IT Interns

Positions:2

A fast growing information technology firm requires interns who will undergo a training for a period of three months before getting confirmed with a fairly good package.

Primary Skill Set

1. MS SQL
2. VB.net programming language
3. A fast learner.
4. Degree in IT or Business IT.
5. Good interpersonal skills.
6. Good communication skills - English language
7. Ability to multi task and prioritize.
8. Minimum KCSE Grade of B and above

Interns will :-

• Undergo a training on selected days of the week
• Will take part in the company on going projects
• Quickly learn the company products
• Sit for a test prior to confirmation
• Offer support in document preparation

Graphic Designer

1 Position

Skill Set

• Good in animations among them using Flash and well versed with other latest tools in the market
• Good working knowledge of Adobe and Corel draw
• Should be able to desing catalogues and marketing material
• Able to work and achieve targets given to him
• Self starter and motivated
• Diploma or Degree in Animations and graphic design
• Able to proof read works done by him/her self before presentation

Before hiring he will be expected to show previous works done
 

He/She should have a minimum of six months working experience

A salary of Ksh 30,000 Net will be offered.

All candidates who qualify for the role can forward their CV's and a cover letter to
charlesngwili@gmail.com. 

Confirmation for a permanent employment will only be done after passing well in our inhouse exam.

NB: A monthly allowance of Kes 6000 will be given during the internship period.

One of our client, an event management company is looking for an Events Planning Assistant who will be responsible for the planning, coordination and management of events on behalf of the company and its clients.

Duties & Responsibilities

Event Planning and Management

• Plan and design event according to client needs and specifications.
• Source for venues and obtain cost estimates to input into the preparation of proposals and budgets for clients.
• Coordinate with Supervisor and Logistics & Site Assistant to ensure that equipment is set up as per event plan.
• Ensure communication of any last minute client changes or requests to all concerned parties for action.
• Develop and implement solutions in the event of supplier no-shows or other crises that may arise.
• Prepare reports after every event.

Client and Supplier Liaison

• Meet with clients and ascertain event needs and specifications.
• Ensure that clients are received and briefed in a friendly, professional manner and that the client is supported throughout their event.
• Obtain and report client feedback and actively identify areas for continuous improvement.
• Identify various suppliers to meet all event needs.
• Coordinate with all suppliers to ensure event equipment is delivered to event venue in time for set up.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field.
• Minimum of one (1) year experience in events management.

If you are motivated and energetic, possessing the necessary qualifications and experience, please send your CV ONLY quoting the job title (Events Planning Assistant) on the email subject to info@kaziniafrica.org by Wednesday 15th July, 2015. 

Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.

Internship (Young Leaders Programme) Jobs in Kenya

Job Description: Cytonn Young Leaders Programme – Real Estate Internship 

The Cytonn Young Leaders Program is designed to train future business leaders. 

We look for smart, energetic and driven graduates with a great attitude who want to take on challenging assignments and make an impact, in a team context. 

Our clients and investors deserve the best talent we can get. Hence the program is highly competitive. It typically starts with about 250 applicants, of which 50 applicants are invited to sit for a written aptitude test. 

The top 25 from the aptitude test are invited to an oral interview, which culminates to about 8 internship opportunities. 

The internship is a 3-month intense training on technical, soft and leadership skills. 

At the end of the 3 months, we make fulltime offers to about 2 to 3 top candidates. Program participants receive a modest monthly stipend. 

We have programs focused on investments, finance and accounting, information technology and real estate career paths. 

Cytonn Real Estate, in partnership with a consortium of international real estate investors and high net-worth investors, is seeking highly motivated, self-directed interns to be part of a team that is deploying investor funds to develop lifestyle real estate.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide day to day assistance to the members of the team and proactively seek ways to streamline daily processes and procedures; 
• Data collection and analysis on sales trends and consumer demographics, preferences, needs and buying habits in the real estate industry; 
• Real estate financial modeling and data analysis; 
• Assist with conducting research using comparable properties sold in an area and investigate potential issues that affect value such as the title of the property by ensuring an up to date database of all property comparables as provided by the real estate team;
• Consult & coordinate with agents in gathering property photos, staging, repairs, cleaning, signage, access requirements & marketing activities including property listings, assisting prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts; 
• Promote sales of properties through advertisements and participation in listing services, either directly or via agents;
• Coordinate the preparation and assembly of documents for presentations and meetings;
• Communicate between multiple departments and coordinate internal and external meetings;
• Track and report on various initiatives at direction of the real estate team;
• Other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring efficiency and effective functioning of the real estate team.

