National Land Commission Corporate Communications Director Job in Kenya

The National Land Commission

In pursuant to the provision of Article 67 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and the National Land Commission Act No.5 of 2012, the Commission invites applications from suitable candidates for the following position:
 

Director, Corporate Communications 

NLC Grade 2

1 Post

Job Description: The Director, Corporate Communications will report to the Secretary/CEO, National Land Commission and will be expected to:

• coordinate of all National Land Commission corporate communication affairs;
• implement and review the communication policies, strategies and programmes;
• formulate and implement communication programmes to enhance the profile, image and perceptions of NLC by stakeholders;
• provide advice to NLC on all areas of communication, public and media relations;
• re-brand and maintain the Commission’s positive image;
• develop and maintain good relations and rapport with mass media and all agencies under the Commission through professional public relations approach;
• coordinate publicity and media coverage for the Commission;
• manage protocol issues;
• oversee planning, developing and managing the Commission’s portal and publications;
• manage public relations and providing strategic leadership to the Commission in dealing with the media towards objective, effective and timely conveyance of information;
• manage feedback and deal with issues that involve the Commission’s image and good relationship with media; and
• provide interface between the Commission and its stakeholders.
• collaborate in research on public relations and develop appropriate interventions;
• provide liaison between the public and the media on all matters ofconcern to NLC and land matters;
• develop and publish in-house newsletters;
• liaise with the Directorates and other Units ¡n handling NLC publicity publications and internal communications;
• communicate with the press and manage NLC’s engagements with the media for accurate coverage of key events; and
• capture information, edit and transmit/broadcast to the public.

Job Specification
 

For appointment to this grade, a candidate must have:

• Bachelors degree in any of the following: Journalism, Mass Communications, Communication, Linguistics or Public Relations from a recognized institution;
• Masters Degree in Communication, Journalism or any other equivalent course from a recognized institution;
• served in a Corporate Communications/Affairs/Public Relations position in the public or private sector for at least fifteen (15) years, five (5) of which must have been ¡n a senior position;
• membership to the professional body of journalists;
• Certificate in Strategic Leadership Development Programme lasting not less than six (6) weeks from a recognized institution;
• Certificate in Computer Application Skills from a recognized institution;
• met the requirements of Chapter six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya;
• a clear understanding of the Commission’s mandate;
• thorough understanding of Devolution, the Constitution and Kenya Vision 2030 and the ability to translate them into the Commission’s programmes and projects;
• demonstrated a thorough understanding of national goals, policies and development objectives and ability to align them to the Commission’s mandate; and
• been a good team player with excellent interpersonal, communication and networking skills proven writing and communication skills.

Important Information to All Applicants

All candidates are required to submit on application, Clearance Certificates from Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Criminal investigation Department (CID), Credit Reference Bureau, Higher Education Loans Board (HELB), and the relevant professional body(ies).

1. Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for the interview.
2. Shortlisted candidates shall be required to produce originals of their;
3. National Identity Card, Academic and Professional Certificates and
4. Testimonials.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified persons should submit applications:

The Secretary /CEO National Land Commission
1st Ngong Road, Ardhi House
12th Floor, Room 1205
P.O Box 44417-00100 

Nairobi

All applications should reach the Commission by 21st July, 2014 on or before 5pm.

The National Land Commission is an equal opportunity employer, Women, people from Marginalized areas and people with disabilities are en co u raged to apply.

Save the Children Production of Documentary Film on Maternal, New-born, and Child Health in Turkana County

Terms of Reference

Role: Production of Documentary Film on Maternal, New-born, and Child Health in Turkana County

Duration: 12 days (16th – 27th June, 2014)

Venue: Turkana central and Loima sub counties of Turkana County

1. General Background
 

a) Organizational Background
 

Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children, fighting to improve the lives of Children in 120 countries around the World. Together with children we are helping to build a better world for present and future generations by making a reality of children’s rights.

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

Current programming focuses on child protection, child rights governance, education, health, HIV/AIDS, livelihoods, nutrition and WASH.  
 

In 2012, as part of a global reorganization process, Save the Children combined the programmes of Save the Children UK, Save the Children Canada and Save the Children Finland to create a single operation in Kenya. 

In Feb 2014, we completed a second transition, which saw us join forces with the British INGO, Merlin, and merge their health and nutrition programmes with our own. 

