Position Summary
Reporting to Internal Audit Manager, the person will assist in examining and evaluating policies, procedures and systems which are in place to ensure reliability and integrity of information, compliance with policies, plans, laws, and regulations, safeguarding of assets, and the economic and efficient use of Society’s resources
Responsibilities for the Internal Audit Officer Job
Carry out regular compliance tests on Society operating systems, policies and procedures and make necessary recommendations.
Evaluate the reliability, integrity, timeliness and accuracy of financial and operating information to facilitate sound decision-making by management.
Keeping records of working papers and departmental audit reports
Make recommendations on the systems and procedures being reviewed
Assist the Internal Audit Manager in the daily operations of the internal audit function of the Sacco
Facilitate the review of performance against set objectives
Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time
Qualifications for the Internal Audit Officer Job
University Degree in Finance, Commerce, or Business Administration
CPA Part 2
Minimum KCSE C plain
Skills and Desired Qualities:
Hands on experience in using ERP software and Microsoft office packages
Good analytical, skills, good communication and interpersonal skills, must be a team player and able to work under minimum supervision.
Be Self-driven and innovative
Should have an impeccable integrity
An attitude of can do and determination
Minimum 3 years’ relevant experience
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Company Founded: Founded in 1985
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Internal Audit Officer Sales Representative Accounts Assistant
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Strategy & Innovations Manager
Job Purpose: Reporting to the Group Managing Director, the job holder will be responsible for business partnering to help evolve strategies and improve business performance of the divisions; facilitate decision making, planning and forecasting and drive strong governance and controls and to anchor the growth/expansion plan for the company.
Strategy and Innovations Manager Job Responsibilities
Providing strategic assistance and financial analysis support to the Managing Director in all business related matters; including preparation for various reviews, conducting reviews, as well as preparing for external-speaking assignments on strategy.
Liaising with senior leadership (including all Direct Reports of MD for multiple policy, process and systemic changes.
Planning, coordinating, minute strategic reviews and meetings and update the MD on status of various initiatives to ensure that deployments and implementations take place as per agreed plan.
Working with the Divisional Heads to pro-actively prepare for the reviews and interfacing with members of senior management, presenting recommendations to drive change and performance improvement.
Leading identified strategic projects as a program manager (design, project, manage and follow up).
Performing business analysis; making recommendations for business transformation and other strategic initiatives; and managing approved initiatives to closure.
Taking responsibility for the collection, collation and analysis of information, highlighting areas for improvement and Managing and executing approved business improvement and other strategic initiatives.
Supporting best practices by scouting and standardizing market research methods for ideas and insights; strategic innovation; promoting open innovation; and introducing group tools and processes that encourage creative thinking.
Training company personnel on key skills, and developing and applying measures to track improvements in innovation and the skills underpinning them.
Acting as methodology expert and facilitator for the most critical innovation teams across the company, supporting them in “raising the bar” of their aspiration and training other managers to perform these roles to allow them to support innovation in business units.
Identifying new market spaces by analyzing trends and market disruptions and searching for emerging new market opportunities.
Setting up and running ideas generation platforms and formats for the benefit of the corporation.
Owning and allocating a yearly budget to fund “homeless ideas” that are either too risky for the business units, or outside their existing business boundaries, which might not otherwise get funded.
Designing resource allocation processes (portfolio, capex, budgeting) to take potentially disruptive innovations forward from the seed stage to the market.
Providing expertise in the area of Program Management that involves; Preparing detailed milestone plans and activities, Monitoring and tracking performance to plan, Acting as the single point of contact for relevant program documentation, Preparing relevant program documentation and presentations, Providing regular status reports to Senior Management and Managing relationships with existing and new business partners
Carry out any other duties commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility of the position.
Qualifications for the Strategy and Innovations Manager Job
Bachelor’s degree in Business Management with a bias in Finance or related field.
Master’s degree from a recognized university will be an added advantage.
At least 10 years’ experience in a similar position or equivalent.
Knowledge of the logistics industry or any other service industry.
Knowledge of Financial reports, budgets.
Professional Certification in CPA or ACCA.
Proficiency in Quality Management Systems.
