Vacancy Announcement:Chief of Party – REGAL-IR
Organization: Adeso - African Development Solutions
Reporting to: Chief Operations Officer
Program / Duty Station: Nairobi
with frequent travel to project sites
Duration: 2
years (Renewable)
Starting Salary Range: $
99,720 - $ 109,944 Annually plus other Competitive Allowances and Benefits
Organizational Context: Adeso is an expanding and vibrant African based
international development and humanitarian organization.
At Adeso, we work with African
communities who are yet to realize their full potential; working inside these
communities to create environments in which Africans can thrive.
Our belief that economic, social and
environmental security is the bedrock of a healthy community drives the nature
and intent of our programming.
We work to prevent and overcome
situations that adversely affect community well-being by: reinvigorating the
economy, developing skills for life and work, providing humanitarian aid, and
influencing policy.
For the past 20 years we have strengthened
rural livelihoods through environmental awareness, training, technology
transfer and innovative humanitarian projects in pursuit of a peaceful,
self-reliant, and greener future.
Currently, Adeso has programs in
Somalia, Kenya and South Sudan.
Adeso is an exciting and dynamic
organization experiencing managed rapid growth. It offers sound employment
conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development.
Position Summary: Adeso is seeking to fill the above position for
Resilience and Economic Growth – Improving Resilience (REGAL-IR), a
USAID-funded project in Kenya.
REGAL-IR aims to reduce hunger and
poverty, increase social stability and build strong foundations for economic
growth by strengthening social, economic, and environmental resilience in
pastoral and transitioning communities in five counties within Kenya’s arid and
semi-arid lands.
Qualified international applicants
and Kenyan Nationals will be considered.
The duty station is Nairobi with
frequent travel to project sites.
Position Purpose: The Chief of Party will be responsible for
overall strategic leadership, management and oversight to the project.
S/he will ensure timely and efficient
delivery of project’s results.
S/he will be responsible for
coordinating partners, project planning and review, stakeholder engagement,
financial and people management, and donor reporting.
Specific Roles and Responsibilities
- Provide overall strategic and programmatic
leadership and oversight of the project and within a consortium of project
partners;
- Ensure that project activities are meeting
client and stakeholder expectations and that project results are
pro-actively disseminated;
- Provide oversight of all project operations
and reporting, ensuring compliance with USAID requirements and
regulations;
- Work closely with the USAID, Government of
Kenya, and other critical counterparts, to ensure the project effectively
complies with the USAID and GOK objectives, rules and regulations;
- Ensure compliance with the policy and
legislative requirements of USAID as stipulated under the Agreement;
- Supervise and provide strategic and technical
guidance to project technical staff in a range of livelihood, value chain,
natural resource management, drought disaster reduction, conflict management,
and nutrition interventions, ensure synchrony and collaboration between
technical staff from the various partner organizations and work with them
to bring ideas, findings, and lessons learned to project leadership and
the donor agency;
- Responsible for timely preparation of annual
work plans and reports to the donor;
- Supervise, mentor, manage and motivate staff
for optimal performance of the project;
- Responsible for co-ordination and
collaboration with partner and key stakeholders;
- Document and disseminate project achievements
and lessons on a timely basis;
- Manage project resources including staff,
finances and assets.
Skills and Qualifications
- The ideal candidate should have a minimum of
Masters Degree in Agribusiness, Value Chains, business or related field. A
Doctoral Degree is desirable.
- Knowledge and experience in resilience-focused
business development and/or agriculture development in an Africa context
preferred.
- Sound knowledge of the Agriculture sector,
business development, pastoralism, and capacity building, especially in
Kenya and/or Africa.
- Exceptional managerial and operational
experience, and preferably in managing large complex activities involving
coordination with multiple program partner institutions in developing
countries/sub Saharan Africa.
- A minimum of ten years of experience,
preferably at Chief of Party level or higher, working with United States
Government (USG) supported projects and knowledge of the emergency plan
goals and USG project financial rules and regulations at a senior
level.
- Experience in developing program work-plans,
developing program budgets, managing program implementation, managing
staff, and field and managing short-term technical assistance.
- Excellent representational and communication
skills, written and oral proficiency in English, and verbal communication
skills in one or more local languages.
- A team player with visionary leadership.
Vacancy Announcement:Executive Assistant
Organization: Adeso
- African Development Solutions
Reporting to:Executive Director
Working with:Executive Director, Heads of Departments, Country
Directors, Program Team
Program / Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 1 Year (Renewable)
Starting Date: Immediate
Organizational Context: Adeso is an expanding and vibrant African based
international development and humanitarian organization.
We work with communities to create environments in which Africans can thrive.
We work with communities to create environments in which Africans can thrive.
Our belief that economic, social and environmental security is the bedrock of a healthy community drives the nature and intent of our programming.
