Toyota Kenya Management Trainee Program

Toyota Kenya Management Trainee Program
We recognise that the development of our next generation leaders is a key and foremost imperative to ensure the continuous success of the organisation. It is with this imperative in mind that we conceived the Management Trainee Program
Objective

To groom a pool of management potentials who are competent in their area of expertise, role models of Toyota values and who would be future 'organisation anchors' to contribute to the various businesses and functions.
Structure

An 18-month long program in which Management Trainees (MTs) are rotated to different areas within a business division/unit or corporate function to perform specific tasks and responsibilities. The rotation would give MTs the width of experience and exposure to help them understand their niche and how they would want to advance their careers in Toyota.
Key Development Areas

Given our clear objective to groom management potentials, MTs will be developed through training courses, coaching and other interventions in the following areas, which we deemed as important for a Toyota Leader and Manager:

• Toyota's values and culture
• Business division and corporate function specific knowledge
• Leadership and management skills
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Qualification / Experience

Our preferred candidate must:

• Have and display a high level of integrity, transparency & respect for people
• Be a good team player, able to think innovatively, customer driven and always seeking continuous improvement
• Have 0-2 years working experience
• Not be more than 26 years old by 31st August 2012

Competencies

• Very good numerical & analytical skills
• Excellent communication & presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal relationship skills
• A good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word & Power point

Application deadline: Friday, 24th August 2012Click here to apply for our Management Trainee Program

Social Protection Actors Forum- Communication Intern

Social Protection Actors Forum

Terms of Reference for a Communications Intern

1. Background:

The Social Protection Actors Forum (SPAF) is a coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and other Non-State Actors (NSAs) committed to support social protection in Kenya through the promotion of citizen’s engagement in the development, implementation and evaluation of social protection interventions with support. 

The platform aims at bringing together all the NSAs in the social protection sphere to synergize their efforts and amplify their voices on matters affecting social protection in Kenya. 

SPAF is supported by the African Platform for Social Protection (APSP), Concern Worldwide, and funded by UKaid from the department of International Development (DFID).

2. Purpose of the Internship

Reporting to the Communications Officer, the incumbent will be responsible for providing support to SPAF’s communications function. 

The intern will have the opportunity to assist design their work plan based on the outcomes they hope to achieve from this position.

3. Position

The Communications Intern works directly with the Communications Officer to support the communications work of the advocacy project. 

This will include supporting the production and dissemination of the SPAF outputs including learning experiences, studies, and technical briefs.

Facilitate communication with partners and interested others through an e-list of developments.

4. Duration

The duration of the internship period is three months with a minimum of 8 hours per day 5 days per week throughout the internship period.

5. Responsibilities

a. Core responsibilities:

• Conduct media monitoring (newspapers, website, radio and TV) on the coverage of the advocacy campaign and Social Protection in respect to SPAF’s mandate.
• Provide analysis on the coverage of the advocacy activities on social protection
• Provide daily media updates with recommendations on relevant SPAF responses
• Maintain web-based commination through content management of the SPAF website
• Building and sustaining the SPAF (facebook and twitter).
• Establish partnerships with SPAF membership

b. Other responsibilities

• Assist in collecting all relevant information in furtherance of SPAF’s advocacy needs, visibility and development
• Assist in writing and developing SPAF’s IEC materials (newsletters, journals, pamphlets, fliers, brochures)
• Disseminate the IEC material to the SPAF membership
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

6. Requirements

1. A Bachelors degree in the relevant social sciences
2. Ideally a postgraduate qualification in relevant field will be an added advantage.
3. High level of computer literacy including word, PowerPoint, web use and excel.
4. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
5. Confidence to build relationships and work effectively with others at all levels
6. Available to commit for 3 months.
7. No more than 3 years after finishing university/postgraduate study.

How to apply:

Qualified candidates are requested to submit a cover letter, CV to info@spactorsforum.org , and copy to jlilah@spactorsforum.org with subject line “Communications Intern” by Thursday, August 15, 2012.

Please indicate your ability and availability to undertake the terms of reference above.

Only successful candidates will be contacted.

Ecotourism- Leadership & Mentorship Program

The Leadership & Mentorship Program
Investing in the future

Ecotourism is about promoting responsible travel through conserving the natural environment, respecting the local people and their culture. In order for ecotourism to work, more actors in the tourism industry must embrace ecotourism principles to achieve the desired results and impact. The actors must be empowered with adequate experience to gain the practical skills and knowledge essential in ecotourism.

Ecotourism Kenya has therefore established the Leadership and Mentorship Program (LMP) to provide its members with an opportunity to gain experience, nurture their skills and get enlightened about the fundamentals and practices of ecotourism. The program blends the academic and professional, theoretical and practical aspects, while addressing the interests of participants. 

The following is a brief outline of the program.

Objectives

Key objectives of the LMP are:

• To educate students about the origins, meaning and practices of ecotourism in comparison with other conventional forms of tourism;
• To create and raise sufficient awareness about the importance of ecotourism in Kenya;
• To assist tourism actors adopt ecotourism best practices in their business operations;
• To share experiences and exchange ideas for promoting ecotourism in Kenya;
• To provide job training opportunities (through internship and attachments) for tourism students from Kenyan universities and colleges.

