Humanitarian Trainee Scheme at Save the Children Kenya

A one year entry level programme targeting individuals especially those from remote areas and with little experience in the humanitarian sector. The scheme is aimed at people who are resilient, capable and enthusiastic who already have some experience of humanitarian-related work but need more professional experience in order to pursue a long-term humanitarian career.

During your traineeship you are required to pass three modules. These modules include face-to-face classroom learning, simulation training, distance learning and personal reflection as well as intensive academic study and the submission of written assignments in English.The programme enables participants to develop the behaviour, skills and knowledge required to operate safely and effectively in humanitarian contexts with a particular focus on working as part of a humanitarian team.

HOW TO APPLY:

Please apply via the link:https://jobs.savethechildren.org.uk/vacancy/call-for-applications-humani...

Those who meet the requirements are encouraged to apply immediately as completed applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

The closing date for applications is Monday 31st August, 2015 by midnight.

Associate, Clerk and Secretary Jobs in Kenya

Urgently Required By Law Firm

Associate,Clerk &Secretary

A dynamic & rapidly expanding Nairobi Law Firm urgently requires passionate, all-rounded & innovative Associate, Clerk & Secretary.

Minimum 4 years’ experience in busy law firm in both conveyancing /commercial & litigation essential in all posts.

Branch management experience preferred for Associate.

Accounting knowledge/skills essential for Clerk.

Relevant ICT & Customer-care training essential for Secretary.

Apply immediately.

Quote your current & expected remuneration.

Attach Letter, CV & Certificates to: toplegalhires@gmail.comby Friday 4th September 2015.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

VisionFund Deputy Regional Director, East Africa Region

World Vision1. VisionFund Deputy Regional Director, East Africa Region
Reference: 580 - 18G31008
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Purpose of Position: World Vision (WV) is a Christian relief, development, and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.
One important component of World Visions work is microfinance, providing financial services such as credit, savings and insurance to the poor, enabling them to earn increased income, build assets and provide for their families.
Numerous studies confirm the strong impact of microfinance on the well-being of children. Studies also show, however, that the integration of microfinance with other development activities can have an even greater impact when compared to either microfinance alone or development activities alone.
WVs microfinance operations are managed through VisionFund International (VFI) and its 6,000 staff, a WV subsidiary.
VFI manages a network of 36 microfinance institutions (MFIs) globally and has outstanding loans of approximately $450 million to some 800,000 clients and annual network revenues of over $138 million.
VisionFund is seeking a Deputy Regional Director (DRD) to assist the Regional Director (RD) in leading and managing the execution of VisionFunds strategy in the region. The CEOs of each MFI in the region will report jointly to the RD and their local Boards.
The RD is therefore responsible for ensuring the delivery of financial and social performance in the region.
The role also involves managing the regional MFI technical staff who support the RD in capacity building and oversight of the MFIs, ensuring proper governance, controls, policies, procedures, and performance targets are achieved.
The role of DRD will involve extended periods in country filling the roles of CEO/COO/CFO as needs arise.
Key Responsibilities:

Ensure MFIs Deliver to Performance Targets:

Supervise jointly with the MFI board the MFI CEOs and manage performance expectations in support to local MFI and global VFI priorities, ensuring balanced achievement of MFI double bottom-lines of social and financial performance.Build Capacity in the MFI:

Support regional roll out of global centre initiatives including how central services and regional banking software can be deployed to improve service to the MFIs and their clients and to reduce costs and improve sustainability.

Provide timely, and responsive but prioritized consulting services for MFI issues and concerns.

Ensure competent and quality staff are hired in the key positions of CEO, CFO and COO and support MFI management in other staff hiring as needed.Develop and Maintain a Strong Control Environment:

Work with the CEO of each MFI to ensure controls and compliance culture are operating well.

Sits on and attends all MFI boards in their region where legally possible to represent the interests of VFI.

Work with Governance Director for ensuring all MFIs (WV/VFI) boards and are in compliance with local laws, regulatory and lender/donor requirements and WV/VFI policies, procedures and directives.Strategy Development and Execution:

Provide inputs and work with VF strategy director and the rest of VFI Senior Executive Team on refinements to, or revision of VFI global strategy, especially as it relates to priority MFIs.

