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Job Experience: Experience of 4 years

  • Actuarial Specialist

    Actuarial Specialist

    The role holder will be responsible for providing actuarial and data analytics support to the general insurance business and participate in the overall risk management for the company.

    Key Responsibilities

    Actuarial valuations: Assist in the accurate calculation & monitoring of technical reserves using group reporting.
    Assist in the implementation of key actuarial analytics on various trends that will inform product restructure, new product features and cost control measures for existing products.
    Identify, monitor, and analyse market, financial developments and other market environmental factors so as to identify underlying trends.
    Assist with data validation, including checking internal consistency of data, and reviewing quality of supplied data.
    Review/Prepare industry analysis and peer review to provide market intelligence.
    Provide feedback to management, ICT and other relevant stakeholders regarding analysis performed.
    Provide analysis to support the application of appropriate reinsurance arrangements.
    Make business recommendations based on market needs, existing product performance, and competitor analysis, in order to increase sales volume and profitability. Perform calculations in relation to Asset Liability Matching (ALM), economic capital and solvency assessment of the Company.
    Strategy and Business Planning Support; assist with business planning financial projections, expense analysis and solvency projections for the Business Units. Perform stress and scenario analysis on the plan numbers.
    Support design, pricing and set-up of products in the administration system.
    Product Profitability Review; Perform profitability analysis, experience analysis, and other relevant actuarial investigations to inform business decisions.
    Monitor and investigate underwriting & claims experience and provide insights on products for specific lines of business.
    Project involvement for running projects that may require actuarial input.
    IFRS 17 Project Support: Work closely with the IFRS 17 lead and assist with dry runs, modelling and transitions.
    Embrace governance requirements with respect to KYC/AML/Data protection requirements per governing Acts.

    Qualifications

    BSc. Actuarial Science, Statistics, Mathematics or related qualification
    Progress in Institute and Faculty of Actuaries UK examinations (at least 6 papers) or equivalent
    Member of The Actuarial Society of Kenya
    Minimum of 4 years’ experience in the insurance industry or similar experience in a reputable organisation

    Experience

    Minimum of 4 years’ experience in the insurance industry or similar experience in a reputable organisation

    Apply via :

    www.liberty.co.ke

  • Cost Accountant

    Cost Accountant

    Job Purpose

    As the Cost Accountant will play a critical role in Vivo Fashion Group’s production division and be responsible for providing accurate and timely cost analysis to drive decision-making and cost optimization. This role requires in-depth knowledge of cost accounting, excellent analytical skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with production and finance teams to streamline costing processes. The successful candidate will develop and implement a comprehensive costing framework to standardize cost management practices, monitor and analyze cost factors, track production expenses, and ensure cost efficiency across all activities.

    Key Responsibilities

    Develop and maintain a comprehensive costing framework across all production cost centres.
    Standardize costing processes, including materials, labour, and overhead calculations.
    Collaborate with production teams to set and update cost standards.
    Provide detailed cost analysis to support pricing decisions for the buying team and management.
    Track and analyze in-house fabric printing costs, including ink, labour, and machine maintenance.
    Monitor printing job outputs and identify opportunities for cost reduction.
    Implement cost-saving initiatives and optimize production workflow to reduce inefficiencies.
    Prepare cost reports and ensure compliance with accounting standards.
    Assist with internal and external audits, providing necessary documentation.
    Implement and review cost management tools and continuously drive improvements in cost accounting practices.
    Analyze waste, scrap, and rework costs, recommending ways to minimize losses.

    Key Skills

    Strong attention to detail and accuracy in cost analysis.
    Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills in managing production costs.
    Effective communication skills with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams, including production and finance.
    Proven ability to work with complex financial data and provide insights for cost optimization.

    Qualifications & Experience

    Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
    Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or equivalent certification preferred.
    At least 4 years of experience in cost accounting, particularly within a manufacturing or production environment.
    Proficiency in accounting software and ERP systems.
    Strong attention to detail and accuracy in cost analysis.
    Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills in managing production costs.
    Effective communication skills with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams, including production and finance.
    Proven ability to work with complex financial data and provide insights for cost optimization

    Apply via :

    docs.google.com

  • Administrator – Enrollment

    Administrator – Enrollment

    Basic job summary:                                                                

    This position is responsible for the processing of student applications and enrollment, ensuring competent administration and record keeping of the enrollment process.

    Duties & Responsibilities:

    Enroll applicants who have successfully met the admission criteria.

