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Job Experience: Experience of 4 years

  • Management Accountant

    Management Accountant

    Job Responsibilities;

    Operation and maintenance of financial records for various group companies.! Preparation and analysis of management accounts.
    Preparation of statutory accounts.
    Monitoring roll-out of control and operational systems to Group companies.
    Liaison with financial accountants in Group companies to ensure full compliance.

    Qualifications 

    Fully qualified CPA(K) or ACCA aged not more than 35 years.
    Upper Second Class degree in a relevant discipline.
    Four years’ experience in audit and/or finance function with a reputable, regional organisation.
    Experience with a Quality Management System and an ERP System will be an added advantage.
    Be self- motivated, disciplined and effective team player.
    Excellent written and spoken English, good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
    High integrity, professionalism and attention to detail.

  • Head Accounts

    Head Accounts

    Job ResponsibilitiesManagement Accounting: to ensure the preparation of the monthly management accounts and day to day management accounting responsibilities including month end processes.Monitoring Reports: to prepare monthly management reports for budget holders.Statutory Accounts: Liase with the external auditors towards the preparation of the annual statutory financial statements and related notes.Monitor budget utilization by different budgets.Accounting Transactions: to ensure that the accounting transactions are recorder properly in the accounting software and are up to date at any one time.Balance Sheet Reconciliations: to perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations as appropriate and on all items of the balance sheet to ensure accuracy and completeness.Tax returns: to oversee the preparation of all tax returns and to ensure that tax planning measures have been put in place and are being implementedTax audits- to take lead in all tax audits across the region and guide the company on all atters arising during the audit.Chart of Accounts: to ensure that the chart of accounts is properly organized.Financial Support: to provide financial support to departments, teams and budget holders as appropriate.Work allocation: ensuring that work is adequately distributed amongst the accounts department team members.Management: Oversee the operations of the accounts department to ensure maximum productivity while at the same time maintaining staff motivationOther duties commensurate with the grade, as may be requested by the management from time to time
    Qualifications

    Bachelor of Commerce (Finance Option)CPA (K)
    4 years’ cumulative experiencePreviously held a managerial position

  • Sales Executive

    Sales Executive

    Salary 50-60k
    Reporting to: Business Development Manager
    Responsibilities 

    Work closely with Sales Reps to design, implement, analyze and deploy new business processes
    Manage partner relationships to increase business and identify new opportunities for company partnerships
    Track all business development activities, analyze quarterly progress and suggest new strategies based on findings
    Work alongside Sales Reps to ensure specified territory is managed and effectively run
    Build and maintain successful relationships with partners
    Expand market intelligence

    Qualifications

    Bachelor’s degree preferably in Business, Marketing, or a technology field. Successful related work experience in the Security Systems Professional Services industry may substitute.
    4+ years prior work experience in Sales, Business Development or related positions
    Knowledge in one or more of the following industries:  Security Systems, IT Hardware, or Consulting.
    Ability to call confidently on the highest-level decision makers in an organization for each represented area; for example, Architects, Electrical Consultants or Project Manager.
    Exceptional communication, presentation, follow-up, negotiation, and closing skills
    Demonstrated results in meeting Sales quotas or Business Development goals
    Proficiency using Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
    Excellent written and verbal communications skills
    Experience using CRM software to track and analyze sales metrics
    Experience leading and motivating a team and driving results
    Knowledge of the sales process with the ability to understand and interpret customer needs using fact-finding to identify sales opportunities

    Preferred Qualifications

    A high level of passion to succeed and a strong level of self-motivation
    An effective team player with a strong work ethic
    Working knowledge of the Security System Industry and IT Hardware Solutions
    Experience with training and staff development

  • HR Assistant

    HR Assistant

    Requirements

    Maintains statistics and runs reports from different systems, such as ACHIEVE reports, staff data, gender for all categories of staff, geographical distribution, and recruitment.
    Maintains data on completion of mandatory training courses, updates progress report on group and individual training.
    Assist in the recruitment process: drafts requisitions in TMS based on the JDs, contact shortlisted candidates for written test and interviews and administer these. Sends regret letters to unsuccessful candidates.
    Drafts HR letters for banks, security service, etc., for newcomers, and non-standard HR certificates.
    Maintains personal files, both hard copy and electronical (OSF).
    Serves as back up for leave and vendor management.
    Management of Appendix D cases; ASHI enrollment, override, interface with retirees.
    UNLP issuance, renewal and cancellation.
    Performs other duties as required

    Qualifications

    Completion of secondary education. Training in Human resources field is desirable.
    Four years of experience in clerical and/or administrative work, preferably in HR area.
    Excellent computer skills
    Strong customer orientation
    Fluency in English
    Integrity
    Communication
    Working with People
    Drive for Results

