LVCT Health is an established Kenyan
NGO that utilizes research and strategic information to inform policy reform
advocacy and strengthen HIV service delivery and programming.
Our vision of healthy societies
drives our Mission and institutional mandate.
We give special attention to key
populations and work within the national strategies and priorities.
We seek to fill the following vacant position.
Director Research and Strategic
Information
Job Ref: DRS/LVCT/07/2014
Reporting To: Executive Director
Location: Nairobi
Job Purpose: To provide leadership, strategic direction,
mentorship and build capacity to deliver the LVCT Health’s objectives in Research
& Strategic information
Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide leadership, strategic direction and
oversight for execution of LVCT business plan as part of the core
management team
- Delivery of the departmental performance
through line management, supervision and mentorship of staff
- Provide oversight for compilation of
Institutional work plans, monitoring and evaluation, performance tracking
and reporting indicators and systems
- Ensure data quality standards and on time
reporting to government, donors and partners
- Deliver quality research studies, data
analysis and publications
- Oversight for internal and external
communications and relevant documentations
- Mobilize and manage resources to deliver the
business plan
- Review of contracts, budget development and
monitoring
- Review regular internal and funder reports,
including quarterly, semi-annual and annual progress and performance
reports
- Ensure adherence to institutional policies and
procedures
- Develop professional and expert networks and
partnerships nationally and internationally to support LVCT Health’s
research and strategic information objectives
- Provide institutional capacity building and
cross departmental support as necessary
- Develop and maintain donor relations
Qualifications and Skills
- PHD in social sciences, public health or other
relevant field from a recognized university with 5 years’ experience in a
management position. A Master’s degree in a related field with a minimum
of 8 years’ relevant experience will also be considered.
- Research and M&E experience in HIV, SRH or
related health area
- Demonstrated ability to design, implement,
analyze and disseminate research and strategic information
- Excellent analytical, proposal writing, report
writing, communication, presentation, interpersonal and supervision skills
- Demonstrated experience in resource
mobilization
- First author publications
- Critical thinking, decision making and problem
solving skills
- Must be an innovative and results oriented
person
Position: Business Development Manager
Job Ref: D/LVCT/01/2015
Reporting To: Executive Director
Duration: Renewable 2 Years Contract
Location: Nairobi
Purpose: LVCT Health has a Training Institute which is registered by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology. The Training Institute is accredited by NASCOP to offer HIV related courses and by Kenya Counselling and Psychological Organization for counselling training programmes.
The Institute is also registered as
an examination center for the Kenya National Examination Council with an
approved KIE curriculum.
LVCT Health is seeking to recruit a
Business Development Manager whose role will be to grow the business of the
LVCT Training institute and LVCT Health’s workplace wellness programme WEMA
Kazini.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Manage execution of Training Institute’s and
WEMA programme business plans while managing linkage to LVCT Health’s
institutional strategy
- Mobilize and manage resources to deliver the
business plan
- Identify new business opportunities of
strategic and technical interest to LVCT Health locally and
internationally
- Serves as the primary liaison for Training
Institute, WEMA Kazini and technical departments of LVCT Health
- Leads development of annual work plans for the
Training Institute and WEMA Kazini
- Lead implementation of diversified trainings
and new products
- Monitor budgets and advise management
accordingly
- Implement a strong communicating, professional
profile and relationships with a wide range of existing and new public and
private sector stakeholders, partners, alumni and collaborators nationally
and internationally
- Continuous monitoring of the market to ensure
suitability and sustainability of the institution’s products in the market
- Be accountable for the quality, delivery,
reporting and documentation of all the Training Institute and WEMA Kazini
curriculums, services and reports
- Line management, supervision and mentorship of
staff
- Management of organizational resources
- Ensure adherence to institutional policies and
procedures
- Contribute in building and maintaining a positive
brand image of the LVCT Health and its products
- Presentation of service reports to clients
- Participates in proposal development in LVCT
Health as required
- Provide institutional capacity building and
cross departmental support as necessary to growth of the Training
Institute and WEMA programme
Qualifications and Skills
- Masters degree in a Business related field
from recognized university;
- 5 years of management experience in business
development preferably from a learning institution
- Demonstrated marketing experience
- Demonstrable Proposal writing skills and
fundraising experience
- Creativity and innovation, Confidence and
Leadership skills
- Excellent analytical skills and critical
thinking;
- Excellent verbal and written communication
skills
- Ability to manage numerous projects
simultaneously and deliver them on schedule and to a high standard
- Energetic, creative individual of high
integrity
Position: Grants and Accounts Manager
Job Ref: GAM/LVCT/01/2015
Reporting To: Operations
Director
Duration: Renewable
2 Years Contract
Location: Nairobi
Job Purpose: To coordinate, supervise and manage a full range of
financial operations and grant management functions. Primary responsibilities
will include providing timely and accurate financial information, accounting,
financial reporting, budgets preparation and management of financial data
processing systems, equipment and other resources.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Prepare financial projections and budgets for
approval by the management, donors and the Board of Trustees
- Review funding contracts and advice technical
teams accordingly
- Monitor the overall liquidity of the
organisation and the cash flow position, and facilitate inter-bank
transfers where necessary.
