Job Experience: Experience of 3 – 5 years

  • Counsellors

    Counsellors

    Education, Skills and Experience

    Must possess Bachelor’s Degree in Counselling/Medical/Applied Psychology from a recognized institution.
    A minimum of 3 years’ experience as a counselor in an Institution of higher learning at Grade 9 within MKU or at a similar position in a recognized academic institution.
    Must possess at least a VCT Certificate.

    OR

    Must possess Higher National Diploma in Counselling/Medical/Applied Psychology from a recognized institution.
    Five (5) years’ experience as a counselor in an Institution of higher learning.
    Must possess at least a VCT Certificate.

    Duties and Responsibilities

    Providing guidance and counselling services in:

     Improving self-concept, increasing productivity and developing positive image.
     Addressing management of stress and burn-out.
     Addressing psychological, social and drug and substance abuse issues.
     Disciplinary issues.
     Coping with education/academic challenges.
     Career choices and advancement.

    Prevention and management of HIV and aids in collaboration with AIDS control unit.
    Coping with challenges of restructuring in the University.
    Providing information for planning and budgeting for guidance and counselling programs.
    Developing proposals for enhancing guidance and counselling services in the University.
    Implementing guidance and counselling policies within the University.
    Liaising with other counselling organizations to enhance service provision.
    Providing referral services as required.
    Promoting both clients’ well-being and employer’s interest.
    Responding to disasters/crisis in areas of jurisdiction by providing psychological debriefing
    Organizing sensitization workshops and seminars/public lecturers for guidance and counselling.
    Fostering professional relationships and maintain appropriate boundaries with clients during guidance and counselling sessions.
    Promote the students’ welfare in terms of psychological, emotional, social and mental well-being.
    Provide career guidance and placement services in collaboration with academic departments.
    Liaise with the Associate Dean of Students and any other relevant office for the well-being of the students and campus.
    Performing any other duty that may be assigned to you from time to time by the immediate supervisor.

    Apply via :

    recruitment.mku.ac.ke

  • Staff Van Driver

    Staff Van Driver

    About the Client:

    Our client is in Manufacturing Sector seeking a Staff Van Driver responsible for transporting Staff to their destinations in a timely and safe manner and also help in performing other transportation functions of the organization.

    Summary of Duties and Responsibilities

    Ensure great customer service is delivered to all organization’s stakeholders
    Build rapport with contacts at all distribution centers and delivery locations
    Act as a professional representative of the organization during journeys and on delivery of goods
    Deliver and unload goods in accordance with health and safety standards of the organization
    Complete any administration required in relation to the collection/delivery of goods
    Ensure that the organization’s full Code of Conduct is fully adhered to
    Load and unload materials, goods, and equipment between various destinations as assigned
    Maintains the transportation vehicle in a clean and orderly condition, and inspects and report mechanical defects of malfunctions
    Performs special transports and maintains assigned vehicle, including keeping the vehicle clean and in good working order
    Immediately report to manager or supervisor anything that occurs which may potentially jeopardize the ability to physically or legally operate a motor vehicle
    Perform various pick up and delivery duties as well as other tasks as assigned by supervisor in support of daily activities
    Safely transport employees to and from work zones, while adhering to state and local traffic laws
    Ensure van is in safe operating condition at all times by scheduling regular maintenance
    Maintain transportation logbook and other documentation associated with services provided
    Keeping track of fuel usage
    Performing other related duties as required

    Key Qualifications

    Overall experience of 5 years in the similar role
    A business-related certification and bachelor’s degree will be an added advantage
    Valid Driver’s License is a MUST with continuous 3 years’ minimum driving experience
    Knowledge and ability to follow traffic rules
    Experience in Manufacturing is an added advantage

    Competencies and Skills:

    Good hand-eye coordination
    Strong communication and interpersonal skills
    Be responsible and reliable
    Be able to handle unexpected situations
    Good in time management
    A customer service focus
    Punctuality and reliability
    The ability to remain calm and professional
    Good verbal and written communication skills
    Adaptability for the varying requirements of the role
    Flexibility to handle changeable shifts
    Stamina and concentration when driving long distances
    Ability to plan routes efficiently
    Attention to detail

    Interested applicants should send their detailed CVs and cover letters quoting the job title (STAFF VAN DRIVER- MANUFACTURING) as subject to reach us not later than 04th August 2023 to careers@italgloballtd.com. Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis.

    Apply via :

    careers@italgloballtd.com

  • Credit Control Manager 


            

            
            Technician – 4 Posts

    Credit Control Manager Technician – 4 Posts

    Job Summary 

    The Credit Control Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing credit strategies, credit policies and procedures that promote an efficient and effective credit risk and control environment as well as managing the quality and profitability of the credit control department. 

