Concern Worldwide- Request for Consultancy-Job in kenya

Consultancy to Undertake a Vulnerability and Resilience Study in the ASALs of Kenya

Concern Worldwide

Introduction

The ASAL Alliance seeks to address the scale and magnitude of the need in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) in Kenya together with the Government of Kenya and the broader contribution of National and International Civil Society through promoting an increasingly coordinated country-specific response in line with the Ending Drought Emergencies Strategy and the Horn of Africa Plan of Action.

The ASAL Alliance seeks to engage in short-term responses as well as strategic resilience activities and advocacy that addresses and improves the household, community and national capacity to deal with shocks and stresses.

Purpose

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide an evidence base on the nature of household (HH) & Community vulnerability and resilience, with a focus on adaptive capacity, to improve future intervention planning in the ASALs of Kenya.

Objectives

Using the DFID Resilience Framework as a framework for defining and analysing vulnerability and resilience the consultancy will conduct an in-depth desktop review of current research in the ASAL counties of Mandera, Marsabit, Turkana, Garissa, Wajir, Samburu and West Pokot to answer the questions below and identify any gaps in existing research.

1. Household vulnerability – Who are the vulnerable households in the seven counties, what are their characteristics, and where are they located?
2. Household and community risk management, coping, and adaptation strategies – What are risk management strategies that households use, are they changing and if so in what way, how effective were/are they, and will they be effective in the face of future shocks? How do communities and local officials manage risk and respond to shocks?
3. Successful/promising development practice– In lieu of widely accepted measures for resilience, what does it mean for a program to have built resiliency, how did it do so, what promising/scalable practices exist? What practices harm resiliency and how did the development community do in the most recent drought?
4. Areas for further research – What areas of research lay outside of the SoW that could help the development community ask additional questions to answer the challenge of resiliency?

Timelines:

The consultant will propose a timeline with a Final Report prepared by 30 November 2012. It is expected that the research will be conducted concurrently in the six counties to meet the proposed deadlines.

Selection Criteria:

• Knowledge of and experience in the ASALs
• Demonstrated understanding of community resilience and an integrated livelihoods approach through provision of adjusted SoW with more detail on type of analysis to be provided
• Experience in working with communities in scenario planning, vulnerability assessments, etc.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Government of Kenya
• Experience of working within pastoralist and/or drylands programmes
• Ability to meet proposed timelines

Concern has a Code of Conduct and a Programme Participant Protection Policy to ensure the maximum protection of programme participants from abuse and exploitation.

Concern is an equal opportunity employer

How to apply:

Interested applicants should submit their detailed technical and financial proposals to

nairobi.hr@concern.net by 10th August, 2012

For a detailed Terms of Reference and background document contact jackson.mekenye@concern.net

Action Africa Corporate Strategic Plan Review -need for Consultancy Services- Job in Kenya

Consultancy

Terms of Reference for Review of AAH-I Corporate Strategic Plan (2008- 2012) and the Development of a New One (2013 – 2017).

Action Africa Help - International

Background

Action Africa Help International (AAH-I) is an International African Non-Governmental Organization that has been working in South Sudan for the past 20 years.

AAH-I was initially registered in Munich, Germany, and following a devolution process was registered in Nairobi, Kenya in December 2003.

AAH-I is committed to supporting and facilitating community development efforts in South Sudan, Uganda, Somalia, Zambia and Kenya, with the overall goal of improving people’s livelihoods and quality of life.

AAH-I’s community-based programmes are aimed at self-reliance of the target communities.

Key thematic focus areas are:-

• Provision of basic services – primary health care, water and sanitation, and basic education;
• Food and income security and environmental management;
• Civil society strengthening and peace building;
• Institutional strengthening to support the above three themes.

AAH-I Vision Sustainable and Improved quality of life for disadvantaged communities in Africa. The four pillars supporting this Vision are: Community participation; Gender Equity, Sustainability, and Capacity Building and Empowerment

AAH-I Mission To support communities living in conflict or post conflict situations to sustainably improve their standard of living through community empowerment approaches in partnership with stakeholders.

Cross Cutting Issues

HIV/AIDS Gender Equity Population management and Family life

AAH-I is seeking technical support services from a competent consultant to review the 2008 – 2012 Strategic Plan and based on the review, develop the 2013 – 2017 Strategic Plan.