Support fund raising efforts for MFIs and coordinate with VFI director for marketing and fundraising and director for global funding and corporate finance Funding Manager.Personal and Staff Development
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
The key ability VisionFund is seeking is leadership.
In addition to experience with microfinance and banking operations (lending, deposit taking), the successful candidate will have experience developing and nurturing a talented team, and spotting improvement opportunities and making those happen in a complex and dynamic environment.
In addition, the following specific knowledge, skills and abilities are required, and may have been acquired through a combination of formal schooling, selfeducation, prior experience or onthejob training.

Given the need to control financial risk within the MFIs, it is imperative that this individual will have good financial analysis, risk management and accounting skills.

Thorough knowledge and extensive experience in governance and compliance, microfinance and banking operations. 10 years of leadership experience largely in banking or microfinance environment.

Although central treasury expertise will be provided by GC, this person will have understanding of balance sheet risk management including interest rate risk, liquidity risk and foreign exchange risk as well as bank funding processes and contracting.

Solid understanding of financial reporting and performance measurements and planning/forecasting.

Able to balance Christian values with sound commercial practices.

MBA preferred but will consider a Bachelor of Commerce.

Good project management and organizational skills.

Highly developed Consulting skills, with ability to analyze, recommend solutions, mentor and direct people.

Balanced and respectful approach to groups differing responsibilities. Sensitive to complexity of WV direction, MFI board independence and shareholder requirements.

Good communication and influence skills in both oral and written forms.

Strong staff leader desirous of developing and encouraging staff.

Effective coach and able to train people in VisionFund policies and procedures.

Must be experienced in managing effective support of accounting and loan tracking systems.

Must be able to simultaneously manage multiple priorities and projects.

Must be cross culturally sensitive as will work with associates from different cultural contexts and time zones.

Flexibility on hours to contact people within wide time zone differences is required.

Ability and willingness to travel extensively and for long periods of time.How to Apply
Click here to apply online VisionFund Deputy Regional Director
Application Deadline Date: 28-Aug-15

Senior Program Management Officer Job in Karen, Nairobi, Kenya

World VisionWorld Vision is an International Christian Relief and Development organization, whose goal is to achieve long - lasting benefits in the quality of life for vulnerable children and their families, displaced persons and communities.
The Somalia program wishes to invite applications from highly competent dynamic, self-driven and results oriented candidate to fill the below mentioned position.
Senior Program Management Officer
Reference: 1598 - 15N09052
Location: Karen, Nairobi, Kenya
This is a position within Program Development and Quality Assistance department, focused primarily on providing program management support to multiple key grants.
The job holder will ensure program reporting and compliance oversight as well as donor relations for high-value, complex, multi-sector, multi partner and multi donor funded grants, in line with WVS strategy.
He/she will have a high capacity for managing multiple deadlines and project details, to supervise the completion of monthly, quarterly and annual reports of the highest quality and donor satisfaction and compliance.
This will be done in an exceptionally efficient manner which empowers and capacitates the field project team to complete the bulk of the required report details the first time.
On occasion he/she will support in proposal planning and development processes in collaboration with the Program Development (acquisition) team, ensuring lessons learnt and experiences from the ongoing grants are inbuilt into new grants acquisition processes.
The position will support the development and promotion of strategic alliances with donors, multilateral agencies, and other NGOs for purposes of increasing resources for children and families WV serves.
Major Responsibilities:
Programme Development:

Spearhead the sub- grant agreement application process and preparation ensuring all the donor requirements and project deliverables are included as per the grants checklist and when changes are made the process is updated.

Support WV Somalia partners in the development of detailed implementation plans, quarterly cash flows, indicator tracking tables, and other project management tools.

Prepare and execute the Consortium funded program grant tracker and regularly update this sharing with the PD Manager for overall update on monthly basis.

Regularly review project evaluations, lessons learned workshop documents, field visit reports, and project reports across the program and from other NGOs and donors to apply emerging innovations and best practices in future proposals.

Assist the PM Manager in documenting and updating WVS technical program approaches based on emerging practices.Relationship building and competitive intelligence gathering:

Represent WV Somalia in various donor and coordination forums at National level and providing programmatic information as required to promote WV visibility, servant leadership, and good will with donors including, UN Agencies, bilateral, multilaterals, Support Offices, and NGO peers.