    Ensure applicants submit all the documents as stipulated in the admission letter.
    Follow-up with applicants to submit pending documentation in liaison with the respective Schools.
    Connect the newly enrolled applicants with the respective Schools.

    Printing and Issuance of Student Identity cards:

    Print student ID cards for all newly enrolled students, renewals and replacements on a timely basis by liaising with the respective Schools.
    Co-ordinate the collection and disposal of expired or spoilt ID cards with the respective Schools and Admin Services.
    Printing of ID cards in collaboration with Admin Services for the University’s tenants and for the external research centres.
    Upload student photos in the AMS in collaboration with the ICTS department.

    Records Management

    Confirm applicants’ details are fully captured and keyed-in correctly in the AMS.
    Follow up on the provisional admits through sharing the details with the respective Schools e.g. A’ level students, KNQA certificates, SU diploma students.

    Communicate directly to confirm admission with the individual students who meet the academic grades for the respective courses that they are admitted into.
    Communicate directly with the individual students who do not meet the academic grades for the respective courses that they are admitted and if possible, offer alternative courses.
    Seek approval from the Registrar and the respective School Managers for marginal grades.

    Prepare and update personal files of the enrolled students in soft copy.
    Share the personal files with the respective School Managers.

    International Applications

    Send feedback through various modes (email, hard copy letters) for the bulk applications in collaboration with Admission Services.
    Individual follow-up with the newly enrolled applicants on their KNQA certificates, A’ level results to confirm their full admission.
    Communicate directly with the individual international students who meet or do not meet the admission criteria for the respective courses that they are enrolled into.
    Guide the unsuccessful applicants on the possible alternative courses and liaise with the respective Schools for possible consideration and admission.
    Provide guidance on courses requirements, country-specific entry criteria, tuition fees, reference to Financial Aid where need be and other issues to students, parents and guardians
    Respond to enrollment and international applicants’ queries.
    Prepare and maintain management reports and analysis
    Dealing with recognition of prior learning enquiries and applications. Liaising with relevant academics to process in a timely manner.

    Minimum Academic Qualifications:

    A bachelor’s degree in relevant field

    Experience:

    At least 4 years of program administration experience

    Competencies and Attributes

    Strong analytical skills
    Attention to details
    Excellent communication skills
    Good understanding of MS Suite

     Are you qualified for this position and interested in working with us? We would like to hear from you. Kindly send us a copy of your updated resume and letter of application (ONLY) quoting “Administrator – Enrollment” on the subject line to recruitment@strathmore.edu by 29th October 2024.

    Apply via :

    recruitment@strathmore.edu

  • Senior Underwriting Officer

    Senior Underwriting Officer

    About the Position:

    This role serves the purpose of ensuring proper underwriting and optimum reinsurance arrangements are in place and operational and in full compliance with existing guidelines.

    Roles and Responsibilities:

    Managing Treaty and Facultative Re-insurance arrangements for both Ordinary and group-life policies.
    Depositing agreed reinsurance treaty renewal documents with IRA before set deadline.
    Co-ordinate co-insurance arrangements whenever it arises.
    Following up on claim recoveries and quarterly reinsurance premium statements.
    Carrying out reinsurance premiums and claims reconciliations with the reinsurance participants both direct and through brokers.
    Reconciliation of client and broker premiums statement.
    Listing of schemes with loss ratio above 65% on the AKI registry portal.
    Setting up and ensuring that reinsurance in LMS works effectively and accurately.
    Responsible for the TAT’s for underwriting and reinsurance.
    Responsible for implementation of the company strategy in underwriting, departmental.
    Support the implementation of departmental employee productivity, satisfaction, retention, and growth by efficiently implementing BSC’s.
    Co-ordinate the on-boarding and underwriting of new and existing clients as per the company’s underwriting requirements and turnaround timelines.
    Reviewing of Group Life, Credit Life, Mortgage and Last Expense quotations, rates and terms for new and renewal business based on risk classification, market factors and claims experiences.
    Co-ordinate the preparation and maintenance of monthly, quarterly, and annual underwriting, claims and reinsurance submissions.
    Relationship building with clients and partners to ensure exceptional service delivery to corporate clients.
    Help in Management of critical and sensitive group life schemes.
    Maintaining a good relationship with reinsurer in view of reviewing, analyzing and implementation of reinsurance requirements.
    Training of clients, agents and brokers on company’s policies and products to ensure an improved knowledge base for all partners and adherence to the regulations.

