Our client is a diversified Group of companies which has operations in Eastern, Southern and Central Africa. It is involved in the manufacturing and distribution of consumer goods and has grown and expanded to include development and implementation of large capital and infrastructure projects within the Region.
To support its growth strategies, the Group is seeking to recruit dynamic, highly driven and result oriented Finance Managers to head the finance function in each of its major business lines. The positions will be based in Kenya but will have regional financial management responsibilities.
Roles and responsibilities will include:Developing and implementing sound systems and controls, including ensuring compliance to IFRS, risk, financial policies and statutory regulations;Working capital management including cash flow management and planning;Consolidation of financial accounts and budgets;Managing inter-company and multi-currency accounts as well as international banking;Negotiating and obtaining financing for major projects;Championing and monitoring capital budgets and financial appraisals of all projects and investments;Managing the preparation of financial statements and tax returns in compliance with different jurisdictions;Reviewing of costing and revenue policies;Continuously develop and improve credit policies and procedures;Coordinate external audits and ensure audit recommendations are implemented; andManaging, developing and motivating a team of accountants to achieve the departmental objectives.A minimum of a Bachelors’ degree in Finance, Economics or Accounting from a recognized institution.A fully qualified Accountant (ACCA/CPA-K).A Masters’ degree in Finance, Economics or Business Administration will be an added advantage.At least 10 years’ experience in financial management which should include experience in either manufacturing or capital and infrastructure development projects.At least 4 years’ experience at managerial level with proven leadership and supervisory skills.If you believe your career objectives match any of the above roles, please email your application with a detailed cover letter and CV stating whether your interest is in manufacturing or ¡n capital and infrastructure projects as well as your current position and remuneration. You should also include names and contact details of three referees and reference number FM17113 and send by 2nd August 2013 to:
The Director
Executive Selection Division
Deloitte Consulting Limited
Deloitte Place, Waiyaki Way, Muthangari
P.O Box 40092 00100
Sunday, July 21, 2013
Nation Media Group Distribution Assistants Jobs in Kenya
Job Ref: HR-DA-07-2013
We are seeking to recruit Distribution Assistants for NMG’s publications and invite applicants who are experienced, results-oriented, dynamic and self-motivated with attributes to excel in a highly competitive environment.
Distributing newspapers and returns collections to and from various markets;Linking the distribution chain with vendors/agents, distributors and Area business partners;Collecting newspapers orders from vendors/agents and communicating the same to Area business partners;Identifying unexploited markets and reporting the same to Area Business Partners;Surveying, evaluating and recommending cost effective and efficient delivery routes;Meeting strict market arrival and return time targets;Responsible use of company vehicle and other tools;Delivery of courier shipments as required; andEnsure timely preparation of proof of delivery and handover reports.Knowledge & Skills requirements:Diploma in Sales and Marketing or Business Management with three years’ driving experience;A valid Driving License (classes BCE) with 4 years working experience;Valid certificate of good conduct;Good communication skills; andExperience in customer care.This position offers an excellent career growth opportunity and a competitive remuneration package. We regret that only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
Nation Media Group is the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa with operations in print, broadcast and digital media.
It attracts and serves unparalleled audiences in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.We are seeking to recruit Distribution Assistants for NMG’s publications and invite applicants who are experienced, results-oriented, dynamic and self-motivated with attributes to excel in a highly competitive environment.