Skills & Competencies
Excellent Planning, Project Management and Organizing/Work Management Skills;
Demonstrated Leadership capabilities and people management skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
Strong Analytical and problem solving skills
Excellent Teamwork/Collaboration ability;
Highly innovative and strategic thinker;
High level of Integrity. -
SAP Basis HANA Consultant
Responsibilities for the SAP Basis Consultant
Implementation, administration and up gradation of SAP HANA Landscape – SAP S/4 HANA 1511 and SAP Fiori for SAP S.4 HANA 1511 on HANA SPS10, Set up of HANA system monitoring in solman, HANA backup configuration using RMAN HANA DB Upgrades, Setup HANA transports,
Must have hands-on administration (installation, configuration, support and upgrade) experience with SAP R/3, ECC5 or ECC6 on a Unix/Oracle platform also he should capable of applying Support Packages (with SUM tool), patches, and fixes, installation of add-on software components.
Should have hands on experience in SAP BASIS /Net weaver Admin, Experience in Managing SAP Basis HANA Landscape
Must have at least 2 BASIS end to end implementation experience
Strong support experience handling ABAP & Java Stacks (ECC, BI, PI, EP).
Exposure to BO / BEx / TRex / KM / HANA desirable.
Sound knowledge of SAP Security/Authorizations.
Required Skills for the SAP Basis Consultant
Should have 8+ Years of experience in BASIS and at least 2 Years of experience in HANA environment for Managing HANA Landscape
At Least 2+ SAP BASIS end to end implementations from scratch to Hardware sizing, to infrastructure, to installation to set-up system for configuration, to upgrade, backup, patch management, applying security systems etc.
Must have experience of 2 Solman systems installations, setup and maintenance.
Must be open to travel across East Africa, India and other part of world as per the company and customer need
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Chief of Diagnostic and Radiation Medicine Chief of Internal Medicine Chief of Dental & Maxillofacial Surgery Chief of Anaesthesia Director, Kenyatta University Hospital
Reporting to the Assistant Director-Medical Services, the Chief Medical Radiologist will coordinate and provide specialised radiology an imaging services, coordinate radiology and imaging services research and training, and advise the hospital and public on the same at the Kenyatta University Teaching, Research and Referral Hospital
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Plan for all general medical services and resources in the internal medicine department of the hospital in collaboration with KU’s Internal Medicine Department; and participate in and contribute to the overall strategic planning of the hospital.
Ensure and coordinate the implementation of the hospital’s strategic plan in the internal medicine department within the framework of the vision, mission and culture of the hospital and other national and international healthcare frameworks.
Chair and act as the contact person for the internal medicine department’s clinical referral, research and training matters in the hospital.
Ensure that the internal medicine department of the hospital has all the required resources required to offer specialised general medical services, research and training in the hospital.
Participate in the recruitment and disciplinary processes of internal medicine staff in the hospital.
Coordinate and provide specialised medical services and service delivery in the internal medicine department of the hospital, ensuring that they meet the expected standards of quality, quantity and compliance.
Coordinate internal medicine referral services within and without the hospital according to the specialised medical services needs in collaboration with other hospital sections and departments and within the framework of the hospital and national referral policies.
Supervise internal medicine staff together with their services, in the internal medicine department of the hospital to ensure that they offer timely specialised medical services within the expected standards of quality and quantity in compliance with the established ethics and regulations.
Ensure and coordinate continuous training and development of internal medicine staff for their effective and efficient performance and productivity.
Coordinate and provide medical research and training within the internal medicine department of the hospital as well as ensure collaboration and cooperation with KU’s Internal Medicine Department.
Offer specialised internal medical services’ advice to the hospital executive and other sections/departments and the general public in the appropriate media.
Work with other medical specialists to solve single or multiple medical issue (s) or perform extensive surgery, when required in the hospital
Monitor and evaluate progress and achievement of the internal medicine department and services; research and training programs in the hospital; and prepare and disseminate periodic reports appropriately.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from a recognized institution
Master of Medicine in Radiology from a recognized institution
At least three (3) years’ working experience as a Senior Radiologist, two (2) of which should be Head of Department in a reputable hospital.
Registration with the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board or any other medical registration body recognized by the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board.