Maintain relationships with donor and key partner agencies/stakeholders for current grants being managed and keep up to date in terms of any changes in the same and regularly update PM Team Lead on this.

Participate in briefing and providing updates (as well as in preparation of documents/ material in advance of such briefings) to current and prospective donor representatives, both in formal and informally to build and strengthen relationships.

Help plan and execute donor forums and presentations, key meetings such as learning events to share learning, promote best practices, coordinate programming, and foster alliances and consortia opportunities. Support in preparation of effective donor marketing materials for events and meetings.

Actively research, monitor and plan for new funding and marketing opportunities, including advanced intelligence on competitive calls, staff changes among key donors, new funding available for resilience and related issues, and other new opportunities for the SomReP consortium, in line with SomRePs fundraising strategy.Program reporting & donor compliance:

Review final drafts of project reports from field Project Managers for completeness of narrative information, accuracy of quantitative data, sufficiency of lessons learned documentation, inclusion of project or security challenges, and other donor requirements or preferences.

Track continuous improvement of report quality from the field by tracking on behalf of the Programs team the hours spent by all Program Officers reviewing project reports, along with quality rating of each draft report. Assist Program Management Team Lead in consolidating findings for Operations to act upon.

Ensure delivery of timely reports and other contractually obligated donor deliverables (e.g. baseline reports, learning reports) by documenting and sharing internal deadlines on all deliverables with full project team and SO stakeholders on each assigned project. Support other Program Officers to do the same by sharing internal timeline templates and other effective tools.

Provide timely, detailed and quality program reports to Support Offices and donors on consortium, emergency and rehabilitative grant funded programs.

Spearhead final review of narrative reports for all assigned projects, providing appropriate feedback to implementing teams (Ops Manager, Project Managers) and/or implementing partners.

Streamline report review process to incorporate feedback from M&E, Finance, and any Technical Advisors for each project report.

Coach as appropriate implementing teams or partners on satisfactory reports writing.

Proactively raise reporting, implementation or donor compliance challenges with QA, Ops Managers, Program Management Team Lead, and SOs to seek efficient resolution.

Support consortium funded grants to ensure compliance and adherence to WVS policies and procedures, donor regulations and monitoring mechanisms which allow transparent and accountable implementation of projects;Field project events, monitoring visits and support:

Partnering with the Acquisition PO for each new grant won and assigned, utilize the startup process as an avenue to build capacity/coach the implementing teams and or partners on donor compliance and expectations from each grant to be managed.

Participate as appropriate in midterm reviews, mid-year and final lessons learnt events with the purpose of acquiring insight on the progress of implementation, addressing challenges related to under expenditure, slow pace of implementation, capturing best practices across partners with a view of highlighting those in subsequent grant acquisition phases.

Coach and follow-up with project teams on specific reporting gaps to ensure continuous improvement. Support Program Management Team Lead in providing guidance and training curriculum on high quality reporting standards and practices.

Participate in field-level Quarterly Review Meetings, visit field project sites, and meet with operations staff to gather emerging challenges, lessons learned, and innovations to apply to future proposals.

Escort donors and partners to the field on monitoring visits as may be required.Qualifications: Education / Knowledge / Technical Skills and Experience
Educational level required: First degree in Development studies or related field
Technical Training qualifications desired: Professional technical skill desired: Humanitarian standards (SPHERE, HAP), specific trainings on donor requirements e.g. OFDA, DFID, EuropeAid training, personal security awareness training.
Experience: 3+ years working in humanitarian or development field, preferably with one or more previous assignments in developing contexts. Previous professional performance ratings should indicate consistently high performance and potential for future growth.
Other: Demonstrated, exceptional writing skills: the ability to develop quality reports under tight deadlines. Must be able to succinctly express key points in technically accurate fashion, efficiently summarize and compile large amounts of information, and ensure accuracy and logical flow of reported information.
Proven programming and project management experience: Must be highly organized, detailed oriented, able to detect gaps or missing information others may not, efficient in analyzing information, and succinct in producing verbal and written summaries of key points.
Experience working with both bilateral and multilateral donors, particularly USAID, Danida, Sida, EU/ECHO, and DFID. Experience working with development banks, such as World Bank, African Development Bank a plus.
Excellent English languages skills; written and verbal.
Networking/external engagement skills: proven experience in networking with donors and partners to bring about funding opportunities and/or negotiate favorable terms in existing agreements. Able to speak persuasively in front of groups a plus.
Team player; the ability to mobilize and work as part of a diverse team to achieve the overall goal
How to Apply
Click here to apply online Senior Program Management Officer
Application Deadline Date: 31-Aug-15

