Marketing Manager Job vacancy in Kenya

Our client, a distribution company, requires a suitable candidate to fill in the following position:

Job Title: Marketing Manager

Reporting To: Director

Summary: Provide leadership and coordination of the company’s marketing function so as to balance the firm’s objectives and customer satisfaction.

Specific Performance Standards

1. Creative Marketing Strategies

• Develop strategies and programs that position the brand accurately in the market segment.
• Implement the program and strategies.
• Develop and implement schemes aimed at building customer loyalty
• Develop ways of tapping into the target segment market
• Identify growing market, emerging market, untapped market etc
• Generate and coordinate persuasive communication content for the customers

2. Market Research

• Research market trends in order to identify the market potential for the product.
• Handle all aspects of the market entry, penetration and growth.
• Continually enhance revenue generation activities through market research

3. Managing Marketing Budget

• Plan and administer the company marketing budget.
• Demonstrate the ability to manage projects.
• Perform any other duties that he/she maybe assigned relating to marketing.

Qualification

• Have strong communications skills both oral and written
• Must be self driven and able to meet deadlines
• High level of professionalism, enthusiasm, and a “can do” attitude
• Minimum age of 25 years
• Must be self driven and able to meet deadlines
• High level of professionalism, enthusiasm, and a “can do” attitude
• A minimum of a professional diploma in marketing, a degree in the same field will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in marketing.
• Experience in marketing CMS, Switches, Biometrics and Financial technologies would be an added advantage.

To apply for the above position, please contact us through the following e-mail:
recruitment@workforceassociates.net

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Executive Assistant to Director General Job in ILRI Nairobi Kenya

Vacancy Number: EA/DG/09/11

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Duration: 2-year contract renewable

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development.

ILRI is one of 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ILRI has campuses in Kenya (headquarters) and Ethiopia (principal site), with other offices located in other regions of Africa (Mali, Mozambique, and Nigeria) as well as in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam) and East Asia (China).

ILRI seeks to recruit an Executive Assistant to the Director General. The purpose of this job is to provide professional support and assistance to the Director General by coordinating the day to day management of the Office of the Director General (DG) and proactively support the DG in management of his work plan and time.

The ideal candidate will be experienced in handling a wide range of administrative and executive support related tasks and will be able to work independently with little or no supervision.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the DG’s annual work plan: assist with monitoring and updating;
• Manage the DG’s diary: allocate times for meetings and specific tasks.
• Handle the DG’s email inbox and other correspondence: draft and prepare responses, provide feedback and forward requests to relevant people;
• Oversee the DG’s travel schedule: plan and coordinate logistics for local, regional and international visits and meetings;
• Organize internal meetings, take minutes and track progress on action points;
• Assist the DG in meeting preparation: review agendas and minutes, highlight areas for attention and search for background information;
• Support the DG in following up on priority issues and actions;
• Maintain up-to-date database of the Director General’s contacts (institutional and personal);
• Develop and maintain systems and processes to ensure proper and efficient information flows to and from appropriate parties;
• Monitor and follow-up on assigned activities, ensuring quality and timely completion of tasks;
• Maintain efficient filling and archiving systems for DG’s office documentation;
• Train, develop and supervise administrative assistant and office assistant;
• Interact with staff and visitors to the Office of the DG.

Requirements

• First degree in Business Administration or related field.
• At least 5 years experience in a comparable executive assistant/senior administrative position;
• Demonstrated ability to handle high level administrative duties, excellent calendar management skills, including the coordination of a heavy meeting/travel schedule.
• Must be proficient in MS-Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook;
• Self-driven, with excellent skills in, planning, prioritizing, organizing and problem solving.
• Excellent communication skills; written and verbal.
• Ability to work under high pressure and meet tight and competing deadlines.
• High level of initiative, problem solving, judgment and attention to detail.
• Ability to exercise discretion with highest respect for confidentiality.

Terms of appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus and is open to Kenyan nationals only.

The position is on a 2-year contract renewable subject to satisfactory performance.

ILRI will offer a competitive salary and benefits package to the successful candidate.

Applications addressed to the Human Resources Director, a cover letter, including current and expected salary, curriculum vitae and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience should be emailed to: ILRIexecutiveassistant@cgiar.org.

Screening of applications will commence immediately and continue until the position is filled.

The position title and reference number “EA/DG/09/11” should be clearly marked on the subject line of the email applications. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

To find more about ILRI, visit our Website at www.ilri.org

ILRI is an equal opportunity employer
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Lands Clerk Job in Kenya - Bridge International Academies

About Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is a startup revolutionizing education across Africa with a truly unique business model. The company has launched a large-scale franchise-like network of ultra low-cost for-profit private primary schools across Africa.

Our schools profitably deliver high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, enabling local school managers to operate their school businesses profitably, while creating a highly successful business at the central level. We have launched our first 25 schools in Kenya, have 15 more opening in January and plan to rapidly scale the Company to serve more than 1 million students across continents.

About this position

Bridge International Academies is looking for a Lands Clerk who will be responsible for doing land searches in Land Registries across the country to establish property ownership, tenure and any encumbrances thereon and the authenticity of such Titles.

They should also be able to attend various land registries for the stamping of documents, registration of transfers, leases and agreements for sale and anything in connection with the registration of land transactions in Kenya.

In addition they should have the ability to handle and lodge applications for the change of users, amalgamation, subdivision and extension of leases for leasehold properties. The holder of this position will also be required to travel to land control boards across the country to secure the relevant consents and visit local authorities for the purposes of securing land and rates clearances and relevant approvals and should also be be able to register companies.