Objective The main objective for commissioning the consultancy is to review the current Strategic Plan and develop the next 5-Year Strategic Plan that will guide the organization in the countries of operation.

Expected Output

The AAH-I management is commissioning a short term consultancy to develop a strategic plan for the organization which will guide the future development of the institution to provide quality services to the communities in the AAH-I project areas.

The main expected output is a Corporate Strategic Plan for AAH-I detailing the strategic programmes to be implemented in all countries over the next 5 years (2013 – 2017) in 10 hard copies and RW-CD copy made available within a week after the end of the workshop.

Methodology

The preferred method for the development of the strategic plan is a 2- 3 days participatory workshop of the AAH-I senior management team and other important stakeholders.

The process is expected to be facilitated by the consultant who will provide leadership, bear responsibility for the process, and put together the workshop deliberations into the final document – the Strategic Plan.

Consultant specifications:

We are looking for a consultant with proven experience and technical expertise in strategy development especially with INGOs and with a focus on transformational strategies for programs in conflict and post-conflict situations.

Identification of a suitable consultant will be based on competitive bidding Scope of Work:

The consultant’s work will include but not be limited to the following:

• carry out a document review of existing AAH-I Corporate Strategic Plan and the Country specific Strategic Plans and other related information; carry out a desk review of key policy documents of Countries of operation in the thematic sectors; carry out consultative meetings with key informants and stakeholders prior to the workshop where considered very necessary.
• Facilitate through a participatory process the review of the current Corporate Strategic Plan (2008- 2012), looking at the Vision & Mission; the strategic objectives; the salient achievements; the important lessons learnt; the drawbacks; organizational structure in terms of overall governance and management etc.
• Facilitate 2-3 days strategic planning workshop
• Draft and submit (in compatible Word) a comprehensive Corporate Strategic Plan Draft1 for comments before finalizing the document.
• Compile a final Corporate Strategic Plan (2013 – 2017) in 10 hard and soft copies in compatible Word by 21 September 2012.

Evaluation Timetable

• The assignment will take place over a period of 2 weeks from 3rd – 14th September 2012 with the final document delivered by 21st September 2012.
• The selected consultant will propose his/her detailed activity plan for carrying out this exercise.
• Compensation for this assignment
• The consultant will be paid an agreed upon lump sum amount for this assignment.
• The fee will cover professional fees.
• Travel and hotel expenses including workshop expenses will be covered directly by AAH-I. Any other reimbursable costs will be discussed and agreed to in advance.
• The consultant will submit an invoice for completed and acceptable work.
• The consultant will also be responsible for any tax liabilities accruing from this assignment.

How to apply:

Deadline for submission of bids Interested parties should submit through e-mail, their Letters of Interest (LOI) indicating clearly their understanding of the task, consultant profile, how they propose to carry out the task and the proposed cost of the activity by 10th August 2012, 5 p.m.

Address for submission of the bid: recruitkenya@actionafricahelp.orgThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Important reference materials:

The current AAH-I Corporate Strategic Plan and Country specific SP (Uganda, Zambia. Kenya and South Sudan (draft)

Project reports

For more details on AAH-I‘s work please visit www.actionafricahelp.org.

Travel Consultant Job opportunity in Kenya

Travel Consultant

Requirements

1. Doing bookings

2. Ensure each booking has a booking card

3. Ensure all bookings are confirmed and re-confirmed

4. Ensure all bookings have ticket numbers

5. Ensure ticketing rules are followed.

6. Ensure all tickets are authorized for by the client. Any ticket sent to accounts without an L.P.O or letter of authority by the clients will not be invoiced. If sent with fraudulent authorization then the you will be personally held accountable even if is after your departure from our employment.

7. Ensure going through the queue messages and advise clients on the status of bookings

8. Do quotations to clients ensure they are properly typed/pasted and call/chat all clients to ensure they have received their emailed quotations

9. Ensure the quotations are responded to immediately incase of delays then advice the client the intention to do so.

10. Send any cash paying clients to accounts office for receipting.

11. Cancel all cancelled tickets on the computer system, punch them and forward them to accounts with the attached cancellation slip.

12. Ensure that we are updated on all current fares from the airlines.

13. Ensure you seek authority for all discounts to clients especially walk ins who are not within our approved levels of discount in our systems

14. Ensure all un-needed bookings are cancelled in the system to avoid no show fees. 

15. Do a daily sales report and forward to the relevant accountant on a daily basis.

Must have account they can walk in with and in addition to accounts to be allocated to be able to generate minimum 10,000,000 sales a month within 6 months.