Adeso is an exciting
and dynamic organization experiencing managed rapid growth. It offers sound
employment conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development.
Position Summary: Under the supervision of the Executive Director, the core function of this position is the coordination of activities (operations and planning) and ensuring timely flow of information to and from the executive office.
The successful candidate will have a
proven ability to independently manage multiple tasks and projects with
competing priorities and deadlines, screen and prioritize communications and
opportunities from external and internal sources, and organize and maintain
administrative processes essential to this position.
This is a high demand position
requiring someone who can be available at the request of the Executive Director
and her schedule.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Serve as the ED’s administrative liaison to
Adeso’s Senior Management Team and Heads of Department.
- Passion for helping others and managing an
extremely active and dynamic calendar of appointments; completing expense
reports, composing and preparing correspondence that is sometimes
confidential; arranging complex and detailed travel plans, itineraries,
and agendas; compiling documents for travel-related meetings; coordinating
activities, such as conferences, field visits, internally and externally
organized workshops; and other tasks that facilitate the ED’s ability to
effectively lead the organization.
- Adaptable to the changing requirements and the
influx of various requests from Executive Team members and external
organizations
- Keen attention to detail, ability to exercise
initiative, and work independently
- Work closely and effectively with the ED to
keep her well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities,
following up appropriately and keeping the ED apprised and updated.
- Prioritizes conflicting needs; handles matters
expeditiously, proactively, and follows through on projects to successful
completion, often with deadline pressures.
- When the ED chairs meetings: Prepare an agenda
in advance; assist with and provide research/background information,
content development, and creation of presentations, coordinate meetings
and take meeting notes.
- Manage the daily schedule of the ED, ensuring
that she knows her schedule 24 hours in advance and keeping appointments
and meetings on time or changing schedules when necessary.
- On own initiatives process/compose correspondence/reports
for ED’s and/or executive teams replies.
- Manage external contacts for ED, proactively
understanding who they are, which priority contacts are and keeping track
of periodic communication needed for priority contacts.
- Anticipate the ED’s needs and proactively
bring together appropriate people and resources to support the executive
in addressing issues.
- Plan and coordinate all aspects of quarterly
board meetings, including tracking, monitoring and following the progress
of action items, drafting the agenda, setting the timetable and following
up on board material preparation and producing accurate Board minutes at
each meeting when in attendance.
- Manage effective contacts and relationships
with Board Members, including arranging board member travel arrangements,
expense reimbursements, and board meeting logistics, and acting as a first
point of contact for Board Member queries.
- Perform liaison services on behalf of Adeso to
donors, Government Officials, other relevant partners
- Review correspondence (mail and email)
addressed to the ED and take the appropriate follow-up actions as
required.
- Must abide by the policies and procedures of
the organization.
- Adhere to the organization’s compliancee
system and understand organizational policies and procedures necessary to
ensure appropriate decision-making protocols are followed.
- Handle confidential information in a
professional and discreet manner.
- Act as the ED’s representative and ambassador
to external contacts as directed.
Skills and Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences,
Development Studies or related qualification with a Diploma in Legal
studies or a related field.
- Minimum 5 years or equivalent work-related
experience supporting senior level Executives; experience working with Boards
of Directors desirable.
- Demonstrated ability to handle confidential
information appropriately.
- Highly proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
- Extensive experience in preparation of board
and donor presentations.
- Excellent writing, proofreading and verbal
communication skills.
- Ability to stay focused, efficient, and
effective in managing multiple priorities.
- Professional demeanor and ability handle
sensitive situations in a calm and professional manner.
- Strong interpersonal skills and good judgment.
- Proven ability to work independently to
achieve accomplishments.
- Ability to communicate effectively with all
levels of employees and outside contacts.
- Experience working in an International arena a
plus.
- Proven ability to effectively collaborate with
internal team, cross-functional team, and external parties in a rapidly
growing environment
- Ability to provide after hour and flexible
support a must.
- Ability to travel 5%.
Vacancy Announcement:Director, Program Development & Quality
Organization: Adeso - African Development Solutions
Reporting to: Chief Operations Officer
Reporting to: Chief Operations Officer
Working with:Program Development and Quality Team, Country
Directors, Field Program Managers, Fundraising Team, Communications and
Advocacy Team
Employment Status: Full-time (100%)
Program / Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Starting Date: April
1, 2015
Organizational Context: Adeso, formerly known as Horn Relief, is an expanding and vibrant African-based international organization, working with communities to create environments in which Africans can thrive.
Organizational Context: Adeso, formerly known as Horn Relief, is an expanding and vibrant African-based international organization, working with communities to create environments in which Africans can thrive.
We work to prevent and overcome situations that adversely affect community well-being by: reinvigorating the economy, developing skills for life and work, providing humanitarian aid, and influencing policy.
