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September 27, 2010

Jobs Opportunity Kenya: Merchandisers Jobs Vacancy In Kenya

Jobs Opportunity Kenya: Merchandisers Jobs Vacancy In Kenya

Sale Merchandiser Job Kenya

Duties and Responsibilities Of Sale Merchandiser
* Analyze sales information, work out sales targets and plan how to increase profits.
* Visit suppliers or manufacturers to select goods, which is likely to involve working closely with retail buyers.
* Negotiate a price, order the goods, agree a delivery date, complete all the necessary paperwork, and keep in touch with suppliers to make sure that the goods arrive on time.
* Work closely with display staff and department managers to decide how goods should be displayed to best attract customers’ attention.
* Planning and setting up sales promotions and advertising .
* Visit different stores to discuss how well stock is selling, and make decisions on how to increase sales

Skills And Interests
To be a successful merchandiser you will need:
* Mathematical ability – to work out budgets and understand sales figures
* The ability to understand what the customer wants
* Business sense and negotiation skills
* The ability to work well in a team
* To be well organised and good at planning
* Good written and spoken communication skills
* Creative flair
* The ability to cope with the pressure of fast-paced work.

Qualifications.
* A diploma in sales and marketing or Business Degree specializing in Marketing.
* At least 6 months experience in sales is Mandatory.
* Previous sales records will also be required.

SALARY
SH.12,000,a four weeks contract (renewable)
If you meet the above qualifications send a copy of your resume and application letter via email to jobsfmc@yahoo.com quoting the job title as the subject.Deadline for the applications is 27th September before 12 noon.

 

Jobs Opportunity Kenya: Programme Accountant Job Vacancy

Jobs Opportunity Kenya: Programme Accountant Job Vacancy

Accountant Job Vacancy
Oxfam Great Britain
Closing date: 08 Oct 2010
Location: Sudan (the) – Juba

Programme Accountant Job Details.
SDG 5,158 gross per month (fixed-term contract + competitive benefits)
Juba, Sudan

About us
Oxfam is a worldwide organization that employs over 4,000 people in more than 60 countries to work with others and overcome poverty and suffering. We believe that in a world rich in resources, these aren’t just facts of life, but injustices, which must be overcome. Through worldwide recognition we strive to even this balance – a balance we all feel responsible for. We’re proud of the difference we’ve already made in Southern Sudan, through our long-term programmes of development and essential emergency relief. To help us further our work, Oxfam is looking for a Programme Accountant who is willing to take on a challenging and fulfilling role, someone ready to play a leadership role and contribute towards meeting the needs of communities.

About the role
As the Programme Accountant you will monitor budget allocation and expenditure for each partner grant as well as co-ordinate the management of all bank and cash transactions from and to the Juba bank accounts. You will ensure both bank and cash records are updated daily, and follow up on discrepancies and any problems both in Juba and field offices. You will be expected to manage the assets register as well as floats & loans given to staff. You will carry out cash management for the Juba office and assist the Finance Manager (FM) to review existing systems and procedures to ensure cost effectives in the programme. You will review the monthly payroll for accuracy, completeness and ensure that taxes and other deductions are remitted on time. You will be expected to support the FM in reviewing council budgets and forecasts to ensure they are accurate and in line with set guidelines. You are expected to spend 40% of your time in the field supporting programme teams. You will be responsible for ensuring Finance Internet based system is updated monthly and information for management use is accurate. You will manage the finance assistant and deputise for the FM when the need arises

About you
To be successful in this role you will have Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration with emphasis on accounting and a professional final qualification in Accounting or Finance (CPA ACCA etc). You will posses substantial experience in a similar role with an international NGO or reputable private firm. You will have experience of budget monitoring, financial reporting and analysis. Knowledge of accounting packages is also necessary. You will have excellent communication skills in spoken and written English. Strong organizational, planning and computer skills will also be necessary for this role. You will be expected to be conversant with financial software systems. Finally your interpersonal skill will be excellent alongside your attention to detail.