Minimum experience 4 years in a busy office, have relevant education to the position and a computer literate

If you meet the above, kindly send or resend your application along with an up-to-date CV with telephone contacts for three professional referees to swift.recruitment.recruit@gmail.com including your daily telephone contact, current net salary and your expectation.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

Consultancy Services for Baseline Study for- Sugar Agribusiness- in the Coast Region

Kenya Sugar Board

Request for Expression of Interest

Consultancy Services for Baseline Study for Sugar Agribusiness in the Coast Region

Background

Kenya Sugar Board has lately been inundated with very many applications seeking authorization for new sugar projects all over the country. Such request have often taken longer than expected to process due to reliance on information from records which are based on outdated data and often not easily accessible.

This problem is particularly acute for areas in the coastal region which has low sugar crop development, except in the south coast. Therefore a need has arisen for collecting and collating current information in easily retrievable form that will provide information on the general profile of the potential of the sugar industry in the Coastal Region with pointers to what facts would be required to be known in detail in order to exploit this potential.

The Government is committed to expansion of sugar production in the country as part of Vision 2030 objectives, hence the need for a feasibility study to be undertaken in the Coastal Region. It is considered that a baseline study to establish the full potential for a sugar crop industry in the region would provide requisite information to guide investors and government in the development of specific projects.

Objectives

The main objectives of this study will be to:

• Provide information for setting up a sugar business that may be required by an investor,
• Establish the Socio-economic-political profile of the project areas in the region,
• Establish products demand and supply conditions in the sugar industry,
• Review agricultural potential, including irrigation.
• Provide an analysis of the potential for sustainable sugar crop businesses,
• Indicate the human and other resource requirements,
• Provide pointers and references to further study areas.

Scope

The scope of work includes:-

1. Put into perspective, the place of potential sugar project in the current National Development Policies and Strategies, including Vision 2030, Ministry of Agriculture and Sugar Industry Strategic Plan.
2. Analyze the physical, political, agricultural, industrial and socio-economic business environment in Kenya,
3. Carry out Baseline surveys on the socio-economic attributes of the potential project areas,
4. Assess the agricultural potential for a sugar crop industry and Identify risks to such sugar projects,
5. Identify and analyze options against other competing agro-industries,
6. Analyze the benefits of such sugar projects, their attributes and comparative advantages over alternatives projects,
7. Modify and present Final study report in consultation with the Board and other stakeholders in accordance with the work plan prepared by the Consultant.

The Board now invites interested and eligible consulting firms to express their interest in undertaking this assignment.

Interested firms are required to meet the following minimum qualifications on which they will be evaluated on:-

1. Submit a relevant company profile, evidence of registration, business permit and tax compliance certificate.

2. Firms should demonstrate the following which they will be evaluated on:-

a) Provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services including but not limited to:-

• Description of similar assignments recently undertaken within the last five (5) years with appropriate references. The consultants should include names and references of clients including contact persons that can be checked by KSB.
• Availability of appropriate skills among staff. Curriculum Vitae of the personnel with details of relevant academic and professional qualifications, and experiences.

b) Proof that they are a financially sound entity, by providing audited financial statements for the past two years.

Consultants will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the Government of Kenya procurement guidelines and Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued to only shortlisted firms or consortium of consultants.

For further clarifications, interested firms may obtain other information from the office of the Senior Procurement Officer at Kenya Sugar Board Headquarters, Sukari Plaza, Upper Kabete off Waiyaki Way during office working hours i.e. Monday to Friday between 8.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.

Complete Expression of Interest (EOI) documents in plain sealed envelopes clearly marked ‘’Consultancy for Pre-feasibility Studies in Coast Region- KSB/T/2/2011’’ may be posted to the below address:-

The Chief Executive Officer,
Kenya Sugar Board,
Sukari Plaza,
Off Waiyaki Way,
P.O. Box 51500- 00200,
Nairobi

or deposited in the Tender box situated at the reception of Kenya Sugar Board Headquarters so as to be received on or before 6th December, 2011 at 11.00 A.M. Local time.

Bulky Proposal documents which cannot go through the slot of the tender box should be delivered to the office of the Purchasing Officer, Ground Floor before the above stipulated time. Late bids will be rejected.