Regional IT Director (East Africa Region) Job

World VisionRegional IT Director, East Africa Region
Reference: 1296 - 17G18013
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Purpose of Position:

Provide IT leadership in the region and align the IT strategy to enable the ministry and contribute to its effectiveness, quality and accountability in achieving strategic business goals.

Provide a strategic interface between business and IT, engaging stakeholders, managing relationships and understanding business requirements to align technology solutions and services to enable the achievement of short and long term business objectives in the region.

Accountable for end to end delivery of IT services in region, leveraging the IT governance framework, that defines the working relationships and sharing of IT resources in the global IT organization, for the delivery of technology solutions and services to ensure business and customer satisfaction.

Provide leadership to the IT resources in the region, fostering a team environment, identifying, nurturing and developing talent, driving performance improvement and creating experiences that motivate, stretch and celebrate the capacities of the resources in achieving results.Key Responsibilities:
Leadership & Strategy:

Provide IT leadership in the region.

Align IT strategy to enable the regional business strategy.

Trusted advisor and partner to the business.

Member of advisory board for the prioritization of IT initiatives in the region.

Owns regional IT operating plan (ROP).Engagement / Relationship Management:

Establish and maintain a strategic and positive relationship with business stakeholders.

Proactively serves as the primary point of contact from IT for business leaders and key stakeholders, enabling business to leverage WV IT technical and leadership capability.

Understand business context, strategy and plans, identifying customer requirements and unmet needs.

Maintains awareness of changes to the organization (s) strategy, goals and processes to ensure requirements appropriately reflect the needs of the organization(s).

Facilitates changes in services required/provided when necessary.

Analyzes technology trends to determine impact to the achievement of organization(s) goals.

Lead business through the demand management process for new requests and maintain visibility of the regional demand pipeline.

Negotiate Service Level expectations based on customer requirements and in accordance with the WV IT standards.

Advises on options, risks, costs versus benefits, and impacts on products, business processes and system priorities.

Works with business stakeholders in the identification and evaluation of risks associated with business decisions and supports the development of risk mitigation plans.Customer Satisfaction / Service Fulfilment:

Accountable for end to end delivery of IT services in the region according to SLAs.

Owns regional IT performance metrics for measuring and reporting how IT services are meeting service level expectations.

Owns customer satisfaction metrics for measuring and reporting how IT services are meeting customer expectations.

Manages customer expectations.

Owns Voice of Customer feedback loop for gathering customer input to drive customer satisfaction and service improvement.

Works with the business to validate that expected business outcomes are realized - return on investment (ROI).People Leadership:

Accountable for the performance of the IT resources in the region.

Set performances objectives, individual development plans and conduct annual performance reviews.

Drive performance improvement targeting specific identified areas of development.

Build trust-based relationships that foster a team environment and a team that lives the WV IT culture.

Create experiences that motivate, stretch and celebrate the capacities of resources in the region.

Coach, guide and mentor IT team in the region.Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Business Administration or other related field, or equivalent work experience.

Requires leadership, business knowledge, negotiation skills and experience/in-depth knowledge of IT infrastructure operations and/or software implementation and support across multiple countries.

Requires demonstrated ability to launch and deliver one or more IT project(s) across multiple countries on time and within budget.

Typically requires 10 15 years of IT experience, 5-7 years of experience in the areas of IT leadership, project management, process engineering or solutions management.

Requires experience in managing teams and building relationships with people at a variety of levels.

Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally, as necessary.

