Laboratory Technologist - US Army Medical Research Unit Kenya Job Vacancy

Laboratory Technologist - US Army Medical Research Unit Kenya Job Vacancy

The US Army Medical Research Unit-Kenya (USAMRU-K) / Henry Jackson Foundation for Medical Research International (HJF MRI) The Walter Reed Project' HIV Program - Kericho is seeking to fill the position below.

The HIV Program carries out HIV AIDS vaccine and therapeutic research studies and supports HIV prevention, care and treatment programs in southern Rift Valley.

Laboratory Technologist

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties of an officer in this position will include separation, aliquoting and archiving of patient serum / plasma for long term frozen storage.

He/she will document and maintain sample processing records and enter the aliquoted and archived sample into a database for easy retrieval.

The officer will also prepare solutions, reagents and stains in accordance with standard laboratory formulas and procedures.

He/she will be expected to operate basic laboratory equipment such as centrifuge, analytical balance and pH meter.

The officer will maintain and make minor adjustments to equipments e.g. calibration and alignment. The officer may also be called upon to collect blood and other samples from patients.

He/she will record and compile daily readings on all temperature controlled laboratory equipment and areas and maintain laboratory freezers and fridges.

He/she will be expected to comply with all relevant safety and infection control policies and procedures and ensures tidiness of laboratory rooms and benches.

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Ndanu Falls Lodge Manager Job Vacancy

Ndanu Falls Lodge Manager Job Vacancy

Ndanu Falls Lodge, is situated in Yala township, near Moi University, Odera-Akango campus.

The Lodge is about 30km from Kisumu City and boasts of 17 rooms and 20 cottages (near completion).

We are looking for a Dynamic Manager who will be in charge of all operations.

The right candidate must have experience in hotel and restaurant management, with the relevant academic qualifications.

If you are able to put together high performance teams, innovate .to achieve set targets, work with minimum supervision and are fully computer literate, then we would like to talk to you.

Send you application to: ndanu_falls_lodge@gmail.com

Applications must include cover letter and CV detailing your relevant work experience, names and contact information of 3 references, as well as current and expected salary.

Application deadline: October 28, 2010.

All interviews will be carried out in Kisumu during the first week of November.

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KEMSA Resource Mobilization Advisor Job Vacancy

KEMSA Resource Mobilization Advisor Job Vacancy

The Kenya Medical Supplies Agency seeks to recruit a Resource Mobilization Advisor funded by the USAID/Kenya through Kenya's PEPFAR program.

The position will be based at the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) offices.

The successful candidate will work alongside the KEMSA management for a designated period of time and will support the agency to mobilize adequate resources that will ensure its continued sustainability.

Resource Mobilization Advisor
Ref N: KEM-RMA/10/2010

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the Resource Mobilization Advisor will provide overall technical guidance for mobilizing adequate resources both nationally and internationally to enhance the volume of funds and stream line the flow to meet KEMSA needs as well as establish and nurture partnerships with stakeholders.

Main Responsibilities

    - Develop and implement a resource mobilizing strategy for KEMSA, establish targets and funding sources
    - Project the financing gaps for KEMSA and mobilize resources from COK, bilateral and multilateral donors, philanthropic foundations, and other sources
    - Assist in streamlining the preparation of proposals for donor funding across all KEMSA programs
    - Lead and conduct market research to identify opportunities for resource mobilization and stakeholders' opinions and practices
    - Maintain updated information on current and potential sources of funding
    - Establish donor audit and financial reporting requirements and ensure compliance and timely submission
    - As the focal contact person assist in management of donor relationships
    - Develop and disseminate to relevant partners quarterly supply chain for public health resource mobilization matrix
    - Work closely with the Public Relations Officer in implementing the organization's communication strategies
    - Ensure documentation and reporting of KEMSA's ongoing projects activities to financiers
    - Negotiating and managing funding agreements with the financiers
    - Monitor resource allocated throughout the implementation and reporting cycle
    - Any other duty that may be assigned to you by the CEO.

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Accountant Staff Accounts Jobs

Accountant Staff Accounts Jobs

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
ACCOUNTANT- STAFF ACCOUNTS
POSITION REF: ASA/FO/08/10

The globally networked International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) helps to reduce poverty, hunger and environmental degradation by enhancing animal agriculture in developing countries. ILRI positions its work at the dynamic interface of poverty alleviation and sustainable livestock livelihoods.

Our staff work in partnerships and alliances with organizations in developed and developing countries, including some of the finest NGOs, universities and research organizations in the world. ILRI’s headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya, with a second principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Our staff are also based in 7 partner institutions in other parts of Africa and in Asia and Latin America. We employ more than 700 staff from about 40 countries and are one of 15 centres sponsored by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).

The Position
ILRI seeks to recruit an Accountant-Staff Accounts. 

Responsibilities
1. Staff Accounts
o Ensure that there is strict monitoring of old and new staff accounts and send monthly reminders to staff whose balances on travel advances/imprest/expenses are not accounted for;
o With authorization from the General Accounts Manager, submit a list to payroll for staff deductions where balances are not settled on time; Prepare a monthly analysis of the staff accounts based on the expense categories and prepare an age analysis report;
o Open and close staff bank accounts and periodically verify their status with Human Resources;
o Verify all payment requests by staff to ascertain the availability of funds in their staff accounts;
o Ensure that staff loans, medical expenses and any other staff deductions are done on time and other personal expenses arising from recharges are submitted to payroll in time for deduction.

2. Mission Travel
o Daily process staff Mission Travel Advances and Field Imprests in accordance with the ILRI Travel Policy guidelines;
o Process on a timely basis all travel expense reports by ensuring they are expense correctly to the appropriate expense codes, cost centre and grant code;
o Ensure staff/travelers are given copies of the final calculations of their travel expense claims being posted to their personal account;
o Daily communicate with staff, advising the status of their personal accounts and address staff questions.

3. Third-Party Invoicing
o Receive information from service units/service provider and prepare the invoice for the General Accounts Manager’s approval;
o Post all invoices to the receivable account and assist the service unit managers to dispatch the invoices and follow up payments by the organization.

4. CIP and ISAAA Hosted Institutions’ Accounts
* Monthly review of CIP and ISAAA accounts and send statements to budget holders;
* Monthly invoice and allocate payments made into the two accounts.

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Jhpiego NGO Kenya Finance Job Vacancy

Jhpiego NGO Kenya Finance Job Vacancy

Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, is an international NGO supporting health programs
to improve the health of women and their families.

Jhpiego-Kenya works in close collaboration with both the Ministry of Medical Services and the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation in the areas of HIV, Malaria, TB, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, Reproductive Health and Family Planning.

We are currently recruiting a Finance Officer with good organizational skills who is a team player,
dedicated, highly motivated, and willing to work in a high pressure office requiring multi-tasking.

Finance Officer
Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Finance Officer will provide financial and management support
to Jhpiego Nairobi finance office. S/he will handle day to day financial operations with emphasis on
accounts payable, bookkeeping and advance documentation.

Responsibilities:
• Maintain, monitor, and disburse funds from the project account(s) in accordance with Jhpiego’s
financial policies and procedures
• Code, track, vouch and accounting processes, invoices, advances and expense reports for payments
• Periodically reconcile suppliers, consultants and staff advance statements to ensure that pending
bills are settled on time and follows up on overdue expenses as necessary
• File accounting documents on timely basis and in compliance with laid down guidelines
• Collect and disburse cash and documents all cash transactions
• Assist to develop annual budgets for program activities and office costs
• Assist in the preparation of monthly financial reports.

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