Program Activities

1. Recruitment: Involves enrolment of students who must meet the criteria outlined below
2. Induction/orientation training: This will be done through lecture sessions and training workshops, reading materials and audio visual presentations.Topics to be covered will include; Environmental management and awareness, project planning, relating with employers and job supervisors etc.
3. Placement or attachment of interns and volunteers: Interns/volunteers will be posted for their attachments to members of EK ranging from tour operators, hotels, community organizations, airlines, lodges or camps for a period of 8-12 weeks.
4. Internship and mentorship: Interns will be posted with regard to their job specifications and the courses done. This will be done under supervision by the host organization (mentor) and they will be expected to carry out duties and projects assigned by their supervisor.
5. Homecoming: Debriefing seminars, personal presentations, award of internship certificates upon successful completion and issuance of commendation letters
6. Alumni: Keeping in touch, promoting ecotourism

Benefits to participants

• Students gain invaluable experience at host institutions essential for employment by demonstrating job capabilities, proficiency and aptitude.
• Students will gain worthy academic credits to fulfill course requirements. At the end of the internship period, the student is required to write a report on the experience at the company, the duties performed and observations about the job market. This report is then graded accordingly by an instructor or supervisor at the institution.
• The internships will help students in understanding the job market
• Participants will interact and network with EK members and partners in the tourism industry

Entry requirementsTo qualify, applicants must be continuing students in a recognized university or college in Kenya pusuing either a diploma or degree.
The applicant must be a paid up member of Ecotourism Kenya. The annual membership fee for students is KSh 1,000. Download Membership Application Form
To apply, the student must send in an application letter to the address shown below, attached with an updated resume, a one page motivation for applying to join the programme, and an introduction letter from the respective university or college.

Internship services
Ecotourism Kenya will:

• Train the recruits for one week prior to placement
• Identify and dispatch to hosting organization (subject to approval by student and university/college)
• Monitor progress of student in conjunction with job supervisor 
• Debrief the student based on evaluation reports and reflection reports of students
• Award the student with internship certificate upon successful completion
• Provide the student with a job commendation letter

Intakes

The program accepts applications three times each year on the following deadlines:
15th March – for postings between May and July
15th July - For posting between September and November ***Deadline extended to July 31st***
15th November – For postings between January and March

For more information, send your enquiries to info@ecotourismkenya.org or contact us;

Ecotourism Kenya
KATO place, Longonot Road, Upper Hill
P.O. Box 10146-00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Mobile: 0726 366 080
Tel: (020) 2724403/2724755

International Peace Initiative Internship

General Information about International Peace Initiatives Internships


IPI is a non-profit, NGO working in Kenya. The goal of the organization is peace building at all levels of the human being – health, conflict transformation, economic sustainability, and social well-being. IPI often has unpaid internships available in Meru, Kenya.

IPI works with grassroots organizations in Kenya to meet its peace building goals. In Meru, Kenya, interns work closely with the IPI Kenya office and the Amani Community Children’s Home. In addition, interns have the opportunity to visit other women’s and grassroots organizations in Meru in order to get a broader perspective of the issues with which women are struggling in this part of Africa.


IPI Interns will:

1. apply their classroom experiences to real life situations in a challenging environment – the HIV/AIDS pandemic – and the ways in which it has affected individuals, families and the community, 
2. assess current HIV/AIDS prevention, intervention, and treatment efforts in Meru and evaluate how community members are benefiting from the initiatives, 
3. learn from and share knowledge with the community through interaction with the HIV positive women, 
4. identify how recipients of services connected to AIDS think care could be improved, 
5. compare local knowledge to research and international models from global North and global South, 
6. learn about how AIDS provides both life challenges and opportunities, and impacts all members of the international community, and 7.interact with the children at the Amani Community Children’s Home to provide a cultural exchange by sharing humor, games, art,stories and each other’s company. 

Overall, this is an excellent opportunity for interns to learn, first-hand, from members of the community as well as share their knowledge with the community. Interns are given the opportunity for a wide range of experiences such as:

• Living with a Kenya family
• Visiting HIV positive women in our program 
• Working with the children in the area 
• Interacting with women in the women’s groups around Meru 
• Visiting schools the children in our program attend 
• Visiting and working at the local hospice and University hospital/clinic 
• Visiting Meru district administrators for interviews on the government initiatives to combat AIDS in Meru and Kenya in general. 

Supervision Plan:

Interns are each assigned a local host, a woman selected by the IPI-Kenya staff, who takes
her/him to meet different families in the area and helps with any intercultural challenges
related to language, food, and cultural norms.

Dr. Karambu Ringera, the Coordinator of the Internship program, conducts an initial
interview, helps design the learning activities and assessment of learning for each intern, and observes interns as they spend time in the community.

In addition, Dr. Ringera acts as mentor, sharing her own knowledge and experiences, and
provides support and guidance as needed.


Apply for an Internship


Please contact Dr. Karambu Ringera for more information on internships, by email: (ringerambu@yahoo.com )