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  • Innovations Manager Business Development Manager Business Development Executives Software Development Engineer

    Innovations Manager Business Development Manager Business Development Executives Software Development Engineer

    This position reports to the Business Development Director.
    This position is for individuals who believe in pushing the boundaries, who look for solutions and new ways of doing things.
    Are you interested in driving this change while holding a big picture sense of how the broader transport landscape is evolving?
    Responsibilities

    The right fit individual for this position must be able to create new technology opportunities, new directions for the enterprise, and positive futures for Cargo movement. Must recognize and stimulate unusual business ideas with high potential impact for Quatrix.
    Ability to trigger creative process that will leapfrog the application of technology in cargo transport, by asking tough and insightful questions while restlessly challenging the status quo is a plus.
    They must provide constructive coaching and advice to projects while helping other people turn their ideas into reality; work with multiple fluid team structures which requires trust and integrity.

    Requirements

    Strong business acumen, excellent communication, interpersonal, influencing and relationship—building skills.
    Strong analytical depth and performance management skills, dynamic cross—functional interaction, and highly effective project management, communication, and negotiation skills.
    A bachelor’s degree from a recognized University, Master’s degree an added advantage.

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  • Occupational Therapist

    Occupational Therapist

    Job Responsibilities:

    Undertaking assessments of children with disabilities
    Planning and providing appropriate treatment and activities giving advice and counseling for family members, parents/caregivers
    Undertaking general administrative tasks;
    writing reports, making telephone calls, maintaining records and case notes Communicate with KidsCare’s partners, hospitals, family members, parents/caregivers and other professionals and keeping them updated
    Monitoring progress of children with disabilities
    Assist KidsCare’s social workers on working with children with disabilities Reporting to the head of the children with special abilities department

    Qualifications:
    Experience 2 years experience in occupational therapy Education College Diploma, Minimum G.P.A 2.7
    Skills

    Patience
    Determination
    Enthusiasm
    Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
    An interest in working closely with people
    Good team working skills
    Good Computing skills

    Work Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 5 pm Saturday 8:30 – noon
    Additional Information:

    Participants should have the willingness to live and work in a rural area

    Valid

    Motorbike License is a bonus
    KidsCare Kenya is an equal opportunity employer.

  • Public Relations Manager

    Public Relations Manager

    Job Responsibilities

    Manage and grow the existing client portfolio, consisting of some leading and demanding corporate organizations in the country
    Manage the day-to-day operations of the agency, including mentoring, giving guidance, motivating and managing a team of client service executives, business development personnel, administration, as well as creative/design teams.
    Identify existing business opportunities both from within the existing clients as well as scouting for new clients
    Manage and maintain satisfactory relations with senior managers from the existing and prospective client portfolios
    This position calls for an all-rounded candidate, and shall be sorely responsible for all the operations of the agency

    Requirements

    Minimum of 6 years working experience in PR, corporate communications and Events management. Experience in an advertising agency at a senior level would be a definite advantage
    A degree in Public Relations or Communication or Journalism.
    A relevant Masters degree will be an added advantage
    Member of Public Relations Society of Kenya (attach certificate)
    Excellent verbal and written communications skills
    Excellent people skills
    Excellent organization skills with attention to detail
    Proven track record of national and regional media relations; ability to build relationships in new sectors and verticals
    Experience in creating and managing key marketing initiatives
    Experience in building relationships with stakeholders at senior level
    Demonstrated confidence with agency and client teams
    Aptitude to work independently, manage and motivate teams
    Ability to identifying business opportunities in order to grow profitability of the agency.

  • Warehouse and Supply Chain manager Procurement Manager

    Warehouse and Supply Chain manager Procurement Manager

    Job description

    Warehouse and stock management
    Delivery and vehicle coordination
    Repackaging and production planning
    Coordination of ordering with retailers

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  • Business Development and Programs Manager

    Business Development and Programs Manager

    Key Responsibilities:
    The ideal candidate for the above position will be required to contribute to the management and growth of the organisation, be directly responsible for seeking out and closing new business and program opportunities, oversee the successful implementation and daily operations of the programs and manage the relationships of existing and new partners and stakeholders.
    Key Duties:
    The candidate will be required to perform the following key duties.

