Assistant Manager- Administration and Procurement

Assistant Manager- Administration and Procurement

Assistant Manager- Administration and Procurement

Reporting to the Human Resources and Administration Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:-

The overall responsibility

* Providing administrative and procurement function services to the organization.

Key Tasks

* Establishing administration policies and procedures, and work schedules.
* Planning, directing, and coordinating support services within the organization.

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Corporate Affairs Executive - National Oil Corporation of Kenya

Corporate Affairs Executive - National Oil Corporation of Kenya

Ref: HR 01/12/10

This appointment will initially be on a one year renewable contract

Job Profile

Reporting to the Deputy Managing Director, the incumbent will be responsible for public and media relations and all external communication activities that expand and raise the profile of the Company while promoting its products, exploration agenda and role within the industry and the government.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

* Champions the National Oil brand
* Creates effective communication material for downstream and upstream business operations.

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Planes for Africa Director of Maintenance Job in Kenya

Planes for Africa Director of Maintenance Job in Kenya

Planes for Africa, a fast growing Air Charter Company is seeking to recruit:

Director of Maintenance

Minimum Requirements

    * Licensed AME endorsed on HS 748 Series Aircraft
    * Minimum 10 Years of Experience certifying line maintenance on this aircraft type

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Siaya Teachers Sacco Jobs: General Manager and Internal Auditor

Siaya Teachers Sacco Jobs: General Manager and Internal Auditor

Siaya Teachers Sacco Society Ltd is seeking to recruit a mature, competent and professionally qualified candidates to man the below mentioned departments.

1. General Manager

The post holder will play the role of the CEO of the society and other duties as clearly stipulated in the Society’s by-laws.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Diploma in Business Administration
  
  
• Diploma in Co-operative Management.
• CPA Part III.
• Computer literate
• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or Commerce will be an added advantage.
• 2 years work experience in a busy Sacco office.
• Should be between 35 and 45 years.

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Habitat for Humanity Kenya Job Vacancies

Habitat for Humanity Kenya Job Vacancies

Habitat for Humanity Kenya, a Christian NGO whose mission is to enable low income earners own and live in durable, decent shelter, wishes to recruit suitably qualified persons for the following open positions.

Program Manager

This is a leadership position and is responsible for the initiation, development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of projects and programs that enable the organization meet its mandate of providing housing finance solutions to low income earners.

Interested applicants must have 7 to 10 years experience in a busy microfinance/lending organization and the experience must have been gained in developing, designing and implementing strategies for lending to high risk, low income earners.

Five of those years must be at senior leadership level in a microfinance program.

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Hotel Manager Job Vacancy in a Nairobi Small City Centre Hotel

Hotel Manager Job Vacancy in a Nairobi Small City Centre Hotel

A small sized 26 room budget hotel (with a restaurant open to the public) in Nairobi, City Centre, is looking for a suitable person for the position of Manager. The responsibilities of this position will, among others, include:
               
·        The person will provide overall leadership, guidance, and direction to the hotel management team as it strives to provide the highest quality in standards and services.
·        In addition, this individual will act as the main liaison between the Board of Directors and hotel staff.
·        The person will also ensure that the hotel and suppliers financial obligations are met.

Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and experience:
·        A diploma or degree in hotel management.
·        Ability to manage in a diverse environment with focus on client and customer services.
·        Ability to build and grow a strong client and customer bases.
·        Ability to communicate effectively with clients, and the staff.
·        Ability to respond effectively to clients’ and customers’ changing demands.
·        Honest and trustworthy.
·        A minimum of five years experience in hotel and/or hospitality industry in a bigger or similar institution.
·        Computer literacy and familiarity with hotel operating/management system will be an added advantage.

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Treasury Manager Job Vacancy in Kenya

Treasury Manager Job Vacancy in Kenya

Job Purpose

• Forecasts and manages all cash flows, performs detailed analysis of financing requirements, supervises treasury operations and manages banking relationships.
• Is responsible for reviewing Insurance portfolio and ensuring optimal coverage.
• Prepares decision support information and reports on the credit needs of the OPCO, as well as on receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, custody of funds, securities, and other financial instruments.
• Usually operates with minimal supervision and occasional review of completed work.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Manage cash and liquidity in order to contribute to the optimisation of profit, guarantee smooth business operations and protect the company against adverse impact on EBITDA because of currency and interest rate fluctuations:

• Develops and maintains 12 months rolling forecast
• Works closely with various functions to improve the cash forecasting effort and interest income/expense
• Analyses ways to improve the cash cycle, and where appropriate make recommendations for cost saving, propriety and efficiency
• Assists the Chief Finance Officer to effectively manage the cash
• Identifies the OPCO’s’ main financial risks (both currency and interest rates)
• Proposes, and after approval, implements a hedging strategy for managing identified foreign exchange and interest rate risks within the OPCO.
• Acts as the primary liaison between banks and insurance companies.
• Advises management on Treasury related matters.

