Kindergarten Head Teacher Job along Kiambu Road, Kenya

Our Client, a Kindergarten based on Kiambu Road, offers an integrated program that fosters the cognitive and social development of every child through fun lessons and activities, guided by highly trained teachers. 

Children are prepared for primary school by learning exceptional skills that promote academic fulfillment and a love of learning.
 

An exciting opportunity has risen at a Kindergarten for the position of Head Teacher.
 

Job Purpose: Under the direction of the Directors, the Head Teacher will oversee and direct the planning, organizing, and implementation of education services for children.

In addition, the position will perform to part time classroom teacher duties which include developing and implementing individual educational plans for children.

The position will also be in charge of Teaching staff, Support staff and Students.

Key Responsibilities:

• Formulate overall aims and objectives for the school and policies for their implementation
• Maintain the oversight role on teachers' lesson plans, schedules, room arrangements and portfolio assessments to assure their accordance with requirements
• Work with school directors to deploy staff effectively and manage the recruit of new staff
• Ensure the school is up-to-date with sector innovations, from teaching practices to new technologies, as well as develop creative and responsive approaches to teaching and learning
• Manage accommodation (e.g. classrooms) effectively to meet the needs of the curriculum and Health & Safety requirements
• Assume responsibility for other legal matters in the day-to-day running of the school
• Sustain staff performance management effective systems and incorporate teachers’ appraisals and targets for School’s achievement
• Meet with other education professionals, and representing the school at conferences and other events outside the school in the local community and nationwide
• Manage school stakeholders and maintain a positive relationship with parents and families of each child and keep them updated and ensure their involvement in school events and activities
• Report on the school’s performance to a range of audiences e.g. Directors, Parents
• Establish and maintain links or partnerships with businesses.
• Assess, organize and execute flexible curriculum and effective assessment framework.

Job Qualifications and core competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Development (ECD). A professional qualification in ECD will also be considered.
• Three (3) to five (5) years’ experience in kindergarten management and/or supervision
• Familiarity with Montessori system
• Knowledge and experience in the philosophy and practices of child development programs, and early childhood education
• Working experience in MS-Office software is essential; and
• Good written and verbal communication skills.

If you have the relevant qualifications and experience, please email a cover letter and detailed curriculum vitae to jobs@smartworking.co.ke on or before 18th August 2015. 

Please provide details of your current and expected remuneration. 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Africa Internet Group Graphic Design Intern Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Africa Internet Group

Vacancy: Graphic Design Intern

Location: Nairobi, Kenya
 

Are you a graphic design student looking to make your mark in the world? 

Are you looking for an internship where you can develop your design skills? 

If this sounds like you – and you’re looking for an internship with an exciting company - Africa Internet Group wants to hear from you.
 

Responsibilities:

• Assist internal Creative Designer in developing digital marketing campaigns, banner ads, and print solutions.

Qualifications:

• Hands-on experience in graphic design is required. Please provide online/offline portfolio.
• Proficiency with Adobe software (CS6), Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Office is required.
• HTML and web knowledge is a plus.

Required Experience:

• Professional demeanor with good communication skills.
• Flexible mindset, able to follow direction from the Designer.

Interested and suitably qualified candidates to submit their application, including a detailed CV, daytime telephone contact, and two professional referees to:

hr.kenya@africainternetholding.com on or before Monday 17th August 2015

Give details of your current salary and the expectation in this position on the body of your Application Letter. 

Specify the position you are applying for as the subject of your application. .i.e. Application – Intern – Graphic Designer – Africa Internet Group

Africa Internet Group is an equal opportunity employer.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

No phone calls please.

CGIAR Global Solutions Architect Job in Nairobi Kenya

Vacancy: Global Solutions Architect

About our organization: The One Corporate System (OCS) is an initiative to implement a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system using UNIT4 Business World (formerly known as Agresso) in nine (9) Centres and the Consortium Office from the CGIAR consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres.
 

A shared service, called the Operations Support Unit (OSU), has been set up to manage the operations and further develop the OCS project. The OSU is hosted by the World Agroforestry Centre (also known as the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry or ICRAF) which is one of the OCS member Centres. 

The CGIAR consortium conducts research is in more than 90 countries around the world. Its work contributes to the global effort to tackle poverty, hunger and major nutrition imbalances, and environmental degradation. The research is financed by many donors including the multi-donor CGIAR trust fund.

About the position: The Global Solutions Architect will work for the Operations Support Unit (OSU) of the OCS project. The position will be located at one of the OCS member headquarter offices to be agreed before appointment. 

The OCS initiative has implemented UNIT4 Business World (UBW). 

A single solutions design was developed with each member adding local configuration where necessary. 

The project is now moving into the operations and continual improvement phase.
 

