JOB vacancies

1.INTERNAL AUDITOR

About the Company
Magadi Soda Company, Africa’s foremost producer and exporter of Soda Ash, is a subsidiary of the Brunner Mond Group, a member of Tata Chemicals Ltd, which is part of the Tata Group, India’s largest business conglomerate operating in more than 40 Countries in six continents. Magadi Soda Company is situated at Lake Magadi which is about 120 km South West of Nairobi.
We seek an outstanding candidate to fill the position of Internal Auditor which has arisen within our growing organisation.
The job
The successful candidate will have the primary responsibility for the internal audit of the Company’s financial and operational processes to ensure that:
• current policies and procedures are adequate to achieve the highest standards of internal controls and corporate governance, and that they are functional;
• there is strict compliance with contractual obligations, legislation, regulations, Company policies and procedures;
• our operations are highly effective and efficient;
• Company assets are adequately safeguarded through thorough business risk profiling and mitigation planning.
The person
We require a degree holder from a recognized University, preferably Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting Option) and full professional qualification such as Certified Public Accountant CPA (K) or equivalent. In addition, the candidate will have at least five years experience in a similar position having demonstrated ability to plan and execute audits at a senior level. Experience gained in a reputable professional audit firm will be a definite advantage.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate proficiency in computer applications, instinctive understanding of financial and internal controls, strategic thinking, excellent communication and analytical skills, resilience, teamwork and highly developed interpersonal skills including being at ease interacting at Board level.
How to apply
If you meet the requirements of this position, please submit an application, including a detailed CV, your postal, e-mail and telephone contacts and the names and addresses of three referees one of whom must be your current or latest employer. Your application, clearly indicating the position you are applying for on both the
letter and envelope, should reach us not later than 13 July 2007 and be addressed to:
Director of Human Resources
The Magadi Soda Company Ltd
P O Box 1
MAGADI.
Email: recruit@magadisoda.co.ke
Fax: 020- 6999358

2.Internal Audit Vacancy

The Bank of Baroda has an opening in its Internal Audit department for an Internal Auditor. The purpose, duties and responsibilities, qualifications and other requirements for the position are as follows:
Purpose:
o To carry out the independent appraisal of the effectiveness of the policies, procedures and standards by which the Bank's financial, physical and information resources are managed.
o To ensure compliance with systems and procedures laid down to add value and improve the bank's operations on matters of Control and Governance.
o To review and report on the extent. of compliance with prudential guidelines issued by Central Bank of Kenya.
Duties and Key Responsibilities:
Audit Function:
o To plan, organize and conduct Internal Audit for all branches, and prepare timely audit reports with recommendations. The key business undertaken is commercial banking; special attention to be given to audit of the Advances portfolio, the computer system and the environment.
o Coordinate Snap / Revenue Audit and computer audit; report finding and recommendations and monitor management's implementation actions.
o Attend to all Audit reports received from branches for Head Office comments.
o To coordinate coverage with external auditors and ensure compliance/rectification of irregularities/observations made in their audit reports.
o Attend to Audit Committee of the Board by preparing the agenda and minutes; follow up on comments and directives of the Audit Committee.
o Coordinate and follow up on external inspection by Central Bank of Kenya, statutory auditors and others.
o Provide an independent assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of the Bank's risk management activities.
Bank of Baroda (Kenya) Ltd. Head Office: P.O. Box 30033-00100 Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: 254 20 248402,226416, Fax: 254 20 316070, E-mail: barodabk_ho@kenyaweb.com, SWIFT - BARBKENA
o Ensure compliance to statutory, regulatory, internal controls and the prudential guidelines issued by the Central Bank of Kenya.
o Manage the staff of the Internal Audit Unit.
Statements and Returns:
o Quarterly Statements to Bank of Baroda India.
o Annual review of frauds to Bank of Baroda India.
o Attend and follow up on Internal audit returns from branches.
Other Misc. Duties:
o Reporting and follow up of fraud cases and suits filed against the bank.
o Banks authorized signatories.
o Customer complaints.
o Lost instruments circulars.
Accountability
o Answerable to the Audit and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors; administratively reports to the Managing Director at Headquarters.
Qualifications
Persons applying for this position must have:
o A Bachelors degree in Commerce or Business Administration, and CPA (K). Possession of CIA, CISA qualifications would be an added advantage. Must be computer literate.
o Minimum period of five years experience, in a busy audit environment preferably in a bank or financial institution.
o Excellent interpersonal supervisory and analytical skills, good leadership qualities and self driven.
o A team player and of high integrity.
o Age between 28 - 35 years and in possession of a valid driving license.
o Have a good understanding of the compliance, requirements in the Prudential Guidelines issued by the Central Bank of Kenya.
o Demonstrate a good understanding of the professional framework of internal audit work.
Job Demands/Risks
The job demands a person with pleasant personality able to co-operate with the Management and other staff. This is a management position which requires self-motivation, extensive travel, self commitment and discipline; a mature sense of responsibility and able to provide guidance to other staff. It also requires excellent public relations. Some work outside official working hours can be expected.
Bank of Baroda (Kenya) Ltd. Head Office: P.O. Box 30033-00100 Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: 254 20 248402,226416, Fax: 254 20 316070, E-mail: barodabk_ho@kenyaweb.com, SWIFT - BARBKENA
The holder of this position will be employed on terms and conditions, which will depend on performance.
If you meet these requirements, send your application including a detailed CV, telephone and mobile no. and contacts of three referees so as to reach the address below not later than 13th July 2007:

The Managing Director,
P. O. Box 30033, 00100
NAIROBI

Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Any canvassing by applicants will lead to automatic disqualification.

