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• Represent the project with residents in the study area, and maintain good relations with participating study subjects;
• Assist the project clinical officer in undertaking clinical examinations of adults and children participating in the study and record clinical and questionnaire findings in electronic forms, according to project protocols;
• Take responsibility for labeling and securing samples taken from study subjects according to project protocols;
• Deliver samples to the laboratory staff at the project’s regional laboratory and process them according to project protocols for analysis (under the direction of senior project staff)
• Maintain records of the homes and animals visited using a digital data input device
• Take care of the project resources;
• Any other duties that may be assigned by the senior project staff;
• Willingness to spend sometimes long days in the field (returning daily to the central laboratory).

• Certificate or Diploma in Community Health and Development (or equivalent;
• Minimum 1 year (preferably at least 2 years) of field experience in community-based studies;
• Ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team;
• Ability to maintain good relations with the participating study subjects;
• Possess a valid driver’s license (preferable, but not required);
• Skilled at field preparation of blood and faecal samples for laboratory processing;
• Skilled at maintaining accurate records, including undertaking questionnaire-based surveys
• Ability to work with minimum supervision;
• Willingness to learn new field techniques where appropriate and conform to project protocols;
• Excellent communication skills and good command of English
• Fluency in any of the following: Bukusu, Teso, Luhya, Samia or Dholuo
• Some previous experience of working in a laboratory is desirable;
• Previous use of GPS for field mapping is desirable.

• Represent the project with residents in the study area, and maintain good relations with participating study subjects;
• Undertake clinical examinations of adults and children participating in the study and record clinical findings, according to project protocols, and using electronic data recording tools
• Undertake blood sampling from study subjects included in the study according to project protocols;
• Supervise a field technician in the carrying out off his/her duties;
• Assume responsibility for the delivery of field material to the field laboratory
• Maintain records of the homes and animals visited;
• Take care of the project resources;
• Any other duties that may be assigned by the senior project staff;
• Willingness to spend sometimes long days in the field (returning daily to the central laboratory);
• Represent the project with residents in the study area, and maintain good relations.

• Certificate or Diploma in Clinical Medicine from a recognized institution;
• At least two years of field experience working with Community-based health studies
• Ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team;
• Ability to maintain good relations with the participating study subjects;
• Possess a valid driver’s license (not required, but would be an asset);
• Skilled at blood sampling;
• Ability to undertake clinical diagnoses of a range of diseases based on discussions with the study subjects and physical examinations;
• Skilled at maintaining accurate records, including undertaking questionnaire-based surveys
• Ability to work with minimum supervision;
• Willingness to learn new field techniques where appropriate and conform to project protocols;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Excellent command of English;
• Fluency in any of the following: Bukusu, Teso, Luhya, Samia or Dholuo;
• Some previous experience of working in a laboratory is desirable;
• Demonstrated ability to achieve success in clinically orientated community-based health studies.

• Minimum of University Degree in Social Sciences, Political Science, Economics, Communication, Development Studies or their equivalent.

• At least three (3) years experience working in development projects;
• Well organized and good organisational skills;
• Excellent computer skills (familiar with windows, excel, power point, Internet);
• Experience in facilitating meetings and workshops; and
• Ability to work both independently and in a team.

• One year experience in working in programmes related to networking and policy advocacy; and
• Strong skills in interpersonal and inter-institutional communication.

• Excellent spoken and written English and Kiswahili.

