Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company limited, a Water and sewerage Service Provider, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacant positions:

1. Assistant Human Resource & Admin. Officer

Job Grade 6

Reporting to the Human Resource & Administration Manager

Key duties and responsibilities will be:
 
  • Recruitment and training of staff
  • Performance management and improvement tracking systems;
  • Employee orientation, development, training, logistics and recordkeeping;
  • Assisting with employee relations;
  • Compensation and benefits administration and recordkeeping;
  • Employee safety, welfare, and wellness;
  • Maintaining employee files and the HR filing system;
  • Knowledge of New Labour Laws
  • Implementation of services, policies, and programs through HR staff and assists company managers with HR issues
  • Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelors Degree in Human Resource Management ,
  • Post graduate Diploma in Human Resources or HND in Human Resource Management
  • Three years working experience in similar position
  • Must be Computer literate
2. Executive Secretary

Job Grade 6

Reporting to Managing Director

Key duties and responsibilities;
  • Provide Secretarial and Clerical support to the Managing Director
  • Manage Managing Director’s Diary
  • Manage incoming and outgoing telephone calls and messages.
  • Attend to Managing Director’s office guests
  • Handle and distribute all incoming and outgoing correspondences and faxes
Minimum Qualifications:
  • A degree in Business Administration or Human Resources Management from a recognized University
  • Secretarial Training
  • Minimum three years experience in a similar position
  • Excellent knowledge and hands-on working experience in operating Microsoft Office Suite
  • Confident, excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Keen on initiative and creativity.
  • Flexible with ability to multi-tasking
  • Good organizational and planning skills
3. Assistant Quality Assurance Officer

Job Grade 6

Reporting to Quality Assurance Manager

Key duties and responsibilities:
  • Overall supervision of quality assurance staff.
  • Ensuring the dispensation of the right dosage of treating chemicals at optimal costs without unduly affecting water quality standards.
  • Developing programmes for expansion of quality assurance for the company’s products (water quality and sewage effluent) and support research and special projects.
  • Analyze samples for approval of applications to discharge trade effluent into sewer.
  • Sampling and analyzing of trade effluent
  • Verification of compliance with trade effluent By-Law. National environmental Management Authority (NEMA) guidelines, trade effluent discharge agreement and laws and regulations of trade effluent discharge
  • Advice on pre-treatment and the effects of trade effluents on treatment process
  • Compile and submit monthly, quarterly and annual reports to the Head of Department and departmental meetings.
Required Knowledge and Skills:
  • Ability to identify and implement efficient paths of action to finish the assigned work.
  • Ability to exercise independent judgment.
  • Ability to establish and maintain solid working relationships with others.
  • Should be able to test, calibrate, diagnose, and take action.
  • Good communication and organization skills.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelors’ degree or equivalent in Microbiology.
  • Two years working experience in a water laboratory.
  • Computer literate.
4. Water Technician

Job Grade 5

Reporting to Water Treatment and Distribution Manager

Key duties and responsibilities:
  • Supervise the operations and maintenance of the water intake, raw water pipelines, treatment works and/or distribution in the designated area
  • Ensure that the flow of river at the intake is maintained by initiating Maintain the plant and equipment on a regular basis to avoid interruptions in distribution.
  • Maintain records for all the operations and prepare the necessary reports on time.
  • Supervise, assign duties, train and motivate staff in water production and distribution unit.
  • Make annual budget proposal for the unit.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Diploma in water engineering.
  • Higher National Diploma in Water Engineering will be added advantage.
  • Two years working experience in water supply management.
  • Computer literate.
5. Security Officer

Job Grade 5

Reporting to Human Resource and Administration Manager.

Key duties and responsibilities;
  • Observe, monitor and report flow of visitors to the company’s property.
  • Observe and report any unlawful or inappropriate activity.
  • Provide protection and ensure safety for staff, visitors and property.
  • Manage emergency situations and report to authorities as appropriate.
  • Maintain appropriate documentation of all security tours and any incident reports.
  • Ensures the personal safety of staff, visitors, and property.
  • Responsible for investigations and other suspicious activities or security violations that require intervention.
Minimum Qualifications;
  • Must have at least KCE division III or KCSE C plain.
  • A retired member of the disciplined forces with the capacity to prosecute.
  • Three years working experience in similar capacity.
  • Computer literate.
  • Must have a certificate of good conduct.
6. Assistant Customer Service Officer

