NGO Jobs in Nairobi Kenya - Concern Worldwide

Concern Worldwide is an international non-governmental humanitarian organization dedicated to the reduction of suffering and working towards the ultimate elimination of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries.
 
Applications are invited from suitably qualified Kenyan and Somali nationals for the following position:
 

Job Title: Resilience Programme Manager - Somalia
 
Location: Nairobi with regular travel to Mogadishu and Hargeisa
 
Duration: Two (2) Years
  
Job Summary: The incumbent will be responsible for the Resilience Programme - Building Resilient
Communities in Somalia (BRCiS) as part of larger consortium led by NRC as well as some components of the Mogadishu Integrated Development Programme (MODEL). 

S/he will be responsible for representation of Concern in the Technical Working Group of the consortium and for the overall management of Concern’s component of the programme in addition to overseeing the implementation of the FIM and WASH components of the Mogadishu Integrated Programme, as well as ensuring links with, and where necessary, contributing to, the Somalia/Somaliland Programme’s work on resilience.

Job Specification:
  • A degree in food security, natural resource management, public health, nutrition or related field
  • At least five years’ experience in humanitarian aid in complex and/or insecure environments preferably in East/Horn of Africa
  • Knowledge & experience of Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) theory and practice of Resilience and Resilience programming
Interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should send a CV and covering letter to nairobi.hr@concern.net with the subject of the email as ‘Resilience Programme Manager-Somalia by Friday, 18th March 2016.


Each application should include three referees who can validate technical expertise. 

Telephone contacts must be submitted with the application.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

Job Title: Systems Director
 
Location: Nairobi with regular travel to the field
 
Duration: Two (2) Years
 

Job Summary: The incumbent will ensure that Concern Kenya has a robust, compliant and integrated system that effectively and efficiently delivers support services to enable programmatic objectives to be achieved. 

This will entail management of the following departments; Finance, Human Resources, Administration, Logistics including transport and IT. 

The Systems Director will be a member of the Kenya Senior Management Team and will contribute to the implementation of the Country Strategic Plan, its growth and development.
 
Job Specification:
  • A masters degree in Accounting, Finance, Procurement, Operations Management, HR, Administration or related field
  • At least seven years’ experience in a senior operations management and leadership role managing operations specialists teams in Finance, HR/Administration and Logistics.
  • Proven competence in resource planning, budget management, donor grants compliance requirements, tendering and contract management
A detailed job description may be obtained from our website athttps://jobs.concern.net

Interested candidates, who meet the above requirements, should submit their applications through our website at https://jobs.concern.net by Friday, 25th March 2016.

Each application should include three referees who can validate technical expertise. 

Telephone contacts must be submitted with the application.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

Concern has a Code of Conduct and a Programme Participant Protection Policy to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from abuse and exploitation.

Concern Worldwide is an equal opportunities employer