Kenyan Job: Front Desk Services Job Description

Front Desk Services Job Description
 

General Purpose
 

Provision of secretarial, clerical and administrative support in order to ensure Front desk services are provided in an effective and efficient manner.

• Receive all visitors in a warm manner and attend to them promptly
• Promptly attend to and redirect calls in a timely and professional manner
• Take accurate messages
• Ensure the reception area is neat always
• Timely replenishment of office supplies
• Correspondence – maintain records of correspondence that is received and dispatched.
• Filing
• Provide support to Admin/Sales & Finance Function  as the need arises

Education & Experience / Personal Attribute

• Secretarial/Front Office Training
• Experience in handling the Front desk
• Warm personality
• Diploma in a Business related field.

Kindly send your CV  to recruitkenya@kimberly-ryan.net if interested in the position.

Your subject line should have; Front Desk Position

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Quantity Surveyor Job opportunity in Kenya

Dynamic People Consulting is recruiting a Quantity Surveyor with experience in consulting for one of its clients.

The Quantity Surveyor will be responsible for the following:

• Preparation of Bills of Quantities;
• Conduct cost estimations and taking off;
• Carry out re-measurements;
• Prepare financial statement/appraisals;
• Compute financial accounts.

The successful candidate should have the following qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Quantity Surveying (previously Building Economics);
• Registered with the Board of Registration of Architects & Quantity Surveyors;
• 3-5  years working post graduate building works experience preferably in private sector;
• A good grasp of the Agreement and Conditions of Building Contract for Building;
• Ability to represent the firm in Site Meetings and Consultant/Client Meetings;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office;
• Leadership skills;
• Ability to be adaptable, flexible and learn quickly;
• Ability to maintain confidentiality;
• Written and Oral communication skills;
• Planning and organizing skills.

If you believe you qualify for this position, please send your CV and details of your current and expected remuneration to recruitment@dpckenya.com

Only qualified candidates shall be contacted

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Trade Development Representative Job in Kenya

Job Title: Trade Development Representative
 

Deadline: 20/11/2012
 

Email: recruit@odumont.com
 

Main purpose of the job
 

Implementing sales and customer service plans to deliver area targets and provide market intelligence data and reports with a specific assignment in the Off the Road products (OTR). 

This area involves tyres and other related products for road construction, mining and earth moving machinery.

Among others, key accountabilities will include:-

• Preparing the universe market for OTR tyres in Kenya, UG and TZ
• Mapping out the target outlets for OTR Tyres beginning with kenya
• Estimating market sales potential in units and value per month and annually.
• Developing an efficient route to market plan and implement
• Planning and delivering monthly, weekly and daily sales targets for the OTR category
• Coordinating collection of sales proceeds within the approved terms of trade
• Managing route plans and customer calls by ensuring market coverage within plan
• Identifying opportunities and negotiating for incremental business in the Off The Road Category
• Coordinating implementation of merchandising and promotional activities
• Collecting and collating market intelligence/research on competitor activities and other market trends for competitive advantage
• Determining and coordinating  of territory reporting and communication requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Bachelors Degree in mechanical engineering, a certification in sales and marketing will be an added advantage.
• At least 2 years comparable experience in marketing of FMCG or engineering products.( experience in a sales  function in areas related to OTR Machines or having worked in the OTR industry)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Negotiation skills
• High customer orientation
• Clean Driving License

Application Process
 

Interested candidates are invited to strictly email their cover letter and CV, clearly detailing their current remuneration and expectations to recruit@odumont.com  before end of day 20 November 2012. 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted

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Property Maintenance Manager Job in Kenya

Job Title: Property Maintenance Manager
 

Deadline: 20 November 2012
 

Email: recruit@odumont.com

Main Purpose of the Role 

Providing efficient and effective support in ensuring that the company’s properties are well maintained to the required standards of the organization.
 