To apply
If you are the candidate we are looking for the above role, please submit your non-returnable application and CV quoting the relevant post reference including daytime telephone contacts to sdxjobs@oxfam.org.uk, or deliver a hard copy to our office. This position is open to Sudanese nationals ONLY.

Closing date: 8 October 2010.

 

Jobs Opportunity Kenya: Finance Officer Job Vacancy

Jobs Opportunity Kenya: Finance Officer Job Vacancy

Oxfam Great Britain
Closing date: 08 Oct 2010
Location: Sudan (the) – Upper Nile

Finance Officer Job Offer
SDG 4,390 per month (fixed-term contract + competitive benefits)
Upper Nile, Sudan
Background
Oxfam GB has been working in southern Sudan since 1983. Thematic areas of programming include Public Health, Livelihoods, Peace building and Emergency Preparedness and Response, underpinned by crosscutting activities in Gender and Advocacy. Oxfam GB works with local communities and is increasingly involved in building the capacity of partners, communities and local government institutions. Oxfam GB’s country office is based in Juba, with operational bases in Upper Nile, Lakes and Western Equatoria states, while the Emergency Preparedness and Response team operates across all ten states of southern Sudan.

The Finance Officer Role
As the Finance Officer you will monitor budget allocation and expenditure for each partner grant as well as support partners in developing and maintaining proper finance management systems. You will prepare monthly financial reports, cash flow, and financial management information for the programme. You will carry out audit checks on accounting returns submitted by partners and resolve related queries. You will make payments to suppliers, staff and other parties on behalf of the programme as well as advise the programme team on finance and accounting related issues.

The Person
To be successful in this role you will have Degree in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration with emphasis on accounting and or a professional qualification in Accounting or Finance (CPA, ACCA etc). You will posses substantial experience in a similar role with an international NGO as well as experience of programme budget monitoring, donor requirements, financial reporting and analysis. Knowledge of accounting packages will be an added advantage. You will have excellent communication skills in spoken and written English. Strong organizational, planning and computer skills will also be necessary for this role.

To apply
If you are the candidate we are looking for the above role, please submit your non-returnable application and CV quoting the relevant post reference including daytime telephone contacts to sdxjobs@oxfam.org.uk, or deliver a hard copy to our office. This position is open to Sudanese nationals only.
Closing date: 8 October 2010.

 

Jobs Opportunity Kenya: Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant Job

Jobs Opportunity Kenya: Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant Job

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Striving to eliminate hunger
Closing date: 01 Oct 2010
Location: Kenya – Nairobi

M&E system for the livelihood based projects:
The M&E specialist is responsible for guiding the development of the overall M&E strategy for the LIVELIHOOD-BASED PROJECTS thus ensuring timely and relevant information to project managers, project stakeholders and donors. This requires close coordination and communication with: project director, implementing organizations and the M&E Unit.

Critical tasks for the M&E specialist will be the set up of the M&E system and ensuring that proper procedures, human resources and budgets are allocated accordingly. The M&E system will be based on the projects log frames, for which the M&E plan will be developed and will build as much as possible upon existing M&E mechanisms and systems among partners involved in the LIVELIHOOD-BASED PROJECTS implementation.

•Develop the overall framework for project M&E in accordance to the project documents together with the M&E plan.
•Conduct readiness assessment regarding M&E. What are the incentives at the system level, which are the beneficiaries, what is the existing capacity?
•Guide and coordinate the review of the project logframe including:
•Provide technical advice for the revision of performance indicators
•Ensure realistic intermediate and end-of-project targets are defined
•Identify sources of data, collection methods, who collects data, how often, cost of collection and who analyzes it.
•Ensure all critical risks are identified
•Identify the core information needs to be provided to the M&E Unit, PAC (Project Advisory Committees) and PSC (Project Steering Committee) in the different projects, funding agencies implementing agencies and authorities.
•Clarify M&E responsibilities of different project personnel and review the respective TOR.
•Outline the management information system, define reporting requirements from project managers responsible for implementing activities/components and define formats for standard reports (e.g., quarterly and annual reports).
•Contribute to the development of the Annual Work Plan, ensuring alignment with project strategy, agreement on annual targets and inclusion of M&E activities in the work plan on line with FAO rules and regulations and after discussions with LIVELIHOOD-BASED PROJECTS Project managers.
•Prepare calendar of M&E activities
•Define how often and how the M&E system will be revised and improved, as well as whose responsibility this is.
•Ensure that the M&E system is based on a learning orientation and is focused around the needs of the decision-makers to manage for impact. Reach agreement on when reflections and information analysis will take place and with whom.
•Identify other M&E staff that the projects needs to contract.
•Recommend suitable professional M&E training for all staff in the M&E unit
•Development of Project Impact Assessment (PIA) methodology in line with the LIVELIHOOD-BASED PROJECTS document and implementing agencies internal M&E.