Industry certifications from Microsoft, Cisco, CoBIT, ISACA, PMI, etc.How to Apply
Click here to apply online Regional IT Director, East Africa Region
Application Deadline Date: 11-Sep-15

Regional Governance Advisor (Africa) Job in Kenya

World VisionRegional Governance Advisor, Africa
Reference: 1612 - 17R15004
Purpose of Position: The purpose of this regional position is to apply the relevant knowledge, skills and methods that promote the development of high performing national office governing boards and advisory councils that guide, protect and ensure the achievement of the World Vision Mission and Vision.
To this end, the position will lead board development, provide and manage governance training, clarify decision rights and accountability in all aspects of World Vision governance in the region.
As a member of the Global Governance Dept, the position supports regional implementation of WVIs best practice governance model by national boards, advisory councils and alignment with microfinance organizations boards.
It also supports the Partnership national office governance Transition and Peer Review processes according to established standards.
The position makes an important contribution to governance policy development, research and creation of quality resource materials.
Key Responsibilities:
Board Development & Capacity Building:

Provide capacity building and development facilitation and training in best practice governance to Boards and Advisory Councils, in collaboration with the RL, SDs and NDs.

Facilitate the assessment of governance effectiveness in National Offices and develop action plans to address identified gaps.

Create and implement regional governance strategy, annual work plan and Regional Forum Plan for capacity building and other learning processes.

Support the defining of baseline Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for governance at national, regional, and global level, to promote effectiveness and alignment to Partnership standards.

Ensure monitoring, observation, regular communication and quality board meeting reporting, so as to keep track of Board and Advisory Council performance.

Provide support and quality control for National Office Board and Advisory Council Transitions where appropriate.

Coach and advice national directors and senior leadership to support their boards and Advisory Councils and derive value from their work.

Contribute content and develop board training modules.Peer Review & Global International Audit (GIA):

In conjunction with the Peer Review department, provide support and counsel to board and staff with regard to the self-review, in preparation for Peer Reviews.

Provide advice for an appropriate follow-up and implementation of peer review recommendations.

Participate as a peer in reviews assigned and scheduled by the Peer Review Department.

Support GIAs risk audits related to the governance functioning.

Contribute to regional senior management meetings as appropriate and articulate governance issues as well as Global Governance Department planning and coordination meetings.

Participate in the development of a contextualized Regional Forum that is governance-focused and a development opportunity for boards and Advisory Councils.

Occasionally attend Board or Advisory Council meetings as a resource advisor /observer on governance with agreement of parties concerned.

Liaise with VisionFund governance department to ensure alignment between National Offices and VisionFund MFIs on governance issues as per WVI policies.Other:

Attend and participate in weekly chapel, devotions and regional/departmental retreats.

Practice the Core Values, Covenant of Partnership and Partnership Principles.

Undertake any other tasks that are consistent with the positions purposes, as may be required by the Partnership Leader, Global Governance.Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Required:

Masters level or higher degree in related field such as Human Development, Law, Organisational Development, Corporate Business and related Management, or Governance.

Extensive knowledge and understanding of the functioning of International NGOs such as World Vision in terms of their governance, management and operations.

Broad knowledge and understanding of current board governance issues in the region and/or the world.

Experience in senior management roles, including working directly under and reporting to a board, serving on a board, preferably including experience in the non-profit sector.

An understanding of current practices in governance in the corporate as well as the NGO sectors.

Excellent communication skills and strong interpersonal and diplomacy skills.

Proven ability to work with high level members of board and advisory councils across physical and cultural distances.

Understanding of peer review mechanisms.

Ability to lead and coordinate board assessments and facilitate board training.

Ability to conceive and formalize sound strategy to meet the mission and deliver on objectives and tasks on time.

Outstanding coordination skills, with ability to handle multiple activities concurrently, work under pressure, and meet deadlines.

International experience/exposure through travel or living working in other countries.

Ability to participate effectively in a virtual team while ensuring achievement of team objectives.

Good diplomatic, influencing and negotiating skill with ability to exercise discretion.

Demonstrated commitment to World Vision's mission statement and Core Values.

Proven ability to work across different cultures and nationalities within the region.

Effective in written and verbal communication in English.

Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 30% of the time.

Willingness to work outside the normal working hours from time to time, due to the need to connect with people in different time zones.

Ability to work in a virtual team.Preferred:

Masters Level or Higher Degree in related field such as Human Development, Law, Organizational Development, Corporate Business Management or Governance.

Experience in development of quality board tools and polices.

Board experience and board development facilitation.

Ability to work in a complex organization.

