Export Manager Job in Kenya

Job Description
 

Position: Export Manager
 

Grade: Three
 

Reports To: Commercial Manager
 

Supervision: None
 

Main External Contacts: Clients
 

Main Internal Contacts:

• Plant Department
• Finance Department

Broad Function
 

The Export Manager’s primary responsibility is to manage and grow the export business and to ensure availability of the company’s products in those markets.
 

Primary Duties/Responsibilities

• To formulate and implement export related marketing, sales and distribution strategies and plans to ensure achievement of targets.
• With the Commercial Manager, actively explore and establish new markets for the company’s products through visits, exhibitions and other means.
• To carry out market research and intelligence and provide market information that will assist in designing marketing strategies and development of new products for existing and potential markets.
• To establish, build and maintain relationships and contacts with transporters, shipping agents, clearing and forwarding agents and regulatory authorities to ensure smooth export sales operations.
• To prepare export reports and statistics for management decision making.
• To handle all documents related to export sales and ensure they are duly signed, authorized and are in order to avoid litigation and/or penalties arising from defective documents or procedures.
• To liaise with export promotion authorities and participate in regional shows and exhibitions to market the company and its products.
• To co-ordinate the development of trading terms and conditions with distributors and other business partners and ensure they are fair to export customers.

Person Specifications
 

Academic Qualifications: A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical / Mechanical Engineering or any business related degree
 

Professional Qualifications: Postgraduate diploma in Marketing or Business Management & Administration
 

Experience: At least five years sales/marketing experience in export sales. Experience in a shipping or clearing and forwarding environment.
 

Skills: 

• Good interpersonal skills
• Computer literacy including office applications, such as MS Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet
• Good people management skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines

How to apply
 

Applicants should email their applications attaching a detailed curriculum vitae and a letter indicating why they are interested in and qualified for the position and the names of three referees who can provide confidential assessment of their capabilities to a Search Committee. 

All communications relating to applications for this position should be addressed to: email address: therecexpert@gmail.com . 

Applications should be received by 18th February 2013. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

On the subject matter of the email please indicate the position you are applying for.

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Distribution Sales Manager Jobs in Kenya

Job Description
 

Position: Distribution Sales Manager
 

Grade: Level 2
 

Reports To: Commercial Manager
 

Supervision: Distribution Outlets
 

Main External Contacts: Clients
 

Main Internal Contacts: 

• CEO
• Finance Manager
• Business Enterprise Sales Manager
• Group Technical Manager
• Plant Manager
• Human Resources Manager

Broad Function
 

The Distribution Manager formulates and implements marketing, sales and customer relations within the distribution outlets in order to increase the organization’s market share. 

She/he will develop and negotiate strategic partnership with distributors to enhance the company’s competitive position.
 

Primary Duties / Responsibilities

• Keep distributors aligned to the agreed plans and ensure availability at all outlets within the designated sales territory.
• Monitor sales of distributors, stockists and key accounts on a regular basis and report accordingly.
• Initiate contracts with distributors and manage the day to day distribution relationships to ensure effective distribution of the company’s products.
• Re-align distributor policies with EAC policies
• Distributors recruitment in new markets and town.
• Establish and maintain good corporate relations and implement a PR and customer care management programme.
• Steer market research and intelligence, and conceptualize new products for the market
• Ensure high level company visibility in the market.

Person Specifications
 

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering related field or a business related degree
• Master in Business Administration is an added advantage

Professional Qualifications

• Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) qualifications or its equivalent

Experience

• Ten years relevant working experience in sales & marketing management three of which should be at senior level preferably in a manufacturing environment
• Experience or qualification in the construction industry an added advantage.

Skills

• Good marketing, selling and public relations skills
• Strong management and negotiation skills
• Ability to develop, formulate strategy and exercise good judgment
• Computer literacy and familiarity with standard office computer applications.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Member of Professional Body/Society

How to apply
 

Applicants should email their applications attaching a detailed curriculum vitae and a letter indicating why they are interested in and qualified for the position and the names of three referees who can provide confidential assessment of their capabilities to a Search Committee. 

All communications relating to applications for this position should be addressed to: email address: therecexpert@gmail.com. 

Applications should be received by 18th February 2013. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. 

