World Vision NGO Vacancies in Kenya
The Response Programmes Director oversees/leads the Sector Programming Team, including Program Officer(s), Design Monitor Evaluation (DME), Humanitarian Accountability and Information Management.
World Vision NGO Response Programmes Director Vacancies in KenyaResponsibilitiesEstablish, lead, resource and staff the programmes unit to meet response needs:
Lead team/individual development and provide direction and support as needed to enable effective performance.
Contribute to National Office (NO) capacity building in the area of emergency response in coordination with NO leadership and Human Resources (HR).
Determine Programmes organisational structure and staffing plan with HR.
Work with HR to recruit and deploy Programmes staff and plan for capacity development.
Ensure Programmes staff handovers are conducted.
Develop Programmes budget in coordination with Finance.
Support RD and Finance in developing Response Budget, ensuring strong alignment and coordination with Operations team during budgeting and budget management process.
Plan for Programmes Unit transition/integration with NO, where applicable.
Lead the programme planning process to ensure alignment with context, humanitarian needs, response strategy as well as operational feasibility and technical quality:
Support development of operational intent plan to align with funding allocations ensuring operational feasibility and technical quality.
Support Sectors and Operations Director to draft response plan.
Work with Grants, Acquisition and Management (GAM) to coordinate grant acquisition.
Write Operational Intent inclusive of targets.
Prepare project RACIs (responsible, accountable, consulted, informed) for new grants.
Oversee donor liaison and advocacy is undertaken to resource operations plan to address humanitarian needs. The Response Programmes Director will ensure that the GAM team undertake the following activities:
Qualifications
A minimum of 3-5 years in leadership role in the humanitarian assistance and development sector, with a significant portion of this in INGOs.
5 years experience in humanitarian assistance work.
Demonstrated understanding of key humanitarian principles, standards and best practices.
University degree in Humanitarian Studies or relevant field. Masters degree preferred.
Experience in program management and implementation of multi-sectoral emergency response projects.
Intensive experience in leading a multi-cultural team of professionals.
Experience working in a cross-cultural environment.
Experience working in war zones / fragile contexts.
Experience in engaging with governmental institutions and multilateral agencies.
Experience in managing humanitarian operations that facilitate innovation and calculated risk taking.
Work experience as Program Officer at least for 1-3 years in a country other than the home country.
Strong team leadership skills.
Emotional Intelligence (self awareness, managing emotions and those of others, remaining calm/composed, dealing with ambiguity and change).
Understand Humanitarian Industry and have proven experience within a relief setting.
Effective in written and verbal communication in English.
Ability to express ideas and concepts clearly and persuasively with senior internal and external stakeholders.
How to apply
Interested candidates should apply online by 20th January, 2020
For more information and job application details, see; World Vision NGO Response Programmes Director Vacancies in Kenya
Individuals in the IT Director II roles are responsible for managing, maintaining and developing global IT processes and standards relevant to their area. They manage multiple IT processes within one functional area and provide IT services to multiple regions globally.
World Vision NGO Director, Donor and Funding IT Solutions Vacancies in Kenya
Responsibilities
Business and IT Strategy:
Develops the tactical components and strategies to achieve goals.
Works with business partners to understand business needs.
Manages the development and implementation of IT initiatives to support business strategy.
Change Management:
Articulates change.
Is active and visible throughout the change process.
Builds a coalition of sponsorship (managers, staff and clients) and manages resistance to the change.
Identifies and removes obstacles to change.
Governance:
Leads or participates in a customer advisory board to manage IT services demand.
Communicates client’s needs and priorities and provides feedback on pricing and investment.
Architecture:
Provides input to technology planning within multiple functional areas.
Implements solutions consistent with
current and future architecture.
Process Improvements:
Participates in the initiation of, and manages the improvement processes that impact customer satisfaction and relationships.
Owns the designated processes and is accountable for ensuring that established processes are followed.
Finance:
Participates in the development of IT budgets.
Tracks and takes appropriate steps to stay within budget.
Provides high-quality services at optimal cost to customers.
Measures service performance and implements improvements.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or other related field. Or equivalent work experience.
Requires experience in managing teams and building relationships with people at a variety of levels.
Typically has 10 to 15 years of IT and business/industry work experience, with knowledge of one or more processes/services.
Requires demonstrated ability to launch and deliver multiple IT project(s) on time and within budget.
Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally, as necessary.
How to apply
Interested candidates should apply online by 18th April
For more information and job application details, see; World Vision NGO Director, Donor and Funding IT Solutions Vacancies in Kenya
World Vision International (wvi.org) is looking for an International Recruiter, motivated by their Christian faith, to find great talent to help us in the relentless pursuit of our vision for every child: life in all its fullness and our prayer for every heart, the will to make it so.
World Vision NGO International Recruiter Vacancies in Kenya
Responsibilities
Stakeholder Management, Customer Service & Strategy Development:
Conduct thorough Position Brief (intake meeting) with hiring manager for each position posted.
Coordinate with Regional and National office leaders/hiring managers to forecast hiring needs and create a diversity sourcing and recruitment strategy as needed.
Develop, build and maintain relationships with hiring managers and People & Culture (P&C) staff in a designated group of hiring offices in order to fill all international assignee vacancies in a timely manner.
Candidate Sourcing & Screening:
Develop and maintain multiple channels and networks to build a deep, diverse, and reliable sourcing pools from a specified country, group of countries or technical or functional areas. Proactively identify and develop effective sourcing strategies (e.g. networking contacts, system queries/searches, religious institutions, College/Universities presentations).
Source potential candidates on LinkedIn and DevEx and also on other platforms. Work with assigned Sourcing Specialist on hard to fill roles as needed.
Craft and send personalized recruiting emails with current job openings to passive candidates. Create advertisements and job postings using WVI guidelines and templates.
Maintain knowledge of and sensitivity to the constantly changing environment of the marketplace relative to the sourcing and recruitment of qualified professionals in the development sector.
Work in close partnership with hiring managers to achieve service level agreements and recruitment objectives for assigned positions by verifying appropriate position requirements, budget and target source.
Conduct effective screening, interviewing, and assessments for the best candidates for a position match using behavioural interviewing techniques.
Develop, build and maintain candidate relationships through ongoing communications regarding questions, updates and status during the interview process.
Qualifications
A minimum of 5 years of experience of recruiting and working in a high volume organizations.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent of 7 years of on the job training in recruitment.
Experience in recruitment of professional and technical positions.
Demonstrated ability to use creative sourcing and networking skills to connect with talent in different professions.
Successful skills and ability to prioritize effectively and manage multiple projects in a fast paced and ever-changing multinational organization.
The ability to operate within a geographically dispersed organization.
Experience in international/global workforce in Middle East/Europe and Africa context and possess cross-cultural sensitivity
How to apply
Interested candidates should apply online by 15th April, 2020
For more information and job application details, see; World Vision NGO International Recruiter Vacancies in Kenya
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