Openings at SOS Children's Villages

Key performance areas and main responsibilities:

External Communications

• Maintain social media accounts (Facebook and Twitter) for the MA; Proactively manage the
  generation and posting of content on the sites; Design and implement strategies to increase the
  number of followers at each site.
• Regularly and proactively document best practices and lessons learned from program
  implementations, package them into communications materials and disseminate to the right
  audiences,
• In liason with facility heads, produce news and feature stories, publicity materials, press releases,
  photographs, videos, partnership marketing resources and other strategic and targeted
  communications as required.
• Design and desk top publishing of SOS Children’s Villages Kenya fact sheets, reports, brochures
  and newsletters.
• Research and produce internal and external communication content for the organization and SOS
  Kinderdorf global communications as required for various purposes

Minimum Qualifications & Experience Required

• Degree in Mass Communication, Journalism, Public relations and any related course
• Must be computer literate.
• At least 5 years’ experience in Communications
• Well-developed communication and report writing

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Key performance areas and main responsibilities:

Financial Reporting

• Budget preparation and monitoring
• Preparation of location financial reports and provide support in variance analysis
• Data entry and proper filing of documents in respect to all processes
• Perform monthly data entry checks on Navision data to ensure data quality
• In a timely manner, address all data quality issues raised by the National Office, in respect to the location
• Prepare and review of all payments (for compliance to the law and grant agreement) before forwarding the same to the Programme Director
• Update and reconcile all payables listing (including accruals)
• Update and reconcile all receivables listing

Bank Reconciliation

• Prepare monthly bank and petty cash reconciliation for the said facilities

Audits

• Assist in coordination of internal and external audit
• Ensuring all internal and external audit issues raised in respect to the location are closed in a timely manner

Minimum Qualifications & Experience Required

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting from a recognized institution of higher learning.
• A CPA part 2 is desirable
• A minimum of 3 years working experience with progressive responsibility preferably with an international NGO
• A good understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles, with working knowledge of all
• statutory legislation and regulations pertaining to finance.
• Proficient user of MS –Navision Dynamics is preferred. Knowledge Excel and Word is a must.
• Able to work under pressure, with strong organizational, planning, prioritization and execution skills
• and the ability take accountability for results and achievement of objectives.
• Enthusiastic, decisive, pragmatic and dynamic hands-on individual with a sense of urgency, attention
• to detail, thoroughness and unquestionable integrity.

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Key performance areas and main responsibilities:

Leads all activities within the assigned class

• Prepares lesson plans and outlines in accordance with the curriculum guidelines or
  requirements of the school or government.
• Teaches lessons and facilitates or supervises a variety of non-academic activities which may
  include art, crafts, story-telling, sport, nature walks etc.
• Ensures all necessary preparations are made prior to each lesson.
• Arranges cultural activities to educate children in local culture and custom.
• Involves children in the operations and maintenance of the school, including cleaning
  classrooms, tending flowers beds etc.

Creates a stimulating learning environment

• Maintains a positive degree of discipline inside and outside the classroom in order to create a
  safe secure and appropriate environment for learning.
• Promotes a warm, supportive, non-threatening ethos in which the child finds learning
  enjoyable and stimulating and in which respect and co-operation are emphasised.
• Uses creative teaching methods to nurture the children’s interest in learning, e.g., use drama,
  storytelling, and singing or art to enhance the learning experience.
• Creates a lively, stimulating atmosphere in the classroom, e.g., by decorating the walls with
  children’s arts and crafts or by establishing a ‘nature corner’.
• Maintains the classroom in a neat and tidy condition in order to create an environment
  conducive to learning.

Ensures the educational development of each child

• Provides individual attention to each child, monitoring their educational progress and taking
  appropriate corrective action as necessary.
• Conducts academic support programmes such as holiday classes, remedial classes and
  individual tutoring to meet the educational needs of each child.
• Develops and implements homework programmes which may include project work, extra
  reading or other assignments.
• Prepares progress reports for each child as required by the principal, detailing the child’s
  academic progress as well as overall development.

General

• Supervises extra-mural activities such as organised sports, clubs etc.
• Performs administrative or other extra duties as required by the Principal, such as store
  keeping, producing the school magazine or organising school events.
• Maintains all furniture and equipment within the classroom in good order.
• Behaves in an exemplary manner at all times acting as a role model for the children.
• Keeps attendance registers, grade records and any other records required by the school.
• Perform other tasks as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

Formal qualifications & Experience Requirements

• Must possess a P1 Certificate
• Training in Guidance and counselling will be an added advantage.
• Computer literate with proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Minimum of 3 Years teaching experience.
• Must be registered by the TSC
• Must be CBC trained and can teach IRE, English, Mathematics, PHE from grade 1 – 8
• Have a genuine liking for and interest in young people and demonstrated patience, tolerance and
• understanding.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, colleagues, administrators, parents and the
• community at large
• Possess report writing skills.
• Significant knowledge of work and educational dynamics in the country.