    Duties and Responsibilities 

    Continually reviews, develops, and refines credit policies and procedures to determine their suitability for the company’s requirements and recommends modification and upgrading to meet the desired standards and changes in the credit control department. 
    Develops and drafts credit risk policies and procedures to comply with the company’s strategy and objectives and issues credit policy bulletins as required to accommodate changing business environment 
    Monitors and manages concentration risks in the Credit portfolio 
    Offers leadership to ensure achievement of credit department objectives by setting departmental and individual objectives, developing, and motivating staff, feedback, and appraisal in order to maximize departmental performance 
    Maintain and develop professional and technical credit knowledge through training programs, meetings, staff forums and other initiatives. 
    To capture, register, monitor, control and report all types of collateral offered by the customers and ensure that they are safely lodged 
    Ensure that all approved credit facilities are disbursed within the SLA 
    Reconciliation of client accounts in cases of dispute 
    Ensure all External and internal E-mails received in the Department are responded to and addressed within 24 hours 

     Minimum Requirements and Competencies 

    Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or mathematics, CPA Finalist 
    A minimum of 5 years experience in Collections and credit control roles. 
    Over 3 Years of proven experience as a Head of credit control or credit control manager 
    Excellent analytical skills, strong IT skills and a good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills. 
    Good interpersonal and people management skills. 
    Ability to follow processes and procedures accurately. 
    Ability to meet tight deadlines. 

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    Interested candidates should send their comprehensive CV and cover letter to  careers@securex.co.ke  indicating on the email subject the position they are applying for by 10th August 2023.  

    Apply via :

    careers@securex.co.ke

  • B2B Sales Channel Manager

    B2B Sales Channel Manager

    Duties and Responsibilities

    Sales Strategy: Develop and execute the route to market growth strategy for the Indirect Sales (Business to Business) focusing on the following channels: Retail/General Trade, Key Accounts, Social Distributors, Microfinance Institutions and Digital.
    Channel Management: Provide leadership, direction, and development to all aspects of the company’s indirect distribution and sales channels. Ensure goals and plans are effectively communicated, understood, and applied.
    Launch & Listing: Work closely with the product & marketing team to ensure timely launching and listing of new SKUs in all the channels.
    Marketing & SKU Management: In conjunction with Marketing contribute to the development of below & above line sales campaigns based on various SKU growth strategies.
    Team Management: Build, train, and manage a team of Territory Sales Managers, BURN sales executives and B2B Partner agents across the country.
    Commission Structure & Compensation: Define appropriate remuneration structures and frameworks (commissions, performance bonuses, incentives) to drive the company’s indirect distribution and sales partners and deliver the set sales targets.
    Carbon Monitoring and Evaluation: Ensure all Monitoring and Evaluation of carbon project requirements are adhered to, specifically that stoves are sold to households that meet predefined criteria and quality data is collected from every end-end user.
    Sales Forecasting: Monitor and analyze indirect channel sales volumes, pipeline activity and competitive activity and develop plans to beat the set targets. Monitor and manage product line sales activity across the channels to ensure it meets the company’s standards/ parameters.
    Reporting: Produce analytical reports for the Management team on the performance of the Indirect Sales Team, including analyzing key sales, marketing, carbon registration, and regional team performance metrics. Provide regular forecasts (city and region level) to the Management team.
    Budget: Prepare, maintain, and adhere to Kenya B2B Section budget.
    End-Consumer Customer Service: Oversee End-Consumer customer service in Kenya. Analyze end-consumer data to improve brand, customer service, warranty repair satisfaction, and sales opportunities.

    Skills and Experience:

    5 Years of Sales & Marketing Experience in Kenya.
    3+ years of Sales and/or Marketing Mid to Senior level Management Experience.
    B2B Sales and wholesale channel management experience.
    3 years experience in New Business Development of Key Accounts.
    Ability to produce and present professional Strategy, reports, accurate forecasts, and oversee channel sales plans.
    Experience with sales/marketing of physical products – FMCG is a plus.
    3+ years’ experience successfully developing new sales channels.
    Sales/Marketing Data Analysis experience
    Bachelor’s Degree from University, ideally in Business – A master’s degree is a plus.

    Apply via :

    burnmanufacturing.applytojob.com

  • Investment Officer

    Investment Officer

    Essential Responsibilities
    PIPELINE ANALYSIS & DUE DILIGENCE (80%)

