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  • 2023 Graduate Management Program

    2023 Graduate Management Program

    In our quest to continue building this winning team, we are looking for suitable candidates to fill the open opportunities in our 2023 Graduate Management Program. This is a full-time program which will run for 18 months in rotational cycles during which the trainees will be taken through a rigorous on-the-job work experience comprising job rotations, work assessments, technical and soft skills training, progress measurement, reviews, appraisals, mentoring and coaching.
    Trainees will be expected to take accountability for, and commit to continuous self-development throughout the duration of the program in order to achieve a high level of competence as they gain critical skills and valuable experience in the following areas of our business:

    General Insurance (Business Development and Operations)
    Life Assurance (Business Development and Operations)
    Pension Fund Administration, Trusts and Estate Planning
    Investment and Property Management

    Academic/Professional Qualifications:

    Application is open to graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university in Commerce, Actuarial Science, Statistics, Economics, Finance, and Information Technology/Computer Science.
    Applicants must have graduated in the year 2021, 2022 or completed their coursework and awaiting graduation at the time of submitting their application.
    Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications.

    Requirements:

    A team player with the ability to adopt
    Problem solving and analytical skills
    Customer service skills
    Time Management
    Positive attitude and the ability to learn quickly
    Communication skills (both verbal and oral)< Apply via : .co.ke

  • Data Engineer- API & Integration Support

    Data Engineer- API & Integration Support

    The Data Engineer- API & Integration Support will be responsible for developing the firm’s API ecosystem roadmap and working with the Technology team to integrate and build excellent customer solutions. The position will drive the evolution of the firm’s API offering working with the Technology team to develop and customize different APIs for both internal and external consumption. He/ She will be reporting to the Head, Data Analytics

    Key Responsibilities:

    Create high-level design artifacts such as common business object models, component models and design abstracts.
    Experience in designing and building REST APIs and GraphQL is required.
    Contribute thought leadership to the development and evolution of our Digital Enablement methodologies and build the framework and infrastructure to provide connectivity (APIs) to core business applications.
    Build the infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of sources utilizing R, Python, Spark, AWS Lambda, etc.
    Strong real-life experience in Python development on IBM and AWS Cloud environment.
    Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve data integration pipeline.
    Load and performance test data pipelines built using the above-mentioned technologies.
    Develop the firm’s API roadmap with the Technology team, shared services on KYC and partners and growth teams to build a broad ecosystem.
    Ensure proper documentation of the API platform roadmap, processes, and procedures.
    Support external partners and developers during onboarding and access on the firm’s API platform.
    Support partners in the operationalization and commercialization of the company’s supported APIs.
    Provide API credentials and Sandbox access upon request by internal and external developers where necessary.
    Continuous monitoring of the API platform for any technical issues and escalation to Technology team for any faults or failures.
    Train both internal external developers on the firm’s API platform, its capabilities, features, use cases and roadmap.
    Plan and communicate maintenance or upgrade plans of the API platform to all stakeholders.
    Document and continuously update the firm’s supported APIs on the API platform.

    Requirements:

    University degree preferably in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or related field from a recognized institution.
    Master’s degree and professional qualifications will be added advantage.
    At least 3 years’ experience in software development or a similar role.
    2 years’ experience in API development (REST or JSON) and Web Services & DEVOPS.
    Experience in Software/ API documentation.
    Sound understanding of Financial Services/Insurance technologies.
    Excellent relationship management skills.
    Working experience on ETL pipeline implementation using IBM Cloudpak for Data and/or AWS services such as Glue, Talend, Informatica, DataStage etc. is required.
    Hands-on experience using programming language Python, SQL and R.

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  • Scrum Master

    Scrum Master

    Job Summary
    We are looking for an experienced scrum master to oversee and guide agile cross-functional software development teams towards delivering high quality, high impact software products within schedule and budget. To this end, the scrum master responsibilities include but not limited to ensuring that development teams follow established agile practices, mentoring and motivating the teams to improve processes, facilitating meetings and decision-making processes, managing timeliness of delivery, and eliminating team impediments.
    To be successful as a scrum master, you should have a firm grasp of agile practices and the ability to effectively manage and mentor development teams. An outstanding scrum master should have excellent interpersonal, project management, critical thinking, and problem-solving 
    Job Requirements

    Deliver software development projects using Agile, specifically SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) development methodology.
    Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning and demos.
    Ensure agile processes are followed and work with the teams to help them adopt the process that works best for the team.
    Ensure project teams are practicing the core principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
    Update agile tracking systems to provide transparency on Product & Sprint Backlogs.
    Recommend improvements and assist in changes to best practice.
    Support the business outcome owners and delivery teams as necessary.
    Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information.
    Assist team with making appropriate commitments through story selection, task definition.
    Identify and remove impediments, prevent distractions that interfere with the ability of the team to deliver the sprint goal.
    Facilitate discussion and conflict resolution.
    Empower the teams to self-organize.
    Improve the productivity of the teams in any way possible.
    Adapt delivery plans, schedules, and resource assignments as required throughout projects to respond to emerging requirements and risks.
    Stakeholder management.
    Risk and issue identification and management.
    Dependency management.
    Communication to the team and outside of the team.
    Alignment with other customer projects and initiatives.
    Provide progress updates to relevant stakeholders.

