Job Vacancy in Kenya - Bilingual Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant (Bilingual)

He/She will provide administrative support as well as carry out routine personnel management procedures.

Qualifications: At least Bachelors degree with secretarial qualifications

The Officer should possess the following skills and experiences:

• At least 5 years experience in a busy organization;
• Knowledge of French and other foreign languages desirable;
• Skilled knowledge of computer applications-MS Office etc;

Reporting

The Administrative Assistant reports to the Finance and Administration Officer.

Duties

Objective: To ensure efficient and effective Administrative operations

Functions & Responsibilities: Provision of secretarial and office management services

Activities

• To advise FAO on administrative matters
• To supervise and appraise the immediate officers under him/her
• To provide secretarial and office management services including maintaining Director’s diary and drafting of management meeting minutes

Functions & Responsibilities: Undertaking logistics for official travel and hospitality

Activities

• To maintain personnel records
• To coordinate periodic personnel performance assessment/appraisal performance reports
• To manage official correspondences
• To undertake procurement of goods and services
• To organize official meetings/conferences, workshops and seminars
• To maintain open registry
• To undertake all reception duties
• To maintain inventory, issue and distribute office supplies
• To assist in making travel arrangements, and hotel bookings/provision of hospitality
• To perform other duties as may be determined by management.

Kindly send your CV and remuneration details to theleadrecruiter@gmail.com

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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General Manager Job in Kenya - The Language Solutions & Business Communication Limited

We are the premier language solutions provider in the East African region offering Language Training, Translation, Voice overs, Scribing, Rapporteuring and Interpretation Services to various industries and stakeholders in over 12 international languages.

We assist our clients through the design and development of services that require multilingual solutions. We strive to offer superior cross-cultural consulting services.

Our vision is, ‘To be the leading Communication and Language School in the Region’ and our mission is, ‘To break communication barriers, enhance career opportunities and cultural relations as we boost global business interactions’.

Our Core Values include Integrity, Honesty, Commitment, Determination, Understanding and Consideration.

Our language expertise includes Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Chinese (Mandarin), Japanese, Swedish, Arabic, Indonesian, Afghan, Russian, Swahili, Luo, Luhya, Kikuyu, Kamba, Maasai, Xhosa, Zulu, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Ndebele, Shona, Amharic and Somali just to mention a few.

L5BC’s head office is at Pamstech House, 3rd Floor, Woodvale Grove in Westlands, Nairobi and we have a Language Centre in Hurlingham Shopping Centre along Argwings Kodhek Road.

The General Manager position

We are seeking to fill the position with an experienced leader who has an entrepreneurial mind, is a strategic thinker and an excellent communicator able to operate in a diverse multi-cultural and dynamic private and public sector environment.

Reporting to the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, and based in our Nairobi Office, the General Manager will be responsible for the growth and development of the Company and will be expected to among other things:

• Develop and recommend for approval business proposals, plans, budgets, guidelines and ensure effective and efficient implementation of the agreed decisions.
• Set up the business cycle and ensuring that operations are being executed in accordance with the approved policies and procedures.
• Establish internal monitoring and control systems, processes and procedures for the Company.
• Plan, coordinate and control daily operations of the organisation.
• Review operations results of the Company against established objectives and targets and taking remedial action on unsatisfactory results.
• Establish and maintain an effective system of communication throughout the organisation.
• Effectively manage the staff of the organisation, set performance standards, monitor, guide, train, develop and discipline.

Key Qualifications

The ideal candidate will be a holder of a University Degree in Education, Commerce, Social Sciences or Languages and Linguistics with leadership experience in the service and hospitality industry or the private education sector.

He/she should be a self-confident, pragmatic, innovative, visionary and transformative leader with exceptional communication skills, interpersonal skills, an analytical mind, problem solving skills and the ability to anticipate future client needs.

They should be very knowledgeable in the service and hospitality industry with a personal entrepreneurial drive, a calculated risk taker with a win-win-win approach to business and stakeholder management.

International exposure and experience in dealing with multi-cultural and multi-racial teams will be an added advantage.

The position is on a three (3) year renewable contract based on annual performance reviews.

Applications demonstrating how your profile and experience matches our requirements, including an up to date C.V., names and addresses of three referees, current remuneration package, valid email address and daytime contact telephone number, should be sent to the address below so as to reach on or before 4th February, 2011.

Language Solutions & Business Communication Ltd
Woodvale Groove, Pamstech Hse, 3rd Flr
P.O Box 14384 00800 Westlands Nairobi.

Tel: 020 4454135/6

Cell: 0713 462 306

Email:hr@l-sc.com

Website: www.l-sc.com

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Partime Chinese Lecturer Job in Nairobi

Are you  perfect in spoken and written Chinese language, Resourceful and ready take up a green class on Chinese language?

We need you urgently.

Our pay is negotiable.