    The Investment Officer will support the investment team in progressing investments through the entire investment cycle, from initial screening to due diligence and closing. This includes:
    Landscaping & Pipeline Analysis: Support the mapping of investment opportunities in specific priority sector(s) for Mercy Corps Ventures. 
    Screening: Support on screening investment opportunities through review of pitch decks, participation in live demo days, meeting entrepreneurs, pouring through data rooms, and management of our inbound deal flow.
    Due Diligence: Support the investment team to conduct detailed data room analysis and interviews with relevant industry experts and partner investors to review and analyze business plans, validate assumptions, stress-test financial forecasts, gain an in-depth knowledge of a company’s unit economics, and address key due diligence inquiries and investment risks.
    Investment Research: Conduct and present research as needed in areas such as analysis of market opportunities, threats, competitive differentiation, and potential headwinds to emergent sectors or markets, as necessary to support investment decisions.
    Investment Documentation: Attend all investment team meetings and investment committees and support investment professionals to lead deals through our investment process, including drafting investment memoranda, identifying and explaining key investment risks, coordinating legal and financial DD, structuring and negotiating transaction agreements, and presenting investment opportunities to senior decision-makers.
    Investment Recommendation: The opportunity to support the investment team in making recommendations on and presenting investment opportunities to the Ventures Team, Investment Committee, and Board for debate and approval.
    Deal Structuring and Execution: Assist in the preparation of investment documentation and other transaction documents, as applicable, and support the coordinated onboarding of closed investments into Mercy Corps Venture’s investment portfolio with applicable handoffs to the Platform Team.

    RESEARCH & INSIGHTS (10%)

    Content Generation: Support the investment team and work with Mercy Corps Venture’s Communications team to develop curated content through insight pieces to be shared externally.

    PIPELINE & PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT (10%)

    Work with the investment team to grow and foster new relationships with strategic partners such as incubators, accelerators, peer investors, and other ecosystem actors in target geographies and sectors.

    Accountability

    Reports Directly To: Director, Investments, Mercy Corps Ventures
    Works Directly With: Investment team members, entrepreneurs, co-investors, and ecosystem partners, with exposure to the broader Mercy Corps Ventures team

    Accountability to Participants and Stakeholders

    Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts toward accountability, specifically to our program participants, community partners, other stakeholders, and to international standards guiding international relief and development work. We are committed to actively engaging communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects. 

    Minimum Qualifications & Transferable Skills

    3-5 years of business experience with a background in corporate finance, investment banking, management consulting, startup operations, or venture building.
    Financial Analysis Ability: A Foundational grasp of finance and financial modeling – comfortable navigating and summarizing complex financial models in excel. 
    Fluency in fundamental financial terms, understanding of financial statements, and ability to evaluate a company’s financial performance and dissect a financial model with minimal oversight and guidance.
    Comfort assessing valuation methodologies and running valuation scenarios, stress testing model assumptions and running scenario analysis would be ideal.
    You should possess an insatiable curiosity (and ideally some experience) in problem sets and solutions within fintech, web3, agtech, and/or climate-tech as well as a strong interest in venture capital in Africa. Knowledge of fundamental business concepts and a foundational grasp of the venture capital model is a plus.
    Some connections with investors, angels, accelerators, and startups in Africa are a plus but not required. You should be interested in supporting MCV in building our network of partners over time.
    Fluent in written and spoken English (French is a plus)

    Apply via :

    jobs.jobvite.com

  • Manager Commercial, SME Banking Portfolio Monitoring & Reporting 


            

            
            Assistant Manager, Tax

    Manager Commercial, SME Banking Portfolio Monitoring & Reporting Assistant Manager, Tax

    Job Purpose Statement

    The role is responsible for all aspects of portfolio management as relates to the quality of the loan book for all retail banking customer under Retail credit Solutions. The role holder is required to support in management and maintenance of a portfolio of customers within assigned market segments by analysing the portfolio to establish any trends and advise theRelationship management team, Branch teams and Work Place banking of any matters arising that may affect the portfolio. They shall offer full support to the team in all matters portfolio including but not limited to identifying growth gaps, early alert, portfolio at risk, non-performing loans, portfolio trends, market trends, salary/SOW compliance, scheme penetration, audit and compliance, covenant tracking. The roleholder will support assigned segment by providing all reports that will assist the team achieve its objectives.

    Ideal Job Specifications

    Academic:  

    Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university preferably Bachelor’s/Master’s degree inbusiness related field,Statistics,Mathematics,Computer Science Machine Learning, Artificial intelligence (or equivalent experience)

    Desired work experience:

     Extensive knowledge of statistical methods and data mining
    3 years’ work experience in portfolio management with at least 1 year in a management positionwithin a retail-banking environment.  3+ years of experience building analytical data models / data sources and reports with the helpof data visualization software such as Looker, Tableau or Power BI, ideally in an agile and fast- growing start-up environment  Great communicator with a sharp, analytical mind
     Prior experience working with AI, ML, and Data Science
     At least 3-5+ years of relevant experience as a Data Analyst, Data Science, and analytics tools  Extensive experience with Tensorflow, Python, Tableau, and Big Data
     Demonstrable experience applying data science methodologies to support business outcomes  Extensive knowledge of statistical methods and data mining.  Experience with general ML methods and expertise with Deep Learning, recommendationsystems, supervised learning and feature engineering, personalization, clustering, as well as time series and forecasting analysis  In-depth knowledge of data science languages like Python, R, Scala, and SAS ML

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