Insurance Jobs in Kenya

A medium sized general insurance company in Nairobi requires

Head of Agency

Minimum Vacancies Requirements

• A qualified insurance professional having knowledge in general insurance products.
• At least five years experience in selling general insurance products through agency forces.
• Excellent communications skills and leadership skills for developing and driving agency force.

Marketing Assistants

Minimum Careers Requirements

• Degree/Diploma in Marketing
• Sound knowledge in General insurance products
• At least three years experience in marketing General insurance products.

Licensed General Insurance Agents

Successful Licensed General insurance agents are invited to enrol in our company which is a leading general insurance company in the market.

Interested candidates with the required qualifications to send their Applications together with detailed curriculum vitae by email to oi552010@gmail.com. on or before 18th April 2012.

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KIPI Industrial Design Competition 2012 Deadline Extended

The Kenya Industrial Property Institute is organizing an Industrial Design Competition 2012.

The competition is open to all Kenya residents except the KIPI employees and immediate family members and the Committee appointed to judge the competition.

By entering the competition, all participants fully agree to the terms and conditions governing the competition.

Awards/Prizes

The winning entries will receive:

a) Ksh 100,000/=, a trophy and a certificate for the overall winner

b) Ksh 50,000/=, a trophy and a certificate for the first runner- up

c) Ksh 25,000/=, and a certificate for the second runner- up

d) Certificates of commendation for the other finalists

Participants are herby informed that it is important to safeguard their intellectual property rights, and it is their responsibility to apply for industrial design protection with KIPI, preferably before submitting their entries for the competition.

The deadline for receipt of entries is 13th April 2012 and the winners will be announced on 26th April 2012 during the World Intellectual Property Day.

More details can be obtained from: www.kipi.go.ke

Further details can be obtained by contacting,

Kenya Industrial Property Institute,
P.O. Box 51648-00200 Nairobi
Tel: 6002210/1, Fax: 6006312
Email: info@kipi.g.ke
Website: www.kipi.go.ke

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Plan international Advisor Job in Kenya

Based in Country Office

Plan is an international humanitarian child centered community development organization, without religious, political or government affiliation.

Plan is committed to protecting and promoting child rights and to improving the lives and futures of poor children, their families and communities through a child-centered community development approach.

Plan is seeking to recruit a Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Advisor.

The successful candidate will be required to provide strategic leadership, advice and support for innovative Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programs and engages with various key duty bearers to contribute towards promotion of improved service delivery to right holders.

The post holder will also be specifically involved in providing technical advice and support to Plan and other organizations on Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS)

Key responsibilities

• Participate and contribute regularly through sharing of best practices and Plan Kenya experiences in the Inter Agency Coordinating Committee (ICC) in general, and in particular, the Sanitation Technical Working Group and Hygiene Technical Working Group, WESCORD (Water and Environmental Sanitation Coordination Working Group and other WASH related networks.
• Participate in the Water Sector Reform Platforms and provide information to PUs on the GOK and bilateral financing opportunities.
• Identify and promote innovative approaches to WASH within Plan and with other key partners.
• Support documentation and sharing of experiences from innovative WASH programs.
• Provide periodic strategic technical advice and support to PUs and ensure quality programming in WASH
• Provide guidance in the design and implementation of WASH baselines, Monitoring and Evaluation activities at Country and PU levels;
• Participate in Plan WASH network platforms at national, regional and global levels;
• Capacity Building for Plan Kenya staff and Partners in WASH areas of need in line with the new CSP
• Provide leadership in the CLTS Unit and be a resource in responding to client needs training, research, M&E and documentation within Kenya and the region.
• Effective follow-up and support of CLTS activities at PU level - with staff and natural leaders
• Preparation of grant concept papers and proposals
• Representation in associated learning and other events
• Support implementation of grant funded projects (i.e. the NLNO grant - Empowering Self- Help of Rural and Peri-Urban Communities and schools; WSI/AusAid ANO – Improving Community WASH in Kilifi, ACP-EU Water Facility – Improving Access to Water and Sanitation in Matungulu and Masinga Districts, etc,.) according to plans and budgets
• Participation in national, regional and international conferences, workshops and other events and networks on WASH
• Participation in agreed research and associated documentation
• Maintain effective networking with the Plan PU Health and WASH focal points, the line Ministry of Water and Irrigation and Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation and key NGOs as well as other stakeholders.

Educational Qualifications and Experience

• Masters degree in Environmental Health and Sanitation/Public Health or equivalent;
• A registered engineer with recognized body e.g Institute of Engineering in Kenya;
• Experience in CLTS and participatory approaches to community development;
• 3 to 5 years experience in participatory program design and monitoring & evaluation;
• Experience in rural/community water supply engineering/community water supply and sanitation marketing and technology development is desirable;
• Experience in partnership management and networking.

Plan Kenya is a development organization uniting people to advance the rights of all children.

Accordingly, employment is subject to our child protection standards including appropriate background checks and adherence to our Child Protection Policy.

If you meet the requirements for the above position and would like to be a part of it in our commitment to children, please send a detailed and updated curriculum vitae, current remuneration and contacts of three professional references, including you current/latest line manager to jobs.plankenya@plan–international.org to be received by latest 18th April 2012.

Your email should bear the job title of the position you are applying for as the subject “WASH ADVISOR”.

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You are invited to read more about Plan in our website www.plan-international.org.

We regret that only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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Research and Editorial Intern Job

A medium sized information and analysis distribution organization working on setting up an online publishing and subscription service in the Nairobi Area seeks to recruit a Research and Editorial Intern.

Who you are

A driven young lady or man with a passion to succeed and innovativeness to take the lead and make things happen. You have great writing skills, a good attitude and are proactive.

Primary Duties

• Write daily situational reports on issues pertaining to the organizations information and news activities.
• Verify facts and dates using standard reference resources.
• Re-write or modify copy to conform to the organizations house style.
• Select and crop photographs and illustrative materials to conform to space and subject matter requirements.
• Write and re-write document and article headlines, picture and map captions according to house style requirements.
• Occasionally initiative and reply to correspondence regarding material published or being considered for publication.
• Carry out administrative tasks that are related to the editorial aspect of the editorial process such as typing documents, making calls and assisting editors and contributors in gathering information.
• Work with the Managing Editor and Operations Manager to ensure smooth sailing of basic editorial tasks.
• Learn more about the online publishing and subscription process.

Additional Requirements

• Available to commit full-time for at least three months.
• Able to use basic word processing soft ware with an ability to type at an above average typing speed.
• Outgoing and willing to learn.
• Skilled in reading and writing lengthy documents of a serious or academic nature.
• A degree or diploma in communication, journalism, law, sociology, history or any other writing and fact-finding based degree.
• Experience working on the school paper, as a writer or as a researcher is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills.

Interested and qualified candidates should email their most recent resume, two professional referees and examples of systems built or projects you have worked in to info@rmi-ea.com by the 4th of April, 2012.

Although this position is unpaid, there will be a daily allowance for transport and lunch.

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