  • QA Automation Engineer

    QA Automation Engineer

    Were looking for a QA Automation Engineer who happens to have a passion in testing and quality assurance. You will help plan, estimate, coordinate, and automate testing activities for our financial platform that is serving millions of users across the world. You will also work with product managers, developers, and customer service agents to ensure that quality issues and defects are appropriately identified, documented, tracked, and resolved.
    Responsibilities:

    Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
    Perform thorough regression/smoke tests before code deployments
    Design, develop, and execute automated test harnesses around Android application and Backend APIs
    Write scripts and perform load tests against Backend servers
    Contribute to continuous integration and continuous deployment
    Work with customer service, product, and development teams to identify and track bugs
    Review requirements specifications and provide timely and meaningful feedback

    Requirements:

    Experience – 4+ years experience in Software Engineering in Test role, deep knowledge of Automation
    Detailed oriented – keen eye for details ranging from copy to pixels. Ability to communicate those details to others and translate to specs
    Team player – enjoy working closely with engineers, product managers, and cross-functional teams
    Initiative – highly motivated and self-disciplined. You can work independently and be productive
    Startup ready – Excellent ability to prioritize and communication in a fast pace environment

    Preferred Skills & Requirements:

    Experience working in Agile development process (Scrum, Kanban, Scrumban)
    Experience building test automation (Java, TestNG, Robolectric, Espresso, Appium, AWS Device Farm, Jenkins, Shell Scripting, Linux, Mac OS)
    Java – 2+ years writing production Java code
    Computer Science degree
    Experience working closely with remote team members in different timezones

  • Advocacy Communications Manager, Youth Advocacy Project Deputy Director for Outreach, Youth Advocacy Project

    Advocacy Communications Manager, Youth Advocacy Project Deputy Director for Outreach, Youth Advocacy Project

    Job Summary
    Applications are invited from qualified persons for the above vacant position.
    Job Description
    Amref Health Africa is the continent’s Leading health development organisation, founded and headquartered in Kenya. Our vision is lasting health change in Africa. As we celebrate 60 years of progress with the Launch of our new five-year growth strategy, we are seeking an experienced and ambitious Advocacy Communications Manager, Youth Advocacy Project. Amref Health Africa began 60 years ago as the Flying Doctors of East Africa to provide critical medical assistance to remote communities in East Africa. Today, Amref Health Africa works with the most vulnerable African communities through its country programmes in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda, and its Southern and West Africa regional hubs. With its Laboratory, clinical outreach and training programmes, Amref Health Africa reaches more than 35 countries across the continent. The organisation’s work is supported by 11 offices in North America and Europe.
    Project Department: Amref Institute of Capacity Development Location: Nairobi, Kenya
    Main Purpose of the Job:
    The Youth Advocacy Project is a two-year initiative of Amref Health Africa and the Advocacy Accelerator to support increased capacity and action by youth across Kenya to advocate for their gender and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) priorities to be reflected in government policies and actions. The project is seeking a hands-on Advocacy Communications Manager to deliver the advocacy communications capacity-strengthening and communications functions of the Youth Advocacy Project. The Advocacy Communications Manager will report to the Project Director and will partner closely with the Advocacy Accelerator and other internal partners to carry out his or her responsibilities.
    Principal Responsibilities

    Advocacy communications capacity strengthening

    Identify cutting-edge training content, tools and publications on advocacy communications
    Develop youth-friendly advocacy communications curriculum and training suite for the youth
    Lead the dissemination and uptake of training modules by youth advocates on the Youth sub-site hosted by Advocacy Accelerator, and hold related webinars
    Provide direct support to youth advocates in developing and implementing their advocacy and communication campaigns in line with project priorities (Gender & SRHR)
    Lead the development and review of supporting policy advocacy and communication materials including blogs, key messages, issue briefs, etc.

    Project Communications

    Develop guidelines to manage communication with internal and external partners such as the youth networks, media
    Serve as a connector and facilitator of partner engagement with media at the county and national levels
    Manage and coordinate consultancy services relating to communication activities.
    Develop and oversee the implementation of the project’s communications strategy.
    Ensure relevant project content is captured and shared on appropriate internal / external platforms and channels to enhance the visibility of the project and youth organizations.
    Co-ordinate the communications working group consisting of various technical leads/units within Amref (Amref Communications, LEAP,
    Enterprise, developers, and the public relations agency)

    Digital and Social Media Management

    Support the development of the Advocacy Accelerator youth sub-site
    Implement an online outreach strategy that will ensure the participation of the youth in the Youth sub-site hosted by the Advocacy Accelerator
    Use Advocacy Accelerator and Amref Health Africa online and social media outlets to reach youth advocates with resources and remote trainings
    Assist in the management of youth grantee profiles on the youth sub-site Manage (edit) and coordinate posting of relevant data of youth on the youth sub-site Event management
    Develop strategy and guidelines of events for the project
    Provide technical support in planning, participation and visibility of the project in key events.
    Organize country-wide national youth mobilization day in Nairobi Documentation
    Develop and implement documentation plan for the project