Responsibilities:

The lands clerk shall be responsible for:

• Carrying out official title searches at different lands registries in Kenya
• Lodging documents for assessment and payment of stamp duty
• Co-ordinating with valuers to visit sites in relation to any valuation which requires to be done on any properties
• Visiting various sites , identifying and consulting with village elders and neighbours
• Submitting change of user applications to the relevant city/municipal councils and following up on the same
• Obtaining Land Control Board consents where necessary
• Visiting sites with various land officers to verify facts in relation to title deeds and documents
• Obtaining survey maps from the relevant registries
• Obtaining land rent and rates clearance certificates
• Performing other related duties as assigned
• Carrying out searches at different registries for nature of use of property

About you

• Must have a minimum of 5 years experience particularly in conveyance matters
• Conversant with processes at the various lands registries
• Conversant with basic statutory documents which require to be filed at the registries
• Familiar with various types of conveyance documents

In order to be considered for this position all candidates must register and upload their CV’s on our website at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com

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Support Officer Job in Kenya Bridge International Academies

Job Opportunity: Support Officer

Location: Nairobi and other towns

About Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is a startup revolutionizing education across Africa with a truly unique business model. The company has launched a large-scale franchise-like network of ultra low-cost for-profit private primary schools across Africa. Our schools profitably deliver high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month.

Description

About this position

We are seeking full-time Support Officer(s), who will help support and monitor the operations of a group of schools within our network.

Bridge International has developed extensive systems and tools for its operations that allow someone we hire from the local community to easily and successfully open and manage the operations of a school – we call this our “School in Box” model.

Most of the systems and tools we developed are low-tech and paper-based because of the environment in which we work. It starts with our very detailed Operators Manual and spans across all instructional, financial, operations and human resource management issues and systems.

Support Officers work with a group of our schools (both the school managers and the teachers in those schools) to ensure that the management and monitoring systems and tools that are part of our “School in a Box” are effectively implemented at individual schools both by school managers and teachers. This position is also critical in providing feedback to the central headquarters as to ways to improve upon these systems.

Support Officers focus on all of the elements of the operations at the school site.

These include:

• Marketing & Recruiting New Students
• Student Payment Systems
• Monitoring instructional delivery by teachers (using guidelines and rubrics from our instruction team)
• Personnel Management
• Rules & Procedures
• Facilities Management
• And more

This is a very hands-on job, with the Support Officers spending time mainly in the field (in our case, the slums of Nairobi) working with schools about 80% of the time.

About You

• You are a very process or system-oriented person.
• You have experience implementing detailed systems, processes and rules in the field
• You have experience managing and helping grow one or more small businesses in challenging environments.
• You have proven that you are capable of motivating, supervising and supporting other managers, being supportive or tough when the situation is appropriate.
• You have successfully mentored individuals over a long period of time
• Experience in working in very poor communities (slums) is a real plus
• You are not afraid of getting your hands dirty
• You have experience managing projects with many moving pieces, and building and managing teams of people
• You function well in a fast-paced informal environment where constant change is the norm and the bar for quality is set high.
• You are extremely patient and have the ability to mentor & lead people who come from disadvantaged communities
• Bachelors degree

Our team has a passionate belief that basic primary education is critical to the development of every child, family, community and nation.

We believe that it is possible to address this critical need for poor families through new and innovative approaches leveraging the private sector, and that by providing low-cost but high-quality primary education, we will give millions of children the opportunity to accomplish their dreams.

We are looking for someone who wants to join us in this rewarding task.

Requirements/Skills:

• 5+ years experience in operations, management, education or related experience
• Franchise or chain management experience in Kenya is a real plus
• Driven, disciplined, self-motivated, and entrepreneurial
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must be a team player and open to new approaches and ideas
• Strong project management skills
• Ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple tasks
• Basic computer and web skills
• Ability to dig deeper into issues and pay attention to detail
• Being proactive in highlighting and addressing issues

In order to be considered for this position all candidates must register and upload their CV’s on our website at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com
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Territorial Sales Representative Jobs in Eldoret / Kitale Region Kenya - KickStart International

KickStart is an International non-profit organization with the mission of enabling millions of people to escape from poverty.

KickStart develops and markets technologies, which are purchased by poor people and used to increase their incomes, thus lifting themselves out of poverty.

Visit www.kickstart.org for more information.

We are seeking to recruit the following persons:

Territorial Sales Representative – Eldoret / Kitale Region

Responsibilities:

• Manage Sales and Marketing activities in Eldoret/Kitale Region
• Drive achievement of monthly set targets
• Drive aggressive distribution and promotion of Kickstart products
• Work closely with the Sales Manager, through distribution channels and management of the same by commercially minded, innovative and professionalism to meet set targets at all times.
• Establish good public relations both internally and externally and particularly with collaborative programmes and partners.

The Ideal Candidate should possess the following qualities

• Holder of a relevant Business degree.
• Diploma in Sales and Marketing would be an added advantage
• Result-oriented individuals with a proven sales track record
• Have good customer care and communication skills
• A valid driving license with over 5 years driving, accident free and no endorsement
• Have 3-4 years experience in selling capital items especially farm inputs
• Must be computer literate

If you are interested, and confident that you meet the requirements for the job, please send an application with a detailed CV , your expected salary, names and contacts of three references, a reliable daytime telephone/mobile contact, and e-mail address to the:-

The Human Resource Office
KickStart International
P O Box 64142, 00620
Nairobi, Kenya

You can also email your application to: hr@kickstart.org

Deadline for receiving applications: 13 September 2011

Female Candidates are encouraged to apply.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted. 

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