Tenders will be opened at 11.20 A.M. Local time on Friday 6th December, 2011 in the KSB Boardroom in the presence of candidates/representatives who chose to attend.

Ag. Chief Executive Officer

DSW Safe Motherhood Programme End of Term Evaluation- Need for consultant

Background

DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung) is an international development organization focusing on sustainable development of populations in different parts of the world. 

DSWKenya is particularly committed to addressing the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) needs of young people throughout the country.

DSW Kenya and her partners, St. Luke’s hospital - Kaloleni, St. John Ambulance and Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA) through financial support of the European Union was awarded a 2 year grant to implement a safe-motherhood programme dubbed “From Policy to Action, safe-motherhood and reproductive health services for young women”. 

DSW and partners would like to conduct an end term evaluation of the project and are looking for competent individuals and companies to undertake this task.

Qualifications

The consultant should at least have a post-graduate qualification in a relevant field (Sociology and Health) preferably in research, with specialization in children, youth and grounded on program, organizational development, Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and Family Planning (FP) issues. 

The consultant is expected to submit a CV/profile and a sample of past work for review. 

In addition, the consultant should provide proof of contributions made in the subject matter of the proposed end-line study.

The full terms of reference are available by sending a blank email to: endtermsm@dswkenya.org. 

The full TOR will be sent automatically. 

All submissions should be received by the 2nd December 2011.

Need for an Experienced ERP Implementation Consultants-(AkiliAfrica) Job Vacancies

Experienced ERP Implementation Consultants

Summary

Implementation consultants are “Application Consultants” at AkiliAfrica.

The Application Consultant will primarily be responsible for the delivery of solutions to customers through translating business needs into solutions.

The Application Consultant will work on all aspects of a project, from analysing business requirements and comparing these to AkiliAfrica’s standard solutions, through to implementation of AkiliAfrica’s solutions and provision of on-going support to clients.

Working closely with the sales team, the Application Consultant will also identify opportunities for process review and assist the sales team with project analysis, scope of work creation, estimating, proposal development, and presentation.

Requirements

• A minimum upper second class honours or equivalent degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Microsoft Dynamics NAV Certified Professional with at least 2 years of implementation experience.
• Microsoft SQL Server certification is an added advantage.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills.
• Accounting knowledge (CPA or ACCA certification) an additional advantage.

How to Apply

Please click here to apply for this job. We'll ask you to give us a brief profile of yourself and to submit a summary CV online. 

We will email or phone you if you've been shortlisted and provide you with more information on our interview process.

This recruitment process runs until November 29, 2011.

Curriculum Design Consultants-(for TechnoServe ) Job Vacancies in Kenya

Curriculum Design Consultants

Strengthening Rural Youth Development through Enterprise (STRYDE) Regional

General Information

TechnoServe (TNS) is a nonprofit international development organization founded in 1968. Its mission is to help entrepreneurial men and women break the cycle of poverty by building businesses that create jobs, income, and economic opportunities for their families, their communities, and their countries.

Our work focuses on identifying promising business opportunities with a positive economic role for and impact on the rural poor. Our approach is based on hiring high-performing people who share our vision of private sector solutions to generate sustainable solutions to poverty. We believe in hard work, creativity, and leveraging the dynamism of talented people.

We are committed to innovation, learning, and results, with a global team drawn from world-class industry and management consulting firms. We are currently working in more than 20 countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.

Purpose

Develop training modules for the Strengthening Rural Youth Development through Enterprise (STRYDE) program, a regional youth enterprise development program designed to enable 15,000 rural youth aged 18 to 30 to have a more successful transition into economically independent adulthood, increasing their opportunity, ability and motivation to engage in income-generating activities.

The training modules created will be part of a 3 month training program delivered to rural youth by rural youth trainers across East Africa.

TechnoServe is seeking applications from interested and qualified consultants to design individual modules, which will be 12-16 hours in total and delivered as 3-4 hour sessions. All finalized modules need to include facilitator’s guides, participant workbooks and appropriate learning materials including interactive activities and games.

The purpose of the 3 month’s training is to help youth develop skills and abilities that improve their income-generation potential over the long term, increase their ability to adapt and respond to ever-changing economic conditions with confidence, and ultimately help them to become active contributors and financially independent members of society.

The specific knowledge, behaviors and skills that each module will have are currently being identified in a needs assessment process which will be completed by November 30th 2011.

