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Company Background

KCB Group is a leading banking group in the Eastern African Region renowned for its diversity and growth in the region.

The Bank is seeking to recruit dynamic and results oriented Management Trainees to join a team committed to growing the Bank in volume and profitability.

The Positions

The Management Trainees will undergo a 24 month structured training program after which they will be posted to management positions across the business.

The People

In order to qualify for consideration for the above positions, all applicants should:

• Be Kenyan citizens aged 28 years and below.
• Be a holder of a Master degree in a business-related field from a recognized university.

In addition, the candidates should be holders of a minimum 2nd class upper undergraduate degree.(Possession of relevant professional qualifications will be an added advantage)

In addition, they must have obtained a minimum of C+ in the Secondary Certificate examination, with a minimum C+ in both Mathematics and English.

Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to network and develop strong business relations.

Have strong customer focus, entrepreneurial skills, commercial thinking, problem solving and analysis, creativity and innovation.

Have strong leadership and change management skills.

Be flexible, resilient, energetic and dynamic.

The Offer

These are demanding roles and the Bank will provide attractive and competitive packages for the right candidates.

How to apply

Interested candidates who clearly demonstrate the ability to meet the criteria given should download an application form from our website www.kcbbankgroup.com/ke and click on the career icon.

The completed application form should be sent via email to MT@kcb.co.ke to be received not later than 27th February 2012.

Our client is a development organization that aims at creating a safe and enabling environment in which all children-irrespective of their nationality, religion, colour, gender or political opinion-realize their right to be protected, be educated and be healthy as well as being responsible members of society.

Reporting to the Program Manager, the Project Officer will provide technical support in coordination and organization of  all research related activities necessary to build a wealth of information on parenting as is required. The project officer, skilful parenting will be based at the organizations regional office in Nairobi.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective start and completion of baseline surveys, studies and research commissioned on parenting skills as per approved work plans and within chosen areas in collaboration with participating members and partners;
• Design and develop a parenting information database to support the programme data collection activities including conducting literature reviews to support programme activities;
• Draft research specifications and participate in development of terms of reference for research when commissioning and project-managing research projects within set time frame;
• Develop research instruments, such as questionnaires, FGD guides and editing draft reports while ensuring quality control of the process;
• Conduct and analyze studies with large scale data sets, with network members and other stakeholders.
• Provide information on existing research available in the programme area;
• Produce written and oral briefs for colleagues and stakeholders , based on reviews of research evidence and deliver presentations at conferences/meetings;
• Respond to external and internal research enquiries from colleagues, and stakeholders;
• Support the secretariat in design and use of an M&E system for the organization.

Requirements

• Degree in Social Sciences: Development studies, Sociology, Population studies or Statistics;
• Minimum of 3 years progressive experience in program work and particular experience in undertaking social research;
• Demonstrated working knowledge of social research methodology and study design;
• Must have experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods;
• Knowledge and experience in research analysis software packages ( SPSS, EPI Info or Stat);
• Analytical and organization skills.

How to apply:

Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by close of business Monday, 23rd January 2012.

Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please note that we do not charge fees for receiving or processing job applications

AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER

Promoting the well-being of Africans through policy-relevant research on population and health

Evaluation Research Position – FP/RH BPs

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization committed to conducting high quality and policy relevant research on population, health, education and development issues facing sub-Saharan Africa.

APHRC seeks to recruit a Senior Lead for Strategic Planning & Evaluation to lead a five-year (2011-2016) program entitled “Evidence to Action for Strengthened Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services for Women and Girls (E2A)”, with Pathfinder International as the prime partner.

The position is based at APHRC’s offices in Nairobi, Kenya.

Project Overview: E2A’s ultimate goal is to reduce unmet need for family planning (and thereby, unintended pregnancies), by enabling women and girls to make – and act on – informed decisions about their reproductive lives at all stages of the life cycle.

It will work at the global, country and community/facility levels to achieve three main objectives:

1) Increase global support for the use of FP/RH evidence-based best practices (BPs) to strengthen service delivery;

2) Synthesize and disseminate knowledge about the use of FP/RH BPs to strengthen service delivery; and

3) Apply and scale up FP/RH BPs in ways that strengthen service delivery.

Position Purpose:

In collaboration with, and reporting to, the Program Leader at APHRC and the E2A’s M&E Director in the project office in Washington, DC, the Senior Lead for Strategic Planning & Evaluation is the project’s focal person at APHRC.

Her/his primary responsibility is to: Organize, facilitate or conduct literature reviews as well as operations, evaluation and implementation research around FP/RH BPs; Document and disseminate reviews, case studies and other syntheses that build knowledge on FP/RH BPs; and Contribute to advocacy activities at the global, regional and country levels.

S/he also supports the design and implementation of the project’s M&E plan, data collection and data systems to measure overall project performance against established goals and objectives. S/he coordinates the requests and support needs from in-country partners for research, evaluation and documentation of BPs, and with guidance from the E2A Director of M&E, ensure that the needs are timely and adequately met.