Our belief that
economic, social and environmental security is the bedrock of a healthy
community drives the nature and intent of our programming.
Adeso has been strengthening rural
livelihood and delivering innovative humanitarian aid and development programs
for the past 20 years. Currently, we have programs in Somalia, Kenya and South
Sudan.
Adeso is an exciting, dynamic
organization experiencing managed rapid growth. It offers sound employment
conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development
Position Summary
The core function for this position
is the leadership and management of the Program Development and Quality Unit,
which provides technical and program development support to Adeso Country
Programs.
The position holder will be
responsible for:
- Coordinating all new business development,
including fundraising, brokering partnerships where required, leading
proposal and concept note development, and provide quality control
oversight for all reporting and submissions to donors;
- Development and oversight of monitoring and
evaluation throughout the program, including ensuring the integration of
robust M&E plans into all projects and best practices for
accountability to quality programming are followed;
- Providing technical support to all programs,
including promoting technical excellence and cross-country learning and
documenting and disseminating good practice guidelines based on Adeso’s
programs experience.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
New Business Development
- Lead the concept note/proposal preparation
process for institutional donors.
- Coordinate across the agency to oversee the
“proposal development pipeline” i.e. keep track of fundraising
opportunities and agree on workload allocations to ensure that all
deadlines are met with maximum efficiency.
- Quality control of concept notes and full
proposals drafted by other staff members, in line with both donor
requirements and Adeso strategic priorities.
- Coordinate the provision of technical inputs
to proposals by Program Development and Quality Unit (PDQU) staff members.
- In liaison with Country Directors and Program
Managers, prepare Terms of Reference for technical consultancy inputs to
proposal development when required.
- Assist with the identification of appropriate
partner organizations and the management of consortia during the proposal
development process.
- Develop and implement a proactive and engaging
approach for building the capacity of program staff to improve their
ability to develop and write proposals/concept notes, as well as reports
for submission to international donors.
Monitoring and Evaluation
- To ensure the integration of the principles of
quality, accountability and learning into the overall management of
country programs.
- Coordinate the development of program
frameworks, capacity statements and guidelines for use by country program
staff.
- Support implementation of systems to promote
accountability to beneficiaries by ensuring that:
- Beneficiaries widely participate in needs and
baseline assessments and program design;
- Beneficiaries affected by our programs are
informed about who we are and what we do;
- Beneficiaries affected by our programs are
aware of their entitlements and selection criteria;
- Regular feedback from beneficiaries informs
and affects the design of programs.
- Support the development of a Program Impact
Measurement system and appropriate M&E tools for Adeso programs.
- Enhance knowledge management and learning
across all programs, including the development of a cloud-based data
management system for program information.
- Set up systems for sharing of evaluation
findings, lessons learned, case studies and other qualitative data from
programs.
- Support field project managers to conduct
regular progress reviews and ensure there is a clear process for
staff/teams to raise concerns over program implementation and quality.
Technical Support
- Participate in external technical forums and
disseminate information as appropriate to country program teams.
- Undertake technical visits to projects to
impart knowledge and enhance and provide recommendations to improve
programming strategies and actions.
- In close coordination with country program
teams, coordinate technical and proposal development trainings at
regional, country and project levels.
Skills and Qualifications
Essential
- Master’s Degree in international development,
social science or other relevant subject.
- Minimum 8 years progressively responsible and
directly relevant field-based and HQ-based experiences in programming and
business development.
- Effective results in formulating and executing
strategy and performance metrics across an agency.
- Demonstrable experience in at least one of the
following program sectors; humanitarian assistance, economic development /
empowerment / market-based solutions, rural livelihoods / agricultural
development and/or natural resource management programming in diverse
contexts in Africa.
- Track record of successful department
leadership, management, fundraising and proposal development.
- Knowledge of the global donor funding
environment and how these relate to Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan and Africa
- Established peer agency, multi-lateral and
donor networks/relationships.
- Skills in training, mentoring and capacity
building of staff.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and
representation skills; highly engaging.
- Meticulous attention to detail with a
preference for knowledge and experience with related qualitative and
quantitative research methods.
- Ability to initiate, develop and maintain
cross-departmental communications.
- Proactive problem solver.
- Ability to analyze information, evaluate
options, and think and plan strategically.
- A natural networker with substantial
experience of building relationships with both the private and public
sectors.
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural,
multi-ethnic environment with respect for diversity.
- Willingness to travel regularly, in particular
within the region (security permitting).
- Excellent written and spoken English and a
critical eye for editing and grammar.
