NGO Jobs in Nairobi Kenya - KNCV

Organisation: KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation

This position is for Kenyan Nationals only.

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation is an international non-profit organization dedicated to the fight against tuberculosis (TB), still the second most deadly infectious disease in the world.

KNCV is an international center of expertise for TB control that promotes effective, efficient, innovative and sustainable tuberculosis control strategies in a national and international context.  

We are an organization of passionate TB professionals, including doctors, researchers, training experts, nurses and epidemiologists. 


We aim to stop the spread of the worldwide epidemic of TB and to prevent the further spread of drug-resistant TB.

Over the past century we have built up a wealth of knowledge and expertise, initially by successfully controlling TB in the Netherlands. Since the 1970s, we have also shared our knowledge and expertise with the rest of the world. 

We operate from a central office in The Hague in the Netherlands, a regional office in Central Asia and country offices worldwide. KNCV raises funds from private, institutional, corporate, and government donors.

Challenge TB:
 KNCV is the lead partner in Challenge TB (CTB), the new USAID-funded 5-year global program to decrease TB mortality and morbidity in high burdened countries. 

We lead an international consortium with eight partner organizations: American Thoracic Society (ATS), Family Health International (FHI 360), Interactive Research & Development (IRD), Japanese Anti Tuberculosis Foundation (JATA), Management Sciences for Health (MSH), Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), and the World Health Organization.

The overarching strategic objectives of Challenge TB are to improve access to quality patient centered care for TB, TB/HIV, and MDR-TB services; to prevent transmission and disease progression; and to strengthen TB platforms.

Background:
 The CTB Project follows on from other previous projects: TB CTA (2000-2005), TB CAP (2005-2010) and TB CARE I (2010-2015). 

Through these mechanisms the USAID East Africa Bureau made it possible that several organizations and/ or initiatives in the region were given extensive support: The East, Central and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) in Tanzania, the Supra National TB Reference Laboratory (SNRL) in Uganda, the Center of Excellence on Drug Resistant TB (DR-TB) in Rwanda (CoE), the regional center for quality of health care (RCQHC) in Uganda, Childhood TB and TB-IC activities in Somalia, Lung Health Conferences in Kenya amongst others.

Vacancy: Regional Administration and Finance Officer
 
Country: Kenya
 
Duty station: Nairobi

Purpose of the position:
 The position of Regional Administration and Finance Officer is aimed at keeping timely, complete and correct financial transactions and reporting to the internal and external stakeholders and to support the KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation Regional Project Director in the administration and efficient financial management of the project. 

The Administration and Finance Officer ensures the accounting transactions are in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, KNCV Policy, and any cost principles imposed by KNCV or USAID; and agrees with supporting documents. 

S/he ensures monthly financial reporting to KNCV in The Hague and to USAID, monitors availability of funds and is contact person for audits by external auditor. 

S/he supports the Regional project Director in development of project and office budgets and the general administrative work.

Position in the organization:
 S/he reports to the Regional Project Director and is an active member of the CTB Project regional team.

Duties and responsibilities

Finance
  • Leads the development of budgets with inputs from the technical staff;
  • Facilitates accurate and timely submission of monthly financial reports to the project, KNCV HQ and/or donors;
  • Liaises with internal and external auditors to resolve audit queries;
  • Ensures the effective management, monitoring and tracking of KNCV properties;
  • Provides technical support to program staff and partner organizations/implementing agencies in financial, grant and administrative managements;
  • Conduct daily financial operations in the project office to ensure full compliance with donor and Home Office guidelines;
  • Assist in the implementation of effective & efficient systems of internal controls;
  • Review all payment documents in addition to payroll for accuracy and adherence to overall budget and deadlines;
  • Review expenditure worksheets, bills, and budgets for accuracy and completeness;
  • In conjunction with Team Leader, ensure timely preparation of all financial reports required by both donor and Home Office;
  • Performs other relevant duties as assigned by the Project Director;
  • Provides technical support to program staff and partner organizations/implementing agencies in financial, grant and administrative managements.
Administration
  • Lead the arrangement of local and regional logistics (taxis, hotels, security) for consultants and staff;
  • Ensure Duty of Care and security protocols are shared with all personnel and are updated accordingly to reflect changing security conditions;
  • Ensure that all administrative forms and approvals such as travel advance requests, per diem requests, travel authorizations, etc., are available for staff use and prepared promptly for review and approval by the Team Leader and/or donor;
  • Purchase office materials and supplies and procure other items or services as project needs arise, in accordance with KNCV procurement procedures;
  • Interface with vendors or subcontractors as needed on operational or logistical concerns;
  • Ensure that all office equipment [e.g., computers, printers, telephones, e-mail, fax and photocopier] is working and serviced on regular basis;
  • Carry out all administrative aspects in relation to project filing and archiving in order to ensure accurate program records;
  • Perform other duties as may be assigned by the Team Leader.
Who are we looking for?

