Monday, August 22, 2011

Country Human Resources Manager Job at Oxfam in Juba South Sudan


Job Title: Country Human Resources Manager

Location: South Sudan, Juba

Contract type: C1 Global, Open-ended

Salary: GBP. 23,090 net p.a.

The role and responsibilities

Reporting to the Country Director, as Country HRM, you will be responsible for all HR activities and strategy across the programme.

You will work closely with the Country Director and the Country Senior Management team to implement and deliver key initiatives, which support the overall business objectives. You will also manage a team of 4-6 people.

Your key responsibilities in this role will include understanding the business goals and objectives and supporting these goals through the people agenda; providing leadership and guidance to managers and teams in people planning, recruitment and selection processes; organisational development and change management, talent management, learning and development, and in a series of other HR business processes including performance management.

Gender & diversity mainstreaming is a crucial aspect that is key to our programming work; therefore you will creatively mainstream gender, promote change in work approaches and enhance diversity in the organisation.

Management of administration across the programme will also be a key aspect of your role.

The Person

You will have a professional qualification in Human Resource Management with a proven substantial HR experience of driving the business strategy and supporting managers and teams on HR and Administration issues.

This is a demanding and challenging role and you will be a strategic thinker with the ability to tackle issues with creative and practical solutions, and an excellent communicator.

You will be flexible and will have highly developed interpersonal skills with a high level of diplomacy and the ability to forge effective working relationships at all levels in the organisation.

You will have experience working with an international NGO and operating in different countries with a multicultural context.

If you believe you are the candidate we are looking for, please submit your application and CV in English, detailing your experience for the post and include daytime telephone contacts to hecajobs@oxfam.org.uk or apply online at www.oxfam.org.uk/jobsusing REF INT 4807

The closing date: 7th September 2011.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation 

CDC Kenya (GIS) Analyst / Application Developer Job


The United States Embassy - Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Kenya has a vacancy in Nairobi for the position ofGeographic Information System (CIS) Analyst / Application Developer.

Located within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Kenya, the Geographic Information System (GIS) Analyst / Application Developer is responsible for mapping, data management and creation of a geodatabase for use of programs located within the Global Disease Detection Division.

The analyst / application developer will be the point of contact on all aspects of geospatial technology within the organization and assumes responsibilities for implementing geospatial science within the organization.

This position will report to the Deputy Director of the Global Disease Detection Division.

Requirements: 
  • A Bachelor of Science degree in cartography, geography, planning, or related field, is required. 
  • A minimum of 3 years progressively GIS work experience and knowledge of geospatial data for Kenya is required. 
  • Level IV (fluent) English and Level IV (fluent) Kiswahili are required. 
  • Must have broad technical knowledge of geospatial analysis and cartography using ESRI ArcGIS software.
Those fulfilling the requirements of the position should submit their application together with a detailed CV and all relevant attachments via mail before September 7 2011 to the following address:

Human Resources Office
Public Health Professional Positions
P. O. Box 606
Village Market
00621 Nairobi, Kenya 

Sunday, August 21, 2011

General Manager Job vacancy in Kisumu Kenya - Health Management Organization


Our Client a Health Management Organization specializing in corporate medical schemes seeks to recruit a professional and competent person to fill in the General Manager position based in Kisumu.



Job Scope



The General Manager provides overall leadership and strategic direction, drives business and financial performance and has full profit and loss responsibility.



You will be leading Sales, Implementation and Service teams.



Job Responsibilities



•Management of medical schemes and establishes a holistic vision and strategy for sales, implementation and service, delivering profitable growth, competitive advantage and customer satisfaction.

•To work closely with the Directors and staff to ensure the provision of excellent care provision to service users.

•To work within the requirements of the registering authority and company policy guidelines and practices.

•Responsible for the general welfare of the service users and the provision of activities to suit as many individual tastes as possible.

•Develop a strong and mature leadership team. Provide vision, strategy, goals & objectives, coaching and feedback, professional communication, trainings, internal and external relationship support.

•Attract and retain key talent. Build and sustain a mature and well-trained team, experienced and excellent in execution. Provide coaching to help grow and strengthen individual and team execution skills.

•Create an environment to foster employee engagement, diversity, accountability, team work, professional development, and high levels of employee satisfaction. Lead and build a performance driven culture of integrity and compliance.

•Develop and communicate performance objectives for direct reports, analyze achievements.

•Drive and implement business initiatives to trigger growth.

•Establish and optimize operational processes. Drive operating mechanisms to ensure behavior consistent with integrity & compliance policies, quality systems, and quality requirements.

•Provide senior support in closing strategic deals and managing customer escalations.

•Drive analysis of competition and market activities and effectively utilize key industry information and market intelligence to gain competitive advantage and grow share.

•Drive active cooperation with other branches to create competitive advantage for the company

•Build long-term relationship with key growth customers and provide leadership and direction in strategic customers interface.

•Build a collaborative environment, which values focus, accountability for results and teamwork to the overall benefit of customers.

•Create and leverage influential networks & relationship in the region to predict market behavior and external drivers.

Requirements



•B.Com Degree or a related Business Administration degree.

•Masters in business is an added advantage

•Extensive, progressive business leadership experience.

•Proven ability to lead, influence and collaborate. Experienced in leading through leaders

•Demonstrated experience in aggressively and successfully growing a business.

•Strong business acumen and management experience. Including the ability to effectively direct the business’s overall operations in order to maximize revenues and profit.

•Strong financial acumen and in-depth knowledge of financial principles and practices.