Vacancy Announcement: HR Director
Organization: Adeso - African Development Solutions
Reporting to:Executive Director
Reporting to:Executive Director
Working With: All
levels of staff at HQ and field
Employment Status: Full time, one year Renewable contract
Program / Duty Station: Nairobi
Starting Date: April 2015
Commitment to Diversity: Adeso is an equal opportunity employer and does
not discriminate based on one's background, beliefs, gender or sexual
orientation.
Organizational Context: Adeso is an expanding and vibrant African based
international development and humanitarian organization.
At Adeso, we work with African communities who are yet to realize their full potential; working inside these communities to create environments in which Africans can thrive.
Our belief that
economic, social and environmental security is the bedrock of a healthy
community drives the nature and intent of our programming.
We work to prevent and overcome
situations that adversely affect community well-being by: reinvigorating the
economy, developing skills for life and work, providing humanitarian aid, and
influencing policy.
For the past 20 years we have strengthened rural livelihoods through environmental awareness, training, technology transfer and innovative humanitarian projects in pursuit of a peaceful, self-reliant, and greener future. Currently, Adeso has programs in Somalia, Kenya and South Sudan.
Adeso is an exciting and dynamic
organization experiencing managed rapid growth. It offers sound employment
conditions with opportunities for personal growth and development.
Position Summary: Reporting directly to the Executive Director, the
HR Director will lead and facilitate the development of a highly effective,
strategic HR function for Adeso to ensure the organization has the structure,
culture and talent needed to deliver on program goals and effectively serve its
beneficiaries.
The HR Director will direct and
facilitate delivery of regional, national, and local HR capacity and
infrastructure for efficient and effective services at multi-levels and
implementation and adaptation of HR initiatives and practices.
S/he will serve as advisor and
counsel to maximize staffing resources and performance, ensure economy and
efficiency of work processes, and contain institutional risk.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Manages global HR issues related to
organizational operations.
- Supervise HR Team at HQ with field oversight.
- Develop and monitor annual departmental
budget, goals and objectives and annual operational/work plan for HR
teams.
- Ensure accurate and timely processing of HR
related transactions.
- Plans, implements, and manages the human
resources function for Adeso, including recruiting, employee relations,
regulatory compliance – domestic & global compensation, benefits,
staff development, and employee communications.
- Responsible for staffing, employee education
and training, management development, compensation and benefits,
employment contracts.
- Serve as a resource for managers; coach and
mentor senior managers to effectively use the full range of HR tools such
as the performance process.
- Investigates employee relations issues such as
disciplinary, grievances, equity issues.
- Maintain a comprehensive and competitive
compensation and benefits program to support Adeso’s ability to attract
and retain high quality and well qualified employees.
- Manage HR related external vendors such as
payroll and benefits administrators.
- Manages and coordinates departmental
activities as it pertains to EEO, USAID rules and regulations, policies
and practices and advises relevant staff on implementation.
- Serves as subject matter expert on compliance
and adherence to HR standard operating procedures.
- Partners with heads of departments to develop
HR programs that support project goals.
- Effectively communicate HR policies,
procedures, programs and laws organization-wide.
- Implement, review and continuously improve HR
services and processes; make recommendations and assist field offices in
implementation.
- Work with managers to identify performance
goals and objectives, standards of measurement and accountability.
- Develop and manage Adeso’s performance
evaluation program and ensure staff progression and development.
- Builds capacity and coordinates training and
development activities in support of Adeso’s strategic plan including
management and leadership development.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Master’s degree, minimum 8 - 10 years of
progressive HR professional experience with a minimum of 5 years as a
regional manager or director or equivalent education and experience.
- Demonstrated success as an HR generalist
supporting employee groups of 300+ employees in multiple locations within
the region or global environment required.
- Demonstrated success in supporting key senior
management and building relationships.
- Broad knowledge and experience in employment
law, compensation, organizational planning, organization development,
employee relations, and training and development.
- Strong collaborator with effective
interpersonal and analytical skills who is able to work seamlessly across
countries, cultures, and organizational units required.
- Demonstrated ability to work, manage, and meet
competing deadlines in a high volume environment and on deadline; aptitude
for problem solving and decision making needed.
- Superb written and verbal communication skills
required. Capable of managing conflict and conflicting views.
- Strong knowledge of HRIS systems preferred.
- SPHR, GPHR, CIPD or other HR professional
certification is a plus.
Application Process
This is a challenging opportunity for
a dedicated and highly motivated professional.
If you would like to join this
dynamic team, please submit your application to jobs@adesoafrica.org, quoting
the position in the email subject matter, by 13th March, 2015.
Kindly note that applications
screening and interviews will be on a rolling basis.
Each application should be addressed to the HR Director and include the following:
- An updated CV; and
- An application letter which should include
cover letter, remuneration requirements and contact information for three
work-related referees.
Applications not including all of the
above information will not be reviewed.
Only short-listed candidates will be
contacted.