    Have a clear Understanding and keep up-to-date with constant developments in the Youth Empowerment arena.
    Develop a targeted long-term new business development strategy.
    Create weekly/monthly forecasts on revenue/target management and end of month reports on revenue and new business and program opportunities.
    Work closely with TYB Board to explore new business and program opportunities and to seek assistance where need be.
    Maximize on networking opportunities and regularly use conferences, events and trade shows to increase awareness and develop a further network of contacts.
    Identify and/or propose potential business deals by contacting potential partners, discovering and exploring opportunities.
    Close new business deals by coordinating requirements, developing and negotiating contracts, integrating contract requirements with business operations.
    Lead the implementation and management of all programs.
    Ensure that all weekly and monthly program reports are completed on time and shared with the relevant stakeholders.
    Develop and maintain an extensive knowledge base of the programs and needs of the communities served.
    Ensure that assigned staff perform their job functions according to the expectations set out by TYB.
    Protect the organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
    Ensure that all policies and procedures are followed through by all staff.
    Deliver efficient, high quality services and work with a commitment to improve services
    work processes and performance.
    Protects organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
    Develop and maintain good relationships with project partner by ensuring regular communication, knowledge exchange and effective reporting.
    Coordinate, monitor and assess the quality of Project partner reporting by making sure donor requirements are met during the project implementation.
    Participate in networking and training forums and contribute to development of new strategies.
    Establish a close working relationship with the Finance Department and provide advice to ensure synergy in donor budgeting, contract management and reporting.
    Monitor the program activities on a regular basis and conduct annual evaluation according to the program evaluation framework.
    Manage all project funds according to the established accounting policies and procedure.
    Any other duties as may be assigned by your supervisor.

    Skills and Qualifications:

    Project Management, Business skills, Communication skills,, Prospecting Skills, leadership skills ,
    People skills, Market Knowledge, Presentation Skills, Professionalism.

    Educational & Career Background:

    Must have a Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field, as well as three years experience in business and project management.
    Must be a professional who will be able to drive the organization’s growth by generating new business opportunities and motivating other employees.

  • Integration Manager Sourcing and Development Manager

    Integration Manager Sourcing and Development Manager

    Job Description
    OVERVIEW
    Designed, engineered and built in Kenya, Mobius Motors sells highly durable, highly affordable vehicles for Africa’s mass market. Versatile, rugged and durable, it is designed for African cities whilst still being extremely capable off-road.
    We are seeking to hire an exceptional Engineer interested in a truly unique entrepreneurial opportunity to create impact on a global scale as part of our Technical Team.
    RESPONSIBILITIES

    The Technical team ensures that Mobius Motors has selected and developed the optimum technological solution to maximise the value and benefit of our product offering to our customers. This encompasses the following areas:
    Innovation: Strategic selection and application of existing and new technology in a new manner to address challenging product development needs
    Design & Development: Utilisation of lean and agile design & development best practices to efficiently introduce new products & solutions quickly and robustly
    Capability: Development of the right technological knowhow both internally & externally (through partners) to allow pushing the boundary of capable product development goals
    Every member of the Technical team takes responsibility for supporting the business needs above, which may require expanding responsibilities as needed, additional learning, and tackling new professional challenges beyond what is reflected in this Job Description.

    FUNCTIONAL AREAS RESPONSIBILITIES

    Design

    Requirements Development: Ensure team develops detailed requirements documents to support component and system sourcing and development
    CAD Models & Drawings Development: Ensure team produce accurate and timely 3D and 2D designs
    Design Principles Adherence: Implement Design for Assembly and manufacture and Mobius design principles
    Design Review Process: Ensure comprehensive design development & review process is followed ensuring adequate review and sign-off from Commercial, Production and Quality. Ensure use of FMEA tools to develop robust designs. Work with team to resolve any design conflicts