    ROLE QUALIFICATIONS:

    5+ years of software development project management experience.
    Agile Project Management Certification is highly desirable.
    Good understanding of business IT.
    Involved with all aspects of software delivery and life cycle, from inception phase to UAT and delivery.
    Experienced Scrum Master and leading teams who deliver successful enterprise software development projects.
    Successfully applied Agile/Scrum/SAFe practices.
    Proficient in managing scope in an Agile project and facilitating the user story lifecycle in close collaboration with the customer/Business Outcome Owner, including breaking down complex requirements into independent user stories, capturing detailed acceptance criteria, building a release plan with user, managing the backlog, running showcases.
    Past experience in project managing complex data management and data platform development projects is highly desirable.
    Ideally, experienced in running distributed teams and distributed agile teams.
    Exceptional listening, written and verbal communication skills including exceptional client facing/consulting skills.
    Will have your own opinions about how to build great software and be prepared to defend them.

    If you match the qualifications and experiences of this job, submit your CV in the form below or email recruitment@icealion.com by Friday, 15th April 2022. Please quote the job title on the subject

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    recruitment@icealion.com

  • Senior Software Engineer Contact Center Agent

    Senior Software Engineer Contact Center Agent

    As a Senior Software Engineer- Integration Services, you will work in a team that owns the design, development, and deployment of high impact business-critical digital platforms and solutions. The candidate should be a distributed systems engineering generalist, able to architect broad systems interactions while being very hands- on, able to dive deep into any part of the stack, and lower-level system interactions. He/she should value simplicity and scale, work comfortably in a collaborative, agile environment, and be excited to learn. Software solutions you build must meet internal quality standards and deliver the business metrics for which it was designed.
    Duties and Responsibilities:

    Design and implementation of scalable complex distributed systems for both on-premise and cloud environments.
    Design microservices and other service elements to fulfill business requirements on assigned projects.
    Build configuration and deployment assets required to deploy and run the distributed applications.
    Specify, design, and implement modest changes to existing software architecture to align to evolving business or technological dynamics.
    Assist in defining and developing software for tasks associated with the developing, debugging, or designing of software applications or operating software applications.
    Provide technical leadership to other software developers.
    Undertake other duties and tasks that are varied and complex in nature and that need sound professional engineering judgment and informed risk-taking

    Qualifications:

    5+ years of experience delivering and operating large scale, highly available, distributed web-based applications.
    Strong knowledge of Angular, NodeJS and the Express Framework.
    Strong knowledge of Java and the Spring framework.
    Strong knowledge of standard and emerging integration standards especially SOAP, REST GraphQL, Message.
    Queuing Protocols such as JMS and AMQP.
    Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, operating systems, and distributed systems
    Working familiarity with networking protocols (TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS) and standard network architecture components such as load.
    Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning.
    Experience writing software using automated testing practices such as BDD, TDD, unit, and integration testing.
    Strong command of version control usage with proper Git flow usage.
    Experience working with CI and CD.
    Deep experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
    Experience building multi-tenant, virtualized infrastructure.
    Experience working and designing architectures using the Istio service mesh or equivalent technologies.
    Experience working with common code generation frameworks.
    Experience with SQL and NOSQL databases.
    Strong knowledge of complex software architectural drawing and modeling using tools such as Draw.IO.
    A reputable certification systems architecture or a closely related professional qualification is a plus but not mandatory.
    Diploma or higher national diploma in Computer Science, IT, electronic engineering, Software Development, or related qualification or equivalent professional experience.

    Key Competencies:

    The candidate will need to have strong soft skills to communicate and work well with several cross-functional teams in fulfilling the business needs.
    Detail-oriented
    Decision making, succeeding in this role requires both a can-do and risk-taking attitude.