Understanding of current practices in corporate governance and NGO sector governance.How to Apply
Click here to apply online Regional Governance Advisor, Africa
Application Deadline Date: 13-Sep-15

Kajiado County Government Jobs

DEPARTMENT OF ROADS, PUBLIC WORKS, TRANSPORT & ENERGY1) Structural Engineer JG ‘N’ (1 Post)Duties and Responsibilities:

Monitoring and execution of works in the field of Structural engineering in the following: - planning, design, supervision of construction, contracts, materials, investigation and research related to the field; direction, control and supervision of maintenance of various structures/roads

Attend meetings and provide reports to the Chief Officer Roads on a regular basis regarding the progress of individual projects under their responsibilityRequirements for Appointment

Be a Kenyan citizen

Be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Structural Engineering or its equivalent from a recognized university.

Three (3) or more years experience in the planning and implementation of relevant projects

Be registered with the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya (ERB)

A current valid Practicing license from the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya

Proficiency in relevant computer applications2) Civil Engineer JG ‘N’ (1 Post)
Duties and Responsibilities:

Monitoring and execution of works in the field of Civil Engineering in the following: - planning, design, supervision of construction, contracts, materials, investigation and research related to the field; direction, control and supervision of maintenance of various structures/roads

Attend meetings and provide reports to the Chief Officer Roads on a regular basis regarding the progress of individual projects under their responsibilityRequirements for Appointment

Be a Kenyan citizen

Be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or its equivalent from a recognized university

Three (3) or more years experience in the planning and implementation of relevant projects

Be registered with the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya (ERB)

A current valid Practicing license from the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya

Proficiency in relevant computer applications3) Electrical Engineer JG ‘N’ (1 Post)
Duties and Responsibilities:

Monitoring and execution of works in the field of Electrical Engineering in the following: - planning, design, supervision of construction, contracts, materials, investigation and research related to the field; direction, control and supervision of maintenance of various contracts

Attend meetings and provide reports to the Chief Officer Roads on a regular basis regarding the progress of individual projects under their responsibilityRequirements for Appointment

Be a Kenyan citizen

Be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or its equivalent from a recognized university.

Three (3) or more years experience in the planning and implementation of relevant projects

Be registered with the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya (ERB)

A current valid Practicing license from the Engineers Registration Board of Kenya

Proficiency in relevant computer applications4) Architect JG ‘L’ (1 Post)
Duties and Responsibilities

Establishment of standard drawings for public works projects.

Co-ordination of design, supervision of construction and maintenance of Public Buildings, Civil works and other Public works.

Co-ordination and checking of public works tender documents including bill of quantities.

Counter checking of sites, measurements and variation orders, calculation of fluctuations and preparation of Final Accounts.

The preparation of bills of schedules of materials.

The preparation of bills of schedules of labour and services required in the constructions and equipment.

The preparation and presentation of progress reports.Requirements for Appointment

Be a Kenyan Citizen.

Be a holder of a Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or its equivalent from a recognized university.

Served in the grade of Architect in the public service or in a comparable and relevant position for at least three (3) years.

Be registered with the Board of Registration of Architects.

Have a minimum of three (3) years post registration working experience.

Proficiency in relevant computer applications and knowledge in Archi CAD and AutoCAD

A Master's degree will be an added advantage.5) Roads Inspector JG ‘J’ (4 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities

Provide assistance and information to contractors and public concerning requirements of road construction standards and other applicable laws and statutes.

Prepare the bill of quantities of public works.

Conducts sites inspections as directed to ensure that the works are compliant to the set standards.

Prepare periodic progress reports of the road works.

Prepare, maintain and organize inspection reports for all the completed works.

Perform other duties as may be assigned.Requirements for Appointment

Be a holder of a Diploma in Civil Engineering or related field from an accredited institution

A Higher Diploma in Civil Engineering will be an added advantage

Two (2) or more years working experience in a similar field

Wide knowledge and experience in preparation of bill of quantities

Show administrative ability by being conversant with government procedures

Proficiency in computer applications

Good communication and inter-personal skills6) Works Officer JG 'J' (3 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities

Provide assistance and information to contractors and public concerning requirements construction standards and other applicable laws and statutes.

Prepare the bill of quantities of public works.