We are targeting to develop training for the following modules:

• Personal Finance/Financial Education
• Career Skills
• Entrepreneurship
• Farming as a Business

Curriculum Designers who are contracted for the work will participate in an initial 3 day design workshop, which will be facilitated by an Accelerated Learning Master Practitioner.

They will have the opportunity to enhance their curriculum design skills and to receive coaching from the lead STRYDE curriculum designers on the accelerated learning methodology, which leverages current research about the brain and learning, and will be used to develop the STRYDE training program.

During the workshop, as the accelerated learning design cycle and fundamental concepts are explored, designers will have the opportunity to apply this learning directly to the STRYDE modules they are developing. A rough outline of at least one module will be completed by the end of the workshop.

Activities and Deliverable Timeline

• December 6-9, 2011- active participation in 3 day TechnoServe facilitated training design workshop in Nairobi
• January 15th - submission of rough draft of first training module
• 8 hours of distance coaching and feedback by lead designers
• February 10th -submission of all final materials for first training module. This includes facilitator’s guides, participant workbooks and appropriate learning materials including interactive activities and games.

Note: Depending on the STRYDE program timeline the precise due dates of the draft and final module may shift. The final deadlines will be agreed with the consultant upon signing of the contract.

Requirements

• Degree qualifications in business or agricultural-related studies required
• At least 5 years of experience in education, adult learning, or working on capacity building projects;
• Experience in designing training curricula for young adults aged 18-30;
• International development experience, entrepreneurship skills, and experience working with youth training and/or mentorship programs preferred;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills a must;
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills required;
• Ability to conduct effective training sessions;
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili required;
• Proven ability and experience working with teams will be an added advantage.
• Willingness to travel internationally and ability to travel to remote rural locations in East Africa.

Qualified candidates are encouraged to submit their applications to ekamau@tns.org indicating the posting title in the subject line.

Applications should be sent as ONE ATTACHMENT or as a zip file and need to include:

1) CV and company profile(if applicable)

2) Cover letter specifying which module/s you are interested in designing, experience in these area/s and stating desired compensation rate

3) A sample of a training module/curricula that you have developed

4) Three professional references

Deadline for application is Tuesday 22nd of November 2011

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Curriculum Development Consultancy Services-(Kenya Anglican University )-jobs in Kenya

The proposed Kenya Anglican University invites qualified consultants in Strategic Planning and Curriculum Development for 3 academic programs and production of a full proposal to theCommission for Higher Education.

Consortiums consisting of relevant disciplines should submit technical proposals including full profiles, experience and CV’s, plus the total cost of the consultancy.

Proposals should be submitted to: 

The Implementation Officer, 
ACK Headquarters, Bishops Garden House, 
Bishops Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi

by 10.00am on Thursday 24th November 2011.

For further details, please contact Mr. Stephen Mbiri on 0722619572 or kau@ackenya.org

Sphere Business Africa Call for Consultants services

Sphere Business Africa (Sphere) is a professional services consultancy company incorporated and registered in Kenya with offices in Nairobi.

Our clients include the small and medium sized enterprise sector, development agencies, government agencies and non government agencies throughout the greater Eastern and Southern Africa.

Sphere is seeking part time and on call consultants with expertise in at least one of these areas

• entrepreneurship training
• financial product development and testing for financial institutions
• institutional assessment and quantitative research
• strategy development and implementation

Interested candidates should submit a detailed CV with references, full address and contact telephone number(s), along with a cover letter clearly stating their area of expertise by Monday 24th October to: 

Human Resources 
e-mail to: hr@sphere.co.ke 

Request for Consultancy Services on Tea Processing Machinery for a Small State of the Art Tea Research and Development Factory

Tea Research Foundation of Kenya

Invitation for Expression of Interest

TRFK/EOI/14/2011/2012: Provision of Consultancy Services on Tea Processing Machinery for a Small State of the Art Tea Research and Development Factory.

Tea Research Foundation of Kenya is a state corporation under the Ministry of Agriculture. Its mandate is “to promote research and investigate problems related to tea and such other crops and systems of husbandry as are associated with tea throughout Kenya including the productivity (yield), quality and suitability of land in relation to tea planting; and matters ancillary thereto”.

The Foundation would like to invite submissions for expression of interest for provision of consultancy services on Tea processing machinery for A SMALL STATE OF THE ART TEA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACTORY.

The Foundation now invites eligible consultancy firms to express their interest for provision of consultancy services on tea processing machinery.