Valid Practice License
Computer literate
Knowledge of relevant legislations
Knowledge of professional standards
Proven track record of Radiology research and training in a reputable institution
Additional Skills / Requirements
Communication skills
Leadership skills
Observation skills
Analytical skills
Organizational skills
Compassionate
Ability to work under pressure
Must pass the integrity test as required by Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya
Terms of Service: The terms for the above position includes a generous medical scheme, house allowance and commuting allowance
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Procurement and Supply Chain Manager Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Chief of Rehabilitation Services Clinical Services, Quality Assurance and Compliance Manager Chief Finance Officer ICT / Systems Applications Manager Human Resource Manager Assistant Deputy Director – Public Relations and Corporate Affairs Catering and Housekeeping Manager Mortuary Services Manager Facility Manager Hospital Public Health Officer Chief Records and Information Manager Chief of Opthalmology Chief of ENT Surgery Chief of Surgery and Orthopaedics Chief of Pharmacy Chief of Oncology / Physicist Chief of Paediatrics and Child Health Chief of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Reporting to the Deputy Director Administration, the Procurement and Supply Chain Manager will oversee, coordinate and provide procurement and supply chain management services, and advise the hospital executive on the same at KUH.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Oversee and ensure planning for the procurement all the assets and resources required in the hospital in collaboration and coordination with other heads of sections and units and thus contribute to its overall strategic planning of the hospital.
Oversee and ensure the distribution of all assets, goods and services whenever needed in different sections and units in order to facilitate timely delivery of quality clinical referral, research and training services in the hospital.
Interpret the procurement component of the comprehensive strategic plan and make short and long term operationalization plan for its implementation within the allocate budget in the hospital.
Oversee and facilitate, in collaboration with the section heads, forecasting and planning for material needs of different sections in the hospital so as to facilitate their effective distribution in the hospital.
Conduct market research, in order to establish availability, value and prices of different commodities required in the hospital in order to prepare for procurement before they are needed in the hospital.
Coordinate all the procurement and supply chain management functions in the hospital and represent the section and its pertinent matters to the executive and other stakeholders of the hospital.
Formulate procurement and supply chain management systems/models, policies and procedures for the hospital within the framework of the established public procurement policies and practices.
Ensure that the procurement and supply chain management section of the hospital has all human and non-human resources required to offer procurement and supply chain services in the hospital.
Participate in the recruitment and induction, and disciplinary action and processes of procurement and supply chain management section staff within the established policies and procedures in collaboration with the human resource section in the hospital.
Supervise procurement and supply chain management section staff together with their services in the hospital, to ensure that they offer timely procurement and supply chain services within the expected standards, complying with the established policies, procedures and practices.
Ensure and coordinate continuous training and development of staff in procurement and supply chain management section for their effective and efficient performance and productivity in the hospital.
Ensure and provide procurement and supply chain management advisory service to the hospital executive and other sections and units and other stakeholders through the appropriate media.
Liaise with government agencies such as the treasury to ensure that procurement and supply chain management practices in the hospital complies with established public procurement polies and practices.
Oversee and coordinate monitoring and evaluation of progress and achievement of the procurement and supply chain management section’s programs, procedures, processes and services in the hospital, and prepare and disseminate periodic reports appropriately.
Qualifications:
Bachelors’ Degree in Procurement and Supply Chain or Business Sciences from a recognized institution
Masters’ Degree in Management with Procurement option from a recognized institution
At least five years’ working experience as a Procurement (and Supply Chain) Manager in a similar level organization.
Registration with accredited relevant regulatory or professional body
Computer literate
Knowledge of IFMIS
Knowledge of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act
Knowledge of the relevant legislations
Knowledge of professional standards
Additional Skills / Requirements
Communication skills
Organizational skills
Leadership skills
Team building skills
Observation skills
Analytical skills
Ability to work under pressure
Must pass the integrity test as required by Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya
Terms of Service: The terms for the above position includes a generous medical scheme, house allowance and commuting allowance
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Tax Manager
Job brief We are looking for an experienced Tax Manager to lead and manage multiple operations of the tax practice. You will serve as a business advisor to our clients aiming at maximizing engagement and achieving qualitative outcomes.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Managing Partner, the incumbent will be required but not limited to;
Deliver a full range of tax services in compliance with laws and regulations within timeframe
Build relationships and interact with clients to provide excellent planning, consulting and expertise
Provide innovative tax planning and review complex income tax returns
Identify and mitigate tax risks
Coordinate accounting staff and assess their performance
Manage tax provision and tax compliance process
Improve processes by developing or implementing best practices
Manage and coordinate tax audits
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Business from a recognized institution CPA (K) or ACCA certification
Minimum 3 years experience
Excellent knowledge of tax accounting, tax compliance and all types of tax returns
Good at meeting deadlines and solving problems
Exceptional client service along with the ability to develop excellent client relationships
Strong leadership and personnel management skills
Analytical skills with detail orientation
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Psychosocial Counselor
Position Summary: The Center for Victims of Torture is seeking Psychosocial Counselor to work with refugee population who have suffered torture and war trauma.
