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  • Medical Officer

    Medical Officer

    Main Purpose: Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for providing consultancy and quality clinical judgment to patients
    Duties and Responsibilities shall include but not limited to:

    Manage the OPD / Emergency / Ward and assist the consultants
    Initiate and monitor treatment;
    Conduct medical procedure under supervision after getting the consent from patient’s attendant.
    Accompany consultant doctors on IPD Ward visits
    In the absence of the Consultant – Pay timely visits to In – patients and treat the patients along the indicated line of treatment
    Attend emergencies and informing consultant doctors for further action.
    Check and authorize all diagnostic requisition slips.
    Ensure that duties and functions are undertaken in a manner that prioritizes the safety and well-being of patients;
    Assess patients on admission and/or discharge as required and write detailed reports in the case notes;
    Consultations should not only be limited to actions beyond their scope, but also in uncertain situations as well as where extra assistance would improve performance
    Mentorship & supervision of clinical attachees
    Order and interpret diagnostic tests;
    Providing information regarding the patient’s condition to his/her attendant whenever required.
    Attend clinics and participate in relevant meetings, case conferences and ward rounds; followed by documentation of findings on each patients’ chart; follow through with actions arising from the round;
    Participate in multi-disciplinary clinical audit and proactive risk management and facilitate production of all data / information for same; co-operate with investigations, enquiries or audit relating to the provision of health services;
    Maintain professional standards in relation to confidentiality and ethics; abide by the Kenyan Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board
    Seek advice and assistance from the consultant / clinical director / employer with any assigned cases or issues that prove to be beyond the scope of his / her professional competence in line with principles of best practice and clinical governance;
    Cover for occasional unplanned absence of colleagues;
    Ensuring compliance with legal requirements

    Job Requirement

    Degree in Medicine from a recognized University
    More than two years working experience.
    Must be Registered / Licensed by the Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board.
    Competency and certification in emergency procedures e.g. ACLS, BLS, ATLS etc. will be an added advantage.
    Excellent public relations and communication skills
    General competencies in Obstetrics, Pediatrics, medical, surgical, Outpatient care.
    Must have a professional Indemnity insurance.

  • Social Worker

    Social Worker

    Job Description

    Place within the organization
    Endorses the mission and vision of KidsCare Kenya;
    Is a member of the team of KidsCare Kenya;
    Is responsible for the assistance, guidance, and support of children with special abilities within their assigned locations;
    Is the face of KidsCare within the locations and households he/she is attached to;
    Is attached to children with special abilities (CSA) programs and responsible for activities that KidsCare is doing for Children with special abilities (CSA) and their environment, including guiding the caretakers of Children with Special Abilities;
    Strengthen the position of mentally challenged children and youngsters, by doing homecare, creating awareness to the community, advise the support groups, activate the stakeholders and facilitate special services and advocate on the rights of CSA through the community;
    Is accountable for the physical and emotional progress of the children in the program in their locations;
    Are part of the social work department and the team members support the other team members by giving feedback and helping to give solutions for challenges.

    Reporting to

    works under the supervision of the head of departments CSA and CBHB;
    reports to the Manager CSA.

    Job content

    Stimulates the involvement of the families and the community in realizing a better position of CSA in society;
    Sits in on behalf of the locational social worker when need be;
    Helps in giving information in KLT meetings concerning the progress in CSA and SSU programs.
    Give guidance to CSA caregivers to promote the independence of CSA both mental and physical.
    Strengthen the social-economic status of the CSA through capacity building the caregivers.
    Improve the status of children with special abilities through the caregivers and society by advocating on the rights of CSA hence giving them a better future.
    Has good contact with SSU and work together to improve on the functional skills and independence of CSA in the units.
    Collect, plan and monitor all relevant information and make reports during periodic evaluations.
    Implements children with special ability program within the locations.
    Make a home visit to CSA to know their living circumstances and improve their living conditions at home.
    Writing an individual care plan and monitoring the progress of a CSA (and their family) according to the individual care plan
    Assists the locational social workers and OT in doing mobilization to children with disabilities within their locations to join Therapies and Special school units.
    Increase the awareness of expertise and involvement of stakeholders.
    Presenting KidsCare in events in the community

    Job profile

    Diploma in Social Work/Community Development.
    Have knowledge of disabilities in children.
    At least two years of experience in working with children with disabilities.
    Have experience in working on with the community
    Is able to ride a motorbike and have a valid license;
    Computer literate;
    Have knowledge of counseling;
    Able to work independently;
    Is able to work under difficult circumstances, help children with specials abilities and their caretakers;
    Is able to take feedback and ready to learn.
    Have good therapeutic skills (e.g. counseling, consultation skills, coaching, educating)

    Skills:

    Motivated and willing to work with Children with special abilities and their families.
    Be proactive and goal-oriented.
    Able to handle him/herself well in term of conflict and be able to give solutions.
    Well organized and willing to take responsibilities
    Flexible and ready to take other task requested by managers or management team
    Good in communication can address community and express him/herself.
    A good team player.
    Good in written and spoken English.