1. The participants are invited to create an original LOGO. In doing so, the participants should be guided by the theme: "NSAs can achieve better results of promoting good governance if they network (or work together) with a common purpose".
2. The drawing must be produced on one side of a plain A4 size sheet.
3. The participant must indicate in the back of the sheet the following details (Full names, address and telephone contact; name and address of School/College/University being attended; Class or year of study).
4. A jury composed of a team drawn from the NSA-NET Programme Management and Facilitation Unit (PMFU), European Union and selected funded NSAs will select 3 winners from among Secondary Schools' participants and 3 from among College/ University participants.
5. Prizes of Kshs. 25,000, Kshs. 30,000 and Kshs. 40,000 will be offered respectively to the third, runners-up and winner of the secondary schools participants.
6. Prizes of Kshs. 35,000, Kshs. 40,000 and Kshs. 50,000 will be offered respectively to the third, runners-up and winner of the College/University participants.
7. All prizes will be made as follows: Kshs. 10,000 will be paid directly to each winner and the balance in form of fees/tuition payments in account of the winner to their respective institutions.
8. Any of the winning drawings will be used to develop the NSA-NET Programme Logo.
9. The participants understand that the copyright of all the submitted drawings will be retained by the NSA-NET Support Programme. The participants not have right of return.
10. The NSA-NET Support Programme cannot be held responsible for force majeure, should the competition have to be modified or cancelled.
11. Submission of an entry assumes the acceptance of all competition conditions by the participants. No appeal on the organization or on the results of the competition will be accepted. The decision of the jury will be final.

• Strong personality
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Disciplined, pro-active and flexible
• Attention to details
• Ability to prioritize tasks.

• Supporting the planning process for the school
• Maintaining the general ledger, including preparing journal entries, coding invoices, account analysis and reconciliation, closing books monthly, setting up new accounts.
• Updating records for fixed assets and all other financial documents as necessary.
• Implementing any necessary control.
• Preparing of monthly financial and debtors review and coordinating of following –up on action points arising.
• Year –end and monthly –end reporting.
• Ensuring proper filling of all the accounting documents in the branch.
• Maintaining the documents of daily transactions on the computer as well as in hard copy format.
• Maintaining permanent property database.
• Performing such tasks as may be deemed necessary by the management.

• At least CPA sec IV with one year experience in accountant position
• Must be computer literate with the knowledge of quick books.

• Our fulltime writers earn between Kshs 25,000-55,000.
• Our part-time employees earn a compensation of Kshs 200 for every completed double- spaced page.

• Applicants MUST hold at least an undergraduate degree/diploma.
• Acquaintance with the mainstream writing styles: MLA, Chicago/Turabian, Harvard, APA.
• Previous and verifiable experience with research writing.
• Unrestricted internet access.
• Merit in the written English language. This MUST be verified either by certification, or
• in the sample to be submitted after initial contact (or both).
• Verifiable credentials 2 or more academic branches of academics, e.g. Political Science,
• IT, Accounting, Law, etc.
• Our agent will get in touch with applicants through their phone numbers.

• Update of the supplier list in SUN-Review of all inactive supplier Accounts, reconciling them for informed decision on the way forward for the same.
• Population of Bank details for suppliers & partners-This will cover both local & foreign suppliers for effective interface with banking systems. It will also include updating all supplier contact details for dispatch of e-remittances & also in readiness for an online order tracking system later.
• Ensure timely cheque distribution & acknowledgement.
• Send emails promptly to staff once CBA OTC payments are released to the bank.
• Ensure cash & cheque receipts are handled in a timely manner & to ensure their safety.
• VAT exemption administration.
• Actively involved in digitization of receipting system.
• Assist payables Accountant in reconciliation of supplier Accounts.
• Assist in digitization of travel authorization(TA) form, project advances form, travel expense reports, project settlement reports & regular payment request forms.

• Bachelors in Commerce and CPA (K).
• At least 1 year relevant working experience in accounting in an international NGO or an international organization.
• Knowledge of computerized accounting software required preferably SUN accounting.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Good personal organizational skills, accuracy and attention to detail.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Highly effective multi-tasking skills, with ability to co-ordinate, prioritize and organize workload and meet deadlines.

