NGO Jobs in Kenya – JKTF (Tuskys)

Joram Kamau Tuskys Foundation (JKFT) is a Public Charitable Trust whose mandate is to Empower Communities for transformed lives. 

The foundation has the following position to fill:

Administrative Assistant
 
Reporting to: Finance and Administration Manager
 
Job Description
  • Managing the organization’s front office including responding to all official enquiries, making formal appointment and coordinating managers diary; 
  • Maintaining an efficient office filing system and management of general office correspondences 
  • Maintaining General office (cleanliness, ample working environment, ensuring availability of utilities/office supplies) 
  • Handling of office Petty Cash, receipting, banking and maintenance of cash and banking record 
  • Taking minutes during meetings 
  • Organizing office logistics (Flight booking, Meeting Venue booking and company fleet of vehicles. 
  • Supervising the drivers and office assistants. 
  • Perform any other Duty as assigned by management.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience: 
  • At least a Diploma in Business management, Administration or a related field and with five (5) years’ of experience in a non-profit organization. 
  • Knowledge of Public Relations / customer service good practice 
  • Good written and oral communication in English 
  • Excellent computer skills (word, Outlook, Excel, Power Point, internet)

Human Resources Manager
 
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
 
Position Summary: The human resource manager is in charge of the overall administration, coordination and evaluation of the human resource function.
 
Essential Responsibilities:
  • Develops and directs various human resources plans and procedures for the foundation.
  • Recommends and implements human resource guidelines and processes; formulates and sustains handbook on policies and procedures; performs welfares administration to include claims resolution, change reporting, approving invoices for payment, annual re-evaluation of policies for cost-effectiveness, information activities program and cash flow.
  • Plans put in order and control all activities of his/her department. Participates in developing department goals, objectives and systems.
  • Implements and annually updates compensation documentation; rewrites job descriptions as needed; analyzes compensation, monitors the performance evaluation program and revises as necessary and conducts annual salary surveys. Maintains employee enrollment in benefit plans and assists with or runs payroll as assigned
  • Assesses organizational legal obligations for equal opportunity and other guidelines.
  • Conducts recruitment, undertake new-employee orientations; team bulding monitors career-pathing program, outplacement counseling, employee relations counseling, and exit interviewing; writes and places advertisements for the foundation.
  • Establishes and maintains human resource department records and reports and reviews them for completeness and accuracy.
  • Participates in administrative staff meetings and attends other meetings, such as seminars. Maintains company organization charts and employee directory.
  • Evaluates reports, decisions and results of the HR department in relation to established goals. Recommends new approaches, policies and procedures to effect continual improvements in efficiency of department and services performed.
Education and Experience
  • At least a Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management and least five (5) years’ in human resource experience in a non-profit organization will be needed. 
  • A Master’s Degree in Human Resource Management is preferred.
  • Must be a member of Institute of Human Resource Management
  • The ideal candidate must be computer literate

Programs Manager
 
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O)
 
Position Summary: The Programs Manager for the foundation is responsible for the development, design, implementation, review, analysis, management, supervision and evaluation of all the organization’s programs in accordance with the standards set out by the foundation. 


As a member of the senior management team, the programs Manager will take part in strategic planning and budgeting initiatives in addition to problem solving.

He/she works within the guidelines, policies, vision and mission of the organization and will be accountable and responsible for specific projects as assigned. 

The Manager represents the JKTF Foundation in the community and establishes and maintains effective relationships with area nonprofit organizations, donors, businesses, organizations and individuals. 

Some of the diverse responsibilities include the development of grant and scholarship application standards, assisting the C.E.O with other JKT Foundation initiatives and assisting with philanthropic activities; such as, special events.
 
Responsibilities:
 
Development and Implementation of Programs
  • Design and ensure that all the programs are aligned with the mission and strategies of the Foundation and government and that all the needed standards are developed and implemented appropriately.
  • Carry out planning of activities related to grant making, plus setting programs development strategies, work plans, budgets. He/she ensures adherence to grant agreement, p0licies and procedures
  • Pursue high impact and proactive grant-making opportunities. He/she should read review, analyze grant proposals, scholarships and prepare grant criteria, award letters, declination letters, and reporting tools for each grant to be approved by the Grant Committee, the Board of Trustees and to be signed by the C.E.O.
Monitoring, Evaluation Learning and Reporting (MERL)
  • Monitor and Evaluate effectiveness of grant making, programs implementation, quality and adherence towards work plans, budgets, and any other contract/ agreement.
  • Facilitate the achievement of program targets and objectives and lead efforts to design effective MERL systems.
  • Guarantee timely and quality formal and informal reporting on all aspects of the program that includes feedback loops with team members, grantees and other relevant partners.
  • Ensure that the foundation’s monitoring staff lead the process of converting monitoring information to useable forms for program staff to act on it and make management decisions.
  • Ensure that M&E staffs focus on assisting programs to generate practical information that can be used for ongoing program decision-making while also capturing results at the impact level.
Coordination
  • Coordinate the staff under his/her supervision and offer technical support to program staff members and plan for technical support needed by the grantees
  • Promotes networking and collaboration, participate in proposal writing and fundraise for the foundation.
Job Specifications:
  • At least a Master’s degree in community development or any other same level degree with relevant experience in Programs management.
  • Must have worked in a grant making institution.
  • Must have served as a Program Manager in the following areas: Education and employability, Entrepreneurship programmes, Sports, Music and Creative arts, Environmental Conservation
  • Must be a holder of a Diploma in Project management
  • Over Eight (8) years’ experience as a program manager in a foundation/ in the non-profit sector and knowledge of the best practices and policies for grant making.
  • Must have hands on experience on fundraising/ proposal writing and able to network and collaborate with like-minded partners.
  • Knowledge of policy development, grant processing, management, financial management, organizational and human resources management is necessary.
  • Should have knowledge of the history and cultural background of the local communities,
  • Plus the building of trust and strategic alliances across diverse differences.
  • Must have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate and work effectively with others of different views and individual strengths.
  • Computer literacy is essential.
If you meet the above requirements, kindly submit your detailed CV and cover letter including the expected remuneration, indicating daytime telephone numbers, address and the names of three referees to: jkfoundation@tuskys.com

Application should reach us by:
 3rd March, 2016.