Radio Africa Kenya Comedian Jobs

Radio Africa Kenya Comedian Jobs

We want kings & queens of comedy to join us
At Radio Africa we love a good laugh! We are looking for Kenya’s funniest people to be part of some hilarious upcoming opportunities at our leading media outlets.
So if you have a keen interest in current affairs and social life in Kenya and love making people laugh by writing and performing comedy, whether you currently do it for a living or not send an audio or video demo of your funniest work to:

The Chief Executive Officer,
Radio Africa Limited,
2nd Floor, Lion Place,
Waiyaki Way, Nairobi

Closing Date: 10th September 2010

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Trócaire Institutional Funding Officer, Horn & East Africa Job Vacancy

Trócaire Institutional Funding Officer, Horn & East Africa Job Vacancy

Description of the unit / department: The Horn & East Africa region (HEARO) is one of five regions where Trócaire works overseas, with its regional office based in Nairobi, Kenya

Reporting to: Assistant Regional Manager, Horn & East Africa

Managing: (Individuals/Team) None

Contract Type: Fixed Term

Contract Duration: 2 Years

Grade and Scale: Overseas Programme Officer Scale


Location of Position: Based in Nairobi, Kenya, with regular travel in the Region.

Closing date: 06 Sep 2010

Scope of the Role:
   1. To increase and broaden the institutional funding base of programmes by developing a co-financing strategy supportive of the Regional Strategic Plan.
   2. To assist in proposal development and finalise reports for donors, in agreement with relevant Programme Officers and Regional Management.
   3. To support the capacity of Programme Staff and partners to develop and manage co-financing contracts.
   4. To establish and strengthen relationships with current and potential donors.
   5. To develop and maintain a full understanding of all donor strategies, priorities and requirements.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

1. Develops Regional / Country Funding Strategies
  * Collates information on donor priorities and strategies for programme countries, identifying thematic and geographic areas of overlap with Trócaire priorities.
  * Develops Regional/Country Funding Strategy Papers and annual action plans for countries of responsibility.
  * Works closely with the Co-Financing Unit in Ireland, in order to coordinate contacts with / applications to donors.

2. Programme Support
Based on the Regional Strategic Framework, in close collaboration with HEARO colleagues and identified local partners, as approved by the Regional Manager:

   
* Support programme staff in the elaboration of co-financing submissions and in the management of donor contracts and support partners to meet the contractual obligations of co-financed programmes and projects.
    
* Provide training to staff and partners on co-financing programme development, management and report writing skills.
    
* Work closely with programme teams to build the capacities of partners to handle conditionality and compliance issues related to co-financed contracts, especially in narrative and financial reporting
    
* Support programme teams in identifying direct funding opportunities for suitable partners and in promoting development of partner capacity to manage donor contracts themselves.
    
* Assist with narrative and financial reporting on co-financed programmes and projects, and in developing financial management and reporting systems which will facilitate effective multi-partner and multi-component programme budget tracking and management.
    
* Pro-actively identify opportunities for securing co-financing from governments, major donors and trusts accessible to Trócaire.
    
* Establish and build relationships with potential donors.
    
* Strengthen relationships with current donors.
    
* Liaise with donors and negotiates contracts.
   
* Provide assistance to and collaborate with Trócaire’s Co-Financing Unit in Ireland, where appropriate and as requested.

3. Other Duties
    * Any other duty as may be assigned by Regional Management that is consistent with the nature of the job and its level of responsibility.

Person Specification – Essential Requirements (E)

(E) Qualification
    * Third level qualification in: Social Science, Development Studies, or related area

(E) Experience
    * Two years experience of proposal and report writing for donors such as the EC, Irish Aid, DFID, EU, Trusts and Foundations.
    * Proven success of securing funds from official donors.
    * Planning, monitoring and reporting on development and/or emergency programmes.
    * Experience of working with partner organisations.
    * Two years overseas experience, preferably in the Region.

(E) Skills
    * Excellent written skills, including proposals & reports.
    * Excellent skills for budgeting and financial analysis.
    * Project planning, monitoring and evaluation techniques, especially Logical Frameworks.
    * Good verbal and written communication, presentation and facilitation skills.
    * Good analytical and negotiation skills.
    * Good IT skills, especially word processing & spreadsheets.
    * Strong administrative skills.
    * Fluent in English (spoken & written).