Qualifications, Experience and Competencies: 

• Bachelor’s Degree, expected First Class or Upper Second 
• Minimum of a B+ in KCSE 
• Professional attitude 
• Ability to work in a team 
• Ready to take on challenges 
• Demonstrated leadership capability 
• Innovative and solution oriented individuals 
• Strong analytic skills, including ability to independently carry out research 
• Ability to express ideas clearly, verbally and in writing 
• Ability to organize work, work independently, problem solve, and be persistent 
• Creativity, entrepreneurial, and a self-driven attitude towards work, with a sense of humor is desired 
• Strong problem solving skills, with a bias to a sense of urgency 
• Ability to work in a team in a fast paced environment

If you feel that you possess the above qualifications and would like to be considered for this internship, please visit the Careers page on www.cytonn.com/careers and apply by end of day on the 29th of May, 2015. 

The program shall begin on the 8th of June, 2015. 

No other form of submission shall be accepted.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Research Associate (Western Kenya)

Reports to: Research Manager

• Location: Western Kenya
• Deadline to apply: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
• Desired start date: TBD

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA designs, rigorously evaluates, and refines these solutions and their applications together with decision-makers to ensure that the evidence created is used to improve opportunities for the world’s poor. Since our founding in 2002, IPA has worked with over 350 leading academics to conduct over 450 evaluations in 51 countries. This research has informed hundreds of successful programs that now impact millions of individuals worldwide.

Program/Project/Initiative Summary:

IPA seeks qualified applicants for the position of Research Associate for the Give Directly Aspirations project.

 

About the Project: Development assistance tends to focus on the ‘external’ constraints that poor people face, while largely ignoring ‘internal’ ones. However, social psychology suggests that poor people’s sense of self-efficacy and control may be beaten down by the nature of living in poverty, limiting the options they consider.

The project aims to do a randomized controlled trial to examine the combined effect of lifting external and internal constraints simultaneously, providing a cash transfer and an intervention to boost poor people’s sense of self-efficacy and alter their understanding of their opportunities, encouraging poor people to set and pursue their own goals without directing their choices.

The research will test if a brief, standardized psychological intervention can alter psychological outcomes and future-oriented behaviors in a developing country and examine if such interventions can enhance the already-known benefits of cash transfers

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple project data collection activities, including baseline, midline, and endline surveys of households
• Manage implementation of a large scale behavioral intervention
• Develop and pilot survey instruments
• Design forms for electronic data collection (using SurveyCTO) and manage survey data
• Train and manage teams to conduct surveys
• Ensure all aspects of data quality and assist with data cleaning and preliminary analysis
• Manage logistics for new pilot activities
• Manage project budget, including tracking project expenses and adherence to the project budget
• Work closely with principal investigators and the local partners to ensure study protocols are followed
• Assist with donor reporting and proposal writing
• Other duties as assigned

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers
• Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
• Basic knowledge of Stata or other statistical software

Application Instructions:

Complete the J-PAL/IPA common application. Please select the position(s) you are interested in applying for on the 'Submit Application' page. Statement of purpose (cover letter), CV and reference. We will consider your application even if you are unable to obtain reference letters before the deadline, but please be advised that we will be requiring them should you be invited for an interview.Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Innovations for Poverty Action is an EO Employer-MF/Veteran/Disability.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected class.  

IPA will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact us at jobs@poverty-action.org or via phone at 1-203-772-2216.

IPA will never require monetary compensation as part of its application process. Any requests for monetary compensation by persons claiming to be IPA employees or persons claiming to represent IPA should be disregarded and reported to IPA.

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work to be performed by the Research Associate.  The statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Please note that IPA will never request any form of payment from an applicant. Applicants are encouraged to confirm the information listed above with IPA prior to releasing any extensive personal information to the organization. Please direct questions to jobs@poverty-action.org.

** Please note that only qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring manager.

Field Interviewers

Location: Kisumu, Meru and Mombasa 

Industry: Research

Our client, a market research and analysis company is seeking to recruit Field Interviewers to collect and analyze data.

