EAST AFRICAN JOBS: November 2011

Monday, 28 November 2011

Teachers Service Commission Kenya Jobs.

The Teachers Service Commission is a body corporate established under Article 237 of the Kenya Constitution. The Commission is looking for suitably qualified persons to fill vacancies for TSC County Directors.

The holder of the post of County Director will be the head of the County TSC offices and will be answerable to the Secretary Teachers Service Commission.

Specific duties and responsibilities will be to:-

* Provide leadership & oversight in the TSC County offices for effective service delivery
* Facilitate the processing of teacher's registration
    * Manage the deployment of teachers in consultation with the Headquarters
    * Co-ordinate teacher recruitment and ensure that the Guiding Policies are adhered to
    * Undertake Intra-County deployments to ensure staff balance
    * Maintain a database of all the vacancies for both teachers and secretariat staff
    * Co-ordinate the remuneration of all staff and teachers working at the County by ensuring that the payroll is professionally managed.

Friday, 11 November 2011

Web Developer Job Kenya. Salary 40k-50k.

Web Developer Urgently needed in Karen Kenya.
The applicant should have knowledge in:
    Web programming languages and scripting i.e. HTML, CSS
    Server side scripting like ASP, PhP, Cold fusion, java e.t.c
    Client side scripting like Javascript or Javascript libraries
    SEO (Search Engine Optimization)

Added Advantage
    Working with major CMS
Emerging technologies e.g AJAX
    Photo editing e.g. Photoshop

Temporary HR Assistant NGO Job

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kenya serves vulnerable populations in the Turkana region and refugees in the Kakuma, Dadaab camps and in the Eastleigh, Nairobi.

The IRC implements programs in the areas of comprehensive primary health care, nutrition, protection, peace building, sanitation and hygiene and HIV/AIDS and prevention and response to gender based
violence issues.

Applications are invited for the position of:

Temporary HR Assistant - Nairobi
IRC is currently looking for a Temporary HR Assistant to be based in Nairobi.

Reporting to the HR Officer, the Temporary Human Resource Assistant is responsible for the overall delivery of quality services to IRC staff members as regards personnel administration, recruitment and employee relations in the Nairobi office.

Initial contract duration for this position is two months (until 31st December 2011)

Project & Research Assistants Jobs In Kenya.

A leading banking institution hereby invites applications from suitably qualified, experienced and self-motivated candidates with proven track record to fill the positions advertised below.

The ideal candidates must be persons of high integrity, hardworking, able to work with minimum supervision, possess good interpersonal and analytical skills, as well as be resourceful and self-motivated.

Kindly note that these positions require flexibility for periodic travel within the country.

Job Title: Research Assistant
Terms of Employment: Contract, 2 years
Location: Nairobi

Group Marketing & Incentives Jobs Vacancy.

We are a market leader in destination management services with a marked presence in East and Southern Africa looking to fill two positions in our Nairobi office.

Group Marketing Manager
The position is responsible for formulating and directing group marketing strategy, maintaining relations with operators in existing and potential new markets, carrying out market research, organizing and participating in overseas marketing trips and exhibitions, and leading a small team of overseas marketing reps and
in-destination marketing executives.

The ideal candidate should have at least eight (8) years experience in marketing for an inbound tour operator and have solid overseas marketing experience.

Maintenance Engineer Careers Kenya.

The Sport Stadia Management Board is seeking to recruit highly competent, proactive and self driven employees to fill the following positions in the organization as given below;

Maintenance Engineer Scale SB4 Ref: HRM/ME/01/11
Job Description
Reporting to the Assistant Director Property Services, this position is responsible for;
    Ensuring daily maintenance, repair, and operation of all mechanical, electrical, plumbing, building automation systems, elevators, pumps, generators, and lighting are well executed;
Designing and implementing maintenance changes and improvements in specific areas to support various events.
    Ensuring project deadlines are met while maintaining compliance with current good practices, environmental health and safety (EHS) guidelines and any other regulations that could apply. Focus is on facility and equipment availability and reliability;
    Ensuring materials are availed at the work site and monitor its consumption;
    Ensuring all structural projects are undertaken to the requirements as per specifications;
    Preparing of documentations for structural projects for acquisition of permission needed from the various government agencies;
    Training and development of the Engineering personnel;
    Preparing performance reports of staff members under his/her supervision;
    Any other duties as assigned.

Chief Supply Chain Officer Vacancy.