On the subject matter of the email please indicate the position you are applying for.

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FilmAid Program Assistants Jobs in Dadaab Kenya

About FilmAid: Since 1999, FilmAid has used the unique power of film to reach large numbers of people with critical information in a compelling visual format, overcoming language and literacy barriers. 

FilmAid uses films that are both educational and entertaining to draw audiences’ attention to subjects of vital concern to their health and well-being. 

Working with other relief agencies and community leaders, FilmAid identifies emerging critical issues and develops appropriate film messages to help educate and inform. People of concern participate actively in the creation of these films, and the resulting pieces are widely distributed and screened throughout beneficiary communities. 

In this way, FilmAid is able to respond to an immediate, unmet need for locally relevant messaging. 

Through real collaboration, FilmAid’s community-based films support the work of other aid agencies and effectively address the issues and concerns of beneficiary communities. 

FilmAid also seeks to experiment with other media that can be used to achieve its stated goals. 

Key Responsibilities:

The Program Assistant will coordinate with various community based structures and committees in both the refugee camp and in the host community and involve them in all phases of specific projects. 

The Program Assistant will work closely with the host community youth groups and messaging committee on various issues of concern and identify approaches to addressing these problems within the host and refugee communities. 

The Program Assistant will design information and dissemination plans for films, audio products and other IEC materials developed to ensure coverage of all areas and variety of target groups both in the host community and the refugee community.

The Program Assistant will work together with relevant program staff to develop and interpret program documents and generate work plan/action plans to support these plans. 

The Program Assistant will conduct regular refresher training for the outreach teams both in the host community and in the refugee camps and provide regular mentorship and coaching to the team members.

The Program Assistant will structure regular meetings with relevant staff and outreach team to monitor performance and evaluate the staff for capacity building training and development

The Program assistant will work closely with the Program Officer in providing regular updates of outreach activities through internal and external quantitative and qualitative reports and keeping accurate statistics of all outreach activities. 

The Program Assistant will organize Focus Group Discussions with various members of the community on topical issues and supervise the activity of the advisory committees represented in the various sectors of the camp based committees.

The Program Assistant will assist the production personnel in adapting information gathered from meetings with sectored committees, focus group discussions and other reviewed data into research documents for the development of film treatments and structures in consultation with the relevant program staff. 

The Program assistant will ensure that the monitoring and evaluation personnel have the prerequisite documents in a timely manner to ensure that the databases for programs are up to date and have the relevant input from the field outreach teams. 

The Program Assistant will supervise the SMS agents to ensure that the targets for registration are met and messages are developed in time and shared with the relevant structures for validation. 

In collaboration with the outreach team, assist in developing facilitation guides for the films to be produced, and conduct on job facilitation skills training for the incentive staff on using the guide developed. 

Act as the liaison between FilmAid, the host community and the refugee community and other agencies in Dadaab on issues pertaining to information dissemination activities in Dadaab

Requirements: 

• Must be of Kenyan nationality OR Must be eligible to work in Kenya. 
• Must speak fluent Somali language. 
• Background in community media, communication for development or related discipline either through diploma or 2 years working experience. 
• Basic knowledge in monitoring and evaluation, in particular for the development and analysis of baseline information and monitoring tools. 
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to multi-task and effectively handle stressful situations.
• Must have excellent reporting skills 
• Experience in supervising or leading or being part of cross functional team 
• Basic social media skills 
• Basic budget interpretation skills.
• Ready to work with minimal supervision with ability to work both independently and as part of a team 
• Ready to work for long hours in a hardship area. 
• Must be a team player with excellent interpersonal and organizational skills 
• Knowledge of humanitarian principles and action will be an added advantage. 
• Commitment to humanitarian principles and action.

How to apply:
Please email applications with only cover letter, CV and 3 references to: 

jobskenya@filmaid.org 

by 22nd February 2013 addressed to the 

HR Officer, 

FilmAid Kenya, 

P.O Box 21751-00505, 

Nairobi.

Note that you can also submit your applications in a sealed envelope and drop of at the Dadaab Main Office ( UNHCR compound main gate) addressed to;

Human Resource Officer 

FilmAid Kenya - Dadaab Field Office.
P.O Box 21751-00505 

Nairobi.