    Project management

    Development Timeline: Manage vehicle development project to meet vehicle performance and timeline targets. Ensure alignment with DVP timelines
    Team Work Plans: Plan project design work to meet project timelines with sufficient breakdown to individual engineers work plans

    Risk Management: Proactively manage and communicate system design project risk:

    Assess risks
    Plan for risks
    Implement and measure risk actions
    Communication: Maintain up to date project plans and communicate with team on changes
    Issues Escalation: Provide regular adequate project and design status summary to senior management for review and escalation

    People Management & Learning
    Team management: Effectively manage design engineers to ensure high productivity and engagement to deliver desired work activities
    Team performance: Regularly report to senior management on status and issues
    Team Training and Capacity Building: Proactively and intentionally improve engineering and team skills through books, training courses and other means. Empower and increase technical and professional capacity of design engineers.
    Analysis
    CAE Analysis: Review and direct CAE analysis
    Supply Chain Support
    Supplier Development: Oversee support of supply chain with technical advice and requirement documents including support for overseas visits to suppliers as required
    Supplier Design Issues Support: Engage with suppliers and supply chain team to find technical solutions
    Prototype Builds
    Vehicle Build Support: Assist timely completion of prototype builds where possible
    Verification, Validation and Testing
    Testing Support: Support development of test strategy and optimisation of DVP for programme goals of early issue discovery
    Test Issue Resolution: Mentor and lead problem solving with Engineers based on test issues generation
    Production Troubleshooting
    Production Implementation: Support planning of vehicle system production and assemblyProduction Ramp up Support: Responsible for technical team solving production ramp up issuesContinuous Improvement: Generate and implement ideas to improve manufacturability
    Documentation
    CAD Data Management: Ensure all vehicle product data is maintained in appropriate systems

    BOM
    PLM

    Design Data Management: Ensure storage of engineering analysis, supplier technical information etc. along with company policy

    QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
    Academic & Professional
    Bachelor degree (minimum) in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Systems Engineering or similar
    Functional Knowledge & Skills

    10+ years related experience in automotive product design/development engineering
    Proficiency in SolidWorks, CATIA or AutoCAD
    Strong fundamental engineering and physics expertise
    Strong system knowledge both theoretical and practical
    Knowledge and experience of verification, validation and test strategy design
    Passion for prototype development and a pragmatic attitude
    Ability to adapt to a dynamic working environment and work within a diverse team
    Extreme patience and a good sense of humour
    Excellent oral and written communication skills
    Excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively with others
    High level of analytical and problem solving skills

    General

    Experience of managing technical teams and delivering projects
    Proven project management skills
    Ability to self-manage; taking ownership of projects: budgeting, work planning, resource management and reporting
    A start-up personality; entrepreneurial, ambitious, independent, systematic attention to detail, structured thinker, goal-oriented, flexible and able to deal well with setback
    Reliable, diligent and hard-working team player

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  • Maintenance Manager

    Maintenance Manager

    Designed, engineered and built in Kenya, Mobius Motors sells highly durable, highly affordable vehicles for Africa’s mass market. Versatile, rugged and durable, it is designed for African cities whilst still being extremely capable off-road.
    We are seeking to hire an exceptional Maintenance Manager interested in a truly unique entrepreneurial opportunity to create impact on a global scale as part of our Production Team.
    Job Responsibilities
    The Maintenance Manager is responsible for the proper installation, up-time and maintenance of all Plant and Equipment at Mobius’s Manufacturing and Service facilities. Duties include:

    Strategy Development – Lead the creation and implementation of the Maintenance strategy, policies, processes and procedures
    Lean Manufacturing – Contribute to the production of high-quality products with an unrelenting focus on the elimination of waste to maximise Plant and Equipment uptime
    Continuous Improvement – Assist in the design, and fabricate, all bespoke plant Jigs, Fixtures, Trollies, Sub-assembly and Lineside equipment. Support Continuous Improvement activities throughout the organisation

    Every member of the Production team takes responsibility for supporting the business needs above, which may require expanding responsibilities as needed, additional learning, and tackling new professional challenges beyond what is reflected in this Job Description.
    Strategy and Development:

    Total Productive Maintenance: Develop and implement maintenance policies and procedures using TPM philosophies. Set up a preventative maintenance database to document and measure all activities.
    Maintenance KPI’s: Contribute to the development of agreed KPI’s and to drive continuous improvement.