Insurance and risk management:

• Analyses existing insurance portfolio and recommends improvements
• Coordinates risk surveys and audits requested by insurance companies
• Reviews and recommends process improvements that will enhance efficiency

Works with department managers through the development process of each budget, including monthly, quarterly and yearly reports, and exemplifies revenues and expenses.

Prepares reports on the credit needs of the OPCO as well as on receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, custody of funds, securities and other financial instruments and

Manage, Develop and motivate staff:

• Defines roles and sets performance targets for team
• Monitors and gives feedback on performance
• Identifies training needs and offers on job training
• Communicates training needs that require external facilitation to the Learning and Development Manager.

Essential Skills, Knowledge & Qualifications

• University Degree in Business, Finance or Accounting; MBA desirable ; 2 years with Advanced Degree
• Professional accounting qualification for instance, CPA or ACCA
• Excellent technical knowledge of budgeting, cash management, financial statements and financial analysis processes
• Knowledgeable of Treasury management processes
• Able to work with managers throughout company in analyzing financial situations
• Proven ability to analyse complex business issues and identify, design and implement effective practical recommendations
• IT literacy
• Able to operate in a performance driven organization
• Culturally aware and adept at working across multiple geographies
• Knowledge of English and/or French
• Substantial relevant experience in a similar role
• Fluency in English and or French
• Local nationals will be given priority, however my client will consider exceptional expatriate applications

Email CV to info@synergygloballtd.com

Deadline is 24th Oct 2010

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Manager – Energy Management Job Vacancy in Kenya

Manager – Energy Management Job Vacancy in Kenya

Over the next few years the growing cost of bulk diesel fuel, coupled with wholesale electricity price increases, are likely to offset significant gains in cellular base station power efficiency and will result in a collective network OPEX of $22 billion in 2013.

 

Location: Kenya, Nairobi

 

Job Purpose

Energy Opex is the single biggest cost constituent in any Opco’s Opex portfolio. Therefore, it is imperative that in order to improve the EBIT margins, this cost element have to be fully optimised without compromising on customer experience or network quality.

The position holder shall control and manage the Energy Opex for the network nodes spread out in the country through Innovation & best practices replication from India & otherwise. End-to-end planning and delivery of Energy cost, monitoring & analysis followed by roll-out of action plans in order to enable the organisation to become the lowest cost producer in the world.

The position holder will be responsible for bringing in cost efficiencies mobile site, fibre networks & multiple VSAT links. The position will require extremely high degree of co-ordination with Opco’s, Partners, Finance & SCM teams.

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Account Manager Job Vacancy

Account Manager Job Vacancy

To develop and manage effective field sales functions.

Implement plans set by senior management and delivering the objectives for the various portfolios.

Key Performance Indicators

• Achieve sales targets by targeting corporate clients
• Visit corporations to sell and market recruitment and hr consultancy services
• Maintain effective internal and external customer relationships
• Execution of sales strategy
• Analyze sales information
• Conduct competitor analysis and market research
• Adapt business plan from management into a sales plan
• Ensure an effective and profitable operation of sales force, and the achievement of all sales objective and budget allocated
  
  
• To identify and exploit area sales and opportunities for service ranges
• To effectively network and source for new business
• Handle customer complaints and enquiries swiftly
• Liaise regularly with other departments to ensure client satisfaction
• Recommend the tools and resources required to achieve the objectives
• Increase client base
• Develop sound relations with key corporate clients
• Meet and supersede set targets

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CA Global: Africa - Regional Manager

CA Global: Africa - Regional Manager

The position is based in Kenya.  

Overview:

Basic Purpose:

Manages and supports staff within the designated region by coordinating all planned segments and interdepartmental activities in order to maximize sales revenues, grow market share, foster distributor effectiveness and meet distribution channel sales objectives for the region. Maintains knowledge of and reports of new developments in the marketplace with regards to distributors and competition.

Main duties & responsibilities:

• Design and implement the regional sales plan in line with distribution segment strategy
• Translates the quarterly sales and revenue targets into comprehensive action plans that ensure their achievement
• Monitors performance against plans and targets and takes remedial action in cases of shortfalls
  
• Coordinate sales and distribution activities within the region
• Monitors and reports on competitor activities within the region and reports for action
• Manage, co-ordinate and support distributors
• Identifies and recommends prospective distributors to head office for consideration
• Manages staff discipline

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Export Sales Manager

Export Sales Manager

Functions

-          Must study the market of foreign countries and must determine which countries are ideal to sell particular products and identification of new business opportunities.

 

-          They must then travel to those companies and negotiate deals with vendors who are interested in selling foreign products. 

 

-          Must play a role in training sales representatives in foreign countries on how to demonstrate and fit the products sold by the company. 

