Jobs Kenya

Job Experience: Experience of 8 years

  • Global Head of Personnel

    Global Head of Personnel

    Role
    We’re looking for an exceptional leader who is excited to shape our ongoing efforts to create an innovative and inclusive work culture across Africa with our rapidly growing team of 200+ staff. Your primary goal will be creating a team experience that attracts, retains, and grows the best talent for our company while reporting directly to the CEO. We are seeking someone who is passionate about people, and inspired by our mission to empower local entrepreneurs and transform informal business across Africa.
    Qualifications
    The successful candidate will possess:

    8+ years of leadership experience in a People / HR role, (recent experience expanding and managing People Operations at a high-growth start-up a plus).
    Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree or related certifications a plus.
    Experience supporting both salary and hourly workforces, creating relevant and meaningful employee reviews and feedback loops.
    Excellent project management skills with a proven ability to design and implement people strategy that drives business results.
    A coach and mentor who relates well with others, listens effectively and can build rapport with a diverse workforce — all in the spirit of helping employees at all levels move from goal to outcome in a developmental way.
    Strong communicator with the ability to provide both strategic foresight and feedback.
    Expert understanding of employment law, compensation, benefits, organizational development, employee relations, and training.
    Ability to understand complex business problems, effectively handle ambiguity and manage change.
    Positive attitude, responsible approach and a self-starter that’s not afraid to dive in.
    A proven strategic and innovative bent with an equally strong operational focus.
    Well-developed leadership, communications, team building and influencing skills; unquestioned integrity; and the experience, confidence and stature to effectively address sensitive HR and business issues.
    A strong reputation for building, developing and leading a respected and business-oriented HR team
    Fluency in English (both oral and written) and the ability to communicate with sophistication within a business setting.
    Bonus points: Experience building and facilitating employee trainings; previous experience working in fast-paced, decentralized environments; experience helping organizations scale

    Responsibilities

    Build out our people strategy including: performance management, talent acquisition, employee engagement, compensation, benefits, retention, employee and manager training, employee handbook, and culture initiatives.
    Establish and implement HR systems and processes to support a workforce that will scale to over 200 employees in the next 12-18 months.
    Partner with executives and managers to develop a culture of learning and continuous feedback by creating programs, tools, and experiences that engage our team at all levels and inspire a positive, adaptive, and accountable culture.
    Utilize a data driven approach to identify trends and recommend proactive solutions for employee performance, retention, and engagement.
    Serve as a senior advisor to the CEO and the executive team on all people related matters to ensure the company has the talent, processes/systems, and policies necessary to support our strategic and financial goals.
    Establish scalable solutions empowering our leaders to be better managers and develop programs that prepare high-potential employees for management roles.
    Build trust with employees across all layers of the organization and be an active listener and effective problem solver of people issues.
    Ensure that the CEO and management team have the “pulse of the company” in order to make proactive and effective organization decisions.
    Develop a world-class People Ops team and manage and develop those team members

  • Security Officer HR & Assistant Registrar Finance Officer Farm Manager

    Security Officer HR & Assistant Registrar Finance Officer Farm Manager

    Responsible for coordinating security matters in the University and to ensure that the University Security Policy is fully executed and interpreted to both staff and students for the good of the institution.
    Qualifications

    Master’s degree in Criminology or its acceptable equivalent
    Must have served for eight (8) years three (3) of which must be at Senior Security officer Grade 11 or equivalent
    Must have served as Senior Superintendent of Police in the Kenya Police Service or in the rank of Major in the Kenya Defence Forces
    Should be physically and medically fit.
    Must be at least 40 years of age
    No criminal record.
    Must be a person of high integrity.

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  • Commercial Director

    Commercial Director

    The position is responsible for all commercial facing activities for FTA’s service offerings to members, ensuring that all related functions are aligned to meet FTA’s strategic objectives. Working as part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the Commercial Director will lead the FTA functional efforts to optimize sales of our members’ commodities under Fairtrade terms and to assist them in capturing additional value from the respective supply chains.Responsible for drafting, implementing and evaluating cross-functional strategies that will enable FTA members’ commercial efforts on the ground and work as one with other parts of the Fairtrade International system to optimize the value captured for our farmers and workers.
    TEAM: Senior Leadership Team
    REPORTING LINES:

    Post holder reports to: Executive Director
    Staff reporting to this post: Product Managers

