Jobs Kenya

Job Experience: Experience of 3 – 5 years

  • Chef de Cuisine – Thai Restaurant

    Chef de Cuisine – Thai Restaurant

    Job description
    Chef de Cuisine responsible fot the proper efficiency and profitable function of the Soi Kitchen. Supervises the work of the kitchen team and stewarding personel.
    Qualifications Required

    At least 3-5 years’ experience in 5 star hotel or top class Thai Cuisine restaurant.
    Strong knowledge in Thai cuisine.
    Strong knowledge in HACCP
    Proven Track record of cost control including food, equipment, labor and waste to meet the food quality and the hotel’s financial goals.
    Demonstrate real passion for menu planning and leadership

  • Business Operations Associate

    Business Operations Associate

    Job description
    Job Purpose
    The job holder will be responsible for facilitating efficient funds/portfolio administration, fund performance measurement, analytics and reporting to ensure efficiency, timeliness and effective customer satisfaction. The individual will report to the Business Operations Team Leader.
    Key Responsibilities

    Oversee performance measurement and analytics, fees calculation/reporting to Finance and Fund Management.
    Responsible for pricing and yield calculation.
    Preparation of management reports for Head of Business Operations.
    Handle client, production and regulatory and management reporting .
    Oversee the management of client correspondences to ensure immediate responses and maximum client satisfaction.
    Oversee the process of account opening, edit of data in system and all data capture for accuracy, integrity, timeliness and risk management.
    Update of income distribution transactions
    Cash reconciliation between custody and fund manager and making follow ups with custodians on reconciliation items
    Review the report prepared on all logged client interactions in the client log and tracking to ensure all issues are closed and provide the same for monthly management meetings.
    Review and propose improvement of the operations processes from time to time.
    Resolve client complaints
    Follow up on systems issues and follow up to ensure SLA timelines are met.
    Daily Reporting of Valuations Reports to third parties and publishing of Unit trust prices.
    Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time
    Delegated Authority: As per the approved Delegated Authority Matrix

    Key Performance Measurements

    Turn Around Time
    Client Satisfaction Index

    Experience And Qualifications Required

    Bachelor’s degree in a business related field
    3-5 years’ experience in a similar position
    Professional certification in accounting (CPA part 2)

    Technical/ Functional competencies

    Knowledge of investment classes
    Excellent organisational , analytical and IT skills
    Report writing skills

    Essential Competencies

    Leading and Supervising: Provides team with a clear direction based on the overall strategy and objectives of the department; motivates and empowers others with a clear sense of purpose; creates a positive climate that fosters learning and development; acknowledge high potential talent within the team; sets and articulates the vision and values through own personal behaviour.
    Persuading and Influencing: Gains clear agreement and commitment from other; promotes the departmental strategy and objectives during team conversations; promotes ideas on behalf of the team and or department; makes a strong personal impact on others; takes care to manage the team’s impression and brand on others.
    Presenting and Communicating Information:Speaks fluently; expresses opinions, information and key points of an argument clearly; presents effectively; responds quickly to others ‘reactions and feedback during conversations; projects credibility.
    Working with People: Shows respect for the views and contributions of other team members; shows empathy; listens, supports and cares for others; consults others and shares information and expertise with them; builds team spirit and reconciles conflict; adapts to the team and fits in well.
    Adhering to Principles and Values: Upholds ethics and values; demonstrates integrity; encourages individual responsibility towards the community and the environment; models the organisational values during every day interactions.
    Analysing: Analyses numerical data and all other sources of information, to break them into component parts, patterns and relationships; probes for further information or greater understanding of a problem; makes rational judgements from the available information and analysis; demonstrates an understanding of how one issue may be part of a much larger system.
    Planning and Organising: Adhere to and monitor clearly defined objectives; plans activities and projects well in advance and takes account of possible changing circumstances; identifies and organises resources needed to accomplish tasks; manages time effectively; monitors performance against deadlines and milestones.
    Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations: Focuses on customer needs and satisfaction; sets and models high standards for quality and quantity. Monitors and maintains quality and productivity. Works in a systematic methodical and orderly way. Consistently achieves projects goals

  • Senior Technology Officer

    Senior Technology Officer

    Job description
    Key responsibilities may include:

    Develops software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; following the software development lifecycle.
    Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions.
    Documents and demonstrates solutions by developing documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams, charts, code comments and clear code.
    Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming.
    Execute full lifecycle software development and writing well designed, testable, efficient code
    Integrate software components into a fully functional software system
    Develop software verification plans and quality assurance procedures
    Document and maintain software functionality
    Tailor and deploy software tools, processes and metrics
    Act as one of the main technical point of contact with external software providers & technical vendors e.g. Telecoms; Odds feed providers etc.