    Qualifications 

    Minimum Requirements

    Bachelor’s degree in actuarial science, Insurance or related field.
    ACII or AIIK equivalent.
    Minimum 4 years of relevant work experience.
    Previous experience managing or supporting an underwriting/reinsurance manager.
    Demonstrated experience with treaty negotiations and fast and efficient claim recoveries.
    Proficient in Microsoft Office products especially excel.

    Personal Competencies

    The successful candidate should be:

    Creative, synthesizing information, harnessing skills, and applying good judgment to solve problems and make improvements.
    Conscientious, demonstrating personal integrity and a desire to mentor others.
    Relationship-oriented, building a project management team and fostering positive connections with clients and partners as well as other GL teams.
    Poised, managing priorities, and producing quality work in complex and time-sensitive conditions.
    Ambitious, taking the initiative to pursue new opportunities to develop professionally and help Geminia Life Insurance grow.
    Communicative, using clear language to share ideas in writing and speech.

    Send your CV & Cover Letter, via email to recruitment@geminialife.co.ke quoting the job title as the email subject by Friday 25th October 2024. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

    Apply via :

    recruitment@geminialife.co.ke

  • Procurement Assistant – Kenya Primary Literacy Program (KPLP)

    Procurement Assistant – Kenya Primary Literacy Program (KPLP)

    Job Description

    Project Description

    The Kenya Primary Literacy Program (KPLP) is a five-year USAID-funded initiative that supports the Kenyan Ministry of Education to deliver interventions at scale as well as pilot and expand innovations that address the language and literacy needs of primary grade learners while building more inclusive, accountable, and resilient education institutions and systems.

    KPLP has three broad objectives:

    Improving education services and student learning outcomes, including for vulnerable populations;
    Strengthening education institutions and systems to become more accountable, self-sustaining, and resilient; and
    Empowering local youth organizations to strengthen and sustain community and family support for student learning and wellbeing.

    Position Description

    The Procurement Assistant will be responsible for a variety of administrative and clerical tasks to support project procurement and will act in accordance with EDC policy and procedures and USAID regulations in support of project activities at the USAID KPLP project headquarters and regional offices. Key duties include but are not limited to maintaining an organized procurement filing system, preparing procurement templates and documentation, enabling and supporting the work of procurement evaluation committees, maintaining meeting notes and following up on agreed action items, composing and preparing correspondence, and scheduling and coordinating appointments. The Procurement Assistant will also support project procurement logistics, maintain records, and ensure seamless communication within cross-functional teams. The position requires a proactive approach and reports directly to the Procurement Officer in the Nairobi office.

    The Procurement Assistant’s responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

    Providing general administrative and clerical support to project procurement.
    Organize and Maintain procurement files on project SharePoint site.
    Assist with procurement documents such as Purchase Requisition Forms, Requests for Quotations/Proposals, Bid Analysis, Evaluation scorecards, Selection Memos, Delivery Waybills and Goods Received Notes.
    Attend and take notes at regular Procurement meetings with KPLP staff and EDC Home Office
    Photocopying and scanning documents as necessary. Assisting the Procurement Officer in the scanning of procurement documentation.
    Support KPLP dedicated Kenya Procurement email account under the supervision of the Procurement Officer.
    Support or prepare up-to-date and accurate procurement tracker and provide weekly procurement status report to internal stakeholders.
    Maintaining up to date tracking and filing system of relevant procurement correspondence, incoming and outgoing.
    Support the development of local vendor list.
    Support project budget revisions by providing estimated pricing for goods and services.

    Other tasks and duties relevant to the position as assigned by the Supervisor.

    Qualifications

    The candidate for the position of Procurement Assistant shall have at a minimum the following qualifications:

    Education:

    Secondary Education and 4 years of experience required. CIPS Diploma or relevant professional certification desired.

    Skills and Experience:

    Minimum 4 years of experience supporting procurement processes in Kenya.
    Prior experience working on USAID-funded projects preferred.
    Excellent English skills (oral and written).
    Ability to demonstrate highest degree of confidentiality and avoid conflicts of interest.
    Strong organizational and interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team-oriented setting, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
    Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry and record-keeping.
    Working knowledge of standard office equipment, fax, scanner, and photocopier.
    Demonstrated experience using Microsoft Office Suite applications including Excel, Word, Power Point, and SharePoint preferred. Computer literacy is required.
    Must be able to work within a cross cultural setting, negotiate diplomatically, and function well under pressure.
    Willingness to travel to regions covered by the project if necessary.

    Language:

    Fluency in oral and written English is required. Proficiency in Kiswahili is preferred.

    Other:

    Applicants must be Kenyan nationals or hold current work authorization.