The Sport Stadia Management Board is seeking to recruit highly competent, proactive and self driven employees to fill the following positions in the organization as given below;

Chief Supply Chain Officer. Scale SB 4 Ref: HRM/SCO/02/11

An officer at this level will be responsible to the Chief Executive Officer; this position is responsible for;

Job Descriptions
    Ensuring planning and co-ordination of supplies management services is well executed;
    Enforcing public procurement policies, regulations, systems and procedures;
Ensuring there is timely availability of required materials and supplies at the most competitive value/terms;
    Developing and reviewing procurement policies and procedures;
    Carry out planning and projection of procurement needs of the institution;
    Designing and evaluating supplies systems of the organization to ensure adherence to established performance and systems development;
    Preparing performance reports of staff members under his/her supervision;
    Preparing supplies estimates of expenditure and control of the supplies vote;
    Training and development of the procurement personnel;
    Any other duties as assigned.

Brand Manager Kenya Vacancy.

Our client is a leading Multinational FMCG manufacturer of the world’s leading foods, home and per-sonal care products. They are looking to recruit SEVERAL Assistant Brand Managers. The purpose of the Assistant Brand Manager role is to support the Brand Building Manager in the development of the national brand marketing plan within the category plan guidelines, to meet company goals.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Brand Vision Plan
• Supporting the Brand Building Manager in translation of the brand vision plan into the brand marketing plan.
Brand Marketing Plan Development and Deployment
• Assisting in the execution of the integrated activity schedule, ensuring consistency with brand key vision and brand vision plan including communication strategy.
• Accountable for the analysis of brand performance and brand health by constantly evaluating
performance of national support activities and in-store implementation against measurable ob-
jectives.

Finance Job. Silafrica Kenya.

A leading plastic manufacturing group in Industrial Area Nairobi is seeking to recruit an exceptional professional to fill the position of Finance Officer who will perform among other duties, payroll, receivables and payables management and management accounting.

Skills:
    Analytical and problem solving skills
Communication and interpersonal skills
    Confidentiality and team spirit

Experience/Education
    A degree in Finance/Accounting and/or CPA II or equivalent
    At least 3 years experience in Finance/Accounts
    Ms Office proficiency
    ERP (SAP) experience will be preferred
    Statutory audit experience would be an added advantage

Kenya Forest Service Job.

Re-Advertisement Job Title: Senior Deputy Director – Finance and Administration
1 Post Grade: KFS 2

Kenya Forest Service is a State Corporation established by an Act of Parliament to sustainably manage and conserve all types of forests. The Service seeks to recruit self motivated, dynamic and results oriented persons to fill the above stated vacancy.

Reporting to the Director, the incumbent will formulate and coordinate the implementation of sound
Financial, Human Resource and Administration policies and strategies for effective management of Financial, HR and Administrative activities.

Overall Responsibility
    Develop effective Financial, HR and Administration policies and strategies to meet the objectives of the service.
    Initiate and coordinate the Organization’s Development interventions aimed at promoting culture change in Finance, Human Resource and Administration policies.
    Prepare and implement the annual work plan for Finance, HR and Administration activities.
    Undertake benchmarking on current developments in HR and Financial Management Practices.
    Ensure compliance with Financial Reporting standards and labour legislation.
    Preparation of the strategic Financial and HR plans, forecasts and cash flow projections.
    Coordinate the budgeting process, monitoring cash flow and overseeing the organization’s financial performance against the budget and operational goals.

Sales & Marketing Interns In Kenya.

We are a leading I.T company seeking Sales & Marketing Interns to join our dynamic team and one of Kenya’s innovative and growing tech company.

Tasks and Responsibilities
    Produces weekly activity reports and monthly activity plans.
    Participates in sales/listings meetings.
    Customer education and marketing
    Follow-up with existing and prospective client
Provide customer support and service delivery to existing and prospective customers
    Be innovative and share possible revenue generating ideas.

Thursday, 10 November 2011

Finance & Administration Manager

Title: Finance & Administration Manager
Reports To: The Chief Executive Officer
Location: Head Office (Kisumu)

Closing Date: 25th November, 2011
Omega Foundation is seeking to recruit a Finance & Administrative Manager to perform the functions outlined below.

Basic Function:
The Finance and Administration Manager is responsible for overall financial and human resource management within Omega Foundation.

S/He is responsible for providing information, technical support and advice to program team on all Human Resources and Finance matters and coordinates such activities.

The incumbent will be responsible for 1 Accountant, 1 HR officer, drivers, guards and all other support staff of Omega Foundation.

