giving answers to the following
questions:
Build partnerships
Tell us about a time when you had to
establish and maintain relationships with a wide range of contacts and networks
based on mutual rapport and respect. What was the context? Why did you need to
establish the new relationships and why was your attitude to this important?
What was your task? What outcomes were being sought? What actions did you take?
How did you take them? What was the impact of your actions? Were you
successful?
Communicate effectively
Give us an example of a time when you
communicated something complex in a way that could be easily understood by
others. What was the situation? What did you need to communicate effectively?
How did you make sure the message was understood by others? What was the
impact? How did you know you were successful?
Deliver results
Tell us about a time when you
planned, prioritised and monitored your own work to meet the team’s objectives
to the standards required. What was your context? What was your
task/responsibility? How did you make your plan? What actions did you take?
What was the impact of your actions? Were you successful? How did you
know?
How to Apply
Use the link(s) / email(s) below to
apply on company website.
Compliance Officer
Christian Aid is a UK-based
international humanitarian and development non-governmental organisations. It
is currently working in more than 50 countries and has been working in Kenya
since 1997. The Kenya Country Programme presently focuses on community health,
inclusive markets and climate change resilience delivery interventions that
influence shifts in power relations in favour of poor and marginalised
communities and groups as a means to ending poverty cycles.
About the role
The Compliance Officer be line
managed by the Chief of Party and will support the CASE-OVC teams, consortium
partners, and Local Implementing Partners (LIP) on compliance to the CASE-OVC
cooperative agreement provisions, relevant USAID rules and regulations,
Christian Aid policies and procedures including to Key Performance Indicators
(KPIs) for quality programming including use and compliance with PROMISE for
effective grant management. The role holder will set up compliance monitoring
systems, produce compliance reports; build capacity of staff/partner/LIPs to
optimise compliance, conduct compliance monitoring visits and commission
compliance audits, and financial and risk monitoring, and recommend to the
respective managers actions to be taken to improve compliance or sanctions for
non-compliance.
Roles
Three key results to be delivered by
the role holder includes: –
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Ensure capacity to and compliance to
USAID rules and regulations, Christian Aid policies and procedures, and
sub-award provisions for sub-grantees. The role holder will ensure effective
risk management and ensuring strict compliance to relevant policies and
procedures governing the CASE-OVC project, proper documentation, filing and
reporting by CASE-OVC staff and sub-grantees
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Provide prompt information required
by internal Audit team, Country Manager, Chief of Party and/or other CASE-OVC
managers and technical staff as necessary for them to take management decisions
to improve compliance and sanction non-compliance.
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Ensure, in liaison with the Chief of
Party and Finance & Operations Manager, that relevant provisions in the
CASE-OVC cooperative agreement, USAID rules and regulations, and Christian Aid
granting provision are incorporated into all relevant sub-awards and contracts
and capacity is built by sub-grantees to comply with these provisions.
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Provide continuous feedback to the
Project management team, Regional teams and all Sub-recipients on performance
against compliance expectations.
About you
You are a person of integrity with a
zero-tolerance attitude towards fraud, embezzlement, and corruption and you
will model and promote in your role the three key desired
behaviours–self-leadership, teamwork and decisiveness. You are proactive and
able to work under minimal supervision to deliver quality and excellence in
related results outlined above. This is about you leading effectively
individually and collaboratively in teams to deliver key outputs while
exercising passion, autonomy and mutual accountability. You will challenge
status quo, embrace and respect diversity of views, enable others to co-lead
with you, and take action to make contributions toward achievement of the
shared team goals.
With line management from the Chief
of Party, you will be based in the Nairobi Office, with frequent travel to
regional teams and sub-awardees on monitor compliance issues. You hold at least
a bachelor’s degree in Business studies, Accounting, Finance or related field
relevant to the position requirements. You have at least 3 years of experience
in financial management auditing grants and contracts from institutional donors
for large complex activities. Having 2 of these years working in the field of
international development and managing USG funded activities of similar scope
would be a great advantage. You will have experience of effectively setting up
and managing donor compliance monitoring systems, developing and implementing
relevant compliance tools. You will need to demonstrate ability to effectively
supervise and provide clear guidance to teams on compliance, oversee compliance
to project agreements/contracts, Donor rules and regulations, and Christian Aid
policies and procedures and to deal satisfactorily with breaches.
You will have ability to think
creatively to navigate the complexities and uncertainties and the ever-faster
pace of change in the development world and operating context in Kenya. You
will also demonstrate ability to translate thinking into results in a timely
manner. In doing so, you will facilitate your team to collaborate with other
key functions programmes, regional teams, and London finance & operations
teams among others.
Further information
This role requires applicants to have
the right to work in the country where this position is based.
We value diversity and aspire to
reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all
sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age,
disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
How to Apply
Finance & Operations Manager
Christian Aid is a UK-based
international humanitarian and development non-governmental organisations. It
is currently working in more than 50 countries and has been working in Kenya
since 1997. The Kenya Country Programme presently focuses on community health,
inclusive markets and climate change resilience delivery interventions that
influence shifts in power relations in favour of poor and marginalised
communities and groups as a means to ending poverty cycles.
Christian Aid requires a Finance
& Operations Manager for a 5 year USAID OVC programme to manage the finance,
granting and operational due diligence of the programme.
Roles
The Finance & Operations Manager
will oversee all aspects of administration and financial management, including
accounting systems, budgeting, expenditure tracking, financial reporting and
human resources for both the prime partner and any sub-awards. He/she ensure
quality and excellence in delivery of the programme in line with USAID and CA
financial, granting and operational policies, systems and guidelines.
Three key results to be delivered by
the role holder includes: –
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Efficient financial and operational
implementation and oversight through effective internal systems, checks and
controls. The role holder will ensure administrative, logistical, human
resource, security, and health and safety functions are efficiently
administered to support the CASE OVCs implementation and delivery of results.
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Effective compliance and risk
management in the due diligence, compliance, documentation and operational practices
as per Christian Aid policies and procedures and donor rules and regulations.
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Provide accurate, timely and complete
information required by Chief of Party and all managers and technical
specialists to ensure effective planning and project and budget management,
strategic investment, tracking expenditure and joining dots between expenditure
and results delivered by partners.
About you
With line management from the Chief
of Party, you will manage field staff to deliver results above. You hold at
least a bachelor’s degree in Business, Accounting, Finance or related field
relevant to the position requirements. You have at least 10 years of experience
in financial management for large complex activities, of which at least five
years were working in the field of international development and managing USG
activities of similar scope.
You will model and promote in your
role the three key desired behaviours–self-leadership, teamwork and
decisiveness. You are proactive and able to work under minimal supervision to
deliver quality and excellence in related results outlined above. This is about
you leading effectively individually and collaboratively in teams to deliver
key outputs while exercising passion, autonomy and mutual accountability. You
will challenge status quo, embrace and respect diversity of views, enable
others to co-lead with you, and take action to make contributions toward
achievement of the shared team goals.
You will have ability to think
creatively to navigate the complexities and uncertainties and the ever faster
pace of change in the development world and operating context in Kenya. You
will also demonstrate ability to translate thinking into results in a timely
manner. In doing so, you will facilitate your team to collaborate with other
key functions programmes, regional teams, and London finance & operations
teams among others.
How to Apply
