Windle
International – Kenya (WIK), a member of Windle International, is a
humanitarian education organization providing education to refugees and needy
Kenyans. WIK was founded in 1977 with the belief that good education was
essential if Africa was to meet the challenges it faced.
We are working with communities in Dadaab, Fafi, Wajir South, Turkana West, Turkana North, Dadaab Refugee Camp and Kakuma Refugee Camp on education projects.
We are working with communities in Dadaab, Fafi, Wajir South, Turkana West, Turkana North, Dadaab Refugee Camp and Kakuma Refugee Camp on education projects.
Finance Officer
Ref: 35/18
Contract term: Full-time,
12 months contract with possibility of extension
Windle
International – Kenya wishes to recruit for the position of a Finance Officer.
Key Areas of Responsibility
The
Finance Officer (FO) is responsible for provision of the support services and
the full spectrum of financial management and accounting. The FO will provide
multi-faceted services on finance, administration, procurement, and logistics
requirements.
Some
of the key responsibilities include;
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Ensure financial systems and
procedures are in place and followed in accordance with internal policies
·
Consolidation of accounts and
preparation of quarterly financial reports.
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Timely Update of financial records
and general ledger,
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Prepare payment vouchers and assist
in preparation of financial reports.
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Ensure clear internal audit trails,
external audit support, be involved in budgeting, development of account
systems and procedures,
·
Safe custody of all financial data
and maintenance of fixed assets register.
Qualifications
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A Bachelor of Commerce
(Accounting/Finance option) or Bachelor of Business Administration from a
recognized university
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A holder of CPA III (K) or ACCA final
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Must be a member of a professional
body (ICPAK/ACCA) and of good standing
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Knowledge of QuickBooks is a must
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3 years financial/accounting
experience
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Advanced knowledge of MS Word and MS
Excel software
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Good interpersonal skills
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High levels of Integrity, patience,
cross cultural sensitivity and adaptability
·
Strong analytical skills with ability
to set priorities, complete work with minimal supervision, and meet deadlines.
Psychosocial Counsellor
Location: One in Dadaab and One
in Kakuma
Contract term: 7 Months contract
with possibility for extension
Ref: BPRM/35/18
In order to achieve this objective,
the project will:
·
Increase access to extracurricular
academic support programs for vulnerable refugee girls in upper primary,
particularly girls with special needs and over-aged learners
·
Enhance ability of teachers to
deliver high-quality education using gender-responsive pedagogy and inclusive
teaching methods
·
Improve the accessibility of digital
teaching and learning materials for secondary school students and teachers
The project works in Kakuma and
Dadaab Refugee Camps and the surrounding host communities.
Key Areas of Responsibility
The Psychosocial Counsellor will
provide overall psycho-social support to the project beneficiaries.
The key responsibilities include:
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Training teachers, parents and staff
to enhance their effectiveness in providing psycho-social support to the
project beneficiaries
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Facilitating the establishment of
school counselling mechanisms
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Providing comprehensive psychosocial
counselling services to meet the needs of the project beneficiaries in target
schools
·
Establishing networks with other
state and non-state agencies within and without the area of operation for
referral purposes to address complex counselling requirements of project
beneficiaries
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills and
Abilities:
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A Counselling degree from a
recognized University
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Valid membership with a Professional
Counselling Association
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At least 3 years’ experience in the
field of Counselling and/or community based psychosocial programming
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Demonstrated/proven experience in
working with girls
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Good report writing skills
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Able and willing to live, work,
travel in fast-paced and insecure environment adhering to strict security
guidelines
·
Mastery of office software (MS Word,
Excel, and Power Point)
Special Needs Education Teachers – 13 positions
Location: Seven in Dadaab and
Six in Kakuma
Speciality:
·
Hearing Impairment (4 in Kakuma; 5 in
Dadaab)
·
Visual Impairment (2 in Kakuma; 2 in
Dadaab)
Contract term: 7 Months contract
with possibility for extension
Ref: BPRM/36/18
Responsibilities
·
Increase access to extracurricular
academic support programs for vulnerable refugee girls in upper primary,
particularly girls with special needs and over-aged learners
·
Enhance ability of teachers to
deliver high-quality education using gender-responsive pedagogy and inclusive
teaching methods
·
Improve the accessibility of digital
teaching and learning materials for secondary school students and teachers
The project works in Kakuma and
Dadaab Refugee Camps and the surrounding host communities.
Qualifications
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A Bachelor’s degree in Education,
(Special Needs Education)
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3 years’ experience teaching students
with disabilities in a Secondary School with proven performance and outstanding
results.
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Registered with the Teachers Service
Commission
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Mastery of office software (MS Word,
Excel, and Power Point).
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A strong passion and commitment to
work with and for persons with disabilities.
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Able and willing to live, work,
travel in fast-paced and insecure environment adhering to strict security
guidelines.
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Flexible, with ability to handle
multiple tasks and meet strict deadlines.
·
Strong planning, organization and
problem solving skills with ability to work hands-on, independently, and within
teams in a difficult work environment.