Save the Children now has an operational presence in Bungoma, Dadaab Refugee Camp,  Garissa,  Mandera, Turkana  and  Wajir  and  we  work  through  partners  in  many  other  parts of  the  country.  

We  employ  more  than  300  staff  and  have  an  operating  annual  budget  in  2014  of approximately US$25 Million. 

b) Area Background

Turkana’s health infrastructure is very poor. There are 137 gazetted health facilities in Turkana, of which 87% (119) are operational (MOH Health facility Master list). Of the operational health facilities, 47% are owned by Ministry of Health and 31% by Faith Based Organizations. 

The Catholic Church supports 20% of all the operational health facilities, focusing on primary health care facilities. 

The Lodwar, Kakuma, Lopiding, Lokitaung, Kapedo and Katilu District Hospitals serve as referral facilities. 

The average distance from communities to any one of these health facilities is 50 km; only 9% of roads are tarmacked.  

Serious gaps in human resources further complicate service availability: the population per nurse is just under 15,000, compared to the national average of 2,000.
 

As a result of Turkana’s under-developed health infrastructure, the coverage of key maternal, newborn and child health interventions is poor. 

Only one half of children (53%) are fully immunized by age 1, according to DHIS 2012 statistics, compared with the national average of 78%. 

Only 19% of pregnant women deliver in a health facility under qualified assisted delivery care, with substantial sub-population disparities. 

Maternal mortality rates are estimated to be above 1000 per 100,000 live births (administrative statistics), or more than double the national average of 488 (KDHS 2008). 

Lack of access to health is stretched further by periodic drought emergencies and prevailing insecurity. 

Upsurges of malnutrition, malaria and diarrhoeal diseases as well as reported cases of measles and wild polio virus afflicted the populations in the County during the drought emergency.

c) Project Background
 

Save the Children, with funding from UNICEF and in partnership with the Ministry of Health in Turkana County, is implementing a 9-month project in Turkana County - “Strengthening coordination, creating community demand for uptake and increasing access to key maternal, new-born and child health interventions in Loima and Turkana Central districts of Turkana County”. 

The project is scheduled to end on June 30th, 2014. 
 

Goal of the Project: To contribute to reduction of maternal, neonatal, child and morbidity and mortality in Turkana Central and Loima districts of Turkana County of Kenya. 
 

The specific objectives

• To build the capacity of the Ministry of Health in Turkana Central and Loima districts to ensure that 100% of  health facilities are implementing quality reproductive and child health services  and establishment of sound policies, proper coordination and evidence based  planning and implementation
• To support scale up of integrated community case management (iCCM) approaches in Turkana County to ensure prevention and prompt treatment of common childhood illnesses.
• To strengthen health systems  at county, health facility and community levels to increase  access to essential maternal, new-born and child health services Turkana County
• As part of enhancing evidence for planning and monitoring, Save the Children plans to capture one documentary film on MNCH strategies and activities in Turkana Central and Loima sub-counties.

2. Objectives of the Consultancy

a) To tell success stories from MNCH interventions (BeMNOC, ICCM,CBHIS and CMNH)  under the project.
 

b) To highlight the challenges encountered during the project implementation.
 

c) To serve as a live monitoring document to complement existing M&E system, which is based on words and numbers
 

d) To promote the approaches applied by Save the Children in the project.

3. Target Audience

a) Beneficiaries 
 

b) Development partners including donors, NGOs and organizations working in the field of MNCH in general
 

c) Other partners/stakeholders such as business communities and government agencies including public service delivery and public administration agencies
 

d) Save the Children staff.
 

4. Scope of work 

a) Tell success stories: 
 

Selected success stories will be identified and captured, in which the following should be mentioned/answered but not limited to: 

i. A brief background of Turkana’s expanse landscape depicting the harsh environment and the distances involved while seeking for healthcare.

ii. A beneficiary account of how they have benefited from one or more of the project activities. This will involve filming in the community/household level and can be integrated to capture work of community health workers.
 

iii. An account from a health worker on the benefits of the project - Filming at the health facility level and health worker’s views on the social cultural and economic factors which hinder utilisation of reproductive health services.
 

iv. County Health Management Team’s views on the benefits of the project and visits to project sites to showcase support rendered by the project towards improving Maternal and Neonatal Health Care.

b) Monitoring document: 
 

The documentary should serve as a lively monitoring documentary that:

i. Captures the different/difficult steps to achieve success 
 

ii. Shows the audience how the project brings positive change along the continuum of care 

c) Promote approaches of Save the Children:
 

The documentary should be able to engage the audience through interesting stories and at the same time highlight the approaches applied by  Save the Children on this project (e.g. joint supportive supervisions), making it convincing enough to be an advocacy tool to other stakeholders, either for replication or policy improvement purposes. 