• PHP
• HTML
• MySQL
• CSS
• JavaScript

• Proficiency in J2EE
• Proficiency in J2ME
• Be able to demonstrate previous work/projects undertaken in Java

• Spearhead the provision of counseling services to street children and youths within the project.
• Participate in Identification, Documentation Tracing and Reunification (IDTR) process for reformed children.
• Visiting field sites (Barracks) on weekly basis and explore children’s needs.
• Support the implementation of all direct activities within the institution with a special emphasis on counseling, referring street children for services and reintegration.
• Assist in the identification of critical elements for the effective psychosocial support systems and assist in the documentation of the same.
• Under the guidance of the programme officer assist in the development of all technical information in regard to programme implementation.
• Attending weekly and bi-monthly review meetings and documenting lessons learnt and action points.
• Guiding volunteer social workers in counseling children and case management.
• Production of weekly reports and monthly reports.
• Any other duty that you may be called upon to execute from time to time

• Must have Bachelor of Arts degree in Counseling psychology, social work or any other social science related discipline.
• Must adhere to child protection policy
• Must have training and facilitation skills.
• Must have experience in developing case histories for children
• Must have demonstrated experience in counseling children and young people
• Experience in counseling children in difficult circumstances is an added advantage
• Must have a strong disposition to and experience in working with disadvantaged children and youth.
• Experience in Behavioral Change Communication and substance abuse prevention programming is an added advantage.
• Must have excellent interpersonal, communication and writing skills with fluency in English.
• Must be a team player with the ability to work with others to achieve high goals.
• Must be an outstanding role model for street children youths, of unquestionable integrity and high ethical standards.

• Provide overall leadership and direct the successful implementation of PARIS Microfinance sector and roll out project activities within the project area as well as initiate sustainable economic activities that empower communities in focus;
• Ensure quality, focus and feasibility in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of PARIS Microfinance sector interventions in target communities;
• Ensure that the project interventions are designed and developed in conformity with World Concern ministry priorities and industry accepted norms and standards in community-based microfinance programming model;
• Actively engage with grass root communities to understand their needs and ensure project activities make the greatest impact among the beneficiaries served
• Identify and/or develop required project tools and methodological approaches, and provide technical assistance and training/capacity building to ensure project interventions achieve or surpass established objectives;
• Provide effective leadership to project staff and enhance a learning culture - based upon evidenced based best practices and industry standards - to enable project staff achieve established targets and standards;
• Impart appropriate mentoring, coaching and supervision among community resource persons in order to equip, motivate and empower them for program sustainability
• Ensure full compliance with project donor’s requirement in accordance with the project contract.
• Collaborate with other local development players and actors seeking and maximizing opportunities for synergy creation and efficiency in our programming.
• Coordinate different projects and activities in Gogrial East County to ensure their smooth implementation, harmony and optimum impact
• Function as the team leader for World Concern in Gogrial East County

• A relevant university degree, preferably in Social Sciences/Community Development/ entrepreneurship
• At least 3 years experience in managing a microfinance and micro enterprise development project targeting post conflict communities
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and analytical skills, adult training and community mobilization skills.
• Able to design and plan new projects using log frame methodology and implement the plans to achieve established objectives
• Must be disciplined, proactive, able to work with little supervision, and resolve conflicts.
• Proven ability to write project proposals and donor reports.
• Highly motivated in changing lives at the grassroots level and among people in a post-conflict area/country through transformational development processes
• Identification with the values of World Concern, commitment to leadership and mentoring skills and a strong willingness to learn, tolerate and deal with complex socio-political issues in a cross-cultural, sometimes, unstable environment.

KickStart is an award-winning, nonprofit, social enterprise with a unique solution for fighting poverty in Africa. We design and mass-market simple, money making tools that poor entrepreneurs buy and use to create highly profitable businesses.

KickStart’s best selling devices are their human powered, MoneyMaker irrigation pumps. These low cost pumps are sold in local retail shops and enable farmers to move from subsistence to commercial irrigated farming.

