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  • Landscaper Security Guard Toilet Facility Manager Cleaners

    Landscaper Security Guard Toilet Facility Manager Cleaners

    Reports to: Engineering Manager
    Job Purpose:
    We are looking for highly organized candidates with experience as a Landscaper in cleaning and sanitation industry
    Duties/Responsibilities

    Perform general maintenance duties such as cleaning walkways, fixing fountains, and applying plaster
    Conduct minor repairs and maintenance procedures on equipment utilized in grounds keeping
    Utilize pesticides to rid grounds of pests such as mosquitos, wasps, and ticks
    Efficiently apply fertilizer to property grounds to enhance growth
    Safely cut grounds using hand, power or riding mower for trimming edges around walkways, flower beds, and walls
    Monitor property grounds to ensure a pleasant appearance
    Be willing to train and enhance knowledge in assigned duties
    Ensure grounds are free of weeds and dead plants

    Job Requirement

    A minimum of 4 years’ experience in a landscaping or grounds keeping role
    Must be able to safely operate maintenance equipment including lawnmowers, leaf blowers, and hedge trimmers
    Strong knowledge of pest management and basic lawn maintenance
    Excellent organizational skills
    Working knowledge of horticulture
    Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
    Able to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines
    Ability to work in a variety of outside conditions for long periods of time

    Qualifications
    A Certificate of Landscaping, Environment or Equivalent, with –above 4 Year work experience as a Landscaper

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    Interested candidates should sent their application along with detailed CV indicating their Current and expected salary, their daytime contact details to hr@interwaysworks.co.ke by Friday 30th April 2021. The Subject of the email should be the title of position applied for.

    Apply via :

    hr@interwaysworks.co.ke

  • Human Resources Business Partner

    Human Resources Business Partner

    Pivotage Consulting – Our client, a multi-national company, specializing in alternative energy, particularly the design, financing and distribution of solar-powered home energy products with presence in Africa and Asia, and products that serves an estimated 53 million people across 35 countries; is looking to hire a Human Resources Business Partner for its Kenya Operations.
    HRBP/1002/GPSK
    Job Category: Mid-Level/Expert.
    Summary/Objective
    Our Client is looking for a HR Business Partner in Nairobi, Kenya. The role reports to the HR Business Partner, Kenya and primarily entails leading  and providing HR partnership and support to our Call Centre team in Kenya, understanding the business objectives, provide and support appropriate global HR programs, strategies and processes across recruitments, performance management, employee engagement, talent management, learning management, and employee relations.
    Key Accountabilities of the role will be as follows:

    Understanding specific business requirements, as we continue grow in Kenya, and translate these into talent/capability requirements.
    Institutionalize a rigorous hiring process aligned with technical and behavioural competencies.
    Spearhead the learning and development interventions and formulate strategies to foster a culture of learning within the business.
    Work with individuals, managers, and functional leaders to ensure fair performance reviews, including goal setting, self-assessment, manager assessment completion, and targeted action planning.
    Partner with the functional leaders to track and improve critical people metrics such as employee engagement and retention.
    Plan and execute talent management initiatives in partnership with the functional leader, including identifying high potential employees, promoting the right people into the right roles and supporting their skill development to perform effectively in these roles
    Build greater efficiency into the adherence to and practice of people processes by minimizing pain points or delays experienced by functional teams.
    Coach people managers on the company’s employer brand as regards specific activities such as managing poor performance and exits.
    Be an objective voice in investigations and disciplinary procedures, contributing ethical, legal and organizational perspectives to the process
    Drive greater awareness and understanding across all levels on the company’s opportunities, benefits, and people processes to continue to foster a fair and inclusive work environment.

    Job Requirements

    4-6 years of full cycle recruiting and HR business partnership experience
    Experience in independently partnering with leadership.
    Ability to thrive in an unstructured, multi-cultural environment and work independently
    Critical thinker with success in developing innovative solutions to business issues
    Strong communication skills to ensure information flows both upward and downward
    A Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources Management, Business Administration or equivalent experience

    Interested candidates should send their CV’s to: recruitment@pivotageconsulting.com  using the Job Title ‘ Kenya HR Business Partner’ as the subject of your application. 