    Values, competences, management skills and job related competences

    Values
    caring;
    better world;
    together;
    achievement;
    capable;
    leadership.

    Competences

    customer care;
    teamwork/cooperation;
    communication;
    drive and enthusiasm;
    leadership.
    Management skills
    strategy & organization;
    general management & administration skills;
    ability to provide leadership & guidance;
    ability to ensure quality brand standards are applied;
    research and development;
    marketing.

    Job related competences

    integrity;
    decision making;
    commitment and responsibility;
    build trust;
    communication skills;
    care of equipment;
    coaching.

  • Account Manager

    Account Manager

    A global manufacturer of animal nutrition and health is currently looking for an Account Manager to be based in Kenya looking after the East African region.
    As an account manager, you will be responsible to identify, create and successfully drive sales projects, provide product and technical support to customers and cooperate with various business partners within East Africa. The focus is on driving innovative portfolio of products and services to customers at both feed mill, distribution and producer level.
    Some of the main tasks would including the following:

    Plan and prepare sales budgets for East Africa in line with the company’s growth targets and manage operating costs.
    Assist in formulating and implementing sales and marketing plans relevant to their strategic interests and assume responsibility for successfully achieving sales targets.
    Regular client visits to maintain current business and develop new opportunities throughout the region.
    Active involvement on marketing and advertising campaigns.
    Active engagement of relevant stakeholders and major associations in the region.
    Develop sales through sales projects. 

    The successful candidate will meet the following key selection criteria: 

    Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Animal Science, Veterinary Science or equivalent.
    At least 5 years Sales experience in the Animal Health and Nutrition Industry.
    Registered as a practicing veterinarian, nutritionist or any other relevant regulatory body would be an advantage.
    Working knowledge of the East African industry.
    Ability to identify animal health and nutrition needs and advise clients accordingly.
    Ability to develop and run projects.
    A good and open communicator and able to present to highly technical and nontechnical audiences.
    Good oral and written skills in English and other relevant languages common to East Africa.

    What’s on Offer:

    Market related

    If you meet the key selection criteria , then please apply today. If you haven’t received feedback within 2 weeks of your application, please consider it unsuccessful.

  • Operational Controller

    Operational Controller

    Background
    The Embassy of Sweden in Nairobi represents Sweden in Kenya, Somalia, Seychelles and Comoros.The Embassy also represents Sweden in UNEP and UN-HABITAT.The Embassy represents and advances Swedish policies, interests and values in political and economic relations, development cooperation, in trade and investment promotion and in cultural and information matters. It provides consular services to Swedish nationals and migration services to non-nationals.
    Overall Responsibility
    The overall task is to assist managers and programme officers with advice and support, to maintain an effective control environment at the Embassy and on internal control issues in contribution management process.
    Key Responsibilities
    The key duties are, but are not limited to;

    Participate in the overall planning and monitoring of the contribution portfolio base on risk and materiality.Provide support, advice and quality assurance of contribution management in competency areas such as;
    o Risk analysis and risk management;o Analysis assessment of partners capacity and processes/systems for internal control;o Financial planning and monitoring;o Assessment of audit report;o Anticorruption activities;o Contractual issues;o Applicable rules and regulations
    Be a member of the Embassy Quality Assurance Team
    Work on preventive measures e.g. training and knowledge sharing of internal control matters, common internal control deficiencies, rule changes
    Perform preventive anti-corruption work and assist in the investigation of possible corruption cases.
    Review agreement proposals, contractual changes and the monitoring of contractual terms.

    Qualifications
    The preferred candidate will meet the following requirements:

    Academic degree in the field of financial management and control.
    Accounting certifications or qualifications like Certified Public Accountant (CPA), ACCA, and ACA.
    Minimum five (5) years of professional experience in financial management/and/ or auditing.
    Exposure to Kenya’s public administration and financial management systems.
    Computer literacy, i.e. knowledge of Microsoft’s basic applications and experience working with an electronic financial management/information system.
    Good analytical skills, with ability to apply qualitative and quantitative techniques.
    Experience from working with risk analysis and management
    Good communication skills, with excellent command of English.

