The National Council Churches of Kenya (NCCK), an umbrella organisation for Protestant Churches and Christian Organisations registered in Kenya, is seeking to recruit a highly skilled, experienced and results oriented professionals. Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates to fill in the following positions:
Job Title: Program Officer – Financial Inclusion (Village Savings and Loans Associations)
Supervision: Project Coordinator
Duty Location: Kalivu, Kitui County (NCCK Lower Eastern Region)
Job Purpose: The Financial Inclusion (VSLA) role provides support to the community groups organized by the project by offering training on savings, loaning, group formation, and leadership. It also provides mentorship, and monitors the progress of credit / loaning activities supported through the project
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Build relationships with local communities and organize workshops and seminars to educate individuals and groups about financial products and services to promote financial literacy and inclusion for improved household incomes;
- Provide training for community members on budgeting, saving, and responsible borrowing;
- Offer ongoing support and resources to help individuals and groups navigate financial systems and processes;
- Collect weekly, monthly, and periodical data from VSLA groups and project participants for planning and reporting;
- Collaborate with the Project team to conduct needs assessments to identify barriers to financial access;
- Establish partnerships with financial institutions, NGOs, and government agencies to enhance financial access;
- Prepare quarterly, semi-annual and annual reports to communicate successes and challenges;
- Strengthen VSLA groups by addressing inquiries by VSLA Group members and providing guidance on accessing financial products and services;
- Facilitate the development and use of user-friendly financial tools and resources.
Key Qualifications / Skills / Competencies / Experience Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, Cooperatives Management, Finance or other relevant field from a recognized institution;
- Minimum of (3) three years demonstrable working experience in managing VSLA’s, Savings and Internal Lending Communities (SILC), Self Help Groups or any other relevant position;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Excellent ICT skills;
- Ability to ride a motorbike with a valid driving license endorsed for riding a motorbike.
Job Title: Program Officer – Agronomist
Supervision: Project Coordinator
No of Vacancies: Three (3)
Duty Location: Kalivu, Kitui County (NCCK Lower Eastern Region)
Job Purpose: To provide agronomic knowledge and skills to growers in their assigned market while performing job duties such as field scouting, integrated fertility soil management, market analysis, pests, and disease control.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Planning, implementing and reporting of program activities on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis;
- Coordinating program meetings between Community Resource Persons (CRPs) and other stakeholders at the grassroots level;
- Reporting of the activities implemented in the duty station;
- Organizing and presenting training, and demonstrations to lead farmers, principal farmers, and farmers in field schools;
- Carrying out monitoring and evaluation data collection in the target wards using questionnaires, and taking success stories. The data collated helps to build reports from the accomplished field activities;
- Coordinating the agricultural extension officers and Community extension design at ward and County levels;
- Conducting situation assessment, end-of-project evaluation, and writing of concept notes;
- Recruiting and training farmers in farmer’s field schools on conservation agriculture and ensuring they receive quality extension services;
- Conducting follow-ups and farm visits to farmers to advise on good agronomic practices, post-harvest management, agroforestry, and farming as a business;
- Collecting household data of farmers in assigned stations to be compiled in a database system for ease of procurement and accountability.
Key Qualifications / Skills / Competencies / Experience Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture or a relevant field from a recognized university;
- Minimum of (3) three years’ demonstrable working experience in the field of Agriculture and Agronomy;
- Excellent ICT skills;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Ability to ride a motorbike with a valid driving license endorsed for riding a motorbike.
Job Title: Communication Officer
Supervision: Project Coordinator
Duty Location: Marimanti, Tharaka Nithi County (NCCK Upper Eastern Region)
Job Purpose: The main purpose of this position is to support the Communication and Documentation work of the Council.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist in the development of programme information / publicity materials; • Compile periodic programme reports in a timely manner;
- Develop engaging and informative content on the assigned project and overall Council;
- Support in generating content for the Council’s digital communication platforms.