    Apply via :

    jobs.smartrecruiters.com

  • Laboratory Manager Laboratory Technologist

    Laboratory Manager Laboratory Technologist

    Key Responsibilities

    Manage laboratory personnel, resources, and reporting functions.
    Collaborate with other departments to provide effective solutions that meet both business and quality objectives.
    Facilitate communication across internal teams by trending and reporting key data.
    Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, budgets, and program schedules.
    Identify and address complaints, risks, non-conformity,
    and corrective actions.
    Plan and coordinate staff training, workshops, and seminars.
    Establish and maintain calibration programs, quality control, and assurance systems for all relevant equipment.
    Ensure the lab maintains a safe environment in line with good laboratory practices and applicable regulations.

    Required Skills and Qualifications

    Bachelor’s degree in Medical Laboratory Sciences from an accredited institution. A minimum of 4 years of progressive management or supervisory experience.
    Registration with the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board (KMLTTB) and a current practicing license.
    Additional training in ISO 15189 implementation, internal auditing, and risk management in medical laboratory quality systems is an advantage.
    Strong analytical, problem-solving, and team-building skills.
    Computer literacy, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and strong interpersonal abilities.

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    Interested candidates are invited to submit their Curriculum Vitae, cover letter and supporting documents hr@kishospital.co.ke. The deadline for applications is Monday, 31st October 2024 at 1700hrs. Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
     

    Apply via :

    hr@kishospital.co.ke

  • Human Resource Business Partner

    Human Resource Business Partner

    As a Human Resource Business Partner, your role will be dynamic and multifaceted, encompassing various People Operations tasks such as organizing onboarding, administering employee benefits, and enforcing company policies and practices. You will utilize Human Resources Information Systems to maintain up-to-date and confidential employee records and serve as a point of contact for employees’ queries on HR-related topics.

    To excel in this position, you must possess deep business acumen and a thorough understanding of the company and its challenges to address organizational and talent needs effectively. An HR Business Partner operates at all levels of the HR “stack” — strategic, operational, and tactical — effectively influencing the organization while navigating ambiguity. You will recognize when and how to implement structure and process. By setting and aligning the global human resources strategy with the company’s business priorities, you will drive results, define and implement HR processes and programs, and actively participate in supporting assigned teams as a strategic partner to the business.

    What you will be doing: 

    HR Expertise: Offer guidance in employee relations, feedback, development, compensation, and organizational development.
    Program Development: Contribute to HR programs for talent retention, succession planning, culture and engagement, compensation, benefits, and Learning & Development.
    People Operations: Manage day-to-day activities throughout the employees’ life cycle, including onboarding, offboarding, contracting, and training.
    Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with senior leadership to develop people strategies and design approaches for diagnosing and enhancing organizational effectiveness and employee satisfaction, which will support business growth.
    Thought Leadership: Provide insights on organizational and people-related strategies and execution.
    Education & Coaching: Train and partner with managers on performance management and employee development goals.
    Policy Implementation: Support the execution of human resource policies and maintain employee records.
    Job Satisfaction: Resolve employee issues promptly and organize engagement initiatives.
    Payroll Support: Ensure accurate payroll preparation with all necessary documentation.
    Employee Support: Address HR policies, leaves, and benefits inquiries throughout the employees’ life cycle.
    Data Analysis: Gather and analyze HR metrics/trends and maintain HRIS information.
    Culture Champion: Foster a culture of excellence, engagement, and top business results.
    Training Partnership: Collaborate with Learning & Development on training and career mobility programs.
    Perform any other assigned tasks as needed.

    What you need to have to be successful: 

    You have at least 4 years of experience in a similar full-time role in a busy, innovative, and fast-paced organization that cares deeply about people development.
    Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business or a related field (additional HR training or experience is a plus). 
    Demonstrated experience in the various HR functional areas, especially organization development, HR operations, performance management, compliance, and employee relations,
    A deep knowledge of HR programs and practices, including applicable employment laws and regulations.
    You have excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, and a strong work ethic. 
    You are a systems thinker.
    You have basic knowledge of HR procedures and policies. 
    You have excellent written and verbal communication skills. 
    You have excellent interpersonal, negotiation, and conflict-resolution skills.
    You have superb computer literacy, are capable of using email and G-Suite, and are comfortable learning new technical systems as needed. 
    You have strong project management and problem-solving skills. 
    You have meticulous attention to detail and a resourceful mindset.
    You can handle difficult situations with the highest integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality standards.

    Apply via :

    job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io