Among others, key accountabilities will include:-

• Ensures proper day to day management of company properties
• Supervision of service providers
• Ensuring building systems and equipments are serviced in accordance to existing laws and requirements.
• Ensuring compliance to existing laws, statutes, regulations and procedures
• Preparing annual property maintenance budgets and scheduling expenditures for property maintenance.
• Maintains the property by investigating and resolving tenant complaints; inspecting and completing repairs; liaising with service providers.
• Secures property by liaising with security provider; establishing and enforcing precautionary policies and procedures; responding to emergencies.
• Enforces occupancy policies and procedures.
• Performs daily inspection of the property and arranges for property renovations and maintenance.
• Preparing inventories for items to be replaced and list of equipment.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• A Diploma in Building &/Construction or its equivalent
• Minimum 2 years experience in Property Management
• Basic Knowledge of Electrical and Plumbing Works
• Presentable with Good Communication and problem solving Skills
• Ability to supervise other staff & work as a team
• Knowledge of building systems and an understanding of preventive, deferred and routine maintenance
• Ability to interface with accountants, advocates, contractors and other professionals both internally and externally
• Record keeping and organizational skills
• Good knowledge of property laws and procedures

Application Process
 

Interested candidates are invited to strictly email their cover letter and CV, clearly detailing their current remuneration and expectations to recruit@odumont.com  before end of day 20 November 2012. 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted

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Marketing Officer Job Career in Limuru Kenya

Position: Marketing Officer

Duration: one year renewable

Deadline: 14th November, 2012 - COB

The Marketing Officer will be expected to:

• Be a Kenyan aged above 25 years
• Recruit and train new members from the targeted regions,
• Attend to the groups and act as the link between the organization and the grassroots members,
• Ensure that existing groups are nurtured to meet their targets and goals,
• Develop weekly performance reports and advise the Organization on the best practices,
• Represent the organization at the grassroots level,
• Have an understanding of the ‘table banking’ concept,
• Be of impeccable character and integrity.

The Marketing Officer is expected to be a critical thinker, be willing to spend long periods with the communities at the grassroots, of excellent judgment, able to develop a rapport with local communities – especially rural women, and have some basic understanding of Accounts. 

Formal training in Marketing is mandatory. 

Previous experience in micro finance or Sacco environment is desirable. 

The position is based in Limuru with frequent travel to the field.

Qualified candidates are required to send a detailed CV with two professional referees, a motivation letter not more than one page and expected salary by 14th November, 2012 to vac.tudep@gmail.com

 Only successful candidates will be notified.

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Office Assistant Job in Limuru Kenya

Position: Office Assistant

Duration: one year renewable

Deadline: 14th November, 2012 - COB

A middle level Non Governmental Organization dealing with women empowerment is looking for an Office Assistant.  

The OA duties include office management, clerical duties, book keeping and occasionally, though not often, attending to field duties whenever called upon to fill-in. 

The ideal candidate is supposed to be:

• A Kenyan citizen aged above 25 years,
• Must have office management training and experience,
• Must have training in Accounts, at least KATC finalist,
• Conversant with statutory deductions, general book keeping and bank reconciliation,
• Willing to work long hours whenever necessary,
• Must have a critical eye for detail and a good communicator,
• Computer literate.

The above position is based in Limuru town. 

Qualified candidates are required to send a detailed CV with two professional referees, a motivation letter not more than one page and expected salary by 14th November, 2012 to vac.tudep@gmail.com

Previous experience working in Micro-finance/ Sacco environment will be an added advantage. 

No certificates are required at this level. 

Only successful candidates will be notified.

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Safaricom Job in Kenya for Territory Manager

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy within the Enterprise Strategic Business Unit.  

In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:

Territory Manager
Ref: ESBU-TM-NOV 2012

Reporting to the Regional Manager, the job holder will meet overall revenue and acquisition targets for the assigned territory and work with Data Dealers and Safaricom Business Partners to develop, manage and expand the customer base and grow revenues.