Interested consultants must provide the following:

a) Company profile with details of the firm’s capacity of executing services of similar nature and magnitude.

b) Current business license

c) Proof of registration (current membership) with relevant professional bodies.

d) Certificate of firm registration

e) Certified PIN, VAT and Current Tax compliance certificates

f) Physical location of the firm

g) Litigation history

h) Details of firm ownership/directorship with respective shareholding and details of citizenship.

i) Details of at least two (2) key personnels and their academic, professional and work experience (attach copies of the curriculum vitae)

Expression of interest should be in a plain sealed envelope clearly marked TRFK/EOI/14/2011/2012 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST(EOI) FOR PROVISION OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES ON TEA PROCESSING MACHINERY FOR A SMALL STATE OF THE ART TEA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACTORY; and be addressed to:

The Chief Executive Officer
Tea Research Foundation of Kenya
P.O Box 820-20200,
Kericho.

OR be deposited in the tender box at the Tea Research Foundation’s Head Office, Kericho by 27thOctober 2011 at 11.00a.m.

Late submissions will be returned unopened.

The expression of interest (EOI) will be opened on 27th October 2011at the TRFK Training Centre, Kericho at 11.30a.m.

Request for proposals will be issued to the successful applicants.

Chief Executive Officer.

Request for Expression of Interest in Provision of Integrated ERP Systems - (Lake Basin Development Authority)

Lake Basin Development Authority

Request for Expression of Interest in Provision of Integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Systems

Background

Lake Basin Development Authority was established by an Act of Parliament, Cap 442, 1979. The Act gives it the mandate to undertake overall planning, co-ordination, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of development projects and programmes in its area of jurisdiction. 

It accomplishes this mandate by utilizing the abundant resources in the region for socio-economic development.

The Assignment

The management of Lake Basin Development Authority intends to get the services of a competent and established Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution provider to implement an integrated ERP that would automate key functions of the organization. 

The main objective of this assignment is to implement an ERP system that would be able to automate the key functions of the Authority and improve efficiency through service delivery to her esteemed customers. 

The system should be fully web enabled to facilitate access from remote locations within the lake basin region.

Scope of service

The scope of service will cover but not limited to implementation in the following areas: Weighbridge management, Logistics, Finance, Sales & Procurement Management, M&E Stock management, Transport; fleet management and HR & Payroll, Project management, Asset management, System Administration; Workflows for all relevant areas like procure to pay, leave management, clocking systems among others.

The management of Lake Basin Development Authority invites eligible firms/partnerships to express their interest in the above assignment

Criteria

Interested eligible firms must meet the following minimum criteria:

1. Submit company profile, certificate of registration and valid tax compliance certificate of the Kenyan registered ERP solutions providing company.

2. The Kenyan based company must have been providing ICT solutions for at least five (5) years and must provide audited accounts for 3 years. In case of partnerships, a letter of partnership is mandatory.

3. Demonstrate the ability, capacity and experience to undertake the assignment;

a) The local Kenyan company must have an annual turnover of over KES 100 million

b) Give reference letters of at least five (5) corporate clients where you have implemented ERP with at least over 50 systems users and detailing the modules implemented. At least one of the clients must be in Africa

c) Proof of ERP implementation for a large multidisciplinery Organization.

d) Provide signed CVs of key personnel with relevant software and hardware competence proposed for this assignment. At least three of the staff must have the relevant software competence in various operating system platforms and must have participated in some of the references indicated. In addition must have local certified staff for after sales support.

e) Capability of the system to import & export data/information from the existing systems and integration with other sub-systems. It should also seamlessly integrate with MS office application tools

f) An authorized letter from the global vendor for the proposed solutions

g) Documented product development plan for next 5-10 year

4. Litigation/arbitration history for the last five years i.e. indicate a summary of complaints/suits filed touching on you or relating to assignment carried out by yourself/ves.

5. Solution must be able to run on modern operating Systems and database platforms

6. Software must have multiple after sales support partners in the Eastern Africa Region.


Complete expression of interest documents marked original and a copy to be submitted in plain sealed enveloped clearly marked on top with the name of this consultancy should be addressed to:

The Managing Director,
Lake Basin Development Authority,
P.O Box 1516 – 40100, Kisumu, Kenya
Tel: 057 2027227/8

or be deposited in the tender box situated at Managing Director’s office at Lower Kanyakwar Headquarters in Kisumu, Off Kakamega road, so as to reach him on or before 26th October 2011 at 2.00 pm. 