 

-          Assisting the foreign country in advertising and raising awareness of the new products. 

 

-          Train sales representatives who will travel overseas to market products for the company. 

 

-          Plans and implements sales programs for either some or all of the company's product line.

 

-          Ensure execution of the developed sales strategies, plans and advertising or promotional programs.

 

-          Perform sales forecasting, budgeting and strategic implementation to achieve sales turnover and profitability of products.

 

-          Ensure activities are in accordance to the developed sales objectives

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Evaluate new product and international market opportunities and provide analysis to management for decision making.

-          Maintain good working relationship with own client base to further grow business opportunities.

-          Promote and improve sales with our overseas distributors with an aim to achieve product mix and profitability.

 

-          Develop and manage client relationship for both confirmed and potential customers.

-          Maintain contact with key markets by visiting and investigating of the operating and local conditions.

 

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Kenya Jobs: Vacancy for GENERAL MANAGER

Kenya Jobs: Vacancy for GENERAL MANAGER

Reporting to the chairman, the General Manager will be the principal officer of the Company and will be expected to provide overall direction to the Company through planning, directing and coordinating activities of the Company.

Major responsibilities include: 
1. Developing for the approval of the Board, strategic and business plans, including annual work-plans, budget and performance targets
2. Ensuring effective implementation of the Company’s Strategic Plan
3. Ensuring safe custody and management of the Company’s assets.
4. Providing strategic leadership and direction, including the management and development of the human resources of the Company.
5. Planning, coordinating and implementing all activities of the Company in line with the policies and directives approved by the Directors.

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South Eastern University College (SEUCO) Jobs Readvertisements

South Eastern University College (SEUCO) Jobs Readvertisements

South Eastern University College (SEUCO)

(A Constituent College of the University of Nairobi)

Re-Advertisement for Vacant Positions

1. Deputy Principal (Finance, Planning & Development)

Qualifications

Applicants for this post must meet the following minimum qualifications:

• Be at least an Associate Professor with an earned PhD in a relevant discipline (such as Economics, Finance, Project Planning and Development)
• Have at least eight (8) years of academic experience at a senior position in a University setting with a demonstrated capacity for leadership and academic excellence.
• Have held senior administrative posts such as Dean/Director of a Faculty/School.
• Be familiar with the national education policies and current trends in higher education world-wide
  
  
• Possession of an earned MBA will be an added advantage.

Interested candidates must submit a two-page typewritten statement on their teaching philosophy, strategic planning and development of higher education.

They must demonstrate how their past experiences would enable their discharge of duties and responsibilities that go with this post.

Confidential assessment of the applicants' suitability for the post should be sent by three (3) referees directly to the undersigned.

Responsibilities

The Deputy Principal (Finance, Planning and Development) shall, under the general direction of the Principal coordinate physical infrastructure planning and development, maintenance and repair of existing facilities, development of Master Plans, Procurement, Preparation of Budgets, Expenditure Control and Revenue Collection and perform such other duties as may be assigned or delegated to him.

Terms and Conditions of Service

Successful candidates will be offered a competitive remuneration, medical scheme and other benefits applicable to a Deputy Principal of a Constituent College of a Public University in Kenya.

Employment will be on a five (5) year contract term, renewable once depending on performance.

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Kenya Polytechnic Deans of Faculties Jobs in Kenya

Kenya Polytechnic Deans of Faculties Jobs in Kenya

The Kenya Polytechnic University College

A Constituent College of the University of Nairobi

Institutional Profile

The Kenya Polytechnic University College was established through the upgrading of the former Kenya Polytechnic in August 2007. The Kenya Polytechnic was established in 1961 as a tertiary institution to offer education and training in technological and vocational disciplines.

The Kenya Polytechnic University College is a constituent college of the University of Nairobi. The core of the mandate of the Kenya Polytechnic University College is to offer technical and vocational education and training (WET) at both the polytechnic and university levels. The college shall continue to offer programmes at the Diploma and certificate levels even as it expands its mandate to offer as well degree programmes.

The institution is thus in effect a ‘polytechnical university college’. The college currently has a student registration of some 8,700 students made up as 4,300 full-time students with 4,400 part-time students. The bulk of the students are pursuing programmes leading to the award of Diploma. The college admitted her first students on the degree programmes in January 2009.

Vacancies Re-Advertisement

The Kenya Polytechnic University College is seeking to recruit Deans of Faculties as follows:

1.    Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology (Ref/No. A D/0023/1 0)

2.    Dean, Faculty of the Arts and Technology Studies (Ref/No. A D/0024/1 0)

3.  Dean, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (Ref/No. A D/0025/1 0)

The Dean of Faculty is the academic and administrative head of the Faculty. The Dean shall, under the general direction of the Principal, be expected to provide general and strategic leadership to the Faculty and to this extent shall have overall responsibility for the direction, organisation, and administration of the programmes within the Faculty.