Education:
  • Bachelor Degree in Accounting, Finance, Management or Business Administration;
  • ACCA Part 2 or equivalent;
  • Masters’ degree in a relevant field is an added advantage.
Knowledge/experience:
  • Minimum of 4 years of experience in accounting and finance, preferably with an international organization with 3 years of similar position;
  • Experience with USG-funded projects specifically in public health related field preferred;
  • Demonstrated experience and skill on planning, budgeting and forecasting, financial management and financial reporting;
  • Registered with local professional body.
Behavioral competencies and skills:
  • Excellent command of written and spoken English and knowledge of Kiswahili is an asset;
  • Excellent skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook;
  • Knowledge of QuickBooks or similar accounting software;
  • Ability to efficiently organize work;
  • Ability to work independently;
  • High degree of communications skills particularly attuned to working well with non-finance professionals;
  • Used to working in a fast moving environment providing accurate and timely information to a high standard.
Application and information
Your application (with curriculum vitae, motivation letter, 3 professional references) should be sent before 31st of August 2015 to:

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, 
PO Box 146, 2501 CC The Hague, the Netherlands for the attention of: Ms. Larissa Lutmers. 

E-mail: recruitkenya@kncvtbc.org with subject “160802 Regional Administration and Finance Officer”. 

Vacancy: Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
 
Country: Kenya
 
Duty station: Nairobi

Purpose of the position:
 The main responsibility of the M&E officer is to provide high level technical support in monitoring of the progress of the activities and evaluation of the project final results. 

S/he is responsible for the overall management of the monitoring and evaluation system of the “Challenge TB Project” (The Project) in the East Africa Region.

 S/he will work closely with implementing partners and National TB programs (NTPs) in the East Africa region (the Region). 

The regional M&E Officer is part of the “Challenge TB Project” regional team.

Position in the organization:
 S/he reports to the Regional Project Director and is an active member of the CTB Project regional team. This position is expected to travel to the field about 30% of the time.

Duties and responsibilities
  • Prepares monitoring reports (on quarterly basis) and evaluation reports (end of the year and end of the CTB Project, as well best practices, case studies, lessons learned, etc.);
  • Designs and develops monitoring and /or evaluation tools;
  • Provides technical support for the development of CTB Project work plans in close collaboration with technical and financial team;
  • Provides technical support for M&E planning, baseline report, and evaluations;
  • Develops a regional database/data management system;
  • Liaises with M&E officers at the NTPs in The Region;
  • Liaises with colleagues Challenge TB M&E officers in the region (Tanzania, DR Congo, Ethiopia, South Sudan) regarding CTB success stories, demonstration and documentation;
  • Provides training/capacity building on M&E to regional team;
  • Monitoring of field activities;
  • Joins M&E meetings with donors and other stakeholders;
  • Ensures that findings of outputs, outcomes, impact, and sustainability from The project implementation are recorded and disseminated;
  • Advices the regional TB team in optimizing the M&E systems and the use of surveillance data.
Who are we looking for?

Education:
  • Masters’ degree in management, M&E, health sciences or public health.
Knowledge/experience:
  • Minimum of 3 years work experience in M&E;
  • Experience in M&E for USAID projects is an asset;
  • Experience in data management and analysis;
  • Experience in infectious diseases preferably TB control;
  • Excellent command in verbal and written English. Good command of Kiswahili language for EA region is an added advantage;
  • The ability to organize and prioritize with eye for detail;
  • Experience in report, case study writing;
  • Experience in baseline, progress and evaluation conducting;
  • Knowledge of USAID projects and terminology is desirable.
Behavioral competencies / skills:
  • Excellent command of written and spoken English;
  • Excellent skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook;
  • Good communication and interpersonal relation skills;
  • Ability to efficiently organize work;
  • Ability to work independently.
Application and information

Your application (with curriculum vitae, motivation letter, 3 professional references) should be sent before 31st of August 2015 to:

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, 
PO Box 146, 2501 CC The Hague, the Netherlands for the attention of: Ms. Larissa Lutmers. 

