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  • Employee Relations Manager (Mariakani) Financial Accountant (Mariakani)

    Employee Relations Manager (Mariakani) Financial Accountant (Mariakani)

    Job Description
    MRM is seeking to recruit a professional and experienced Employee Relations Manager. The ideal candidate must posses excellent communication and organisational skills. The position reports to the Human Resources Manager and will be based at our Mariakani Plant. Responsible for implementing a range of employee relations activities, promoting employees’ welfare and well-being and the key engagement manager with Union Leadership.
    Specification
    Promote a harmonious work environment to increase the productivity of the employees through shop floor engagements
    Develop action plans to support the implementation of employee engagement initiatives
    Actively drive new shop floor initiatives and advise on creative ways of driving employee engagements
    Drive resolutions of ER issues and ensure compliance of the disciplinary process leading to closure of disciplinary cases within 5-7 days
    Coordinate investigation of workplace incidents on misconduct, ensure timely follow-up and accurate documentation to closure of the incidents
    Manage and maintain a cordial industrial relationship between the company and Union leaders in compliance with the law
    Manage all union related activities, drive Employee Relation Council meetings and follow up on issues of concern in all our operations.
    Clearly communicate management position on routine union issues and escalate those that may need senior leadership guidance
    Manage staff exits including exit interview sessions and prepare feedback reports for management review
    Liaise with contractors on site in addressing issues of concern to ensure compliance and adherence of the law and company policies
    Provide guidance to managers, supervisors, and employees on labour laws, policies, procedures and best practices related to employee relations matters
    Work with the Learning & Development Manager to develop Employee Relations related curriculums for the workforce training and awareness
    Requirements
    Minimum academic qualification: Bachelor’s Degree In HR or related discipline
    Qualifications as an added advantage: CHRP
    Professional registration: IHRM
    Experience required: General work experience: 8 years with Minimum 6 years’ experience specific to the position
    Additional/specific work requirements:
    Good knowledge of employment laws
    Exceptional emotional intelligence with great critical thinking skills
    Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to convey complex information in a clear and concise manner
    Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment and exercise good judgment with excellent follow-through
    Ability to keep abreast with the industry practices

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  • Candidate Pack Investment And Advisory Intern Legal Intern Innovation And Competitions Lead Head Of Enterprise Development

    Candidate Pack Investment And Advisory Intern Legal Intern Innovation And Competitions Lead Head Of Enterprise Development

    The Role

    Conducting research, analysis, and provision of background information on specific priority areas for the IAS unit.
    Support in developing and updating reports, presentations, and charts.
    Day to day administrative tasks including editing and formatting documents, preparing presentations, knowledge management and procurement activities.
    Maintain updated trackers and dashboards of IAS activities (budgets, work plan, interventions – under procurement, on-going, closed, financial forecasts and expenses).
    Provide logistics support for organizing meetings and trainings, coordinate translators and interpreters, conduct polls after trainings.
    AECF is seeking to recruit a dynamic, proactive, and passionate intern for a six-month placement to provide research, data analysis, monitoring of interventions, planning and coordination of advisory service provision, information processing and procurement support.
    You will be part of a small and highly motivated team supporting over 100 investee companies across Africa with business advisory and investment (IAS) raising support.

    Key Responsibilities:

    The Candidate Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Development Finance, Development Studies, or other relevant fields of study.
    Have excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
    Be skilled in Ms Office Tools, (Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
    Be attentive to detail and accuracy.
    Have good research, analytical and organizational skills.
    Be Fluent in English and proficient in additional languages – French is preferred.
    Be a quick learner, flexible, a strategic thinker and agile.
    Recent graduates are encouraged to apply.
    Suitable candidates should:
    An agile and fast working environment and a team that is keenly interested in making a positive difference through their work and who share a collaborative, can-do spirit.

    What to expect
    An internship that provides insights into the growth needs of Africa’s SMEs in Agribusiness and renewable energy sectors, broad exposure, and good opportunities to learn.