Conducts sites inspections as directed to ensure that the works are compliant to the set standards.

Prepare periodic progress reports of public works.

Prepare, maintain and organize inspection reports for all completed works.

Perform other duties as may be assigned.Requirements for Appointment

Be a holder of a Diploma in Building Construction, Architecture, Structural Engineering, Quantity Surveying or related field from an accredited institution.

Wide knowledge and experience in preparation of bill of quantities.

Two (2) years experience in project supervision

Show administrative ability by being conversant with government procedures.

Proficiency in computer applications

Good communication and inter-personal skills.

A Higher Diploma in the same fields will be an added advantage.7) Building Inspector JG 'J' (3 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities

Monitoring and execution of works in specialized fields of public works in the following:- planning, design, supervision of construction, contracts, materials, investigation and research to buildings; direction, control and supervision of maintenance of various structures.

Providing various pre-design services;

Take responsibility for time management of assigned jobs

Attend meetings and provide reports to the Chief Officer Public Works on a regular basis regarding the progress of individual projects under their responsibilityRequirements for Appointment

Be a Kenyan citizen

Be a holder of a Diploma in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Architecture from a recognized institution

Three (3) or more years experience in the relevant field

Demonstrate skills in the areas of design, presentation and technical area

Show administrative ability by being conversant with government procedures

Proficiency with Auto CAD/Civil 3 Dimensions

Computer literacy in Microsoft Office Products and Presentation software

A Higher Diploma will be an added advantage8) Heavy Plant Mechanic JG 'J' (1 Post)
Duties and Responsibilities

Operate Earth moving equipment, road construction equipment and high capacity generators.

Keep all tools, equipment and machinery used in heavy plant section safe and in good condition.

Identify required materials/spare parts and initiate the procurement process

Ensure compliance to occupational health and safety requirements.Requirements for Appointment

Be a holder of a Diploma in Automotive Engineering - Heavy plant option from an accredited institution (candidates in craft/certificate level but with wide experience in operation of Heavy Plant will be considered)

Five (5) years relevant experience.

Computer literacy will be an added advantage.

Valid driving license (Heavy Plant)9) Plant Operator (Bulldozer D6) JG ‘J’ (1 Post)
Duties and Responsibilities

Driving/Operating the assigned vehicle/Bulldozer D6

Carrying out routine checks on the machine cooling, oil, electrical, tyre pressure and brake systems etc

Detecting and reporting malfunctioning of the machines systems

Maintenance of work ticket(s) for assigned machine

Ensuring security and safety of the machine on and off the road

Maintaining cleanliness of the machine

Checking and reporting to the accounting officer on validity of insurance, inspection certificates of machine for renewalRequirements for Appointment

Must have experience of not less than seven (7) years operating a Bulldozer D6

Passed occupational Trade Test I for drivers

A valid driving license free from any current endorsement(s) for classes B, C, E, D

Defensive driving certificate from the Automobile Association of Kenya (AA) or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution

Attended a First-Aid certificate course lasting not less than one (1) week at St. John Ambulance or Kenya Institute of Highway and Building Technology (KIHBT) or any other recognized institution

Minimum entry age should be 25 years and above

Attended a refresher course for drivers at Kenya Institute of Hig10) Plant Operator (Excavator) JG ‘J’ (1 Post)
Duties and Responsibilities

Driving/Operating the assigned vehicle/Excavator

Carrying out routine checks on the machine cooling, oil, electrical, tyre pressure and brake systems etc iii. Detecting and reporting malfunctioning of the machines systems

Maintenance of work ticket(s) for assigned machine

Ensuring security and safety of the machine on and off the road

Maintaining cleanliness of the machine

Checking and reporting to the accounting officer on validity of insurance, inspection certificates of machine for renewalRequirements for Appointment

Must have experience of not less than seven (7) years operating an Excavator

Passed occupational Trade Test I for drivers

A valid driving license free from any current endorsement(s) for classes B, C, E, D

Defensive driving certificate from the Automobile Association of Kenya (AA) or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution

Attended a First-Aid certificate course lasting not less than one (1) week at St. John Ambulance or Kenya Institute of Highway and Building Technology (KIHBT) or any other recognized institution

