Danya International
Vacancy: Web Portal Content Manager
Report To: In the interim to the VP for Africa
Location: Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia
The position will be responsible for
leading periodic user satisfaction surveys which will help guide the further
development of the portal content and functionality to be demand
driven.
This position will be responsible for writing new content, identifying relevant partner content, and developing and implementing a web content strategy.
This position will be responsible for writing new content, identifying relevant partner content, and developing and implementing a web content strategy.
This individual will also be
responsible for managing and directing the content development related
mentoring and technical assistance to regional partners.
The ideal candidate will also have
experience managing website creation, application development and ICT-related
training. Additionally, overall project management experience is
essential.
Tasks require a strong attention to
detail and ability to work under tight deadlines.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Formulate website content strategy &
manage implementation of monthly digital plan
- Create & implement communication campaign
to drive traffic to the website
- Create/Write content for the portal and assist
with content development from partners
- Collaborate with team members to enhance
website functionality and develop innovative ways to effectively meet
customer needs
- Leadership the functional web team and
individual projects, schedules and priorities
- Review & edit content from partners
- Experience in the measurement, analysis and
improvement of web key performance indicators (wKPI).
- Proven track record of driving product from
idea to market launch and post-launch client acquisition, adoption,
activity and satisfaction.
- Establish processes for client responsiveness,
support and communication.
- Calendar management, individual projects and
priorities
- News & Event section updates
- Support development of bi-monthly, quarterly
& annual reports
- Create and manage website database
- Write & issue eNewsletters
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Minimum Bachelor’s degree with at least 5
years’ experience with proven web writing and editing skills, including
product design and promotion
- Knowledge of web usability standards and
practices
- Strong organizational skills, including the
ability to handle multiple assignments and tasks within tight schedules
and deadlines
- Self-driven with ability to formulate
innovative solutions
- Excellent communication and presentation
skills, both written and oral.
- Relevant education and training
- Self-starter; Strong initiative &
independence; Proactive
- Experience in trade and/or private sector
development preferred
- Experience with E-learning desired
- Experience with USAID-funded projects desired
Vacancy: Web
Portal Content Manager
Report To: Senior ICT Manager
Report To: Senior ICT Manager
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
Summary Scope of Work: Leading the creation of content, management of stakeholder engagement and marketing of the portal to new users will be a Web Portal Content Manager.
Summary Scope of Work: Leading the creation of content, management of stakeholder engagement and marketing of the portal to new users will be a Web Portal Content Manager.
The position will be responsible for
leading periodic user satisfaction surveys which will help guide the further
development of the portal content and functionality to be demand
driven.
This position will be responsible for writing new content, identifying relevant partner content, and developing and implementing a web content strategy.
This position will be responsible for writing new content, identifying relevant partner content, and developing and implementing a web content strategy.
This individual will also be
responsible for managing and directing the content development related
mentoring and technical assistance to regional partners.
The ideal candidate will also have
experience managing website creation, application development and ICT-related
training.
Additionally, overall project
management experience is essential. Tasks require a strong attention to detail
and ability to work under tight deadlines.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Formulate website content strategy &
manage implementation of monthly digital plan
- Create & implement communication campaign
to drive traffic to website
- Create/Write content for the portal and assist
with content development from partners
- Collaborate with team members to enhance
website functionality and develop innovative ways to effectively meet
customer needs
- Leadership the functional web team and
individual projects, schedules and priorities
- Review & edit content from partners
- Upload content to the portal through content
management system
- Review and upload content from partners
- Calendar management, individual projects and
priorities
- News & Event section updates
- Support development of bi-monthly, quarterly
& annual reports
- Create and manage website database
- Write & issue eNewsletters
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- At least 5 years’ experience with proven web
writing and editing skills, including product design and promotion
- Knowledge of web usability standards and
practices
- Strong organizational skills, including the
ability to handle multiple assignments and tasks within tight schedules
and deadlines
- Self-driven with ability to formulate
innovative solutions
- Excellent communication and presentation
skills, both written and oral.
- Relevant education and training
Vacancy: Learning
and Knowledge Management Manager
Report To: Africa Regional M&E Advisor
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
Summary Scope of Work: An important part of the project is a learning agenda for the project to ensure that the project continues to build on and reassess its evidence base, effectiveness and to learn from other projects in the region and beyond.
Summary Scope of Work: An important part of the project is a learning agenda for the project to ensure that the project continues to build on and reassess its evidence base, effectiveness and to learn from other projects in the region and beyond.
This position will lead the development and
implementation of the learning agenda and contribute to the knowledge
management activities of the project.
Responsibilities:
Develop and adapt tools to enhance documentation of best practices and project learning – Identify and adapt, if necessary, existing tools that are being used for best practice project documentation and learning. Project staff will then be trained on these tools; mentored on their completion and finalized documents stored in an easily accessible digital location.
Develop learning and knowledge management agenda for the project staff to promote a learning culture – Building on USAID’s Collaboration, Learning and Adapting framework, develop a specific learning agenda. This agenda will promote an internal culture of learning and of sharing with other stakeholders within EAC and beyond.