Key Responsibilities

1. Conduct literature and systematic reviews on FP/RH BPs, and produce synthesis for use in the project’s activities at the global, country or local levels;
2. Plan, design and implement or facilitate operations, evaluation and implementation research on FP/RH BPs in the Africa region.
3. Support the project’s dissemination, communication and advocacy activities;
4. Contribute to the development and implementation of the project’s Performance Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, and the production of quarterly reports to USAID;
5. Oversee, when applicable, the work of in-country partners’ M&E related staff, and coordinate the implementation of quality control measures;
6. Provide technical assistance to in-country partners on research, evaluation and documentation of best practices, among others;

Qualifications and Experience

1. PhD in Demography, Statistics, Public Health, social sciences or related discipline;
2. At least six years of experience in monitoring and evaluating health and development projects, and health service delivery in particular;
3. Strong writing skills and good record of publications on population, family planning and reproductive health in developing countries, with demonstrated ability to conduct systematic reviews;
4. Good experience in designing and conducting impact evaluation, and operations and interventions research;
5. Proven ability to work effectively with various constituencies including funding agencies and international partners, host country government agencies, and other national and local stakeholders and decision-makers;
6. Strong quantitative skills and extensive familiarity with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Statistical Packages (STATA or SPSS);
7. Availability to travel internationally about 30-40% of time.

Interested candidates are invited to send via email or mail no later than February 20, 2012, their letter of application (1 page); a statement of research interests and goals (1-2 pages); and their CV with contact details of three referees to jobs@aphrc.org with copy to jcfotso@aphrc.org, or to:

The Human Resources Officer
African Population and Health Research Center
P.O. Box 10787 – 00100 GPO, Nairobi
Website: www.aphrc.org

Please, indicate Evaluation Research Position – FP/RH BPs on the subject line of the email or on the envelope.

The position comes with an attractive, internationally competitive remuneration package including employer paid medical, travel, life insurance cover and retirement benefits.

Allowances toward in-relocation, home leave travel and dependants’ education, are provided.

Preference will be given to nationals of sub-Saharan African countries, and females are particularly encouraged to apply.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

Cadbury Kenya & East Africa (CKL) is establishing the Nairobi Plant as a centre of excellence for manufacture of dry
powders. This includes Cadbury Drinking Chocolate and Cadbury Cocoa. Aligned to this strategic journey, we are
seeking to fill a sales role based in our Nairobi office.

Cadbury Kenya & East Africa offers exciting career opportunities for someone with sound judgement, drive and a
passion for winning. If you are interested in joining us apply for this position.

Job Title: Area Business Supervisor

Reporting to: Field Sales Manager Kenya

Job Purpose

In Kraft Foods ‘delicious is our difference’. We begin with our consumers, we make delicious foods you can feel good about & we believe we can make a delicious difference everywhere. As area business supervisor, you will be responsible for driving sales and distribution operation in the region allocated for realization of monthly and annual sales objectives.

Key Accountabilities

• Effectively manage the customer order and stock management in order to achieve sales and revenue targets as well as growth objectives.
• Administer target distribution plans through implementation of robust Route to Market that guarantees supplies to the target trade channels by product category and SKU. Ensure proper use of sales tools.
• Customer account management to ensure invoices for orders supplied are paid in full within the provided traded terms;
• Development and building of good relationships with the key customers in the Region for their continued support and partnership in driving realization of our growth agenda;
• Information management including channel based sales trend by Category, market dynamics as well as obtaining and sharing accurate competitor intelligence, to facilitate formulation and implementation of strategies to drive sales and market share growth;
• Utilize assigned Company tools of work (vehicle, promotional materials, budget & other equipments) to deliver set objectives while maintaining operational costs at minimum level;
• Effective leadership and supervision of the assigned Route to Market support resources ( Van assistants, Bike reps) to ensure proper trade coverage to achieve the target distribution in all channels and sales growth objectives;
• As an individual contributor know the ethical and legal compliance responsibilities of the position; raise questions and concerns when faced with an ethical or compliance issue; apply integrity in all aspects of professional conduct.

Person Specification

In order to succeed in this role, it is expected that the ideal candidate will have:

• Business Degree in Commerce, Economics, Business Management, and Social Sciences or equivalent from a recognized University
• Professional experience in sales & marketing preferred
• At least 3 years working experience in Sales in a Fast Moving Consumer Goods Industry
• Good communication and interpersonal skills

The person must possess the following competencies:

Accountability – for delivering stretching business results and establishing solutions to challenges experienced

Drive : Aggressive pursuit for goals, energetic, self reliant and relentless passion for excellence.

Influence: Able to present ideas and facts clearly to achieve consensus and enlist support to the desired direction
of interest.

Communication: able to articulate position clearly and confidently in both verbal and written to gain full
understanding of the target audience.

Mobility: Positively embrace the challenges of travelling to other markets within and outside Kenya and be
prepared for periodic work programmes away from home.