5. Principles 

a) Working in close collaboration with Save the Children, UNICEF, and MOH from the planning stage to ensure that messages for and from the documentary are well understood, taken and implemented properly and on the right track. 
 

b) Liaise with Save the Children staff and designated individuals of UNICEF and MOH on all contents in order to ensure accuracy and endorsement. 
 

c) The documentary has to be based on interviews with major stakeholders on the project implementation: beneficiaries, co-operating partners, and Save the Children. 
 

d) The documentary will be produced in line with Save the Children’s organizational standards and other Save the Children operational documents 
 

6. Deliverables 

a) Detailed production and post-production schedule for filming process 
 

b) Draft scripts, including proposed interview questions for the documentary films for comments by Save the Children.  
 

c) First cut of the documentary on DVD for comments by Save the Children and its implementing partners. 
 

d) Finalized draft documentary for Save the Children clearance, at most 5 working days from receipt of initial Save the Children comments. 
 

e) The documentary available in English and Turkana version (with sub-titles for Turkana version) in broadcast quality DVD and in other appropriate formats that enables the documentary to be uploaded to Save the Children and implementing partners’ websites, YouTube, flickers, etc in five (5) working days from receipt of final Save the Children comments and clearance 
 

f) Master of all interviews and other footage shot for the documentary on high quality DVD
 

g) National broadcast of the short documentary on one of the country’s national TV channels. 
 

h) Be available for the film’s official presentation with participation of Save the Children implementing partners. 
 

i) Provide 50-100 copies of the documentary on professional labelled and packed DVD. The label design must be approved by Save the Children. 
 

j) Submit all raw materials collected during the filming for any possible future production initiated by Save the Children

7. Qualifications and competencies required 

The Consultant (individual(s), organization, or a TV production company) should have: 
 

a) Extensive experience in producing public information video films or TV programs, relating to the social and economic matters. 
 

b) Experience working with international organizations and/or international donors as well as in working with state institutions, NGOs and local authorities in Kenya 
 

c) Awareness of the international development programs in Kenya with a focus on MNCH. 
 

d) Excellent technical capacities to ensure smooth and high quality production (video production staff, owner of its own video production studio or a documentary proof of an access to a rented video studio, etc.) 
 

e) Excellent planning and organizational skills 
 

f) Excellent ability to meet deadlines

8. Tentative schedule and duty station 

The MNCH project started on 1st October, 2013 and will end by 30 June 2014.

Therefore, the production of the film will take place from 16th – 27th June, 2014. 

Exact number of field trip for filming should be proposed by the Consultant. 

The project is implemented in Turkana central and Loima sub-counties in Turkana County. 

These will form the location sites for filming and the consultant should be prepared to stay in remote and harsh environment during the filming of the documentary.

9. Ownership 
 

The edited documentary films as well as all footage filmed for this assignment is the sole property of Save the Children. 

The selected Consultant’s name and logo shall only be acknowledged in the closing credit. 

10. Guidelines for submission of proposals

Interested Consultants should submit proposals that include: 
 

a) A short concept on how you go about to achieve the given multi-objectives in the context of the MNCH project 
 

b) Time for filming and 
 

c) Financial proposals

How to Apply

The application process is now open. 

To apply  please fill the attached EoI and send to Kenya.jobapplications@savethechildren.org  indicating the Assignment title on the subject line.  

Send your Expression of Interest Following the EOI Format Only (Click Here To Download the EOI Format Form)

Deadline: 13th June 2014

Multimedia Associate Job in Kenya

Job Title: Multimedia Associate

Job Code: MA/MM/130607
 

Number of Positions Open: 1 
 

Location: Kenya

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Summary: Our client designs, manufactures and sells highly functional, highly affordable vehicles as a transportation platform empowering local entrepreneurs to mobilize the developing world. 

They recognize that appropriate transport is a key enabler to socio-economic development in deprived communities across the developing world and aim to unlock this vast potential by designing, manufacturing and selling a new vehicle for Africa, starting in Kenya.

They are looking for exceptional individuals who share their vision and possess the skills and attitude necessary to make a valuable contribution to our work in Africa.