    Added advantages

    Experience of audit work (analysis of audit reports/procurement processes).
    Documented competence and experience in quality assurance in development cooperation or other government functions.
    Experience in working in conflict or post-conflict settings
    Experience and/or knowledge about the working methods of Swedish civil service, or experience working in a multicultural setup.
    Knowledge of additional languages (Swedish)

    Personal qualifications

    Ability and will to internalise innovative ways of working, while fulfilling the role as a Swedish civil servant and respecting ethical and professional considerations.
    Ability to reach and report on agreed results and to seek the support needed to accomplish tasks.
    Ability to lead and positively influence the Embassy sections in applying new knowledge.
    Ability and willingness to share information, competence and knowledge with others.

  • Group Cloud Managed Services Manager

    Group Cloud Managed Services Manager

    Role Purpose
    The Cloud Managed Services Regional Manager is responsible for the managed services business working in partnership with our customers in the region throughout the cloud journey. This function will also be responsible for the regional delivery team on executing key strategic engagements and account strategies.
    The role holder will input into the group strategy and provide relevant input at a regional level. The role holder will have responsibility for defining and implementing the regional services strategy, managing the performance of the regional Managed Services team while driving exceptional quality and delivery, as well as having responsibility for the service design, transition, operations and continuous improvement of the service offerings to customers.
    The role holder will build and scale the regional team to include the skills and capabilities for Customer Success to enable our customers to not only expand their usage of cloud platforms but develop modern systems of agreements that accelerate business. 
    Responsibilities

    Support the regional sales team with expert customer guidance on how business challenges can be solved with relevant cloud managed support models, mapping requirements to best-in-class ITSM delivery, selecting the most appropriate tools and proposing commercial models
    Build and maintain executive relationships with customers, influence long-term strategic direction, and act as a trusted advisor to ensure retention and growth in spend
    Manage multiple customer opportunities through the entire business cycle simultaneously, working with cross-functional teams as necessary
    Engaging with clients from pre-sales through to go-live and Business As Usual (BAU) operation, acting as the point of authority on Cloud managed services operations and the point of escalation for all commercial discussions
    Supporting sales teams in pre-sales, bid management and collateral development
    Manage tactical and strategic aspects of both engagement and projects ensuring appropriate utilisation across the team.
    Work with regional team to assign project resourcing and review project timelines, to ensure delivery is on-time and per statement of work.
    Work with regional Sales and marketing teams to ensure account strategy, communication cadence and delivery outcomes are aligned.
    Manage account escalations to ensure the leadership has full visibility to the issues at hand and that the plan to resolution, is well managed and professionally executed
    Build and manage a team of cloud managed support service specialists, driving revenue and utilisation targets

  • Senior Technical Advisor OVC Chief of Party Deputy Chief of Party & Senior Technical Advisor Director of Finance & Administration Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor Economic Strengthening/Livelihoods Specialist

    Senior Technical Advisor OVC Chief of Party Deputy Chief of Party & Senior Technical Advisor Director of Finance & Administration Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor Economic Strengthening/Livelihoods Specialist

    Requisition ID  GSK/COP/OVC/063
    Position purpose
    The Senior Technical Advisor -OVC is responsible for the technical oversight of the project and is specifically responsible for project implementation that relates to community, the vulnerable children and families, and ensure strong linkages with facility level and other service delivery points.
    Key Responsibilities

    Provide technical leadership in the development and implementation of strategies, interventions and activities that address the holistic needs of vulnerable children in a friendly manner, including their health, education psychosocial, protection and economic strengthening needs.
    Ensure that the project engages children in all stages of the project to promote child participation, leadership and ensure that their perspectives are taken into consideration.
    Ensure that project strategies and activities addressing children and adolescents are evidence-based and in line with state-of-the-art, globally-recognized best practices aligned to national policies.
    Ensure the project addresses the needs of highly vulnerable sub-groups of children, such as adolescent girls, HIV positive children and children living with disabilities.
    Ensure all child -focused strategies are gender-sensitive and promote equitable programming.
    Promote integration across a range of services for children to take a holistic, family-centered approach to improving their wellbeing.
    Build capacity of staff, implementing partners, government counterparts, and other stakeholders in working in child-related services under the project.
    Contribute to work plans, quarterly and annual reports, financial reports, and other reports
    Monitor and maintain relevant manuals, training materials and reports for youth interventions.