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    Apply via :

    recruitment.aecfafrica.org

  • Marketing Representative

    Marketing Representative

    ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

    Research and update data for content creation in the organisation’s Social Media platforms as per the marketing execution calendar
    Write copy for the TTS newsletter and forward to the head of Marketing for editing
    Assist the Head of Marketing in creating of videos for promotional purposes and for our partners
    Liaise with the customer care team in the preparation and execution of marketing events
    Updating of the TTS website to ensure data remains fresh and company information such as vacancies are updated regularly
    Assist the Head of Marketing in creation and coordination with suppliers of marketing collateral such as posters, stickers, fliers and profiles
    Assist the head of marketing in ensuring a consistent brand is maintained on recycling stations, compost bags and all other avenues where the TTS brand is displayed
    Assist the sales team in market research and surveys as required
    Assist in Client training on recycling and waste management practiceswwwwwwwww

    Qualifications

    Diploma in Marketing, 
    Degree in Public Relations or Marketing related course will be an added advantage
    Knowledge of how to use basic editing software such as Canva, Illustrator or Publisher
    Junior or associate member of a professional marketing body e.g. Chartered Institute of Marketing or Marketing Society of Kenya
    2 Years experience in an entry level marketing position
    Basic skills in Web Analytics and Google Adwords

    This is an entry level position with a salary range of 25,000- 30,000 KES

    Apply via :

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  • Senior Java Software Engineer

    Senior Java Software Engineer

    We offer ideation, consumer development, UX/UI, architecture, engineering, support & other technology services to high performance organizations across the world.
    ROLE SUMMARY
    Our client (an automotive company in Europe) is looking for a Senior Java Developer who uses the latest frameworks, technology platforms such as Microservice, AWS to develop cutting edge solutions and services for their customers. Your role will help the customer stay ahead and offer attractive, relevant services to its broad range of customers – now and in the future. Your responsibilities and that of your team will include the entire lifecycle of a service – from requirements, development, test, deploy, maintenance to continuous improvements and new innovations.
    REQUIREMENTS
    We believe that a good developer is a curious, innovative, an analytical problem solver, capable of learning any new tech stack. Our ideal candidate enjoys teamwork, has an inclusive approach and is an exceptional java developer and has a strong interest software architecture.
    The closer your experience is to our client’s tech stack the better, but we generally believe the following would make you a perfect fit:

    Experience working with Agile Methodologies (SAFe, Scrum)
    Experience working with micro services architecture
    Experience working with Java8, Linux, Springboot, Maven & Unit Testing (JUnit)
    Experience working with following AWS technologies:

    AWS Cloud Formation
    AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)
    Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)
    Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS)
    AWS Lambda
    AWS API Gateway
    DynamoDB and/or Aurora PostgreSQL

    We highly value a good attitude and communication abilities and place a lot of emphasis on these “soft skills”. Further, we look for developers who aim high and don’t play it safe. We love creative problem-solvers who are not afraid to try new things and fail!
    DISCLAIMER

    Communication will be with short-listed candidates only – if you do not receive any feedback on your application within 3 weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.
    GOODINFO reserves the right not to proceed with an appointment of any advertised role.
    All appointments will be made in line with GOODINFO’S Employment Equity Plan and Policies.
    All applications will be treated confidentially.

    Please send your CV and LinkedIn Profile to talent@goodinfo.consulting with a bold title, SENIOR JAVA DEVELOPER.With this email, indicate your:Expected Start Date: Immediate

    Apply via :

    talent@goodinfo.cons

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    Job Description
    The Consultant will work collaboratively and effectively with CIP scientists to review the existing literature on ICT use in Agriculture using gender lens. The consultancy will be based on thorough and in-depth desk review of existing published and grey literature and will focus on Sub-Sahara Africa.
    Job Objective

    Conduct thorough and in-depth review literature on ICT for development platforms in Africa.
    Assess how the design of ICT platforms are likely to affect women, men and the youth.
    Synthesize and document evidence from literature, how and why the deployment ICT for development platforms in agriculture could affect men, women and youth differently.
    Submit a working paper with the findings. 

    Deliverables  

    A list of references on the gray and published literature on ICT for development platforms in Africa.
    Draft working paper detailing the study findings.
    Final revised working paper.

    Requirements

    PhD in Economics, Agricultural Economics, or Development Economics or related field.
    At least 10 years; experience working with CGIAR or advanced research organizations in similar roles
    Demonstrated understanding of the workings of rural farm households and experience in applied economics, farm management and/or rural development, gender analysis in agriculture.
    Strong and demonstrated publication record, qualitative and quantitative & gender analytical skills
    Highly proficient in English (both spoken and written).
    Ability to work well in a multidisciplinary group.