Primary Responsibilities:

They are seeking a minimum two year commitment from an exceptional early career photo and video professional to lead multimedia strategy and development for our international automotive brand – a truly unique opportunity to create impact on a global scale. 

The role will require a working relationship with the venture’s CEO, Marketing Associate, Organization Associate and the Design, Sales and Operations teams. 

Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
 

Photography

• Conceptualise photographs that effectively convey the client’s story, social impact and select aspects of our operations – including the team, customer, build process and product.
• Capture photographs of the client’s product, team, operations, environment and customer experience coordinating all associated logistics to ensure a smooth stakeholder process.
• Shortlist and edit photographs to world-class standards and ensure consistent alignment with the high-quality client’s brand.
• Organise all photographic content in a clear and systematic structure, ensuring easy and timely access to content across the organisation.

Videography

• Conceptualise and storyboard video projects and films that effectively and compellingly convey the client’s story, social impact and select aspects of our operations.
• Capture high-quality video and audio footage as part of agreed video projects and direct stakeholders to deliver associated content sequences against storyboard.
• Edit video footage to world-class standards and pair with appropriate audio content, ensuring consistent alignment with the high-quality client’s brand.
• Conduct and film professional interviews with members of the client’s team, our customers, specific suppliers and other select industry partners.
• Organise all video content in a clear and systematic structure, ensuring easy and timely access to content across the organisation.

Social Media

• Document stories from customers and end-users of our vehicles through written word, photography, graphic design, music and videography.
• Develop and lead our social media strategy, including defining content schedules and managing media partners.
• Create professional, compelling and thought-provoking content for social media through channels such as Twitter, Facebook, SMS and the client’s Motors blog.
• Maintain our overarching social media presence, ensuring continual feed of appropriate information and timely engagement with our followers.
• Support Marketing Associate to design still image advertisements for publication in local and global magazines, websites and outdoor media.
• Support Marketing Associate to develop professional video deliverables for product advertisements on national television and online.
• Support Marketing Associate in the design and development of appealing automotive brochures and fliers that effectively communicate the values of the client’s brand.
• Support Organisation Associate to create content for communications with funders and other external stakeholders on a periodic and ad-hoc basis.

Skills and Certification:

• An ideal candidate should combine outstanding artistic and design skills with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with a multidisciplinary team. 
• They should possess a strong skill set in setting a creative vision and producing world-class photographs, videos and marketing literature

Required:

• Bachelors degree from a top university worldwide
• 2+ years experience in photojournalism, media, creative design, photography or film
• Strong and diverse photo/video portfolio (preferably award winning)
• Ability to take ownership and accountability of project timeline and results
• Ability to effectively communicate timelines and project progress with both internal and external management teams
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic working environment and work within a diverse team
• Excellent problem solving ability in a cross-functional and multi-cultural environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Extreme patience and a good sense of humour
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively and build rapport with others
• Proficiency in Adobe Suite, including Photoshop, Light room and Illustrator
• Proficiency in professional video editing software such as Final Cut Pro
• Proficiency in Adobe, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Access to your own professional camera equipment (Client will not provide this equipment)
• A start-up personality; entrepreneurial, ambitious, independent, systematic attention to detail, structured thinker, goal oriented, flexible, and able to deal well with setbacks
• Comfort with spending 10-25% of time travelling within East Africa, possibly on short notice, and into rural areas (camping when necessary)

Desired:

• 4+ years related experience in photojournalism, media, creative design, photography or film
• Fluency in Kiswahili (the national language of Kenya)

How to Apply:

Interested candidates holding the necessary requirements, good performance and / or references are encouraged to apply with detailed CV’s, inclusive of names and contacts of 3 referees, current telephone number and email address by scrolling down and clicking on: Multimedia Associate

GSK Consumer Healthcare Quality Manager Job in Kenya

Quality Manager - Consumer Healthcare
Summary: GSK is one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies.

We research, develop, produce and market vaccines and medicines to target unmet medical needs. 

We have three primary areas of business in pharmaceuticals, vaccines and consumer healthcare.
 

Through our Consumer Healthcare business, we market a range of consumer health products based on scientific innovation. 

We have leading positions in four main categories: oral health, nutritionals, wellness and skin health. 

In these areas we have a number of well known brands including Sensodyne, Panadol and Aquafresh.

