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  • Senior Relationship Manager (SRM), Corporate Banking 


            

            
            Head of Digital Banking

    Senior Relationship Manager (SRM), Corporate Banking Head of Digital Banking

    Portfolio Management: Oversee a portfolio of at least 100 large corporate and SME clients, ensuring the growth of both assets and liabilities while maintaining high standards of client satisfaction and engagement.
    Client Relationship Development: Build and nurture strong relationships with key decision-makers within client organizations, identifying opportunities for cross-selling and upselling the bank’s products and services.
    Credit Quality Management: Monitor the credit quality of the portfolio, proactively managing risks and ensuring compliance with the bank’s credit policies and procedures.
    Strategic Planning: Contribute to the development and execution of strategic plans for corporate business growth in alignment with the bank’s annual and tri-annual objectives.
    Product and Service Expansion: Increase the penetration of banking products and services within the existing client base, focusing on enhancing the client experience and deepening client relationships.
    Trade Finance Development: Drive the growth of trade finance business among importers/exporters, leveraging the bank’s capabilities and international network.
    Collaboration and Synergies: Foster collaboration with other departments such as Treasury, Retail Banking, and international counterparts to create synergies and optimize client service delivery.
    Networking and Market Presence: Actively engage in networking activities to enhance the bank’s market presence and generate new business opportunities within the region.
    Performance Reporting: Regularly report on portfolio performance, including growth metrics, profitability, and risk management to senior management and relevant committees.
    Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of relationship managers and support staff, fostering a high-performance culture and ensuring effective talent development and succession planning.

    Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):

    Portfolio Growth (Assets, Liabilities, and Off-Balance Sheet Exposures)
    Increase in Product and Service Utilization among Corporate Clients
    Growth in Trade Finance Revenue and Volume
    Maintenance of High Credit Quality and Compliance Standards
    Achievement of Profitability and Productivity Targets

    Minimum Requirements:

    Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
    MBA or a relevant postgraduate qualification is preferred.
    Professional qualifications in accountancy, banking, or a related field.
    At least 8 years of experience in banking, with a minimum of 3 years in corporate banking or relationship management at a senior level.
    Proven track record in managing large corporate and SME clients and driving portfolio growth.
    Strong business development, networking, and client relationship management skills.
    Excellent understanding of corporate banking products, trade finance, and risk management.

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  • Mpesa Api Engineer

    Mpesa Api Engineer

    Key Responsibilities:

    Development of API’s consumed by various channels.
    Development of microservices using Java, spring boot and spring boot security.
    Use CI/CD to automate deployments.
    Deliver projects on time as agreed upon by the various stakeholders.
    Design, maintain and support Apigee infrastructure.
    Document and coordinate efforts to secure application resiliency prior to business continuity event.
    Participate in design, development, testing and implementation of new products, services and functionalities. 
    Making use of agile and scrum frameworks in project delivery while making use of tools like Jira, Confluence etc.
    Provide support during service deployments and when on-call.
    Participate in audit activities, review and provide data to auditors.
    Development of automated tests for functional, performance, and security testing using test-driven development methodology.
    Support capacity planning initiatives and provide application information to capacity planning teams.
    Customize alerting tools based on application specific thresholds.

    Qualifications:

    A bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Telecommunications or Electronic Engineering. 
    At least 2-year work experience in software development.
    At least 1-year work experience in API management e.g., Apigee, MuleSoft, Kong etc.
    Strong understanding of both JSON, SOAP and development on swagger UI using open API’s
    Experience in securing APIs using Oauth2, SAML etc.
    Experience in Java, spring boot reactive and bash scripting
    In-depth knowledge of ReactJS
    Experience working with relational and non-relational databases i.e., Oracle, Postgres, Mongo DB, Cassandra
    Experience in developing solutions using agile methodology, DevOps and CI/CD tools e.g., Jenkins, SonarQube, Gitlab.
    Strong understanding of end-to-end API and microservices architecture
    Experience in automation tools e.g., ansible.
    Good presentation skills

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  • Managing Partner – Recruitment Franchisee

    Managing Partner – Recruitment Franchisee

    Becoming an Antal International Entrepreneurial Recruitment Franchise Partner can be an exciting investment opportunity for individuals who are looking to start their own business in the recruitment industry.
    With the support and guidance provided by Antal International’s established business model and practices, you can manage your own lucrative recruitment firm and earn a good income.
    It is important to note that while no prior recruitment experience is required, you must have the willingness to learn and grow, and be willing to devote full-time effort to the business. Additionally, having a positive “can-do” attitude and being comfortable with speaking to clients over the phone is essential.
    As a Franchise Partner, you will benefit from ongoing support in training, PR & marketing, and IT, as well as join a global network of supportive and like-minded individuals who share similar goals and aspirations. The network’s camaraderie encourages franchise offices to share business prospects, creating several business possibilities.