    Apply via :

    recruitment@pivotageconsulting.com

  • Purchasing Manager

    Purchasing Manager

    A leading furniture retailer is seeking to hire a qualified person in the role of a Purchasing Manager
    Essential Duties and Responsibilities

    Manage the Purchasing department, with a team of 2 people
    Manage the sourcing of imported and local products for trade
    Manage supplier relationships and communications
    Manage administration and process of importation, including calculating landed costs and proposing
    Develop suitable product range plan for each market segment
    Develop a buying schedule for the year
    Closely monitor sales for all products and ensure availability of stock at all times
    Define and determine the promotional strategies for product in the branch
    Manage Projects including quotations, supply and delivery
    Report to management on purchasing, on a regular basis, with an ability to use Excel and PowerPoint effectively, and analyse data to infer strategies for management
    Manage stock days and creditor days that are optimal for the company
    Required to visit branches and liaise with Branch managers
    May be required to travel overseas for fairs

    The job holder should ideally possess:

    · A Diploma in Purchasing Management or CPA proficient
    · Must have B grade and above in KCSE or equivalent
    · Good reporting skills including the use of PowerPoint
    · Excellent knowledge in Excel
    · Good communication and interpersonal skills
    · Must be people centric, energetic and self-driven
    · Must be a member of KISM.

    Experience:

    The ideal job holder should have:
    · Minimum of 5 years experience in dealing with imports.

    Kindly send us your CV and COVER LETTER to recruitment@victoriacourts.co.ke by Tuesday 27th April 2021.

    Apply via :

    recruitment@victoriacourts.co.ke

  • Research Executive (Qualitative) – Customized Intelligence (CPG)

    Research Executive (Qualitative) – Customized Intelligence (CPG)

    About This Job

    Job Description

    We won’t say we can predict the future, but our team of Market Research Analysts gets pretty close. This role combines data analysis and client consultation from the start, with plenty of room for growth. You find the stories behind scatter plots and help clients determine which products to launch. Your insights will influence decisions for some of today’s leading global companies.

    Responsibilities

    Attend client meetings with Senior Managers to understand client business issues and assist them in sales activities in costing projects and building high quality proposals designed to achieve client business objectives.
    Be able to build professional reports and compelling presentations and deliver those with impact.
    Build and maintain ongoing relationships with key stakeholders within our client organizations.
    Drive client satisfaction by providing insights and actionable recommendations in reports and presentations and by providing value-added analyses and response to special requests.

    Scope

    Budget Responsibility: Minimal
    Key interface relationships (internal and external): Client service teams / Data Acquisition teams, Measurement Science
    Number of employees managed: Will vary depending on the project
    Number of employees indirectly managed: None
    Number of third-party employees (contractors/outsourced) managed: None
    The role is global/regional/ local: Regional, East Africa
     

    a Little Bit About You

    Experience in Primary Qualitative Market Research with practical knowledge of research methodologies
    Proactive
    Strong interpersonal skills
    Very Good Influencing & Persuading Skills

    Qualifications

    Essential Requirements

    Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Economics or a business related field
    1-2 years’ experience in Market Research
    Knowledge of basic statistical concepts e.g. mean, standard deviation, sampling, significance testing.
    Ability to create a story and create insights using data and analytics
    Excellent attention to detail and time management skills.
    Excellent communication and presentation skills
    Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel).
    Be self-motivated, adaptable and proactive – no two days are the same in this role!
    Experience in writing questionnaires

    Preferred Requirements (Added Advantage)

    Knowledge of multivariate analyses – e.g. correlation, regression, factor analysis.
    Experience using analysis software such as R, SPSS.

    Apply via :

    www.linkedin.com

  • Digital Analyst

    Digital Analyst

    Job Details
    Are you a qualified techsavvy, analytical, keen and adynamic Data Analyst.
    If yes, MotorHub is looking for you!

    Send your CV to hr@motorhub.co.ke

    Apply via :

    hr@motorhub.co.ke

  • Sales Development Manager

    Sales Development Manager

    Danaher’s Water Quality (‘WQ”) Platform is part of the Environmental & Applied Solutions reporting segment and is a global leader in water quality analysis and treatment, providing instrumentation and disinfection systems to help analyze and manage the quality of ultra-pure water, portable water, wastewater, groundwater and ocean water in residential, commercial, industrial, and natural resource applications. Our water quality business provides products under a variety of brands, including Hach, Trojan Technologies, McCrometer and ChemTreat. WQ MEA has sales offices in Dubai and South Africa.