    SCALE LEVEL: Director
    BUDGET RESPONSIBILITY: Yes
    DUTIES & RESPONSIBILTIES

    Producer Support Strategy and Implementation

    In charge of development and implementation of FTA commercial strategy
    Lead in market research and analysis
    Liaise with existing customers and stakeholders (i.e. Producers) and FTA staff to understand their needs to accelerate growth
    Acquisition of new customers and stakeholders (regionally, intra Africa and globally); including building and maintaining profitable partnerships
    Support producers to meet customer needs e.g. value addition, product diversification
    Develop and implement integrated marketing ,communication , media and engagement plans to create producers visibility and growth
    Monitor performances of commercial activities by using KPI’s and reporting
    In charge of setting financial goals and budget development including monitoring
    Manage producer relations to create greater collaboration
    Collaborate with diverse teams within FTA and FT Asia and Latin America to learn from each other and identify business potential

    General Management

    Agree on roles, responsibilities and objectives of direct reports
    Plan, coordinate and execute the annual operational plan for the programmes function
    Support the development and review individual annual work plans of team members.
    Carry out regular one on ones, bi-annual appraisals with programme staff
    Provide technical support, guidance and development for team members
    Plan, coordinate and execute the annual budgeting process for the regions
    Provide technical support, guidance and development of team members.
    Promote a culture of high performance and improvement

    EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

    A degree in marketing, trade or business administration from a globally recognized university
    8+ years of senior commercial or marketing leadership working with large retailers or brands, with export agencies or with commercial associations
    Proven and demostrable experience in sales and/or marketing and managing relationships with key stakeholders and clients
    A good understanding of relevant commercial and value chain experience working in both developed and developing markets across multiple countries and cultures;
    Experience in the delivery of strong campaigns with measurable results
    In-depth understanding of market research methods and analysis
    Marketing experience in the NGO or commercial sector with a broad understanding of global trade and international development
    Experience in developing marketing plans, media and engagement strategies and measuring results.
    Exceptional capacity for connecting and facilitating within a multi-stakeholder organisations
    Solid experience of leading change management programmes, in the commercial and trade sectors, with the ability to influence and lead people and organisations across awide network, without direct line management
    Proven and demonstrable successful sales/pursuing business opportunties and experience with commodities and value chains across different African and MiddleEastern countries and regions.
    A proven track record for achieving ambitious goals with a bottom-line orientation; evidence of the ability to make good decisions based on analysis, experience and judgement.
    The ability to influence and build consensus with member organizations and shape strategic and policy direction
    Broad experience with the full range of business functions and systems, including strategic development and planning, budgeting, finance, commercial and marketing.
    An understanding and passion for Fairtrade and Sustainably sourced products will be anadded advantage

    Skill and Knowledge Desired:

    Excellent leadership and management skills.
    Experience of line management and performance management.
    Exceptional relationship management and networking skills.
    Good at influencing and negotiating.
    Able to work in a multi-cultural environment

    SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
    REQUIRED

    Exceptional communication skills – verbal and written
    The ability to work independently in a high-pressured environment with conflicting demands.
    Experience in engaging and influencing external stakeholders at a senior level.
    Experience in budget management and operational planning.

  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) Advisor

    Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning (MERL) Advisor

    Based in Nairobi
    Reporting to the Chief of Party, the MERL Advisor will be responsible for all Monitoring Evaluation Research & Learning (MERL) activities in the whole of the PMI Impact Malaria (IM) project. S/he will lead the MER function of the project specifically, in the development of the M&E framework, monitoring of project implementation, reporting of the key project indicators, and take the lead in promoting and spearheading all learning activities of the project.
    S/he will work closely with National Malaria Control Program (NMCP) and other implementing partners to lead M&E capacity building for the project partners, technical reporting, data quality assurance, and building the capacity for the implementation of an effective M&E/H MIS system.
    Roles & Responsibilities:

    Contribute to strategic planning, implementation and monitoring of the MER activities of the project.
    Develop tools and strategies to improve evidence-based programming for improved malaria service delivery.
    Compile and analyze data for performance monitoring and evaluation to allow the project team have a good overview of project performance.
    Develop and maintain a system for archiving malaria M&E guidelines, tools, data files, analysis files, reports and presentations for each major activity undertaken.
    Provide leadership in program management and supervision of field staff; ensure timely program implementation, planning, development and management activities function smoothly and efficiently.
    Support development of national and county annual work plans and facilitate data-informed adaptation of the program work plans as needed.
    Provide technical support to M&E Committee of Experts at MOH.