Grade 6

Reporting to Customer Services Manager

Key duties and responsibilities;
  • Work closely with support organizations in the development of proposals and implementation of projects.
  • Prepare and execute a yearly plan of customer services activities.
  • Develop the public awareness and network with local/international organizations and stakeholders to enhance the public image of the Company.
  • Prepare and execute customer surveys to assess the performance and level of satisfaction with services provided.
  • Supervise all work and functioning of subordinates of customer service staff and assess them on basis of their performance.
  • Updating customer service staff about last minute changes and monthly meeting outcomes regarding targets
  • Has to take care of target fulfillment assigned to customer service department and has to take responsibility if any mismanagement occurs within the customer service department.
  • Has to help new customer services trainees and needs to be attentive during working hours.
Skills and Specifications
  • Should have excellent communication skills to handle difficult customers.
  • Must be able to divide the job responsibilities and day to day targets to subordinates.
  • A customer service assistant should be able to organize the entire work in absence of customer service manager.
  • Strong organizational and interpersonal Skills, and must also understand public relations issues.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or equivalent and community development or a post graduate qualification will be added advantage.
  • Three years working experience in similar capacity.
  • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills.
  • Must be Computer literate
Basic Salary
  • Job Grade 6 – 41184 x 894 – 46974 x 1320 – 53514 per month
  • Job Grade 5 - 34128 x 798 – 34926 x 798 – 35810 x 814 – 36714 x 894 – 45654 x 894 – 48294 per month
All Grades are on Permanent and Pensionable Terms

Interested applicants to submit their applications with detailed C.V’s, copies of relevant certificates and testimonials, daytime contacts, names and three referees to reach the undersigned on or before 14th July 2011,

Managing Director
Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company Ltd
P.O. Box 8418-30100
Eldoret

Email: info@eldowas.org

Please note that any canvassing will lead to disqualification
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Location: Nairobi

Closing Date: July 08 2011

Employing Office: East Africa Regional Office

Purpose of position:

To manage the Settlement Advice (SA) Database (Intercompany Database) and SA processing, reconcile the international and national staff payrolls and process taxes (Income and withholding) and prepare bank reconciliations.

Major Responsibilities:

  • Prepare reconciliation for the month to month movement in the East Africa Regional Office International/National Staff payroll to ensure correctness and prepare the monthly journal to the Senior Financial Accountant for posting.
  • Prepare quarterly benefits analysis for East Africa Regional Staff and Hosted Unit staff for compliance with approved thresholds and recover the excess from the staff through the Finance Manager.
  • Analyze the East Africa Regional and Hosted Units Home country International (HCI) staff Income Tax Deductions and ensure that the tax remitted to the Government is recovered through the International Payroll and remitted together with all other statutory deductions by the 9th in compliance with the statutory requirements.
  • Manage the Settlement Advice System/database (SAS – Intercompany Account Settlement System) by preparing the monthly outgoing Settlement Advices (SAs) with the supporting documentation to ensure that these are sent to other WV entities and Global Centre on a timely basis and follow-up for approvals by these entities.
  • Create the Pre-Approvals (PAs) in the Settlement Advice System (SAS) database and review monthly Pre-Approval reconciliation detailing unutilized PAs and recommending way forward for the unutilized PAs.
  • Review and prepare journal entries to record incoming SAs.
  • Prepare Bank Reconciliations for all the bank accounts and ensure outstanding items are dealt with in a timely manner.
  • Balance Sheet Accounts Analysis and Reconciliation.
Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
  • University degree and Qualified Accountant (CPA/ACCA) and experience in accounting, preferably within World Vision.
  • Knowledge of MS Office, Lotus Notes and Sunsystems.
  • 3 years of experience in an Accounting field preferably within World Vision.
Job Details

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How to Apply

All application letters and detailed CVs together with names of three referees, should be sent to reach the undersigned not later than July 8th, 2011.

Director
People and Culture
World Vision East Africa
Nairobi, Kenya
Email: wvaro_recruit@wvi.org

Please indicate clearly on the subject line the position you are applying for.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Disclaimer: World Vision East Africa has not engaged any recruitment agencies in this recruitment process, neither are we charging any fees to potential employees for job opportunities.
Oshwal Academy Mombasa Catering & Cooks Jobs in Kenya

Oshwal Academy Mombasa is a private school owned & managed by the Oshwal Education & Relief Board.

The Academy, admits children from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds and has a reputation for academic excellence besides offering a broad range of co-curricular activities.

The Academy serves snacks and lunch to approximately 300 students and staff on a daily basis, with the number rising to about 1000 during major school functions.

For effective and efficient operations within its catering department, the Academy is looking for professionals in the following vacant positions.

School Catering Manager

Primary role:

Reporting to the Business Manager, the Canteen Manager will provide leadership and direction to all that pertains to the effective and efficient functioning of the school catering department.

