Jobs Kenya

Job Experience: Experience of 6 – 8 years

  • Legal Counsel – Company Secretarial

    Legal Counsel – Company Secretarial

    Job description
    British American Tobacco has an exciting opportunity for a Legal Counsel – Corporate & Governance to join our team in Nairobi.
    Purpose
    The Role reports to the Area Head of Legal and aims to proactively manage BAT’s corporate responsibilities, compliance and governance requirements within ECAA and to successfully implement and execute the LEX Functional strategy and objectives.
    Responsible for providing strategic advice to BAT entities in ECAA on all legal matters pertaining to good governance and compliance controls of the business while representing the Legal department on the Functional Leadership Teams.
    Principal Accountabilities

    Drive and communicate an effective area wide governance and corporate reporting framework to senior management and external regulatory bodies as appropriate.
    Advise on and be actively involved in any proposed changes to the corporate structure and governance practices for any BAT ECAA entities.
    Develop and monitor the Business’ compliance with the Capital Markets Act, Companies Act 2015, Occupational Health and Safety laws, Data Protection laws, Competition laws and other applicable statutes
    Keep abreast of arising regulatory developments as well as evolving best practices in corporate governance practices and corporate compliance measures.
    Champion and ensure adequate measures are in place for adherence to the BAT Group Standards of Business Conduct, applicable policies and internal controls/systems, and direct internal SoBC investigations appropriately.
    Develop and drive the maintenance of control systems and appropriate company policies to proactively deal with risks, violations of legal, governance guidelines and internal policies and evaluate the efficiency of internal controls for continuous improvement.
    Provide support and advice on governance aspects, compliance and relevant internal controls to the Boards of Trustees of various BAT retirement benefit schemes in ECAA.
    Ensure adequate implementation and compliance with the agreed records management programme and policies across ECAA and develop cost-effective best practice solutions in line with records management resources.

    Leadership Capabilities

    Support and implement the strategic plans and objectives of the Legal sub-function in line with the business strategy.
    Identify and take steps in conjunction with senior management to mitigate and manage business governance and compliance risks
    Develop, train and promote better understanding by ECA employees and other relevant persons of applicable internal controls, corporate governance practices and records management requirements.
    Effectively communicate and position the scope and importance of this role to the business and functional leadership teams.
    Map out external stakeholders pertinent to areas of responsibility and build relationships i.e. with relevant Government agencies, Capital Markets Authority, Retirement
    Benefits Authority, Suppliers and external consultants.

    Functional Competencies

    Recognized legal qualification through a reputable academic institution. Qualification as a Company Secretary, Financial Auditor or Governance Auditor is an added advantage.
    At least 6-8 years’ experience in managing compliance issues or advising on good governance practices in a corporate environment.
    Sound knowledge of applicable regulatory requirements, corporate governance practices and emerging trends and issues on the same.
    Excellent knowledge of reporting procedures and corporate record keeping
    Ability to critically analyse and provide direction on compliance and governance issues.
    Collaborative team player with strong negotiation, communication and dispute resolution skills
    High personal and professional integrity and strong work ethics

    Relationships

    Various Business Leadership Teams and other cross functional teams
    The ECAA Legal team
    LEX Centres of Excellence in Globe House
    Various Regulators
    Third Party Consultants and stakeholders

  • Territory Technology Manager

    Territory Technology Manager

    Job description
    Minimum Requirements:

    Degree or diploma in IT or Information management
    6-8 years’ experience in IT environment and/or systems/analytical environment

    Job Role:To implement the Regional Technology strategy, aligning to Group Technology and local country requirements.
    Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:

    Implement regional technology strategy, aligned to Group Technology strategy
    Implement technology initiatives in the territory
    Implement technology policies and licences in the territory
    Implement service offerings across various aspects of technology – Hardware, Software, Networking, Data Security and applications
    Implement governance and business continuity processes
    Facilitate operational excellence
    Engage with operational team to facilitate and support implementation of operational excellence
    Support and liaison for field operations of technology related issues
    Align analytics and insights reporting to client strategy
    Analyse audit reports to identify gaps and possible enhancements
    Infrastructure alignment and compliance within the territory
    Ensure effective systems, hardware and network architecture for the territory
    Ensure compliance to agreed group quality processes
    Ensure key processes are documented and measured
    Ensure SLA’s are in place for key processes
    Ensure regular audits of key processes
    Relationship management with internal & external stakeholders
    Manage external vendor relationships
    Manage client expectations and the effective flow of projects
    Manage delivery of client needs and expectations
    Proactively build relationships with key internal stakeholders and keep them informed
    Effective leadership and team management

