HelpAge
International
Job Vacancy: Regional Emergency Programme Manager (Africa Region)
Job Vacancy: Regional Emergency Programme Manager (Africa Region)
Open to Kenyan
Nationals only
Location: Nairobi with frequent travel to the field
HelpAge International is the
secretariat to the HelpAge Global Network, which brings together a wide range
of organisations and individuals working to promote the rights and meet the
needs of older women and men, nationally and/or internationally.
We aim to extend the reach and
influence of the HelpAge Global Network to all those in a position to help
bring about our vision for older people – including Governments, regional
institutions, policy makers, development partners, the private sector, UN
organisations and academic institutions.
As a dual mandated organisation, in
the Africa region we will deliver this through a combination of programme,
policy and communications work focused on our core themes of social protection,
health and care in both development and humanitarian context.
HelpAge International, Africa Region
seeks to recruit a Regional Emergency Programme Manager. The post-holder will
offer strategic leadership in humanitarian response, provide technical support
to country offices and network members on disaster prevention and emergency
response, lead in the development of new programmes and develop strategic
partnerships on programming, advocacy, research and fundraising.
The ideal candidate will have
regional experience in humanitarian work, have a strong understanding of key
technical issues in one or more areas of humanitarian protection, emergency
cash transfers, livelihoods and food security, nutrition and Health,
resilience, disaster preparedness and recovery. Understanding of and commitment
to international humanitarian principles and codes of conduct that govern
humanitarian work and experience and building the capacity of local actors is
essential.
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description for the this role.
To apply, send your CV and cover
letter detailing how you meet the criteria for this position to
jobs.africa@helpage.org by 16th August, 2018
Job Vacancy: Regional Human Resource & Staff Development Manager
Open to Kenyan nationals only
Location: Nairobi
with frequent travel
HelpAge
International is the secretariat to the HelpAge Global Network, which brings
together a wide range of organisations and individuals working to promote the
rights and meet the needs of older women and men, nationally and
internationally.
Our
long-term vision is to establish a global movement of strong connected age
focused and older people led platforms in every country in the world. Only by
collaborating together can we achieve a world in which all older people can
lead dignified, active, healthy and secure lives. We aim to extend the reach
and influence of the HelpAge Global Network to all those in a position to help
bring about our vision for older people– including Governments, regional
institutions, policy makers, development partners, the private sector, UN
organisations and academic institutions.
In
Africa region we will deliver this through a combination of programme, policy
and communications work focused on our core themes of social protection, health
and care, and humanitarian issues. HelpAge Africa Regional office seeks to
recruit a Regional Human Resource and Staff Development Manager.
As
part of the global HR team the regional Human Resources and Staff Development
Manager will act as a strategic business partner to staff in the Regional
office, Country Directors and country HR staff in the region. The post holder
is responsible for all HR related matters in the region.
He/she
will have significant experience in strategic human resource management at
regional level, have extremely strong communication, negotiation and
representational skills, be able to lead complex projects and initiatives that
require multi- level stakeholder engagement and have ability to manage multiple
priorities. Experience in coordinating human resource activities across
countries, sound experience in staff learning and development, performance
management and staff engagement are essential to this role.
CLICK HERE to access a full job
description for this role.
To
apply, send your cv and cover letter, detailing how you meet the criteria for
this position to jobs.africa@helpage.org by 16th August, 2018.
Job Vacancy: Regional Health Project Coordinator (Africa Region)
Open to Kenyan nationals
Location: Nairobi
with frequent travelt to the field
HelpAge
International (www.helpage.org) is the secretariat to the HelpAge Global
Network, which brings together a wide range of organisations and individuals
working to promote the rights and meet the needs of older women and men,
nationally and/or internationally.
Our
long-term vision is to establish a global movement of strong connected age
focused and older people led platforms in every country in the world. Only by
collaborating together can we achieve a world in which all older people can
lead dignified, active, healthy and secure lives. We aim to extend the reach
and influence of the HelpAge Global Network to all those in a position to help
bring about our vision for older people– including Governments, regional
institutions, policy makers, development partners, the private sector, UN
organisations and academic institutions.
HelpAge
aims to ensure older people have access to appropriate and affordable health
and care services, and that governments are prepared for an ageing population
by putting in place health policies and programmes to tackle age related
illnesses. HelpAge works to strengthen the health care systems to provide age
friendly health services, promote healthy ageing among older men and women and
improve ways of measuring healthy ageing, through research and data collection.
Furthermore, HelpAge works with older people promoting their participation in
monitoring the quality of health services enabling them to raise their voices
so their rights to adequate and quality health care services are respected.
HelpAge
International Africa region seeks to recruit a Regional Health Project
Coordinator who will provide support in the day to day management and
coordination of a health programme that will be implemented in Kenya and
Mozambique. This will entail working with country project coordinators to
ensure effective implementation of project activities, budget monitoring, donor
compliance and the generation of relevant learning and evidence for policy
influencing.
The
post-holder will have experience of designing, implementing and managing Health
and Care programmes, at a regional level; has strong understanding of and
commitment to key international health frameworks such as WHO Strategy on
Health and Ageing and relevant national health systems, principles, standards
and instruments, frameworks and codes of conduct that govern Health Systems
Strengthening.
Candidates
need to have demonstrable people management skills, understanding of complex
multi-year/currency budget with ability to work effectively across teams in a
culturally diverse organization.
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description for this role.
To
apply, send your cv and cover letter detailing how you meet the criteria for
this role to jobs.africa@helpage.org by 16th August, 2018
Job Vacancy: Programme
Coordinator, Kenya
Open to Kenyan nationals
Based in Nairobi
with frequent travel to the field.
HelpAge
International is the secretariat to the HelpAge Global Network, which brings
together a wide range of organisations and individuals working to promote the
rights and meet the needs of older women and men, nationally and
internationally.
Our
long-term vision is to establish a global movement of strong connected age
focused and older people led platforms in every country in the world. We aim to
extend the reach and influence of the HelpAge Global Network and all those in a
position to help bring about our vision for older persons, including
Governments, regional institutions, policy makers, development partners, the
private sector, UN organisations and academic institutions.
Kenya,
a country of approximately 50 million has about 1.8 million older people. The
Government of Kenya over the years has been developing various policies and
programmes aimed at improving the wellbeing of older persons and has the
potential to play an important role within Africa and international forums
advocating for older persons rights. In Kenya, HelpAge International has been
working closely with various ministries of the Government of Kenya and other
partners to develop relevant policy framework and programming for older persons
focused on the issues of social protection, health and emergencies.
HelpAge
international seeks to recruit a Programme Coordinator who will be responsible
for the coordination and implementation of the AFD and MH projects in Kenya as
per the plans and the parameters of the budget ensuring project achieves its
intended goals and is implemented in accordance with good practice programme
and financial management principles.
The
post holder will be responsible for coordinating activities across the
designated partners, providing required technical and management support while
working very closely with the Government of Kenya (GoK) Department of Social
Protection, the Ministry of Health (including NCDs Division and Ageing Unit)
and the wider state and non-state actors working on various components of
health and care social protection.
The
post-holder should have a post-graduate degree in public health, experience in
public health programming through engagement with various stakeholders, strong
health research and advocacy skills as well as strong financial management and
ability to monitor project budgets. Ability to network, communicate and write
effectively and representation skills to a wide range of audience is essential
to this role.
CLICK HERE to access a detailed job
description for this role.
To
apply, send your cv and cover letter, detailing how you meet the criteria for
this role to jobs.africa@helpage.org by 16th August, 2018