    Closing date 15, April 2022
     

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  • Tax Compliance Manager General Business Sales Team

    Tax Compliance Manager General Business Sales Team

    Roles and Responsibilities:
    The key responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

    Ensuring that all companies in the Group comply with all laws and regulations regarding taxes and other statutory requirements.
    Evaluating tax law changes and business initiatives to provide requirements to build new solutions or make changes to existing tax processes and systems.
    Driving and managing tax projects throughout their life-cycle.
    Communicating with internal and external customers about Group policies related to tax information collection.
    Tax information reporting, including research and analysis of exceptions related to tax information.
    Building capacity within the Finance team responsible tax administration in the Group
    Oversee timely and correct tax reporting and follow-up of tax payments/refunds.
    Research and analysis of tax legislation in countries where we are operational and intend to expand into.
    Working collaboratively with local in-country advisors to ensure direct, indirect and personal taxes are managed appropriately in foreign countries.
    Maintaining Tax, Compliance & Statutory returns calendar for the Group.
    Together with the CFO develop tax strategies to minimize overall taxation of the Group.
    Identify and mitigate tax risks.
    Management of tax audits for the Group as they arise.
    Improve processes by developing or implementing best practices.

    Academic and Professional Qualifications:

    Bachelor Degree in accounting, Finance, Management, Taxation, Tax Law or related discipline from a reputable university.
    Master’s in business related course is an added advantage.
    Professional qualification(s) in accounting such as ACCA, CPA (K) or equivalent.

    Experience & Knowledge:

    Ten (10) years’ experience in accounting and tax management, and at least 5 – 7 years’ experience in managerial position in a tax consultancy firm, a large multi-national organization or a Group of companies.
    Knowledge and in depth understanding of the East African tax regulatory environment.
    Strong tax research skills.
    An understanding and experience of the structures and tax planning approaches used internationally.
    Good communication and presentation skills.
    Experience building and maintaining relationships with cross-functional teams.
    In depth understanding of financial services and products.
    Versatility in a change environment.

    Other Competencies Required for the Role:

    Strong leadership and skills to foster teamwork; develop and motivate staff, resolve conflicts as well as ability to provide direction, guidance, momentum and vision in order to achieve organizational objectives.
    Strong communication and presentation skills including ability to develop proposals, concept papers, position papers as well as write reports and prepare relevant publications.
    High level interpersonal and cross-cultural skills, including ability to build alliances and collaborative relationships with sensitivity to diversity.
    Strong expertise in strategic management project planning and budgeting, resource management, implementation as well as monitoring and evaluation.
    Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
    Strong persuasion and negotiation skills.
    Ability to effectively prioritize competing demands and manage multiple projects to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
    People management skills.
    Strong analytical skills.
    Ability to demonstrate empathy for customer issues and problems.
    Ability to work as a team player in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
    Detail oriented, highly organized, decisive, and self-motivated.

    Deadline: 24th March 2022

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  • General Manager, FAHARI INCOME REIT

    General Manager, FAHARI INCOME REIT

    The General Manager, FAHARI INCOME REIT will be responsible for formulating, revising and implementing investments for the FAHARI INCOME REIT and ensuring that the REIT is managed in accordance with NSE rules and regulations. He/She will report to the Chief Executive Officer, ICEA LION Asset Management Limited.
    Job Objectives: The GM will be responsible for :
    The GM will be responsible for establishing the strategic and operational direction of the Trust, including the general management of the business.
    The GM’s role will, among other things, include:

    Managing the day to day activities of the REIT, including operational and capital management, acquisitions and dispositions;
    Developing and monitoring the REIT’s strategic direction;
    Strive to achieve the REIT’s short and long-term financial and operating goals and objectives;
    Ensure compliance of the REIT with all applicable laws, rules and regulations;
    Act as the spokesperson for the REIT including representing the Trust to the Unit holders and other stakeholders;
    Develop budgets and business plans that support the REIT’s objectives;
    Establish and maintain internal controls to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the REIT’s financial reporting and public disclosures;
    Formulate long term policies and strategies that create value for Unit holders of the REIT.

    Experience:
    10 years’ experience as an Investment professional in a Real Estate related industry
    Education:
    The General Manager, FAHARI INCOME REIT will be responsible for formulating, revising and implementing investments for the FAHARI INCOME REIT and ensuring that the REIT is managed in accordance with NSE rules and regulations. He/She will report to the Chief Executive Officer, ICEA LION Asset Management Limited.
     
    Job Objectives:

    An undergraduate degree in Business, Economics, Finance, Building Economics, Land Economics, Architecture, Property Management, Valuation or any other property related discipline from a recognized university.
    A Master’s degree with an emphasis on Finance, Economics and Real Estate or CFA/CPA/ACCA will be an added advantage.