Support data quality improvement process for project M&E data - Work with the M&E team to develop a routine data quality assessment program. This program will proactively identify data quality gaps in collected and reported data and develop capacity building activities to address these gaps when they are found.
Design and support project evaluations that respond to Learning Agenda key evaluation questions - Work with the project M&E, Communication and ICT teams to implement key evaluation questions in the Learning Agenda. These evaluations will address both outcome and impact level questions.
Support effectiveness and outcome assessments for Communication other project activities - Work with the Communication team to implement its regular communication effectiveness and outcome assessments. This position will specifically support the design of the methodology, field data collection and writing of the final reports.
Lead in refinement of data and repackaging of project information - Work with the project communications team to further develop and refine project data and information for wider distribution.
Develop and adapt tools to enhance documentation of best practices and project learning – Identify and adapt, if necessary, existing tools that are being used for best practice project documentation and learning. Project staff will then be trained on these tools; mentored on their completion and finalized documents stored in an easily accessible digital location.
Develop learning and knowledge management agenda for the project staff to promote a learning culture – Building on USAID’s Collaboration, Learning and Adapting framework, develop a specific learning agenda. This agenda will promote an internal culture of learning and of sharing with other stakeholders within EAC and beyond.
Support data quality improvement process for project M&E data - Work with the M&E team to develop a routine data quality assessment program. This program will proactively identify data quality gaps in collected and reported data and develop capacity building activities to address these gaps when they are found.
Design and support project evaluations that respond to Learning Agenda key evaluation questions - Work with the project M&E, Communication and ICT teams to implement key evaluation questions in the Learning Agenda. These evaluations will address both outcome and impact level questions.
Support effectiveness and outcome assessments for Communication other project activities - Work with the Communication team to implement its regular communication effectiveness and outcome assessments. This position will specifically support the design of the methodology, field data collection and writing of the final reports.
Lead in refinement of data and repackaging of project information - Work with the project communications team to further develop and refine project data and information for wider distribution.
Write complex documents including
research designs and protocols, case studies and journal publications and
actively participate in and contribute to the knowledge hub
Work collaboratively with other
project team members to ensure that necessary program planning, development,
resource availability and management activities function effectively and
efficiently
Promote and support the dissemination
of project information among the project team internally and with other
country, regional and headquarters-based staff
Contribute to timely, accurate and
appropriate reporting of program activities and results to the donor, including
progress reports and annual reports
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Minimum Bachelor's degree and 6+ years
relevant experience
- Proven experience in Research, M&E with
bias towards knowledge management and documentation
- Working knowledge of BCC
- Experience in identifying and incorporating or
adapting best and promising practices
- Accustomed to working as a member of a team,
building capacity, delegating work and developing communities of learning
- Excellent interpersonal, facilitation, writing,
and oral presentation skills
- Possession of creative and strategic thinking
skills and examples of applying these successfully
- Effective communicator, with outstanding oral
and written communication skills in English
- Participatory and collaborative working
approach
- Passionate, trustworthy, dependable and
decisive manager who communicates effectively and consistently works
efficiently to high standards
Vacancy: Marketing
and Communications Manager
Report To: Regional Communications Advisor
Report To: Regional Communications Advisor
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
Summary Scope of Work: This position is responsible for the strategy development, implementation, management and assessment of marketing and communications initiatives to achieve the project’s objectives.
Summary Scope of Work: This position is responsible for the strategy development, implementation, management and assessment of marketing and communications initiatives to achieve the project’s objectives.
This position will also play a mentoring role to
firms in the region to also adapt these communications and marketing
practices.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead implementation of marketing
and communications strategies that build on evidenced-based approaches
including; literature reviews, barrier analyses, pre-testing and continual
assessment
- Assess communication capacity of key regional,
national and local institutions and mentor them for improvement.
- Ensure integration and harmonization of
messages across various channels (online, print, media)
- Oversee development, pre-testing and
refinement of marketing and communication materials
- Support the continual monitoring and
evaluation of marketing and communication activity effectiveness for
continued improvement and impact assessment
- Develop brand guidelines and ensure
consistency and adherence to guidelines for all marketing materials and
events/activities
Leadership
- Provide strategic leadership and
marketing and communications vision for the project
- Contribute to annual work planning including
budgeting, resourcing, and forecasting
- Establish and maintain a productive
relationships with key stakeholders, including government officials,
private sector and civil society organizations for smooth
implementation
- Work collaboratively with other project team
members to ensure necessary program planning, development, resource
availability and management activities function smoothly and efficiently
Management
- Able to manage multiple communications staff
and consultants in multiple countries to achieve project timelines
- Record and report on overall project
deliverables and milestones, including presenting that information to the
senior management team in the form of meetings, presentations, and
quarterly and annual report creation
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- A university degree in communication,
marketing or a related field required
- Excellent English writing and interpersonal
communication skills required
- A minimum of 5+ years of experience in
communication/corporate marketing including direct experience with
capacity assessments and strategic planning
- Experience in trade and/or private sector
development preferred
- Experience with USAID-funded projects desired
- A team player accustomed to building team
capacity, delegating working teams, and developing communities of learning
among host country partners and counterparts
- Excellent interpersonal, facilitation,
writing, and oral presentation skills
- Ability to work in a complex environment with
multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
- Understanding of how to work with databases,
content management and Microsoft office programs
- Flexibility – ability to be self-driven and
proactive in a dynamic environment, multi task, shift priorities as
needed, ability to blend communication knowledge and skills with
organizational strategy
- Attention to detail
- Trend monitoring and online research skills
Vacancy: Senior
ICT Manager
Report To: Regional Director
Report To: Regional Director
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
Summary Scope of Work: The Senior ICT Manager will provide technology leadership and implementation oversight for the management, design and development for all Danya’s evidenced based information communications technology (ICT) initiatives in the region.
