Ujamaa Africa Finance Vacancies

Business Manager
Location: Based in Korogocho Slums
Expected Date of Appointment: 15/05/2013
Job ID: UJAMAA - BUSINESS #01/042013
Closing Date: 23/04/2013

Company Profile:
UJAMAA - Africa is an NGO founded with the aim of promoting health, personal safety and
economic empowerment to vulnerable women and children. 

UJAMAA’s  economic empowerment arm – UJAMAA MASHINANI, seeks to change its previous approach of lending small startup loans, to establishing a well thought out  innovation  owned by the people, for the people in form of a village bank.

We are seeking an individual, with a passion based on the principals of creating a robust and transparent village bank with a client centric approach, in order to serve our clients better and achieve long term sustainability.

A system that will open doors, and create opportunities  for economic empowerment which will ultimately improve and transform livelihoods.

Responsibilities:

• The primary responsibility is to create and develop UJAMAA MASHINANI, its products and services, and mentor internal staff trainers to become effective trainers , through innovative ways.
•  Be responsible for leading the department, assuring its full integration with other activities of the organization, especially to identify and implement cross-strengthening activities in regards to micro-finance and village banking.
• Be responsible for developing, maintaining and strengthening relationships with UJAMAA - Africa  donors, the community,  relevant international and domestic financial institutions and/or Ministries.
• Develop strategy and work plans for UJAMAA Mashinani, in consultation with UJAMAA - Africa executive management.
• Promote and market UJAMAA MASHINANI to various the stakeholders with potential for expansion.
• Oversee and finalize the development and training relevant to the client base and community at large.
• Maintain a high quality of training tools and develop an effective methodology for training consistent with best international practices.
• Develop evaluation tools to measure the effectiveness of UJAMAA Mashinani, with expansion into other slums in consideration.
• Facilitate and spearhead functions, duties and responsibilities.
• Supervise staff in the department going by the guidelines set up by the parliament of UJAMAA MASHINANI.

Skills and Competencies: 

• Excellent  information and management skills. 
• Must possess minimum 3 years  working experience management or similar role.
• Excellent interpersonal skills coupled with excellent organization and planning.
• Knowledge of business development concepts and a mind tuned into innovative concepts.
• Knowledge and ability to understand and execute management functions, financial and accounting policies, rules and procedures.
• Experience working in development sector in Administration and Finance management (Preferably in Micro Finance).
• Ability to prioritize and handle a diverse and heavy workload, working under pressure and strict adherence to tight deadlines.
• Strong IT skills

Minimum requirement 

• Bachelor’s degree  in Business Administration, Commerce, Finance and Accounting or Management - a Master’s degree in any Business Management related field,  would be an added advantage.

To apply send your detailed, updated resume and motivation letter, to recruitment.ujamaa@gmail.com
 
Include the Job Title and JOB ID in the subject line.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

NO CANVASSING, only EMAIL applications to the above address will be considered.

Deadline: 23rd April 2013.

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Ujamaa Africa NGO Job Opportunities

Location: Nairobi - Korogocho
Position Type: Permanent
Start Date: 15/05/2013
Job ID: UJAMAA - RESEARCH #02/042013
Application Closes: 19/ 04/ 2013 by Noon

Ujamaa-Africa, is a Kenyan NGO, that promotes economic empowerment, personal security and
health for vulnerable women and girls.

Our Personal Security arm’s Primary aim, is to reduce the prevalence of rape through prevention strategies.

With  a remarkable record that we are continuing to set, we are changing the GBV world and its approaches.

We are continuously conducting groundbreaking research and followups, thus far we have demonstrated a dramatic decrease in the prevalence of rape in the 5 urban slum areas, in Nairobi.

Role:
We are looking for a Research professional keen to be an integral part of local and international researchers working on research projects and publications in Gender Based Violence Studies in urban slums in Nairobi.

Requirements: 

• Thorough knowledge of various research software, analytical data analysis, both quantitative and qualitative. 
• Strong presentation skills, strong personal attributes and excellent people skills.

Specific tasks 

• Manage all aspects of UJAMAA research projects, including negotiating project objectives and direction with other UJAMAA managers and executive board. 
• Create comprehensive project plans to ensure projects are  completed successfully.
• Prepare periodic presentations for management regarding research project status and recommendations.
• Strategic planning of research schedules.
• Perform periodic evaluations to allow donors and research partners to determine effectiveness of our programs and make suggestions when applicable.
• Ensure that the questionnaire scripts are well mastered by the facilitators, to maintain all ethics of research.
•  Ability to write protocols and prepare and submit research grant applications.
•  Ensure that data collected is entered into Ujamaa’s (Information System) database.
•  Participate in knowledge impact assessments and reporting.
• Supervise & assist  field agents in any tasks that have set deadlines.
• Identify challenges and build capacity of community units and staff on facilitation, data collection, mobilization skills among other identified needs.
• Work with various research databases and Ujamaa Software,to input data from other departments.
• Coordinate testing, installation and compile modification reports for all departments in Ujamaa.
• Document best practices and submit work for publication in partnership with reputable Kenyan and American Universities (Current Academic Partners include USIU, UCLA and Stanford Universities).
•  Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

•  Degree in Statistics or Research related field.With minimum 3 years experience especially in  managing projects within a slum setting. (A Masters in a Research related field or project management would be an added advantage).
•  Experience and understanding of qualitative, quantitative and participatory Research, Monitoring and evaluation methodologies and principles.
•  Knowledge of field research trial set-up.
• Experience using SPSS software and STATA (compulsory).
•  IT proficiency: MS Office, Excel and the ability to work with customized Ujamaa Software.
• Publications, in any field would be an added advantage.

Email your detailed updated resume to research.ujamaa@gmail.com.

Deadline: 19th April 2013- 12 Noon.

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Chief of Party / Project Director Kenya NGO Jobs.

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) is one of the world’s largest organizations working in the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and is the leading organization in the prevention and treatment of pediatric HIV/AIDS.

In Kenya, EGPAF works with international donors, national stakeholders, and non-governmental
organizations to deliver high quality health services to populations most in need.

EGPAF is seeking a Chief of Party (COP) / Project Director for anticipated release of a USAID-funded National Level Service Delivery Project.

The position is contingent upon award of the proposal.

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Duties of the Position:

The COP will provide management, programmatic, and technical leadership for project implementation. The COP will be responsible for the overall strategic and programmatic direction of the project, including financial, administrative, operational support, and management.

The COP will report to EGPAF- Kenya’s Country Director, and will be responsible for the oversight of project activities driving the delivery of results for the donor.

Essential Skills and Experience:

* MPH, MD, MBA, or similar degree/education level.
* Experience managing large donor-funded projects, delivering results against a complex set of programmatic activities, experience in Kenya is a plus
* At least ten years successful experience managing US government grants or cooperative agreements with particular experience with PEPFAR and GHI an asset.
* Demonstrated experience in managing a team of professional project staff.
* Fluency in English.

EGPAF will also be seeking qualified candidates to fill additional anticipated project positions, including Operations Manager, Finance Manager, and Technical Advisors in HIV/AIDS, Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Health Systems Strengthening and other areas.

Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter to kenyarecruitment@pedaids.org. by 30th November 2011

EGPAF is mainly funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and UNICEF

EGPAF is an equal opportunity employer.

Please visit our web site www.pedaids.org for more details on the Foundation

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