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  • Senior Cloud Infrastructure Planning Engineer

    Senior Cloud Infrastructure Planning Engineer

    Job Description

    Reporting to the Manager – Infrastructure & Capacity Planning the role holder will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing our hybrid cloud infrastructure using automation tools. The ideal candidate will have experience with VMware, OpenShift, and public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), as well as expertise in compute and storage solutions including Dell, CISCO,Huawei, UNITY, PowerMax, OceanStor, Dorado and SDN. Proficiency in automation tools like Ansible, Chef, and Terraform, alongside a strong background in Linux and open-source technologies.

    Responsibilities

    Cloud Infrastructure Design & Implementation:

    Design, deploy, and manage hybrid cloud infrastructure environments.
    Implement solutions using VMware, OpenShift, and public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
    Integrate and manage compute resources from Dell, Huawei and CISCO.
    Deploy and maintain storage solutions including UNITY, PowerMax, OceanStor.

    Automation & Infrastructure as Code (IaC):

    Utilize automation tools such as Ansible and Chef for configuration management and automation of cloud infrastructure tasks.
    Develop and manage Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform and other relevant tools.
    Automate the provisioning, configuration, and management of cloud resources to improve efficiency and consistency.

    Performance Monitoring & Optimization:

    Monitor cloud infrastructure performance and ensure high availability.
    Optimize cloud resources to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
    Implement and manage SDN solutions for network optimization.

    Configuration & Management:

    Configure and manage virtualized environments and container orchestration platforms.
    Ensure proper configuration and management of storage systems.
    Administer and troubleshoot Linux-based systems and open-source technologies.

    Security & Compliance:

    Implement security best practices for cloud and on-premises environments.
    Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards.

    Documentation & Reporting:

    Create and maintain documentation for cloud infrastructure architecture, configurations, and processes.
    Report on system performance, incidents, and resolutions.

    Collaboration & Support:

    Collaborate with development, operations, and IT teams to ensure seamless integration and support.
    Provide technical support and guidance for cloud infrastructure issues.

    Qualifications:

    Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
    5+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure engineering or a similar role.
    Relevant certifications in AWS, Azure, GCP, VMware, or other related technologies.
    Strong understanding of virtualization, containerization, and cloud storage solutions.
    Proven experience with automation tools like Ansible, Chef, and Terraform.

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    egjd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com

  • Fraud Operations Analyst 


            

            
            Database Administrator 


            

            
            Senior Cyber Defense Centre Analyst

    Fraud Operations Analyst Database Administrator Senior Cyber Defense Centre Analyst

    Job Description

    Reporting to the Chapter lead, Fraud Investigations, the individual is responsible for carrying out Fraud Investigations, data analysis, Systems Forensic acquisitions & analysis and manage customer fraud related escalations.

    Responsibilities

    Risk Analysis, and Audit 

    Proactively conduct Fraud Reviews in critical or high fraud risk areas across the business.
    Able to develop workflows for new and existing data.
    Highly proficient in data analysis using multiple toolsets.
    Can develop audience specific insights using presentation tools
    Can develop standard monitoring reports to monitor KPI performance
    Can engage internal and external partners to review and present insights

    Forensic reviews and Investigations

    Able to conduct and manage fraud investigations of cases assigned.
    Able to identify links between objects, events, people and location using link analysis methods to develop evidence flow.
    Able to prepare planned and Adhoc reports on insights arising out of investigations done.
    Able to represent Safaricom before court on fraud related matters.
    Can propose recommendations to improve control weaknesses identified during investigations.
    Understands and utilizes Chain of custody principles while handling evidence
    Able to conduct forensic acquisition and storage of electronic evidence from electronic devices.
    Able to conduct analysis and reporting of electronic evidence.
    Can report to law enforcement agencies, cases of staff engaged in Fraud against customers and/or Safaricom.
    Able to engage and guide law enforcement agencies with relevant legally acceptable information to apprehend and prosecute suspects.
    Able to create and maintain a robust and risk-based intelligence-gathering network in all areas of business.