E-mail: recruitkenya@kncvtbc.org with subject “160803 Regional Monitoring and Evaluation Officer”. 

Vacancy: Regional Project Coordinator

Country:  Kenya
 
Duty station: Nairobi

Purpose of the position:
 The purpose of the position is to coordinate the specific East Africa Region (the Region) activities of the CTB Project in the Region. 

The Regional Project Coordinator will be responsible for the overall implementation of the CTB Project activities. 

S/he will take a lead in the development of annual work plans (WP) and budgets and liaising with partners. 

S/he will work closely together with the donor: the USAID East Africa Regional Bureau and all technical stakeholders (Ministries of Health (MoHs), National TB Programs (NTPs), Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), etc) involved in the implementation of the CTB Project in concerned countries. 

Main priority areas include amongst others Cross-border TB control and inter-country referral system of TB patients, coordination of anti-TB drugs’ management at regional level, coordinating support to the CoE in Rwanda and SNRL in Uganda to be sustainable.

Position in the organization:
 The CTB/EA Regional Project Coordinator supervises the regional office team of local staff. 

H/She functionally reports to the Technical Director and hierarchically to the portfolio manager at KNCV’s headquarters in The Hague. 

This position is expected to travel to the field about 30% of the time.

Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Develops annual work plan and budgets for the respective project areas in close coordination with the CTB Technical Focal Point, Technical advisor and other partners and submits these timely to KNCV Head Quarters, the Portfolio Manager and Project Officer;
  • Provides management oversight to the project and ensure it is in line with the approved work plan;
  • Represents CTB Project on project management issues with partners in countries/ region per the CTB Project priority area;
  • Establishes and maintains partnership relationships with relevant organizations;
  • Develops and maintains a data base of project partners and beneficiaries;
  • Communicates on a regular basis with the project team on the progress in the context of overall regional strategy and related issues;
  • Prepares, participates and/or chairs the regular coordination meetings with partners;
  • Prepares/collates various background documents/information relevant to the project;
  • Participates in relevant national and/or regional partners’ meetings;
  • Participates in field visits for implementing and monitoring activities.
Who are we looking for?

Education:
 A master’s degree in a health-related field with qualifications in public health or a related discipline.

Knowledge/experience:
  • Minimum of three years' experience working in a senior management position in an international organization;
  • At least five years of experience and in-depth knowledge of TB control and prevention at a regional/international level;
  • Knowledge of ongoing and emerging issues in relation to TB epidemiology, global and
  • international policy development, evidence generation, and control strategies;
  • Experience in mentoring and capacity building;
  • Experience in the development of policies, strategies, advocacy and publications;
  • Experience working with communities of diverse cultural practices and in complex work environments;
  • Experience in capacity development and experience working in a co-located environment at country-supported ministries alongside government counterparts desired;
  • Able to maintain good working relationships with government authorities, officials, donors, host government, Ministries of Health in the East African Region and other participating institutions;
  • Preferably experience with USAID funded projects;
  • Experience working with Global Fund is an asset.
Behavioral competencies/skills:
  • A strong technical team leader who is results-oriented and can motivate staff;
  • A strategic thinker;
  • Able to prioritize and delegate tasks;
  • Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability to various work environments;
  • Good political and communication skills;
  • Excellent verbal and written skills in English;
  • Knowledge of Kiswahili is an important advantage;
  • Demonstrated intermediate computer skills.
Application and information

Your application (with curriculum vitae, motivation letter, 3 professional references) should be sent before 31st of August 2015 to:

KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, 
P.O Box 146, 2501 CC The Hague, the Netherlands for the attention of: Ms. Larissa Lutmers. 
E-mail: recruitkenya@kncvtbc.org with subject “160801 Regional Project Coordinator”. 


Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.