(E) Qualities
    * Commitment to Trócaire’s Vision, Mission and Values and an understanding of a partnership approach to development.
    * Sympathetic understanding of the Catholic Church’s role in relief and development.
    * Excellent networking skills with the ability to establish good relationships, confident in engaging with senior people.
    * Culturally sensitive and diplomatic.
    * Self motivated with proven ability to take the initiative.
    * Able to prioritise tasks and work to deadlines.
    * Flexible and adaptable.
    * Accuracy and attention to detail.
    * Strong Team Player by supporting team members and participating actively in formal and informal fora.
    * Able to learn from experience and apply to future work.
    * Able and prepared to travel extensively within the HEARO Region

(E) Knowledge
    * Good knowledge of institutional donors, particularly the EU, Irish Aid and DFID.
    * Good understanding of international development issues.
    * Financial controls and procedures.
    * Project Cycle Management.

How to apply

To apply, please download application form from Trocaire website; http://www.trocaire.org and return completed form to Jason Rice, HR Officer at hr@trocaire.ie.

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United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-HABITAT) National Consultant: Modification of STDM Prototype SoftwareJob Vacancy

United Nations Human Settlements Program (UN-HABITAT) National Consultant: Modification of STDM Prototype SoftwareJob Vacancy

Organizational Location: UN-HABITAT

Duty Station: Nairobi

Functional Title: National Consultant: Modification of STDM Prototype Software

Duration: One month

Closing Date: 27 August 2010

Location: Kenya

Background

The STDM is a multi-partner software development initiative to support pro-poor land administration. It has the capacity to broaden the scope of land administration by providing a land information management framework that would integrate formal, informal, and customary land systems and administrative and spatial components. The emphasis is on social tenure relationships embedded in the continuum of land rights concept promoted by GLTN and UN-HABITAT.

The prototype of STDM software has been developed by UN-HABITAT by commissioning the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) and reviewed by the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG). The system has been developed using open-source software modules to support land information management in informal and customary settlements in developing countries, amongst others.

STDM Phase 1 (Prototype) is built around four open-source software: Apache Tomcat which is used to mediate client server architecture; PostgreSQL and PostGIS employed to provide non-spatial and spatial database functions; ILWIS incorporated to provide visualisation and manage raster data. JAVA and C++ were used to develop the user-interface. The prototype is still missing import/export, robust analysis capabilities and printable output functionalities.

There is a need now to link the STDM to QGIS, a popular open source GIS package to manage land information and assist community development initiatives.

Responsibilities

Study the STDM Prototype using open-source software to manage land information in a informal/customary settlements. Write a report on the STDM Prototype software addressing its components - Apache Tomcat (managing the client-server environment), PostgreSQL/PostGis (managing the DBMS) and Ilwis (providing the GIS functionalities) and how they are integrated for operation of the package. The report should include a detailed discussion on the DBMS design (using a design diagram) with explanation of the primary/foreign keys and how they are formulated and used to define the relationship/link amongst the tables.

Develop the necessary software modifications to the PostgreSQL/PostGis DBMS (as defined in the Prototype) so that it can be linked to QGIS using the built-in linking modules.

Assist and advise on how to optimize QGIS capabilities and on how to further improve STDM.

Methodology

The Consultant will make use of the following methodology:

Discussion with the supervisor/s and key staff on the proposed work plan and subsequent revisions and implementation;

Inform management as soon as possible any bottlenecks, constraints and problems being encountered in relation to some tasks that will require some other interventions outside of the scope and technical expertise of the consultants.

Progress reporting twice a month.

Expected Outputs/ Deliverables

Output 1:

Analyze (ITC-Developed) STDM Prototype

Study in detail the role of each component in the integrated system i.e. ILWIS, Apache Tomcat and PostgreSQL/PostGIS. This includes object relational mapping, message transmission, database schema, database indexes and spatial tables, level of usage of stored procedures, security measures for authentication and authorization of resources and also for data transmission, roles of system users, extensibility and scalability features of the system.

Submission of a report including a database schema showing the entity relationships (at the end of 2nd week).

Output 2:

Perform the actual reconstruction of the Primary and Foreign keys in the original PostgreSQL/PostGIS STDM database so that it links to QGIS.

Testing of the QGIS linkage to STDM Prototype (populating the DBMS using direct data import facility of QGIS and PostgreSQL/PostGis).