Development of FAO Somalia M&E System:
In the framework of the FAO plan of action design the FAO monitoring system, in line with the PCM (log frame matrix) approach.
•Review project log frame to access how much the projects are in line with the Plan of Action.
•Define the set of procedures and agreements through which information travels within FAO to different management levels and back, in order to support decision making and reporting (clear lines of communication).
•Help to define the roles and responsibilities of all relevant actors as well as lines of communication.
•Guide the process for identifying and assessing the value of key indicators for each projects/program to record and report progress against the plan of actions and strategy in terms of :
•Monitoring of Outputs (efficiency)
•Monitoring of Results (effectiveness)
•Monitoring of Reaction (utility and impact)
•Monitoring of Context
•Brief overview of current projects status in terms of:
•Intended achievements for the reporting period according to the Log Frame
•Actual achievements compared with planned results for the period
•Problems emerging during the implementation period and how they influence the project implementation
•Proposed solutions and alternatives to the problems
•Relevance of objectives and indicators: if the objectives are relevant and achievable, if the indicators are suitable to indicate achievements
•Achievement of milestones for the activities, which contribute to reaching project objectives or results
•Expenditure statement compared with planned budget

Qualifications:
At least ten years of proven experience with:
- The logical framework approach and other strategic planning approaches;
- M&E methods and approaches (including quantitative, qualitative and participatory);
- Planning, design and implementation of M&E systems;
- Training in M&E development and implementation and/or facilitating learning-oriented analysis sessions of M&E data with multiple stakeholders;
- Data and information analysis
- Report writing.
She/He must also have: A solid understanding of environmental management , with a focus on participatory processes, joint management, and gender issues;
- Familiarity with and a supportive attitude towards processes of strengthening local organisations and building local capacities for self-management;
- Willingness to undertake regular field visits and interact with different stakeholders, especially primary stakeholders;
- Computer skills;
- Leadership qualities, personnel and team management (including mediation and conflict resolution);
- Language skills as required.

Desirable:
- Knowledge of Somalia ;
- Understanding of UN FAO procedures;
- Experience in data processing and with computers.

How to apply
Send your application to:
Candidates are requested to submit a covering letter quoting the Position Title and Vacancy Announcement No. FAO/07/2010 along with their current/detailed Curriculum Vitae and FAO Personal History (PH) form (available at http://www.fao.org/VA/adm11e.dot – see following page for guidelines on how to fill it out).
E-mail is the preferred means of receipt and the application should be sent to HR-Somalia@fao.org. The subject line of the e-mail message should read CONFIDENTIAL – FAO/07/2010. If making a hard copy submission, the envelope should be clearly marked CONFIDENTIAL – FAO/07/2010 and sent to the following address:
FAO-Somalia
UN-Somalia Ngecha Road Complex
Corner Lower Kabete Road/Ngecha Road
P.O. Box 30470-00100
Nairobi, Kenya.

Applications may also be faxed, again clearly indicating CONFIDENTIAL – FAO/07/2010 in the subject line, to +254-20-4000333

Applications must be received by the deadline. Late applications will not be considered.

Only short listed candidates meeting all essential qualifications will be contacted.

 

Jobs Opportunity Kenya: UNICEF Kenya Jobs, Senior Executive Assistant

Jobs Opportunity Kenya: UNICEF Kenya Jobs, Senior Executive Assistant

Senior Executive Assistant Kenya jobs.