Operations Assistant

Position: Operations Assistant
Department: Operations
Supervised by: Operations Manager

Industry: ICT
Summary
The purpose of this role is to carry out daily operations in order to meet company targets for growth and profitability.

Key Tasks
    * Improve the operational systems, processes and policies in support of organizations mission,
specifically, support better management reporting, information flow and management, business process and organizational planning
    * Manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of support services through improvements to each function as well as coordination and communication between support and business functions
    * Play a significant role in long-term planning, including an initiative geared towards operational excellence
    * Oversee overall financial management, planning, systems and controls
    * Oversee regular assessments and forecast of the company's financial performance against budget, financial and operational goals.

Assistant Quantity Surveyor Job Vacancy

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates to fill the above position.

Qualifications and competencies:
    * A bachelors Degree in Building economics or equivalent.
    * Well developed IT skills.
    * Be seriously dedicated to duty and a team player in a multi disciplinary work environment.
* Results oriented and can work with little or no supervision.
    * Be ready to work and travel odd hours country wide.
    * Experience in low cost housing a definite advantage.

Applications together with detailed CV should be sent to

FEMNET Fundraiser Vacancy.

The African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) is looking for an experienced Kenyan-based Fundraiser to work closely with the Executive Director and the Building Task Force to accelerate the implementation of the Resource Mobilization Strategy for a Building Project.

The aim is to substantially boost the building fund by the end of June 2012 from the non- traditional sources including the private sector.

This will enable the organization to lay the foundation of the African Women’s Power Centre that is to be
constructed under this project.

Among other tasks, the Fundraiser will develop a concept note, proposal, work plan and budget for a Fundraising event as well as coordinate the planning and publicize the event.

The Fundraiser should demonstrate fundraising experience in Kenya in various sectors; Integrity and high standing in the Kenyan society; Passionate about issues of gender justice and development; Good public speaking and negotiation skills; Good writing and presentation skills and Confidence and great interpersonal skills

Remuneration will be based on a lump sum and percentage of funds realized as would be agreed by both parties.

Cook, Storekeepers, Finance Officer, Auditor, Accounts, Cateress, Librarian, Secretary, Laundry, Waiter, Drivers, LabTechs, Caretaker Jobs

The Centre for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education in Africa (CEMASTEA) is an institution under the Ministry of Education that offers In-Service Education and Training (INSET) for Mathematics and Science Teachers in Kenya.

The Centre also serves as a Regional INSET Centre for Strengthening of Mathematics and Science Education in Western, Eastern, Central and Southern Africa (SMASE WECSA) for 34 African countries. CEMASTEA is looking for professionals of high integrity, dependable, self-driven, customer focused, team players and able to meet strict deadlines to fill the following positions;

Advert No. 1
Cook
Job Group F
1 Post
The Cook will;
    * Observe Health and Safety Standards in work areas;
    * Prepare, Produce, hold and serve food;
    * Ensure proper use and maintenance of kitchen equipment.

Accountability Officer Job.

Job Title: Accountability Officer, Food Aid
Country: Kenya
Location: Nairobi
Closing Date: November 23 2011

Purpose of the position:
The purpose of the position is to provide support in the operationalisation of Accountability within the Food Aid Program in World Vision Kenya and covers all locations covered by the Protracted Relief and
Recovery Operations (PRRO)

It is designed to facilitate and promote the needs and rights of targeted communities; to be a representative voice for the community in Project design and implementation.

It includes assisting staff to mainstream all humanitarian accountability systems, tools and standards such as (PAF) Program Accountability Framework. (PAF) which outlines World Vision’s expectations for accountability to children and communities and has 4 main areas that includes; Information Provision, Promoting Participation, Collecting and Acting on Feedback and Complaints. This Position will be based at the National Officer.

Hotel Manager Vacancy Nairobi.

A new up coming three Star hotel in Nairobi seeks to fill the following position:
Position: Hotel Manager
Supervised by: Director
Industry: Hospitality
Objective / Summary

To ensure that all the policies and procedures of the company are adhered to and ensure the day to day
operations of the hotel and customer satisfaction.

Duties and Responsibilities
    * Attain set revenue target of the company.
    * Deliver marketing strategies to build, develop and retain a loyal client base.
    * Ensure top of the range customer service is offered to all clients.
    * Manage cost within the budget and also ensure purchase supplies or services from outside vendors, such as laundry, repair, and trash.
    * Manage hotel facilities to ensure Zero pilferages or misuse.
    * Manage and maintain all year or seasonal lodging facilities.
    * Observe and monitor workers' performance to make sure that company rules and procedures are being followed.