  • Territory People and Organizational Development Lead

    Territory People and Organizational Development Lead

    Job description
    Purpose
    Align the local territory business needs with the global POD strategy, and securing effective execution through BPs and third party vendors
    Accountabilities

    Work with the global POD LT to develop the Territory POD agenda – contributing local insight and context
    Provide leadership in developing and delivering a globally aligned POD plan for the Territory / Country cluster
    Lead the design and secure high quality delivery of POD interventions for the Territory / Country Cluster
    Provide consultancy and expert input to HRBP’s, business leaders and line managers
    Work closely with HRBP´s and internal clients to close performance gaps and create new capabilities through effectivelyleveraging POD practices
    Support the implementation of globally aligned people processes and platforms
    Work closely with the global POD team to ensure consistency and continuous improvement of POD policies, platforms, practices and standard
    Evaluate results after implementation using specific functional KPI´s
    Ensure an excellent level of service and conformity with global standards when managing third parties (in collaboration with HR Services)

    Experience / Previous jobs required for the job

    6-8 years years experience in a HR related field,
    At least 3 years previous experience in HR consultancy, HR management or as HR expert required Experience in a multinational / international environment
    Experience in developing and/or managing people plaforms / processes
    Some years of project management experience Track record of delivering POD interventions, generalist HR or business partnering

    Critical knowledge and education required for the job

    Strong consulting and coaching skills
    Strong conceptual skills combined with an implementation mind set
    Strong organizational and project management skills
    Strong communication skills
    Strong customer focus
    Able to build internal and external relationship quickly
    Able to quickly learn and apply new knowledge and skills
    Fluent in English
    Very professional, customer-oriented and proactive ways of working; anticipating customer needs
    Support developing the strategic Global POD practices
    Effectively identify,in consultation with senior leaders, the scope and direction of leadership strategy and programmatic offerings
    Prioritize and align actions and ensure appropriate support and resources

    Experiences to be gained in the job

    Gain commitment of key reports and stakeholders in a compelling way
    Employee may, as part of his/her role and maybe through multifunctional teams, participate in the creation and design of innovative solutions.
    In this context, Employee may contribute to inventions, designs, other work product, including know-how, copyrights, software, innovations, solutions, and other intellectual assets

  • VB6 Programmer/Developer

    VB6 Programmer/Developer

    Job Description
    We are seeking to recruit A VB6 Programmer/Developer. The ideal candidate must have a strong background in software development and programming as he/she will have an enhanced facility with the Windows operating system and associated hardware. The candidate should be a hard-working individual who has a creative but analytical mindset. He or she should be self-motivated and self-supervised, demonstrate high intergrity and professional ethics and make decisions on the role in a prudent manner.
    Overall Purpose of the Position:
    To design, modify, test, document, implement and maintain customized Engineering Design Software for the Building & Construction Industry which utilizes Cold Formed Steel Sections and various Roofing, Walling and ancillary accessory items.
    To ensure design criteria are compliant with relevant Building and Statutory Codes at a Country specific level in addition to ensuring overall product cost reduction, enhanced ease of use, compliance, speed and an improved Customer experience through enhancement of the front end Web based user environment.
    Key Performance Areas:

    Design, develop, configure and test new Building Design software application specifically for the Building & Construction Industry.
    Enhance front end User experience (Web Based) based on ease of use, speed, accuracy and efficiency
    Maintain and manage the application and current code.
    Recommend changes or modify current application and all relevant input databases.
    Build modules and features to reduce processing time.
    Create and code new functionality where required.
    Develop and implement solutions to complex problems.

    Minimum Qualifications and Experience Requirements:

    Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science/IT. Visual Basic 6 Certified.
    Masters in Computer Science or related course is an added advantage
    6 to 8 years as Software Engineer/Analyst in Engineering applications and specifically Visual Basic 6
    Working experience in a manufacturing set up will be an added advantage
    Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Technologies including:

    Personal Attributes specific to work requirement:

    Strong oral & written communication skills with an ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms. An ability to explain technical information to non-technical people
    Able to adapt and work effectively with a variety of situations, individuals, and technologies.
    Methodical and analytical approach
    Excellent communication skills
    Good business, market and customer understanding
    Team-working and team management experience
    Excellent project management skills
    Good organization and problem solving skills
    Attention to detail, Initiative, Reliability, Stress tolerance

