5 Civil Society Groups jobs in Kenya
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Working at VSO
VSO is the world's leading international non-governmental organisation that works through volunteers to create a fair world for everyone. In 2022/23, over 7,700 dedicated individuals from across the globe volunteered with VSO, bringing their abilities to support almost 11 million people in 35 countries.
Our work centres on those who are left out by society – those living in extreme poverty or with disability and illness. Those who face discrimination and violence because of their gender, sexuality, or social status. Those who are at risk from disaster, disease, and conflict.
But they are not passive beneficiaries of aid; they are the "primary actors" at the heart of our efforts. From their perspective, we define the issues, opportunities, and solutions that drive sustainable, local-led change. These individuals are the key agents of their own transformation.
Role Overview Summary
The Accompanier will work closely with a cluster of selected Civil Society Group (CSGs) in Kilifi County to capacity build, strengthen and continue with mentorship through VSO (VfD) volunteering for Development Approach. They will also strengthen the CSG's technical, organizational and leadership capacity, fostering gender and disability inclusion, support adoption of accountability and participatory practices, amplify people's collective voice for policy influence and make the government accountable. The role will help to build trust, co-facilitate holistic participatory capacity strengthening processes through accompaniment, mentoring, coaching, peer-learnings and field exposure, encourage linkages for collaboration and enable CSGs to become self- reliant and sustainable. Working alongside other VSO volunteer team, project staff, and local implementing partners, the role supports a shift in power where CSGs lead and volunteers facilitate, empower, connect and enable-through equitable partnerships, mutual respect, and locally led development.
Ideal Applicant Summary
Experienced in engaging civil society groups—such as grassroots, youth, women, and disability associations—to empower communities to claim their rights. Demonstrates a basic understanding of civil society strengthening, locally led development, equitable partnerships, and rights-based approaches. Skilled in using participatory tools including inclusive governance, social accountability, and citizen-led monitoring. Strong in facilitation, mentoring, and coaching, with a focus on creating inclusive, respectful spaces. Knowledgeable about volunteerism, local governance, and power dynamics. Committed to VSO's mission, values, safeguarding, and behavioural standards.
Equal Opportunities:
VSO is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. In line with our disability inclusion commitment, persons with disabilities who meet the requirements are strongly encouraged to apply.
Equal Opportunities:
VSO promotes equal opportunities and values a diverse workforce.
VSO reserves the right to close this job early if we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Disclaimer:
VSO is committed to a fair, transparent and merit-based recruitment. VSO does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process. Any such request in VSO's name is fraudulent and should be disregarded. Please report suspicious requests to
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Accomodation
Please note that accommodation is not provided, as this opportunity is intended for individuals based in or residing within the project area.
Volunteer Allowance
All volunteers have an allowance paid in local currency. The allowance meets reasonable living expenses in country, but will not be enough to send money home.
VSO works with some of the poorest communities in the world which means accommodation varies and will be basic.
VSO is the world's leading development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. We are unique in the way we bring people together to share their skills and experience, generate insights and ideas and, most of all, take action against poverty and exclusion. It's a highly effective approach that works, and today is helping millions of people in some of the world's poorest communities lift themselves out of poverty.
Intern - Civil Society Engagement Programme Support
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Senior Cloud Solutions Architect - Enterprise Infrastructure
Posted 9 days ago
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Key Responsibilities:
- Design, architect, and implement robust cloud solutions on platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, meeting business and technical requirements.
- Develop cloud migration strategies and roadmaps for existing on-premises infrastructure.
- Define cloud architecture best practices, standards, and governance frameworks.
- Provide technical leadership and guidance on cloud services, including compute, storage, networking, databases, and serverless technologies.
- Collaborate with development, operations, and security teams to ensure the successful deployment and management of cloud applications and services.
- Optimize cloud infrastructure for cost-efficiency, performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Develop and maintain cloud security strategies, including identity and access management, network security, and data protection.
- Evaluate and integrate new cloud technologies and services to enhance existing solutions.
- Create comprehensive technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, design specifications, and operational procedures.
- Mentor junior engineers and promote cloud expertise within the organization.
- Troubleshoot complex technical issues in cloud environments.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in IT infrastructure and systems engineering, with at least 5 years focused on cloud architecture and design.