He/she will be expected:
  • To provide leadership and management to the canteen staff and to the functions of a school canteen.
  • To provide leadership and management to the canteen’s stock, financial and accounting management systems.
  • To estimate amounts and costs of required supplies, such as food and ingredients.
  • To inspect supplies, equipment, and work areas to ensure conformance to established standards.
  • To demonstrate awareness of the necessary legal requirements regarding food safety, health and safety standards.
  • To monitor sanitation practices to ensure that employees follow standards and regulations.
Requirements:
  • The necessary hotel management qualifications (Degree or Diploma from a recognized institution)
  • At least 5 years experience in a busy food and beverage environment.
  • Ability to lead and manage a team.
Head Cook

Primary role:
  • To supervise and coordinate activities of cooks and other workers engaged in food preparation.
  • To determine catering schedules and requirements necessary to ensure timely delivery of services.
  • To direct and supervise the food preparation and cooking activities of the school.
  • To manage a healthy and a well-balanced nutritional meal plan and its preparation.
  • To ensure high standards in the kitchen and cleanliness.
  • To carry out any other duties as may be assigned by the canteen manager from time to time.
Requirements:
  • Diploma in food and beverage production or its equivalent.
  • At least 3 years experience in a busy food and beverage environment.
  • Vast knowledge in preparation of various strictly vegetarian cuisine.
  • Should be between 35 -45 years of age.
Applications that include a letter, a recent photograph, curriculum vitae and details of 3 contactable referees must be delivered either by post to:

The Principal,
Oshwal Academy Mombasa
P.O. Box 83021- 80100
Mombasa

Or emailed electronically to vacancies@oshwal-academy.org by Friday 8th July 2011.

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Oshwal Academy Mombasa is a private school owned and managed by the Oshwal Education and Relief Board.

The Academy, admits children from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds and has a reputation for academic excellence besides offering a broad range of co-curricular activities.

We offer the International Primary Curriculum (Early and Elementary Years),and prepare children for IGCSE and GCEA levels.

Any interested teaching professionals with excellent subject knowledge and enthusiasm for teaching can apply for the following vacant positions.

1. Maths Teacher - A Level

Requirements:
  • Bachelor of Education in Science (double Maths major)
  • A minimum of 3 years teaching GCE at A-level.
  • Good communication skills in English Language
2. Teacher of English - Junior School

Requirements:
  • Bachelor of Education (English/ Literature)
  • A good understanding of modern pedagogy
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Knowledge and experience of the British National Curriculum will be beneficial.
Applications should include a letter of application, a recent passport photograph, curriculum vitae and details of three contactable referees, and must be delivered either by post to:

The Principal,
Oshwal Academy Mombasa
P.O. Box 83021- 80100
Mombasa

Or emailed electronically to vacancies@oshwal-academy.org by Wednesday 6th July 2011.
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KPfPS is a non-partisan, platform that brings on board various actors and organizations working in the field of Peace and Security in Kenya with a shared vision of Promoting Peace and Security in Kenya.

The purpose of this structure and organs listed hereunder are aimed at making peace and security in Kenya by Civil Society Organizations more organized, coordinated and efficient.

The Partnership and consequent coordination enables the organizations to effectively respond to citizens’ needs and desire towards realization of the national and public good.

The mandate of KPfPS, to which members collectively and individually commit themselves, is to provide a coordinated framework for civil society organizations to undertake activities, projects and programs that further peace and stability in Kenya.

This include but is not limited to providing a platform through which the members can engage with the government to influence policy in terms of formulation and implementation, supporting and strengthening the CEWARN mechanism

To be a resource for actors and organizations working in the field of Peace & Security and research and dissemination of information Justification

The web development and its management is essential for maintaining the visibility, transparency and accountability of KPfPS’s Programmes.

In order to achieve this, KPfPS intends to redevelop its websites i.e. www.peaceandsecurity.or.ke for dissemination of the information.

Objectives
  • Development of KPFPS web page for better disseminations of information and data base.
  • The websites will give information about the programmes and its activities, partners, key stakeholders and other information.
  • Enhance KPfPS’s Advocacy work nationally, regionally and internationally.
Duration of the Assignment

The entire work should be completed within 30 days after the award of contract. The time schedule for completing the activity is as follows:

Qualifications
  • The company should have previous experience of creating, developing and maintaining portals for organizations implementing similar type of projects.
  • Minimum of three years experience.
  • The team leader should have professional/Post Graduate in Information Technology with exposure to multimedia applications.
Profile of the Firm
  • At least five (5) years of relevant experience in Web-design, development and content hosting.
  • The firm should show prove of adequate staffing capable of undertaking the assignment.
  • The firm should provide a list of the technical team with their CVs detailing their areas of expertise. The lead consultant should have at least 10 years experience in the field under consideration.
  • The consultancy firm should show prove of previous assignments undertaken by the firm
  • The firm should show proof of registration and tax compliancy
  • The firm should also provide three references on similar work undertaken
Application Procedure

Qualified and interested firms should submit their applications which should include the following;
  • Proposal for the implementation of the assignment
  • CVs and P11 forms of the proposed team including the team leader
  • Price proposal for undertaking the assignment
  • Profile of the firm
  • Present a medical certificate from a recognized medical practitioner
Applications/proposals should be submitted to; consultants.ken@undp.org to reach us on or before 6 July 2011.

Terms of reference can be obtained HERE  

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