Job Experience: Experience of 3 – 5 years

Database Administrator

Job Details
We are looking for a seasoned database administrator with a knack for end-to-end proactive database design and management, a gritty never-say-die doer who relishes challenges, is dynamic, resilient, creative and highly motivated.
If you looking for an employer who promotes individual excellence and mutual respect in a team-driven culture with a key focus on social empowerment, then the Database Administrator position within The Co-operative Bank of Kenya, “The Kingdom Bank” is the perfect opportunity for you to scale new horizons.
The role holder will ensure performance monitoring and management of database, data warehouse components, Infrastructure, and general ICT systems through setting up of optimal performance benchmarks and the use of modern best practice and appropriate tools to meet business performance growth demands, ensure system security, business continuity and competitiveness in product and service development.
The Role
Specifically, the successful jobholder will be required to:

Monitor performance and manage parameters to provide fast query responses to front-end users ensuring performance of production core and data warehouse databases including systems logs, events and event correlation and maintaining performance statistics and setting baseline statistics.
Monitor and manage the high availability components including RAC, Dataguard, RMAN based backups and automatic storage management structures for key databases and related components as well as ensure best practice in the installation of database management systems (RDBMS); ensure compliance with RDBMS license agreements and maintain upgrades and critical patches.
Develop, manage and test back-up and recovery plans and ensure that storage, archiving, back-up and recovery procedures are functioning properly and ensure 24/7 available support for the data warehouse and related systems.
Take lead role in the various I.T. audits in providing necessary information and enforcing closure of audit, change management and compliance issues in the data warehouse environment and also manage key I.T. risks for data warehouse database systems and ensure proper mitigation;Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and disaster recovery preparedness through periodic testing as scheduled and update of disaster recovery procedures and sharing the results with management.
Team up with analytics applications support, development and infrastructure team in the development, implementation, management applications, infrastructure, and monitor system health in order to proactively identify weaknesses and address them.
Perform data modelling tasks such as business models, logical models and dimensional models to effectively convert business requirements to technical requirements in conjunction with data warehouse developers.
Establish the needs of users and monitoring user access and security, control data warehouse access permissions and privileges, consider both back-end organization of data and front-end accessibility for end-users and further refine the physical design to meet system storage requirements.
Create and maintain core and data warehouse database documentation, including data standards, procedures and definitions for the data dictionary (metadata) as well as maintaining all technical documentation relating to data warehouse maintenance, management and configuration.
Communicate regularly with technical, applications and operational staff to ensure data integrity and security and continually monitor security events in the network, take corrective actions and generate reports for management.
Attend to system failure and resolve/coordinate resolution of the problem and handle queries from analytics application support, resolve problems in a timely manner and advice accordingly.
Establish and maintain business relationships with vendors, consultants and other outside entities providing services to the bank. Monitor performance of the SLAs to ensure that the database gets maximum value from the services.

Skills, Competencies and Experience
The successful candidate will be required to have the following skills and competencies:

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline, or equivalent.
3 -5 years in database technology with experience deploying data warehousing technologies (e.g., High Availability, Data Warehousing, Backup, Partitioning, Online Data replication) in production environments
Oracle RDBMS 11g/12c OCP certification as well as strong SQL and PLSQL skills including data warehouse objects such as partitions and materialized views
Skills in Data Integration, Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, OLAP, and Data mining as well Familiarity with ICT standards such as ITIL, COBIT, and Proficiency in various operating systems like AIX, Solaris, Linux & windows.
Thorough knowledge on data profiling, data modeling and data validation and associated tools; Skills in Database Sizing, Storage, Performance, and Security Considerations
Strong analytical skills; ability to analyze and correlate complex data and excellent knowledge on the Oracle Technology stack as well as excellent knowledge of ICT system architectures, platforms and Infrastructure
Ability to effectively communicate complex technical issues and exhibit a wide degree of creativity and latitude coupled with the ability to lead and direct the work of others without the benefit of a direct reporting relationship as well as the ability to utilize independent judgment and to support senior managers on operational criticality
General awareness of the banking industry ICT operations and security procedures.

October 23, 2024
Pricing & Promotion Analyst

Job Description
Reports To:
Senior Manager Supply Chain Primary Purpose: The Pricing and Promotion Analyst supports strategy and decision making regarding pricing, discount rates and promotions for Tusker Mattresses Limited.
The role will partner with purchasing and operations departments to ensure clear understanding of the impact of pricing decisions on both sales and margin, and to generate recommendations to maximize both metrics within agreed discount rates. This role is also responsible for the execution of pricing decisions, partnering with finance, retail operations and stores to ensure seamless implementation.
Key Responsibilities

Partner with the supply chain team to develop pricing and promotion strategies to drive key KPI of sales, inventory, discount rate and margin to meet or exceed company objectives.
Regular meetings with Marketing and operations to ensure centre events are supported with appropriate promotion, communicated and signed off and executed in a timely and accurate manner to ensure inclusion in relevant centres Marketing.
Action weekly system price changes for all product areas by partnering with relevant supply chain officers and owning weekly approval process. Ensure upcoming weekly price changes and promotions are presented weekly with supporting data to validate.
Ensure price and promotions are clearly communicated to the stores through the weekly transmittal process, in partnership with supply chain, the Retail Operations team, and producing exclusion lists.
Own the analysis of price and promotional decision making and present recommendations to the supply chain leadership team.
Key metrics include discount rate, gross margin, traffic, AUR. In close partnership with supply chain management come up with weekly / monthly competitive price updates to inform on relevant upcoming promotions.
Drive / co-ordinate and communicate pricing strategy for the clearance period, taking into consideration market restrictions within agreed timeframes. Share with operations upcoming key promotions on a weekly / monthly and quarterly view to ensure in store signage exists to support promotions.
Partner with supply chain to propose price changes in order to drive inventory efficiency in Outlet stores i.e. newness to clearance in line with monthly floor set. Assist in the “smart pricing” of key items and analysis of margin implications vs sales growth.
Maintain accurate pricing master files for Outlet and action all system changes to activate price changes and promotions in a timely and accurate manner. Partner with finance to ensure all pricing is accurate in our systems.
Monthly meetings with Finance to ensure low rate of manual overrides Maintain tracking logs and approvals for auditing purposes – accountable for weekly price approvals and actioning within agreed timeframe
Liaise with the merchandising team to ensure price labelling is executed effectively.
Own and maintain promotional calendar – communicating in partnership with Buying and Marketing to Retail store teams weekly / monthly and quarterly.

Qualifications

Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in a merchandising/planning, financial analysis, or pricing analyst role in a Retail environment in either a full price or Outlet environment with understanding of trading laws relating to price.
Strong Excel skills with demonstrated proficiency in building reports and analytical tools.
Ability to think logically, problem solve and provide recommendations through analysis.
Demonstrated experience generating ideas and providing solutions to current processes.
Demonstrate proficiency in retail math. Ability to work in a fast paced, retail environment.
Strong communication skills with ability to interact with employees at all levels.
Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

October 23, 2024
Functional Consultant

Job description
Sage has an exciting opportunity for a driven individual to perform the duties of a Functional Consultant for the Enterprise suite of modules in the areas of finance, manufacturing, and distribution business processes and practices.
Key Responsibilities:

To provide an elevated level of consulting and implementation services at client sites. Responsible for the optimal set up and training in the products for each client and maximize consulting revenue whilst maintaining an elevated level of customer satisfaction
To deliver project based consulting activities, through the entire project lifecycle, on ad-hoc and medium to long-term engagements
To be responsible for problem identification, software specification and/or design, implementation, documentation, testing, client training and solution deployment adhering to Sage’s Methodology
To interact with company and client managers on cost/schedule monitoring
To comply with financial responsibilities which include project cost estimating, proposal generation and invoicing
To participate in sales and proposal presentations if required
To be responsible for achieving defined utilization and revenue goals
To identify additional product/services opportunities in customer organization
After the initial ‘introduction period’ the position provides the individual with the opportunity to work actively in implementation projects from start to finish
You will be expected to work independently at clients, but sometimes within a team environment
Ability to travel to customer sites with overnight stays is mandatory
Travel outside the region may also be required for certain cases (30-35% travel)

Qualifications & experience required:

3-5 years working experience as a Software Implementation Consultant with involvement in at least 3 full implementation cycles
A self-driven and ambitious individual that can demonstrate the ability to perform tasks with quality and in a timely manner with a minimum of supervision
Develop confidence through the interaction with clients and colleagues
Earns respect of our clients through demonstration of adaptability, tact, commitment, resourcefulness, and proactive communications
Acts with integrity and has a track record of excellent problem-solving skills
Degree level education
Certification in ERP systems is an advantage.

October 23, 2024
Agile Lead Software Development Manager

Job description
At JUMO we are motivated by an ambitious purpose and inspired by the exceptional people that we work with We are looking for an Agile Lead to join our Engineering team. This position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and will report to the Director // Engineering.
Job Purpose
Enabling individuals and cross-functional teams to achieve the Engineeing team’s overall priorities through the facilitating and leading of discussions that drive planning, problem solving and overall increases in productivity.
Key Responsibilities

Grow a group of talented individuals, in a non-traditional environment, into a high-performance team by leading continual improvement through introspection and adaptation
Create transparency through daily stand-ups, scrum boards, weekly and monthly agile ceremonies
Provide regular feedback and insights to internal stakeholders on overall performance and highlighting key issues to resolve potential issues and for decision making
Facilitating the flow and volume of work and to ensure optimal levels of productivity in line with business needs
Creating boundaries and eliminating blockers to enable the team to focus on sprint committments

Capabilities

Great verbal and written communication
Strong track record of personal and servant leadership
Self-starter, ability to take initiative
Firm, but tactful
Sense of humor
Collaborative
Resilient

Key Requirements

3-5 years as Scrum Master or Agile Project Manager
Experience with agile project management tools such as JIRA or Pivotal Tracker
High degree of computer literacy
Certified Scrum Master is desirable
Tertiary Degree is desirable
Comfort with Agile/Scrum outside of software development

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October 23, 2024
Senior Admin / HR Officer

Job Description
ACTED Kenya/Somalia is looking for experienced self-driven and self-oriented professionals tfill the position of an ADMIN/HR Officer;

ADMIN/HR Officer

Maintain and enhance the organization’s human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices

Recruitment

Ensure that open and transparent recruitment procedures are followed as per ACTED policies.
Responsible for effective and fast recruitment processes both internally and externally
Work closely with AHRM and CFM tdeliver recruitment needs and fill vacancies within the targeted time
Design recruitment advertisements for open position in ACTED Kenya/Somalia
Screen applications for basic compliance with position qualifications, summarize CV’s for easier evaluation by the department heads before sharing with the relevant heads of department
Obtain and assess all credentials of the candidates when required
Forward shortlisted CV’s tthe concerned department heads for evaluation and interviews
Schedules interviews and ensure feedbacks are given teach interviewed candidates
Actively participate in all interviews.
Maintain an active and organized data bank of applicants for various positions
Report weekly and when required trecruitment & staffing management for progress update and further instructions
Updating the website on job positions and the internal vacancy notices
Assists senior managers with defining their specific recruitment requirements per position
Conduct reference checks for all tbe hired/successful candidates
Prepares employees for assignments by establishing and conducting orientation and training programs.
Ensures planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee work results by training managers tcoach and discipline employees;
Maintains management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures.

Training & Capacity building

Maintain up tdate follow up table and share with the ADMIN/HR Manager on bi weekly & monthly basis.
Tprovide technical support tthe field HR/Admin Assistant and Field Admin/HR staff

Organigram updates
Appraisal Management

In charge of Various Admin related duties
Any other task as requested by the AHRM

Qualifications/Skills Required

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Human Resource, Public Relations or related field.
3-5 Years Experience in Recruitment preferably in an INGwith a proven track record of success
Acquaintance with Kenya employment labour laws, various regulations and statutory law in Somalia.
Computer Literate – MS Outlook and Excel and basic software application and familiarity with the internet and email communications
Excellent communication skills, Strong analytical skills (context, people …)
Competencies based interviewing experience
Online recruitment systems experience
Understanding of skills & Psychometric assessments (An advantage)
Good understanding of the Somalia context is an asset advantage-Kenya/Somali nations are encouraged tapply.
Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability testablish effective work relations at all levels,
Proven ability tprioritize tasks, meet deadlines and work with limited supervision, pro-active and a good team-player.
Capacity tbuild a maintain a strong professional network

October 23, 2024
Department Head (Fresh Food) – Majid Al Futtaim Retail

Job description
Role Purpose:
Store Department Head has to ensure quality, range and freshness (food) of offered goods to attract and satisfy the customers.
It includes as well the responsibility to coordinate and communicate between Merchandisers and Sales Team and other relevant service providers within the assigned area.
Role Details – Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals and businesses.
Respect and ensure the implementation of the security & hygiene procedures (assets and employees) in the Department.
Guarantee the quality of services offered to customers in the department as well as listening to customer needs and suggestions.
Monitor and follow up the movement of the product in the promotional area (G1, G2 …etc.) and take the immediate corrective action when/where needed.
Respect national concepts application in the department.
Monitor inventory stock and reorder when inventory drops to a specified level.
Participate with management team to the stores strategic plan and guarantee its proper execution.
Enforce (food) safety, health and security rules within the department.
Manage the performance of the whole department (Sales margin, stock level, shrinkage, costs and fees).
Ensure the proper conservation, utilization and profitability of the department’s assets
Guarantee the quality, the application and protection of company’s “Know-How”..
Ensure assortments are aligned with each store’s specific cultural, economic and social features.
Oversee the establishment of a competitive assortment offer, to secure Majid Al Futtaim Retail a leading position in the country.
Develop the price image and freshness image.
Initiate and motivate comparative studies between Sections that can contribute to the efficiency of the commercial concepts.
Attend customers when they need support, listen to their requirements and offer solutions.
Monitor sales activities to ensure that customers receive best-in-class service and quality goods as or above set standards.
Ensure product availability and service level at any point of time and ensure that the presentation of goods is in line with agreed plans.
Monitor and report competitor activities (Prices, range, quality etc.) and forward solutions to be best-in-class.
Examine merchandise to ensure correct pricing and display and that it functions as advertised.
Ensure that product presentation is in line within set guidelines and standards and take corrective actions if needed.

Personal Characteristics and Required Background
Skillset (job specific technical skills and behavioral competencies needed):

Excellent business communication and presentation skills.
Good Communication and Presentation Skills
Customer Service Orientation
Time Management
General Product Knowledge is an advantage
English (Full professional proficiency – Required)
Arabic (Limited working proficiency – Preferred)

Country Language where applicable
Minimum Experience:

3 to 5 years in Retail Business.
2 years in an operations supervisory role.
Expert in Fresh Food field.

Minimum Qualifications/education:

Bachelors’ Degree in Commerce or Finance.

October 23, 2024
Project Engineer Radiographer Clinical Officer

Job description
MAIN JOB PURPOSE

The Purpose of the Projects Engineer role is to ensure that engineering services are provided to facilitate efficient plant functioning and to achieve factory performance targets.

Job Summary

SHE

Interprets relevant laws to ensure that standards and laws are implemented and adhered to.
Investigates accidents and incidents and draws up reports.

Budget

Accountable for cost estimations and budget proposals.
Responsible for the control and execution of work against a budget and authorisations within authority limits.
Is responsible for ensuring capitalisation of the whole project (mechanical, electrical etc.).
Specifies scope of work and ensures projects remain within budget.
Obtains quotes for projects and raises the budget to deliver agreed maintenance/continuous improvement.
Raises MMI project (miscellaneous minor items).
Manages capital budgets by designing, implementing and commissioning the project and allocating budget and resource accordingly.

Projects

Responsible for the design, implementation, commissioning and hand over of projects within own area of responsibility, with emphasis on the implementation of respective engineering discipline.
Is responsible for the writing up and training of SOP’s.
Provides respective discipline input in multi-disciplinary projects (mechanical/ civil/ electrical).
Draws up buying contracts, technical specifications and outlines scope of work.

Continuous Improvement

Makes recommendations and actions improvements within area of responsibility.
Designs out recurring engineering problems to prevent breakdown into the future.
Investigates, analyses and actions solutions to relevant problems identified.
Responsible for the development and implementation of procedures and standards by sourcing and evaluating materials.

Key Requirements

Relevant Engineering Degree or relevant B.Tech
3-5 years engineering experience in a manufacturing industry and capital project
Knowledge of Excel, MS Projects, Project Schedule, SAP (Plant Maintenance and Purchasing)
Understanding of OSH Act.
Project Management skills.
Customer relationship management experience
Must be flexible to oversee projects outside Nairobi

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October 23, 2024
Technical Project Manager

Core functions

Project Management

Proactively manage the implementation of key strategic projects in Kenya (within quality, cost and delivery parameters).
Schedule and plan all installations and maintenance calls nationally
Manage cross functional and local project teams
Implement project scheduling and control tools to monitor projects plans, work hours, budgets and expenditures.
Manage capacity and allocation throughout the project team.
Financial reporting on projects and all work-in-progress.
Manage and mitigate projects risks
Conform to all safety and environmental requirements
Report to the Project Director, Operations Manager and company executives in-line with the agreed reporting structure and frequencies.
National and some international travel will be required

Project Management Office

Manage the day to day running of the project office
Manage PMO staff against project responsibilities
Manage the PMO expense budget

Requirements

Mechanical Engineering or similar technical qualification, and
Degree educated with Project Management qualification (Prince 2)
Minimum 5 years project management experience
Minimum 3 years technical installation experience
Skilled in interpreting and evaluating technical drawings
Proven experience in managing and leading teams specifically in the technical and installation space
AdvancedMS Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint).
MS Project, Smartsheet or similar Project management software knowledge advantageous
Drivers licence and own vehicle essential

October 23, 2024
Response Officer

Main Purpose of the Role
â€‹The Response Officer will assist with the implementation and development of World Animal Protection’s initiatives in support of the overall objectives in disaster relief efforts. S/he will assist with the implementation of disaster response and recovery. This position will report to the Response Manager and perform these functions with guidance of the Programmes Director, Animals in Disaster.
The Response Officer represents the organisation in external fora, to governments, local authorities, INGOs and media.
Accountability

Achievement of the global strategic objectives associated with the Animals in disasters programme
Global disaster interventions, performance management & reporting

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in the humanitarian field, public health, veterinary epidemiology
3+ years of experience working with animals in difficult circumstances Substantial experience of leading Emergency and Disaster response operations essential.
Current First Aid and Risk Assessment Qualifications
Trained in Veterinary Emergency Response and Livestock Emergency Guideline Standards (LEGS)

Desirable

Experience of working in an international NGO environment.
Experience of matrix management, across multiple projects in a medium/large sized organisation.
Disaster management, emergency response field operations or campaigns experience preferred.
Understanding of global and regional political and socio-economic issues and trends of relevance to animal welfare.

October 23, 2024
WordPress Developer

Job description
Our client believes happy people deliver excellent results. This is why they exist, to create a working environment where their staff can do what they were born to do: create software that makes impact. They build interesting web/app solutions for the Dutch and Kenyan market either commissioned by their customers or own solutions in interesting partnerships.
Profile Summary:
They are looking to hire a strong, enthusiastic WordPress teammate. Someone with at least 3 years experience on the platform itself and preferably on other similar platforms as well. Someone who is willing to take on the challenge working with far remote clients and likes to work with inspiring colleagues.
The Role:

You will design, develop and maintain WordPress solutions in collaboration with Dutch colleagues for their clients in Nairobi and the Netherlands.
You will have an important role in establishing their web development team in Nairobi office, aimed to deliver and service WordPress set ups.
You will discuss projects with the Dutch specialists and work towards the best possible outcomes.

You need to bring:

Confidence in writing WordPress plugins, well organized (child-) themes and know par excellence how to maneuver in a WordPress environment.
Broad knowledge around WordPress, similar CMS platforms and web frameworks. Knowing how to shortcut your team to the best available solutions in the field.
Good PHP, JS and general coding habits. Be able to use patterns and write reusable, maintainable code.
Up-to-date knowledge and best practices and being on top of recent developments plus new versions of the platform.
Good understanding of development and (automated) testing methodologies, and ensuring QA standards.
You are able to collaborate on code using version control systems, such as Git.
Previous experience with working in an Agile team would be a great advantage!

Besides knowledge they are looking for the following competencies:

Minimum of 5 years of work experience on web development.
Minimum of 3 years collected in WordPress project experience.
Minimum a Bachelor’s degree in relevant areas e.g. ICT, web/app design, etc.
Strong English written and vocal communication skills.
Cultural awareness and the ability to work with Western management.
Entrepreneurial spirit, willing to assist in growing the office.
Energized and passionate about all you do in life.
Flexible, open for new challenges and able to think out of the box.
Responsible for finishing the work on time.
Real team player who works together with other specialists in order to create the best result.
Your assertive attitude enables you to collaborate remotely in a virtual team.
Willing to learn new technologies and ways of working with the aim of increased efficiency

They offer you:

A competitive salary
Healthcare, lunch at work
Working with and receiving training and coaching from some of the best developers of The Netherlands.
Working in an agile environment with low hierarchy and lots of growing opportunities with a great focus on employee happiness.
Great employment opportunity with room for creativity, development of your own career and inspiring team building.

October 23, 2024