Media and Advocacy Manager at Save the Children in Kenya

Media and Advocacy Manager at Save the Children in Kenya

Closing date:  17 Oct 2012

The Media and Advocacy manager shares in the overall responsibility to undertake advocacy work to advance Save the Children’s policy positions and influence decision-makers, both at Nairobi level and internationally. S/he will manage media enquiries regarding Save the Children in Somalia and will provide support the PDQ department on all issues of advocacy and media.

Key selection criteria

• Demonstrated experience in media management and proven ability to understand print/broadcast/online/social media and using these to promote clear messages for humanitarian and development issues;
• Clear understanding of the range of media networks and tools available to influence key targets, and their applicability in a humanitarian situation;
• A clear understanding of key humanitarian actors - including UN agencies and bilateral donors - and how they coordinate and operate in emergency situations;
• Proven experience of external representation and direct lobbying of high-level targets; An ability to synthesise complex information into concise and compelling policy briefing notes and media/advocacy documents;
• Direct experience working with communities affected by disasters, and organisations seeking to serve them;
• Proven experience of using media for advocacy purposes

How to apply: 
Please send a copy of your CV with a cover letter to EA.recruitment@savethechildren.org.
For more information please visit our website www.savethechildren.net/jobs Applications close on October 17th 2012

Audio Production Assistant at FilmAid International in Kenya

Audio Production Assistant at FilmAid International in Kenya

Closing date:  22 Oct 2012

About FilmAid:
Since 1999, FilmAid has used the unique power of film to reach large numbers of people with critical information in a compelling visual format, overcoming language and literacy barriers. FilmAid uses films that are both educational and entertaining to draw audiences’ attention to subjects of vital concern to their health and well-being.

Working with other relief agencies and community leaders, FilmAid identifies emerging critical issues and develops appropriate film messages to help educate and inform. People of concern participate actively in the creation of these films, and the resulting pieces are widely distributed and screened throughout beneficiary communities. In this way, FilmAid is able to respond to an immediate, unmet need for locally relevant messaging. Through real collaboration, FilmAid’s community-based films support the work of other aid agencies and effectively address the issues and concerns of beneficiary communities. FilmAid also seeks to experiment with other media that can be used to achieve its stated goals.

FilmAid is looking to recruit an Audio Production Assistant with the general objective of working closely with the Dadaab Production team to fulfill production editing needs. The Audio Production Assistant reports to the Head of Production and will fulfill the following responsibilities:

Key responsibilities:

• Examine and interpret program documents, generate work plans and develop and manage audio production budget
• Generate periodic (weekly, monthly and quarterly) audio production reports.
• Editing raw recorded audio on a variety of programming types, from educational tutorials to fiction titles, interstitials, title/credit sequences and special projects.
• In charge of maintaining efficient process flow of all audio edited material.
• In charge of the pre-production, production and post-production audio production processes.
• Developing an audio production schedule/ work plan. Responsible for all stages of audio production.
• In charge of production of audio scripts on key subject areas as directed by head of production.
• Supervise audio production logs for broadcast
• Assisting the head of production in the studio recording process.
• QCing of edited material.
• Processing audio (EQ, noise reduction)
• Encoding audio file.
• Provide effective staff supervision
• Training youth filmmakers on audio production.

Requirements:

• Must be of Kenyan nationality OR Must be eligible to work in Kenya.
• Experience in working in a radio environment/audio or radio programming
• Knowledge of audio editing software, including ProTools & Sound Forge and knowledge of the audio recording process.
• Knowledge of how to set up and efficiently run a digital audio workstation.
• Knowledge of handling a mixing board/audio mixer to ensure highest sound quality as can be achieved.
• Good understanding of production process
• Additional skills in Videography/ Photography is an added advantage
• Media Training (Film & Print) skills
• Content Management and distribution experience
• Meticulous attention to detail as well as strong organizational skills and the ability to handle multiple projects with competing deadlines.
• Strong oral and written communications skills.
• good training skills
• Ready to work with minimal supervision with ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ready to work for long hours in a hardship area.
• Team player, excellent interpersonal, organizational and multitasking skills.
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and action.

How to apply: 
Please email applications with only cover letter, CV and 3 references by 22nd October 2012 To jobskenya@filmaid.org

Note that applicants who send letters of references, testimonials or any other documents apart from those requested will be automatically disqualified.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

Production Coordinator at FilmAid International in Kenya

Production Coordinator at FilmAid International in Kenya

Closing date:  21 Oct 2012

About FilmAid:
Since 1999, FilmAid has used the unique power of film to reach large numbers of people with critical information in a compelling visual format, overcoming language and literacy barriers. FilmAid uses films that are both educational and entertaining to draw audiences’ attention to subjects of vital concern to their health and well-being.

