Save
the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support
to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered
both directly and through local partners. Current programming focuses on child
protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods,
nutrition and WASH. In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save
the Children combined the programmes of SC UK, SC Canada and SC Finland to
create a single operation in Kenya. In Feb 2014, we completed a second
transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge
their health and nutrition programmes with our own. Save the Children now has
an operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera,
Turkana and Wajir and a footprint in Kakamega, Kisumu, Migori and Kitui.
In 2016, Save the Children established a new project office in Madagascar whose operations are managed by the Kenya CO. In total, we employ around 250 staff in both countries and had an operating annual budget in 2017 of approximately US$22million.
Solutions Developer (BI)
In 2016, Save the Children established a new project office in Madagascar whose operations are managed by the Kenya CO. In total, we employ around 250 staff in both countries and had an operating annual budget in 2017 of approximately US$22million.
Solutions Developer (BI)
Role Purpose
Working
with members of the global IT team, the role holder will be responsible for
building, implementing and supporting Business Intelligence (BI) solutions
within the organisation. This role will partner with business stakeholders in
order to understand their analytic requirements, and implement and maintain BI
solutions to meet these needs, utilising best practices. The role requires
experience in adapting existing solutions as well as creating new solutions.
Contract Duration:
Open Ended
Location:
Nairobi
Responsibilities
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Provide the organisation with
accurate and timely BI solutions based on requirements gathered through
business partnering activities
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Maintain and support existing BI
solutions
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Proactively source new and innovative
solutions that provide clear business value and construct ‘proof of concepts’
to demonstrate the new solutions
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Proactively identify any technical
project risks/issues related to BI
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Estimate and deliver BI project tasks
to agreed prioritisation and timeframes
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Support the IT Service Delivery team
with the BI reporting environment
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Assist management in designing,
agreeing, implementing and managing changes to the BI environment
Qualifications
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computing degree – BSc, BA or
equivalent experience
Experience and Skills
Essential
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Experience of working with SQL Server
databases, including creating & modifying T-SQL scripts, stored procedures,
functions, triggers, writing ad-hoc queries and dynamic SQL
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Experience of working closely with
non-technical staff, demonstrating an ability to translate and negotiate
non-technical requirements into a detailed technical specification
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Good interpersonal, verbal, and
written communication skills with a proven ability to explain complex technical
ideas and problems clearly to non-experts
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Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and
strong problem solving skills
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Cultural awareness and experience of
delivering solutions internationally
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Keen to learn new technologies,
especially in BI
Desirable
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Experience of working with
Microsoft’s BI technology stack SSIS, SSRS and/or SSAS (tabular and
multidimensional models)
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Experience working with BI
presentation tools (e.g. Excel, Power Pivot, Power View and Power BI)
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Experience working with BI reporting
in SharePoint
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Experience working with finance
systems
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Non-profit sector
knowledge/experience
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Experience of working within an agile
project delivery environment and with offshore project team members
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Experience working with JIRA
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Maintain accurate technical
documentation
Director Of Programme Operations
Role Purpose
As a member of the Senior Management
Team, Director of Programme Operations (DPO) shares in the overall
responsibility for the strategic direction, leadership and management of the
Kenya Country Office. The DPO is responsible for the timely and quality
implementation of Save the Children’s programmes in Kenya, the leadership
oversight of 5 field offices and the management of and reporting on all donor
awards with a value of US$18.5 million in 2018. The DPO ensures the provision
of operational and logistical support to programmes and enables Save the
Children to prepare for and effectively respond to emergencies and humanitarian
crises.
Contract Duration: 1 year
Location: Nairobi
Responsibilities
As a member of the Senior Management
Team:
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Demonstrate “collective leadership”
of the Country Programme, taking responsibility for and appropriately
representing decisions to staff and partners.
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To practise behaviours that are
consistent with Save the Children’s Mission, Vision and Values and ensure their
broader application by staff across the Kenya programme.
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To develop and lead the
implementation of the strategic direction of Kenya Programme, its objectives,
priorities and strategies, in alignment with our Theory of Change.
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To ensure the good stewardship and
financial health of the organisation, monitoring income and expenditure within
an agreed financial framework and allocating resources to ensure strategies can
be achieved.
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To monitor, review and evaluate
progress made by the Kenya Programme in a systematic manner, and design and
lead the implementation of action plans to address identified gaps and
weaknesses in systems and procedures.
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To formulate, approve and monitor
effective policies, procedures and standards for the Kenya Country Office that
are consistent with the regulations of the GoK and Save the Children and
relevant to the local context.
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To represent Save the Children’s
Kenya Programme to the external world by maintaining and developing external
relationships with GoK, donors, partners, communities, beneficiary groups and
others.
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To take responsibility for the whole
Kenya programme by taking active measures to promote Save the Children’s
culture and values, create a positive working environment and celebrate
success.
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Help establish, maintain, and improve
active and regular working relationships with: host government authorities at
central and county level, donors, partner agencies including major
institutional donors, and local and international NGO
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Support the development of an
organisational culture that reflects our full spectrum values, promotes
accountability and high performance, encourages a team culture of learning,
creativity and innovation, and frees up our people to deliver outstanding
results for children and excellent customer service for our Members and
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Stand in as Acting Country Director
as required, with authorities specified in the Scheme of Delegation.