- Approve monthly petty cash float
reconciliations and review the imprest expenditures.
- Support management in preparation,
co-ordination and control of budget, cash flow projections and actual cash
analysis.
- Control costs and enforce adherence to
approved financial plans, budgets.
- Monitor the performance of LVCT Health’s
operations for the purpose of including the trends in financial plans and
budgets and advice the directorate.
- Monitor expenses in relation to budgets and
ensure proper account codes are being charged for expenses.
- Audit finance documents including payment
vouchers, approval of journals, audit of monthly payroll and ensure proper
coding of payroll expenses.
- Ensure that all statutory ad non-statutory
payroll deductions are made properly, promptly and are remitted to the
respective authorities as required by law.
- Manage annual audit, liaise with external
auditors, tax consultants and Kenya Revenue Authority.
- To prepare, consolidate and distribute timely
monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements reflecting status of
programs on grant-to-date basis in accordance with International
Accounting Standards, International Financial Reporting Standards and
donor requirements.
- Interpret financial reports for practical use
by program staff, identify and resolve issues arising
- Ensure timely submission of invoices and
reports to all relevant parties.
- Ensure that all institutional financial and
non-financial resources are effectively and efficiently managed by
maintaining financial controls, prudent procedures, adequate records and
accountability standards that meet requirements of the Board of Trustees,
and the regulatory authorities.
- Ensuring that assets are safeguarded by
closely monitoring and maintaining an adequate system of internal control.
- Ensure LVCT Health complies with all legal,
regulatory and audit requirements, including submitting relevant financial
reports to the management and other stakeholders, according to set
timetables and deadlines.
- Monitor compliance with grant funding
requirements and provide appropriate guidance to programme staff including
allowable and non-allowable costs, grant closeout, preparation of budget
modifications and requests for carry over or extensions as needed
- Ensure safekeeping of all unused cheque books
and receipt books.
- Mentoring finance staff and supervise all
delegated functions
- Develop and modify policies/procedures/systems
in accordance with organizational needs and objectives, and government
regulations
- Ensure adherence to LVCT’ Health’s policies
and procedures as outlined in the Financial Policy and Procedures Manuals,
accounting standards and statutory requirement pertaining to accounting
and financial reporting.
- Maintain accurate financial data and generate
timely reports and analysis as required.
- Support preparation of grant applications
including budgets, certifications and other required supporting
documentation
- Support preparation of and award of sub-grants
including review of applications, financial assessments and capacity
building
Qualifications and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Business or Finance. (A
Masters degree in Finance or Accounting is an added advantage)
- Professional accounting qualification such as
CPA or ACCA.
- At least 5 years’ experience in a similar
position
- Knowledge of financial accounting principles
and procedures.
- Strong management and leadership skills.
- Proven skills in accounting, auditing,
analytical and computerized accounting skills.
- Experience in Microsoft GP-Accounting software
will have an added advantage
- Experience in managing large donor-funded
budgets and reporting to donors. (Experience with USAID, CDC, DfID fund
management highly desirable)
- Must be detail and results oriented and have
ability to deliver work at highest quality and accuracy
Interested and well qualified
applicants are invited to submit their cover letter and CV (Max. 3pgs) along
with contacts of three referees, Salary history and expectations to
recruitment@lvcthealth.org so as to arrive NOT later than January 30, 2015
stating the position and job reference number on the subject line.
Human Resource and Administration Division,
LVCT Health,
P.O Box 19835, 00202
Nairobi, Kenya
Note: Only short listed applicants will be contacted.
Failure to follow the above
instructions will lead to automatic disqualification.
LVCT Health is an equal opportunity employer