Pharmaceutical Technologist/Sales Representative.

Maresi Health care Ltd located at Dagoreti Corner Nairobi, is seeking a Pharmaceutical Technologist/Sales Representative.

Job Profile:

·         Perform comprehensive sales activities with the major aim of product sales volume and customer base.

·         Maintaining effective relationship with existing customers and recruiting new ones.

·         Planning work schedules for cost effectiveness and maximum benefits to company.

·         Identify new products to be implemented in the market.

·         Manage reports on sales and marketing. The person should be willing to work in the field.

Person Profile:

·         Diploma in Pharmacy and registered with The Pharmacy and Poisons Board

·         Certificate in marketing will be a added advantage

·         1 year experience in sales in the pharmaceutical industry will be an added advantage.

·         Ability to set targets and achieve the same

·         Ability to perform without supervision

 Interested candidates who meet the above qualification should submit their application statingsalary expectation accompanied with a detailed CV to maresivacancies@gmail.com by 10^thDec 2010

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Compensation and benefits professional

Our client, a leading player in the commercial sector, is recruiting a Compensation and Benefits Professional.

Compensation and Benefits Professional

To provide a total reward specialist and consulting role

Key Responsibilities

·     Develop solutions to identified problems, customising solutions to needs of different business units.

·     Be able to define and  review compensation philosophy in line with HR strategy;

·     Articulate and communicate compensation and benefits philosophy

·     Provide effective assistance and query resolution around remuneration and benefit issues.

·     Work closely with line HR and business to ensure effective query resolution.

·     Participate in the implementation of the annual remuneration review process.

Develop compensation matrices that underpin the value of each job

Essential Skills & Knowledge: Education

·     Bachelors Degree in Business Administration or equivalent

Post graduate qualification in HR Management

Relevant Experience:

·     Have a minimum • 3 - 4 years remuneration and benefits experience

·     Have experience in managing multi country remuneration programs

·     Have good grounding in developing and/or supervising compensation benchmarking surveys

·     Have a good grasp of tax regimes

Have Knowledge of managing and tracking compensation budgets and explaining variances

Behavioural and Technical Competencies

Behavioural

• Planning and organising

• Problem solving
• Building Relationships
• Attention to detail
• Analytical Thinking

Technical

• Business Acumen
• Analytical skills
• Report writing / written communication skills
• Financial acumen

APPLICATION PROCESS

Interested candidates are requested to submit their applications on e-mail, together with the latest copy of CV, day time telephone number and details of their current remuneration to: recruit@idp-ea.com so as to be received on or before Friday 4^th December 2010.

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Senior Software Engineer at Bridge International Academies, Nairobi

We have and are continuing to develop one of the most sophisticated operational approaches to providing affordable education to MILLIONS of children in one of the most challenging environments in the world! We’re looking for an experienced full-time Senior Software Engineer to build software tools that will support the operations for our network of schools.

Our success relies on our “School in a Box”, a sophisticated set of custom developed systems, tools and processes (think McDonalds or Starbucks) that are used by all School Managers, as well as by support teams at Headquarters to audit, monitor and support all of our schools.  While the end-user  (School Manager) technology at the school is limited to paper and a mobile phone, all of our systems and processes are underpinned by a sophisticated set of supporting and enabling technologies that allows schools to operate cost effectively and efficiently, with oversight by headquarters.

We are looking for a full time Senior Software Engineer with responsibilities of:

    *  Leading the development of custom enterprise software to power and improve the efficiency of our rigorous processes at both our schools and headquarters
    * Architecture, designing, implementation and debugging
    * Integration of our custom systems with off the shelf software
    *  Database design and optimization
    * Requirements analysis and user interface design
    *  Supporting in-house users of our custom software and problem solving


About You

    * You have BA/BS in Computer Science or related technical field
    *  You are an exceptionally talented coder with knowledge of multiple programming languages and frameworks
    *  You have a minimum of 5 years experience developing custom-built software to enable internal business processes.
    *  You have experience integrating off-the-shelf and custom-built technologies
    *  You have developed and supported systems that are critical to the day to day operations of medium and large organizations (ERP, financial systems, CRM…)
    * You have designed and supported large databases and are skilled at writing SQL
    * You have experience taking software projects through the entire software lifecycle (requirements analysis, design, implementation, deployment, post deployment support)
    *  You work well as part of a team and like to both teach and learn from others
    * You are familiar with professional software development practices such as source code control, defect tracking, unit testing and code reviews
    * You love to write code and solve challenging problems
    * 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 in expert in two or more of the following technologies:

        C#/.NET development
        MS SQL Server
        PHP/MySQL web development
        SugarCRM
        Android development

Location
The job is based in our headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.