    Qualifications;

    A Masters degree in M&E, computer science, statistics, epidemiology, or a public health-related field.
    8 years of experience working in monitoring and evaluation for public health projects.
    Experience working in monitoring and evaluation for malaria projects.
    Excellent understanding and management of USAID programs.
    Extensive experience in monitoring and evaluation, and health information management systems.
    Knowledge of DHIS2 including developing dashboards with proven computer skills in Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, SPSS and STATA.
    Basic monitoring and evaluation principles and procedures: programmatic, administrative, and financial skills needed to develop M&E Plans, HMIS formats, and work plans.
    Excellent communications skills – verbal, written and presentation.

  • Head of Financing Head of ICT Director, Real Estate Portfolio Management

    Head of Financing Head of ICT Director, Real Estate Portfolio Management

    Job Ref: EHC/1208/19
    Job Summary: Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the successful candidate will be responsible for transforming the financing policies and management of the department, provide strategic direction to the team and bank on financing matters, develop models and methodology for assessing all applications for Retail, SME and Corporate customers, offering training to staff across the bank and enhance sound controls around the management of the financing book from application to disbursement.
    He/She will also be responsible for the monitoring and control department and recovery unit to ensure efficient collection is in place.
    Person Specifications:

    A minimum of eight years’ experience in Credit Risk Management in general two of which must be at senior management level.
    Strong understanding of Credit analysis and policies.
    Experience in sharia-based contracts and management of financing methodology on an Islamic banking system.
    Assist in the development of a new financing platform and assist in the establishing and updating all financing policies & guidelines in line with Islamic banking practices.
    Responsible for the administration and direction of the financing department.
    Establishing Financing assessment methodologies in line with the needs of Retail, SME and Corporate customers.
    Good understanding of Risk Management principles.
    Good understanding of financial analysis.
    Possess strong problem-solving skills (hypothesis-driven thinking, analytical, quantitative, conceptual skills).
    Thorough understanding of the evolving practices for the management of credit risk and regulatory requirements.
    Exposure to credit risk modelling is desirable.

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  • Business Development Manager

    Business Development Manager

    Ref: Amref/BDM /2019/-01
    Reporting To: Business Development Director
    Department: Business Development
    Purpose of the Job: Reporting to the Amref Business Development Director, the Business Development Manager provides support in business development and implementation of resource mobilization strategies of countries in line with the corporate Strategy.
    This includes development and submission of high quality proposals, identifying partnerships, capacity building, coordination of efforts and knowledge management aimed at winning new business that grows the organization. Heavily centered on institutional donors and proposal development.
    The position is part of the Amref Health Africa Business Development Unit based at Amref’s Headquarter in Nairobi, with a specific focus on business development for the Amref Kenya Country Programme.
    Primary Responsibilities:

    Support country offices to define their strategic approach to growth and diversification;
    Support the country offices and business units in developing sound proposals, writing/updating cape statements, providing information on donor priorities;
    Manage the proposal process and make sure countries adhere to Amref policies and procedures;
    Review proposals for compliance and soundness with donor requirements;
    Develop and cultivate strategic partnerships that grow Amref Health Africa;
    Scope and identify opportunities for innovative programming and funding for unique programs in the field of public health, including NCDs and NTDs
    Scope and identify non-traditional donors who support programs in the field of public health
    Contribute to the development of appropriate processes, tools and templates (briefing notes, strategy documents, guidelines) to be used for business development;
    Support Amref country programs and business units to develop and roll out technical and resource mobilization strategies;
    Provide technical training to countries and staff on proposal development , intelligence gathering, proposal writing to develop high quality proposals;
    Improve proposal coordination and use of templates (e.g. Capability statements, Past Performance References);
    Participate in the diversification of sources of funding in coordination with social enterprises, government and private sector;
    Maintain an informatics system (New Enterprise Resource Planning, ERP) that generates analysis and update on proposals in the pipeline for Senior Management Team (SMT) and EXCOM; use information to make informed decision on future opportunities.

    Person Specifications:
    Academic Qualification

    Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field
    Masters degree in Public health, Social Sciences, Community Health or Development Studies or a related field

    Professional Qualifications / Membership to professional bodies

    Member of a relevant professional body

    Experience

    Minimum of eight (8) years’ relevant experience in business development.