Finance Manager Vacancy ICT

Position: Finance Manager
Department: Finance
Supervised by: Director
Industry: ICT

Summary
Maintain day-to-day financial and operational control of the company within budget.

Key Tasks
    * Maintain day-to-day financial and operational control of the service within budget
* Ensure that appropriate financial regulations policies and controls are in place and in use at all times.
    * Ensure all finances are properly administered and monitored, including credit control and allocation of resources.
    * Take charge of preparation of management accounts.
    * Prepare and review detailed budgets for approval by management.

Office Assistant Vacancy Nairobi.

Position: Office Assistant
Department: Accounts
Supervised by: Accountant/HR Manager
Role Objectives / Summary

Helps maintain an efficient office environment. Provide administrative, secretarial and clerical support to others in the office.

Duties and Responsibilities:
    * Pick up and carry messages, documents, packages, and other items between offices/ departments
within the company and to other business concerns.
    * Perform errands that assist daily functions: banking, payment of bills, and collection of purchases from suppliers.
    * Filing of documents and maintaining office filing and storage systems.
    * Place materials into storage receptacles, such as file cabinets, or drawers, according to classification and identification information.
    * Find and retrieve information from files in response to requests from authorized users.
    * Track materials removed from files in order to ensure that borrowed files are returned.
    * Cleaning the office rooms including desks, chairs, windows and office equipment.
    * Any other duties assigned by the management.

Administration Manager Job Nairobi.

Position Title: Administration Manager
Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya
Basic Purpose
To co-ordinate all administrative activities of in the Company so as to ensure efficiency and compliance with all relevant legal requirements

Main Responsibilities and Duties
• Co-ordinate all administrative matters across various countries effectively and efficiently
• Management organizational resources under the guidance and direction of
• To communicate effectively with a wide range of people across various countries• Have thorough understanding of workings and complexities of various operational areas and take a lead in bringing improvements in all operational areas of the organisation.
* To always use resources effectively and keep costs under control, effectively avoiding waste of resources.* Ensure work is within budgetary limits.

Pensions Officer And Caretaker Jobs

Maseno University Retirement Benefit Scheme invites suitably qualified candidates for the following posts.

1. Pensions Officer Grade 13
MURBS/1 /10/2011
Duties and Responsibilities
    * Provision of pension information and advice to members and dependants with regard to the rules and regulations of MURBS.
    * Development and maintenance of sound procedures for prompt and proper payment of benefits to members and dependants
    * Ensuring compliance with statutory requirements in respect to member benefits and information
    * Reconciliation of contributions and membership data

Accountant, Admin Assistants And Drivers Jobs. NACADA

The National Campaign Against Drug Abuse Authority (NACADA Authority) was established vide Legal Notice No. 140 of June 2O07 under the State Corporations Act and mandated to coordinate a multisectoral effort aimed at preventing, controlling and mitigating the impact of alcohol and drug abuse in Kenya.

The Authority is seeking to recruit suitably qualified Kenyan citizens to fill the following vacant positions:

1. Programmes Officer NAC 7 3 Positions
Reporting to: Senior Programmes Manager
Duty station: Kisumu, Nyeri or Mombasa

Job Summary
The Programmes Officer will be responsible for directing planning, development, coordination, monitoring and evaluation of alcohol, drugs and substance abuse programs to contribute to the campaign against alcohol and drug abuse in the region as well as supervising staff members.

KPMG Kenya. Manager - Global Fund.

Manager - Global Fund - Local Fund Agent Services, Sudan
Based in Nairobi, Kenya
KPMG is a leading provider of professional services, which include audit, tax and advisory. KPMG’s Development Advisory Services Unit (DAS) is based in Nairobi, Kenya and has adopted a pan-African approach to development work, employing full-time experienced development experts within the KPMG Africa team at our headquarters in Nairobi, together with a network of champions across the twenty countries of KPMG in sub-Saharan Africa.

KPMG is the Local Fund Agent (LFA) for the Global Fund for AIDS, TB and Malaria grants in Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan. We are seeking detail oriented and highly analytical individuals to join KPMG’s Development Advisory Services Unit (DAS) as managers on the LFA teams.

Nurse, Procurement Officer, Accountant and Librarian Jobs in Kenya – Nyandarua Institute

Nyandarua Institute of Science and Technology invites qualified applicants who meet the following minimum qualifications.