    DIVERSITY & INCLUSION : At Danaher, we are dedicated to building and sustaining a truly diverse and inclusive culture. These are not just words on a page—Diversity and Inclusion is a top priority for the company, and it ties deeply to each of our core values. Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.

    PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

    The primary role of this position is to support the sales department in understanding the applications in municipal and industrial wastewater, drinking water and process water in the region. The Sales Development Manager (SDM) is responsible for sharing knowledge and understanding of all applications pertaining to the use of Hach instrumentation offered from the laboratory and process business units. The SDM will accomplish this utilizing development training and solution selling implementation and Key Account mentality via site visits with the sales teams. He/she will work on expanding the customer base by being the front of the company and will have the dedication to create and apply an effective sales strategy, the goal is to drive sustainable financial growth through boosting sales and forging strong relationships with clients in the East African region

    As part of business support, the SDM will plan and assist in customer focused webinars and workshops form the headquarter/home office as well as at customer premises.

    This position is based upon working in close collaboration with the existing sales teams and their managers in the region.

    Essential Functions

    Develop East African market in accordance with company business strategy.
    CPs’ routine/performance management: annual target, scorecard, sell-through, RACI, forecasting, etc.
    Customers training and development plan and implementation.
    Together with marketing, support CPs’ and direct marketing activities, and sales tools
    New type of channels’ assessment and cooperation building: 2nd tier channel, Engineering Company, operating company, etc.
    Identify projects/tenders and work them through the sales funnel.
    Participates in sales activities including customer site visits, telephone contacts, trade seminars and shows, product demonstrations and customer seminars.
    Collects and reports information on all competitive activity within the assigned territory.
    Use CRM system for customer contacts, activities, funnel management, and project management.
    Conduct strategic analysis for a broad range of regional topics (i.e. Market and Competitors’ analyses, analysis of strategic action fields)

    Qualifications

    BA or BS degree in Analytical Chemistry, Biology, Environment Sciences or equivalent experience
    > 5 years sales management and business development experience in multi-national B2B business
    > 3 years’ experience as an industry sale
    Good level of strategic, communication, diplomatic, pressure taking, commercial sense
    Integrity is mandatory
    Knowing market mandatory and products knowledge is a plus

    MEASURES OF PERFORMANCE:

    Revenue
    Performance improvement: Scorecard, Sell through, RACI

    Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are equal opportunity employers that evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. The “EEO is the Law” poster is available here.

    Apply via :

    jobs.danaher.com

  • Solutions/Intergrations Architect

    Solutions/Intergrations Architect

    The successful jobholder will be expected to:

    Use appropriate tools, including logical models of components and interfaces, to contribute to the development of systems architectures in specific business or functional areas.
    Produce detailed component specifications and translates these into detailed designs for implementation using selected products.
    Provide advice on technical aspects of system development and integration (including requests for changes, deviations from specifications, etc.) and ensure that relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices are applied correctly. Provide input to the strategic direction of technology investments to assist in the development of the enterprise architecture to maximize the return on technology investment, participate in governance/stewardship of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microservices Architecture (MSA), Application Programming Interface (APIs) artifacts and definitions, including enterprise services, API management, data, business events/topics, contracts and associated publish/subscribe participants.
    Specify and design large or complex systems, select appropriate design standards, methods and tools, consistent with agreed enterprise and solution architectures and ensures they are applied effectively.
    Review others’ and Vendor systems designs to ensure selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources, and integration of multiple systems and technology
    Evaluate and undertake impact analysis on major design options and assess and manage associated risks and ensure that the system design balances functional, service quality and systems management requirements.
    Contribute to selection policy for architecture components, weigh alternatives and identify the most effective solutions taking into account wider business context, explore a range of possibilities and creative alternatives to contribute to systems, process and business improvements and finally implement systems and processes that underpin high quality research and analysis.
    Monitor the market to gain knowledge and understanding of currently emerging technologies, identify new and emerging hardware and software technologies and products and potential value to the organization.
    Document policies, procedures and reference architectures on Intranet and communicate updates to appropriate staff. Provide best practice recommendations for project implementation and designing policies and procedures to support the recommendations.
    Attend code reviews to ensure that platform-specific standards and best practices are followed.
    Provide team support in project delivery; systems development, solution architecture Design, architecture reviews, architecture assessment, component development, ICT tools evaluation, vendor review, employs modeling as a framework; mentorship guidance, manage team expectations, organize for one on one sessions and manage communication within the team with regard to timely project updates.
    Ensures that the solution architectures align with the roadmaps established by enterprise architecture, and that they adhere to the enterprise architecture principles.