·
Strong communication (written &
spoken) and interpersonal skills
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Ability to work with staff and students
from diverse cultures
ICT Officers – 2 positions
Location: One in Dadaab and One
in Kakuma
Contract term: 7 Months contract
with possibility for extension
Ref: BPRM/37/18
In order to achieve this objective,
the project will:
·
Increase access to extracurricular
academic support programs for vulnerable refugee girls in upper primary,
particularly girls with special needs and over-aged learners
·
Enhance ability of teachers to
deliver high-quality education using gender-responsive pedagogy and inclusive
teaching methods
·
Improve the accessibility of digital
teaching and learning materials for secondary school students and teachers
The project works in Kakuma and
Dadaab Refugee Camps and the surrounding host communities.
Responsibility
The ICT Officer will be responsible
for ongoing support on installation and maintenance of equipment for the
project.
S/He will be responsible for:
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Overseeing the process of equipping
the computer laboratories for successful delivery of online modules
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Provision of relevant digitized
curriculum content to targeted secondary schools in liaison with project staff
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Ensuring timely procurement of
required equipment to target schools and promotion of the adoption of ICT in
curriculum implementation in schools.
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Installing and maintaining hardware,
software and networks necessary for successful implementation of the project
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Ensuring networks are running
efficiently and effectively
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Managing computer resources by
maintaining an up to date IT register
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Providing administrative services and
technical support for all networked workstations
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Ensuring all users adhere to network
security standards
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Participating in engagements with
partners on connectivity and online platform issues experienced by teachers and
providing technical and contextual information for purposes of resolving any
challenges experienced.
Qualifications
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A BSc in Computer Science or
equivalent
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At least 3 years of relevant
experience
·
Experience with LAN, WAN, VSAT
technologies
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Mastery of office software (MS
Office, MS Excel and PowerPoint)
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Well versed in operating IT equipment
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Excellent planning, analytical,
conceptual and organizational skills
Monitoring Officer
Location: Based in Nairobi with
frequent travel to Kakuma and Dadaab
Contract term: 7 Months contract
with possibility for extension
Ref: BPRM/38/18
Background
·
Increase access to extracurricular
academic support programs for vulnerable refugee girls in upper primary,
particularly girls with special needs and over-aged learners
·
Enhance ability of teachers to
deliver high-quality education using gender-responsive pedagogy and inclusive
teaching methods
·
Improve the accessibility of digital
teaching and learning materials for secondary school students and teachers
The project works in Kakuma and
Dadaab Refugee Camps and the surrounding host communities
Responsibility
The Monitoring and Evaluation officer
shall be responsible for designing and implementing monitoring and evaluation
activities of SHULE Project; supporting the project team in data management,
compilation of qualitative and quantitative reports and monitoring project
activities.
In addition, the Monitoring and
Evaluation Officer shall:
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Provide leadership support to project
staff in all aspects of monitoring and evaluation for the SHULE project
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Review the SHULE project work plan
and monitoring tool and ensure proper tracking of agreed performance
indicators, targets and timelines for effective project delivery
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Assist in the development of data
collection tools, ensuring the data is collected, organized and stored ready for
internal and external consumption
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Participate in BPRM
organizational/joint monitoring missions at designated project sites and
provide technical and contextual information for the purpose of verifying
project performance.
·
Lead in the tracking academic progress
and well-being of project beneficiaries for the purpose of reporting and taking
appropriate remedial action where applicable.
·
Provide monthly and quarterly
narrative project implementation reports that describe in detail activities and
progress achieved against agreed output level indicators for the reporting
period
Qualifications
The candidate should meet the
following minimum requirements:
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A university degree in Social
Sciences, Development studies, Statistics, Economics or related field, such as operations
research, quantitative analysis, etc.
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3 years proven experience with
M&E methods and approaches, planning and implementation of M&E systems,
information/data analysis and report writing
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Thorough familiarity with principles
and current approaches to M&E using both quantitative and qualitative
methods;
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Demonstrated M&E field
experience: skilled in collecting, manipulating, synthesizing and analysing
data
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Experience in designing tools and
strategies for data collection, analysis and production of reports
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Experience in humanitarian education
contexts shall be an added advantage.
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Basic knowledge of education issues
in Africa, specifically the Great Lakes, East Africa and Horn of Africa South
Sudan shall be an added advantage
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Excellent data analysis and report
writing skills
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Proficiency in word processing,
spreadsheet (preferably Microsoft Excel) and presentation software (Microsoft)
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Excellent inter-personal,
facilitation skills and communication skills
How to Apply
If you wish to apply for this
position, please send your résumé with a covering letter quoting reference
number 35/18 to: applications@windle.org
OR
Human Resource Department,
Windle International – Kenya,
P O Box 40521-00100
Nairobi
Windle International – Kenya,
P O Box 40521-00100
Nairobi
on or before Monday 19th November
2018.
All application documents MUST be
submitted as one continuous document in either PDF or Ms. Word format and this
document clearly bear the applicant’s names.
WIK is an equal opportunity employer.
We work in schools and are committed
to safeguard children from abuse.
Only those candidates selected for an
interview will be contacted.