Electronic expressions of interests are not permitted. 

Late submission will not be accepted irrespective of the circumstances.

Senior Consultancy Assistant Job opportunity in Nairobi Kenya

Position: Senior Consultancy Assistant

Location: Nairobi

Our client, a leading financial services firm specializing in audit, tax, Business Process Outsourcing and Financial Consultancy wishes to recruit a Senior Consultancy Assistant.

The successful candidate will support the Consultancy Manager in the following key areas.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Preparation of reports for facilitating buy/sell transactions of businesses for clients,
• Assisting the Consultancy Manager in the Management of Receivership and Liquidation assignments,
• Supporting and participating in activities of feasibility studies and preparation of a report to the prospective investors,
• Assisting in the preparation of projected financial statements for clients who intend to expand and seek financial facilities from banks and other financial institutions.,
• Handling assignments in regard to capital restructuring of companies,
• To carry out administrative duties for the Consultancy Department as assigned by the Consultancy Manager
• To carry out Internal Audit Assignments.
• Assisting in the preparation of Procedure Marvels.
• Assisting in the Valuation of Businesses.
• Assisting in the preparation of Shareholders Agreements
• Preparation of Business Plans

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in accounting/ finance or Business related field
• CPA (K) an added advantage
• 5 + in financial services consulting
• Strong client facing skills
• Passion in Financial Services business analysis.
• Strong analytical skills.

If you have outstanding communication skills, drive and competence to address critical current and future business trends while meeting the needs of high profile clients in these most challenging and dynamic business times send your CV to recruit@flexi-personnel.com by Wednesday 19th October 2011 clearly indicating the position you are applying for and minimum salary expectation on the subject line.

Consulting Trainers-(PRASOL Training and Consulting Ltd)-Jobs in Kenya

PRASOL Training and Consulting Ltd. is a growing Management and Development Firm operating in Kenya and the greater Horn of Africa Region.

We are urgently seeking trainers with the following minimum qualifications:

1. Lead Trainers:Bachelors Degree in Engineering/Physics/Natural Sciences and 5 years experience of training youth in a related field.

2. Other Trainers: Diploma in Engineering/Physics/Natural Sciences and 3 years experience of training youth in a related field.

3. Aged 25 years and above

Trainers should be competent in:

1. Training and skills development
2. Development of training manuals
3. Presentation and communication
4. Report writing

Application:

Interested applicants are invited to send their CVs to vacancies@prasolconsult.org by 12 pm, October 13 2011. 

Applications shall be reviewed as received, and only those shortlisted will be contacted.

Consultant Food Technologist and Consultant Marketing Executive Job opportunity in Kenya

We seek to attract highly skilled, methodical individuals / firms to take on the challenging roles as consultants on part-time basis.

The candidates should have the following competencies:

- Good planning and organizing skills

- Interpersonal & communication skills

- Good Customer Service skills

- Problem solving skills

- Must be deadline orientated

- Attention to detail particularly important

- Must be willing to work outside of normal working hours if required

Knowledge:

• HACCP & FMCG regulations

Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum requirement of HND/ BSC
• 2 year experience in production of juices or related position within the Food Industry, previous experience in a hive products or infusions environment advantageous
• Computer Literate

Key Performance Areas:

Consultant Food Technologist

• Oversee Quality Assurance program in line with HACCP and Customer requirements
• Attend to customer complaints, investigate and report back within strict deadlines
• Data Capture, maintenance of QC data
• Assist with Product Development as and when necessary

Consultant Marketing Executive

• Contributing to and developing marketing plans and strategies
• Monitoring competitor activity
• Managing the production of marketing materials, including leaflets, posters, flyers, newsletters and e-newsletters and DVDs;
• Maintaining and updating customer databases;
• Conducting market research

Please enclose your portfolio and CV.

Applications are invited until 06th October 2011.

P.O. Box 6910 - 00300, Nairobi

Head of Management Consultancy Services job opportunity in Kenya

The Federation of Kenya Employers (FKE) is the national umbrella organization for employers in Kenya and its key mandate is to promote the interests of employers. 

FKE seeks to ensure that national labour and social policy provides an environment favorable to enterprise sustainability and job creation. 

FKE is seeking to engage a dynamic and results driven professional to fill the position of Head of Management Consultancy Services; this position reports to the Executive Director. 