    Lean Manufacturing

    Calibration System: Setup and maintain a calibration system for all appropriate tools.
    Ergonomics and Safety: Support ergonomics and safety in the factory through the design and fabrication of all in-house production jigs, fixtures, trollies and tables.

    Factory (Production Facility)

    Plant and Equipment: Develop inspection and maintenance schedules. Ensure that equipment is used in line with manufacturers’ instructions and established procedures.
    Maintenance Warehouse: Set up warehouse and manage all spares stock levels to maximise up-time and to drive cost down.

    Continuous Improvement

    Culture: Create and implement policies and procedures that drive the culture of continuous improvement.
    Reports: Develop reports to measure plant and equipment performance and develop improvement strategies based on this data.

    People Management

    Team: Recruit and manage a team of maintenance technicians.
    Leadership: Encourage teamwork, provide support, implement people development programmes and measure performance

    Financial and Budget Control

    Cost: Develop and implement a maintenance budget that meets efficiency and cost targets.
    Kaizen: Implement maintenance continuous improvements initiatives to drive cost down

    Qualifications

    Knowledge, skills and any other information required to be successful in this role.
    Degree in Engineering Discipline or equivalent in Management and Operations
    5+ years’ experience in Manufacturing Maintenance – Automotive is a plus
    Experience in Manufacturing ERP systems
    Proficient in Microsoft Office
    Proficient in understanding Engineering systems and drawings (CAD, CAD/CAM)
    Effective relationship management and interpersonal skills
    Detail orientated and highly organized
    Independent thinker capable of dealing at all levels of the organization

  • IT Product Manager Fundraising Officer

    IT Product Manager Fundraising Officer

    Why work with us?
    Grassroots Economics seeks to be a leader in Financial Technology with a unique product of Community Currency. You will learn a lot! You will have the chance to help marginalized communities excel and build business management capacity in others.
    About The Team
    Our small and growing team is highly committed, we share information and learn together. We are self-starters and passionately believe in community development. We do exchange visits between Mombasa and Nairobi and hold our annual strategy retreat at the coast. We entrust you with great responsibility and match this with freedom and space for ideas.
    Over the last year, Grassroots Economics Foundation’s activities have grown a lot, with plans to exponentially scale in the next 12 months. Our Operations team enables and supports all field activities. We are now aspiring to build a first rate tech team to lead us into the second phase of our program, which includes the rollout of Android based smartphones, custom applications and and our digital community currency.
    About This Role
    As the IT Product Manager you will lead the way in designing, implementing and monitoring our diverse projects from a tech perspective. You’ll work closely with the field and operations teams, coordinate internal resources as well as external resources and have direct responsibility over project outcomes. You’ll deliver every project on time and within budget and scope.
    Over time you will transform GEF staff tech aptitude and lead Android application development as well as hardware implementation as well as build a capable and innovative tech team.
    You will begin this journey in Nairobi, but we expect that you will also duplicate your successes in Mombasa and any other regions GEF is active in.
    What You Will Do

    System Building

    Develop program & project management standards
    Identify and prioritize significant opportunities for tech innovation – then lead research, design, prototyping, and scaling of our best solutions

    Program Management

    Plan and implement an android phone rollout plan
    Conduct trainings and planning sessions for both new and existing members on asset usage.