    Data analytics and Mining

    Able to query/mine data from different sources using different scripting tools e.g. SQL, Python etc.
    Able to develop workflows for new and existing data
    Uses a variety of analytical tools to give insights and derive trends for given fraud scenarios
    Ability to carry out second level analysis on emerging fraud trends
    Highly proficient in data analysis using multiple toolsets.
    Can develop audience specific insights using presentation tools
    Can develop standard monitoring reports to monitor KPI performance
    Can engage internal and external partners to review and present insights.

    Automation, reporting and tooling

    Understanding of fraud risk landscape for GSM/MPESA frauds
    Specialized fraud risk knowledge in one specific business area
    Ability to engage different stakeholders required in automation journey
    Can identify opportunities in collaboration with Stakeholders to minimize manual handshakes of data and reports
    Ability to design practical automated solutions.

    Qualifications

    Minimum education qualifications required – Bachelor’s degree in a Business or Computing related discipline
    Good working knowledge of Agile methodology ways of working.
    Certification in a fraud related discipline, such as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).
    Certification in Digital forensics and/or incident response will be an added advantage.
    Proven hands-on fraud investigations experience in a financial environment for a minimum period of 2 years.
    Knowledgeable in identifying indicators of fraud through data mining and analysis exercises.
    Good knowledge of GSM network business models and processes.
    A conceptual thinker able to work independently.
    Good communication skills – written and verbal – to succinctly present findings and communicate with a variety business partners

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  • Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (PMER) & Knowledge Management and Communication (KMCOMM) Intern 

Project Implementation Intern

    Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (PMER) & Knowledge Management and Communication (KMCOMM) Intern Project Implementation Intern

    Description

    The African Forest Forum is recruiting an intern- PMER-KMCOMM to be based at its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, reporting to Head of Knowledge Management and Communication (KMCOMM) Unit.

    Required Qualifications

    MSc degree in Information Science, Data Science, Information Management, or a related field.
    Applications from candidates close to defending their MSC degree will also be considered.
    Familiarity with Knowledge Management (KM) principles and best practices.
    Experience with KM systems and technology, content management systems, and collaboration platforms, including experience with AI.
    Familiarity with statistics and data processing and analysis software.
    Demonstrable experience / interest in forestry, natural resources management, environment, climate change or related area.
    Show ability to work in a team, and in a culturally diverse work environment. Good written and oral communication skills in English.
    Knowledge of French is an added advantage.
    Willingness to learn

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  • Segment Marketing Manager – Home

    Segment Marketing Manager – Home

    Job Description
    Reporting to the Segment Lead- Home the position holder will drive transformation of our business by establishing Safaricom HOME as the online lifestyle converger for the entire family to accelerate innovation and spur revenue growth. In addition, the role holder will be expected to deliver compelling propositions for the Fixed Wireless product range and communicate them in relevant, compelling ways that consistently engage and delight the family
    Below are the some of the key competencies required to be successful in this role
    Compelling Brand Storytelling:

    Use storytelling to turn the Segment mission and tasks into a compelling narrative that drives emotional connections with target audience.
    Capture the imagination of leaders, colleagues and partners to engage them in the HOME vision and ambition. 
    Adapting storytelling across various channels and mediums

    Strategy Activation:

    Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities
    Proficiency in developing and executing competitive and focused GTM plans that deliver NPS #1 and Revenue growth targets creating a triple win on win on value for Safaricom, Customers & Partners.
    Prioritize initiatives and allocate resources effectively.

    Insight Generation and Application:

    An individual’s ability to apply the 5I’s insight tool to examine data and information.
    Use the interrogation to identify powerful insights which will address key issues and unlock growth.
    The ability to leverage the insights in all marketing activity from strategy through to execution.

    Using Digital Data to Increase Penetration:

    Expertise in digital analytics and measurement tools
    Skill in utilizing SEO, SEM, and social media analytics to increase online visibility and experiences.
    Ability to track and analyze digital marketing performance metrics.
    Increase personalization through better understanding of online customer behavior and preferences..

    Commercial Acumen:

    Solid understanding of market dynamics and business principles.
    Proficiency in financial analysis and budget management.
    Ability to identify growth opportunities and maximize ROI.
    Skill in aligning marketing initiatives with sales and revenue objectives.