3.Programme Associate

ASB is the only global partnership devoted entirely to research on the tropical forest margins. ASB is a system wide programme of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) hosted by ICRAF. It aims to identify, assess, and develop policy, institutional and technological options that can raise income of rural households without increasing deforestation or undermining essential environmental services. Much ASB research focuses on forest margin benchmark sites in Peru, Brazil, Cameroon, Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines. ASB's goal is to raise productivity and income of rural households in the humid tropics without increasing deforestation or undermining essential environmental services. ASB links researchers working across Southeast Asia, Africa and Latin America and builds connections between knowledge and action at the global, regional, national and local scales. ASB focuses at the nexus of two important global problems: tropical deforestation and human poverty. The World Agroforestry Centre’s mission: We use science to generate knowledge on the complex role of trees in livelihoods and the environment, and foster use of this knowledge to improve decisions and practices impacting on the poor.
The Position
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) is recruiting a Programme Associate to be part of the ASB’s Global Coordination Office and the ASB partnership as a whole. The incumbent will be based at the World Agroforestry Centre, headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. The Associate will support the coordination and implementation of the ASB global programme, particularly its new policy focus: ‘Avoided Deforestation with Sustainable Benefits: A Simple Way to Reduce Carbon Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)’. The Associate will be active in synthesis of research findings, understanding of policy processes, facilitating the global partnership, sharing and managing information, raising public awareness, and fundraising. The Associate will support ICRAF’s agenda on multifunctional agroforestry landscapes for environmental services, climate change and policy options and tools for agroforestry.
Responsibilities
Under the supervision of ASB Global Coordinator, Brent Swallow, the responsibilities will include:
Research and synthesis: Undertake research that contributes to the global synthesis of ASB results across sites in the three tropical continents and ICRAF’s research agenda on environmental services. Assist and engage with REDD analysis by country teams; information synthesis and dissemination; prepare summary results; and disseminate research results through web sites, listservers and other media. Contribute to the writing, editing, and dissemination of ASB research outputs (www.asb.cgiar.org/publications).
Facilitation, partnership revitalization and maintenance: Provide support and training to national teams and new projects on REDD and Rewards for Environmental Services www.worldagroforestry.org/cres in several technical areas: visioning, scenario analysis, www.asb.cgiar.org/ma/scenarios, modeling, Participatory GIS, and institutional analysis. Facilitate partnership and country scoping for ASB’s new policy focus, applying concepts of boundary organizations and outcome mapping.
Fundraising: Lead and support preparation of concept notes, budgets, workplans, and proposals for submission to donors, especially related to REDD.
Information sharing and management related to emerging science and policy trends: Targeted information sharing, capacity building, and virtual and on-the-ground support to regional and national teams on emerging science and policy trends related to ASB and ICRAF’s research agenda. Keep the ASB website up-to-date following ASB’s web strategy. Ensure consistent dissemination of information on global trends related to deforestation and natural resource management through ASB listserv (on funding opportunities, training seminars, relevant capacity-building workshops). Implement a system of monitoring and evaluation of knowledge outputs.
Management: Help plan and coordinate workshops and ASB meetings, including the annual meeting of the Global Steering Group. Contribute to strategic planning for policy outcomes, capacity building and institutional strengthening. Participate in the recruitment of ASB Research Fellows and interns.
The Requirements:
M.Sc. with a minimum of two (2) years post-graduate experience, preferably related to research or research support in an international organization
Geographer (social, economic), Environmental studies or other discipline relevant to ASB: e.g., public policy, natural resource management, political science
Proficiency in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Fluency in English, with excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
Experience with design and maintenance of websites
Well organized and able to meet deadlines
Excellent facilitation skills and ability to work well in multicultural and multidisciplinary teams
Previous experience travelling, living, and working in developing countries and willingness to travel.
While not required, the following skills also would be advantageous:
Familiarity with French, Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, Spanish and/or Portuguese
Experience with CGIAR institutions and donors
Familiarity with the techniques of outcome mapping, community visioning and/or scenario analysis
Experience in simulation modeling, remote sensing, statistical analysis and/or database management
Interest and experience in monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment
Women and citizens of countries where the ASB Consortium is active are particularly encouraged to apply. We believe that staff diversity promotes excellence.
Terms of offer
ICRAF/ASB is an equal opportunity employer offering an internationally competitive salary and benefits package, and a collegial working environment. The appointment will be for an initial period of two (2) years with six (6) months probation period, with potential for extension and renewable subject to assessment of performance and availability of funds. Applicants are invited to send one (1) page cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications/competencies/skills, and a detailed curriculum vitae with names and addresses of three (3) referees who are knowledgeable about the applicant’s professional achievements (including telephone, fax numbers and email addresses). All correspondence should be addressed to the Human Resources Unit, sent via email to icrafhru@cgiar.org with a copy to ASB@cgiar.org Please mark the email subject as: "ASB Programme Associate". Applications will be considered until 20th July 2007.
Only short listed applicants will be contacted.
More about ASB
A comprehensive external review in 2005 http://www.asb.cgiar.org/impact/default.asp found that ASB is "… the world’s pre-eminent pantropical research system for producing generalizable understanding of human/environment interaction at the forest margins." ASB is governed by a Global Steering Group of 10 national and international agricultural research institutions. ASB received the CGIAR Science Award for Outstanding Partnership in 2005. CGIAR Centres participating in the ASB Alliance include CIAT-TSBF, CIFOR, ICRAF and IITA. ASB partners around the world share an interest in conserving forests and reducing poverty in the humid tropics.