  • Head of Post Paid Retail

    Head of Post Paid Retail

    Job description
    Airtel Kenya wishes to recruit for the position of Head of Post Paid Retail within the Business Head Division. Reporting to the Managing Director, the incumbent’s overall role will be to manage customer base & revenue growth on postpaid customer products.
    Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

    Define parameters for segmentation of postpaid products
    Develop and implement robust and cost efficient route- to -market and tactical postpaid sales plans
    Lead the team towards developing, building and establishing customer relationships with new and potential customers
    Define themes and schemes to build loyalty and engrave brand for identified customer segments
    Define customer service delivery measures for the respective postpaid team
    Interpret and use customer satisfaction indices to better understand customer requirements and inform better decisions about customer value propositions
    Oversee the creation and maintenance of a comprehensive database of correspondence with clients for business decision making
    Plan and prepare sales forecasts, targets & action plans; oversee the execution of the same
    Support collection and recovery efforts from segment accounts to ensure no bad debt opex is incurred
    Coaching and mentoring team members

    Expected key results:

    Assist in achieving the Net Revenue & Gross Revenue targets
    Working with stakeholders to drive end to end flawless implementation and execution of postpaid activities
    Competitor Activity Monitoring
    Ensuring new sites will always be profitable

    Qualifications:

    Bachelor Degree in Marketing, Business Administration or other related field. An MBA will be an added advantage
    6 to 8 years of varied industry experience in retail sales or a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in Telecom

    Competencies and behavior

    Strong analytical skills and problem solving skills
    Entrepreneurial Ability
    Good Business and Commercial acumen
    Strong Leadership skills
    Customer centric
    Strong networking and relationship management skills

  • Regional Safety and Security Advisor

    Regional Safety and Security Advisor

    Job Description
    Position purpose
    As a senior member of the regional team, a Regional Safety and Security Advisor (RSSA) provides strategic advice and thought leadership, informed by a sound understanding of the operating contexts, to help regional and country leadership manage security risks and maintain continuity of operations. Under the broad guidance of the Regional Director, the RSSA has a substantial level of autonomy in execution of responsibilities. She/he will work with country teams to ensure that organizational security policies, procedures, and plans are contextually pertinent, practical and understood by staff; and updated as the security environment changes.
    Specific Responsibilities
    Field Security Management Planning and Adherence:

    Minimum of one visit per year to each country to monitor and support adherence to standards and requirements. Provide a follow-up report with clear findings and actionable recommendations after each visit.
    Provide support, advice and feedback as offices develop or revise SMPs that are country or field -specific.
    Direct security plan revisions when there is significant change in the security environment.
    Inform RD, DISS, DRD and CDs of any areas of concern, non-adherence, or potential or suspected violations.
    Conduct and support field security assessments and Security risk analysis examining threats, vulnerabilities, required mitigation measures, and compile reports with findings and recommendations

    Humanitarian Access Management:

    Establish principled and secure humanitarian access to enable durable programming
    Assist in the continued development of humanitarian access teams and activities
    Contribute in developing and implementing guidelines for humanitarian access and engagement with non-state actors, using standard IRC policy and guidance
    Oversee and advise on the implementation and review of tailored acceptance and community engagement strategies

    Security Orientation & Training:

    Support country and field offices with the development of security orientation packages for incoming staff and visitors, and monitor compliance with the security orientation policy.
    In collaboration with the Director International Safety and Security, adapt, deliver and facilitate delivery of security training program
    Track records on staff training and capacity development at regional level.
    Participate actively in the design and delivery of IPD safety and security trainings organized by IRC at international level.
    Assist in the recruitment, selection and orientation processes for international and national safety & security staff.

    Human resources:

    Contribute to the review of job descriptions, selection and performance management of staff with Safety and Security responsibilities.
    Act as technical supervisor for all country security focal points and most senior Humanitarian Access staff when relevant.
    Promote and monitor staff care and well being

    Incident Management:

    Monitor and ensure the effective functioning of the S&S incident reporting system at country, regional and global levels, inclusive of lessons learned and corrective actions implementation into future operations.
    Support incidents and critical incident management at country, regional.
    As required, support and review After Action review

    Knowledge Management:

    Generate daily and monthly S&S reports and other reports as requested.
    Store and maintain up to date security documentation in IPD S&S Box folder.

    Liaison, coordination and representation:

    Maintain a regional network of IRC security focal points and provide required support, mentoring and coaching.
    Participate, contribute and represent the IRC in existing forums, working groups and networks related to safety and security risk management.
    Develop and maintain a network of external S&S professional contacts and counterparts.