    Knowledge Management

    Manage the distribution and dissemination of relevant knowledge products during events including launch campaigns.
    Produce/update briefing notes, concept notes, issue notes, fast facts, toolkits and other advocacy products to strengthen the community of learning and practice on gender and SRHR issues.
    Develop and maintain mailing lists and/or database of contacts related to the project.
    Facilitate creative strategies that will encourage sharing and learning amongst youth advocates on best practices and experiences.

    Required Qualifications Education and Knowledge

    Strong understanding of Kenyan context, with a focus on advocacy communications with and for youth.
    Understanding of advocacy communications skill and resources for engaging with policymakers to bring about policy change.
    Experience working on advocacy communications capacity building.
    Fluency in Kiswahili

    Desirable Qualifications:

    Master’s degree or post graduate degree in communications, public relations, or other field relevant to advocacy communications.
    Experience in advocacy communications to support policy change on topics including gender and/or SRHR.
    Experience training youth in communications for advocacy.
    Priority will be given to youth applicants
    Experience At least 5 years of experience in advocacy communications in Kenya.
    At least 4 years of experience working with youth.

    Skills

    Proven written and verbal communications skills
    Be hands-on on both managerial and operational tasks
    Training and capacity strengthening skills
    Ability to work with a range of different partners and stakeholders
    Ability to prioritise and multi-task
    Ability to exercise confidentiality, tact and discretion when dealing with diverse groups of people
    Public relations skills
    Problem solving
    Competences

    Passionate about youth in all their diversity.
    Strong and passionate commitment to advocacy communications in the Africa region with a specific focus on youth.
    Ability to work and report to multiple partners.
    Understanding of political contexts internally and externally.
    Tactical and strategic abilities.

    Environmental Conditions

    Corporate Policies, Systems,

    Procedures and Methods
    Knowledge of organisation policy

    Work Environment

    An office space in Nairobi within Amref Health Africa headquarters
    Ability to travel at least 30% time.

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  • Marketing Manager

    Marketing Manager

    Job Description
    We seek to recruit an aggressive, confident, fluent, mature and creative Marketing Manager to manage all communications, both internally and externally on full time basis.
    Job Responsibilities

    Plan, prepare and present persuasive approaches and pitches to potential corporate clients
    Use an existing network of company contacts to generate new business
    Embrace proactive management of strategy, plans and execution.
    Develop and implement a marketing strategy to acquire more registrations for training.
    Research and identify the needs of corporates and customize packages best suited for them.
    Identify and grow opportunities within assigned territory achieving set sales targets
    Attend corporate client meetings
    Grow and retain existing corporate accounts by presenting new solutions and services to them
    Follow up on potential clients and close sales
    Daily status reports on client meetings and sales strategy
    Maintain effective internal communications to ensure that all relevant company functions are kept informed of marketing objectives.

    Qualifications

    Should have a marketing related Degree and a master degree in marketing, public relations or international relations.
    At least 4 years’ experience in marketing a consultancy firm working with public sector and not for profits clientele.
    Experience in the areas of digital marketing (mass emails, social media, SEO/SEM, blogging in any fast paced company).
    Excellent networking and prospecting skills.
    Knowledge of international business.
    Experience in managing a team and performance management systems.
    Experience in using and coordinating the use of a CRM.
    Excellent planning and organizational skills.
    Ability to training and coach staff.
    Self – motivated, Confident and outgoing personality
    A Team player with good interpersonal and communication skills
    Should be able to comply with daily reports.

  • Sales Manager Steward

    Sales Manager Steward

    Job Description
    The role works closely with other hotel departments to facilitate services agreed upon by the Sales and the Conference and Events office and prospective clients.
    Job Responsibilities

    This role reports directly to the Director of Conventions and Events at InterContinental Nairobi. As the Assistant Convention and Events Manager at InterContinental Nairobi you will be responsible for building relationships and networking, selling Conference and Events within the Hotel and outside catering functions, overseeing staff training and welfare, developing catering business and executing tactical Conventions and Events sales plans strategy.
    You will prospect and qualify new business and negotiate meeting room rental, function space, and/or hotel services within approved booking guidelines,review all Conventions and Events sales contracts, rate agreements, and/or banquet/catering event orders.
    You will also conduct pre-conference meetings with clients and pertinent departments to confirm all relevant details are communicated.
    The role works closely with other hotel departments to facilitate services agreed upon by the Sales and the Conference and Events office and prospective clients.