Submission of the final report and modified software (at the end of 4th week).

Reporting

The Consultant will be reporting on a day to day basis to Hemayet Hossain and Danilo Antonio, Land Tenure and Property Administration Section, Shelter Branch, Global Division, UN-HABITAT.

Competencies

Professionalism: Knowledge of concepts and approaches relevant to the land sector and ability to conduct independent analysis, identifying issues, formulating options and making conclusions and recommendations. Communication: Excellent oral/communication skills and ability to articulate ideas in a clear and accurate manner including the ability to prepare and edit a variety of written documents, reports and briefs.

Planning and organising: ability to work under pressure, establish priorities and plan, coordinate own work plan, use time efficiently and apply judgement in the context of competing deadlines.

Teamwork: Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity.

Education

University degree in a field deemed relevant to the subject areas covered by these Terms of Reference such as computer science, GIS programming/design and data base programming.

Work Experience

• A minimum of three years experience in the field of software development.
• Advanced knowledge in software development using open-source software like PostgreSQL, PostGIS, QGIS and Apache-Tomcat, Java, Python and C++.
• Work experience in the applications of GIS and DBMS software
• Knowledge on land management and land issues is preferred
• Team working ability;
• Previous UN working experience is preferred
• Excellent skills of the English language, both understanding and writing skills.
• Work experience with NGOs is desirable

Language Skills

English and French are the working languages of the United Nations. For the post advertised, excellent proficiency in spoken and written English is required. Knowledge of a second UN language is an advantage.

Other Skills

• Very good writing and computer skills, including Word Processing, PowerPoint, Lotus and Excel.
• Ability to work under pressure and in an ethnically diverse and political setting.

How to apply

Applications should include:

• Cover memo (maximum 1 page)
• Summary CV (maximum 2 pages), indicating the following information:
• Educational Background (incl. dates)
• Professional Experience (assignments, tasks, achievements, duration by years/ months)
• Other Experience and Expertise (e.g. Internships/ voluntary work, etc.)
• Expertise and preferences regarding location of potential assignments
• Expectations regarding remuneration
• Proof of relevant work

All applications should be submitted to:

Mr. H. Hossain
UN-HABITAT
P.O. Box 30030, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Email: gltn@unhabitat.org or hemayet.hossain@unhabitat.org

Important Note:

Please be advised that since April 15th 2010, applicants for consultancies must be part of the UN-HABITAT e-Roster in order for their application to be considered. You can reach the e-Roster through the following link: http://e-roster.unhabitat.org

Deadline for applications: 27 August 2010

UN-HABITAT does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process. If you have any questions concerning persons or companies claiming to be recruiting on behalf of these offices and requesting the payment of a fee, please contact: recruitment@unon.org

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United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) Individual Contractor Job Vacancy

United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) Individual Contractor Job Vacancy

The Hyogo Framework for Action was adopted in January 2005. One hundred and sixty-eight (168) nations committed themselves to substantially reduce the loss of life and livelihoods from disasters by implementing the Hyogo Framework of Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities (HFA). Member States of the Hyogo Declaration called upon the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Secretariat (UNISDR secretariat) to facilitate the implementation of the five HFA priorities for action in collaboration with relevant national Governments, regional, international and United Nations entities.

Closing date: 02 Sep 2010

Location: Kenya - Mozambique

In accordance with the HFA, states have the main responsibility for reviewing the progress in implementation of the framework; at the same time regional inter-governmental and international organizations are mandated to review the progress and status of the implementation of the framework at regional and global level.

The UNISDR Secretariat therefore has established a multi-tiered HFA progress review and monitoring framework at the regional, national and local level to assist the countries in reviewing their status and progress in implementing the HFA. A review framework and an online tool are available at each level to support the monitoring and review process.

At the country level the review process will be carried out at the national level capturing the national level input to disaster risk reduction; and at the local level capturing the impact and status of disaster risk reduction at the local level. The overall process is greatly dependent on the engagement of stakeholders at both national and local level; ranging from nodal ministries, departments, UN country team and national organisations to local governments, city authorities and local civil society organisations. The key factor that will determine the success of the local and national progress review process is the effective collaboration among these diverse stakeholders.