    Context Analysis and Regional Early Warning:

    Conduct regular and timely contextual analyses
    Provide routine advisories to regional and country leaderships.
    Ensure that regional strategic planning is informed by relevant contextual S&S analysis.
    Provide early warnings as identified.

    VIP travel arrangements:

    Support the S&S management of internal and external VIP visits as required,
    Support Country and field office work on mandatory S&S documentation ahead of the visit

    Lead on the ground S&S provision for specific VIP trips as per DISS/SDBRC request
    Education: Relevant bachelor’s degree in Security Management, Risk Management, Strategic Studies, International Relations or Emergency Management or any other relevant discipline.
    Experience:

    Minimum 6 – 8 years of non-profit or NGO work experience; including, at least 3 years of managerial experience in international safety and security, humanitarian assistance programs, with demonstrated capabilities in planning, organizing and executing security management operations.
    Previous experience in safety and security or humanitarian operations management in high-risk or complex settings.
    Experience in facilitating the learning of others and supporting training initiatives.

    Skills:

    Demonstrates understanding of the regional context.
    Demonstrated understanding of humanitarian principles, codes of conduct.
    Proven analytical skills and critical thinking.
    Ability to manage complexity.
    Able to work as member of multinational and multicultural team and manage a variety of external and internal relationships to achieve results.
    Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge through mentoring and coaching.
    Ability to prepare and present, on short notice, clear analyses of security incidents, political events and their ramifications.
    Position requires flexibility and the capacity to deal with complexity in stressful situations.
    Self-motivated and able to work effectively without close supervision.
    Fluency in English is mandatory.
    Willingness and ability to travel approximately 40% of time, including to high-risk locations.
    Ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
    Sense of humor.
     

    Gender Equality: IRC is committed to narrowing the gender gap in leadership positions. We offer benefits that provide an enabling environment for women to participate in our workforce including parental leave, gender-sensitive security protocols and other supportive benefits and allowances.

  • Internal Auditor Territory Account Manager Administrator Reporting Manager

    Internal Auditor Territory Account Manager Administrator Reporting Manager

    Reporting to the Senior Manager – Technology Audits and Audit Quality, the successful candidate will be responsible for leading the delivery of IT Audits across all IT operations systems, customer support systems, Value Added Services (VAS) systems, IT infrastructure and business systems.
    Roles 

    Plan, conduct and deliver network security audits and information systems audits of business support systems, IT operations, Value Added Services (VAS) systems, and IT infrastructure;
    Manage the execution of audit engagements to ensure conformance to Internal Audit policies, standards and procedures for the delivery of high quality results within defined audit plans and budgets;
    Perform audits within an Oracle ERP environment, identifying control deficiencies and providing insight for enhanced utilization of the ERP by the business and promoting continuous improvement through technology;
    Provide practical and cost-effective advice to management on designing, implementing and enhancing internal controls in the area of technology;
    Provide assurance on the effectiveness of tools implemented in the company to address and prevent revenue leakage;
    Provide independent assurance during system implementations in the IT Operations domain;
    Track implementation status of audit recommendations. Maintain partnership with clients to ensure that all audit issues are resolved within defined timelines;
    Development of relevant continuous auditing routines around key areas of concern / exposure.

    Job Requirements

    Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, IT, Business Information Systems (or related technical / business field) from a recognized university.
    Holder of Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) designation. Other qualifications e.g. CISM, CISSP, CRISC, CEH would be an added advantage.
    6 to 8 years working experience in auditing of information systems in a reputable professional audit firm or internal audit environment.
    Experience in leading teams of auditors in successfully delivering IT audit engagements.
    Good knowledge of key applications supporting core business processes.
    Knowledge of common IT and networking technologies (operating systems, relational databases, network/mobile technologies) including Oracle or MS SQL database, Unix / Linux / Windows etc.
    Knowledge of information systems governance and security principles, frameworks and practices with an understanding of the concept of risk management.
    Experience in the use of data analysis tools such as IDEA, ACL, or Teammate Analytics.
    Experience in the implementation or use of Continuous Auditing and Monitoring (CACM) and Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) tools would be an added advantage.
    Knowledge of penetration testing methodologies. Experience in the execution or supervision of a vulnerability assessment or penetration testing exercises would be an advantage;
    Reliable, proven self-starter with the ability to effectively manage a team.
    Excellent documentation, communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

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