    Qualifications

    A degree in Computer Science, System Engineering or related field
    3-5 years’ of experience in development
    Strong PHP development skills
    Experience with Yii framework
    Experience in developing Hybrid HTML5 Applications
    Good understanding and experience in Web Front end development frameworks – Twitter Bootstrap, AngularJS etc
    Responsive web development based on HTML5, CSS3, Bootrstrap, Material Web, Flat UI Design, REST, SOAP, JSON, JQUERY and AJAX technologies
    Ability to develop web services based on REST, SOAP, JSON, JQUERY and AJAX technologies WebGL
    Database design and management (in MySQL, Postgres, SQLite)
    Good understanding of Email and SMS gateway integration
    Ability to perform performance tuning
    Ability to interface PHP with other langauges e.g. Java, C++
    Proven experience in successfully managed software development projects

  • Quality Assurance Supervisor

    Quality Assurance Supervisor

    Details:
    Reporting to the General Manager, the successful candidate’s main responsibilities will be:

    Develop Standard Operating Procedures for all the production steps.
    Maintain ISO22000:2005 Food safety management system.
    Ensure all products processed meet set quality standards.
    Train factory workers on food safety
    Maintain quality records as per ISO22000:2005 guidelines.
    Ensure that hygiene of the factory, Machineries, PPEs and workers are of high standards.
    Supervise factory workers to ensure output and quality meet company targets.

    Qualification:

    Minimum of Diploma in Food Science and Technology or Analytical chemistry.
    3 -5 years’ experience gained in manufacturing environment.
    Practical knowledge of HACCP and ISO22000:2005 is a must.

  • Site Service Sourcing Category Manager Lead

    Site Service Sourcing Category Manager Lead

    Job Description
    Date: Oct 20, 2018
    Job Summary:
    We are now looking for a Site Services Sourcing Category Lead (Networks and Managed Service) – within the Networks sourcing MMEA organization. In this role, your contributions will be to develop, and implement Category Strategy, Sourcing strategy and methodologies, Business and supplier engagement models, Cost Reduction Targets and Key performance indicators (KPIs), maximizing supplier value, proactively managing business risks and contributing to the creation of value for the Customer and secure a Category Supplier base that supports Ericsson Service Area business model and service needs. By doing so, you are in charge of steering business awards to PSL suppliers, regulate risk, cost and demands, whilst securing quality and compliance.
    Responsibilities:

    You will develop, implement and drive Category Strategy for the category
    Administer supplier base and supplier classification
    Create cost effective category solutions and business models for the category
    You will optimize Site Services category performance
    You will identify and Perform business intelligence and benchmark for the category
    You will drive competence management of the SSM team
    Conduct resource management and distribute work load to SSMs
    And you will ensure execution of KSA Sourcing Category Plan
    You will define Supplier targets and critical metrics 

    Key Qualifications:

    Education: A first academic degree or equivalent qualification. (An MBA is a plus) 
    Min 3-5 years of sourcing experience and / or extensive experience negotiation telecom projects with subcontractors.
    Domain experience: Networks and Managed Service
    Sourcing Practice in negotiations, Methodology, Process & Strategy Knowledge
    Change & Improvement Management Skills
    Commercial Acumen & Skills
    Relating & Networking
    Financial Acumen & Skills
    Coaching & Mentoring Skills
    Knowledge Sharing & Collaboration Skills

    Why is Ericsson a great place to work?
    Ericsson enables communications service providers to capture the full value of connectivity. The company’s portfolio spans Networks, Digital Services, Managed Services, and Emerging Business and is designed to help our customers go digital, increase efficiency, find new revenue streams, and create new user experiences. Ericsson’s investments in innovation have delivered the benefits of telephony and mobile broadband to billions of people around the world ensuring our solutions – and our customers – are at the forefront of innovation.   We support networks that connect more than 2.5 billion subscribers. With over 100,000 employees and customers in 180 countries, we combine global scale with technology and service leadership.  40 percent of the world’s mobile traffic is carried over an Ericsson network.  And, our Technology for Good and Connect to Learn programs include creating technology that makes it easier to save lives, feed societies, bring technology to emerging markets and connectivity to remote areas, and grow businesses and prosperity.
    At Ericsson, we give our employees the freedom to think big and navigate their career, on a global scale.  We create technology that helps others, from helping people enjoy their favorite content to helping people recover from natural disasters by enabling better communications between rescue workers. Your ideas and innovations can turn into achievements that impact society and change the world, creating new connections, new possibilities, and new capabilities.  We find that Ericsson is at its best when we bring together the diverse skills of our people. Working across business areas, across cultures, across geographical borders, across technical disciplines. often, across ground-breaking solutions. Next generation technology can be staggeringly complex. But the simpler it is to use; the more people benefit from it. Join us and help build technology that makes it simple to connect with information, business, societies, and each other.

  • Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer (Grants Proposals) Business Development Director Director of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

    Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer (Grants Proposals) Business Development Director Director of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

    Reference: Amref/MEL/2018-01
    Reporting to: Director, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
    Department: Global MEL Department, Chief Programmes Officer’s office
    Physical location: Amref Health Africa, Headquarters
    The Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Unit is part of the programme section and provides oversight, systems, support and advice to the organisation on all MEL matters in line with the organisation’s vision, mission and strategic priorities and in a manner consistent with its values.
    Job Purpose: As a member of the Global MEL team, the MEL Officer, Grants Proposals will ensure that monitoring, evaluation and learning is properly addressed during proposal design in line with Amref’s strategy and best practices.
    Key Responsibilities
    Proposal development:

    Lead the development of the MEL section of grant proposals
    Provide guidance on development of indicators for proposals.
    Support the harmonization of indicators used by Amref and donors.
    Develop a MEL checklist for proposal development and facilitate the systematic application during the development of grant proposals.
    Lead the development of Results Frameworks and Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Reporting Plans for grant proposals.
    Review proposals to ensure that all aspects of MEL issues are adequately addressed.

    Technical support:

    Advise and support Country Offices in the use of AIMS (Amref Information Management System) for grant monitoring and reporting.
    Together with the global MEL team Provide assistance to MEL and programme staff in developing indicators, result frameworks (including logical frameworks and Theory of Change), evaluation designs and data analysis.

    Organisational capability:

    Avail analytical data on Amref Health Africa’s projects for capability statements.
    Participate in finalizing past-performance references.

    Budget responsibility:

    Lead the development of the MEL component in the budget of grant proposals.
    Participate in the development of the MEL and BD budget at HQ.

    Capacity development:

    Build the capacity of BD staff on MEL considerations for proposals.
    Exchange with MEL staff the latest developments in business development.

    Skills and Competencies
    Essential:

    Excellent skills in the formulation of indicators, targets, Results Frameworks and Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Reporting Plans.
    Good insight in budget requirements and costing for MEL.
    Ability to train on-the-job fellow colleagues on MEL for proposals.
    Strong analytical skills.
    Good team player with excellent communication skills.
    Pragmatic in approach.
    Strong writing skills.
    Experience in analysing data using a range of statistical software packages like SPSS and EPI Info.
    Excellent skills in all relevant Microsoft Office packages.
    Fluent in English (spoken and written).

    Desirable:

    Proficiency in French.

    Academic Requirements:

    Bachelor’s degree in public health, social sciences, geography, monitoring & evaluation or similar.
    Master’s degree is an added advantage.

    Work Experience:

    A minimum of 5 years of experience in MEL in development settings.
    A minimum of 3 years of demonstrated experience in the development of results frameworks and Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Reporting Plans.
    Strong experience in MEL requirements of various donors.
    Experience in operations research.

    Desirable:

    A minimum of 3 years of experience in working with an INGO.

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  • Accounts Executive / Assistant

    Accounts Executive / Assistant

    Job Description

    Duties and Responsibilities

    Receiving monies from internal and external customers is acknowledged and accounted for by issuance of and official receipt;
    Ensuring safe custody of all Cash, Cheque and Cash equivalent through instant banking and lockable safe so as to safeguard company revenue;
    Ensuring submission of monthly Reports by generating accounts receivables and expenditure analysis to facilitate decision making;
    Preparing payment vouchers and schedules to ensure that suppliers and service providers are paid and statutory deductions are executed accordingly;
    Updating the accounts books to ensure payments are within budget;
    Managing the imprest register to ensure that there is cash flow for smooth daily operations;
    Ensuring safe custody of all accountable documents through lockable safes to avoid fraud through manipulation of old records;
    Liaising between the company and its official bankers through transacting on behalf of the company to limit access to the company’s accounts;
    Preparing and submitting statutory deductions so as to avoid penalties from non-remittance and late remittance of the same and comply with statutory obligation; and
    Entering data in the accounting system.