Distributing newspapers and returns collections to and from various markets;Linking the distribution chain with vendors/agents, distributors and Area business partners;Collecting newspapers orders from vendors/agents and communicating the same to Area business partners;Identifying unexploited markets and reporting the same to Area Business Partners;Surveying, evaluating and recommending cost effective and efficient delivery routes;Meeting strict market arrival and return time targets;Responsible use of company vehicle and other tools;Delivery of courier shipments as required; andEnsure timely preparation of proof of delivery and handover reports.Knowledge & Skills requirements:Diploma in Sales and Marketing or Business Management with three years’ driving experience;A valid Driving License (classes BCE) with 4 years working experience;Valid certificate of good conduct;Good communication skills; andExperience in customer care.This position offers an excellent career growth opportunity and a competitive remuneration package. We regret that only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
VSO Jitolee National Volunteering, Youth and Social Enterprise Development Programme Officer Job Re-Advertisement in Kenya
Job Tags Development, Enterprise, Jitolee, Kenya, National, Officer, Programme, ReAdvertisement, Social, Volunteering, Youth
Re - Advertisement: Recruiting Programme Officer - National Volunteering, Youth and Social Enterprise Development
We are looking for a highly motivated Kenyan to scale up our national volunteering and youth programming in the area of secure livelihoods. You will play a pivotal role in developing strategies and implementing programmes and projects supporting the youth, social enterprise development and national volunteering programming to create greater impact in the secure livelihoods programme. In this role, you will be expected to develop and maintain excellent partnerships with relevant government institutions, volunteer involving organisations, and civil society where young people and national volunteers work with beneficiaries to improve the quality of their lives.
Applications should be sent to:Email: recruitmentkenya@vsoint.org
Due to anticipated interest in this post, only short-listed candidates will receive a response.
VSO, an equal opportunity employer, values inclusion and seeks to have a diverse workforce and therefore welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
Expected Start Date: To be negotiated
Bringing People Together To Create Wealth
VSO Jitolee is a member of the international VSO federation based in Nairobi with a regional mandate to promote volunteerism and recruit skilled professionals from East and Southern Africa to serve as volunteers in VSO programmes in over 30 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.
In addition, VSO Jitolee contributes to Kenya’s national development through international volunteers who work with local partners across the country.We are looking for a highly motivated Kenyan to scale up our national volunteering and youth programming in the area of secure livelihoods. You will play a pivotal role in developing strategies and implementing programmes and projects supporting the youth, social enterprise development and national volunteering programming to create greater impact in the secure livelihoods programme. In this role, you will be expected to develop and maintain excellent partnerships with relevant government institutions, volunteer involving organisations, and civil society where young people and national volunteers work with beneficiaries to improve the quality of their lives.
Key outcomes for this role will be:
Delivery of a well resourced national volunteering, youth and social enterprise development programme that will create positive change in the lives of the target beneficiaries.An advocacy plan for influencing the formulation and implementation of a national volunteering policy and its subsequent implementation.Delivery of youth volunteering initiatives such as international youth exchanges and fellowship programmes.You are a holder of a Bachelor’s degree in social sciences. You have at least 3 years relevant experience in social enterprise or business development and experience working with youth programmes. You have experience developing funding proposals and managing grants to fulfill donors and partner contracts.Experience in capacity building; monitoring and evaluation; networking and partnership development will be critical for this role. You have good IT skills in a number of applications including word processing, spreadsheets and databases. If you find this a worthy career challenge, send your application - composed of a CV and a statement (of not more than two pages combined) explaining why you meet the person specifications, and are the ideal candidate for the job.Please include telephone and email contact.Applications should be sent to:Email: recruitmentkenya@vsoint.org
Due to anticipated interest in this post, only short-listed candidates will receive a response.
VSO, an equal opportunity employer, values inclusion and seeks to have a diverse workforce and therefore welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
Application deadline: 26th July 2013
Expected Start Date: To be negotiated
World Agroforestry Centre System Analyst / Coder and Website Technician Job in Nairobi Kenya
Vacancy: System Analyst / Coder and Website Technician
AWARD is a catalyst for innovations with high potential to contribute to the prosperity and well-being of African smallholder farmers, most of whom are women.