    Qualifications, Skills & Attributes
    The successful jobholder will be required to possess the following qualifications: –

    Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Statistics, Actuarial Science and/or related fields
    4 years’ professional experience in IT solution architecture, development of APIs on Enterprise service bus (ESB), Docker and Kubernetes experience is desirable
    Solid grasp of design patterns and principles, particularly Object-Oriented Design (OOD), Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microservice Architecture (MSA) and Event-Driven Architecture (EDA).
    Excellent software development skills – Java, Spring framework, JBoss, Websphere Application Server, C#, Oracle databases, DevOps, SOA/ESB, Cloud based solutions (AWS, Azure or Google) Android, REST, XML/RPC, CORBA, Business process management (BPM), Active MQ, Kannel
    Experience on systems Core Banking Systems and integrations to Mobile money transfer, USSD/SMS, Omni Channel, Internet Banking, ERP, CRM and other systems in a financial services ecosystem a MUST.
    Familiarity with Unified Modeling Language (UML) and possesses knowledge of ancillary technologies in use at, such as Java, Eclipse, Oracle, or an ability to quickly learn any of these if needed.
    Possesses a strong customer service attitude, excellent communication skills, exhibits a passion for learning and continuous improvement. Takes responsibility for acquiring new skills and broadening knowledge
    Exhibits a commitment to the utilization of defined standards and processes with entrepreneurial flair with strong business acumen.
    High level of mathematical aptitude and strong problem-solving skills, logical, analytical and investigative mind, together with creative abilities, A wild duck  – out of the box thinker.
    Ability to handle complex information with accuracy and attention to detail.

    Apply via :

    www.linkedin.com

  • Country Approval Specialist (submissions) – Kenya

    Country Approval Specialist (submissions) – Kenya

    Job Description

    Country Approval Specialist ( Submissions Specialist) – Kenya – Office based in Nairobi

    PPD’s mission is to improve health. It starts as an idea to cure. It becomes a life saved. All in-between, it’s you! We know that meaningful results not only require the right approach, but also the right people.  We invite you to re-imagine health promoting protocols with us, working alongside our talented, bright and energetic teams.   

    Our goal-driven teams combine and deliver startup activities for the clinical trials, collaborating to improve processes, cycle and flexibility. We partner with our sites, businesses and colleagues around the world to decrease startup timelines and exceed expectations.  

    As a Country Approval Specialist, You Will

    PPD is currently looking for a Country Approval Specialist to join our team in Kenya ideally working form the office in Nairobi although flexibility may be offered to experienced candidates .

    Prepare, review and coordinate, under guidance, local regulatory submissions ( MoH , EC, additional special national local applications if applicable, e.g. gene therapy approvals, viral safety dossiers, import license) in alignment with global submission strategy
    Provide, under guidance local regulatory strategy advice ( MoH &/or EC) to internal clients
    Provide project specific local SIA services and coordination of these projects
    May have contact with investigators for submission related activitie s
    Key-contact at country level for either Ethical or Regulatory submission-related activities
    Coordinate, under guidance, with internal functional departments to ensure various site start-up activities are aligned with submissions activities and mutually agreed upon timelines; ensures alignment of submission process for sites and study are aligned to the critical path for site activation
    May work with the start-up CRA(s) to prepare the regulatory compliance review packages, as applicable
    May develop country specific Patient Information Sheet/Informed Consent form documents
    May assist with grant budgets(s) and payment schedules negotiations with sites.
    Support the coordination of feasibility activities, as required, in accordance with agreed timelines
    Enter and maintain trial status information relating to SIA activities onto PPD tracking databases in an accurate and timely manner
    Ensure the local country study files and filing processes are prepared, set up and maintained as per PPD WPDs or applicable client SOPs
    Maintain knowledge of and understand PPD SOPs, Client SOPs/directives, and current regulatory guidelines as applicable to services provided