The farmers grow high value crops throughout the year, increase their net annual incomes by over $900 and lift their families out of poverty. Over 105,000 farmers in Africa are already using these pumps and 1700 more are buying these pumps every month.

We’re currently developing a new pump that will lift water from deeper than our current pumps. To finalize design and properly assess the market opportunity, we are looking for more data on the water levels & well depths in high potential regions of Kenya.

Therefore, we are seeking an independent, personable, analytical, and detail-oriented individual to help us gather shallow well water level data in the field.

Principle Accountabilities:

This person, over 3.5 months (starting in mid-April), will be responsible for the following:

• Building a comprehensive work plan working with the Product Management, Engineering, and Impact Monitoring team to map out the locations where they will randomly sample well-depths, water levels, and measure diameters of wells
• Developing a database of accumulated data including mapping out the data that we have already collected around areas where our pumps have been sold
• Physically traveling to farms, liaising with farmers, and measuring depths of water in the field/on farms across areas of Kenya
• Data transfer via text messages on details of findings everyday: including GPS coordinates, water levels, diameters, and general farm information
• Sorting through the collected data using Google Maps or Crowdmap and ensuring the data is mapped correctly
• Working with a GIS specialist to help organize and analyze the data to help us drive recommendations for our new pump on areas of market entry, average well-depths, and farmer feedback on viability of our new pump

• Must be fluent in Kiswahili and English
• Must be able to travel on the road independently for 3+ months via bus and on motorcycles
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills –doesn’t shy away from asking people questions and a great communicator/prober
• High attention to detail – a copious note taker who doesn’t miss a beat; great at organizing information and compiling reports
• Results-oriented – proven “self-starter”
• Computer literate – especially with the Office suite (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

• Experience and knowledge of farmers and farming
• Experience and knowledge of areas across Kenya including Western, Nyanza, Central, Southern Rift Valley, and Coast
• Experience with Excel and Google Maps/Google Earth, especially on mapping routes and uploading information
• Great graphical and spatial awareness – can navigate many places and has a sense of directions even in new locations

The area: Partner Solutions Organization

The role: Sales Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Training, troubleshooting and Google Apps deployment project management with partner universities.
• Perform implementation reviews, evangelize new product features, and ensure the prompt and proper resolution of technical challenges.
• Improve product feature offerings by providing partner feedback to internal cross-functional teams including Product Management and Engineering.
• Guarantee the technical aspects of a partner’s integration (both new and ongoing) by providing necessary documentation, training and technical guidance.
• Develop proof-of-concept products and software tools to assist in closing deals.

Requirements:

• BA/BS preferred in a technical field with a strong academic record. (MS/MBA is a plus).
• Extensive hands-on experience in Internet or telecom products and technologies in Africa or similar market.
• Experience in deadline-driven, large-scale technical project management or software development in the Internet/Telecommunications space.
• Excellent project management skills and attention to detail as well as experience working with external clients in a sales environment.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages, including Java, C/C++, JavaScript, Python, or PHP.
• Proficient in French, English and at least one other African language.
• Willing to travel extensively within Africa.

The area: Advertising Sales

The role: Industry Manager

Responsibilities:

• Target new customers and develop strong relationships with clients and their marketing services agencies.
• Analyze data trends and client performance, develop solid strategic sales plans, and prepare and conduct strategic pitches and sales presentations.
• Collaborate and consult with major customers with the goal of extending relationships, increasing your client and agency base and optimizing their advertising expenditures.
• Develop case studies of successful campaigns in order to share insights with customers and to serve as an evangelist at targeted events and conferences.
• Champion new product releases, internally and externally.

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree preferred with strong academic record. MBA is a plus.
• Substantial experience in business development, client relationship and consultative selling.
• Experience in a fast-paced technology start-up environment is preferred.
• Strong sales and deal closing behaviours.
• Fluency in English.