We invite you to learn more about ASB and ICRAF by accessing our web sites: www.asb.cgiar.org and http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/

4.POSITION DESCRIPTION
Institution Capacity Building Coordinator: APHIA II NEP
TITLE: Institution Capacity Building Coordinator
REPORTS TO: Deputy Project Director
BAND:
LOCATION: Garissa, North Eastern Province, Kenya
BACKGROUND:

Experience in Kenya and other countries has revealed that one of the major obstacles to UNIVERSAL ACCESS to comprehensive quality care and treatment for patients needing treatment, and care for HIV &AIDS is poor or inadequate management and leadership at health facilities at all levels of the health delivery system. In the Kenyan context this includes the community, dispensary, health center, sub-district hospital and hospital level. It is therefore important to build or improve the management and leadership capacity of health workers at these various levels in order to ensure that when patients come to the facilities they are well received and the hospital has adequate supplies and medication for patients to receive good quality care commensurate with the care at that particular level.
OVERALL RESPONSIBILITIES:
The NEP ICB Coordination will provide technical assistance and training in leadership and management to leaders and health providers to ensure quality HIV & AIDS services at the provincial, district and community level. He/She has primary responsibility for, and general oversight of, all technical assistance in the development of management capacities and management tools in accordance with GOK policies and guidelines. He or she will build on and complement the efforts of other stakeholders e.g. DANIDA to build the leadership and management knowledge and skills of the Provincial Health Management Team, District Health Management Teams, hospital management teams, and Clinical Officers and Nurses in charge of health centers and dispensaries. He or she will also work with health staff to build the capacity of Hospital Boards and other health facility committees so that they can effectively play their role in providing support to HIV & AIDS prevention and care programs.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBLITIES:
Conduct needs assessments for management and leadership in health services management and develop appropriate training programs and approaches to address the gaps in knowledge and skills.
In collaboration with the PMO and other Kenyan management institutions develop NEP Health management staff member’s skills in the planning, organizing, implementation and monitoring of health services through a learning-by-doing approach based on the Kenya Quality Model and MSH’s Leadership Development Program.
Develop or adapt management manuals such as supervisory manuals and checklists and manuals for managing a dispensary/health center/sub-district hospital/district hospital and provincial hospital.
Facilitate, assist and contribute to the development of the provincial and district annual health work plans, reports and other documents required for achievement and reporting to GOK MOH HQ and USAID APHIA II project results. Ensure all plans and reports are completed on a regular basis and on time.
Facilitate the development and implementation of systems for personnel management, supervision, and support to supervisees. This will include support to PHMT, DHMT to enable them to go out to conduct quality supervision.
Assist the PMO, DMOs Hospital Teams to organize and hold effective meetings among health workers and with other sectors and community leaders.
Provide training at the district and provincial levels in use of data for decision making, budgeting, planning, resource mobilization and advocacy.
Oversees and provides technical assistance and training in the areas of financing institutional development, and sustainability as well as assist in determining financial technical assistance needs for organizations deemed critical to program success.
Coordinates the dissemination and training of key local organizations in management and in the application of management and financial costing tools, such as Performance Monitoring and Improvement, MOST, COPE, CORE, and other relevant tools.
Maintain strong links with MSH and ESD technical staff to leverage corporate competencies and incorporate them into the program as appropriate.
Carry out other responsibilities and technical assignments as directed by the Project Director.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Master's level education in management, public health administration, health services management.
Minimum of five years of experience in health services administration and management.
Extensive professional experience in client focused management and leadership development. Management training experience preferred.
Demonstrated successful supervisory experience.
Fluency in English. Swahili desirable.
Skills in Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel); ability to learn new software packages as required.
Note: There are no international relocation allowances available for this position.
Management Sciences for Health is an equal opportunity employer offering employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, physical or mental handicap, or status as a disabled or Vietnam Era veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces.
To apply for this position:
Interested candidates please send your CV to Projectjobs@msh.org no later than 13 July 2007. To view the complete job descriptions please visit the Employment Opportunities section of our website at www.msh.org