CARE International in Kenya Field Officers and Accounts Assistant Job Vacancies in Kenya

CARE
International in Kenya is looking for well organized and highly motivated
individuals who are results – oriented to fill the following positions.

Field Officer – Water Sanitation and Hygiene

2 Positions

Ref: FO-WSH/10/2011

Program: Drought emergency response – Northern Kenya.

Supervisor: Project Officer – Engineer.

Location/Duty Station: Moyale and Marsabit

Grade: E

Job Summary & Purpose:

The Field Officer shall provide oversight to the Emergency drought response
Program’s WASH and CFW activities in empowering the pastoral and agro –
pastoral communities in the Mandera west, Wajir North, Wajir West, Moyale,
Sololo and Marsabit central districts to ensure that poor rural communities in
arid and semi-arid zones have access to water and are using appropriate hygiene
and sanitation practices to reduce their vulnerability to water related shocks.

The Emergency drought response –Northern Kenya is focusing on improving the
water infrastructure by rehabilitating earth pans, sand dams, boreholes and
shallow wells, provision of generating sets and fast moving spares for the
boreholes.

The second component will involve the use of POU (point of use) water quality
surveillance ,treatment and chlorination , construction of latrines and set up
hand wash facilities at schools to improve water quality at households,
increase accessibility to sanitation infrastructure and hygiene promotion.

Community participation especially in water rehabilitations will be achieved by
the use Cash for Work – CFW. Under this approach, communities will access cash
by participating in the rehabilitation work and by extension improve their
households livelihoods.

Based on this program design, the incumbent is expected to undertake and advise
the Project Officer on the technicalities on initial water support need assessments,
community mobilization, engagement and creating structures to support program
activities. The incumbent will also closely work the PWE in all activities
related to water infrastructure rehabilitation and developments, sanitation and
hygiene promotion.

The officer will display considerable effort and skill in programme
implementation, networking, collaboration and coordination with other local
level partners.

Tasks and responsibilities

R 1: Administration

Task 1.1 – Maintain office and capital equipments inventory in your area of
work.

Task 1.2 – Maintain assigned property in good order.

Task 1.4 – Supervise and monitor the use of project field equipment and
materials

Task 1.5 – Administer project advances in accordance with CARE procedures

R 2: Project Development and implementation

Task 2.1 – Creating awareness on Emergency drought response activities in the
assigned area of work.

Task 2.2 – Identification and mobilization of Community Based Groups, WUAs and
Institutions

Task 2.3 – Situation analysis and participatory development of the community
action plans.

Task 2.4 – Organize and conduct trainings and campaigns of community’s own
resource persons and other project participants on water, hygiene and
environmental sanitation.

Task 2.5 – Compile and submit work plans and activity reports. (Trainings,
Campaigns, Monthly) to the Project Officer

Task 2.6 – Implementation of School Health clubs activities to promote hygiene
through the child-to-child approach.

Task 2.7 – Ensure integration of hygiene promotion in all aspects of project
intervention including setting up hand wash facilities.

Task 2.8 – Prepare/compile inventories of completed water and sanitation
facilities.

Task 2.9 – Supervise all ongoing Project activities especially those involving
water rehabilitation, sanitation infrastructure and CWF

Task 2.10 – Organize for commissioning of rehabilitated or completed water
infrastructure such as earth pans, wells or boreholes and sanitation facilities
to community/Institutions

Task 2.11 – Monitor and report community/government’s participation as well as
contribution to the program activities including the CFW activities in relation
to water rehabilitations

R3: Contact/key relationship

Task 3.1 – Develop cordial contact and relationship with all CARE staff and GOK
(Min. Water, Health, Education, and Provincial Administration) and other
partners at the divisional level.

R4: Representation

Task 4.1- Strengthen teamwork with project staff and other partners.

Task 4.2 – Co-ordinate/liaise with GOK locational/divisional staff on issues
relating to Water, Sanitation and Health to strengthen collaboration

Authority:

  1. Spending
    Authority: Nil
  2. Supervision: Nil
  3. Decision Making:
    Nil
Working
Conditions:
Mandatory
90% time in the field within the assigned area of work.

Qualifications:

Education: At least basic diploma or National Higher Diploma
(HND) in areas of community development, public health, social work and
community development

Experience: At least 3 years experience in community development
activities, experience in pastoral communities. Those ones with experience in
programs that included water and sanitations, CFW and Cash grants are most
preferred.

Competencies:

  • Has the ability
    to work with diversified category of people/ cross- sector and cross-
    functional teams and areas.
  • Fast learner of
    new tasks and skills,
  • Excellent
    communication, report writing and interpersonal skills with high
    integrity, Team player and reliable,
  • Good analytical
    and problem solving skills,
  • Results oriented
    with ability to work well under pressure with minimum supervision while
    undertaking multiple tasks,
  • Dedicated to
    maintaining high quality standards, Industrious with innovative and
    creative skills.
  • Have Experience
    /knowledge of working with pastoralists in Northern Kenya and understands
    the local language.
  • Motivated and
    good planning skills
Field
Officer – Livestock (Animal Health)

Ref: FO-AH/10/2011

Program: Drought emergency response – Northern Kenya.