    Writing Effective Briefs:

    Develop simple and focused briefs which articulate clearly what’s required.
    Provide the underpinning insight and inspire internal and external partners to create breakthrough ideas which help our propositions gain meaning and relevance.

    Responsibilities:

    To help design and execute the overall HOME strategy based on customer insights to drive quality acquisition that will increase the segment size, revenue, profitability and deliver NPS #1
    Co-create the annual HOME Fixed Wireless platform plan with key stakeholders with clear growth drivers to be executed quarterly focusing on the 4 transformative pillars: Acquisition, Communication, Engagement and Experience
    Drive factual and insight led conversations and decisions on HOME across the entire Organization.
    Initiate and generate innovative ideas for each of the 4 transformative pillars above. 
    Design and bring to life Fixed Wireless GTM activities tied to the HOME strategy along with channels and product teams. 
    Provide inputs on pricing and product development based on consumer insights to Product, Finance and Strategy team. 
    Review and shape the communication strategy and plans working closely with brand team, media and advertising agency to ensure that all ATL & BTL communication is in line with the HOME positioning and strategy.
    Ensure consistent and proactive tracking, measurement and evaluation of activities, HOME performance to deliver on mission and commercial targets. 
    Manage budgets efficiently, ensure positive ROI with no overspend to deliver on the HOME objectives. 

    Must have technical / professional qualifications: 

    A degree in marketing, business administration
    6 years + experience in Product/Category/Brand Marketing roles
    Experience in marketing Home/Family solution
    Strong creative and conceptual skills
    Attention to detail with excellent interpersonal and communications skills
    Self-Starter, excellent planner and organizer

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  • Enterprise Architecture 

Enterprise Systems Developer 

Manager- ERP Development Team

    Enterprise Architecture Enterprise Systems Developer Manager- ERP Development Team

    Job Description
    Reporting to the Senior Manager IT Strategy and Architecture, the position holder’s role will be to shape and drive end to end Architecture for IT for Safaricom, ensuring that our technology assets continuously evolve to deliver best customer experience, enable new rich services and meet future operational targets. This role requires a high caliber individual with strong strategic mindset, solid understanding of IT Architecture together with underlying IT infrastructure is a key imperative. The role holder should be inquisitive, always keeping abreast with emerging IT best practice. He / she should additionally have a track record of working effectively with a wide set of stakeholders on complex technology programs.
    Key Responsibilities;

    Manage target architecture vision and roadmap in alignment with Safaricom strategy.
    Design, develop and deploy Enterprise Architecture practices, standards, frameworks and patterns.
    Test and onboard new technologies and suppliers to drive innovation and meet emerging business requirements.
    Provide thought leadership on contextualization of global best practice for Safaricom Enterprise Architecture and IT strategy
    Develop standards to guide Solution Architecture practice and other teams in day-to-day delivery.
    Lead the evaluation and selection of hardware and software products
    Develop and maintain the technology roadmap for assigned area, collaborating with business and IT partners to ensure that the roadmap creates business value with technically sound solutions.
    Provide key inputs into financial management processes to align budget priorities with strategy and architecture

    Qualifications;

    University degree in Information Technology or a telecommunications biased discipline.
    Experience of leading development of complex technology strategies, architectures or roadmaps
    Demonstrated experience implementing standard architecture and governance frameworks in a busy IT environment. TOGAF preferred.
    Certification in leading Architecture frameworks will be added advantage. This may include TOGAF, CGEIT.
    Good understanding of broad set of technologies used in IT.
    At least 7 years’ experience working in a software engineering or planning role for BSS or OSS applications.
    Demonstrated experience working within financial and supplier management processes.

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  • Engineer – Enterprise Cloud & ISP Systems

    Engineer – Enterprise Cloud & ISP Systems

    Detailed Description 
    Reporting to the Manager – Enterprise Cloud & ISP Systems, the position holder will build a robust enterprise model and standards to support consistent, reliable deployment of Enterprise Cloud and Enterprise ISP Systems assets. The Engineer – Enterprise Cloud & ISP Systems is also expected to be well versed in creating/maintaining/reverse engineering existing Enterprise ISP and Cloud assets/deployments to enable the documentation of current systems and propose optimizations and roadmaps to align with architecture principles. Work with Internal and External Cloud Systems and ISP systems Implementation teams to realize the intended business objectives and value
    Key accountabilities: 