Duties and Responsibilities

·  Gathers and compiles information and produces reports as assigned

·  Other responsibilities and accountabilities as may be assigned

Skills & Abilities:

·  Minimum of a diploma or certificate in any field should apply

·  Aged between 20-28yrs

·  Outgoing and conversant with their respective region.

·  Should be confident, self-motivated, self-disciplined and driven to succeed.

·  possess a high degree of flexibility.

· Proven ability to multi-task

To apply, send your CV and cover letter only to 

applications@flexi-personnel.com

Clearly indicate the position applied for and the region you wish to work in on the subject line.

Field Officer - Data Collection

Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Benefits Project
 Position: Field Officer - Data Collection

 Deadline to Apply: 25th May 2015

 Start Date: 12th June, 2015

 Location: Kakamega and Bungoma in Western Kenya

 

Eligibility: Position open to local Kenyan hires only
 

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) seeks qualified applicant for the position of a Field officer for the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Benefits Project. 

The Project is a five year study to evaluate the health benefits of sanitation, hygiene, household water treatment and nutrition, using a large-scale, randomized evaluation that is taking place in Western province. 

We are currently seeking Field Officers to focus on the data collection activities of the WASH benefits project. 

The Field Officer will be based in the Western region, and will be required to travel in the region. 

He/she will work closely with fellow Field Officers and with WASH Benefits data collection management team, including Research Associates (RA’s), Field Managers and the Associate Field Managers. 

The Field officer will spend approximately 100% of his/her time in the Field.
 

Tasks, Duties, and Responsibilities:
 

General

• Prompt arrival to work.
• Completion of scheduled activities each day in a timely manner.
• Interact with community members with the highest level of respect and understanding
• On non-field days, conscientious performance of office work.
• Maintaining high standard of professional integrity in all activities.
• Successfully complete all tasks assigned by the WASH Benefits management team.
• Knowledge of assigned tasks and delivery according to SOP
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Team player - interacts well with colleagues and offers support in the field and in the office
• Responsible - takes up responsibilities, shows initiative in solving issues and reports challenges to supervisor.

Project and Data Collection Duties

• Identifying and confirming eligible study respondents
• Get informed consent from study participants
• Collecting data and samples from respondents with strict adherence to the SOP
• Ensure proper storage and handling field equipment such chlorine test kits, tablets, GPS machines etc.
• Serve as team leader: Communicating with local administration (village elders), mobilizing guides, filling data forms and uploading data onto the server
• Assist with death confirmation, consent to intervention delivery, consent verifications and back checks if need be.
• Any other duties assigned by the Field Manager/Associate field manager

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or a diploma in any relevant area
• Previous data collection experience desirable
• Previous experience with anthropometry measurements an added advantage
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili.

To apply: Please send by email a cover letter and detailed CV, 3 references, daytime phone number(s), and email address. 

Your CV should include your scores or grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about any relevant work experience.

Applications must be submitted by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org.

Please ensure that the subject line reads: “Field Officer” REF NO. Wash Benefits- 2015-05-02. 

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview. 

Applicants are encouraged to apply early, as applications will be reviewed on a ROLLING BASIS.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the (Field Officer). The statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Please note that IPA will never request any form of payment from an applicant. Applicants are encouraged to confirm the information listed above with IPA prior to releasing any extensive personal information to the organization. Please direct questions to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org.

Regional Enumerator

Location: Countrywide

Position: Contract Based Job

Our client a research based organization is seeking to hire Enumerators / Surveyors who are based in each of the 47 counties

Roles and Responsibilities

·                     Execute surveys and any additional survey-based exercises in the project area as needed

·                     Send the data gathered in an efficient manner, either in paper format or through mobile application (to be determined)

Qualifications and Skills

·                     Previous experience conducting surveys (required)

·                     Own a smart phone with a working camera (added advantage)

·                     Fluent in English and Swahili; capacity in at least one of the local language(s) of the region (required)

·                     Reside within their region of choice (required)

·                     Strong observation and communication capabilities

·                     Ability to work well both independently and in a team

·                     Bachelor's degree in environmental science, psychology, sociology, statistics, education, health, or other relevant discipline.

To Apply:

Please send your CV to mercy@abin.co.ke