Wateraid Job Vacancies

Wateraid’s Vision Is Of A World Where Everyone Has Access To Safe Water And Sanitation.

Regional Advocacy And Policy Advisor – West Africa

Competitive Ingo Salary ——– Base In Accra, Ghana

With A Brand New Corporate Strategy, It’s An Exciting Time Of Development And Growth At Wateraid. As We Work To Give 25 Million More Of Ht E World’s Poorest People Access To Clean Water And Sanitation By 2015, We’ra Enhancing Our Activities In Wet Africa – Broadening The Scope Of What We Do In This Region, In Order To Have More Of An Impact On People’s Day-To-Day Lives.

You’ll Help Us Achieve This – Building On The Work We’ve Done To Date You Will Support Our Country Programmes In Their Policy And Advocacy Work As Well As Shaping The Regional Agenda By Engaging With Regional Institutions. You Will Co-Ordinate Our Policy Analysis And Research, And To Support Our Strategies Relating To Rights, Advocacy, Citizens’ Engagement And Governance. With Knowledge Of Research Methods And Policy Analysis, You Will Be Familiar Wth West Africa’s Political Structure And Culture, And Will Have Experience Of Campaigning Work And Developing Training.

This Post Is Offered On A One Year Fixed Term Contract

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Registered Charity Numbers 288701 (England And Wales) And Sc039479 (Scotland)

We Are Committed To Welcoming People From The Widest Possible Diversity Of Backgrounds, Culture And Experience.

Closing date: 12 November 2009
First interviews: w/c 16th November 2009

Click here>>> to apply online

Due to restructuring we have openings (or a combination of some) for the following academic & administration positions:

Proffetional Development Coordinator.
IPC (International Primary Curriculum) Coordinator.
Secondary Head of Sciences.
Secondary Head of Languages.
Secondary Mathematics Teacher (British Curriculum).
Senior Teacher of Humanities (British Curriculum).
Secondary Engilish Teacher (British Curriculum).
Secondary Geography Teacher (British Curriculum).
Secondary Science/Biology Teacher (British Curriculum).
PE Staff/Swimming Coach (Females are encouraged to apply).
Director of sports.
Bursar.
Assistant Administrator.
Building and Maintenance Supervisor.
Store Assistant.
Carpenter.

We are looking forward to receiving applications from candidates who are proactive, honest and enthusiastic; having appropriate qualifications; at least a minimum of 2 to 5 years of experience; good communication skills; a self starter but also the ability to work as a team member, and to be supportive of our school ethozs.
For academic posts the follwing qualifications are required:

A-level, GCSE or IGCSE experience essential,
5+ years teaching, with degree and teaching diploma essential,
understanding of mordern pedagogy,
Policy writting and long term planning experience essential,
Highly motivated and dependant essential,
Teacher training experience desirable,
Previous international experience desirable.

Applications to include a cover letter and a detailed CV providing 3 contactable referees should be sent to:

The Principal,
Oshwal Academy Mombasa,
P. O. Box 83021 – 80100,
Momhasa.

OR

E-mail to: [email protected]

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Application Deadline: 4th November 2009.

Nation media group, the leading multi media house in East and Central Africa is seeking to recruit a suitable qualified candidate for the position of Chief Graphic Designer, in the Editorial Department. We invite applicatnts who are innovative, performance driven and posses exalent skills with good track record of achievement in the past.

The successful candidates will be responsible for;

Providing leadership, planning and allocating work to a team of graphic designers within the Group.
Generating concept and layouts and implimenting them within set deadlines for publications.
Downloading graphics from agency websites and converting them to usable formats.
Interpreting stories and ideas in to graphics to enhance their appeal.
Liasing with Designers in other sections within the Group to ensure uniform standards.
Keeping abreast of developments in the graphics world through reading, research and consulting.

Knowledge, skills and experience requirements;
University degree in Graphics Design and post gradute qualifications.
Over 5 years work experience supervising a group of designers.
Good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (In design, photoshop, Illustrator).
Ability to develop and lead a team of designers.
Ability to work with minimum supervision.
A good understanding of the media industry will be an added advantage.

Interested candidates who meet the above creteria may send their applications enclosing detailed CV’s, names of three referees, daytime telephone and quoting the job reference on the envelop to:
The Group Human Resource Director,
Nation Media Group,
P. O. Box 49010-00100,
NAIROBI.

Or E-mail: hrrecruit”nation.co.ke

Application Deadline; 30th October 2009.

NB Only shortlisted applicants shall be contacted.

