World Vision WASH and Construction Engineer Job in Kenya

Job Title: WASH and Construction Engineer

Country: Kenya

Location: IPA

Closing Date: February 25 2012

Purpose of the position:

The incumbent will successfully implement community water supply systems, all other constructions, sanitation infrastructure, and Hygiene trainings to contribute to child wellbeing aspirations.

Specifically the Water Engineer will design and coordinate, implementation of WASH projects in the IPA, develop all the WASH staff and community capacity building.

He will lead mobilization of WASH resources and ensure implementation is done to specifications in close collaboration with local communities, Kenyan government and other relevant agencies.

Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

World Vision WASH and Construction Engineer Job in Kenya

Job Title: IPA Health and HIV & AIDs Response (HHAR) Project Officer I

Country: Kenya

Location: IPA

Closing Date: February 25 2012

Purpose of the position:

The Health and HIV&AIDS Officer will provide overall coordination of the health, Nutrition and HIV&AIDS projects aimed at contributing to improved children wellbeing outcomes within the respective WVK Integrated Program Areas (IPA).

Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

The following may be acquired through a combination of formal or self-education, prior experience or on-the-job training:

World Vision IPA Health and HIV&AIDs Response (HHAR) Project Officer I Job in Kenya

Job Title: IPA Health and HIV & AIDs Response (HHAR) Project Officer I

Country: Kenya

Location: IPA

Closing Date: February 25 2012

Purpose of the position:

The Health and HIV&AIDS Officer will provide overall coordination of the health, Nutrition and HIV&AIDS projects aimed at contributing to improved children wellbeing outcomes within the respective WVK Integrated Program Areas (IPA).

Education/Knowledge/Technical Skills and Experience

Grants Assistant, Finance Assistant, Procurement Assistant and Procurement Specialist Jobs at a USAID Contractor in Kenya

A USAID contractor is recruiting the following positions for an ongoing project focused on civic education, citizen engagement and community strengthening:

Grants Assistant: The grants assistant will be based in Nairobi and will assist in activities focused on youth empowerment in Eastleigh and surroundings.

All candidates must speak and write fluent Somali, Swahili and English. Experience working directly with youth at the grassroots level is required.

Candidates must have a solid understanding of Somali culture and customs, and must possess at least one year relevant experience in the administration of USAID or other donor-funded programs in East Africa, preferably in Kenya.

World Agroforestry Centre Assistant Statistician (Research Methods Group) Job in Nairobi Kenya

About the organization

The World Agroforestry Centre is an independent research institution which generates science-based knowledge about the complex role trees play in agricultural landscapes and rural livelihoods.

As part of the Centre’s work to bring tree-based solutions to bear on poverty and environmental problems, researchers – working in close collaboration with partners – are developing new technologies, tools and policy recommendations for increased food security and ecosystem health.

World Agroforestry Centre Administrative Assistant (RMG) Job in Nairobi Kenya

About the organization

The World Agroforestry Centre is an independent research institution which generates science-based knowledge about the complex role trees play in agricultural landscapes and rural livelihoods.

As part of the Centre’s work to bring tree-based solutions to bear on poverty and environmental problems, researchers – working in close collaboration with partners – are developing new technologies, tools and policy recommendations for increased food security and ecosystem health.

World Agroforestry Centre Post Doctoral Fellow Climate Change (ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins) Job in Nairobi Kenya

About the position

The ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins has emphasized the need for understanding and developing synergies and trade-offs between mitigation and adaptation at multiple levels.

While this is recognized in the literature, little has been done on concrete options for synergies and optimizing trade-offs.

Therefore, ASB is developing a Global Research Programme on Linking Mitigation and Adaptation (MITI-ADAPT GLOBAL) which proposes to explore viable conceptual and empirical frameworks for enhancing synergies between mitigation and adaptation at global, national and local levels from a land management perspective.

World Food Programme National Finance Officer Job in Kenya

Vacancy Announcement No: ODN/001/2011

VA issued on: 06 February 2012

Closing date: 17 February 2012

Post Title: National Finance Officer

Grade: Service Contract SC9 (NOB equivalent)

Duty Station: Regional Bureau for East & Central Africa, based in Nairobi

Salary: As per UN Salary Scale

This vacancy announcement is open to both male and female candidates. Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is looking for a qualified candidate to fill the post of National Finance Officer in support of the Regional Bureau for East & Central Africa (ODN), based in Nairobi, Kenya.

