Latest Development and NGO Jobs in Kenya - Various

Org-  FAO Somalia


Position- Programme Officer

Duty Station- Nairobi

Deadline- December 22 2010

Under the direct supervision of the Officer-in-Charge, and as a member of the Programme Management Team, the Programme Officer is responsible for providing and contributing to coordination of, and management support to programmes and projects. S/he will liaise with programme and project teams to ensure that thematic, programme and project implementation is carried out in line with FAO’s corporate goals and strategic focus, as well as with FAO-Somalia’s internally agreed quality standards.

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Org- Jhpiego 

Positions- Various 

1.      Deputy Chief of party – (2 Positions
2.      Service Delivery Advisor - (4 Positions
3.      Program Officers (10 Positions)
4.      Grants Manager
5.      Office Manager
6.      Field Technical Officers - (6 Positions
Deadline for application- 17th January 2010 

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.

Jhpiego is the lead partner of APHIAplus project in Zone 4, Eastern and Central provinces. APHIAplus, is a five-year project award from USAID for comprehensive health service delivery project to improve the health of Kenyans in the Eastern and Central region of the country. Jhpiego is also a partner in the APHIAplus Zone 1 (Western & Nyanza) project within a consortium led by PATH. APHIAplus project will become effective from January 2011 and will work closely with the Government of Kenya and a wide variety of non-government agencies to strengthen health care services throughout these provinces.

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Org- PATH

Position- Community Senior Team Leader, APHIAplus, zone 4 (EMBU) 

Job Description
PATH is an international nonprofit organization that creates sustainable, culturally relevant solutions, enabling communities worldwide to break longstanding cycles of poor health. PATH’s mission is to improve the health of people around the world by advancing technologies, strengthening systems, and encouraging healthy behaviors.
PATH seeks to recruit a Community Senior Team Leader to provide strategic direction and leadership for community initiatives aimed at promoting healthier behaviors and creating demand for an integrated package of health services. As a member of the senior technical team, the Community Senior Team Leader will ensure strong coordination with other project initiatives at all levels, keeping a strong focus on strengthening community units and community facility linkages. The position holder will be based 

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Org-          UNSACCO

Position-   Messenger/Team Assistant 

Deadline-   December 17 2010 


UNSACCO is a leading SACCO with over 3,000 members from diverse nationalities and cultural backgrounds with a vision of being the preferred financial service provider. We aim to uplift the socio-economic status of our members by offering them high quality, affordable and diversified financial services and we are looking for suitably qualified personnel to join a well motivated and dedicated team in the following position.

MESSENGER/TEAM ASSISTANT - Ref. MTA/2010


Desired Qualifications and experience


At least C grade in “O” level certificate of Education 
Certificate in information management, archiving, stores management or it’s equivalent
At least 8 years experience in a busy computerized office.
Excellent communication, organizational, interpersonal skills and a good team player.
Well developed IT skills especially Ms. Word and Ms Excel.
Able to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines with minimum supervision


If you feel you meet the above requirements, please apply by sending your letter of interest and your CV with 3 referees to 
unsaccohr@unon.orgby December 17, 2010, quoting the desired position, reference number and your current gross remuneration. 

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Deadline Approaching- World Bank Competition for Software Developers & Development Practitioners


Apps for Development Competition to contribute towards Millennium Development Goals-World Bank Competition for software developers & development practitioners 

Deadline- 10 January 2011
The World Bank has launched the “Apps for Development” Competition to bring together the best ideas from both the software developer and the development practitioner communities to create innovative apps using World Bank data.
The Competition invites participants to develop software applications related to one or more of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Submissions may be any kind of software application, be it for the web, a personal computer, a mobile handheld device, console, SMS, or any software platform broadly available to the public. The only other requirement is that the proposed application use one or more datasets from the World Bank Data Catalog available at data.worldbank.org.

How to enter

Interested participants must register for the contest on line by creating an account between October 7, 2010, and January 10, 2011. Registrants will receive an email, which they must use to verify their account. Once registered, participants may enter their submissions via the Submit Application tab. In order to be considered, each submission must include: a link to the application, a video of the application, a text-based description of the application, and at least one still photograph of the working application.
The Challenge is open to all individuals from member countries of the World Bank (seeworldbank.org) who have attained the age of majority in their individual nations at the time of their entries, as well as companies with fewer than fifty employees. Organizations employing fifty or more employees are eligible for the Large Organization Recognition award. 
Applications submitted to the Competition should address at least one of the following objectives:
1. Raise awareness of at least one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), or
2. Contribute to progress toward meeting one of the MDGs by 2015.

Applications which best satisfy the competition criteria will receive cash prizes  First Prize -$15,000 USD; Second Prize-$10,000 USD; Third Prize -$5,000 USD; Honorable Mentions (5)- $2,000 USD Each ; Popular Choice Award- $5,000 USD; Large Organization Recognition Award -The Large Organization Award winner will receive public acknowledgement, but no cash prize.

Applicants will also have the opportunity to have their apps featured on the World Bank Open Data website. Competition participants are encouraged to also use other relevant indicators and datasets, and to be creative in exploring approaches for realizing the goals.

. For more information, visit the APP for Development Challenge
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