Examples of our Software Needs
The following are examples some of the software projects that are currently under development or consideration:

-        Automated Student Payment Information System - manages billing, automatically updates database with data from banks and mobile payment company, provides tools for operator to correct and assign payments, and uses SMS interface to send coded updates to Schools, and receive interactive SMS queries and remote error correction.
-        Customized integrated financial system - taking customizable financial package and integrating with payment information system, reporting tool, and developing additional tools for automated budget tracking and SMS-based payment requests.
-        Data Management and Dashboard/Reporting Tools for HQ staff to support schools - we must develop tools that collect key performance data and provide dashboards/reports to allow support teams to monitor progress of our schools.
-        Mobile Phone/Tablet App - We will be investigating the feasibility and cost of porting of many of our paper-based processes at our schools to a mobile phone or tablet to streamline school operations.

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Project Manager - HSNP Social Protection Rights Component

Department : Africa Regional Development Centre (ARDC) – Social Protection Team
Location
: Nairobi, Kenya with regular travel to northern Kenya
Responsible To: Social Protection Team Leader, ARDC.
Contract Duration: One Year Renewable
Relations with Others:
HelpAge ARDC‟s Social Protection team, ARDC staff, Social Protection Rights
Coordinator, Assistant Social Protection Rights Coordinator in Lodwar, Administrative
team in Lodwar HSNP Secretariat (Located at the Ministry of the Development of
Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands) CSO in areas of operation,
Background to the HSNP
The Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) is a major joint GoK/DFID initiative that
seeks to reduce extreme poverty in Kenya and support the establishment of a
government-led national social protection system delivering long-term, guaranteed cash
transfers to extremely poor and vulnerable people to improve access to food, protect
assets and reduce the impact of shocks. The HSNP will be implemented in two phases.
The objective of Phase I (April 2007 - March 2011) is to design and pilot cost-effective
mechanisms for beneficiary targeting, payment delivery and grievance management in
four districts (Turkana, Marsabit, Mandera and Wajir) targeting 60,000 households
(300,000 individuals). The second phase will be scaled-up to target approximately
300,000 households (1.5 million individuals) across the ASALs with GoK and
Development Partners‟ support.
The Social Protection Rights component
The HSNP has been divided into 5 components: Administration, Payments, MIS, M&E
and Social Protection Rights (SPR). The objective of the SPR component is to support
programme
effectiveness through implementing mechanisms of beneficiary
accountability within the programme and through empowerment of communities vis-à-
vis the other programme components as well as the empowerment of vulnerable groups
within communities who might otherwise be excluded from the programme. As such the
SPR component is charged with acting as an independent beneficiary advocate and
„guardian‟ of the Programme Charter of Rights and Responsibilities. More broadly, it
seeks to set a rights-based and replicable precedent to social protection policy and
programme development in Kenya. In its relationship with other components, the SPR
component will have to tread a fine line between exercising independent and proactive
promotion and protection of people‟s rights, and collaborative engagement in a
challenging and unique programme.
The SPR Component: Scope of Work
The SPR component is responsible for: defining a HSNP Charter of Programme Rights,
designing a system for managing and following up on grievances (including general
complaints and targeting appeals) and implementing a rights education and outreach
programme. In addition, the grievance system should serve the approximately 8000
“control” households included in the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) component. The
grievance mechanism is intended to provide a vehicle for community participation and
feedback that may inform adjustments to programme design and operations and will
essentially have to deal with three forms of grievance: programme performance issues
(failures in service delivery- including targeting appeals), programme legitimacy issues
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(complaints about programme approach), and disputes that occur within and between
communities and are associated with the programme. The grievance mechanism will
also need to handle complaints from non-beneficiaries, though this will need to be
proportionate and feasible to the overall scale of the project.