Since 2008, 320 women agricultural scientists from 11 sub-Saharan African countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia) have benefited from AWARD’s successful career-development fellowships. AWARD recently launched a pilot program benefiting five women from selected francophone African countries (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal).The System Analyst / Coder and Website Technician will support AWARD’s Monitoring and Evaluation Department, as well as the Communications Unit, with technical innovations to strengthen the management and communication of AWARD’s data and information to internal and external stakeholders. This position offers a rich challenge and opportunity for a skilled, motivated coder/programmer to design and develop innovative and interactive database driven system of data collection forms, SQL databases, online data entry, retrieval, and analyses applications. Works with AWARD staff to design, develop, test, and maintain data and information management applications for both intranet and internet, allowing efficient, entry, retrieval, and analyses of AWARD’s monitoring data.Designs, develops, tests, and maintains both intranet and internet sites using ASP.NET, VB.NET, ASP, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, JQuery, XML, SQL PHP, and other technologies required.Assists in design and coding of interactive forms on the Adobe platform to make AWARD’s data collection process more efficient, effective, and powerful.Designs and maintains SQL Server database(s) to store and manage monitoring data, and connect SQL Server database(s) to AWARD’s online M&E dashboard system, providing dynamic charts and maps using PHP and XML (using FusionCharts suite).Develops online system for AWARD staff to access, enter, and query monitoring data and generate data-rich and meaningful reports.Develops and maintains systems to support internal automation/communication/processes.A minimum of an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, Engineering, Analytics, or related degree.Minimum five years’ experience working with SQL Server including experience with stored procedures, views, functions, performance tuning, complex joins, and security.Minimum five years’ experience developing web-based solutions, using technologies such as ASP.NET, VB.NET, ASP, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, JQuery, and XML.Advanced/expert experience working with Joomla CMS (Version 1.5 and above), including building custom templates and extensions as required.Experience using Survey software/services to conduct polls and surveys, including generating relevant reports.Strong coding and programming background, and extensive experience in data management and analyses, both quantitative and qualitative.Advanced knowledge of PHP web scripting language.Advanced knowledge of the LAMP stack (Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP).Intermediate experience using JQuery, CSS/CSS3 and HTML5.Advanced image editing using Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Fireworks.Working knowledge of CPanel hosting and configuring/using FTP clients.Intermediate knowledge of the ZEND framework.Working knowledge of HTML Email Templates, especially MailChimp.Analytical ability to delve into detail while maintaining a broader business perspective, ideally evidenced by relevant hands-on experience delivering analytic solutions to organizations.Minimum two years’ experience developing interactive forms on the Adobe platform.Proficient in .NET framework and Visual Studio.Strong analytical and data reporting skills.Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to communicate complex technical concepts and ideas in non-technical terms.The World Agroforestry Centre is an equal opportunity employer and offers a collegial and gender-sensitive working environment. We believe that staff diversity promotes excellence and strongly encourage applications from qualified women. This position is on local terms and will be for an initial period of three (3) years, renewable subject to six (6) months’ probation period, assessment of performance, continued relevance of the position, and availability of resources.
Applications will be considered until 31 July 2013. Please note that only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.
About our organization
AWARD is a catalyst for innovations with high potential to contribute to the prosperity and well-being of African smallholder farmers, most of whom are women.