Minimum entry age should be 25 years and above

Attended a refresher course for drivers at Kenya Institute of Highway and Building Technology (KIHBT) or its equivalent is an added advantage11) Plant Operator JG ‘J’ (2 Posts)
Duties and Responsibilities

Driving the assigned motor vehicle

Carrying out routine checks on the vehicle’s cooling, oil, electrical, tyre pressure and brake systems etc

Detecting and reporting malfunctioning of the vehicle systems

Maintenance of work ticket(s) for vehicle(s) assigned

Ensuring security and safety of the vehicle on and off the road

Overseeing safety of the passengers and/of goods therein

Maintaining cleanliness of the vehicle(s)

Checking and reporting to the accounting officer on validity of insurance, inspection certificates of motor vehicle for renewalRequirements for Appointment

Must have an experience of not less than seven (7) years

Passed occupational Trade Test I for drivers

A valid driving license free from any current endorsement(s) for classesa) B, C, E, D for plant operators

Defensive driving certificate from the Automobile Association of Kenya (AA) or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution

Attended a First-Aid certificate course lasting not less than (1) at St. John Ambulance or Kenya Institute of Highway and Building Technology (KIHBT) or any other recognized institution

Minimum entry age should be 25 years and above

Attended a refresher Course for drivers at Kenya Institute of Highway and Building Technology (KIHBT) or its equivalent is an added advantage12) Automotive Mechanic JG 'J' (1 Post)
Duties and Responsibilities

Carry out fault finding and diagnosis in county motor vehicles

Undertake transmission, suspension, braking and engine management systems for county motor vehicles and other machines

Assessing and undertaking repair of tyres, trim and general fitting as well as body repair, spray painting and finishing

Assessing the state of county motor vehicles and advising if repairs are needed

Carrying out repairs of county motor vehicles and other machines and replacing damaged parts

Undertake road testing of county motor vehicles and other machines

Fitting and servicing accessories of county motor vehicles and other machines

Carrying out standard servicing and checks

Maintaining cleanliness of the County vehicles while on service

Carry out any other duties as may be assigned from time to timeRequirements for Appointment

A holder of a Diploma in Vehicle Maintenance, Repair Principles or Vehicle Technology from a recognized institution

Demonstrate knowledge and experience in the area of Vehicle Maintenance, Repair Principles and Vehicle Technology

Must have experience of not less than five (5) years in Automotive Mechanic fieldDEPARTMENT OF LANDS, PHYSICAL PLANNING, WILDLIFE, ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING AND NATURAL RESOURCES
1) County Surveyor JG ‘Q’ (1 Post)
Duties and Responsibilities

Carrying out county, national and international boundary and hydrographic surveys

Gravity and magnetic analysis

Astronomical observation: establishment very long base interferometry (VLBI)

Supervising gravity and magnetic control observations and computations

Cadastral, adjudication, topographical, sub-divisional schemes, photo control engineering, surveys

Carrying out quality control, topographical, engineering cadastral

Adjudication and general boundary surveys

Maintaining, testing, adjudication and certifying survey equipmentRequirements for Appointment

Bachelors degree in any of the following disciplines; Land surveying and Photogrammetry, Geomatics, Geomatic Engineering, Technology in Geomatics, Technology in Geo-informatics, Geo-spatial Engineering, Philosophy in Technology(Survey) from a recognized institution in Kenya

Affiliate/associate member of the institution of Surveyors of Kenya(ISK)

Must have a certificate in computer applications and Geographical Information System (GIS)

Demonstrate a high degree of professional competence and administrative capabilityNOTE: Applicants should specify clearly the discipline applied for.
Shortlisted candidates shall be required to present copies of the following valid documents:

Certificate of good conduct from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID)

Clearance certificate from Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) but exempted for Diploma holders

Tax Compliance Certificate from Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

Clearance from the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)

Clearance certificate from the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) Applications should be sent to the undersigned or hand delivered to our offices at A.C.K Tenebo House, Kajiado 1st floor on or before Friday 4th September, 2015 5.00 p.m.The Secretary
County Public Service Board, Kajiado County
P.O. Box 664 – 001100,
Kajiado
NOTE:

Any form of canvassing shall lead to immediate disqualification;

Kajiado County is an equal opportunity employer; women, youth and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted