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Job Experience: Experience of 3 – 5 years

  • Administrative Officer (TJO)

    Administrative Officer (TJO)

    Responsibilities
    Within delegated authority, the Administrative Officer will be responsible for the following duties:    
    Human Resource Management:  

    Effectively coordinates actions relative to the administration of human resource activities, e.g., recruitment, placement, promotion, performance appraisal, job classification reviews, separation of staff members, training etc., ensuring consistency in the application of UN rules and procedures.      
    Provides information regarding conditions of service, duties and responsibilities, and privileges and entitlements under the Staff Rules and Regulations.  
    Provides guidance and leadership on human resources activities to more junior staff.

    Budget and Finance:  

    Support with respect to the preparation and implementation of the work programme, ensuring that financial resources are utilized to implement activities in accordance with the Programme Budget and allotments issued.  
    Monitors and reviews the work programme and budget by conducting regular and special reviews to assess progress of actual work versus the programme plan.  
    Coordinates the production of programme reports.  
    Defines requirements and work with systems units with respect to improving budget reporting systems and cost effective utilization of program resources.  
    Develops procedures and implement same to ensure that accounting and financial management controls are consistent with UN policy and practice.  
    Provides guidance on financial administration and management information issues and practices to colleagues.    

    General Administration:  

    Undertake work related to procurement, billing and receipt of income from various services, operational travel programme, procurement monitoring and evaluation of vendor contracts/payment to vendors and individual contractors for services.  
    Reviews adequacy of departmental space requirements.  
    Engage in the identification of office technology needs and maintenance of equipment, software and systems, coordinating enhancements as necessary.  Performs other related work as required.

    Competencies

    PROFESSIONALISM: Knowledge of administrative, budgetary, financial and human resources policies and procedures. Ability to apply various United Nations administrative rules and regulations in work situations. Conceptual analytical and evaluate skills to conduct independent research and analysis. Ability to identify issues, formulate opinions, make conclusions and recommendations. Shows pride in work and in achievements; demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter; is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results; is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns; shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges; remains calm in stressful situations. Takes responsibility for incorporating gender perspectives and ensuring the equal participation of women and men in all areas of work.  
    TEAMWORK: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve organisational goals; solicits input by genuinely valuing others’ ideas and expertise; is willing to learn from others; places team agenda before personal agenda; supports and acts in accordance with final group decision, even when such decisions may not entirely reflect own position; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings.  
    PLANNING AND ORGANIZING: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; adjusts priorities as required; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; uses time efficiently.

    Education

    Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in business or public administration, finance, accounting, law or related area. A first-level university degree in combination with two years of qualifying work experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.

    Work Experience

    A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in administration, finance, accounting, human resources management or related field is required.    
    A minimum of three years of experience working in the United Nations Common System or a similar international organization is desirable.    
    Experience with handling administrative functions relating to human resources management is desirable.    
    Experience in preparing work programmes and/or budgets is desirable.    
    Experience working with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is desirable.

    Apply via :

    careers.un.org

  • Team Lead

    Team Lead

    Job Purpose;

    The main role will be to oversee the debt management process, debtor’s portfolio and ensure all collection targets are adhered to.

    Main Tasks and Responsibilities 

    Monthly collection process audits to ensure appropriate communication across are always adhered to. 
    Monitoring the performance of loans and advances and preparing, analyzing portfolio performance reports for management decisions 
    Initiate appropriate control processes and innovation in collections and recoveries to ensure increased output and mitigation of high risk accounts. 
    Preparing daily activity and performance reports for the team and reporting to the management
    Managing flow of work including preparing work plans, managing drop calls, file pools and messages 
    Manage team resources to ensure the team is efficient e.g. airtime management 
    Conducting monthly performance reviews for the team members 
    Identify gaps and conduct regular team member training 

    Skills and Qualifications 

    Minimum bachelor’s degree from a recognized university 
    At least 3-5 year experience in Conventional loans 
    Working knowledge of MS office 
    Should have experience in debt collection
    NOTE: Additional duties may and will be allocated on a need basis

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    www.linkedin.com

  • Digital Channels Manager, ESB & Integrations Support Compliance Manager Principal QA Engineer Principal Business Analyst Principal Business Analyst – T24 CBS Senior Finance Manager, Integrated Sustainability & Regulatory Reporting Manager Finance Systems

    Digital Channels Manager, ESB & Integrations Support Compliance Manager Principal QA Engineer Principal Business Analyst Principal Business Analyst – T24 CBS Senior Finance Manager, Integrated Sustainability & Regulatory Reporting Manager Finance Systems

    Key Responsibilities:

    Provide support for all Middleware/integration platforms and/or java container related issues and triage application issues as related to the J2EE container.
    Implementing high availability, fault tolerant strategies, and load balancing based on IBM Integration Bus suite of products capabilities.
    Manage middleware environments and provide support to application support and business teams. The job holder will also participate in quality assurance activities for integration related solutions before they are transitioned to production.
    Work independently and collaboratively with other support teams to troubleshoot integration platforms, server performance issues and tune the environment based on findings so as to achieve desired outcomes.
    Provide detailed incident reports and root cause analysis and suggest workarounds / interventions and/or solutions for recurring issues affecting Middleware applications. Continuously devise or modify procedures to solve complex and recurrent problems and maintaining a knowledge base of the known problems and solutions.
    Periodic or adhoc patching of the middleware application environments – applying maintenance updates such as fix packs to the broker/integration nodes and ensuring the whole environment is up to date in relation to patching.
    Monitoring all Middleware application environments – transactions, services, files transfers, operating system, database health and the environment in general and issue periodic consumable health status of the environment.
    Manage/action service requests raised directly or escalated to the middleware & integration support team and within the pre-determined SLA
    Maintain an up to date detailed configuration matrix for all middleware services and the integration landscape / environment.
    Creating a disaster recovery plan with run book and periodic planning for disaster recovery tests. Perform backup and recovery of the Middleware applications, and also effectively support resolution of any post recovery issues. Maintaining the DR environment in ready state. In collaborations with other teams invoke fail over activities to the DR.

    The Person
    For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following: 

    At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role. 
    Bachelor’s Degree in IT/CS or Technical related field of study. 
    Master’s Degree in Technical or Business Related is added advantage 

    Required Specific Experience:

    At least 3 years’ experience and technical knowledge in specialty area of ESB – SOA and web services concepts and integration technologies.
    At least 5 years’ experience with strong fundamental knowledge of Linux and Windows operating systems.
    At least 5 years RDBMS experience working with large and high-performance databases (Oracle certification).
    3 years’ experience with messaging systems preferably IBM MQ and messaging concepts and technologies is desired. 
    3 years’ experience working with Linux systems administration, shell scripting, networking, storage and security concepts for different integration technologies is desired. 

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  • Proposal Writer

    Proposal Writer

    We are currently hiring a Proposal writer with a strong technical proposal in the areas of HR Consultancy services such as Performance Management, Surveys, Job evaluations, organizational restructuring. The Job holder will be responsible for creating and delivering business proposals to potential and existing clients. Additionally, the role will also involve analysis of proposal documents such as requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for information (RFIs), and requests for quotations (RFQs); as well as preparation of supplementary documentation for the written proposal.
    Responsibilities

    Read, review, analyze and interpret technical requirements and objectives of solicitations and other documents.
    Seek out opportunities for project proposals with existing and potential clients within the applicable platforms and liaise with the Director to confirm participation.
    Proofread and edit proposals for accuracy, coherence and adherence to guidelines.
    Prioritize tasks to meet competing deadlines and deliver high-quality proposals on time.
    Fully support Business development needs in developing new concepts and project proposals Conduct select market research activities, such as client, competitor, and market trends.
    Ensure all write ups are plagiarism-free.
    Lead the consultants’ engagement process for proposals to ensure that consultants deliver quality work promptly.
    Review the team’s work to ensure all client requirements are met and the proposals are exceptional.
    Setting goals and developing plans for business growth including strategies for the department.
    Lead in the Researching, planning, and implementing new target market initiatives.
    Support, in close liaison with the business development team, the provision of post-evaluation reports documenting lessons learned and challenges for all write ups provided.

    Qualifications

    At least 3-5 years of direct experience in proposal writing and proposal design management.
    Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or a related field.
    Demonstrated success through awarding of proposal will be an added advantage.
    Strength in mobilizing proposal writing team.
    Excellent proposal writing, proposal coordination and coordination with wider design teams.
    Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both verbal and written.
    Great Project management skills.

    This job has expired or closed. Application is no longer allowed

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  • Program Officer-Grant Acquisition Management

    Program Officer-Grant Acquisition Management

    The Role:
    The position will lead in grant acquisition and management. Actively build donor relationship in support of acquisition. The job holder will lead program and proposal development and design for high-value, competitive, complex funding opportunities, in line with WV strategy. S/he will help with the review monthly, quarterly and annual reports for submission to donors and SOs ensuring quality compliance and donor satisfaction. The position will also support the creation and promotion of strategic alliances with donors, multilateral agencies, and other NGOs for purposes of resources mobilization.
    Key Responsibilities:

    Programming & Proposal Development (Grants Acquisition).
    Grant Management & Compliance.
    External Engagement and competitive intelligence gathering.
    Field support.
    Knowledge Transfer/ Knowledge Management.

    Essential:

    Bachelor’s degree in development studies or related field
    3-5 years programming experience in a grant funded humanitarian or development program. Preferably with one or two previous assignments in a fragile context.
    Training in humanitarian standards is desirable with specific training in donor requirements e.g. USAID/BHA, DFID, ECHO, and local funding streams from UN agencies
    Proven experience in networking with donors and partners to bring about funding opportunities.
    Demonstrated ability to mobilize cross-functional proposal team (technical, ops, field, finance, M&E, Regional/HQ) with right staff at the right time to meet even the tightest deadlines. Can also effectively mobilize multi-partner proposal development teams. 
    Demonstrate ability to establish and cultivate strong, collaborative relationships
    Strong writing skills.
    Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
    Strong negotiation skills
    Strong proposal writing skills
    Team player: the ability to mobilize and work as part of a diverse team to achieve the overall goal

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    .wd1.myworkdayjobs.com

  • Associate – Projects & Energy

    Associate – Projects & Energy

    About the job
    Experience and Qualifications

    3-5 years of experience in legal practice preferably with exposure to energy, infrastructure or project finance.
    LLB degree with a solid academic transcript.

    Job Accountabilities:

    Regulatory and compliance advisory on legal issues covering development and financing of projects, energy and infrastructure.
    Drafting and reviewing legal documentation, including the vetting of agreements touching on projects, energy and infrastructure (e.g. concession agreements, power purchase agreements, implementation agreements, government letters of support).
    You will need to be familiar with other project agreements such as construction contracts, O&M agreements, fuel supply agreements etc. ideally covering a range of asset types.
    Drafting and negotiating other high value commercial contracts, construction contracts as well as undertaking business development opportunities.
    Acting for a variety of both private and public sector sponsors/developers, funders, contractors and other project participants.
    Enable complex infrastructure projects to come to fruition.
    Attending to research, supporting senior associates and partners on transactional matters.
    Assisting in managing and training junior lawyers and pupils.
    Project managing matters, including role players in both internal and external project teams.
    Understanding client commercial drivers and tailoring solutions to meet their needs.
    Support the team in managing relationships with external stakeholders including government entities, regulatory bodies, and clients.

    Competencies

    Legal technical and commercial ability: including Legal technical knowledge, impeccable research and presentation skills, legal drafting, business acumen / commercial sense, project management
    Teamwork

    Business Development: including:

    the ability to build, develop, nurture and leverage internal and external networks;
    cross-functional collaboration;
    client engagement; and
    the ability to apply and utilise structured business development methodologies.

    Personal Attributes

    Takes initiative
    Perseverance
    Results driven
    Solutions focused
    Team player
    Ethical
    Client Focus
    High Work Standards
    Planning and organizing

    Computer Literacy

    Proficient in Word and Outlook
    Knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint is an added advantage.

    Apply via :

    www.linkedin.com

  • Brand Manager

    Brand Manager

    Our client, a well-established company in the FMCG sector and with a long track record in Kenya and overseas Markets, is hiring a Brand Manager. The job holder will be involved in overseeing formulation and implementation of marketing strategies to ensure increased revenue, profits, market share, customer satisfaction and the realization of short term and long term company objectives.
    Reports to: Head of Sales & Marketing
    Direct Reports: Brand Assistants
    Key Responsibilities

    Develop, implement & monitor annual strategic brand plans including economic management of allocated budget.
    Monitoring brand availability and sales and being proactive on factors affecting the brand sales and market share performance.
    Identify and recommend market research programme aimed at enhancing brand positioning.
    Analyzing market research data including secondary research and taking corrective action for enhancement of brand strategies.
    Effective management of brand advertising and sales promotion to generate brand growth.
    Recommending, planning & co-coordinating brand PR activities likely to enhance the brand sales and image in the short or long term.
    Monitor competitor activities affecting the brand and take appropriate corrective action
    Monitor, evaluate and recommend brand-packaging update including pack and range extensions, new product development and follow through to implementation in liaison with Head of Sales and Marketing.
    Regular and continuous monitoring of brand costs and profitability and recommend areas for improvement.
    Prepare monthly brand expenditure and variance report to control budgeted expenditure.
    Plan and implement brand media strategy.
    Market intelligence through regular trade visits and utilizing this to enhance brand activities.
    Design, procurement and economic distribution of brand promotional materials to plan.
    Interaction with Area sales managers to give updates on implementation of Brand strategic plans.
    Full supervision and of external agencies execution and continuous review sessions as aligned with the Head of sales and Marketing

    Qualifications & Experience

    A Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field
    Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing (CIM)
    Minimum 5 years’ working experience in Brand Management and in the FMCG industry, 2 of which should have been at the management level

    Skills

    Solid interpersonal skills and the ability to work on cross-functional teams in both leadership and member roles.
    Strong presentation and writing skills.
    Analysis skills to not only present data but also summarize the findings and propose recommendations for future improvement.
    Will be known for their innovation and vision in the area of Brand Development/Brand Management.
    Strong project management skills.
    Strategic thinker and creative marketer.
    Results oriented and self-motivated.
    Strong Leadership skills.
    Computer literate in MS Office applications

    Applicants who meet the requirements stated above should send their applications letter and detailed CVs with a day – time Telephone number to the email address: jobs1@hcsaffiliatesgroup.com with Brand Manager  on the Subject line. Candidates must indicate their Current and Expected salaries.

    Apply via :

    jobs1@hcsaffiliatesgroup.com

  • Key Accounts Manager

    Key Accounts Manager

    Our client, a well-established company in the FMCG sector and with a long track record in Kenya and overseas Markets, is hiring a Key Accounts Manager who will develop and implement Key Accounts plans in accordance to the trade and distribution strategy.
    Reports to: Head of Sales & Marketing
    Direct Reports: Key Accounts Rep
    Responsibilities

    Ensure achievement of volume/brand mix targets, availability, visibility, quality and customer price targets within the Key Accounts.
    Identify, maintain and grow market share in the respective area of operation
    Assist the head of sales and Marketing in the implementations of the overall sales and distribution strategies.
    Ensure effective management of the distributors and wholesalers of the respective area of operation.
    Develop and execute respective area of operational plan with recommendations of trade programmes/promotions in line with the general sales and distribution strategies ensuring the creation and maintenance of a competitive advantage against competitors.
    Coordinate and share knowledge and information with other inside/outside sales associates for the benefit of the customer and the company to grow the business based on increased market share and developing new products
    Maintain tight budgetary control over and strict adherence to credit terms respective areas of operation.
    Ensure proper company policies and procedures are followed in relation to identification and resolution of cash and stock shortage discrepancies by the area team.
    Being the point contact person to priority customers and resolving any issues they might have.
    Manage and ensure proper utilization of area company assets and materials
    Monitoring and collection of market intelligence to closely liaise with the marketing teams on brand campaigns.
    Perform any other relevant duties that may be assigned by the supervisor within the scope of the position.

    Key Result Areas:
    The accountability areas are as follows;

    Maintain and/or grow key accounts under supervision by customer action anticipation
    Strategic implementation of sales and distribution plans
    Effective business partner to the company and customer
    Development of key accounts relationships

     
    Knowledge and Skills Required:

    Bachelor’s Degree in a business-related field, preferably in marketing.
    Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing/CIM
    Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in a similar position in FMCG industry with demonstrated understanding of Key Accounts operations and dealing with multiple products.
    Self-driven with the ability to work well under minimal supervision.
    Demonstrated strong leadership skills, team player, good communicator, and good negotiation and influencing skills.
    A valid Kenyan driving licence with driving experience.

    Applicants who meet the requirements stated above should send their applications letter and detailed CVs with a day – time Telephone number to the email address: jobs1@hcsaffiliatesgroup.com with Key Accounts Manager  on the Subject line. Candidates must indicate their Current and Expected salaries 

    Apply via :

    jobs1@hcsaffiliatesgroup.com