Working with other relief agencies and community leaders, FilmAid identifies emerging critical issues and develops appropriate film messages to help educate and inform. People of concern participate actively in the creation of these films, and the resulting pieces are widely distributed and screened throughout beneficiary communities. In this way, FilmAid is able to respond to an immediate, unmet need for locally relevant messaging. Through real collaboration, FilmAid’s community-based films support the work of other aid agencies and effectively address the issues and concerns of beneficiary communities. FilmAid also seeks to experiment with other media that can be used to achieve its stated goals

FilmAid is seeking to recruit a Production Coordinator with the general objective of the Control all program, technical, organizational and logistical aspects of FilmAid productions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Examine and interpret program documents, generate work plans and develop and manage production budgets.
• Work directly with the location production teams to ensure quality and timely audio-visual and print products are realised.
• Generate production workflows and oversee general production management.
• Ensure products generated meet industry quality standards
• Provide effective staff supervision and conduct regular appraisals to ensure maximum performance.
• Maintain a liaison with local authorities and community leadership regarding production activities.

Requirements:

• Must be of Kenyan nationality OR Must be eligible to work in Kenya.
• Experience in TV or film (Radio/Audio and Print an added advantage).
• In-depth understanding of the production process.
• Experience/Understanding of community media messaging principles and practices.
• A good understanding of production budget management.
• Experience supervising or leading or being part of a cross-functional production team.
• Excellent production equipment literacy.
• Videograhy /Photography skills.
• Post production skills especially on Mac editing environment.
• Media training (film and print) skills.
• Content management and distribution experience/skills.
• Ready to work with minimal supervision with ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ready to work for long hours in a hardship area.
• Team player, excellent interpersonal, organizational, multitasking and communication skills.
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and action.

How to apply: 
Please email applications with only cover letter, CV and 3 references by 21st October 2012 to: jobskenya@filmaid.org.

Note that applicants who send letters of references, testimonials or any other documents apart from those requested will be automatically disqualified.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

Administrative Assistant - Somalia at UN Women in Kenya

Administrative Assistant - Somalia at UN Women in Kenya

Closing date:  08 Oct 2012

The UN Women (UNW), grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, the UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnership with civil society and other relevant actors.

UN Women is looking for a consultant to support the Somalia Programme operations. Under the guidance and supervision of the Programme Officer, the Administrative Assistant provides support to programme operations performing a variety of standard administrative processes ensuring high quality and accuracy of work. The Administrative Assistant promotes a client, quality and results-oriented approach.

The Administrative Assistant works in close collaboration with the Sub-Regional Office and other UN agencies staff to exchange information and ensure consistent service delivery. Under the supervision of the Programme Officer, the incumbent will perform the following tasks:

• Arrangements of travel and hotel reservations, preparation of travel authorizations, processing requests for visas, identity cards and other documents.
• Administrative support to conferences, workshops, retreats. Organize logistic arrangements and procure conference services required to support Project meetings and events;
• Collection of information for DSA, travel agencies and other administrative surveys, support to organization of common services;
• Organizing travel for participants, issuing COAs, making travel related payments, and responding to any other necessary activities.
• Prepare and follow up on processing of Project related travel requisitions and claims;
• Support to organization of procurement processes including preparation of RFQs or RFPs documents, receipt of quotations, bids or proposals, their preliminary evaluation.
• Liaise with UNDP Somalia on provision of support to maintenance of common premises and common services; 
• Compilation and preparation of briefing and presentation materials, speeches, background information and documentation for meetings and missions;
• Ensure timely processing of contract requests (Individual Contracts, Institutional Contracts, Contract for Professional Services, LTAs);
• Ensures that supporting documentation needed for contract file is obtained and provides relevant forms to the vendor. Follows up on approvals for payment requests and ensures that performance evaluations are completed.

Final product/deliverable

• Logistical support to the study visit for the Ministry of Gender to South Africa
• Logistical support to the AWP review missions to Mogadishu, Puntland and Somaliland
• Administrative support to RFP’s for baseline survey and 16 Days of Activism on Violence Against Women
• Consultancy report on activities conducted within the 3 months’ consultancy period

Qualifications

Education:

• Secondary education. Certification in administration desirable.

Experience:

• 3 to 5 years of relevant experience in administration or programme support service.
• Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, etc.).
• Experience in handling of web-based management systems.

Language:

• Somali;
• Strong written and spoken English.

How to apply: 
Please send your curriculum vitae marked “Administrative Assistant - Somalia” by 8th October 2012 to consultancies.eharo@unwomen.org

Women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applicants are required to fill the P11 Form and submit it together with the application. Find the P11 Form for Service Contract Holders on this link http://www.so.undp.org/index.php/UNDP-Somalia-vacancies.html

UN Women will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest.