Supervisor: Project Officer – Veterinary.

Location / Duty Station: Moyale

Date of Employment: New

Grade: E

Job Summary & Purpose:

The Field Officer shall provide oversight to the Emergency drought response
Program’s livestock health activities in Northern Kenya Mandera west, Wajir
North, Wajir West, Moyale, Sololo and Marsabit central districts to ensure that
poor rural communities in arid and semi-arid zones have access to water and are
using appropriate hygiene and sanitation practices to reduce their
vulnerability to water related shocks.

The Emergency drought response –Northern Kenya is focusing on improving the
livestock health related activities through logistics support to district
veterinary office in mass treatment and vaccinations, capacity building of
CBAHWs and district disease surveillance committee with a component of
community managed disaster risk reduction to increase community resilience to
drought.

Based on this program design, the incumbent is expected to undertake and advise
the Project Officer Veterinary on the technicalities on initial livestock
health support need assessments, community mobilization, engagement and
creating structures to support program activities. The incumbent will also
closely work the district veterinary officers in all activities related to
livestock.

The officer will display considerable effort and skill in programme
implementation, networking, collaboration and coordination with other local
level partners.

Tasks and responsibilities

R 1: Administration

Task 1.1 – Maintain office and capital equipments inventory in your area of
work.

Task 1.2 – Maintain assigned property in good order.

Task 1.4 – Supervise and monitor the use of project field equipment and
materials

Task 1.5 – Administer project advances in accordance with CARE procedures

R 2: Project Development and implementation

Task 2.1 – Creating awareness on Emergency drought response activities in the
assigned area of work.

Task 2.2 – Identification and mobilization of CBAHWs and district disease
surveillance committees.

Task 2.3 – Situation analysis and participatory development of the community
action plans at district levels..

Task 2.4 – Organize and conduct trainings and campaigns of community’s own
resource persons including CBAHWs, disease surveillance committee and community
managed disaster risk reduction committee.

Task 2.5 – Compile and submit work plans and activity reports. (Trainings, Mass
treatment and vaccination Campaigns, Monthly and quarterly reports) to the
Project Officer.

Task 2.6 – Supervise all ongoing Project activities- Mass treatment and
vaccinations of livestock.

Task 2.11 – Monitor the progress of the project activities.

R3: Contact/key relationship:

Task 3.1 – Develop cordial contact and relationship with all CARE staff and GOK
(Min. livestock development) and other partners at the divisional level.

R4: Representation

Task 4.1 – Strengthen teamwork with project staff and other partners.

Task 4.2 – Co-ordinate/liaise with GOK Locational/divisional staff on livestock
related issues.

Authority:

  1. Spending
    Authority: Nil
  2. Supervision: Nil
  3. Decision Making:
    Nil
Working
Conditions:

Mandatory 90% time in the field within the assigned area of work.

Qualifications:

Education: Atleast certificate in animal health from recognized
institution.

Experience:

At least one (1) year experience of working with NGO in livestock
health related activities among pastoral communities in Northern Kenya.
Experience in implementing emergency animal health will be added advantage.

Competencies:

  • Has the ability
    to work with diversified category of people/ cross- sector and cross-
    functional teams and areas.
  • Fast learner of
    new tasks and skills,
  • Excellent
    communication, report writing and interpersonal skills with high integrity,
    Team player and reliable,
  • Good analytical
    and problem solving skills,
  • Results oriented
    with ability to work well under pressure with minimum supervision while
    undertaking multiple tasks,
  • Dedicated to
    maintaining high quality standards,
  • Industrious with
    innovative and creative skills.
  • Have Experience
    / knowledge of working with pastoralists in Northern Kenya and understands
    the local language.
  • Motivated and
    good planning skills
Field
officer – Livelihood

Ref: FO-L/10/2011

Department / Project: Emergency drought response – Northern Kenya

Supervisor: Project Officer – Engineer.

Location / Duty Station: Mandera west – Takaba

Date of Employment: (New)

Grade: E, 1st quartile

Job Score:

Job Summary & Purpose:

The Field officer – Livelihood shall provide oversight to the Emergency drought
response programs- Northern Kenya in the implementation of Cash for work
activities in the rehabilitation of water infrastructures in empowering the
pastoral and agro – pastoral communities in the Mandera west, Wajir North and
Wajir West.

This will ensure that poor rural communities in arid and semi-arid zones have
access to water and are using appropriate hygiene and sanitation practices to
reduce their vulnerability to water related shocks.