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
Humanitarian
Closing date: 07 Oct 2010
Location: Kenya – Nairobi
UNICEF SOMALIA
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT REF: UNSOM/2010/030

Title: Senior Executive Assistant
Category and Grade Level: GS-6
Type of Contract: Fixed Term
IMIS number: 14509
Length of Contract: One year
Organizational Unit: Office of UNICEF’s Representative (Front Office)
Duty Station: Nairobi
Date of Issue: 23rd September 2010
Closing date of Application: 07th October 2010

If you are qualified and looking for a chance to make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Somali children while gaining opportunities for career growth, you are invited to apply for the post of Executive Assistant with UNICEF Somalia, to be located at the UNICEF Somalia Support Centre in Nairobi.

If successful, you’ll be part of a dynamic and passionate team in Nairobi and Somalia that works together to improve the health, nutrition, water, sanitation, hygiene, and basic education of Somali girls and boys and protect them protection from violence, exploitation and abuse”.

The successful candidate will be offered a Fixed Term Appointment for one year. Further extensions will be based on organizational needs, availability of funds and satisfactory performance.

Purpose of the Post
Under the supervision of the Policy Specialist in the Representative’s Office, the incumbent will provide administrative, secretarial and logistical support on all office management and representational functions of the Representative’s office, including quality control and coordination of the wide variety of activities and processes performed by this Office.

Major duties and responsibilities of Executive Assistant
• Prepare, maintain and follow-up a well planned and organized work schedule for the Representative by undertaking the following;
a. Making appropriate appointments, compiling required documentation, assemble briefing notes
for meetings, etc.
b. Ensuring all staff access to the Representative’s schedule through the common drive, notifications
as appropriate, etc.
c. Ensuring effective preparation of representation events
• Responsible for meeting preparation for Representative’s meetings/meetings of the Representative’s office and be responsible for ensuring logistical support as required, including to the Country Management Team (CMT) as alternate secretary. This will include:
a. Preparing relevant documentation, talking points, etc.
b. Circulating announcements of meetings, preparing and circulating action points, ensuring
adequate preparation of documents and meeting facilities
c. Effective liaison with transport section/ senior driver
• Maintain a well-organised documentation and archiving system for Representative’s office that includes organized filing system and provision of documentation/briefing, etc. as required
• Well developed and smoothly maintained relations with the Executive Assistants of Executive mansion, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Special Representative of the Secretary General, both Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary Generals’ offices through frequent interactions and sharing and acquisition of relevant information
• Effective and welcoming management of visitors to Representative’s office which includes:
a. Ensuring adequate preparation for receiving all visitors according to their needs/ purpose of visit
b. Providing materials as appropriate
c. Ensuring adequate follow-up, including note-taking where required.
• Effectively maintain and develop the office calendar and its update, as well be responsible for training section/unit assistants
Qualifications, experience & Skills
• At the minimum, completion of ‘A’ level Secondary School education, supplemented by University degree or relevant courses in Business Administration, Management and/or Project Administration. Knowledge of protocol issues.
• Six to seven years secretarial experience, at least two of which should be in an Executive Office.
• Excellent knowledge of English and the language of the duty station. Knowledge of Somali language and another United Nations working language is desirable.
• Demonstrated capacity for self-organization.
• Team work spirit is essential.
• Computer skills, including internet navigation, and various office applications.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural environment, and establish harmonious and effective working relationships both within and outside the organization.

How to apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications with updated UN Personal History Form (P.11) form, updated CV and copies of academic certificates. UN staff are requested to provide the last two Performance Evaluation Reports (PERs).
Please quote the vacancy number in your application.
Human Resources Manager
Vacancy Number 2010/030
UNICEF Somalia Support Centre
P.O. Box 44145-00100
Nairobi, Kenya
Or email to: somaliahrvacancies@unicef.org

Please note that documents submitted along with your applications will not be returned.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

QUALIFIED FEMALE CANDIDATES ARE ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
UNICEF IS A NON-SMOKING ENVIRONMENT

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