Since 2008, 320 women agricultural scientists from 11 sub-Saharan African countries (Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia) have benefited from AWARD’s successful career-development fellowships. AWARD recently launched a pilot program benefiting five women from selected francophone African countries (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal).The System Analyst / Coder and Website Technician will support AWARD’s Monitoring and Evaluation Department, as well as the Communications Unit, with technical innovations to strengthen the management and communication of AWARD’s data and information to internal and external stakeholders. This position offers a rich challenge and opportunity for a skilled, motivated coder/programmer to design and develop innovative and interactive database driven system of data collection forms, SQL databases, online data entry, retrieval, and analyses applications. Works with AWARD staff to design, develop, test, and maintain data and information management applications for both intranet and internet, allowing efficient, entry, retrieval, and analyses of AWARD’s monitoring data.Designs, develops, tests, and maintains both intranet and internet sites using ASP.NET, VB.NET, ASP, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, JQuery, XML, SQL PHP, and other technologies required.Assists in design and coding of interactive forms on the Adobe platform to make AWARD’s data collection process more efficient, effective, and powerful.Designs and maintains SQL Server database(s) to store and manage monitoring data, and connect SQL Server database(s) to AWARD’s online M&E dashboard system, providing dynamic charts and maps using PHP and XML (using FusionCharts suite).Develops online system for AWARD staff to access, enter, and query monitoring data and generate data-rich and meaningful reports.Develops and maintains systems to support internal automation/communication/processes.A minimum of an undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Mathematics, Engineering, Analytics, or related degree.Minimum five years’ experience working with SQL Server including experience with stored procedures, views, functions, performance tuning, complex joins, and security.Minimum five years’ experience developing web-based solutions, using technologies such as ASP.NET, VB.NET, ASP, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, JQuery, and XML.Advanced/expert experience working with Joomla CMS (Version 1.5 and above), including building custom templates and extensions as required.Experience using Survey software/services to conduct polls and surveys, including generating relevant reports.Strong coding and programming background, and extensive experience in data management and analyses, both quantitative and qualitative.Advanced knowledge of PHP web scripting language.Advanced knowledge of the LAMP stack (Linux-Apache-MySQL-PHP).Intermediate experience using JQuery, CSS/CSS3 and HTML5.Advanced image editing using Adobe Photoshop or Adobe Fireworks.Working knowledge of CPanel hosting and configuring/using FTP clients.Intermediate knowledge of the ZEND framework.Working knowledge of HTML Email Templates, especially MailChimp.Analytical ability to delve into detail while maintaining a broader business perspective, ideally evidenced by relevant hands-on experience delivering analytic solutions to organizations.Minimum two years’ experience developing interactive forms on the Adobe platform.Proficient in .NET framework and Visual Studio.Strong analytical and data reporting skills.Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to communicate complex technical concepts and ideas in non-technical terms.The World Agroforestry Centre is an equal opportunity employer and offers a collegial and gender-sensitive working environment. We believe that staff diversity promotes excellence and strongly encourage applications from qualified women. This position is on local terms and will be for an initial period of three (3) years, renewable subject to six (6) months’ probation period, assessment of performance, continued relevance of the position, and availability of resources.
Applications will be considered until 31 July 2013. Please note that only short-listed applicants meeting the above requirements will be contacted.
University of Nairobi Gadhi Smarak Nidhi Fund Postgraduate Scholarship 2013 / 2014 Academic Year
University of Nairobi
The MPESA payment details are: -BUSINESS NUMBER: 913901ACCOUNT NUMBER:Serial number on the application formApplicants must have attained at least an Upper Second Class Honours or its equivalent at Bachelors Level and must attach to the completed application form a letter of offer (Notice of eligibility) to study at the University of Nairobi for a Masters programme (not PhD).
Completed application forms may be send to the Secretary,
Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Fund, University of Nairobi,
P. O. Box 30197 – 00100 or delivered to the Central Examination Centre, Chiromo Campus so as to reach by Friday August 9, 2013.
Only successful applicants will be contacted.
Gadhi Smarak Nidhi Fund
Postgraduate Scholarship
2013 / 2014 Academic Year
The Gandhi Smarak Nidhi fund will offer a limited number of partial scholarships tenable at the University of Nairobi, for Masters Programmes during the 2013/2014 academic year.
The MPESA payment details are: -BUSINESS NUMBER: 913901ACCOUNT NUMBER:Serial number on the application formApplicants must have attained at least an Upper Second Class Honours or its equivalent at Bachelors Level and must attach to the completed application form a letter of offer (Notice of eligibility) to study at the University of Nairobi for a Masters programme (not PhD).
Completed application forms may be send to the Secretary,
Gandhi Smarak Nidhi Fund, University of Nairobi,
P. O. Box 30197 – 00100 or delivered to the Central Examination Centre, Chiromo Campus so as to reach by Friday August 9, 2013.
Only successful applicants will be contacted.
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