    Job Qualification

    Requirements    

    To be considered for the role of Country Approval Specialist you should have:

    Bachelor’s degree
    2 years related experience or equivalent combination of education, training, & experience
    Effective oral and written communication skills
    Excellent interpersonal skills
    Strong attention to detail and quality of documentation
    Good negotiation skills
    Good computer skills and the ability to learn appropriate software
    Excellent English language skills
    Basic medical/therapeutic area and medical terminology knowledge
    Ability to work in a team environment or independently, under direction, as required
    Basic organizational and planning skill s
    Basic knowledge of all applicable regional / national country regulatory guidelines and EC regulation

    At PPD we hire the best, develop ourselves and each other, and  recognise  the power of being one team.  We understand that you will want to grow both professionally and personally throughout your career, and therefore at PPD you will benefit from an award-winning learning and development  programme , ensuring you reach your potential.

    Apply via :

    careers.ppdi.com

  • Frontend Developer

    Frontend Developer

    We are looking for a seasoned frontend developer. This role requires you to be a tech-savvy contributor in translating the customer needs and user expectation into interactive web apps. You’ll be an exceptional problem solver and take responsible actions in ensuring the application is optimized both in technology and in delivering best user experience.
    Front End Developer Responsibilities:

    Work closely with design, product management and development teams to create elegant, usable, responsive and interactive interfaces across multiple devices.
    Turning UI/UX designs into prototypes, creating awesome interactions from designs, writing reusable content modules and maintainability of the code.
    Implement UI development principles to ensure that the product client-side serves at scale.
    Review and optimize the app usage by monitoring key metrics and rectifying the issues proactively.
    An ability to perform well in a fast-paced environment and bring in optimal flow for rapidly changing design/ technology.

    Front End Developer Requirements:

    3 to 5 years of relevant work experience as a web developer, UI developer, JavaScript expert or frontend engineer
    Sound knowledge in HTML and CSS
    Familiar with UI layouts, SASS, bootstrap and the CSS GRID system
    Proficient with JavaScript frameworks such as jQuery, Angular et al
    Experience debugging using popular JavaScript-based tools like Chrome Developer Console
    Passionate to create good design and usability
    A team player with good communication skills
    Knowledge of Ember & Ruby will be a plus
    Good problem solving skills.
    Excellent verbal communication skills.
    Good interpersonal skills.

    Apply via :

    www.linkedin.com

  • DevOps Engineer

    DevOps Engineer

    About the job
    Are you an experienced DevOps Engineer? Do you have good knowledge of AWS? Do you have at least 2 years’ experience supporting serverless applications on one of the major cloud platforms? Are you interested in joining a rapidly growing well-funded start-up based in East Africa?
    CircleGas is developing an IoT platform capable of supporting millions of customers and processing 10s of millions of transactions per day, using serverless technology on AWS (Amazon Web Services). 
    We are looking for DevOps Engineers capable of building reliable scalable architectures and automating our software deployment process.
    Responsibilities

    Automate the build, test, and deployment of our software into AWS 
    Enable continuous development and integration (CI/CD) and support developers to use the CI/CD pipeline. 
    Implement monitoring tools to detect issues and provide telemetry for developers.  
    Monitor performance and make sure we achieve our promised service levels.  
    Ensure security good practice is followed in deployment and operations.  

    Skills

    Experience with AWS particularly Cloud Formation, CloudTrail, Code Deploy and CloudWatch. 
    Experience in CI/CD tools is expected and experience with automated test tools such as Selenium would be an advantage.  
    Some experience in one or more database systems including Amazon Aurora, Dynamo DB, MySQL, or PostgreSQL 
    Enthusiasm to continually improve skills and learn new technologies  
    At least two years relevant experience. 
    Fluent in English and Kiswahili 
    Female candidates are specially encouraged to apply

    Apply via :

    www.linkedin.com