Job Summary: The primary objectives of this position is to meet the service obligations as contracted with members/clients and to grow the consultancy services business by transforming both quality of service delivery and quality of consultancy services portfolio. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Develop and Implement a strategy for the consultancy services in the organization
• Develop and implement tactical plans to improve and grow management consultancy services business
• Plan and coordinate delivery of consultancy services
• Provide effective leadership to direct reports (subordinates)
• Develop, Implement and maintain service delivery systems (policies, processes and tools) for consultancy services
• Maintain high quality management consultancy services portfolio
• Develop and implement cost controls to ensure profitability

Qualifications, experience and competencies: 

• Degree in business management or other relevant qualification and an MBA
• At least eight years experience in management consulting services, with 4 years at management level.
• Corporate work experience especially conducting Job Evaluation exercises and Recruitment and Selection will be an added advantage
• Demonstrate strong planning and leadership skills
• Demonstrate competencies in effective negotiation and communication
• Should have excellent skills in report writing

An attractive and competitive remuneration package commensurate with one’s qualifications and experience will be offered to the successful candidate. 

Interested and qualified individuals should forward their applications addressed to the 

Executive Director, 
Federation of Kenya Employers, 
Waajiri House, Argwings Kodhek Road, 
P. O Box 48311-00100 Nairobi. 

Enclosing detailed curriculum vitae, current salary, expected remuneration, copies of certificates and testimonials and three references with a day time telephone contact. 

Or send the above details to the following email address: Recruitment@fke-Kenya.org to reach the undersigned not later than August 24, 2011. 

Only successful candidates will be contacted 

Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. 

Lead Consultant Trainers Job Vacancy in Nairobi

Lead Consultant Trainers / Consultant Trainers 

Indepth Research Services, Nairobi invites applications from suitably qualified individuals for the positions of Lead Consultant Trainers and Consultant Trainers for the following trainings:- 

GIS and Remote Sensing in Disaster Risk Management 

GIS and Remote Sensing in Food Security Analysis 

GIS and Remote Sensing in Multi Hazard Early Warning Systems 

GIS and Remote Sensing in Climate Change Analysis and Adaptation 

GIS and Remote Sensing in Logistics and Transportation Systems Management 

GIS and Remote Sensing in Utility Systems Management 

GIS and Remote Sensing in Land Information Systems Management

GIS and Remote Sensing in Physical Planning 

GIS and Remote Sensing in Environmental Systems Management 

Mobile Data Gathering 

Open Web GIS Development 

Working with the Training, Research and Development Department, and GIS and Remote Sensing Support team, the Lead Consultant Trainers and Consultant Trainers will design/Review/adapt and offer new and/or existing trainings for blended learning. 

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Facilitation, conducting research and providing guidance to participants.
• Participating in training curriculum development and training programs
• Adapt and apply appropriate pedagogic strategies and techniques, and principles of instructional design to create blended learning experiences for adult learners.
• Coordinating local and international training workshops
• Advise the department on the appropriate uses of GIS and Remote Sensing applications in blended learning contexts.
• Preparing reports.

Applicants for the position of Lead Consultant trainers must have a PhD in a GIS and Remote Sensing related area. Experience in Instructional Design will be an added advantage. 

Candidates applying for the positions of Consultant Trainers Must have a Masters or higher in a GIS and Remote Sensing related area. In addition they must have excellent technology skills in Free and Open Source GIS and Remote Sensing software such as QGIS, ILWIS, PcRaster, Map Window and GRASS amongst others. 

Knowledge of basic web programming, Google Maps API Family, GeoServer or MapServer, graphic manipulation, is essential for those applying for the Open Web GIS Training. 
The ideal candidate should have a minimum of three years of relevant experience. 

For all positions, candidates must possess the following competencies: 

• Demonstrated knowledge of document, data management and presentation software
• Demonstrated planning and organizing skills;
• Ability to coordinate and work well with others, sharing workloads and, work independently.
• Analytical thinking skills and keen judgment;
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively (verbal and written)
• IT Skills

To Apply 

Applications together with detailed Curriculum Vitae, telephone contact, e-mail address and copies of certificates and testimonials should be sent to, 

Training and Research Manager, 
Indepth Research Services, 
P. O. Box 104289-00101, 
Nairobi 

or by email to jobs@indepthresearch.org so as to reach not later than 31st August 2011