Key Responsibilities

• Development of plans to achieve set billed revenue targets through the dealers and partners in the territory;
• Setting challenging targets for the dealers and partners and ensuring their achievement;
• Proper management of dealer and partner sales trackers and ensuring enough sales pipelines to achieve the revenue targets;
• Effectively manage the existing/newly acquired dealers and partners in terms of quality of service provided, revenue performance, sales process end to end and compliance to contractual agreement requirements;
• Regular performance review with all dealers and partners and documentation of the same;
• Conduct DOSA as per company standards and ensure all dealers/ Partners have valid agreements;
• Propose new areas of development and growth for dealers managed;
• Skill gap identification for dealer and partner sales team and training to close the identified gaps;
• Proactively attend to dealer and customer related issues and build long lasting business relations/partnership with assigned dealers;
• Maintain 100% accuracy on reporting on information relevant to dealers and dissemination of the same to the dealers managed;
• Timely submission of territory report, Sales executive’s performance review reports;
• Prepare up to date profile of accounts within the territory and up to date competitor intelligence.

Minimum Requirements

• Honors degree in Business Administration/Bachelor of Commerce degree from a recognized university;
• Must have 3 years experience in managing dealers or an indirect channel preferably in FMCG;
• Experience in managing indirect channel in a telecoms environment is an added advantage;
• Strong business Acumen;
• Team player with pleasant outgoing personality & resilience
• Good communication and interpersonal skills;
• Proactive, confident, energetic & with ability to work under pressure.

If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience, please send your resume and application letter indicating why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title and Ref No to the address below by Thursday the 15th  November 2011.

Senior Manager - Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Limited
Via email to: hr@safaricom.co.ke

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UNDP Jobs in Kenya for Assistant Project Officers

Assistant Project Officers
 

UNDP Kenya would like to advertise three posts of Assistant Project Officers on behalf of the UNODC Regional Office for Eastern Africa (ROEA).
 

Position Information
 

Post Title: Assistant Project Officers 

(3 positions)
 

Contract Type: Service Contract
 

Band/Grade: SB4
 

Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya
 

Issue Date: 12 November 2012
 

Closing Date: 23 November 2012
 

Duration: 1 year
 

Background and Context
 

Under the authority of the UNODC ROEA Representative and the direct supervision of the UNODC ROEA Head of the Criminal Justice, the assistant project officers will support the implementation of the programme and perform other duties and responsibilities as outlined below.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation, coordination and monitoring of programme activities in line with the approved programme document, donor funding agreement, annual programme work plan, and in line with UN financial rules and regulations;
• Carry out basic research and analysis and present information gathered from diverse sources in order to keep abreast of the criminal justice sector in Kenya and the region, and maintain a knowledge base on these issues;
• Assess the needs of relevant Government entities and make recommendations on how to strengthen their capacities with a view to addressing the issues within the criminal justice sector in Kenya;
• In consultation with the supervisor, and in close collaboration with relevant headquarter focal point, prepare and disseminate annual costed programme work plans and other related programme documentation when required;
• Draft TORs, organise consultancies and support the consultants, and assist in the recruitment process of the programme staff;
• Support coordination of programme activities with other UNODC technical assistance programmes in the criminal justice sector;
• Facilitate collaboration with all concerned government entities, in the criminal justice sector;
• Monitor programme implementation in general, and specifically against the programme work plan, programme indicators and assumptions, and develop monitoring tools for use by the programme management and by the implementing partners;
• Prepare periodic programme activity, progress and status reports (md. programme performance and evaluation reports) as stipulated in the programme document and in line with UNODC requirements;
• Provide support pertaining to the ongoing monitoring of all project expenditures and utilization of funds and prepare financial reports as wells as initiate budget revisions in line with UNODC requirements;
• Organize programme evaluations in line with UNODC policy and procedures;

Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in law, criminology, international relations, Business Administration, Public Administration or other relevant social science with at least three years of experience in programme administration, management and technical cooperation;
• A bachelor’s degree in law, criminology, international relations, Business Administration, Public Administration or other relevant social science with at least eight years of experience in programme administration, management and technical cooperation will be considered in lieu of the Master’s degree;
• Experience working with the United Nations system and/or other international organizations;
• Sound knowledge of the criminal justice sector in Kenya;
• Excellent drafting, analytical and managerial skills;
• Good communication and interpersonal skills;
• Fluency in spoken and written English.