The Global Solutions Architect will:

• Work with OCS Centres in the redesign and further improvement of their business processes using best practices that maintain the consistency and integrity of the OCS solution
• Identify business processes that can be mapped to a common design to be used by the OCS members to enhance the common build and technical configuration.
• Provide project management that will bring together resources from the OCS members with 3rd party experts, to build and implement future OCS developments.
• Develop, drive and maintain architectural standards, best practices and guidelines for the OCS project, which will include maintaining the integrity of the common base build, common coding structures and control lists.
• Provide technical input for the System Design Authority (SDA) when evaluating Centres’ requests for changes to the base build, to customise the system or for changes that could affect the ability to work together in future
• Manage the OSU team that provides 2nd level application support to the OCS members and deciding when issues should be escalated to a 3rd party for expert support
• Ensure that all solutions and documentation are shared with all OCS members, to prevent duplication of effort and resources.

Education and Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Information Systems or related fields with the right level of experience
• A Master’s degree in a relevant field would be an added advantage
• Certification in Project management, ERP implementation or business processes is desirable

Experience:

• At least 10 years of experience working with enterprise business processes and systems and 5 years implementing and developing UNIT4 Business World (formally Agresso Business World)
• Expert knowledge of the UNIT4 Business World for use in the design, configuration and development of the product
• Ability to understand, design and improve business processes for use in the development of solution designs or to solve complex issues
• Experience with project methodologies and practices such as SDLC or Agile
• Ability to explain and communicate with UNIT4 Business World experts to precisely describe issues and solutions
• Experience in managing virtual teams

Competencies:

• Must have good people and institutional management skills in order to influence OCS stakeholders to collaborate and work together to implement common processes, and to coordinate a dispersed application support team
• Is a team player but with the ability to initiate ideas and actions
• Can work independently as the expert in their field of work
• Excellent presentation and communication skills
• Effectively manages and communicates with colleagues and OCS stakeholders at all levels in many locations around the world
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously by delegating responsibilities and prioritizing effectively to consistently meet deadlines
• Fluency in oral and written English.

Terms of Offer: We offer a collegial, diverse and gender-sensitive working environment, and we strongly encourage applications from qualified women. 

This position is remunerated on International terms. 

The appointment will be for an initial period of three (3) years, subject to a nine (9) months’ probation period.

How to Apply
 

Go to http://worldagroforestry.org/working-for-icraf/vacancies
 

Applications will be considered until 19th August 2015. 

Please note that only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.

RC Basic Counselling Skills Consultant Job in Kenya

Consultant Basic Counselling Skills
 

Sector: Women's Protection and Empowerment 

Location: Kenya 

Employee Type: Consultant  

Employee Category: Full Time
 

Background and Rationale: Since September 2010, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) has been implementing Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Hagadera refugee camp and in Kambioos camp since September 2011. 

The GBV program is designed to ensure women and girls are better protected and empowered to access opportunities, services, and support responsive to their needs.  

A key element of IRC’s GBV programming is the provision of survivor centered comprehensive case management including psychosocial support to GBV survivors who access services.  

Currently, the IRC has a team of 65 staff responsible for GBV programming. Given the complex and demanding nature of work, there is a need to capacity build community workers to improve on service delivery

Purpose of the Consultancy

• To create a deeper understanding on basic counselling skills and knowledge to the community workers
• To create self awareness to help them understand different personalities at the work place
• To understand the importance of ethics in counseling.

Key Topics / Tasks

• Basic counselling skills and techniques
• Counseling ethics
• How to conduct group therapy sessions for SGBV survivors
• Different personalities at the work place

Management

• Enhanced understanding of basic counselling skills, techniques, ethics and counselling practice through sample sessions.
• The Consultant will work in coordination with the WPE Manager who will review the training report before signing the certificate of completion

Deliverables

• Training and handouts for participants
• Training report

Duration: Two weeks (14th -25th Sep 2015) whereas the weekends will not be inclusive.

 Consultants Responsibilities

• To meet cost of medical expenses during the consulting period.
• To meet the cost of meals during the consulting period
• Prepare training curriculum and handouts
• Facilitation of the training
• Issue certificates of attendance

IRC Responsibilities

• Provide transport to and from the training venue and any other logistics involved
• Pay consultancy fees at a mutually agreed rate
• Provide training materials necessary for facilitation and writing materials for the participants
• Organize for the training venue
• Meet expenses related to the training such as conference package and accommodation

Requirements

• MSC in Counseling Psychology
• 3-5 years experience in counseling and training
• Experience working in GBV programs
• Experience in Kenya and/or a refugee-setting, preferred
• Be registered with an accredited counseling body

Kenyan nationals are encouraged to apply.  

International allowances are not available for this position. 

Salary and employee benefits are compliant to the Kenyan NGO Sector.

How to Apply

CLICK HERE to apply online

IRC leading the way from harm to home.

IRC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

IRC considers all applicants on the basis of merit without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status or disability.

Disclaimer: Please take note that International Rescue Committee (IRC) does not ask for any fees in connection with its recruitment processes. In the event that you receive any request  for payment of any sort, please get in touch with us on Tel: +(254-020) 2727730, Email: IRCKenya@rescue.org or report to the nearest police.