    Project & Product Management & Development

    Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
    Supervise Android development, manage external stakeholders
    Conduct Android app development

    Team Management

    Oversee, audit and support the work of all tech staff, contractors and third party developers
    Lead, coach, correct and discipline tech team members as needed

    Your deliverables will include

    Develop tech PM system
    Preparation of weekly, monthly and quarterly reports based and in alignment with defined OKRs and KPIs
    Create any other reports on demand by M&E Manager , Program Manager and SLT
    Create and monitor work plans for department staff
    Monitoring our program and project plans
    Identify, prepare solution recommendations and escalate challenges to SLT
    Procure, rootkit and customize 1,000+ Android phones
    Lead and assist in Android app development

    What You Should Have
    Strong passion for progress in low-income areas and empathy to relate with small business owners and the community. You are interested in the larger questions of building economies, livelihoods, collateral, lending and credit questions. Excited to get on the ground, roll up your sleeves and work with our team to figure out what needs to be done to scale GEF.
    You Should Bring To The Table:

    Bachelor’s Degree, Project Management, IT
    PMP or PRINCE2 Certification
    Minimum of five years IT product management experience  for large East Africa based organizations with sizeable field operations as well as proven track record of Android app development
    Experience operating in bottom-of-the-pyramid environments in urban slums and rural areas
    Solid ICT skills with PM tools and software
    Experience with Agile, Scrum & Kanban style PM

    If You Also Have

    Master’s degree
    Proven track record developing Android apps
    Lean Six Sigma Certification
    Team management
    Training experience

    ….., it would present you with an unique edge in this recruiting process.
    In Addition, You Are
    Energetic, enthusiastic, flexible & self-motivated to do what is necessary to get the job done. Comfortable working in a startup culture that is dynamic, unstructured, and frequently changing with ambitious international expansion plans. Self-directed and intellectually curious, seeking feedback in the pursuit of continuous improvement. A collaborative problem solver who seeks the opinions of other teammates and departments in the development of creative and sustainable solutions, and able to work independently with minimum supervision
    What We Expect
    You will be based in Nairobi and work from our main office. You will visit our community operations frequently and interact with CC members. Occasional travel to visit the Mombasa project sites will be scheduled as needed.
    You will work closely with the Chief Operations Officer who is also based in Nairobi. And work closely with the operations team on collaborative projects.

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  • Senior Project Leader

    Senior Project Leader

    Job description
    We have built a platform to drive change through African markets and are seeking exceptional team members to join us. Our Senior Project Leaders lead multiple client projects, develop our talented Analysts & Associates, co-create new projects, and assume management responsibility for OCA’s growth.
    Senior Project Leaders work closely with our clients to develop business & industry strategies, structure capital raises, and build creative approaches to broad development challenges. We count on you to own outcomes, interacting with senior clients around the world, managing multiple OCA teams, and developing deliverables that achieve results.
    You will join Open Capital at an exciting time – we are seeking to achieve broad, ambitious growth goals, and leverage our strong international brand in the impact investing and frontier market space. We are being called to solve challenges in many diverse frontier markets – from Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa to Sierra Leone, Niger, and the DRC. The right candidate should be excited to take on a new level of responsibility and genuinely motivated by the challenging strategic and financial questions we answer for our clients.
    Your Skills And Experience
    We are looking for exceptional leaders and executers who share our motivation and drive. Senior Project Leaders should feel comfortable leading multiple client projects, developing complex strategies and analyses, contributing fresh ideas, and feeling personally accountable for the impact we achieve. Our team is energetic and driven and we are quick to reward performance and initiative. We are open to a variety of backgrounds but top candidates will typically have the following:

    7-10 years of proven experience at a top global management consulting firm, investment firm, or experience as an entrepreneur or leader in a high-growth business, with significant responsibility for deliverables and client service;
    Strong interest in building teams and managing talented colleagues;
    Strong communication skills and analytical abilities and insightful, structured way of presenting information;
    Ability to effectively work with clients at all levels and backgrounds;
    Desire to work and live in Nairobi or Kampala for at least 24 months and broader interest in the region;
    Multiple languages and previous Africa experience useful but not required.