In addition to this, the candidate should display influential, accountable and adaptable behaviour and have high drive.
Obligations

It is expected that you will:

• Carry out the role accountabilities within the operating and process frameworks that apply to the company
• Work together with all your peers and customers. A key part of your performance review each year will be based on their input.
• Exemplify the company’s Higher Purpose & Values in practice – this will be a key part of your annual development cycle.

How to apply

Applicants should submit a cover letter and a detailed CV to the Human Resources Advisor by the 19th December
2011. Please note that only applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be afforded an interview.

Cadbury KENYA is an equal opportunity employer

Cadbury Kenya Ltd
Ol kalou Road, Industrial Area
P.O. Box 45466 -00100
Nairobi, Kenya

www.cadbury.com

We are looking for a Climate Change and Policy Associate Scientist to be based in Yaounde, Cameroon.

The selected candidate will be required to travel within the region to the country offices of the different nodes and within the ASB platform network.

The position

Under the direct supervision of the Regional Coordinator, the incumbent will have the following responsibilities:

Research

1. Carry out and contribute to research in the areas of climate change mitigation and adaptation, Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+), Reducing Emissions from All Land Uses (REALU), payment for environmental services (PES), sustainable land management, and biodiversity conservation as their link to agroforestry
2. Lead and coordinate ICRAF-related ASB Partnership activities in the West and Central Africa Region
3. Coordinate and support development of methodologies for climate-related forest policy and other land uses
4. Analyze existing policies and potential policy reforms in terms of their impact on climate change debates at national and international levels
5. Carrying out thematic action research at landscape scale to evaluate the impact of climate change policy instruments in achieving landscape connectivity and in reducing deforestation and degradation
6. Publish outputs in high quality publications, including peer-reviewed journals, extension technical notes and policy briefs
7. Supervise graduate students in  research in one or more of the above mentioned areas

Policy, capacity building in the area of climate change, REDD+ and payment of environmental services

1. Promote links to regional forestry and environmental management policies
2. Actively engage in the development of relevant policy for agroforestry development  through science-policy processes
3. Contribute technical expertise  in the development of  REDD demonstration activities in the ASB benchmarks

Fundraising and project management

1. Develop project concepts (seeking opportunities for proposals, developing proposals, follow ups) and raise resources for research activities in the West and Central Africa region
2. Assist the Regional Coordinator in steering and managing specific projects

Requirements

1. PhD in Agricultural Economics, Rural Sociology, Ecology, Resource Management, Forestry, Soil Sciences or a related discipline
2. Minimum of 5 years experience in forest management, monitoring and evaluation of landscape agroforestry and livelihoods
3. Sound experience and skills in REDD and climate change issues
4. Good skills in conceptualisation, communication, writing and reporting
5. Experience in the preparation of donor reports
6. A good publications track record
7. Good database development and management skills
8. Competence in basic computer applications including statistical packages
9. Good geographic information systems and remote sensing skills
10. Ability to work independently in a multidisciplinary team and a multicultural environment
11. Proficiency in spoken and written English and French
12. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
13. Working experience in the West and Central Africa Region will be an added advantage

Terms and conditions

The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) is an equal opportunity employer offering a competitive salary and benefits package.

The appointment will be for an initial period of two (2) years with nine (9) months probation period, with potential for extension and renewable subject to assessment of performance and availability of funds.

The organization offers a collegial and gender-sensitive working environment, believes that staff diversity promotes excellence, and strongly encourages applications from qualified women.

Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position and detailed curriculum vitae, with names and addresses of three referees (including telephone, fax numbers and email address).

All correspondence should be addressed to the Human Resources Unit, World Agroforestry Centre, P.O. Box 30677, 00100 Nairobi, Kenya. Applications can also be sent via email to: icrafhru@cgiar.org. Applicants should indicate “Application for a Climate Change and Policy Associate Scientist – ASB-ICRAF/WCA” on the application letters or email submissions.  Applications will be considered until 15 January 2011 or until the position is filled.

The World Agroforestry Centre, supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), carries out research to generate science-based knowledge about the complex role that trees play in agricultural landscapes and uses its research to ensure that policies and practices benefit the poor and the environment. Our vision is an ‘agroforestry transformation’ in the developing world—a massive increase in the use of trees on landscapes by smallholder rural households to ensure security in food, nutrition, income, health, shelter and energy, and a regenerated environment. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, the organization conducts research in 23 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

The West and Central Africa (WCA) Regional Office based in Yaounde, Cameroon covers a vast geographical area comprising 21 countries with a population of 330 million and a surface area of about 1200 million hectares. The region’s activities are carried out in the Sahel, Upper Guinea and in the Humid Tropics Zones where significant potential exists for ICRAF and partners to contribute to reduction of poverty, hunger and malnutrition among the rural poor communities.

Only shortlisted applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.
We invite you to learn more about ICRAF by accessing our website: www.worldagroforestry.org