    Requirements

    A master’s Degree in social sciences or related field.
    Eight years of experience implementing OVC programs in a development context, with five of these years in Sub-Saharan Africa, preferably Kenya. During this period she/he should have been involved with social services and or public health project design, implementation, reporting and evaluation.
    Demonstrated state-of-the-art experience at a mid- or senior level in at least three of the following areas: child protection, household economic strengthening, social protection, education, health and nutrition including HIV/AIDS care and support; quality improvement; social service systems strengthening, including social services workforce; M&E; and operations research.
    Five years demonstrated experience in managing, coordinating and supervising a team working with local community organizations, families and communities.
    At least five years demonstrated skills in project design, implementation and reporting, preferably for USAID funded programs.
    Demonstrated ability to work effectively with government representatives, for-profit private sector entities, local community organizations, donors and other stakeholders, particularly at the sub-national level.
    Professional level of oral and written fluency in English language
    Strong writing skills about program activities, outcomes and impact

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  • Chief Accountant

    Chief Accountant

    Job Details
    Chief Accountant with 7 years of experience in manufacturing sector – conversant with Bill of Material and Costing, at a plant level. Candidates from manufacturing background are encouraged to apply.

  • Technical Services Engineer – Lagos

    Technical Services Engineer – Lagos

    Details:
    Our client is a world class manufacturing company, striving towards enhancing the quality of life through design, craftsmanship and innovation of plumbing products, as well as furniture, cabinetry, tile, engines, and generators. Our client seeks to recruit a TECHNICAL SERVICES ENGINEER who will be responsible for servicing the customers on products in terms of installation, operation and maintenance along with Training of plumbers. This role will report directly to the Area Sales Manager, West Africa and will be based in Lagos, Nigeria. This role will be in frequent contact with the sales team, other technical staff and product managers. External contacts with technical service firms, plumbers, assemblers (if any) may be required.
    Key Responsibilities

    Design the Technical content for training of plumbers and develop the Plumber training modules for VC, Faucets and special products in West Africa.
    Manage the Spares requirement by timely indenting for Spares and analyze the usage of spares across the region.
    Help in budget for spares costing and packaging.
    Provide technical assistance in installation of special products and develop a list of independent plumbers across the distribution network that can service products.
    Provide technical drawings from time to time to Architects, Plumbing contractors in coordination with the Regional Technical team.
    Prepare quarterly cost budgets for Servicing and track performance as per the agreed formats.
    Play a key role in evaluating Warranty claims policy from the dealers and periodically update the senior management on the performance of the products from a service point of view.
    Forecast and indent through the Logistics system for the spares and participate in the S and OP process of modulating demand, establish reorder levels and safety stocks.
    Analyze spares usage and establish the sales and distribution network of spares across the network for easy access of spares for the distribution network. Support project related technical issues such as plumbing contractor training, product demos and high end product installations.
    Provide configuration support in faucets and customized solutions in designing bathrooms at a professional level.
    Monitor the Bath room furniture and Kitchen furniture technical support architecture that covers Kitting, Packing and installation and also servicing any defects.
    Provide Installation assistance in terms of guiding dealer’s/end-user’s plumbers for installing special products.
    Perform duties according to business unit needs as directed by Area Sales Manager from time to time.

    Requirements

    Bachelor degree in Engineering, with at least five years of Technical service experience.
    Experience in managing a vast network of service technicians and SKUs would be an added advantage.
    Experience of 2 to 5 years in Plumbing industry.

  • Research & Business Development Manager HR Internship

    Research & Business Development Manager HR Internship

    Job Description:

    Develop new business relationships, generate and negotiate new income to meet agreed monthly targets
    Spend much of the time working independently out of the office.
    Actively and successfully manage the sales process: lead generation; credentials pitch; proposal writing, solution pitch; negotiation; close; handover to the account management team
    Manage and maintain a sales pipeline ensuring all sales administration is current
    Create and be accountable for client proposals, contracts and any further documentation, following laid down procedure
    Ensure  the company remains proactive and responsive to prospective clients
    Develop and manage company communication/advertising plans
    Develop awareness of the company through all its communication channels (newsletters, etc)
    Public relations (attend business events, be a member of relevant networking associations, etc)

    Qualifications:

    Be a graduate, preferably with a master’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Economics or equivalent
    Have a detailed knowledge of consulting business operations and have worked as a business development manager or equivalent position.
    Possess good communication and interpersonal skills and be a confident negotiator able to close deals
    Be able to work under pressure in a dynamic environment demonstrating excellent organizational and time management skills
    Flexible, self-motivated and can coordinate several simultaneous projects.
    Able to Network with businesspeople, attend workshops, trade shows, and seminars to keep up-to-date on changes in the marketplace
     KPI driven and a Go getter

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  • Executive Housekeeper

    Executive Housekeeper

    Job Description
    Assume complete direction, operational control and supervision of the housekeeping and laundry functions. Supervise and coordinate cleaning and maintenance tasks. Should have 10 years of experience in a similar function, preferably with an international hotel chain.