OVC (Orphaned and
Vulnerable Children) Program
Reformed Church
of East Africa (RCEA) is faith based organization whose mission is to preach
the word of God and providing a holistic service to the community.
We seek therefore
to recruit staff for a 5-year OVC program funded by USAID scheduled to begin in
2014.
The program will
cover 5 counties in North Rift region: Turkana, West Pokot, Trans Nzoia, Uasin
Gishu and Keiyo / Marakwet.
The positions and
basic qualifications are listed below:
1. Project Manager
Work with the
RCEA leadership and provide overall project management and leadership to the
Watoto Wazima Project
Qualifications
and experience
·
Master’s Degree in Sociology, Social Work or Community
Development or a closely related field.
·
Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Project Management (design,
implementation and management)
·
High level of integrity, accountability and transparency
·
Excellent Interpersonal, coordination, supervisory skills and
ability to manage relationships (GOK, private sector – NGO and Community)
·
Community mobilization skills and Practical experience working
with communities
·
Excellent communication skills, analytical, organizational and
report writing skills.
·
Excellent knowledge of OVC programming including ability to
advocate for the rights of children.
·
Ability to work in stressful and demanding environment to meet
project deadlines
·
Experience in USAID funded Projects and particularly OVC/Home
Based Care will be an added advantage.
2. Project Finance
Officer
(1 Position)
Work with the
RCEA Accountant to provide financial management that meets donor requirements
Qualifications
and experience
·
A degree in accounting or finance or its equivalent
·
Professional accounting qualification CPA II
·
Proven leadership, good knowledge in donor accounting and
financial management systems
·
Proficiency in computer applications, excellent working
experience with an ERP system
·
At least 3 years work experience in NGO project/program
accounting
·
Experience in USAID financial management requirements is an
added advantage
3. ICT Officer
(1 Position)
Qualifications
and experience
·
Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in IT or computer science or its
equivalent
·
Professional certifications in Microsoft certification MCITP or
other similar industry certifications desirable§ Knowledge of Windows 2000/2003
Server, Active Directory
·
Sound working knowledge of MS Office 200X and Win XP, Win7
·
Good working knowledge of ICT Asset inventory administration and
management
·
Good working knowledge of hardware diagnostics and
troubleshooting
·
Good written and verbal communication skills
·
Demonstrated experience in some of the following ICT related
activities, including wide or local area network administration, desktop
hardware or software support, ICT operations support, security support and
database administration in a service delivery environment
·
A minimum of two years’ experience in a similar field
4. OVC Manager
(1 Position)
Qualifications
and experience
·
Degree in Sociology, Social Work or Community Development or a
closely related field. Masters’ degree will be an added advantage.
·
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Project Management (design,
implementation and management)
·
High level of integrity, accountability and transparency
·
Excellent Interpersonal, coordination, supervisory skills and
ability to manage relationships (GOK, private sector – NGO and Community)
·
Community mobilization skills and Practical experience working
with communities
·
Excellent communication skills, analytical, organizational and
report writing skills.
·
Knowledge of OVC programming including ability to advocate for
the rights of children.
·
Ability to work in stressful and demanding environment to meet
project deadlines
·
Experience in USAID funded Projects and particularly OVC/Home
Based Care will be an added advantage.
5. Monitoring and
Evaluation Officer
(1 Position)
Qualifications
and experience
·
Degree in public or business administration, information management,
statistics, demography, sociology or its equivalent will be an added advantage.
·
Professional training in M&E, statistical packages and
project management highly desirable.
·
At least 3 years working experience in field research, word
processing, database development and use of spreadsheets.
·
Demonstrate a high degree of professional competence in project
reporting, monitoring and evaluation capability in work performance.
·
Excellent in quantitative and qualitative skills in data
analysis and processing.
·
Strong interpersonal and team building skills.
·
Ability to work in a stressful and demanding environment to meet
project deadlines.
·
Knowledge of USAID systems and reporting requirements will be an
added advantage.
6. Administrative
Assistant
(1 Position)
Qualifications
and experience
·
Diploma in business administration or other related relevant
course from a recognized institution.
·
Computer proficiency with excellent computer skills
·
Office and record management skills
·
Enthusiastic, result oriented, self-confident and able to handle
stressful situations.
·
Good communication skills in English and Kiswahili.
All applicants
should submit a letter of application, CV, copies of certificates and relevant
testimonials to the
General Secretary,
Reformed Church
of East Africa,
P.O. Box 99,
Eldoret. 30100,
Kenya
or email to rceasynodi@yahoo.com
so as to reach by
Tuesday December 10th 2013 at noon.
Each applicant
should indicate the position applied for in the subject.
Canvassing will
result to automatic disqualification.
Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