1. Nurse

Be a Kenya registered Nurse from a recognized medical school
3 years experience preferably from an education institution
VCT and counseling certificate will be an added advantage
Excellent interpersonal communication

2. Procurement Officer

Diplomas in Purchasing and Supplies Management
3 years experience in procurement preferably in a busy educational institution.
Be computer literate
Be conversant with the current Public Procurement Act
Excellent interpersonal communication

3. Accountant

CPA II holder
Computer literacy in Accounting Packages
Knowledge of Banking, Auditing, Financial and Internal controls
Two years working experience preferably in an education institution.
Excellent interpersonal communication

4. Librarian

KNEC Diploma in Library and Information Science or its equivalent
2 years experience as an Assistant Librarian preferably from an Education Institution
Be Computer literate.
Excellent interpersonal communication

Applications attaching all certificates, CVs, testimonials and telephone contacts should reach the Principal by Friday 2nd December 2011.

Cordaid External Evaluation of Drought Risk Reduction Programme 3

Invitation for Bids for the External Evaluation of Drought Risk Reduction Programme 3

Ethiopia, Kenya

ECHO/-HF/BUD/2010/01013

Cordaid is implementing a Regional Drought Risk Reduction Programme financed by ECHO and Cordaid in Kenya (Marsabit, Moyale and Samburu districts) and in Southern Ethiopia (Borana and Gujji zones)

The programme is coming to an end on 31st December 2011 and an external evaluation is planned.

Cordaid hereby invites interested and competent firms/companies to bid for this task.

The terms of reference and other related materials can be collected from Cordaid offices in Nairobi from 10th November 2011 upon payment of a non refundable fee of Kenya shillings 2,000.

Deadline for submission of bids is 21st November 2011 at 12.00 p.m. Bidders and/or their representatives are invited for bid opening on 21st November 2011 at 12.00 p.m.

All bids are to be submitted in hard copy at our Nairobi office during official working hours (8.00 a.m – 5.00 p.m)
“CORDAID DRRP3 EVALUATION BID”

Cordaid Field Office
New Rehema House 5th floor
Rhapta Road, Westlands
P O Box 40278-00100, Nairobi
Tel. +254 (0) 20 4449098

KNBS Development and Implementation of the Kenya Police Integrated Crime Management System

Expression of Interest

EOI NO KNBS/STATCAP 005/11-12

Development and Implementation of the Kenya Police Integrated Crime Management System

The Government of Kenya has received a credit from the World Bank toward the cost of developing the National Statistical System (NSS) and intends to apply part of the proceeds for Consultant Services for Kenya Police Service.

The purpose of the consultancy is to improve data management and dissemination in the Kenya Police Service by developing a system that will capture real time data from County to National level, reduce duplication of duties, reduce work load and be user friendly.

The system should be simple in design and implementation requiring very low system resources and working in almost all configurations.

The consultant is expected to remedy deficiencies in data management in the department by introducing modern data management practices. The consultant will come up with two levels of data management systems – one to cater for data for internal use, and the other to cater for data to be disseminated to the public while adhering to confidentiality requirements.

Specifically, the consultant will be expected to come up with:-

A centralized integrated, web-based data management system for Police Service, separating data for internal use and data for public dissemination.
Warehousing of data that allows easy updating and reduces risks.
Accessibility to data from various sources electronically to eliminate manual entry.

The database system should have the following features:-

i) Multi-frequency and ability to record and store daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual data.

ii) Be compatible with computer systems for both internal and external sources of data.

iii) Be capable of generating various reports as required;

iv) Be able to generate data in formats which are compatible with various spreadsheet and econometric software e.g. Excel, Eviews and PcGive.

v) Provide report writing tools that make it easy to define new reports and customise existing reports.

vi) High degree of parameterisation and scalablity to allow easy customisation of the system to meet KEPOCRIMS current and future requirements.

vii) Ability to automatically schedule data imports and exports to occur based on defined criteria such as, for example, time of the day and day of the week.

The Kenya National Bureau of Statistics now invites eligible consultants to indicate their interest in providing the services. Interested consultants must provide information indicating that they are qualified to perform the services (brochures, description of similar assignments, experience in similar conditions, availability of appropriate skills among staff, etc.).

Consultants may associate to enhance their qualifications.

A consultant will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers (current edition).

Interested consultants may obtain further information at the address below during office hours 09.00 to 16.30 hours

Expressions of interest must be delivered to the address below by 23rd November, 2011 at 10.00 am.

The Project Manager,
National Statistical System Project
Kenya National Bureau of Statistics
Attention: Procurement Manager
Herufi House, Room 226
LT. Tumbo Avenue
Nairobi, Kenya.

Project Manager

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