Summary Scope of Work: The Senior ICT Manager will provide technology leadership and implementation oversight for the management, design and development for all Danya’s evidenced based information communications technology (ICT) initiatives in the region.
The position will be responsible for
providing technical assistance to USG agencies, USG partners, and national
government partners, designing and leading high impact ICT strategies and
implementations.
This individual will also be
responsible for managing and directing ICT-related technical assistance and
will be responsible for providing technology leadership to the team.
The ideal candidate will also have
experience managing website creation, application development and ICT-related
training. Additionally, overall project management experience is
essential.
Tasks require a strong attention to
detail and ability to work under tight deadlines.
Responsibilities:
Leadership
Responsibilities:
Leadership
- Provide strategic leadership and technology
vision for the organization’s ICT program
- Responsible for leading the ICT technical
approach across multiple projects in parallel
- Represent Danya before both operational and
senior management stakeholders and oversee implementation of activities
throughout the Africa region
- Contribute to annual work planning including
budgeting, resourcing, and forecasting
- Establish and maintain a productive
relationships with key stakeholders, including government officials, NGOs
and community groups for smooth implementation
- Work collaboratively with other project team
members to ensure necessary program planning, development, resource
availability and management activities function smoothly and efficiently
- Become the go-to person for technology needs
definition, scoping, sizing and advisor on key project milestone gate
sign-offs where needed.
Management
- Promote and support the identification and
dissemination of best practices among the project team
- Record and report on overall project
deliverables and milestones, including presenting that information to the
senior management team in the form of meetings, presentations, and
quarterly and annual report creation
- Work collaboratively with project staff and
US-based headquarters staff to assure proper financial projections,
reporting, spending and compliance with project terms and conditions.
- Contribute to ensure projects meets set
targets
- Contribute to timely, accurate and appropriate
reporting of program activities and results to the donor, including
progress reports, and annual reports
- Develops the Quality Delivery approach for the
organization by implementing industry standard best practices within scope
and budget.
- Self-starter, capable of shaping, leading and
growing a dynamic partnership and policy function within a global
environment
- Strong communication skills, representing the
organisation at all levels at meetings and conferences, writing
comprehensive reports and policy documents, delivering excellent
presentations
- Experience of working with Governments and
bilateral/multilateral aid agencies.
- Strong understanding of the latest trends in
international development,
- Experience of sector representation and
achieving change through associations, networks or coalitions of agencies
pursuing common interests
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Computer science or similar technology
post-graduate degree with post-graduate level training preferred
- A minimum of 8+ years of senior level
experience in designing and implementing ICT programs for social
development programs
- Significant experience in design and
development of technology solutions to increase international development
project impact
- Project work experience with open source
technology, social media, online community portals, mobile technology, and
on/off connectivity solutions.
- Familiarity with requirements development and
managing the design of mobile phone applications
- Demonstrated experience leading large ICT
initiatives funded by international donor organizations, preferably funded
by USAID or other USG agencies
- Experience developing successful, replicable
and sustainable projects by promoting reusability of design and solutions,
reusability of portions statements of work where applicable, and alignment
of internal team capability with business being pursued and solutions
being developed.
- Expertise in research to practice –
identifying industry and local best practices and adapting them to program
realities including local environment restraints, budget, skillsets,
governmental cultures, and stakeholder review/approval procedures
- A team player accustomed to building team
capacity, delegating working teams, and developing communities of learning
among host country partners and counterparts
- Excellent interpersonal, facilitation,
writing, and oral presentation skills
- Strong change management, results oriented and
decision making skills
- Ability to work in a complex environment with
multiple tasks, short deadlines and intense pressure to perform
- Fluency in English
- Ability to travel nationally and
internationally
- Project Management Certification (PMP) or
Agile Project Management Certification or similar experience
- Excellent grasp of developing project Work
Breakdown Structures (WBSs) or by using Microsoft Project with respect to
contract scope requirements
- Preferred experience and understanding of
Behavior Change Communication and Monitoring & Evaluation with respect
to Social Programs in Africa.
How to Apply
Interested applicants please email CV
together with a covering letter which explains how you meet the criteria in
this job description to: recruitmentafrica@danya.com
Important: Please entitle your email subject line with: Your name, position title and save letter together with CV in one attached file