The position will assess and provide comprehensive psychological treatment including individual and group therapy with adults and children who are survivors of torture.
Location: Dadaab, Kenya
Reports to: Associate Psychotherapist/trainer/Mental Health Supervisor
Essential functions include [but are not limited to]:
Provide comprehensive psychosocial counseling to clients who have experienced war trauma, torture or SGBV
Provide assessment, individual and group counseling
Sensitize, problem solve, dialogue and mediate with the wider population about issues of war, torture, trauma and SGBV
Become proficient with CTV’s data collection tools and conduct and submit assessments and reports in a timely and accurate matter
Work closely with the database staff to ensure quality reporting
Ensure all work with clients is confidential and that ethical practices are observed
Assist in the designing, planning, implementing and facilitating of external trainings for numerous target groups
Develop new and strengthen existing referral systems with other organizations
Liaise with other stakeholders and partner organizations
Engage in self-care through supervision, debriefings, and other shared sessions
Attend all PSC trainings given by CTV
Assist with any other related activities as deemed necessary by the supervisor.
Qualifications:
Bachelor Degree in Psychology, Counseling or related field.
Extensive experience providing psychotherapy to individuals and groups.
Understanding of and experience implementing culturally appropriate mental health interventions, including individual, group and community-based approaches for people who have suffered torture and trauma.
Experience with gender-based violence highly desirable.
Flexibility and adaptability.
Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to changing requirements and needs.
Skilled at working as a member of a team.
Working knowledge of English and Swahili
Knowledge of Somali language is desirable.
Experience in working as a counselor or ability to be an empathic counselor
Experience working in local and regional contexts and knowledge of local area and community structures desirable.
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Head of Finance
The collaboration will start in October | November 2016.
Duty station: main office in Nairobi with possibility of countrywide travels in accordance with project needs.
The incumbent will respond to the HQ Desk Officer and to the Head of Mission. S/he will work in close collaboration with all the Area Managers and the Project Managers (PMs), both local and international.
Main Responsibilities
S/he will assist the international and national staff in complying with:
the Organization’s administrative procedures (Overseas Offices Administration Manual, Manual of Procurement Procedures, Logistics Manual);
rules established by the different donors, paying special attention to the procurement and reporting procedures;
country regulations, paying special attention to the taxation and labour laws;
S/he will manage with the support of her/his international and national staff all the auditing processes that will take place: annual and projects audits;
S/he will contribute to the efficient organization of the office and will correctly file both the necessary project documents and the evidence of the activities outside the project;
S/he will guarantee the correct and prompt expenses allocation (Prime Entry) as well as the thorough administrative control of the different projects/programs she/he is in charge of;
S/he will punctually prepare the project periodical and final documentation (Prime Entry and expenses receipts requested) following the rules established by the donors and the requested Headquarters procedures;
S/he will oversee to the correct and prompt preparation up of the project/programs financial reports in accordance with the donor’s forms and guidelines;
S/he will ensure that the cash flow is monitored and all the relevant issues are taken into consideration and shared with the HQs;
In the procurement process she/he will verify the administration compliance or in case of need s/he will have more involvement in the processes themselves as being part of the procurement process operations regarding goods, works and services, ensuring that the Organization’s procedures, the local regulations and the donor’s guidelines are accomplished (see Procurement Procedures Manual);
In agreement with the Head of Mission/Project Manager, she/he will take care of the relations with suppliers, banks, administrative and social security institutions in the country;
By explicit and written request from the Head of Mission/Project Manager she/he will sign contracts of current bank accounts: -on demand of the project activities; -on demand of the local office, in accordance with the Headquarters and after their explicit authorization;
Regarding the local staff management and by explicit assignment from Head of mission:
s/he will participate in the selection of the local staff members, and for administration and accounting position will be responsible of the process ;
s/he will responsible of the local staff’s training; in the basic element of administration;
s/he will verify that local staff members follow the organization procedures (Administrative Overseas Offices Manual;
she/he will control administrative procedures carried out by local staff or by the expatriate staff members who may have been assigned administrative tasks;
S/he will be requested to monitor and supervise the administrative staff locally based (Somalia) with frequent missions (depending on security clearance);
S/he will be in charge of preparing and monitoring in collaboration with the different managers, the HR and Head of Mission the sharing cost plan of the Regional Office;
S/he will act as a liaison between the field teams and the finance & grants team in Nairobi to ensure effective implementation of systems.
