A Thousand Opportunities

• Provide vision and enthusiastic leadership to the East Africa programme team in Nairobi;
• Promote and support the development of programmes with partners and sister agencies;
• Manage the implementation of strategic and operational plans;
• Ensure that CAFOD is effectively represented to key international and local players.

2011 PWC Kenya  Graduate Associates Recruitment

PWC Kenya is recruiting new university graduates from different displines. One must have graduated late 2010 or one must be in their final year of university college (graduating in 2011)

Requirements

1. A Bachelors degree with a minimum of upper second class honours or its equivalent
2. Be an all rounded person with other life interests
3. demonstrate innovation and creativity
4. Good communication and interpersonal skills

PWC Recruitment Road Show will be at the KICC Amphitheatre March 4, 2011 at 2 p.m.

Apply on line at pwc.com/ke/careers  (between 4 and 25 March 2011)

• Contributing to efficient grants management including proposal development, reporting and grants monitoring roles.
• Identify and work for a specific ‘Special Project’ bringing his/her core skills and motivation to the same.
• Development of concept notes, donor proposals
• Preparation of donor reports, internal IRC reports
• Perform grants management functions including, updating the Grant Tracking Sheet and the T1s
• Maintaining updated information in electronic and hard copy files, this will include agreements, proposals, reports and other relevant communication regarding the grant.
• Share information with field teams
• Review program monthly reports
• Maintain updated information related to IRC Kenya and its programs to be shared with donors, Government and IRC head quarters as necessary
• Travel to field sites, participate in activities as necessary
• Organize and coordinate events-World HIV/Aids Day, Refugee Day, Peace Day etc. commemorated by the organization.

• University Degree.
• Computer Skills- Microsoft Word, Excel, Internet.
• Ability and willingness to learn and work with teams based in Nairobi and field sites.

• Master’s degree in relevant field.
• Minimum eight years of project management experience working on donor funded projects in the areas of civic education, community outreach, the “People to People” approach, peace-building and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex program outputs with strict deadlines, and effecting strong coordination through clusters, donors, and peer agencies.
• In-depth knowledge of USAID rules and regulations.
• A good working knowledge of community resilience and disaster risk reduction relating to humanitarian, development and policy work.
• An existing network of high-level contacts will be advantageous.