- Deep expertise in at least one major public cloud platform (AWS, Azure, GCP), including services like EC2/VMs, S3/Blob Storage, VPC/VNet, IAM, Lambda/Functions, etc.
- Proven experience in designing and implementing hybrid and multi-cloud solutions.
- Strong understanding of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible).
- Excellent knowledge of networking concepts, security best practices, and data management in the cloud.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps methodologies.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, capable of articulating complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
- Proven ability to work independently and effectively in a fully remote, global team environment.
- Relevant cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert) are highly desirable.
This is a high-impact role offering the opportunity to shape the future of industrial technology through advanced cloud solutions, all within a flexible remote setting.
Mechanical Engineering Team Lead
Posted 24 days ago
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Location: This is a hybrid role, based in **Thika, Kiambu, KE**, requiring a balance of remote work and on-site presence.
Qualifications:
- Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in mechanical engineering design and development.
- Proven experience in a leadership or team management role within an engineering context.
- Extensive knowledge of mechanical engineering principles and practices.
- Proficiency in CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD) and FEA tools.
- Strong project management and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and team-building abilities.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex engineering problems.
- Experience in product lifecycle management (PLM) is a plus.
MLOps / DevSecOps Engineer – AI Infrastructure Team - 1658
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Job Title: MLOps / DevSecOps Engineer – AI Infrastructure Team
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Remote from LATAM | Full-time
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About the Role
We're looking for a hands-on
MLOps / DevSecOps Engineer
to own and automate infrastructure that powers our AI platforms, ensuring robustness, cost-efficiency, and compliance at scale. You'll work at the intersection of CI/CD, observability, and security, enabling high-throughput pipelines for code, data, model, and prompt deployments in regulated environments.
You'll help build secure, reproducible, and cost-aware AI infrastructure, with advanced control over scalability, rollback strategies, and model performance monitoring.
Key Responsibilities
- Build reusable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) modules for GPU clusters, distributed storage, and Zero-Trust networks
- Deploy and operate Kubernetes clusters with GPU-optimized node pools using Cluster Autoscaler or Karpenter
- Orchestrate multi-stage GitOps pipelines (code, data, model) with ArgoCD or Flux
- Implement advanced rollout/rollback strategies: shadow testing, canary, blue/green
- Integrate security scanners into CI/CD: OWASP ZAP, Snyk, Veracode, Trivy with actionable reports
- Set up observability for model drift, budget burn, SLOs, and hallucination metrics
- Ensure compliance with SOC 2, ISO 27034, and internal audit requirements
- Reproduce high-performance compute (HPC) environments via Terraform or AWS CDK
Ideal Candidate
- Solid background in Cloud DevOps and ML Infrastructure
- Proven experience with reproducible GPU infrastructure in cloud environments
Hands-on expertise in:
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, Pulumi, AWS CDK
- Kubernetes: EKS, AKS, GKE, Cluster Autoscaler, Karpenter
- GitOps tools: Argo CD, Flux, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Kustomize
- Observability: Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Arize AI, FinOps Exporter
- Security & Compliance: Trivy, Snyk, OWASP ZAP, Veracode, Grype, Kyverno, OPA Gatekeeper
Infrastructure & Environment
- Remote-first across LATAM (6+ hrs CST/EST overlap)
- VPN + SSO access via Okta or Azure Active Directory
- Cloud IDE access or VS Code Dev Containers
- GitHub Enterprise, Jira, Slack/Teams
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with tools such as MLflow, LangChain, LangSmith, Ray, DVC, Feast, BentoML
- Background in budget-aware engineering or FinOps tagging strategies
- Comfortable with advanced CLI workflows (e.g., Tmux, SSH multiplexing)
Recommended Stack (Expanded)
- IaC: Terraform, AWS CDK, Pulumi
- Kubernetes: EKS/AKS/GKE, Cluster Autoscaler, Karpenter
- CI/CD & GitOps: GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Argo CD, Flux, Kustomize
- Monitoring & Logging: Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, ELK Stack, Datadog
- Cloud Providers: AWS, Azure, GCP
- Security Tools: Trivy, OWASP ZAP, Snyk, Veracode, Grype, Kyverno, OPA Gatekeeper
- ML Frameworks: PyTorch, TensorFlow
- Containerization & Automation: Docker, Ansible
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