Note that applicants who send letters of references, testimonials or any other documents apart from those requested will be automatically disqualified.

Only short-listed candidates will be notified

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Junior Accountant Career in Kenya

Position: Junior Accountant
 

Department: Accounts
 

Reporting to: Senior Accountant

Job Summary
 

Our client is seeking a junior accountant to help the senior accountant in applying accounting principles and procedures to analyze financial information, prepare accurate and timely financial reports and statements and ensure appropriate accounting control procedures.
 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain financial records by analyzing balance sheets and general ledger accounts.
• Reconcile general and subsidiary bank accounts by gathering and balancing information.
• Provide financial status information by preparing special reports; completing special projects.
• Correct errors by posting adjusting journal entries.
• Maintain general ledger accounts by reconciling accounts receivable detail and control accounts; adjusting entries for amortizations prepaid; analyzing and reconciling retains and accounts payable ledgers; preparing fixed asset depreciation and accruals.
• Secure financial information by completing database backups; keeping information confidential.
• Maintain accounting controls by following policies and procedures and complying with financial legal requirements.
• Accomplish accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.
• Any other duties assigned by management

Competence

• Knowledge on accounts payables and accounts receivables
• Attention to detail and thoroughness
• Planning and organizing skills
• Confidentiality
• Deadline-Oriented
• Reporting Skills

Job Specification

• Minimum C.P.A section II from a recognized institution.
• Experience in accounting packages will be an added advantage.
• Strong I.T technical background would be an advantage
• Minimum two (2) years experience as an accounts assistant
• Age – not above 30 years

ONLY candidates fulfilling the requirements of the positions should email

• their detailed CVs,
• indicating your availability and
• expected salary

Via email to ‘therecruiter@dafinaconsultants.com’.  

Indicate JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT on the subject line. 

Deadline for application is 18th February 2013. 

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Senior Accountant Career in Kenya

Position: Senior Accountant
 

Department: Accounts

Job Summary
 

Our client is seeking a senior accountant who will be responsible for ensuring the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying, consolidating, and entering transactions. 

The holder of the position will be working as the head of the finance team and will be responsible for administering all aspects of the accounting function including payroll processing for transmittal to the payroll service, financial reporting and month end close.

Duties and Responsibilities

Payroll:

• Process payroll on a bi-monthly basis for transmittal to payroll service.
• Prepare the bi-monthly timesheet allocation and corresponding journal entry.
• Follow-up with staff on outstanding timesheets.
• Review timesheets for errors and make any necessary corrections.
• Setup and train new employees on the timesheet system.
• Respond to any staff questions regarding timesheets or pay stubs.
• Reconcile the staff payroll to the general Ledger.

Cash / Revenue:

• Perform bank account transfers.
• Review cash receipts journal entry prepared by the junior accountant.

Accounts Payable:

• Review accounts payable batch prepared by the junior accountant.
• Review the corporate credit entries and supporting documentation prepared by junior accountant.

Financial Reports:

• Review vendor activity to ensure all monthly invoices have been received and processed
• Review contract obligations to ensure all contract invoices have been received and processed
• Perform the operating cash account reconciliation and related journal entries
• Perform various detailed month-end allocations for fringe benefits, shared costs and indirect cost allocations
• Record the release from restrictions revenue journal entry
• Perform various account reconciliations and work to resolve any discrepancies

Other duties / special projects as assigned.
 

Competence

• Accounting
• Research Skills
• Analyzing Information
• Attention to Detail
• Deadline-Oriented
• Confidentiality
• Thoroughness
• Corporate Finance
• Financial Software
• General Math Skills

Job Specification

• Minimum Bachelors degree in Business with a bias towards Accounts/finance or ACCA/CPA graduates.
• Masters in an accounting/financial field will be an added advantage.
• Membership to accounting professional bodies.
• Strong accounting packages knowledge would be an advantage.
• Minimum five years experience three of which should be in a senior accounting position.

ONLY candidates fulfilling the requirements of the positions should email

• their detailed CVs,
• indicating your availability and
• expected salary

Via email to ‘therecruiter@dafinaconsultants.com’.  

Indicate SENIOR ACCOUNTANT on the subject line. 

Deadline for receiving applications 22nd February 2013

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