    Apply via :

    cipotato.org

  • Country Security Specialist

    Country Security Specialist

    MAIN JOB PURPOSE
    Ensure that security threats to personnel, assets, and business operations/activities within Unilever Kenya Limited operating environment are properly evaluated; mitigated in a timely and cost-effective manner. In addition, provide leadership and oversight on effective execution of security management systems and solutions.
    JOB SUMMARY

    Directly manage operational activities and performance standards on 3rd party security contractors and indirectly compliance of the security at 3P Logistics and management sites.
    Responsible for coordination of immediate incident response, escalation and immediate reporting on the Unilever Security Incident Reporting Network tool (SIREN)
    Lead on Travel Security management across Business through traveller support in Security Coordination Centre/ Control Room in Travel security and incident management programmes.
    Implement, evaluate and monitor risks within Business Security Initiatives and liaise with Regional Security Manager for technical advice on projects and emerging threats.
    Support Regional Security Manager’s office in driving Group Security and Africa Cluster Security Initiative.
    Drive continuous improvement of the personnel accountability systems during incident management.
    Ensure safety and security of employees whilst on Company premises and during travel within Kenya
    Ensuring implementation of Group security policy, standards and procedures and periodically revise procedure in line with dynamic security threat environment.
    Support various investigations on detected and reported breaches of security and security incidents
    In conjunction with the Regional Security Manager, implement proactive security awareness programs or processes and to protect life, corporate assets and to ensure business continuity.
    Ensure security induction and briefing of all new joiners’, International staff/ visitors on in country security issues on arrival of Factory Sites and Office on the security situation in the country.

    KEY REQUIREMENTS

    Minimum of 5years experience within security operation management, forces /Coperate background is an added advantage
    At least 3 years’ experience in management of Security command centre operations
    Be a university graduate, post graduate qualification is an added advantage
    Ability to provide a security command and control for incident response to business contingency plans
    Sound understanding of principles in the protection of company information, including computer based and information security measure required.
    Fluent Computer Literate
    No Criminal Record
    Proven ability to deploy and manage modern security technology systems solutions
    Excellent interpersonal skills and integrity above reproach
    Proven leadership and people management skills
    Sound investigations and report writing skills
    Capable in winning and commanding large number in-house /3P guard personnel.

    Apply via :

    careers.unilever.com

  • Tech Lead- Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

    Tech Lead- Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)

    DESCRIPTION
    We are pleased to announce the following Position in the Digital IT Department within the Technology Division.   In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.
    Brief Description
    Reporting to the HOD – IT Infrastructure & Shared Applications, the position holder will be responsible for championing SRE practices within the department and run the operational excellence initiatives to ensure we meet our SLAs and OLA across the different service domains for the department.
    In addition, He/she will champion Monitoring and Observability Initiatives within the department, run modernization programs and projects aimed at best-in-class reliable systems design as well as drive rigorous metrics related to systems availability, recovery metrics and Business Continuity
    Key Responsibilities

    Technical – Automation of operational tasks within Infrastructure and Shared Applications; Responding to platform emergencies, alerts, and escalations; Develop a fully automated multi-environment observability and monitoring stack and extend it to predict capacity needs based on the usage patterns; Build mature Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning solutions to support operational tasks and systems monitoring
    Financial management – budget planning, budget rollout execution, vendor management, contract compilation & monitoring.
    Project delivery & rollout- Have an E2E accountability for program management.
    Ensure all stability programs are running and contributing towards eliminating incidents.
    Deploy conventional detection and containment measures to focused on best-in-class prevention.
    Leadership & HR management – lead the adoption of Automation and Dev-ops and ensure an engaged and motivated team. Build the skillset according to the fit for future program.Team performance management, Regular team and one-on-one engagements.
    Governance and compliance -Ensure that technical solutions are compliant to all documented Safaricom policies and meet all security standards.