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is seeking to recruit an exceptional and experienced individual to fill the position of Associate Program Officer. Interested applicants are to click here>> for more and to apply

AGRA is seeking to recruit an exceptional and experienced individual to fill the position of Program Officer, Market Access Program, for

the Southern Africa region. The Program Officer will manage a significant budget to develop and implement a holistic and impact-driven strategy to link African smallholder farmers to markets and create opportunities for economic transactions that generate income. The position will be based in Nairobi and will report to the Director, Market Access Program.

Specific responsibilities will include:
Developing, implementing and up-scaling agricultural output market access approaches that directly benefit smallholder farmers;
Developing an approach to reform national and regional policies and institutions to facilitate agricultural market development and trade;
Developing and supporting innovative value chain approaches that increase the participation of smallholder farmers in local, regional and global trade flows;
Identifying, supporting and guiding efforts that enable smallholder farmers to sell their products and capture value from downstream activities;
Leading efforts to facilitate economic transactions between value chain players and smallholder farmers in Africa.
Developing and supporting multi-disciplinary networks of individuals and organizations that promote linking smallholder farmers to markets; and
Developing and supporting programs for training the next generation of agri-business leaders in Africa
Key Qualifications
An advanced degree in Business, Agricultural Economics or related discipline;
5 years experience leading agri-business and development efforts in Africa;
A solid understanding of agricultural markets, commodities and higher value products, as well as understanding of farmer incentives influencing adoption of technologies and market linkages;
Sound knowledge of, and experience in agricultural trade development at national, regional and/or international levels and a sound understanding of underlying demand and supply challenges in Africa; and
Excellent interpersonal, diplomatic and networking skills and should be comfortable working in a multicultural environment.
To apply, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration, e-mail and telephone contacts, quoting reference number PO–MA-10/09 on both the application letter and envelope.
To be considered your application must be received by 30th October 2009 addressed to:

Director – Executive Selection Division
Deloitte Consulting Ltd
“Kirungii”, Ring Road, Westlands
P.O.Box 40092, 00100 Nairobi
Tel.: +254 (0) 20 423 0000, +254 (0) 20 444 1344
Fax: +254 (0) 20 444 8966
Email: [email protected]

For more information, applicants can visit the AGRA web site www.agra-alliance.org

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is a not-for-profit organization formed in 2006 to work with African governments, farmers, donors, NGOs and the private sector to reduce hunger and poverty in Africa through agricultural development targeted at resource poor farmers. AGRA has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya and an office in Accra, Ghana.

AGRA is seeking to recruit an exceptional and experienced individual to fill the position of Program Officer – Gender. The position will be based in Nairobi and will report to the President of AGRA.

Specific responsibilities will include:
Assisting AGRA management to assess and identify gender knowledge needs and gaps in its programs;
Developing and executing an overall strategic action plan for gender mainstreaming in consultation with AGRA stakeholders;
Conducting reviews of AGRA strategies, proposals and grants, providing recommendations for gender integration and the inclusion of women in the implementation of programs;
Support Program Officers to ensure gender mainstreaming in all grants provided by AGRA;
Coordinating training activities and developing a suite of tools for gender mainstreaming for AGRA staff based on identified needs;
Developing and managing a set of grants to target gender inequity in agricultural research, markets and policies;
Developing and contributing to the basis for policy statements, frameworks, mandate, rationale and goals for the work of gender mainstreaming at AGRA;
Developing, maintaining and disseminating a comprehensive knowledge base on gender perspectives in programmatic gender mainstreaming and promoting capacity building in this area;
Representing AGRA at developmental forums and liaising with gender focal points in other institutions; and
Compiling existing literature as well as organizing information systems on gender analysis.
Key Qualifications
A Masters degree in Social Sciences or an advanced degree in Agricultural Sciences;
7 years experience in advocacy for gender issues and evidence-based results in gender analysis and mainstreaming, especially in research and development institutions;
Ability to cultivate strategic internal and external relations, and network in a multicultural environment; and
Working knowledge of English with limited knowledge of French as an added advantage, as well as proficiency in computers, excellent oral, written and reporting communication skills.

To apply, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration, e-mail and telephone contacts, quoting reference number POG -10/09 on both the application letter and envelope. To be considered your application must be received by 30th October 2009 addressed to:

Director – Executive Selection Division
Deloitte Consulting Ltd
“Kirungii”, Ring Road, Westlands
P.O.Box 40092, 00100 Nairobi
Tel.: +254 (0) 20 423 0000, +254 (0) 20 444 1344
Fax: +254 (0) 20 444 8966
Email: [email protected]

For more information, applicants can visit the AGRA web site www.agra-alliance.org