    Managing, Supporting and Operating all Enterprise ISP Systems through the Systems lifecycles 
    Provide a Secure Systems ecosystem by end-to-end service monitoring and optimization of all ISP Systems and Platforms
    Analysis of current state, including reverse engineering existing cloud assets and Service Provider ISP Systems.
    Document & Manage ISP and Cloud Solutions standards, virtual network mapping, data flows and conceptual flows.
    Define & manage how company data will be stored, consumed, integrated, secured and managed across cloud and on-premises implementations.
    Set standards for ISP Systems and Cloud deployments and assets, analyze current state and conceive desired future state.
    Apply architectural and technology concepts to address scalability, security, reliability, maintainability of cloud assets.
    Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure that technology decisions align with the overall Enterprise Architecture Framework/Roadmap via clear communication and negotiation skills.
    Conduct proof of concepts, drive technology & product selection, support pilot implementations and support enterprise-wide adoption of cloud, technology, processes & toolsets
    Design and optimize cloud strategies for the cost-effective delivery of scalable and reliable systems up to 99.99% uptime SLA.
    Work across a wide range of stakeholders, application subject matter experts, architects, technology and business leaders to harness perspectives, influence & drive consistent cloud practices.
    Build and Deploy Opensource First Platforms

    Qualifications: 

    Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Telecoms, Engineering, Physics or Math or any other relevant qualification.
    Candidate should demonstrate deep and wide knowledge of VMWare, Solarwinds, ELK, Windows Servers, Redhat/Linux, Databases, Email Systems, Containers, VMWare Openstack, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS platforms and Other Public Clouds. Relevant certifications in Azure and/or AWS a huge plus.
    Strong skills in Networking, Cyber Security and SDWAN, 
    Container Platforms and Management and DevSecOps
    Candidate should possess excellent knowledge & skills in cloud design, deployment, management and monitoring as well as migration strategies from on-premise implementations to cloud or Hybrid Solutions.
    Have VMware and OpenStack Cloud based Solutions, designs and Deployment.
    Candidate should have excellent knowledge and understanding of established/emerging cloud management technologies including and not limited to monitoring, profiling, identity management, reporting/analytics, cost optimization.
    The cloud architect must understand the cloud technologies and their use to guide the organization in understanding and adopting them.
    An ideal candidate should possess advanced knowledge of industry best practices in the various aspects of information, technology trends, enterprise operations knowledge and the ability to develop solutions.
    Advanced knowledge of hardware, software, business applications and systems engineering are required.
    Intermediate knowledge and execution of SDLC is required.
    Intermediate knowledge of Information Security awareness is a plus.
    Intermediate knowledge of Cloud data and analytics tools and workflows is a plus.
    Good knowledge of General Project Management Methodology & Tools
    Knowledge of enterprise architecture methodologies and practices a plus.
    Knowledge of Systems, Network automation and practices.

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    egjd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com

  • Operational Excellence Analyst

    Operational Excellence Analyst

    Detailed Description
    Reporting to the Manager – Operational Excellence, the position holder will be responsible for reporting on the performance on all the defined operational processes for Technology Departments and driving process compliance through engagements with the respective service owners.
    Key Responsibilities

    Engage the respective service owners to ensure excellence in operations and service delivery.
    Prepare daily, weekly and monthly reports on the various domains as per the defined process categories and KPIs.
    Ensure information is collected from the correct data sources.
    Track compliance action items on BCP, Backup, Version management, SLM, Availability Management and Knowledge Management
    Review and automate reports/dashboards through own initiative or based on user requirements.
    Interact with service owners on initiatives for continuous service improvement.
    Document the Operational Excellence work instructions, policy and processes.
    Design report layouts to achieve simplicity and visualization for the captured requirements.
    Ensure that customer SLA’s exist and are kept up to date.
    Ensure proper SLA’s are configured on the service management suite.
    Report to the various internal customers on technology service delivery.
    Conduct customer satisfaction surveys for the internal customers.

    Qualifications

    Degree in IT or Computer Science or Telecommunications or Technical Related Field;
    With at least 2-3 years’ experience in IT or GSM related role 
    Technical experience in database design, data modeling and data mining using SQL and NoSQL DBs. 
    Experience in Data Analytics
    Experience in SQL, Python scripting and Power BI
    Experience in Process Governance especially using ITIL Framework.
    Agile and Scrum certified.
    Attention to details and analytical thinking.
    Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
    Certifications – ITIL Foundation; ITIL Intermediate courses and governance skills are an added advantage.

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    egjd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com