•Ability to inspire a business culture that is centered on growth, development of best practices, continuous improvement, and success.

•Strong customer focus and the ability to build rapport at all levels internally/externally.

•Strong communication skills, including the ability to communicate at senior business levels, and the ability to synthesize complex issues and communicate into simple messages.

•Proven ability to effectively communicate across a distributed workforce..

•Fluent English.

•Experience across multiple functional areas such as sales, marketing, product development, implementation, service.

•Successful record of growing revenue and profitability.

•Knowledge of the Healthcare/IT Industry and the ability to translate that knowledge into a business strategy that ensures business success.

If you are interested, please send your application letter and CV to careers@kcr-hr.com by 31st August 2011. Attach the relevant testimonials.



State your current and expected remuneration, email address and day time telephone contact



Note



Applications received past the deadline will not be considered and only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview


Saturday, August 20, 2011

KEMRI-Research Programme Senior Data Manager, Senior Statistician and Data Manager Jobs in Kenya


KEMRI - Wellcome Trust Research Programme

(Centre for Geographic Medicine Research – Coast)

The Epidemiology and Demography (ED) department at KEMRI - Wellcome Trust Research Programme in Kilifi is recruiting to fill various positions.

The department consists of a number of scientists working in the area of demography, invasive bacterial infections, childhood pneumonia, vaccines, tuberculosis, malaria, genetic susceptibility to infectious diseases and transmission of viral infections.

The department is searching for qualified, dynamic and motivated team members to work in different projects/studies in the following positions:

1. Senior Data Manager: In addition to providing data management support related to the Health and Demographic Surveillance (HDSS) database, the position holder will be overall data manager and systems analyst for the Cluster; to take primary responsibility for data management on assigned projects and to supervise the data management team so as to ensure effective data management support is provided to the Department.

2. Senior Statistician: The position holder will supervise and coordinate work for junior statisticians in the Department and will provide efficient and effective statistical support for on-going projects and to the research teams in order to conduct analysis, generate relevant reports, statistics and matrices to support research findings

3. Data Manager: The position holder will provide data management support for all projects within the Viral Epidemiology and Control research group in the ED Department.

For full job descriptions and application procedure details, please check our website (www.kemri-wellcome.org). Find the vacancies under the Careers section.

Deadline for applications is 1st September 2011 

Process Improvement Leaders, AutoCAD Design Draughtsman, Maintenance / Mechanical Technicians, Nampak Kenya and Line Mechanics Jobs in Kenya


Nampak Kenya Limited is a leading metal packaging manufacturing company based in Thika.

We are seeking qualified and committed individuals to fill the following vacant positions in our establishment.

Process Improvement Leaders

The position reports to the Production Manager and is responsible for the following among other duties; 
  • Coordinating planned/preventive maintenance activities so as to achieve high machine utilization.
  • Working with teams to ensure that machine changeovers are executed as planned.
  • In liaison with production teams, undertaking effective root cause analysis on product quality issues.
  • Participating in design, installation and commissioning of projects.
Essential Qualifications 
  • Minimum KCSE - C+
  • HND in any Engineering field with 3 years experience in production process improvement.
  • Must be computer literate and experienced in international manufacturing standards such as FSMS, QMS, EMS, OHS implementation.
CAD Design Draughtsman

The position reports to the Technical Services Manager and is responsible for the following among other duties; 
  • Designing and developing drawings for tools to be manufactured in the company workshop.
  • Updating & recording modifications of tools and machine parts drawings.
  • Controlling and safe keeping of drawings and engineering specifications.
  • Updating and controlling of component drawings, sheet layouts and tin plate specifications.
  • Providing technical internal/external customer support.
Essential Qualifications 
  • Minimum KCSE C+ with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
  • Proficiency in AutoCAD software.
  • 2 years working experience in a busy drawing/mechanical workshop.
Maintenance Technicians

The position reports to the Printing Manager and is responsible for the following among other duties; 
  • Carrying out planned maintenance activities.
  • Providing timely attention to breakdowns and faults to minimize machine downtime.
  • Undertaking other electrical works and projects.
Essential Qualifications 
  • Minimum KCSE C+ with a Diploma in Mechatronic Engineering.
  • 3 years working experience in design/installation and maintenance of electromechanical machinery, PLC design and operation.
  • Highly computer literate.
Mechanical Technicians

The position reports to the Maintenance Engineer and is responsible for the following among other duties; 
  • Manufacturing & servicing of spares.
  • Carrying out maintenance on machines and equipment.
  • Attending to external customer requirements as and when required.
  • Calibrating equipment as and when required and maintaining accurate records.
Essential Qualifications 
  • Minimum KCSE C+ with a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.
  • 2 years working experience with proficiency in AutoCAD software.
  • Knowledge of numerical controlled machining will be an added advantage.
Line Mechanics

The position reports to the Production Manager and is responsible for the following among other
duties; 
  • Operating assigned production equipment as per required standards.
  • Carrying out dimension/visual checks as per prescribed quality checks procedures.
  • Carrying out preventive, planned and corrective maintenance on production equipment.
Essential Qualifications 
  • Minimum KCSE C+ with final craft certificate (credit) in Mechanical Engineering.
  • At least 2 years experience in manufacturing operations.
Candidates who possess the required qualifications are encouraged to submit their applications
to the undersigned not later than 31st August 2011.

Envelopes should be clearly marked on top “Application for the position of .....................“

Human Resources Manager
Nampak Kenya Limited
P.O Box 109-01000
Thika

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Nampak Kenya Limited is an equal opportunity employer. 
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