    Skills / Knowledge

    Ability to interpret long-term plans, programs and budgets developed at senior management level.
    Business/Financial Acumen, Business Savvy, Innovative.
    Project management skills.
    Ability to develop plans, programs, SOPS, and coordination of workflows.
    System analysis and institutional analysis skills
    Demonstrate high levels of integrity.
    Decision-making.
    Interpersonal and leadership skills.
    Excellent writing skills and attention to details
    Excellent analytical skills

  • Head of Procurement Head of Human Resource & Administration ICT Manager Sales & Agency Officer

    Head of Procurement Head of Human Resource & Administration ICT Manager Sales & Agency Officer

    Reports to: CEO & Trust Secretary
    Purpose of the job: The Head of Procurement will be responsible for providing oversight of the procurement function to ensure value for money on all procured items, quality service delivery and
    support other functions within the Fund to achieve the goals effectively and efficiently.
    To ensure that all procurement processes and procedures are in line with the Fund’s policy, best practice and the procurement law and regulations.
    Key Responsibilities

    Formulate procurement strategies and update procurement policy and procedures.
    Plan for all procurement and disposal of items managed in line with the budgets.
    Consolidating procurement items ensuring that delivery is done as per the users’ needs.
    Monitor all procurements are processed within budget lines and advising users on unbudgeted and exceeded budgets items.
    Proactively build, develop and maintain valuable relationships with key stakeholders and vendors.
    Monitor the market and vendor bases for emerging services and trends for potential opportunities and advise management accordingly.
    Implement/execute the decisions of the Evaluation Committee and in all Fund procurements.
    Act as the Secretariat to the Evaluation Committee and coordinate committee meetings and negotiation meetings.
    Communicate to suppliers on awards, regrets and any other communication necessary in execution of tenders.
    Coordinate between the business units and suppliers and the Evaluation Committee to ensure that user requirements are met.
    Guide on preparation of proposals (RFPs, RFQs and TORs) and specifications.
    Manage the tendering process including; developing RFP’s, advertising, receiving and opening RFP’s etc.
    Ensure that RFP’S are evaluated in accordance to set out specifications and the Act.
    Provide professional advice to the Accounting Officer on all evaluation reports.
    Monitor delivery and quality of goods, works and services by suppliers.
    Conduct supplier evaluation and effect necessary actions based on contract terms and conditions.
    Develop annual procurement budget.

    Candidate Profile
    The job holder should possess the following minimum qualifications:

    Bachelor’s Degree in Procurement or Supply Chain Management or a related field from a recognized University.
    Membership to a Professional body
    Professional qualification (KISM, CIPS)
    Eight (8) years’ post qualification experience in Procurement or Supply Chain management role in a medium or large size organization with at least three (3) years at management level.
    A master’s degree in a related discipline will be an added advantage.

    In addition, candidates should demonstrate the following Personal traits and competencies:

    Strong leadership skills to foster teamwork; develop and motivate staff, ability to provide direction, guidance, momentum and vision in order to achieve the Fund’s objectives.
    Demonstrated business acumen – able to create strategy and actions that impact business success.
    Ability to be forward thinking and use technology and other modern tools to drive decision making and implementation.
    Professionalism and integrity.
    Risk awareness and focus – demonstrate understanding of risk management practices, standards and regulatory requirements.
    Ability to lead, influence and drive change initiatives in support of business strategies.

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  • After Sales Service Manager Finance Manager Sales Engineer

    After Sales Service Manager Finance Manager Sales Engineer

    The main purpose of this role is to manage service after the sale of machinery, and new installations.
    The incumbent will be in charge of a team of technicians and machine operator and lead in ensuring client support and satisfaction.
    Qualifications, Experience & Skills:

    A minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
    At least 8 years experience as an engineer with at least 3 years in leadership position
    Experience in managing an onsite and offsite team of engineers/technicians
    Able to develop and implement best ways of working ng including skills development; performance planning, monitoring and evaluation, team building and motivation among others

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  • Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist

    Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist

    JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. (JSI) has recently been awarded a grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to provide Supply Chain Strengthening to Support Community Provision of Family Planning, including DMPA-SC for self-injection in 4 ASAL counties in Northern Kenya (Wajir, Turkana, Samburu and Mandera). In partnership with Ministry of Health (National & County), AMREF Health Africa, and Save the Children, JSI will work to address inequity in access to family planning through developing sustainable and scalable community based distribution models that reach underserved, remote communities and to build capacity and share lessons with stakeholders implementing community-based family planning and distribution among these populations regionally.
    The key project objectives are summarized as follows:

    To understand and compare the effectiveness of different model(s) for improving uptake and continued use of family planning;
    To test and inform implementation strategy throughout the course of the intervention, facilitating data-led adaptation to optimize intervention effectiveness;
    To generate evidence and learnings for sustainable and comprehensive community health model(s) for increasing contraceptive use in remote and hard to reach communities that are applicable to regional stakeholders dealing with similar populations in other countries in the subregion, the horn of Africa, and the Sahel.

    Primary Role
    The M&E Specialist will provide senior technical guidance to contextualize the developmental evaluation of the SCALE project based upon the ASAL hardship regions. The M&E Specialist will participate in strategic meetings with the Evaluation Team Lead and Costing Specialist (based in USA), and will work with all project partners to oversee project strategy, including the quarterly Evaluation and Learning Advisory Group meetings. Additionally, s/he will be the primary lead on the study’s ethical review and reporting requirements. The M&E Specialist reports to the Evaluation Lead (based in USA) and HealthRight Kenya’s APD. We anticipate the post will be based in Nairobi, with frequent travel to the ASAL regions. However, this location could be subject to change.
    Responsibilities and Duties

    Lead the project’s ethical review application within Kenya;
    Advise on the development and implementation of performance monitoring and evaluation tools such as theories of change, logical frameworks, indicators, reporting templates and systems, and analysis plans for the project;
    Participate in quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis and help facilitate use of data by partner teams and project beneficiaries;
    Oversight and management of the quarterly Evaluation and Learning Advisory Group meetings;
    Train project staff on project M&E processes;
    Contribute to the reporting on progress and performance of all project activities;
    Work with the project’s support staff to ensure the effective and smooth implementation of the project with key stakeholders and partners.

    Required Experience

    MPH or Masters in health, M&E or related field;
    At least 8 years of experience working on global health M&E issues, especially reproductive health issues;
    Proven strong community research capability (ie reports, journal publications, etc);
    Past experience working in the ASAL region and with marginalized populations;
    Proficiency in NVIVO and STATA, SAS, or SPSS;
    High level of interpersonal and communication skills, cultural awareness and ability to work in adiverse environment;
    Strong analytical skills and ability to handle complex issues;
    Well organized and ability to plan work accordingly;
    Ability to travel domestically to project sites.

  • Principal Legal Officer Senior Investigations Officer Analyst Principal Investigations Officer Principal ICT Officer Principal Analyst Senior Analyst Investigations Officer

    Principal Legal Officer Senior Investigations Officer Analyst Principal Investigations Officer Principal ICT Officer Principal Analyst Senior Analyst Investigations Officer

    Coordinating provision of legal advisory services to the Authority;
    Coordinating the Authority’s litigation function;
    Representing the Authority before the Competition Tribunal;
    Undertaking drafting of laws and regulations;
    Monitoring legal and regulatory compliance;
    Reviewing, advising, and making recommendations on new legislation, subsidiary rules and regulations;
    Undertaking Governance Audits;
    Coordinating Gazettement of the Authority’s decisions and other relevant matters;
    Preparing preventive legal strategies for management of disputes;
    Coordinating implementation of legal risk mitigation measures;
    Ensuring realization of Departmental deliverables of the Authority’s Strategic Plan and Performance Contract;
    Coordinating development of Departmental work plans and budgets; and
    Coordinating drafting and reviewing contracts, leases and other conveyance documents; and
    Providing necessary support in the Board Secretarial function.

    Qualifications

    Minimum eight (8) years relevant work experience;
    Bachelor of Laws degree from a recognized institution;
    Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Studies from Kenya School of Law;
    Master’s Degree in Law or other relevant social science from a recognized University;
    Admitted as an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya;
    Member of the Law Society of Kenya;
    AValid Practicing Certificate;
    Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks;
    Certified Public Secretary, Kenya (CPSK);
    Membership of the Law Society of Kenya and Institute of Certified Secretaries of Kenya (ICPSK);
    Proficiency in computer applications;
    Good communication and interpersonal skills; and
    Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution.

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