The Dean shall be expected to provide academic leadership in his/her area of specialization and shall be required to dedicate at least forty percent of his/her time to academic pursuits including teaching responsibilities.

The successful candidate shall thus be simultaneously appointed to the position of professor in the teaching Department of their field of specialisation within the university college, and should thus in addition be qualified to be appointed as such.

Candidates for this position shall be senior scholars with considerable experience in university teaching, research, and administration. They should posses an earned PhD degree or equivalent with experience of at least three years at the level of Chairman of Department in a university or an equivalent institution of higher learning.

The various Faculties of the University College are organised into the following academic units:

1. Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology

School of Health Sciences and Technology: biomedical sciences and technology, community and public health, healthcare and hospital services management, nutrition and dietetics, and pharmaceutical sciences and technology

 

School of Pure and Applied Sciences: biochemistry and biotechnology, biological science and technology, chemical science and technology, earth and environmental science, food science and technology, and technical and applied physics

 

School of Mathematics and Statistics: business and financial mathematics, engineering and technical mathematics, pure and applied mathematics, and statistics and computational mathematics.

 

2. Faculty of the Arts and Technology Studies

School of Business and Legal Studies: accounting and finance, business administration, economics and development studies, law and legal studies, management science and technology, and secretarial and office administration

 

School of Creative Arts and Technologies: design and creative media, fashion and textiles, journalism and mass communication, music and performing arts, and printing and media technology

 

School of Hospitality and Tourism Management: event and convention management, hotel and restaurant management, institutional catering and accommodation, and tourism and travel management

 

School of Social and Cultural Studies: language and communication studies, library and information studies, science and technology studies, and social and intercultural studies

 

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Manpower Job Vacancy Briefs

Manpower Job Vacancy Briefs

Job Ref: 4548
Job Title: General Manager (MBA) 30 – 35 Years Old

Remarks:
·         For a Commercial Company.
·         Become a GM at an early age.
·         Define your future.
·         Marketing experience required.

Job Ref: 4549
Job Title: P.R.O – Financial Services

Remarks:
·         Graduate plus Diploma in Journalism / Communication with 2 – 3 years P.R.O experience.

Job Ref: 4550
Job Title: Territory Manager, Food & Beverage Sector (Sanitation/Hygiene Products)

Remarks:
·         BSc Chemistry or equivalent with Quality Assurance or
·         Marketing experience in breweries, soft drinks, food industry
·         OR relevant experience in selling sanitation products to Food & Beverages sector.

Send your application with a detailed CV and a daytime telephone contact.

Applicants must also state their current or past salary.

Applications without such disclosure will not be considered.

Send your application by hand, courier, post or email so as to reach us by Friday 1st October 2010.

Mark Job Ref. No. on the top left of the envelope.
Send to:
Executive Selection Division,
Manpower Services (K) Ltd,
3rd Floor, Landmark Plaza,
directly opposite Nairobi Hospital Entrance.
P.O. Box 50736 – 00200.
Email: recruit@manpowerkenya.com

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Exciting Opportunities in the Lucrative Soft Drinks Market in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania

Exciting Opportunities in the Lucrative Soft Drinks Market in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania

Job summary:
1.     General Manager2.     Sales & Marketing Manager3.     Mechanical EngineerWe are a group of companies headquartered in Kampala but with operations in various industry sectors the Eas...

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Manpower Services Job Vacancy Briefs in Kenya

Manpower Services Job Vacancy Briefs in Kenya

Job summary:
Oil SectorJob Ref: 4480 Job Title: Country Manager (Sudan) Remarks: For a well established Kenyan regional petroleum sector company operating in several countries. Relevant oil sector sales / marketing & management experience essenti...

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Migori School of Guidance and Counselling Jobs in Kenya

Migori School of Guidance and Counselling Jobs in Kenya

Job summary:

1.     Course Director2.     Finance OfficerMigori School of Guidance and Counselling is an interdenominational/ interreligious Institution of higher learning, situated in Migori town and was envisioned, proposed...

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Finance Manager and Accounts Assistant Jobs in Kenya

Finance Manager and Accounts Assistant Jobs in Kenya

Job summary:
Our client is a dealer within the Telecommunications sector is seeking applications to fill the following positions:Finance ManagerThis is a role responsible for overseeing the company`s financial accounting, monitoring and reporting systems; ensuring ...

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Centres for Health Solutions – Kenya (CHS) Jobs

Centres for Health Solutions – Kenya (CHS) Jobs

Job summary:
1.     Country Director2.     Finance and Administration DirectorCentres for Health Solutions – Kenya (CHS) is a newly-registered Kenyan non-governmental organization (NGO) whose goal is to strengthen public he...

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