The area: Engineering

The role: Outreach Program Manager

Responsibilities:

• Plan and run regional strategy, community outreach and development, including large-scale public events and grass-roots programs
• Meet with external tech community including developers, businesses and technical executives to advocate their adoption of our products, explaining business and technical value propositions
• Own regional blogs and ensure publication of frequent, high-quality content
• Lead cross-functional project teams and act as the liaison between other global outreach teams and the various product and Engineering groups in Google
• Build and manage relationships with local developer and start-up communities, industry influencers and bloggers

Requirements:

• BA or BS university degree preferred, ideally in Computer Science or Software Engineering
• Proven experience in a technical role in internet and/or mobile industries strongly preferred
• Experience with conference presentation or other technical public speaking
• Experience as an active participant (ideally as a leader) in technical/developer/business communities
• Strong project and program management skills as well as excellent communication skills
• Fluent spoken and written English is a must. Additional French language skills are a significant plus.

The area: Engineering

The role: Developer Advocate

Responsibilities:

• Create momentum and drive the success of Google’s developer products and the open web through your interactions with 3rd party developers building applications and businesses on them.
• Advocate the adoption of Google developer products to strategic partners and the broader developer community.
• Participate in technical and design discussions with technical executives at strategic partners to speed adoption and ensure best practices during implementation.
• Evangelize our developer products in person and online by presenting at conferences, blogging, writing technical tutorials and other similar activities.

Requirements:

• BA/BS preferred in Computer Science or a similar technical degree.
• Substantial of work experience as a software developer, architect, technology evangelist, CTO, or consultant working with web or mobile technologies.
• Excellent public speaking skills and charisma, with experience presenting to large technical audiences.
• Experience blogging and writing technical articles, ideally with an existing follower base.
• Experience working directly with large partners, or with press and bloggers preferred.
• Strong command of web application or mobile application development landscapes.
• Solid programming abilities in one or more of the following languages: Java, PHP, Python, Ruby, .NET, JavaScript.

The area: Engineering Management

The role: Technical Program Manager, Infrastructure

Responsibilities:

• Manage technical projects or programs, working closely with external partners, Google engineers and technical staff to design and launch infrastructure projects.
• Gather requirements and define the scope of the project. Find resources, manage resource allocation for projects. Develop a plan and schedule, with well-defined milestones.
• Manage communication of progress/status within the core team and external to the team (customers, partners, etc); escalate issues as necessary.

Requirements:

• Experience managing multiple international projects and people acting as a technical lead.
• Proven ability to work on assignments that require data evaluation, recommendation development, and decision making.

The area: Legal

The role: Legal Counsel, Sub-Saharan Africa

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the entire spectrum of legal work in the Sub-Saharan African region.
• Advise the regional business, product and engineering teams. Consult with other members of Google Legal on any number of challenging legal issues, whether commercial or contentious.
• Draft and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements (including content licensing, advertising, online application licensing, mobile distribution and syndication agreements).
• Prevent and resolve legal disputes.
• Represent Google before legal and regulatory stakeholders.

Requirements:

• BA/BSc/LLB degree preferred with a strong academic record.
• Qualified lawyer with dual qualification in the US or UK and in another country in the Sub-Saharan African region preferred.
• Strong business judgement and ability to build relationships cross-functionally and across multiple geographies.
• Excellent written and oral skills in English.
• Hard working, organised and able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility (including some travel), willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters, and a sense of humour!

The area: Partner Solutions Organization

The role: Technical Account Manager

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot and train in relation to the Google Apps deployment project management with partner universities.
• Perform implementation reviews, evangelize new product features, and ensure the prompt and proper resolution of technical challenges.
• Improve product feature offerings by providing partner feedback to internal cross-functional teams including Product Management and Engineering.
• Guarantee the technical aspects of a partner’s integration (both new and ongoing) by providing necessary documentation, training and technical guidance.
• Develop proof-of-concept products and software tools to assist in closing deals.

