Old Mutual 2013 Graduate Trainee Programme Jobs in Kenya

Your opportunity to do great things
 

Old Mutual Plc. is a leading multinational long-term savings, protection and investment Group with over 167 years of experience. It has operations in Africa, Europe, the Americas and Asia, supported by over 54,000 employees. In the year ended 31 December 2011, Old Mutual Plc. had £267 billion of funds under management, from core operations.
 

Old Mutual plc. is listed on the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges, among others. Old Mutual in Kenya comprises of Old Mutual life Assurance, Old Mutual Asset Managers, Old Mutual Investment Services and Old Mutual Securities limited.
 

Our vision is to be our Customers’ most trusted partner, passionate about helping them achieve their lifetime financial goals. 

Our mission; through understanding and meeting our customers needs, we will profitably expand our market for wealth accumulation and protection in East Africa.
 

Despite our geographic and cultural diversity, we are bound together by our Group Values of Pushing beyond boundaries, Accountability, Respect and Integrity.
 

Through the Old Mutual Graduate Trainee Programme we aim to attract and develop the selected graduates to take up future leadership opportunities in the course of their careers.
 

For our 2013 Graduate Trainee Programme intake, we are looking to recruit recent University graduates who have:

• Proven academic excellence;
• Demonstrated leadership abilities;
• Interest in building a career in financial services.

This Programme targets graduates who hold a Bachelor’s Degree in the following fields:

• Accounting, Finance, Economics or any other business related degree
• Actuarial Science
• Insurance, law , Business Administration or Information Technology

Those who have or are pursuing professional qualifications in Actuarial, CFA, ACCA, CPA and ACII will have an added advantage.
 

Interested qualifying candidates should send an application letter and a detailed CV outlining their qualifications and experience by 15th February 2013.
 

Applications should be sent directly to: hr@oldmutualkenya.com
 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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APHRC Web Designer Job in Kenya

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non - governmental organization that carries out high quality, policy relevant research on population, health and education issues facing sub-Saharan Africa. 

The Center seeks to recruit a Web designer with modern web development and graphic design skills.
 

The suitable candidate is a creative, tech-savvy web designer with exciting new ideas on how to reenergize the Center’s online face using contemporary tools and designs to increase our website traffic and create more engaged users. 

If you have a good sense of humor and love working with data, visual effects and creating state of the art websites and web tools and are interested in development related issues, this is the job for you.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing and managing APHRC’s websites
• Revitalize the information architecture and link knowledge products to the Center’s program areas.
• Develop site content and graphics by coordinating with copywriters and graphic artists; designing images, icons, banners, audio enhancements, etc.
• Develop new ways to visualize and showcase our data focusing on new innovations in online communication (such as infographics, interactive web tools, blogging, and social media) to improve content presentation, access, use and feedback.
• Code graphic design projects into PHP files (such as the e-newsletter, new web blast templates, etc.)
• Manage links that enable users to share documents with friends and colleagues.
• Create and manage an easy-to-use content management system for the website.
• Develop friendly online fundraising options and work with the fundraising team to develop new ways to improve this functionality.
• Monitor performance and results, identifying and evaluating improvement options, introducing new technology and maintaining links.
• Provide weekly website analytics by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends and then optimize and generate ideas to increase traffic through the site.
• Implement and maintain website enhancements, security/privacy policies, user accounts, access rights, passwords, etc.
• Recommend and apply user experience approaches based upon the latest interactive trends and best practices in the industry.

Qualifications

• Degree in graphic design, IT or a related discipline. Additional communications qualifications will be an added advantage.
• At least 3 years relevant experience.
• Programming language aptitude (particularly web design languages).
• Proven excellent graphic design and copy-writing skills
• Demonstrated experience in creating info-graphics and or interactive web data visualizations.
• Multimedia skills such as podcast or webcast editing, video editing are a plus.

Skills: Web Graphic Design, Web Savvy, Planning, Web User Interface Design, Web Programming Skills, Illustration Tools, Multimedia Content Development, Understanding Browser Capabilities, Internet Presence, Excellent communications skills, and Team work.
 

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply enclosing a detailed CV, quoting current and expected salary and providing contact details of three referees to the address below by 11 February, 2013. 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
 

Please indicate the position you are applying for on the envelope or on the subject line for those applying by email: jobs@aphrc.org.
 

The Human Resources Manager
African Population and Health Research Center
P.O. Box 10787-00100 GPO, 

Nairobi

Website: www.aphrc.org

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Marasa Africa Purchase Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

Marasa Africa having several upscale tourism lodges in Kenya requires a Purchase Officer urgently for its Central Purchase Department at Nairobi.

This position reporting to Senior Executive, is responsible for sourcing of perishables / groceries / Engineering / capital materials as and when required by each lodge, executing annual rate contracts, negotiations with the suppliers along with Senior Executive, coordination with lodges for material collection and payments to suppliers, developing a vendor list and vendor management , account the receipts and issues of materials 

Candidate should be a graduate, computer savvy with a minimum of 7 years experience in procurement / purchases in Safari Lodges/Hotels.

Attractive salary and benefits will be offered to the selected candidate. 

Interested candidates may send in their application with recent passport size photograph, contact telephone number and details of three referees (Not relatives) to the following address within seven days of this advertisement:

Human Resource Department
P. O. Box 48995 - 00100
Nairobi.
 

With copy of the application by mail to: ghrm@madhvani.org

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Salon and Barbershop Jobs in Nairobi Kenya - Salon Manager, Barber, Hair Stylists and Braiders

An executive salon and barber shop in the CBD is recruiting!!

We welcome professional salon managers, stylists, barbers, and braiders with diverse talents in their varied areas of expertise to join our team of upward moving and aggressive professionals. 

Details of the positions are as per below:

Salon Manager 

1 Post

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Efficient running and profitability of the salon by ensuring that client count numbers are maintained
• Initiating marketing strategies and spear heading their implementation by the team
• Ensuring all hairdressing standards and client services are carried out according to company policies.
• Organizing training for the members of staff from time to time
• Encouraging and motivating all staff to maximum potential, both technically and professionally for their individual benefit and future growth of the company.
• Communicating through all staff levels on company policies and procedures, staff changes, company’s future plans, management’s satisfaction and dissatisfaction

Barber 

1 Post

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Undertaking classic hair cuts on clients and enhancing customer relations at the barber shop to ensure maintenance of the client base.

Hair Stylists

3 Posts

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Perform professional cuts, styles, color, chemical services and therapeutic hair and scalp treatments. 

You must possess and maintain knowledge of current hairstyles and trends. 

Excellent cleanliness and sanitation skills are essential to success!

Braiders 

3 Posts

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Braiding clients’ hairs, weaving, advising clients on what suits their hair and general appearance. 

Ability to do dreadlocks an added advantage.

Applicants must have prior salon or barber shop experience and possess excellent communication skills. 

Knowledge of products and services is very necessary. 

All roles bear marketing as one of the responsibilities.

For further details and interview call (8am-6pm):

0771 - 689734

Only serious applicants

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