Deadline of this Job: 18 November 2022
JOB DETAILS:Specific Roles And Responsibilities
The main responsibilities of the Community Engagement Manager including:
• Leading the development of the strategy for growing KujaLink member community with support from the team of Community Facilitators and engagement with the KujaLink leadership team
• Overseeing community engagement facilitators whose main job is to source, recruit, onboard and support new users from existing networks and partners as well as new partners
• Engaging and retaining current community members
• Learning from the member community to adjust and revise the strategy as the community grows and working with the platform development team to make adjustments to the platform.
• Work with the KujaLink team to develop and implement the KujaLink online community engagement strategy - defining the approach, discussion and communication activities, and responsibilities of team members and platform users.
• Work with community facilitators to recruit and welcome new members to the KujaLink platform - ensuring they understand and can make use of all the features including develop and update onboarding materials, including guide, graphics, and video(s).
• Post as a brand ambassador and implement the strategy to develop the community including participating in discussions, finding new users and listening to the current ones.
• Work with the team to develop and measure metrics to understand Community Growth and Evolution;
• Understand the needs of users over time and develop strategies for retaining users;
• Engage with the KujaLink development and user experience team to ensure user feedback is captured. Support the team in managing the platform User Support discussion forum.
• Support development of internal community management processes and guide for future managers.
Skills And Qualifications
• Degree, certificate, training or coursework in communications, journalism, public relations, marketing, business, or a related field
• Significant and relevant years in the social sector (5+)
• Demonstrated experience supporting online community platforms
• Experience working remotely and coordinating activities across multiple time zones
• Background in support-related field such as communications, PR, social media with the ability to interact with people online and understand how online trust works
• Extremely strong written communication skills and ability to communicate ideas and concepts digitally. Ability to create content and work with others to create content.
• Comfortable with using a very wide range of digital platforms (email, Slack, Twitter, Whatsapp, Zoom, Wordpress) and experience with a range of online community platforms (Facebook, Linkedin)
• Digitally savvy and able to keep up with the activity on the platform
• Flexible and adaptable with a high level of empathy and the ability to connect with users
• Fluency in English required, competency in French, Arabic or Spanish desired
• Must come from a country supported by the platform (non OECD DAC countries)
Deadline of this Job: 15 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:Key Requirements:
• Establishes the process for change management and ensures that each change follows the complete procedure to ensure minimum disruption to IT services.
• Evaluates all requests for change (RFCs) to determine the impact on business processes and IT services, and to assess whether the change will adversely affect the operational environment and introduce unacceptable risk.
• Chairs the Change Advisory Board (CAB) and ensures the CAB has the information needed to evaluate changes.
• Authorizes acceptable changes, either alone or after a CAB meeting has taken place.
• Liaises with all necessary parties to coordinate change building, testing, and implementation, in accordance with schedules.
• Carefully manages emergency changes to minimize further incidents and make sure the change is controlled and takes place securely.
• Verifies that emergency changes are appropriately assessed and authorized after the change.
• Maintains a tracking and reporting system to document rejected changes, communicates the status of approved and in-process changes, and completes changes.
• Ensures that approved changes are implemented as planned and ensures that they have met their objectives. Reviews any changes that have been backed out of and have failed.
• Produces regular management reports.
• Works with Configuration Management to ensure that configuration item (CI) changes are entered in the change management database (CMDB).
Qualification:
• Must have a relevant bachelor’s degree in computer science
• Must have ITIL v4 experience, with practitioner certification in change management.
• Use of change management tools.
• Knowledge of deployment and implementation methodologies of related technical change management experience.
• Experience in project management and knowledge of approaches, tools, and phases of the project lifecycle.
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Understanding of configuration management principles.
• Familiar with controls and audit compliance.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills.
Deadline of this Job: 16 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:Responsibilities
• Build long-term relationships with major pan-African development and intermediary partners to position AMI as a leading impact player in the skills and enterprise development space.
• Leverage strong existing personal network within funding partners for skills and enterprise development to generate new partnership opportunities.
• Develop strategic implementation partnerships with relevant peer organisations for co-proposal on funding opportunities.
• Continually scan the market in this segment to identify business opportunities, relationships and RFP windows across the continent, including opportunities for new products and segments.
• Contribute to strategic thinking around funders and segments of focus for AMI in the future.
• Generate strategies to raise AMI’s profile in skills and enterprise development, and work with the communications team to implement. This could include writing/co-writing white papers, opinion pieces, blogs, keeping track of new research in the sector and speaking at conferences etc.
• Lead proposal development and negotiations on large pan-African partnerships. Work with other members of the team to design, scope and budget complex multi-million dollar projects, and manage robust handover process to programme implementation teams.
• Keep strong ongoing relationships with existing partners, in order to expand scope of partnerships
Requirements
Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree is an added advantage
• At least 7 years’ experience in business development, fund-raising or partnership management, with at least 2 years in international development, including proposal development (essential)
• Experience working in an entrepreneurial environment, ideally within Africa’s SME/entrepreneur support ecosystem
• Sophisticated understanding of Africa’s SME support/ skills development ecosystem, and deep networks with both funders and implementers.
• Ability to think strategically and creatively, and to execute methodically.
• Excellent proposal writing and presentation skills with the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively across different levels
• Ability to scope, plan and budget for complex, multi-million-dollar skills/enterprise development projects, often in multiple markets.
• Confident networker and relationship builder; Able to represent AMI at international events and conferences with gravitas and charisma.
• Demonstrated ability to tell powerful stories and develop strategic recommendations.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Enthusiasm and commitment for AMI’s vision of transformation through skills and enterprise development.
• Willingness to engage in robust debate alongside deep respect for others with rock-solid integrity
Deadline of this Job: 16 December 2022
Ref: AD/12/179/22The position
The position is domiciled in Administration Department. The University reserves the right to deploy anywhere within its establishment.
Job specifications
• Bachelors (at least 2nd class Honour, Lower Division.) degree from a recognized university
• At least CPS II or relevant professional or postgraduate qualification in administration, management or related area
• At least 3 years administrative experience at the level of Administrative Assistant Grade 7/8
• Administrative skills including organization, responsibility, teamwork, communication, time management, multi-tasking and customer care.
• Computer literacy
Job description
• Providing administrative support in students and academic services, human resource services, facilitating
• University operations and performing any other related duty as assigned.
Deadline of this Job: 05 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:Key responsibilities also include
• Work closely with the academic department on a recruitment strategy to improve awareness of University programmes.
• Prepare summaries of applicants for admission for consideration by the Admission Committee.
• Ensure compliance to University admission criteria and process in all campuses.
• Formulation and development of marketing policies in diaspora
• Formulation of strategies and procedures for marketing policies and strategies in diaspora.
• Organize student recruitment functions and meetings to create awareness and promote Mount Kenya University in respective country (ies).
• Incharge of marketing and corporate relations in the countries of coverage.
• Advice the Directorate of Communication and Corporate Affairs on programmes to be advertised
• Enhancing the corporate image of the university internationally.
• Ensure compliance to University admission criteria in countries where student recruitment activities are undertaken
• Implement the University Service Charter in relation to recruitment matters
• Performing any other duties that may be assigned to you from time to time by the Director Student Recruitment, Admissions and Registration
Requirements
• Be a holder of Ph.D. degree from a reputable university;
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in similar and related working environment with a recognized institution
• Have a good understanding of policies and strategies governing higher education in Kenya and in the region;
OR
• Must possess a Master’s Degree in a relevant field.
• Must have at least 5 years’ experience at a comparable position.
• Must be computer literate.
• Be registered with, and be active members of professional associations in his/her profession where applicable;
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