World Food Programme Senior Programme Assistant Job in Kenya

World Food Programme

Vacancy Announcement No: ODN/004/2012

VA issued on: 06 February 2012

Closing date: 17 February 2012

Post Title: Senior Programme Assistant

Grade: Service Contract SC6 (G6 equivalent)

Duty Station: Regional Bureau for East & Central Africa, based in Nairobi

Salary: As per UN Salary Scale

This vacancy announcement is open to both male and female candidates. Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is looking for a suitably qualified candidate to fill the post of Senior Programme Assistant in support of the Regional Bureau for East & Central Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium Policy and Advocacy Manager Job Vacancy

Job Title: Policy and Advocacy Manager

Job summary (purpose of position): To promote and manage Policy Development and Advocacy initiatives among member organizations and other stakeholders

Major duties and responsibilities:

• Promote members’ capacity to participate in Policy Development and Advocacy processes.
• Oversee designing, and implementation of project (s), related to policy and advocacy.
• Monitor and evaluate the progress and performance of project (s) to ensure they meet acceptable performance standard
• Co-ordinate Policy Development and Advocacy activities in KANCO.
• Promote legal and human rights issues pertaining to HIV/AIDS and health among KANCO members and other stakeholders.

Kenya AIDS NGOs Consortium Partnership / Business Development and Resource Mobilization Manager Job Vacancy

Title of position: Partnership / Business Development and Resource Mobilization Manager

Job summary (purpose of position)

Spearhead partnership development and resource mobilization and advancing of business and program priorities.

Major duties and responsibilities:

• Provide leadership in joint bidding and proposal development and submission to funding agencies
• Review, develop a resource mobilization strategy and annual plans, grant and contract management system

World Food Programme Senior Programme Assistant Job in Kenya

World Food Programme

Vacancy Announcement No: ODN/003/2012

VA issued on: 06 February 2012

Closing date: 17 February 2012

Post Title:Senior Programme Assistant

Grade: Service Contract SC7 (G7 equivalent)

Duty Station: Regional Bureau for East & Central Africa, based in Nairobi

Salary: As per UN Salary Scale

This vacancy announcement is open to both male and female candidates. Qualified female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply.

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is looking for a suitably qualified candidate to fill the post of Senior Programme Assistant in support of the Regional Bureau for East & Central Africa, based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the direct supervision of the National Programme O

CNHR Request for Applications for Research Career Development Grants, 2012

 As part of its mandate of national research capacity strengthening, the Consortium for National Health Research (CNHR) invites applications for Research Career Development Grants (RCDGs) from qualified Kenyan researchers (currently based in Kenya or working within the Diaspora) who wish to further develop their careers while undertaking research and training programmes.

The grants aim at enabling successful applicants to obtain high-quality research training that will lay the foundation for a successful independent

UPEACE - IDRC PhD Fellowships & Doctoral Research Awards

 The Africa Programme of the University for Peace (UPAP) has secured funding from the Canadian International Development Research Center (IDRC) to build research capacity in Africa in Governance and Security Studies.

This research grant cycle is a second one received from IDRC after the first one that UPEACE received in 2007 and that focused on developing research capacity in Peace, Conflict and Development.

The present grant comes from two programs within IDRC, the Fellowships and Awards Program (F&A) and the Governance,

IUCN Programme Finance Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges.

IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the world economy by supporting scientific research, managing field projects all over the world, and bringing governments, NGOs, the UN and companies together to develop policy, laws and best practice.

IUCN Administrative Assistant Job in Nairobi Kenya

IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges.

IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the world economy by supporting scientific research, managing field projects all over the world, and bringing governments, NGOs, the UN and companies together to develop policy, laws and best practice.

IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental organization, with more than 1,200 government and NGO members and almost 11,000 volunteer experts in some 160 countries. IUCN’s work is supported by over 1,000 staff in

IUCN Programme Adminstrator Job in Nairobi Kenya

IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges.

IUCN works on biodiversity, climate change, energy, human livelihoods and greening the world economy by supporting scientific research, managing field projects all over the world, and bringing governments, NGOs, the UN and companies together to develop policy, laws and best practice.

Field Officer Job in Kitui Kenya - Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR JAPAN)

Project Name: Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), East Africa Emergency Drought Response

Job Title: Field Officer

Duty Station: Kitui County, Kenya

Period: 4 Months (Feb-May, 2012), possible extension of 1 or 2 months

Job Summary: The position is responsible for mobilizing communities and monitoring of project implementation in the filed level.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Oxfam Campaigns & Policy Intern Career Opportunity in Kenya

Terms of Reference – Campaigns & Policy Intern


Description of Internship

Purpose of Internship: To work with the campaigns team developing a regional campaign within the theme of conflict, insecurity and gender. Support the team to ensure the campaign is developed at country and regional level.

Key Activities:

• Work with the regional advisor on developing country strategies and consulting external organisations for the new campaign.

Public Health Programme Manager Adept Jobs.

AAH-I, an international non-profit making agency that implements health and development projects in Africa seeks to recruit a dynamic, innovative, development leader for the position of Public Health Programme Manager for its programme in Southern Sudan.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
· Driving the development of our comprehensive PHC approach within Southern Sudan programme
· Deliver not only on our current projects, but also in the integration process of PHC into our current Food and Income Security and Civil Society projects.
· Provide leadership and technical guidance on project planning, implementation and management of PHC activities.