The livelihood component of the project focuses on improved household’s income
to the drought affected community through development of production assets that
contribute to both long term development needs and at the same time reduce
their immediate vulnerability. S/he will supervise implementation of activities
to completion while adhering to the highest standard of emergency
accountability according to HAP and HAF.

The officer will display considerable effort and skill in programme
implementation, networking, collaboration and coordination with other local
level partners.

Tasks and Responsibilities

R 1: Administration

Task 1.1 – Maintain equipments and tools register/inventory in your area of
work.

Task 1.2 – Maintain assigned property in good order.

Task 1.4 – Supervise and monitor the use of project field equipments and
materials

Task 1.5 – Administer project advances in accordance with CARE procedures

R 2: Project Development and implementation

Task 2.1 – Creating awareness on project activities in the assigned area of
work.

Task 2.2 – Mobilization of Community for cash for work activities

Task 2.3 – Identify cash for work beneficiaries based on community based set
criteria for targeting the beneficiaries

Task 2.4 – Facilitate development of the community action plans.

Task 2.5 – Compile and submit work plans and activity reports. (Trainings,
Campaigns) to the emergency Project engineer.

Task 2.6 – work with the project manager and Engineer to develop cash for work
system and monitoring indicators that will ensure smooth implementation of the
project as well as ensure cash reach the intended beneficiaries.

Task 2.7 – Attend development meeting and barazas organized at the divisional /
local / project sites

Any other task identified by the project Engineer and required for the
fulfillment of the project objectives.

Contact/key relationship:

  • Develop cordial
    contact and relationship GOK line ministries (Min. Water and Provincial
    Administration) and other partners
Representation
  • Strengthen
    teamwork with project staff and other partners.
  • Co-ordinate/liaise
    with GOK staff at divisional/location level on issues relating to drought
    interventions
Authority:
  1. Spending
    Authority: Nil
  2. Supervision:
    Supervise pay agents
  3. Decision Making:
    Incumbent expected to handle problems from which there are clearly
    applicable precedents.
Contacts/Key
Relationships (internal & external):

Develop working rapport GOK line ministry staff (ministry of Water and
provincial Administration) and other partners at the divisional level

Working Conditions:

  • 80% time in the
    field within the assigned area of work.
  • Harsh climatic
    and rough terrain in most of the working area
Qualifications:

Education: At least a Diploma in Social science, Community
development, Project planning and management or other relevant field

Experience:

At least 3 years experience in community development activities, experience in
pastoral communities. Those ones with experience in programs that included
water and sanitations, CFW and Cash grants are most preferred.

Competencies:

  • Excellent
    knowledge of community mobilization and facilitation skills.
  • Good
    Interpersonal Skills and must be a team player
  • Good
    communication skills (both oral and written) with proven excellent report
    writing ability
  • Good Computer
    Knowledge and Skills
  • Must be able to
    meet dead lines
Accounts
Assistant

Ref: AA/10/2011

Department/Project: Finance Department

Supervisor: Finance Coordinator

Location/Duty Station: Moyale

Grade: D

Job Summary & Purpose:

Receive all cash and cheque payments as well as making cash payments other than
petty cash.

Tasks and responsibilities

R 1:

Task: Receive all cash and cheque payments made in favor of CARE Kenya at the
Moyale Sub-office and ensuring that the same is receipted on the CARE Official
receipt book and issued to the Payee

R 2:

Task: As the CARE Kenya Moyale Bank Agent, ensure that all cash and cheques
received are banked within two days of their receipt. Also, submit, collect and
manage CARE Kenya’s correspondence with banks in Moyale.

R3:

Task: Disburse cheques and/or payments per policies and procedures.

R4:

Task: Petty cash administration

R5:

Task: Perform other tasks and assignments as and when required.

Authority:

  1. Spending
    Authority: NONE
  2. Supervision:
    NONE
  3. Decision Making:
    Limited Within prescribed standards
Contacts/Key
Relationships (internal & external):
  1. Kenya commercial
    banks Officials.
  2. CARE
    international in Kenya staffs.
Working
Conditions:

Based in Moyale.

Qualifications:

Education: At least O level

Experience: 1 year in similar position.

Certificate: CPA Part 1 or diploma in business administration.

Competencies: Sufficient computer skills to perform assigned tasks

The detailed job description can be reviewed on our website: www.care.or.ke

Applications

If you feel you are the right candidate for the advertised position, kindly
send your application indicating the reference number and title of the position
applied for along with an up-to-date CV with telephone contacts of three
professional referees to:

The Human Resources & Development Manager,
CARE International In Kenya,
Email: Vacancies@care.or.ke.

So as to be received not later than 28th October, 2011.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

CARE is an equal opportunity employer and promotes gender equity.

Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

CARE International in Kenya does not charge a fee at any stage of the
recruitment process. (Application, interview, meeting, processing, training or
any other fees).

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