WASH Officer and Admin Assistant Jobs in Kenya

FH / Kenya (Food for the Hungry, Kenya) a Christian Development and relief agency seeks to fill in the following vacant positions at their Marsabit office: 

Job Title: WASH Officer 

Department: Health and Nutrition 

Reports To: Nutrition Coordinatorr 

Contract Duration: September 2011 – 30th June 2012 

Closing Date: 8th September 2011 

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Identify WASH gaps and develop proposals for recovery operations
  • Work closely with the community members to identify training needs
  • Develop training and capacity building modules in collaboration with other project staff as well as other stakeholders.
  • Organize and carry out community training activities
  • Prepare relevant reports as required including compilation of success stories and development of knowledge sharing information.
  • Link the H1N1 components of Health and Nutrition to WASH program.
Qualifications 
  • A strong Christian committed to serving the poor in full agreement with FH’s foundation and beliefs as expressed in our Vision, Mission and Values.
  • Must be a holder of BSc degree in Water and Environmental Engineering, Public Health, Environmental Science or its equivalent from a reputable institution.
  • A minimum of 3 years working in community based WASH program in an NGO set up.
  • Practical knowledge in design of community WASH systems.
  • Excellent report writing skills.
  • Good computer skills with hands on experience
  • Should possess a motorbike rider’s license with 3 years experience.
Job Title: Admin Assistant 

Department: Health and Nutrition 

Reports To: Nutrition Coordinator 

Contract duration: September 2011 – 30th June 2012 

Closing Date: 8th September 2011 

Duties and Responsibilities 
  • To assist in provision of administrative and logistical support to team members.
  • To coordinate and maintain records for staff, office space, telephones and office keys.
  • Receive and vet all incoming calls before transferring them to relevant persons. Your will also be expected to make telephone calls for the Health and Nutrition team as required.
  • Perform general clerical duties including but not limited to photocopying, faxing, emailing and filling.
  • Handle documents such as invoices, memos letters etc.
  • Arrange to repair of and maintenance of office equipment.
  • Collect and maintain inventory of office equipment and supplies
  • Make travel arrangements for the staff
Requirements and Qualifications 

Qualifications 
  • A strong Christian committed to serving the poor in full agreement with FH’s foundation and beliefs as expressed in our Vision, Mission and Values.
  • Must be a holder of Diploma in Administration or its equivalent from a reputable institution.
  • Should possess a high level of organizational and management skills with at least two years relevant experience.
  • Should posses good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Demonstrated competencies in MS packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Treats people of all cultures and faiths with dignity and respect.
  • Manages time wisely and works diligently on assigned responsibilities.
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications, updated CV with three referees and day telephone contacts to: 

Human Resources Manager, 
P.O Box 14978 - 00800 
Nairobi 

or email address hr_fhkenya@fh.org 

NB: Only short listed candidates will be contacted 

These are urgent positions and short listing will be done on first received basis.

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