    Job related skills:

    Strong analytical skills
    Good presentation skills
    Good communication skills
    Strong interpersonal skills
    Passion for property
    Hands on approach

    If you match the qualifications and experiences of this job, please submit your CV in the form below or via recruitment@icealion.com by 21st February 2022. Please quote the job title in the subject line

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  • Business Development Officer Head of Digital Innovation

    Business Development Officer Head of Digital Innovation

    Job Purpose:
    ICEA LION General Insurance Company, a leading provider of general insurance products and services seeks to recruit a Business Development Officer whose responsibilities will be to develop strong and stable relationships, attend to quotations and negotiate with intermediaries and other clients to ensure business production, growth and renewals.
    Key Responsibilities:

    Prepare competitive quotations for prospects.
    Set up meetings, prepare and deliver presentations to potential clients.
    Prepare risk registers for various clients for underwriting purpose.
    Consult on the most effective cover for a particular need, while taking a number of factors into account.
    Develop and maintain good working relationships with intermediaries and existing customers.
    Ensure credibility with clients by maintaining detailed knowledge of current market conditions and competitors’ products.
    Manage Broker/Agents social forums to enhance relationships and reward good performance.
    Deliver good customer service by responding swiftly to queries and concerns from clients.
    Maintain a regular and accurate updated database of all prospective and closed business
    Manage exhibition stands and corporate sponsorships
    Ensure strict adherence to practices, procedures and policy stipulated in the business development operational manual including the Code of Ethics.
    Out of town travel to source, renew and collect premiums.

    Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications required:

    A Bachelor Degree in Business or related discipline from a reputable university.
    COP (College of Insurance) with Sales & Marketing being an added advantage.
    At least three (3) years’ experience in sales and marketing.
    Appreciable understanding of the Kenya insurance market, the prevailing business environment and products by the competition.
    Good customer relationship management skills (internal and external customers).
    Good communications skills, both written and verbal.
    Self-motivated but able to work as part of a team.
    Good organizational and time-management skills.
    Positive attitude, self-motivated, self-driven and able to work with minimal supervision.
    Good negotiation skills and persuasiveness.
    Confidence presenting to large groups of people.
    Trustworthiness and discretion when handling confidential information.
    Strong attention to detail, ability to multitask and performance oriented.

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  • Sales & Marketing Executives

    Sales & Marketing Executives

    We are looking to recruit highly motivated sales and marketing executives to sell personal financial planning solutions in Mombasa and its environs.

    The job is suitable for business minded people over 27yrs who are either looking to grow in business or are looking to have flexible working hours and freedom to earn based on their efforts.

    Position Summary: To build a personal business portfolio by identifying potential clients and selling our investment solutions to them.

    Location: Standard Chartered Bank Bldg, 1st Flr, Nkrumah road, Treasury Square – Mombasa

    Remuneration: This is a commission based job with added benefits like cash incentives, car loans, housing loans, medical cover, local and international conventions, training and career development etc.

    Send your CV to elizabeth.wakah@icealion.com for an interview session and career presentation.

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    elizabeth.wakah@icealion.com

  • Sales Agent

    Sales Agent

    ICEALION LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY is growing its sales force and the following challenging position have arisen and candidates with requisite competencies and qualifications described below are hereby encouraged to apply
    CBD Branch – Nairobi
    Key Responsibilities
    Selling ordinary life insurance products professionally, creating consumer awareness/ customers’ sensitization initiatives, processing insurance transactions within defined terms and conditions.
    Work closely with the Unit Leader to ensure the Unit meets the set targets on insurance business, leveraging the existing clientele and expanding the unit portfolio by actively and aggressively selling the ordinary life products
    Identifying potential business opportunities and marketing initiatives in Nairobi and its environs and seeking necessary support from the company in liaison with the unit leader in actualizing these into revenues
    Ensuring policy documents once received from the unit leader are delivered to the clients on timely basis and acknowledgement letters dropped back to the branch. Ensuring reviews are done to clients who are in the books
    Ensure clients who have pending issues with the company are kept abreast on progress for the same
    Participate in unit and branch meetings and offer valuable ideas contributing towards the growth of bussiness and meeting unit targets
    The Person
    A university degree or A diploma in a business related course or
    A sales experience in the insurance or banking sector.
    Must have a minimum Mean grade of C Plain in K.C.S.E with a C Plain in Mathematics and English.
    Age 27 years and above.
    Good planning and organization skills with the ability to deliver effectively under strict deadlines.
    Excellent communication, presentation and customer service skills.
    Excellent data management skills and proficiency in the use of MS Office software applications
    Accuracy and attention to detail.
    Co-operative, assertive, team player and able to work independently and offer effective solutions.
    Ability to work and develop long term relationships
    Good knowledge of life insurance.
    Responsible, reliable, has leadership skills and business acumen to spot opportunities readily.
    A creative, proactive, passionate and innovative individual with a passion for excellent results.
    Results oriented and self-driven with a proven performance track record.
    Attractive commission plus one year structured financial support.

    If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please send your CV to joel.obare@icealion.com and for clarifications call 0723 944 522.

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  • Marketing Executive

    Marketing Executive

    Job Description

    Attractive incentives offered.
     

    QUALIFICATIONS

    Age limit 25 – 45 years
    A minimum of C-
    Degree and diploma holders will be given the first priority