Required Competencies
Master’s degree in development, NGO management in economic and logistic or equivalent work experience;
Experience with program management of institutional donors projects (i.e., ECHO, EU, USAID, DFID, etc.);
Demonstrable financial and budget management experience, including the ability to train and mentor staff on project financial and logistics management;
Knowledge of procedures, accountability frameworks and best practices in emergency management;
Knowledge and experience of logistic management and procurement procedures;
Ability and willingness to travel regularly in the field in Kenya and especially in Somalia;
Proven team working skills, adaptability and flexibility;
Proven ability to work under stress and with tight deadline;
Strong communication skills;
Excellent written and spoken English;
Excellent IT skills.
Desirable Competencies
Experience working in emergency contest especially in East Africa; At least 5-8 years’ experience in financial management ideally within an international non-governmental organization (INGO); Knowledge of Somalia; Experience in managing development and emergency programs at field-level. -
Channel Account Executive
Main Duties:
In this function you will be responsible for managing all assigned partners in territory, promoting the company through assigned partners, and introducing as well driving the territory channel strategy.
Assist all partners to achieve bookings quota in the assigned territory
Assist all partners in the assigned territory to achieve business and products targets
Manage all channel partners in the assigned territory
Drive territory channel planning process (define capacity, recruitment and enablement requirements for all partner types)
Identify and recruit partners as defined by the channel planning process
On-board and enable partners to ensure partner success in marketing all Sophos solutions
Communicate and follow up to ensure top partners remain up to date on all necessary training and certifications
Conduct joint-business planning with top territory partners
Align with distribution manager and distribution to get channel strategy implemented
Align Sophos resources to support distribution partner activities
Cultivate strong consultative relationships with key individuals at top partners and act as single point of contact to ensure satisfaction of top partners
Skills & Experience:
Relevant post-secondary education
In depth experience of recruiting, onboarding and managing channel partners in IT-security market
Experience of developing territory and business plans
Knowledge of security and general software channel ecosystems
Familiarity with CRM/PRM and forecasting systems
Strong presentation and negotiation skills
Local language and fluent English language skills -
Forestry Technician
Location: West Rift, East Rift and Coast
Gatsby Africa is developing a commercial forestry sector development programme to tackle this high-level supply challenge in a manner aligned with market requirements.
The Kenya Commercial Forestry Programme (KCFP) aims to build on market dynamics to deliver opportunities for inclusive economic growth and long-term competitiveness of the sector.
The programme is recruiting for three Forest Technicians to join a professional, multi-functional team that will work with a mix of private and public commercial forestry organisations.
The role will focus on: supervision and delivery of practical modules featuring amongst other areas; seed selection and nursery production, correct planting of tree seedlings, weeding and agrochemical application, plantation thinning and harvesting.
In addition, a key responsibility will be to ensure proper maintenance of forestry hand tools and vehicles, and providing safe driving services to support field based activities.
The role requires a structured and organized individual with a strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills to deliver training and feedback sessions and review work standards.
With the ability to pass on skills and knowledge to subordinates, the ideal candidate will be physically fit and able to work independently and collaboratively with external and internal stakeholders.
The candidate will have demonstrable experience in developing high quality training materials on forestry production techniques.
With a minimum of a Diploma or Certificate in Forestry from the Kenya Forestry College, the successful candidate will have three years’ progressive relevant forestry experience ideally within a commercial business environment dealing with practical day to day production issues.
A valid Kenyan Driving license will be an essential requirement.