- Support the preparation of updates from programme work to inform public communications;
- Assist in the development and implementation of a communication and branding strategy for the Council;
- Monitor best practices and emerging trends in social media and make recommendations for adjustment of the Council’s social media strategy as necessary;
- Maintain an accurate and up to date database of communication content developed and disseminated;
- Support photography and videography during Council activities;
- Support the management of the NCCK digital resources repositories (photographs, video and audio data);
- Coordinate the editing of project audio-visual material to generate content for digital communication platforms;
- Initiate, drive and monitor communication campaigns as guided by the management; • Attend Council events and generate communication content as required;
Key Qualifications / Skills / Competencies / Experience Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications, Journalism, or related field;
- Minimum of three (3) years’ demonstrable working experience in corporate communications;
- Demonstrable experience in handling social media platforms;
- Knowledge of desktop publishing software and ICT skills;
- Excellent Communication skills.
Job Title: Assistant Communication Officer – Graphics Design
Supervision: Communications Manager
Duty Location: NCCK Head Office
Job Purpose: This position is responsible for creating engaging and on-brand graphical and desktop publishing designs for use by the Council on social media and other engagements.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Develop and edit images and infographics for the Council’s visual communications; • Desktop publishing, design and typesetting;
- Ensure that all graphic elements are consistent with the Council brand in terms of style, colors, and messaging.;
- Attend Council events and generate graphics content for use on the Council’s social media and other platforms as required;
- Monitor best practices and emerging trends in graphics design and make appropriate recommendations to the supervisor;
- Maintain an accurate and up to date database of the Council’s graphical communications;
- Work with external consultants as guided to ensure quality and timely output.
Key Qualifications / Skills / Competencies / Experience Required
- Bachelor’s Degree/ in Communications / Graphics Design or related field; • Minimum of (1) one-year a demonstrable portfolio;
- Excellent IT skills, with proficiency working with design and photo-editing software; • Excellent demonstrable graphics design skills;
- Excellent communication skills.
Job Title: Assistant Communication Officer – Video Production
Supervision: Communications Manager
Duty Location: NCCK Head Office
Job Purpose: This position is responsible for supporting production of creative, engaging and on-brand audio-visual content for the Council.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Editing audio and video footage to enhance sound, graphics, lighting and other elements to achieve the intended output;
- Monitoring best practices and emerging trends in film and videography and make appropriate recommendations to the supervisor;
- Develop / update the video marking and branding guidelines, train staff on the same, and ensure all audio visual material is in compliance;
- Maintain a database of raw footage as well as edited materials with a clear catalogue;
- Supervise third party video recording service providers to ensure final product meets the intended objectives;
- Drafting video and audio production and editing scripts, and executing them upon approval;
- Maintaining an accurate and up to date database of the Council’s audio-visual communications and footage;
- Undertaking video recording and photography during NCCK activities and events.
Key Qualifications / Skills / Competencies / Experience Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications / Video production or related field; • Minimum of (1) one-year demonstrable working experience;
- Excellent ICT skills, with proficiency working with video production and editing equipment and software;
- Excellent demonstrable Videography and video editing skills;
- Excellent communication skills.
Job Title: Assistant Communication Officer – Social Media
Supervisor: Communications Manager
Duty Location: NCCK Head Office
Job Purpose: This position is responsible for supporting content creation and posting on the Council’s digital communications platforms and driving traffic and engagement with audiences.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Assist in the development and implementation of digital communications engagement strategy for the Council;
- Engage users on the Council’s platforms in a manner that projects the Council’s identity and heritage, ensuring timely responses to queries;
- Develop, edit, publish and share engaging and informative content for digital communication platforms daily;
- Monitor web traffic metrics and ensure SEO optimization;
- Research and generate content for the Council website and social media platforms; • Administrate the Council social media platforms;
- Support the management of the Council’s image and video repositories; • Maintain an accurate and up to date database of social media audiences and posts;
- Monitor best practices and emerging trends in social media and make recommendations for adjustment of the Council’s social media strategy as necessary.
Key Qualifications / Skills / Competencies / Experience Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Communications or related field;
- Minimum of (1) one-year demonstrable experience in managing social media handles with documented growth;
- Excellent IT skills, with proficiency working with design and photo-editing software; • Excellent demonstrable Videography and video editing skills;
- Demonstrable experience in handling social media platforms;
- Excellent communication skills.
Method of Application
Interested candidates are requested to visit www.ncck.org/vacancies for detailed descriptions of the vacancies, then fill the online application form provided to apply not later than on September 25, 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Please note that NCCK does NOT charge any fee whatsoever for application, processing, interviewing or securing employment.
