Scope of Work
Position: Project
Driver
Activity: USAID Kenya / East Africa Journey to Self-Reliance (J2SR)
Mission Support Program
Implementer: SoCha LLC
Place of performance: Nairobi, Kenya with travel within Kenya
Company Background: SoCha (a portmanteau of Social and Change) is an independent
Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (ME&L) firm that provides bespoke
solutions to social challenges. Since our inception in 2010, we have grown into
a fully-fledged ME&L services firm that specializes in advancing innovative
methodologies and changing the way donors find solutions to social problems.
Activity Background: USAID / Kenya East Africa seeks to advance what self-reliance
means for Kenya and the broader region. To support USAID/KEA to align
programming toward promoting self-reliance outcomes, SoCha LLC has recently
been awarded and will implement a two-year (optional three-year) mission
support program to enable USAID to pivot into this journey to self-reliance
(J2SR).
To support this journey, the J2SR
program will support USAID/KEA to understand context, align programs, collect
data, understand complexity, and apply learning to program adaptation.
Thus, the Journey to Self-Reliance
program aims to:
1.
Strengthen monitoring, verification,
and reporting systems;
2.
Improve the utilization of
evaluations, assessments, and analyses to fulfill learning objectives and
inform decisions;
3.
Improve internal and external
coordination, collaboration, and learning;
4.
Enhance practices of learning and
adapting; and
5.
Support strategy development and
process management.
J2SR is both a support contract and a
core learning mechanism for the USAID/KEA mission.
J2SR will support USAID/Kenya and
East Africa across all technical areas, operating in Nairobi, Kenya with travel
in both Kenya and the East Africa region.
J2SR will partner with local
organizations and local firms and will work to build local capacity to drive
ambitious development agenda throughout Kenya and East Africa.
Position Background: The driver will serve as a chauffeur for project staff,
consultants and other visitors as assigned by supervisor. S/he will oversee
cleanliness of the project vehicle in his/her custody. S/he will also ensure
that the project vehicle assigned is well serviced and maintained as required
and perform administrative tasks as assigned.
Responsibilities:
·
Vehicle maintenance including regular
check-ups, cleanings, and fueling.
·
Maintaining an accurate vehicle log
·
Managing vehicle and trip scheduling
as needed.
·
Maintaining accurate records and
paperwork on all vehicle-related purchases and maintenance.
·
Provide safe transportation to and
from locations for project staff.
·
Ensure compliance with all SoCha and
local driving laws and regulations
·
Maintain record of trips including
kilometers traveled, fuel consumed and cost, and dates of oil changes, all
according to established procedures;
·
Produce weekly records of mileage
traveled;
·
Take care of the day-to-day
maintenance of the assigned vehicle; check oil, water, battery, brakes, tires,
etc;
·
Arrange for repairs and regularly
scheduled maintenance of the vehicle as per manufacturer’s suggested schedule;
·
Ensure that all regulations are
followed in case of an accident and that required paperwork is submitted;
·
Pick up and deliver shipments and
documents as assigned;
·
Identify any apparent problems such
as insecurity during driving operations and report them to the Finance and
Administration Assistant;
·
Develop and maintain good working
relationships with all project / office personnel;
·
Perform other related tasks as required.
Qualifications:
·
Basic knowledge of English Excellent
driving record
·
Valid local driver’s license
·
At least 3 years work experience as a
driver.
·
USAID or other Donor project
experience, a plus.
·
Kenyan Nationals preferred
Position: Administrative
Assistant / Receptionist
Activity: USAID
Kenya / East Africa Journey to Self-Reliance (J2SR) Mission Support Program
Implementer: SoCha
LLC
Company Background: SoCha (a portmanteau of Social and Change) is an
independent Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (ME&L) firm that provides
bespoke solutions to social challenges. Since our inception in 2010, we have
grown into a fully-fledged ME&L services firm that specializes in advancing
innovative methodologies and changing the way donors find solutions to social
problems.
Activity Background: USAID / Kenya East Africa seeks to advance what
self-reliance means for Kenya and the broader region. To support USAID/KEA to
align programming toward promoting self-reliance outcomes, SoCha LLC has
recently been awarded and will implement a two-year (optional three-year)
mission support program to enable USAID to pivot into this journey to
self-reliance (J2SR).
To support this journey, the J2SR program will support
USAID/KEA to understand context, align programs, collect data, understand
complexity, and apply learning to program adaptation.
Thus, the Journey to Self-Reliance program aims to:
1. Strengthen monitoring, verification, and reporting
systems;
2. Improve the utilization of evaluations, assessments, and
analyses to fulfill learning objectives and inform decisions;
3. Improve internal and external coordination, collaboration,
and learning;
4. Enhance practices of learning and adapting; and
5. Support strategy development and process management.
J2SR is both a support contract and a core learning
mechanism for the USAID/KEA mission.
J2SR will support USAID/Kenya and East Africa across all
technical areas, operating in Nairobi, Kenya with travel in both Kenya and the
East Africa region.
J2SR will partner with local organizations and local firms
and will work to build local capacity to drive ambitious development agenda
throughout Kenya and East Africa.
Position background: Reporting directly to the Administration Manager regarding
day-to-day office operations, the Administrative Assistant is responsible for
smooth administrative operations of a project office.
Main Duties of the Position will be;
·
Work with the operations team and
project staff to manage logistics and procurement.
·
Maintain project files and assist
with office management and financial transactions.
·
Communications Management – Handle
calls, mail, and electronic communications; compose and type correspondence;
and interface as appropriate to parties passing through or using the project
office. In addition, route messages and information to appropriate individuals,
paying particular attention to channeling communications to other project
offices.
·
Information Management – Develop and
maintain office filing systems; maintain library resources; take, prepare, and
distribute minutes from meetings.
·
Meeting, Travel, and Schedule
Management – Help manage the professional staff calendar of the senior
management staff.
·
Conference and Workshop Coordination
support
·
Conference and Workshop Coordination
– Coordinate as needed with the ESP main office conferences, workshops and
training sessions.
Skills, Knowledge, Education and Experience
·
English language proficiency,
·
Strong communication and
interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively in a team environment
·
2 years of USAID experience
How to Apply
Interested candidates must submit their CV and Cover
letter as one document by the end of the day, Friday November 8th, 2019 to
recruit@socha.net