Wednesday 9 October 2013

AWARD INTERN

Job Title: Awards InternTeam / Programme: Programme Operations
Location: Nairobi
Grade: Intern
Type of Contract: National


Child Safeguarding: Level 3 – the responsibilities of the post may require the post holder to have regular contact with or access to children or young people


Role Purpose:
The Awards team is a part of Save the Children’s Kenya Country Office.
The Awards intern will work closely with the Awards Coordinator and the compliance officer to provide award management support to the country office.

Scope of Role:
Reports to: Awards Coordinator

Dimensions
Save the Children has been operational in Kenya since the 1950s, providing support to children through developmental and humanitarian relief programmes delivered both directly and through local partners.

Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH. Save the Children has an operational presence in Dadaab Refugee Camp, Garissa, Mandera, Meru and Wajir – with plans to expand into Bungoma and Turkana in 2014. 

We work through partners in many other parts of the country. Currently, we have a staff complement of approximately 240 staff and an operating budget of approximately US$21 million this year.

Staff directly reporting to this post: None

Key Areas of Accountability:
  • Assist in setting up award files for new funding and ensuring that they are regularly updated with all the relevant documents and correspondences.,
  • Support the awards coordinator in updating AMS records for existing grants with the relevant documentation
  • Support the Awards coordinator in facilitating reviews of, Funds Summaries, agreements and amendments before forwarding them for approval by the CD.
  • Regular review of Country Office Pipelines against AMS data ensuring all opportunities are captured in AMS and that any rejections/cancellations are updated.
  • Support the awards coordinator and the compliance officer in ensuring that award are properly closed out in AMS.
  • Assist the awards coordinator and the compliance officer in organising donor compliance trainings for field offices.
  • Support the CO awards team in preparation for Kick off meetings and support in on-going partner monitoring visits.
  • Any other relevant duties as may have been assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications and Experience
  • Finance / Program Management trained professional who wishes to gain some practical experience
  • Degree in project management/ finance, accountancy or similar field
  • Excellent computer skills especially in MS Excel spread sheets and MS Word
  • Some experience with computerised accounting packages will be desirable.
  • High level of integrity and ability to work as part of a professional team
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Proven ability to handle challenging work load
  • Cross-cultural experience, understanding and sensitivity;
  • Excellent interpersonal and written and oral communication skills;
  • Commitment to Save the Children values.

This internship programme does not provide any salary or benefits but provides a small monthly stipend. 

How to Apply
If you meet the eligibility requirements and are interested to join this Programme, please send us your brief cover letter & CV tokenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org to be received no later than 29th October, 2013. 

Your email should bear the title APPLICATION FOR AN INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY on the subject line.

Save the Children is committed to the rights and well-being of children and their protection. Accordingly, all successful interns will be subjected to our child protection standards including appropriate background checks, Code of Conduct, and adherence to our Child Safeguarding Policy.

We regret that only short listed applicants will be contacted.
















ONLINE MARKETER INTERN

Location: Nairobi
Industry: Human Resource Management
Are you an energetic, creative and vibrant fresh graduate looking for an opportunity to express yourself as you gain work experience?

Look no further because Flexi Personnel Ltd has a great opportunity to give you the relevant job experience to make you a fantastic Marketer.

Key Responsibilities

· Updating social media profiles and advising about new trends
· Measuring the impact of social media on the overall marketing effort
· Screening and moderating user submitted content, answering support requests and performing support functions
· Aggressively sourcing for new clients through the social media tools like Facebook, Twitter, You Tube, Skype, LinkedIn, blogs e.t.c
· Answering Online Help Requests
· Promoting and spreading awareness about specific products within the company’s portfolio via the internet
· Ensuring that the company’s website is user-friendly.
· Integrating other online presences including social media outlets with email campaigns
· Soliciting customer feedback, following up on responses and optimizing campaigns accordingly

Key Requirements

· Must be a Fresh Graduate with a Bachelors/ diploma in Marketing
· Ability to think outside the box
· Independent thinkers who can work with minimal supervision
· Ability to follow instructions with minimal error
· Ability to multitask and take up more workload when required
· A positive attitude.

If you got what it takes to handle this job.
Please shoot us an email, send your CV only to careers@flexi-personnel.com before Friday 11th October 2013. 


Clearly indicate the position applied for on the subject line.

Flexi Personnel Ltd is an equal employer and we pride ourselves in providing top notch training for proper career Development.