Oversight and Management of Programme
Operations
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Responsible for overall coordination
of programme operations and delegated responsibility for field delivery of high
quality programming in line with the objectives of the Country Strategic Plan
2016-18.
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In collaboration with the Director of
Programme Development and Quality (DPDQ), develop Save the Children’s
programming, as well as effective and efficient allocation of Country Office
resources to achieve strategic goals and commitme
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In close coordination with the DPDQ,
Director of Finance and Awards Manager participate in programme proposal
processes and ensure that all programmes are implemented in accordance with
award agreements, are completed within time and on budge
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Working with the DPDQ, participate in
conceptualizing and designing cost effective, innovative and high quality
programmes to serve difficult to reach and most deprived child
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Serve as overall budget holder for
all programming at field level; manage and support budget holders for
individual projects and awards.
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Ensure programmes are implemented in
ways responsive to the communities and children in line with Save the Children
principles, values and strategic plan and following Save the Children
compliance proced This includes working with government and national
NGO-partners to strengthen national capacity.
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Ensure preparation of timely and high
quality progress reports, programme reports, and donor reports in coordination
with Technical Specialists, Finance Reporting staff and Reporting and
Documentation Coordinator.
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Provide leadership to the Area
Programme Managers of field offices within Kenya, as well as to other posts
specified above.
Logistics, Procurement and Inventory
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Ensure that the CO logistics staffing
capacity and systems meet the SCI Minimum Operating Standards and are able to
satisfy the programming requirements.
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Ensure appropriate and adequate
emergency logistics procedures are detailed in the Country Office Emergency
Preparedness Plan in order to enable rapid scale up.
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Provide leadership to the CO
Logistics department ensuring that all CO logistics activities (fleet, assets,
transport, supply chain, base setup etc) are coordinated and regular analysis
ensures efficient and effective services are provided for implementation of
programmes.
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Ensure goods and services procured
are cost effective and of standard quality through maximum use of FWAs and
Pre-Qualified Suppliers.
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Ensure procurement processes are
effectively implemented with responsible oversight from Procurement Committees
in each office. Operationalize and regularly update inventories in all
locations, using the organisation’s Total Inventory Management system (TIM).
Humanitarian Response Management
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Strengthen the country office
readiness to respond to emergencies in line with global SCI’s humanitarian
goals and benchmark
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Ensure that the country office
designs, updates and implements a full set of humanitarian preparedness
actions, drawing on SC member input and resourc
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Mount appropriate and timely
responses at scale to all emergencies consistent with established benchmarks,
plans and organizational policies, and in close cooperation with incoming surge
te
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Ensure that all country office staff
across departments and sub offices are familiar with, adhere to and implement
the procedures and processes detailed in the Rules and Principles for
humanitarian re
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In coordination with Country Director
maintain consistent and coherent engagement in key inter-agency emergency
preparedness and response coordination mechanisms including the KHPT system.
Staff Safety and Security
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Work with the Safety and Security
Manager to ensure that the staff and assets of Save the Children Kenya are safe
and sec
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Ensure that all safety and security
minimum operating standards and in country guidelines and procedures are met by
area office
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Work closely with the Safety and
Security Manager to promote a culture of security awareness and duty of care
amongst staff in area teams including strict adherence to all Standard
Operating Procedures on a daily basis.
Representation and Networking
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Proactively seek and maintain, active
and regular working relationships with – host government authorities,
development, humanitarian and corporate donors and partner agencies, the UN
system, and local and international NGO
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Interact regularly with the
international donor and NGO community to ensure awareness of SC programmes and
to collect up to date information about the plans and programmes of other ac
Staff Management, Mentorship, and
Development
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Manage the programme operations team;
define expectations, provide leadership and technical support as needed, and
evaluate direct reports regularly.
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Work closely with Director of HR to
ensure the recruitment, training, and promotion of operations staff, including
area office staff, and ensure the availability of appropriate professional
development opportunities for staff.
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Incorporate staff development
strategies and Performance Management Systems into team building process.
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Establish a result based system and
ensure follow up for line reports and their line reports.
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Ensure that all staff understand and
are able to perform their role in an emergency.
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Manage the performance of all staff
in the program operations work area through:
o The effective use of the Performance Management System,
including the establishment of clear, measureable objectives, ongoing feedback,
periodic reviews and fair and unbiased evaluations.
o Coaching, mentoring and other developmental opportunities.
o Recognition and rewards for outstanding performance.
o Documentation of less than satisfactory performance, with
appropriate performance improvement plans or work plans.
How To Apply
Please apply in English saving your
CV and covering letter as a single document, including your salary expectations
for this role to our website.
We need to keep children safe so our
selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from
abuse. Employment is subject to our Child protection standards including
background checks and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy.
Save the Children is an equal
opportunity employer and seeks to employ and assign the best qualified talent.
Disclaimer: Save the Children
International does not charge any kind of fee at whichever stage of the
recruitment process and does not act through recruitment agents
Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.