    Several recent clients
    We Highlight Several Recent Client Engagements Below
    Strategy and finance for water utilities (Kenya, Senegal, South Africa)
    Engaged in a Pan-Africa project supporting large water utilities to design strategies, increase efficiencies, and access additional commercial finance.Goal: improve and extend water delivery to growing urban areas across Africa, contributing to solve the world’s coming drought problem; link commercial finance to sustainable expansion.Strategy, roll-out, and financing for early-stage LPG business (Kenya)
    Supported an early-stage company developing innovative cooking fuel distribution for low-income populations in Africa. Conducted analysis to define distribution hubs and fleet configuration; built detailed financial model; supported capital raise through completion.Goal: enable company to disrupt the cooking fuels market, providing affordable option to the mass market.Due diligence in Ethiopia for family-owned conglomerate (Ethiopia)
    Conducted due diligence on potential investment in Ethiopia for large Kenyan FMCG conglomerate. Involved full commercial due diligence of assets in Ethiopia, including proposed strategies for acquisition and approaches to negotiation.Goal: expand FMCG access to burgeoning Ethiopian population through strategic partnership between Kenya & Ethiopia.Fund structuring & design for conflict country (East Africa)
    Designed new investment fund for large European DFI, focused on a post-conflict country in East Africa. Proposed fund process, created fund financing strategy, evaluated initial pipeline, and designed PPM for launch of fundraising.Goal: provide source of capital for high-growth businesses in challenging, post-conflict country.

  • Programme Officer, Peace and Stabilization

    Programme Officer, Peace and Stabilization

    Job Details:
    Background
    The Royal Danish Embassy in Nairobi is currently employing more than 50 people, thus making it the largest Danish Embassy in Africa. The Embassy is an integral part of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and therefore shares the same overall objectives and the same visions, mission and values as the rest of the organization. The Embassy is accredited to represent Denmark in the areas of foreign policy and foreign economic and commercial relations as regards to the Republic of Kenya. The embassy also has the responsibility for overseeing relations in Somalia, Seychelles and Eritrea.
     Reporting
    The Programme Officer will report to the Coordinator for the Peace and stabilisation cluster.
     Key responsibilities include:

    The Programme Officer will coordinate, manage and oversee implementation of engagements under the PSP HOA, including support stabilisation, countering violent extremism, conflict mitigation, Rule of Law and prisons in Somalia and the Horn of Africa
    Undertake daily substantive and financial management of engagements as well as monitoring and regular reporting on programme performance.
    Coordinate and be in dialogue with implementing partners, other international partners and government institutions relating to PSP HOA engagements.
    Assist in the preparation, planning and organisation of appraisals, reviews, visits, missions, meetings and conferences and other relevant events.
    Represent the Danish Embassy in relevant meetings, working groups and coordination forums of direct relevance to the PSP HOA.
    Report on relevant developments relating to PSP HOA, including contributing to the Embassy’s regular political, stabilisation and security reporting.
    Contribute to Danish government policy papers, strategies, plans and programmes relevant to PSP HOA.

    Qualifications
    We are looking for a proactive and positive team player who is also skilled at working independently and often with short deadlines. The applicant is talented in navigating changing environments and independently drive agendas forward that are important to Denmark. The applicant must have:

    A relevant university degree (e.g. political, social sciences or similar).
    A minimum of 5 years professional working experience in the field of stabilisation and development programming, including experience with programme monitoring, substantive and financial management and risk management.
    Proven track record as an efficient Programme Officer in the area of development and stabilisation in conflict and fragile affected situations.
    Excellent English oral and writing skills are a requirement.
    Knowledge and working experience from the Horn of Africa and Somalia.
    Experience from working with political organizations/governments.
    Experience from a bilateral international partner is an advantage.
    Understanding the dynamics in relation to international development cooperation both bilateral and multilateral and coordination is an advantage.

    We can offer:
    Remuneration based on the level of experience. Employment is on a local contract and based on the relevant legally binding local labour market rules of Kenya.
    An attractive, professional and conducive working environment, great team spirit, competence development, and remuneration as Programme Officer.
    The work of the Programme Officer will be based in Nairobi but is expected to make regular duty travels to Somalia and Somaliland under due consideration of the Embassy’s security regulations. Participation in the MFA Hostile Environment Awareness Training (HEAT) course or the UN Safe and Secure Approaches in Field Environments (SSAFE) course is a requirement.