Tuesday 8 October 2013

IOM- INTERN (Data Management – Migration Health Division)

Intern (Data Management – Migration Health Division)

Under the overall supervision of the Health Assessment Coordinator for Africa and Middle East at IOM Nairobi (RMHAC), and direct supervision Head of Data Processing and Analysis Unit, the incumbent will be responsible for: encoding, updating and maintaining the MHD (Migration Health Division) databases, including production and generation of reports in accurately and in a timely manner. Receive and register Medical Examination forms and other documents from IOM missions, Migration Health Physicians into the database and other required files.

NEW INTERNSHIPS- APPLY

Internship in Tanzania – 4 new exiting internships within Communication, Fundraising, Social Entrepreneurship and Event and Volunteer Coordination. 


Global Platform Tanzania (GPTZA) - hub for Social Entrepreneurship in Africa 

GPTZA has been run by ActionAid Denmark as a training centre for African youth since 2010. The activities at GPTZA are supporting the mission of ActionAid International, a worldwide movement of people committed to end poverty together and create development. Through education and awareness building in both rich and poor countries, we provide citizens with tools, skills and knowledge to enable them to act collectively to bring about social change. 

GPTZA offers both one-week toolbox trainings and longer trainings within ActionAid Denmark’s Global Change framework. Trainings are run at the Platform in Dar es Salaam as well as in rural areas and abroad. Our target group for the trainings is African youth. GPTZA also hosts a range of events free of charge targeting urban youth in Dar es Salaam. In addition to the trainings and events GPTZA coordinates the Global Volunteer programme for young Danes volunteering across Tanzania, and contributes to the Global Citizens’ College – a bi-annual four-month programme for Danish, Kenyan and Tanzanian youth. 

For more information about GPTZA visit our website: http://www.globalplatforms.org/tanzania

GLOBAL PLATFORM KENYA - APPLY NOW


Application deadline: 22-10-2013

Training & Communication Intern to Global Platform Kenya

ActionAid Denmark seeks a dedicated and innovative Training & Communication Intern to Global Platform Mt. Kenya. The Intern will be working in a local development setting with a global development outlook
About Global Platform Mt. Kenya and the Team 

Global Platform Mt. Kenya provides innovative trainings for young people – from the Global North, from East African countries and from the local area – who wish to take positive action in their societies. We are determined to provide youth with knowledge, skills and attitudes to be active global citizens with the ability to reduce social and economic inequality in the world! 

At present time, three main courses are being conducted at the Global Platform. One is for Global Volunteers (aged 19-24), who are undertaking a one month course before volunteering in different parts of Africa. A similar course with the duration of one week is held for Global Interns who are interning at different institutions in East Africa. Lastly, a four month Global Citizen Course for Danish and African youth is held twice a year. In 2014 we are launching some new interesting courses including Global Health Study trips, and tool box courses for ActionAid as well as local youth and activists. Alongside these courses a range of activities targeting local youths are carried out such as Youth Forums, Coffee Bars, Training of Facilitators and cooperation with ActionAid’s youth network Activista Mt. Kenya. 

Your closest colleagues will be 8 Danish and Kenyan trainers and a Global Platform Manager. You will be supervised by one of the trainers and the Global Platform Manager.
For more information about Global Platform Mt. Kenya visit our website: http://www.globalplatforms.org/mt-kenya

The Learning Responsibilities and Tasks

  • As an intern, you will get responsibilities and tasks within both training and communication. 

Training

You will be joining an innovative and dynamic team of trainers, and you will take part in the daily work of the team at the platform as well as the extra curriculum activities that the participants take part in outside of the platform. You will get to work across different teams and different courses, and thus get the chance to train many different groups of participants.


Professional qualifications
  • Training & Facilitation: Experience with participatory education and knowledge of group development. Experience with training youth with different backgrounds, preferably with a social change mindset. 
  • Communication & PR: Good communication skills, a talent for writing in a catching and innovative language, and a sense of matching target group with communication style and content. 
  • Social Media: Experience with use of social media, and possibly websites and film. 
  • Regional Knowledge: Regional knowledge of the cultures, religions, politics and issues confronting young people in developing countries, and especially eastern Africa is a great advantage. 
  • Social Change: A personal drive for social change is also an asset, and previous engagement in volunteerism, activism, democratic movements or political mobilisation is highly valued. 
  • Language: English is the Global Platform’s and ActionAid’s common language, why fluency in both spoken and written English skills is a requirement. 
  • Education: You are enrolled in a relevant academic education and want to teach others about the knowledge you have gained from such education. 

APPLY Now: 
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