We are looking to recruit a Quality Manager to join our Consumer Healthcare Division 

Reporting into the Regional Quality Head, the job holder will be expected to take the lead in implementing and sustaining the Quality Management System (QMS), including encouraging the commercial team to own quality activities in their day to day work.

The job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Building strong relationships across the Commercial Business functions and working with them to develop quality objectives that meet both business and regional quality objectives.
• Undertaking relevant training forums to deliver quality management systems knowledge to relevant parts of the business enabling them to identify, incorporate and deliver on relevant quality objectives.
• Maintaining a high level of quality management systems knowledge and awareness of changes within the commercial environment to seek opportunities and manage potential business adversity.
• Developing a network to obtain local regulatory intelligence and provide the necessary analysis to understand and escalate issues which have the potential to impact supply or GlaxoSmithKline’s reputation.
• Acting as the quality contact for the regional quality organization, providing communication to the regional quality organization on progress of quality management system compliance status updates on quality plans and escalation of issues.
• Ensuring a robust, sustainable and effective quality management system through monitoring and reviewing the compliance status within the third party marketing companies.
• Implementing and maintaining effective quality assurance systems to ensure that local operations are in full compliance with GlaxoSmithKline’s standards and policies.
• Ensuring that all internal procedures and systems in use are compliant to the GlaxoSmithKline quality management system, guide for commercial companies and local regulatory requirements

Requirements
 

The prospective candidate will have a minimum of an undergraduate science degree and five years working experience within a pharmaceutical /consumer healthcare industry. 

The candidate will have a strong understanding of and experience in quality assurance systems particularly in the areas of batch release, product incidents, artwork control and performing audits.

They will have a strong knowledge of regulatory requirements pertaining to good manufacturing practice/good distribution practice and  knowledge on effective quality documentation systems.   

Some of the skills that the candidate will posses include: strong communication skills, ability to influence, ability to interpret complex data, strong collaboration and assertive skills.

How to Apply: 
 

Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by close of business Friday 18th April, 2014.

Adept Systems
Management Consultants
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100

Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke

Only short listed candidates will be contacted! 

Please note that we do not charge fees for receiving or processing job applications.

Nation Media Electronics Engineer, News Editor Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya

Electrical & Electronics Engineer

 
JOB REF: HR-EE-02-2014

Nation Media Group is the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa with operations in print, electronics and digital media. 

It attracts and serves unparalleled audiences in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda, and seeks to consolidate this position by recruiting an Electronics and Electrical Engineer for our Production Department.

Reporting to the Technical Manager, the Engineer will be expected to deliver on operational and technical requirements in accordance with quality standards.

Key result areas will include:-

• Annual planning and execution of maintenance tasks;
• Supervision of service level providers on equipment and maintenance;
• Problem solving during breakdowns promptly and solving problems at the shortest time; and
• Installing and commissioning of new equipment including hardware and software.

Skills, knowledge and experience requirement:-

• B.Sc. Degree in Electrical or Electronics Engineering from a recognized university;
• At least 3 years relevant work experience gained from a reputable organization preferably in a busy production plant or print shop;
• Knowledge of personal computers hardware and software and LAN experience;
• Knowledgeable in applying best practice in print production;
• Demonstrable capability to fit in and contribute within a technical and professional team; and
• Ability to cope with pressure, work odd hours while adhering to tight deadlines.

This position offers and excellent career growth opportunity and a competitive remuneration package.

If you meet the above criteria, please send your application and a detailed CV online to http://careers.nationmedia.com on or before 15th February, 2014.

Managing Editor, Nairobi News
 

Job Ref. – HR-ME-02-2014

Nation Media Group is also recruiting a Managing Editor for its newest newspaper title, the Nairobi News.

Targeted at the Nairobi resident, Nairobi News is a thrice-weekly newspaper with a lively mix of news, features and commentaries accompanied by a dynamic news website and mobile news service.
 

This position is for an experienced journalist with an outstanding record as a reporter or sub-editor. 

He or she will have a track record of leading newsroom teams, an ability to manage stories and oversee production of pages and will boast a solid network of news sources in Nairobi County.

If you consider yourself a Nairobi native at heart and can capture the drama of life in Kenya’s largest county in a compelling newspaper package, you are the person we are looking for.

You will have a university degree or post-graduate qualification in journalism and must have worked in a busy newsroom for over six years.

Please send your application and a detailed CV online to Human Resources at http://careers.nationmedia.com before 13th February, 2014.