Application Procedure
 

Interested and qualified persons should apply on the UNDP Kenya e-Recruitment portal located on the UNDP Kenya website - http://www.ke.undp.org on or before 23 November 2012. Select “e-Recruitment Portal” under “Operations / Human Resources”. Applicants are required to fill and sign a Personal History Form (P11) Form and submit it together with their online application Applications received via other means will not be accepted.
 

Additional considerations
 

1. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.
 

2. UNDP will only be able to respond to those applications in which there is further interest.
 

3. UNDP as a matter of practice does not charge any application, processing or training fee at any stage of the recruitment. 

If you have any questions as to vacancy announcements you have received please refer to the UNDP website.
 

“UNDP is an equal opportunity employer which strives to achieve overall balance in its staffing patterns”.

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NGO Job Advertisement for Entrepreneurship Trainer

CAP Youth Empowerment Institute a registered non – government Organization is looking for the Trainer – Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship and Savings.

Job Responsibilities

• Imparting Financial Literacy and Entrepreneurship and Savings curriculum.
• Forming the groups and encouraging the savings behavior.
• Helping the trainees in setting up Enterprises.
• Linking the trainees to Banks / MFIs and Government Funding agencies.

Skills Required

• Excellent Presentation skills are must.
• Very good written and proven documentation skills.
• Networking skills.
• Proficient in using Internet.
• Demonstrated Experience in delivering he financial literacy module, entrepreneurship and have helped a group of trainees in setting up enterprises.

All the above positions require diploma / post graduation in Entrepreneurship with 2 to 3 yrs of working experience in a hotel. 

Excellent Verbal and Written communication skills are must. 

Networking skills are compulsory. 

Please apply with in a Tuesday (13th November 12) online hrcapyei@gmail.com

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Freelance Graphic Designer Job in Kenya

Haligonian Investment Limited is a local publishing company.

We have a vacancy open for a Freelance Graphic Designer

Main purpose
Create and design the covers and inside pages of an upmarket print publication as per the look, feel, style and theme of the publication.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Editor on the look and layout of each issue of the publication
• Attend brainstorming meetings as required
• Read and familiarise with the content of each issue in order to present creative design concepts
• Come up with and design layouts that are in line with look, feel and theme of the publication
• Source images
• Create final layout designs
• Proof final design layouts to ensure there are no errors
• Work within deadline and ensure final layouts are approved
• Give priority over all other work to the publication during the creative and printing period
• Own computer, necessary software and access to internet to carry out responsibilities
• Own vehicle and /or means of transportation

Skills, Experience and Abilities

• Ideally you will have a minimum of 2 years experience in graphic design preferably with print publications.
• A pleasant personality and excellent communication skills
• Have an existing published portfolio
• Outgoing and a people person
• An understanding and ability to design for upmarket products
• International/global worldview
• International creative design standards

Personal Qualities

• The role will suit someone VERY results driven, self motivated and confident in their approach.
• Able to work with minimum supervision
• Able to work within or surpass very strict deadline constraints

If you meet the above criteria, please send your resume, cover letter and portfolio to info@eadestination.com stating the job position in the subject line. 

If you do not meet the stated criteria, please do not apply.

Deadline for receiving applications is Friday November 16th 10:00am. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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Research Experts Ltd Academic Writer Job

Research Experts Ltd is an academic consultancy firm specializing in writing academic essays such as term papers and dissertations. 

Our clients are based in USA, UK, Canada and Australia. 

We are currently recruiting graduates to assists us cope with increasing demands from our clients. 