Humanitarian Health Advisor at Save the Children UK in Kenya

Humanitarian Health Advisor at Save the Children UK in Kenya

Closing date:  12 Oct 2012

Introduction
Between now and 2015, we have dedicated our organisation to supporting the achievement of Millennium Development Goal 4, a two-thirds reduction in the rate of under five mortality. Our health programmes are key to this goal and we are seeking to dramatically expand the scale and impact of our work, both direct interventions with communities, support to health systems at district and national level and policy, advocacy and campaigns.

In line with Save the Children’s Ambition 2015 Humanitarian Strategy, we are significantly scaling up our frontline health & nutrition capacity so that many more children’s lives can be saved in new emergencies and in chronic emergency contexts. We are also scaling up our humanitarian health capacity-building activities under the Humanitarian Academy to produce the next generation of Frontline Health Workers.

In all the major emergencies of the last few years, including the Horn of Africa drought, the Haiti earthquake, the Pakistan floods and the Zimbabwe cholera outbreak there have been significant gaps in frontline health capacity. Between 2009 and 2011 SC reached approximately 750 000 children and their families per year with its emergency health & nutrition programmes. However, by 2014, we aim to have put in place the necessary capacity (people, equipment and training) to reach 1.5 million people per annum with emergency health & nutrition support. We are seeking experienced and committed humanitarian health professionals to help deliver this ambitious strategy.

Job Purpose
The purpose of this role is to support country programmes to design and deliver high quality humanitarian health programmes, including supporting emergency preparedness and capacity building and providing surge and desk support for new emergency health programmes.

Key Accountabilities
The Regional Humanitarian Health Advisor will work collaboratively with regional and head office health advisors from SCUK, and/or other Save the Children members, ensuring that our emergency response work, preparedness and capacity building links closely with our longer-term development and chronic humanitarian health programming. They will also ensure that communication and support to country programmes and external representation is closely coordinated.

Support to Humanitarian contexts (New Emergencies and Fragile States) (50%):

• Provide thematic support to the design and implementation of humanitarian health programmes, ensuring they are based upon high-quality needs assessments and robust baselines, Save the Children’s theory of change, strategies and principles of child rights programming, national policies and international best practice.
• In coordination with the Regional Humanitarian Director and Technical Line Manager, deploy to the field at short notice to help set up new emergency health programmes within the region, including leading technical assessments, developing health programme plans, strategies and masterbudgets, and carrying out coordination and representation.
• To work with SC member focal points to secure funding for humanitarian health programmes, coordinating with donor technical experts and developing high quality proposals.
• In coordination with the Regional Humanitarian Director and the Health Humanitarian Technical Working Group, provide technical backstopping (guidance and tools) to new emergency responses within the region, ensuring that emergency health programmes achieve organisational quality standards.
• To maintain an overview of all new emergency health programmes in technical area of expertise within the region, and carry out monitoring and evaluation visits as required.

Technical Capacity Building and HR (30%):

• In coordination with the Regional Humanitarian Director, Regional Health Advisors, the Health Humanitarian Technical Working Group and other counterparts help carry out a humanitarian health learning needs assessment across the region.
• Working with the global Health Humanitarian Technical Working Group and Regional Health Advisors, plan and deliver technical training programmes and events within the region, in line with priority learning needs.
• Provide specific mentoring support to country level health staff in order to support their development onto the Save the Children emergencies roster.
• Support fundraising efforts for humanitarian health capacity building programmes in the region.
• Support country programmes in the recruitment of senior humanitarian health staff.
• Take on line management of Health Emergency Response Personnel as required.

Emergency Preparedness (10%):

• Working closely with the Regional Humanitarian Director and Country Humanitarian Focal Points provide technical support to emergency preparedness planning, ensuring they are prepared for emergency health scale-up in response to epidemics, conflict or natural disasters.

Advocacy & Representation (10%):

• Coordinate closely with key SC stakeholders including Regional Health Advisors and Humanitarian Advocacy teams to ensure advocacy & representation is aligned.
• Liaise with the relevant external regional stakeholders including donors, learning institutes, UN and NGO representatives identifying opportunities, synergies and partnerships for SC’s emergency health work.
• Represent Save the Children at regional/sub-regional emergency health forums, including with OCHA, WHO, Unicef, donors and other NGOs.

Other

• Advise the Regional Director, Country Directors and other relevant colleagues (SC UK PPQ, SCUK/SCI Humanitarian colleagues) on health-related developments at country, regional and global levels.
• Participate as a full member of the Health & HIV team and Humanitarian Technical Unit in London, joining team meetings, coordinating work with other advisers and using shared knowledge.
• Be available for global deployment as a core member of the SC Emergency Roster and when requested be a member of SC’s duty team system.
• Work to ensure that that 50% of own post costs are recovered through grant funding.

How to apply: 
To apply : http://www7.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_savethechildren01.asp?s=oxZwCHeRpGSxUuGpm&jobid=35423,4715146548&key=37339360&c=540254764072&pagestamp=seobvddiewuwjbjkjn