Our Policy is the more students you have the more your pay will always go.

Send us your Application to dnmatar@gmail.com ASAP.

Deadline: Monday 21st June.

English as a Second Language Lecturer: International Leadership University Burundi Jobs

International Leadership University Burundi,in Bujumbura a sister school to Nairobi International School of Theology seeks to recruit a self motivated and results oriented born again Christian into its faculty a lecturer to their E.S.L program (English as a Second Language).

He/she should have the following key attributes

• Have leadership skills.
• Be of a creative mind.
• At least 3 years of experience in teaching

Qualification and Experience

• A Masters of Arts Degree in English and Linguistics from a recognized institution.
• A minimum of three years relevant experience, preferably gained in a university setting.
• Strong interpersonal and analytical.
• Age 30 years and above.

Interested candidates should send their applications together with detailed Curriculum Vitae and three names of their referees electronically to: hr@nistkenya.org or hand deliver to the Human Resource and Administration Director, so as to reach on or before 30th June 2010.

Freelance Field Interpreters (Kikuyu, Luhya, Luo, Kalenjin, Swahili) (G7): ICC – International Criminal Court

Freelance Field Interpreters
(Kikuyu, Luhya, Luo, Kalenjin, Swahili) (G7)
For rostering purposes. Applications must be accompanied by a fully completed ICC Personal History Form.
The ICC will only accept the ICC Personal History Form.
Vacancy Announcement No: 10-CLS-052-RE Deadline For Applications: open Post number: To be determined
Duty Station: Various Organizational Unit: Registry and/or Office of the Prosecutor Type of Appointment and duration: Variable length Minimum net annual salary (single rate): Freelance (Individual Contracts)
Duties and Responsibilities
Field Interpreters work for the Court Interpretation and Translation Section of the Registry and/or the Language Services Unit of the Office of the Prosecutor.
The successful candidates will be expected to:
(a) provide consecutive interpretation on mission;
(b) prepare thoroughly for the above assignments;
(c) observe established terminology and in-house usage, and identify new terminology;
(d) carry out basic translation duties whilst on mission, where necessary;
(e) take part in refresher training sessions with a view to refining his/her interpreting skills; and
(f) perform other language services as required by the heads of the two language services of the Court.
Qualifications and Experience


Successful candidates must:
(a) possess the ability to work as part of a team;
(b) demonstrate flexibility, initiative and willingness to learn new skills;
(c) possess a knowledge of relevant computer software including word-processing programs; and
(d) be available, at times, on short notice; and would preferably though not necessarily:

• possess a degree in interpretation, translation, linguistics or law or in any other relevant subject matter; and
• have relevant experience in interpretation on a formal basis, preferably in an international organisation.

Knowledge of Languages

• Mother tongue proficiency in Kikuyu(1), Luhya(2), Luo,(3) Kalenjin(4) or Swahili and excellent English and/or French are required.
• A working knowledge of one of the other official languages of the Court is desirable.
• Short-listed candidates will be invited to take the ICC accreditation test which consists essentially of an interview and an interpretation test.
• Accreditation is, however, subject to obtaining security and medical clearance.
• Successful candidates will then be placed on a roster, although they should bear in mind that their deployment will depend on their suitability for a particular mission based on their personal profile and the objectives of the said mission.
• If suitable for deployment, Field Interpreters will then be contracted on a freelance basis for the mission.

1.     Alternatively known as Gikuyu, Gekoyo, Gigikuyu

2.     Lubukusu, Luidakho-Luisukha-Lutirichi, Lukabaras, Lulogooli, Lutachoni, Nyala, Olukhayo, Olumarachi, Olumarachi, Olumarama, Olunyole, Olushisa, Olutsotso, Oluwanga, Saamia

3.     Alternatively known as Dholuo

4.     Keiyo, Kipsigis, Markweeta, Nandi, Okiek, Pökoot, Sabaot, Terik, Tugen

NB: The Court reserves the right not to make any appointment to this vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade, or to make an appointment with a modified job description.
The International Criminal Court is a member organization of the Inter-Organization Mobility Accord and is interested in secondment of staff from organizations of the United Nations Common System.
To Apply
Please carefully read and follow the Guidelines to applicants.
Send your application and submit a fully completed Personal History Form,
preferably via email, to: applications@icc-cpi.int
(Please indicate the Job vacancy number in the email subject line)
Fax: +31 70 515 8553
(Use this number for applications only)
ICC – International Criminal Court
Recruitment – HR
P.O. BOX 19519
2500 CM The Hague
The Netherlands
Post to be filled preferably by a national of a State Party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, or of a State which has signed and is engaged in the ratification process or which is engaged in the accession process, but nationals from non-state parties may also be considered.
In accordance with the Rome Statute, the ICC aims to achieve fair representation of women and men for all positions, representation of the principal legal systems of the world for legal positions, and equitable geographical representation for positions in the professional category.