Practical Action
Area Coordinator – North Rift, Kenya
Practical Action has an exciting
opportunity for an Area Coordinator for North Rift in Kenya.
The Area Coordinator has overall
responsibility for field leadership that produces effective delivery and
development of programmes in his/her area of operations.
The Area Coordinator is responsible
for the efficient management of the area office resources (grants, awards,
staff and assets) and leads the representation of Practical Action with County
level authorities, INGOs and NGOs, and visitors.
His/her management of programme
implementation and operations will ensure that the Area Office is in accordance
with Practical Action policies and practises as well as its mission, vision and
values.
The role is focused on field level
delivery of projects and so experience of working with local communities is
necessary for the role, experience of working with communities and partners
within the development system is desirable.
This position reports to the Regional
Director, East Africa with the Senior Project Officer – Resilience &
Governance, Project Officer – Water Engineer, Project Officer – Community
Development & Livelihoods, Administrative Assistant, Driver and Finance
Officer reporting to this Area Coordinator.
The Area Coordinator is responsible
for:
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Contributing to annual plans
including development of area budgets and plans.
·
Supporting routine quarterly and
annual reporting against the Strategic Business Plan (SBP), particularly
working with RMT on risk management.
·
Ensuring that project activities,
outputs and outcomes feed into Practical Action’s impact ambition and strategic
plans.
·
Leading, managing and motivating a
team of field staff, ensuring that they have clear work objectives and
individual/team work plans and receive meaningful feedback on their
performance.
·
Contributing to strategy and proposal
development within the area under the overall leadership of the fundraising
team.
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Ensuring that proposals are relevant,
contextualized and inclusive of all required support and staffing costs at the
field level.
·
Responsible and accountable for
Practical Action’s projects in the area and ensuring the planning,
implementation and management of programs are in accordance with the
organization’s strategies and policies.
·
Ensuring the smooth day-to-day
running of field operations and ensuring that program plans are clearly
prioritized and communicated across the organization.
·
An experienced professional, you will
have extensive experience in project management and working knowledge in one of
Practical Action’s thematic area (climate resilience, agriculture, renewable
energy, WASH & waste management).
In return, you will get an
opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to
the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, working with
values driven and highly engaged colleagues – these are just some of the
reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.
In addition, we offer the following
benefits:
·
Work week of 35 hours
·
The opportunity to work remotely
·
25 days annual leave, in addition to
public holidays.
·
A pension scheme that new employees
join immediately on employment – employer contributes 12.5% of gross salary.
Employee contribution is voluntary
·
Life assurance (5x annual salary).
For a detailed Job Description
visit: https://practicalaction.org/careers/vacancies/area-coordinator-north-rift-kenya/
How to Apply:
Interested candidates are invited to
submit their application letter and CV to recruitment@practicalaction.or.ke
with subject line “Area Coordinator – North Rift, Kenya” so as to reach
Practical Action on or before Monday 28th October 2019.
Communications and Marketing Manager
Practical
Action has an exciting opportunity for Communications and Marketing Manager in
the East Africa Office.
The
Communications and Marketing Manager has overall responsibility of shaping
Practical Action’s regional communication strategy and marketing approach with
the private sector in the region.
The
Communications and Marketing Manager will take the lead in designing and
delivering innovative communications and marketing strategies that inspire
public and private support, influence policy decisions and achieve Practical
Action’s strategic ambitions.
The
function will also be responsible for maintaining a positive public image of
Practical Action and be responsible for rolling out Practical Action’s recently
refreshed brand and new visual identity.
The
post holder will also be expected to build a team of sector experts to champion
Practical Action’s strategic partnerships with corporates and opportunities
with the growing private sector in Kenya and the region.
She/he
is also responsible for and managing the regional office’s media-related
activities and ensuring that Practical Action in Africa and globally is able to
exploit the opportunities presented by Nairobi’s position as a regional media
hub.
This
position reports to the Head of Business Development, Marketing and
Communications and Marketing / Corporate Engagement Officer, Digital Media
Officer and Communications Assistant report to the Communications and Marketing
Manager.
The Communications and Marketing Manager is responsible for:
·
Leading Practical Action’s
‘out-of-the-box’ communications and marketing strategies, processes, products
and tools, used to advance the organization’s strategic ambitions, vision and
impact through its work.
·
Leading the exploration of new
in-country corporate fundraising markets, digital and social media engagement
based on market research and new trends in the sector
·
Leading development of internal and
external communication protocols aligned to PA brand. Ensuring the smooth
day-to-day running of field operations and ensuring that program plans are
clearly prioritized and communicated across the organization.
·
Leading the development and nurturing
of strategic relationships with the private sector and corporates to advance
Practical Action’s change ambitions, contributing to Practical Action’s work
externally.
·
Leading Practical Action’s advocacy
and knowledge generation and management strategies and initiatives to leverage
maximum impact in line with our global change ambitions and cross cutting
themes of gender inequality and climate change.
·
Continuously working to enhance
Practical Action’s brand guidelines, its utility within a national context and
with partners.
·
Using Nairobi’s strategically
important location as a regional media hub to generate relationships with key print,
broadcast and digital journalists and generate positive coverage of Practical
Action’s work across Africa in line with context specific engagement plans.
·
An experienced professional, you will
have extensive experience and knowledge in ingenious marketing strategies. You
will have at least five years working experience in communications and
documentation and experience directly working in or with the private sector and
on corporate partnerships.
In
return, you will get an opportunity to work for an organisation that is making
a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and
supportive culture, working with values driven and highly engaged colleagues –
these are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to
work.
In
addition, we offer the following benefits:
·
Work week of 35 hours
·
The opportunity to work remotely
·
25 days annual leave, in addition to
public holidays.
·
A pension scheme that new employees
join immediately on employment – employer contributes 12.5% of gross salary.
Employee contribution is voluntary
·
Life assurance (5x annual salary).
For
a detailed Job Description visit: https://practicalaction.org/careers/vacancies/communications-and-marketing-manager-kenya/
How to Apply:
Interested
candidates are invited to submit their application letter and CV to
recruitment@practicalaction.or.ke with subject line “Communications and
Marketing Manager” so as to reach Practical Action on or before Monday 28th
October 2019.
We
treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into
consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as disability,
race, age, religion, gender, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
Practical
Action are committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable
adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks.
The
successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in
Kenya.