Requirements:

• BA/BS preferred in a technical field with a strong academic record. (MS/MBA is a plus).
• Extensive hands-on experience in Internet or telecom products and technologies in Africa or similar market.
• Experience in deadline-driven, large-scale technical project management or software development in the Internet/Telecommunications space.
• Excellent project management skills and attention to detail as well as experience working with external clients in a sales environment.
• Proficient in one or more programming languages, including Java, C/C++, JavaScript, Python, or PHP.
• Proficient in French, English and at least one other African language.
• Willing to travel extensively within Africa.

The area: Marketing, Product Marketing

The role: Product Marketing Manager (Consumer), Kenya

Responsibilities:

• Execute Google's marketing plans primarily focusing on small business, working closely with the Google product, sales and PR team.
• Work with partners and SMBs to create a self sustaining environment for businesses coming online.
• Contribute to the the monitoring of consumer, industry and competitive behavior and provide local market expertise to the Google team.
• Evaluate consumer marketing opportunities and initiate programmes to increase awareness of Google products through development of creative programmes, brand awareness campaigns and promotions.

Requirements:

• BA/BS degree preferred, MBA a plus.
• Extensive marketing experience in the market, ideally ith solid internet, online services/media industry experience.
• International experience a plus.
• Understanding of Google's strategic and competitive position. Proven ability to deliver outstanding and highly creative marketing achievements with limited budgets.
• A proven, successful track record of increasing company revenue and awareness through well-executed marketing efforts.
• Thorough knowledge of off/online advertising planning, tracking and reporting.
• Strong aptitude for determining the optimal way to position products in the market and understanding of the search, online advertising, or web publishing markets.

The area: Global Communications and Public Affairs

The role: Communications Manager, East Africa

Responsibilities:

• Assist with all communications activities for Google in East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, possibly Tanzania and Rwanda)
• Represent Google as a company spokesperson for a wide variety of media and blogger inquiries
• Collaborate with Google engineering, product, sales, and marketing teams to create compelling communications strategies that illustrate the functionality and key benefits of our consumer and advertising products
• Develop close, productive relationships with journalists, bloggers, product reviewers and our key partners in East Africa
• Develop written materials, including story pitches, messaging guidelines, press releases, Q&As, presentations and speeches
• Train and provide advice to company officials for press conferences, media interviews and trade presentations

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree or equivalent with a strong academic record
• Professional experience in fast-paced business, media or non-profit environment, ideally in East Africa
• Excellent communication skills – verbal and written
• Ability to think, plan, and execute on multiple projects simultaneously in an organized fashion
• Demonstrated ability to work calmly and maintain good judgment in fast-paced, high-stress environments, as well as ability to escalate appropriately
• Ability to work with colleagues in different countries and appreciate cultural differences
• Fluency Swahili and English

The area: Business Development

The role: Business Program Manager, Government and Education Sector, East Africa

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Hub Lead and the Africa Business Development team to achieve objectives and key results for the region in addition to developing a strong understanding of Google products, strategy and values
• Build and leverage relationships across Google globally with a focus on the New Business Development, partnerships, product, marketing and PR teams
• Execute initiatives in government and education sector including deals structure and development
• Shape and implement other priority projects that could involve product launches, PR or marketing activities and leading Google product training sessions
• Create project support and analysis, presentations, reporting and industry research

Requirements:

• University degree preferred with a strong academic record
• Experience in government and education sector in an internet, media or technology environment
• In-depth experience operating within cross-functional teams (product management, implementation, legal, finance, marketing)
• Experience identifying partners, analyzing and structuring complex deal structures with a proven track record of deal execution.
• Experience working in East Africa is a must
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate project priorities and represent Africa Business Development team well internally. High level of comfort escalating and presenting key deal issues to Google senior management when appropriate
• Ability to perform research on and assist with execution on several time-sensitive project/deals at once in a fast paced environment with minimal direction