    Skills and Qualifications

    Degree or Diploma in Accounting
    Semi- qualified CPA / ACCA / Accounts graduate with good accounting and costing skills
    Experience of 3-5 years – hardcore experience in Accounts department – with multitasking skills
    knowledge of – Tally, Sage / SAP Business – desirable, Knowledge of MS Excel & Word mandatory
    Self-starter with initiative
    Inclination to take up position of Accounts Officer level in next 2 to 3 years
    Knowledge of VAT / WHT filing of returns and accounting mandatory
    Ability to work independently
    Good communication skills

  • Reinsurance Executive Senior Account Executive Senior IT Business Development Executive Showroom Sales Executives HR Officer Senior Strategy Officer (SSO)

    Reinsurance Executive Senior Account Executive Senior IT Business Development Executive Showroom Sales Executives HR Officer Senior Strategy Officer (SSO)

    Our client is an international boutique Insurance broker offering specialized, international insurance solutions. They desire to hire an experienced and a highly talented professional in the capacity of Reinsurance Executive. The Executive shall ensure timely and accurate administration and processing of reinsurance applications, endorsements and cancellations.  Process applications for, changes to, reinstatement of, and cancellation of reinsurance covers.
     Job Responsibilities:
    The Executive’s duties, which may be varied from time to time, will include amongst other responsibilities that arise during the day to day business of the Company:

    Efficient delivery of all client facing transactional service activities
    Pro-actively assisting in the day to day running of client’s risk and insurance programs ensuring that this meets the required quality levels in accordance with the agreements with clients
    Preparation of quote requests/risk notes/ renewal submission where appropriate
    Timely issuance of invoices and delivery to clients
    Timely collection of premiums from clients and an active management of the debtor’s book
    Delivering the co-ordination of global service, where appropriate, in conjunction with our international partners
    Contributing pro-actively to client satisfaction, retention and profitability
    Adherence to business processes, systems and procedures (including usage of electronic applications e.g. Navision, Outlook etc. as necessary)
    Being aware of regulatory requirements and comply with them at all times
    Responsible for working in accordance with the company’s internal compliance and risk management framework to protect the interests or reputation of the company at all times.

    Qualifications

    3 – 5 years in similar capacity with a reputable company
    Degree in Economics, Actuarial or any other relevant degree
    Experience handling International Insurance solutions across multiple continents will be an advantage.
    ACII professional qualifications will be an added advantage
    Proven record in meeting targets in a competitive environment
    Excellent communication and presentation skills.

    Deadline: 15th October 2018

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  • County Executive Officer

    County Executive Officer

    Job Responsibilities:

    Establish and maintain effective and positive relationships with Board members, stakeholders, clients, customers, suppliers, development partners and other government and business liaisons;
    Support the Board of Directors in developing short, medium and long-term corporate strategies and planning to achieve the organization’s vision and overall business objectives;
    Recommend policies to the Board in relation to a range of organizational issues including delegations of authority, consultancies and performance incentives and formulation and implementation of all growth strategies.
    Responsible for the management, development and maintenance of high performance team by providing transformative leadership and effective supervision and guidance
    Ensure compliance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association and all statutory, legal and regulatory compliance and comply with corporate policies and standards; and regulatory requirements of the Chamber and be able to propose changes to the Board.
    Cause to develop and provide high quality products and efficient services which are value-adding to members
    Provide support to the Board of Directors by organizing all Board and Sub Committee meetings, Annual and Extra-Ordinary General Meetings as and when required
    Advise the Board regarding the most effective organizational structure and oversee its implementation;
    Build and develop high and motivated team of employees through embedding performance development and couching through identification of staff training needs and enshrine them in the training and education programmes of the Association.
    Cause to prepare annual leave roaster for employees and coordinate the implementation so that the operations are executed smoothly
    Cause to ensure that the Chamber ICT systems are well designed in a risk-free manner to meet dynamic business requirements and relevant reports are maintained.
    Cause to ensure correctness of books of accounts, receipts and disbursements are maintained.
    Ensure safe custody of all funds and property belonging to the Chamber and ensure their safe keeping.
    Responsible for the Chamber financial planning, forecasting and budgeting in accordance with internationally accepted accounting & financial reporting standards
    Responsible for preparation of accounting reports for audit
    Provide support to all functional areas to enable Chamber goals, ensure planning and analysis of financial statements
    Cause to prepare monthly, quarterly reports on performance of the entire Chamber Key Result Areas [KRA] to the board and advise accordingly
    Ensure appropriate risk management practices and policies are in place;
    Keep minutes of all Committee, General meetings and meetings of the Board of Directors
    Make a financial report at the Annual General Meeting of the Chamber. Cause books of accounts to be audited.

    Requirements

    A bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, International Relations, Law or related field. A Master’s degree holder will have added advantage
    3-5 years’ experience in undertaking trade related activities
    Demonstrable understanding of business environment issues, policies & initiatives
    Passion/interest in economy and business sector issues
    Demonstrated familiarity with the County legal and policy framework related to business issues, economy, policies and government initiatives
    Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and work collaboratively with stakeholders.
    Exhibit a total commitment to maintaining high quality service standards of KNCCI; demonstrate service excellence skills in dealing proactively with members and all KNCCI contacts.