If you possess the following qualifications, you are highly encouraged to apply. 

Salary ranges between 30,000 to 50,000 depending on your effort.

Qualifications

• A Degree from a recognized University
• Proficient in written English
• Ability to meet strict deadlines
• At least 8 hours daily access to computer and internet

If you meet the above qualifications, please send your application to:

Email: academicresearchjobs@gmail.com

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Marketing Executives Jobs at Nam Dar News Magazine

Nam Dar News Magazine is a monthly publication written in Dholuo. Its mandate is to reliably educate, inform and entertain the readers on various cross cutting issues affecting the society.

We are seeking to recruit marketers cum space sellers who are highly creative and talented to serve the increasing readership base.

All applicants should posses the following qualities, qualifications and background:

• Must have attained ‘O’ level education & above. Those with a Bachelors degree are encouraged to apply.
• Be conversant with the locality and its environs where they would wish to operate
• Be a good negotiator and also able to communicate through e-mail
• Ready to work under pressure and meet sales targets
• Be self motivated and aggressive
• Be a person of a high integrity , self confidence and honesty
• Have a positive attitude and a team player
• Knowledge on media advertising/ space selling will be an added advantage

If you have these qualities and have a passion to succeed send your detailed CV including 3 job related referees to:
 

The Head of Marketing,
Nam Dar News Magazine,
P.O. Box 21081-00505 

Nairobi
 

e-mail: namdar666@yahoo.com
 

and a copy to johnpetersodhiambo@yahoo.com

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Experienced Academic Research Writers Jobs in Kenya

Applications are invited for Experienced Academic Research Writers who are willing to work from home immediately.

Basically, the work entails doing research and preparing original, high-quality, and plagiarism-free academic projects for international clients.

The range of projects to be undertaken include: dissertations, thesis, research papers, research proposals, term papers, book/article/movie reviews, annotated bibliographies, essays (all types), resumes, etc.

Requirements

• One must have a computer and reliable internet access.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (continuing students with a good grasp of written English will also be considered).
• At least two samples of work previously done.
• One also has to be able to work within given deadlines.
• Excellent English grammar and writing skills
• Self motivated well disciplined and mature person.
• Deadline and target oriented individuals. Should demonstrate a deeper understanding of academic research-writing.
• Should be flexible and ready to work for long hours and at odd times of the day.
• Should demonstrate a deeper understanding of the common academic referencing styles, i.e., APA, MLA, Harvard, and Chicago/Turabian.
• Should demonstrate a deeper understanding of plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Writers will be paid KES 200 for per page though it might go higher depending on quality of papers submitted and level of experience.

All qualified applicants to send their CVs/Resumes,plus a sample APA & MLA of your written work to fkkomu@gmail.com

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Experienced Academic Research Writers Jobs in Kenya

Applications are invited for Experienced Academic Research Writers who are willing to work from home immediately.

Basically, the work entails doing research and preparing original, high-quality, and plagiarism-free academic projects for international clients.

The range of projects to be undertaken include: dissertations, thesis, research papers, research proposals, term papers, book/article/movie reviews, annotated bibliographies, essays (all types), resumes, etc.

Requirements

• One must have a computer and reliable internet access.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (continuing students with a good grasp of written English will also be considered).
• At least two samples of work previously done.
• One also has to be able to work within given deadlines.
• Excellent English grammar and writing skills
• Self motivated well disciplined and mature person.
• Deadline and target oriented individuals. Should demonstrate a deeper understanding of academic research-writing.
• Should be flexible and ready to work for long hours and at odd times of the day.
• Should demonstrate a deeper understanding of the common academic referencing styles, i.e., APA, MLA, Harvard, and Chicago/Turabian.
• Should demonstrate a deeper understanding of plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Writers will be paid KES 200 for per page though it might go higher depending on quality of papers submitted and level of experience.

All qualified applicants to send their CVs/Resumes,plus a sample APA & MLA of your written work to fkkomu@gmail.com

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