Responsibilities:
1. Project management of the HSNP SPR component including Contract Management,
coordination of field teams, financial management and representation of HelpAge on
the HSNP‟s multi-agency national programme management team.
2. On-going review, design and documentation of the HSNP‟s complaints, appeals,
referrals and dispute resolution mechanisms.
3. Production of high quality and timely quarterly narrative and financial reports for
the HSNP Secretariat.
4. Participation in regular meetings of the HSNP secretariat and other Social Protection
fora
5. Management of a risk-based grievance mechanism and leadership of evidence-
based beneficiary advocacy within the HSNP.
6. Responsibility for the operations and security of HAI‟s programme office in Lodwar
and line management of programme staff.
7. Coordination of the SPR component‟s M&E exercise and contribution to the HSNP‟s
and HAI‟s learning objectives.
8. Maintenance of the HSNP SPR component‟s Management Information System (MIS).
9. Coordination and capacity building of HAI‟s implementing partners in northern
Kenya.
10. Development of high quality communications materials to support programme
implementation. This to include piloting innovative methodologies in partnership
with HAI‟s implementing partners.
11. Undertake any other duties as and when necessary to fulfil the objectives of the
HSNP SPR component.
Other Features of the Job (Working Conditions)
The HSNP SPR PM will be based in HelpAge International Africa Regional Development
Centre in Nairobi and will work closely with other members of the Social Protection team
at ARDC and within the Africa region to help draw lessons from activities undertaken at
field level, build capacity, and contribute to national and regional SP policy objectives. In
order for him/her to achieve this, s/he will participate in selected country and regional
processes but will be expected to travel regularly throughout northern Kenya.

Person Specification:
The following competences are considered as essential:

Relevant degree from a recognised university.

At least 3 years experience in management of complex programmes – including
financial and people management and at least 5 years working in an NGO
environment.

A good understanding of the political economy of anti-poverty programming in
Kenya

Understanding of the social protection policy landscape in Kenya.

Experience in operational management, including management of field staff.

Experience in capacity building of civil society-based organisations.

Strong team working and negotiation skills.

Ability to show initiative and to work under pressure.
In addition, the following will are considered desirable:

Experience in cash-based interventions;

Some experience in the design or management of complaints mechanisms and/or dispute resolution

To apply for this position, please send an updated CV and covering letter by 8
th
December, 2010, explaining how you meet the criteria for the role to:
Human Resource Officer
HelpAge International
Africa Regional Development Centre,
P.O. Box 14888 - 00800
Westlands, Nairobi
Email: helpage@helpage.co.ke

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Programme Manager - Hunger and Safety Net Programme, Social Protection Rights

National Position
One Year Renewable Contract
HelpAge International is a global network of not-for-profit organisations with a vision of a
world where older people fulfill their potential to lead active, dignified, healthy and
secure lives.
The above position exists within the Hunger Safety Net Programme which is a major
joint GoK/DFID initiative that seeks to reduce extreme poverty in Kenya and support the
establishment of a government-led national social protection system delivering long-
term, guaranteed cash transfers to extremely poor and vulnerable people to improve
access to food, protect assets and reduce the impact of shocks.
The post-holder will support the HSNP Programme effectiveness by implementing
beneficiary accountability mechanisms, empowerment of communities and vulnerable
groups through rights education and grievances follow-up as well as advocating,
promotion and protection of people’s rights.
The ideal candidate will have a degree in Social Sciences or other related field with three
years experience Programme Management and understanding of Social Protection in
Kenya.
Attached please find a detailed job description for this role and the person specifications.
To apply for this position, please send an updated CV and covering letter by 8
th
December, 2010, explaining how you meet the criteria for the role to:
Human Resource Officer
HelpAge International
Africa Regional Development Centre,
P.O. Box 14888 - 00800
Westlands, Nairobi
Email: helpage@helpage.co.ke

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