    QUALIFICATIONS

    University Degree in computer science or engineering 
    Cloud Computing Training and Certification
    Database Management Training and Certification
    DevOps Tools (Infrastructure Automation e.g Terraform, CI/CD – e.g Jenkins)
    Project Management Training
    7 years in a Technology environment focusing in operational excellence.
    4 years in a management position
    Leadership and coaching skills
    Knowledge of Linux and Unix Systems including Shell.
    Knowledge and use of config management systems like Chef
    Have strong programming skills
    Have experience with Nginx, HAProxy, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, or similar technologies
    Ability to use GitLab

    Apply via :

    safaricom.taleo.net

  • Financial Controller, Nairobi

    Financial Controller, Nairobi

    JOB SUMMARY / PURPOSE:
    We are looking for a results driven and confident financial controller to manage and direct our finance and accounting department. Expectation is one with strategic planning and exceptional numerical proficiency as a financial controller aiming to aid us to achieve and maintain positive revenue and financial growth.
    Should be one who is capable to streamline the accounting and finance functions, provide financial analysis and reports, promote regulatory compliance as well as drive income generation.
    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

    Oversight day to day finance operations with a view of maintaining proper books of accounts.
    Lead in annual budgeting, forecasts and necessary analysis to inform management of long term direction.
    Treasury operations.
    Managing the preparation of timely end-month, quarterly and yearly accounts.
    Preparation of statutory financial reports.
    Working Capital management (debtors / creditors / banks) – credit policies and controls.
    Tax compliance.
    Asset management.
    Stock accounting.
    System lead – in particular all projects that impact the organization and financial wealth.
    Direct liaison with auditors for timely completion of audit.
    Approval of all critical input in the system including credit limits and terms.
    Policy and procedure lead.
    Any other duties assigned.

    JOB REQUIREMENTS:

    Degree in Accounting / Finance / Business.
    MBA would be an added advantage.
    CPA (K) / ACCA Certification and accounting professional body member.
    Minimum 10 years experience in Finance and Accounting.
    Experience in a manufacturing environment would be an added advantage.
    Advanced computer skills on Google; Accounting and Reporting Softwares and Databases.
    Experience in systems development and process design.
    Experience in supervision of a diverse team.
    High attention to detail and accuracy.

     
    PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

    Strong organizational skills that reflect the ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.
    Very strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders, including staff, external partners and investors.
    Expert level written and verbal communication skills.
    Demonstrated proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision making capability.
    Highly resourceful team player, with the ability to also be extremely effective independently.
    Demonstrated ability to achieve high levels performance goals and meet deadlines in fast paced environments.
    Forward looking thinker, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions.

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    www.linkedin.com

  • Field Communications Manager

    Field Communications Manager

    Objective of the Position:
    The FCM will define, implement, coordinate and supervise all operational communication activities and strategies, according to MSF standards in Kenya. She/he will build MSF’s visibility, acceptance and leverage inside the country.
    Tasks & Responsibilities include but not limited to:

    Define the Communications Strategy and Objectives:
    Define the Kenya CCF annually and monitor results through relevant indicators
    Provide communications advice on public positioning and remain reactive to emergency communications needs

    ​Media Management:

    Contribute to the media landscape; social media mapping and organize media events
    Organize media/communications trainings and briefings with MSF staff in the missions
    Act as spokesperson when appropriate and approved

    ​Content Production and Management:

    Create communication packages
    Track and archive communications production in the country to build institutional memory
    Produce or supervise the production of content, including leaflets, brochures, posters, radio spots, newsletter, articles, photos, videos

    ​Content Diffusion:

    Actively promote the diffusion of MSF content in the country and on international MSF platforms (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram)

    ​Team Management:

    Manage, develop and supervise staff under his/her responsibility

    ​Reporting and Communication:

    Produce regular reports with achievements, challenges, and priorities

    ​Budget Management:

    Produce and manage yearly communications budget to support the identified and agreed communications priorities

    Qualifications & Requirements:

    Degree in Journalism, Communications, Humanitarian Affairs, Political Sciences or related Course
    At least four years of relevant experience in communications, journalism or public relations
    Experience in producing Communications content
    Proven ability to Supervise, lead and manage multidisciplinary teams
    Desirable previous experience working with MSF or other NGOs in developing countries

    Competencies

    Fluent in English and Swahili, written and spoken; command of other local languages desirable
    Basic audiovisual production skills (photo and video)
    Commitment to MSF’s work and values; willingness to work in various contexts
    Able to work in a multidisciplinary team
    Strategic and Results oriented, teamplayer, flexible, culturally sensitive
    Excellent Communication and Interpersonal Skills with ability to train others

    Candidates meeting the above qualifications are requested to email a motivation letter and updated Curriculum Vitae as a single file by 13th Oct 2021 to msff-kenya-recruitment@paris.msf.org and mention on the subject line “Intersectional Field Communications Manager”. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

    Apply via :

    msff-kenya-recruitment@paris.msf.org