In the above context, UNISDR secretariat in partnership with the Global Alliance of Civil Societies for Disaster Risk Reduction and with support from European Commission, Directorate- General for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) is facilitating the multi stakeholder engagement process at local and national level in few selected pilot countries.
In order to achieve the above and demonstrate the HFA review process with engagement of local and national level stakeholders, UNISDR Secretariat is seeking competent candidates to act as a facilitator for the HFA review process in the pilot countries.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The incumbent will be based in the UNISDR Regional Office for Africa in Nairobi and will cover the pilot country Mozambique. S/he will be under the direct supervision of the Head, UNISDR Regional Office for Africa and will carryout the following duties and responsibilities:

• Assist the national government, UNCT, partners in the pilot countries towards the 2009-11 HFA progress review.
• Provide guidance and promote multi-stakeholder consultation mechanisms for the HFA progress reporting.
• Assist the national government in arranging for workshops, training programmes at country level to ascertain the progress.
• Assist with the application of the online monitor system of the HFA reporting as and when required by the national governments.
• Assist the pilot countries national government and the Global NGO network partner organization in identifying local stakeholders to participate in the local level HFA progress review.
• Assist the Global NGO network in facilitating/ organizing a multi stakeholder workshop involving local governments and local civil society representatives.
• Ensure completion of the national and local HFA progress review process and development of the progress review reports.
• Provide technical assistance and follow up on HFA monitoring and review process in other countries within the region.
• Carry out any other assignments requested by the Head, UNISDR Regional Office for Africa.

Competencies:

Professionalism – Strong background, knowledge and understanding of the concepts, principles and approaches to disaster risk reduction; proven monitoring and evaluation skills and ability to lead a project to completion.

Client Orientation – Ability to identify and analyze clients’ needs and develop appropriate services to meet business requirements.

Communications – Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately

Planning and Organizing – Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required

Teamwork – Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations with people in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment.

Education

Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in development, disaster risk management or a related field. A first-level university degree in combination with qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree

Work experience

A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in the area of disaster risk management, monitoring & evaluation and development project management experience at the national/ local level is required.

Languages

Fluency in written and spoken English is required for this assignment. Knowledge of Portuguese is an added advantage.

How to apply

Please email the following documents to the ISDR secretariat at isdr.vacancies@un.org:

1. Cover letter, explaining why you consider yourself qualified and motivated for this particular assignment.
2. Completed personal history profile form ( this form can be downloaded from the UNISDR website)

It would be appreciated your stating your full name and the ISDR vacancy notice number (ISDR/IC/25/2010) as the subject in your e-mail of application.

Please note that applications received after the deadline will not be accepted. Applicants will be contacted only if they are under serious consideration.

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Oxfam GB Human Resources Administrator – Maternity Cover Job Vacancy

Oxfam GB Human Resources Administrator – Maternity Cover Job Vacancy

Human Resources Administrator – Maternity Cover (Oxfam GB)

7-month fixed-term contract

Location: Kenya - Lodwar

Oxfam’s operational programme in Turkana incorporates significant interlinked sectoral elements (including provision of food assistance, cash based approaches, public health and improved access to water, livestock interventions, peace building and conflict mitigation and education) designed to respond effectively to emergencies, to support recovery and reduce vulnerability.

Throughout its work, the Kenya programme seeks to link development, humanitarian work and policy influencing in order to maximise impact. In support of the Turkana programme we are looking for a Human Resources Administrator to provide maternity cover on a fixed term basis.

The role

The job holder will provide support to the Lodwar programme on Human Resources business processes which cover recruitment, induction, learning & development, performance management, rewards, staff welfare and health & safety as per Oxfam GB standards.

You will ensure proper management of human resources and programme information.

You will be responsible for office management as well as provide guidance and support to staff and managers in Lodwar on human resources aspects. You will line manage staff according to Oxfam agreed policies and practices including carrying out planning, supervision and performance management.

The person

To be successful in this role you will have a professional qualification in Human Resources/Business Administration with extensive experience in Human Resources.

Knowledge of legal employment obligations in line with the national labour law is essential. You will have proven ability to plan, organize and prioritize work, together with the ability to work under pressure within a team.

You will have excellent communication skills, both oral and written. You will have high level of personal initiative, creative problem solving and analytical skills. You will have strong computer skills especially database management.

How to apply

If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please submit your application and CV detailing your experience for the post to kenyajobs@oxfam.org.uk, quoting reference HRA/TKN.

Closing date: 2 September 2010.

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