    Qualifications

    Bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management, Sales and Marketing or a relevant degree.
    Minimum of 4 years experience in a similar role.
    A natural rapport with people to help you in your day-to-day dealings with the clients
    Diplomacy when handling complaints
    Sound sales skills as it is your job to improve bookings for conferences and events
    An ability to think laterally (Who is servicing your business at the moment and how could that be improved?)
    A cool head when world events look likely to impact on your business
    Should be proactive and demonstrate ability to anticipate guest needs
    Should have the desire and ability to learn in a highly pressurized environment
    Should have the ability to offer prompt service
    Should be flexible and adaptable

    In return we will offer competitive pay and benefits, and a chance to work with a great team of talented people. Most importantly, we’ll give you Room to be yourself.

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  • Information Technology Officer

    Information Technology Officer

    Objective
    The Information Technology Officer will provide effective information and communications technology support to all staff on TIS+. He/ She will supervise and implement IT systems, policies and procedures; manage IT operational and administrative system; review and revise the SOP; conduct staff orientation and on-boarding processes related to IT; manage IT and communications related assets.
    Primary Responsibilities Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: Oversee all IT systems and processes for the TIS+ program;

    Oversee all IT systems and processes for the TIS+ program
    Ensure maximum up time for internet access in all offices and for traveling staff;
    Ensure the quality and completeness of IT polices as well as conduct training for all staff members on what the policies are and how they are implemented;
    Set up new phones and computers for staff joining the program; provide and IT orientation to all new staff;
    Manage IT and communications assets; update OneSource and hand receipts;
    Copy exiting staff emails and files for retention;
    Troubleshoot all IT related issues for offices, end users, printing, etc.;
    Any other other duties as assigned.

    Reporting
    The Information Technology Officer reports to the Operations Manager
    Qualifications

    Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related is highly desired; other certifications will be considered;
    Minimum 4 years IT support and/or management experience in a similar role, 4 years with a USAID funded organization would be ideal;
    Proven knowledge of USAID rules and regulations ideal;
    Fluent English language skills required; Somali language skills is highly advantageous;
    Proficient in Microsoft office suite trouble shooting with advanced knowledge of Outlook and email hosting;
    Advanced knowledge of MS Access is a big advantage;
    Exceptional written and verbal communication skills;
    A strong sense of ethics and honesty with attention to detail is mandatory;
    Good organizational skills and the ability to keep absolute confidentiality as needed.

    LOCATION:
    Nairobi, Kenya with extensive travel throughout Somalia as needed.
    Duration:
    One year renewable for up to an additional two years.

  • Assistant Conventions and Events Sales Manager Chief Steward Chief Engineer Minibar Attendant

    Assistant Conventions and Events Sales Manager Chief Steward Chief Engineer Minibar Attendant

    Job Description
    Do you see yourself as an Assistant Conventions and Events Manager?
    What’s your passion?Whether you’re into hiking, hunting or team sports, here at IHG we’re interested in YOU! We love to employ people who apply the same amount of passion and dedication to their jobs as they do to their hobbies – helping us to become one of the very best companies in the world. By sharing your expertise and passion, you will help us to achieve our vision which is ‘Great Hotels Guests Love’.
     
    This role reports directly to the Director of Conventions and Events at InterContinental Nairobi. As the Assistant Convention and Events Manager at InterContinental Nairobi you will be responsible for building relationships and networking, selling Conference and Events within the Hotel and outside catering functions, overseeing staff training and welfare, developing catering business and executing tactical Conventions and Events sales plans strategy.
    You will prospect and qualify new business and negotiate meeting room rental, function space, and/or hotel services within approved booking guidelines,review all Conventions and Events sales contracts, rate agreements, and/or banquet/catering event orders. You will also conduct pre-conference meetings with clients and pertinent departments to confirm all relevant details are communicated.
    The role works closely with other hotel departments to facilitate services agreed upon by the Sales and the Conference and Events office and prospective clients.
    Qualifications

    Bachelor’s degree in Hotel Management, Sales and Marketing or a relevant degree.
    Minimum of 4 years experience in a similar role.
    A natural rapport with people to help you in your day-to-day dealings with the clients
    Diplomacy when handling complaints
    Sound sales skills as it is your job to improve bookings for conferences and events
    An ability to think laterally (Who is servicing your business at the moment and how could that be improved?)
    A cool head when world events look likely to impact on your business
    Should be proactive and demonstrate ability to anticipate guest needs
    Should have the desire and ability to learn in a highly pressurized environment
    Should have the ability to offer prompt service
    Should be flexible and adaptable

    In return we will offer competitive pay and benefits, and a chance to work with a great team of talented people. Most importantly, we’ll give you Room to be yourself.

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