IT Jobs in Kenya Ksh. 80,000 – 120,000

Job: Systems Analyst and Software Developer

Salary: 80-120k Ksh commensurate with skills and experience

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Deadline: July 16, 2011

Position Overview

“The Client” is a social enterprise that offers comprehensive professional information services to government agencies, regulatory bodies, and private organizations globally.

“The Client” offers analysts an opportunity to work on projects with high public impact in an environment that is exciting, innovative, and flexible.

“The Client”’s organizational competencies include:

 

• Health and Human Services
• Program Management
• Information Analysis
• Information Management
• Information Infrastructure
• Information Policy and Privacy

“The Client” is seeking a software developer to join our team that brings new technologies to market in complicated, sometimes ambiguous, fast pace business environments. You’ll assist in the design, construction and enhancement of various software products.

In addition, you’ll participate in technology development activities for our custom and package products.

Essential Qualifications, Experience, Skills, and Personal Attributes

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
• Four-year college degree with a major in computer science, computer engineering, or other technical/IT degree
• 5+ years of recent experience developing in C# using the .Net Framework in Windows Forms or ASP.NET projects
• 1-2 years of recent experience developing in Silverlight, WPF, WCF
• Strong understanding of C#, XAML, Web Services and ORM (NHibernate)
• Excellent working knowledge of SQL Server 2008
• Ability to work under pressure with frequent deadlines
• Ability to work effectively with clients and other team members
• Flexibility to work evenings and/or weekends depending on project circumstances
• Self-motivated with ability to learn and work efficiently and independently at home (must have home office with good internet connectivity)

Desirable Experience, Skills, and Personal Attributes

• Ability to work in flexible methodologies (both agile/SCRUM and more traditional as necessary)
• Excellent understanding of database design and XML
• Experience with SSIS, SSRS, SSAS
• Experience with GIS
• Experience with Test-Driven Development
• Experience with continuous integration
• Experience with mobile application development
• Experience with web portal development in ASP.Net
• Ability to manage projects, with excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Eagerness to work hard, learn, develop new skills and expand one’s horizons

Applications:

Please send an up to date CV, stating your current salary, accompanied by at least 3 referee telephone numbers/email addresses to:

sue@summitrecruitment-kenya.com
Summit recruitment & Training,
Rhino House, Karen Road,
Karen

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please indicate in your email which position you are interested in.

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Sales Hub Manager Job in Kenya

A Sales Hub Manager to be based in Nairobi with frequent travels in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia (and other hub countries) and South Africa.

The Sales Manager shall support “The Client” entry and growth in the West African Market i.e. Nigeria, Ghana and other potential surrounding countries, to become a significant player in the region.

• Kenya: Grow sales and increase market share, profitably for “The Client”
• Uganda: Consolidate position and increase margins in Uganda
• Tanzania and other hub countries: Capture extra turnover from Managing tenders in Tanzania
• Manage the local sales office to support growth and monitor “The Client”’s interests in the region

The following key outputs will serve as primary goals:

• Develop strategic partnerships that deliver on customer and Pfizer objectives
• Ensure the integration and sharing of all brand and customer knowledge into brand and customer marketing via agreed processes
• Ensure management of sales expense budgets so that financial targets are met
• Develop constructive internal and cross functional relationships to facilitate team working; the exchange of information; customer knowledge and the development of business opportunities.
• Ensure compliance to FCPA and GPIHP
• Build and manage key relationships locally e.g influential customers as part of the agreed business / account plans
• Ensure all team members identify and leverage the influence of KOLs in a given geography
• Segment and target high potential customers
• Develop a culture of performance, empowerment, accountability, customer focus, innovation and excellence in execution

Reporting Structure:

Reports to: Exports manager based in South Africa

Direct reports: NO

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Medical or Science background
• Experience in Sales preferably Consumer or Pharmaceutical industry with successful sales experience ( minimum 4 – 5 years )
• Masters in Business Administration from a renown Business School or University will be an advantage
• Knowledge of Animal Nutrition environment - Structures/ Functionality/ Processes/ Funding / Distribution Chain / Traditional and Non Traditional Customers

Technical Skills:

• Excellent sales capabilities including ability to manage complex clients and distributors relationships
• Strong relationships with counterparts being institutional, industry players along the value chain etc.
• Good management skills with knowledge of accounting/finance, legal etc
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Computer literate including manipulating Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint, Word, Electronic Customer Management Systems
• Risk taking / Judgement / Innovation
• Change Leadership
• Implementation/execution skills
• Strong Performance Management capability
• Metric development, monitoring and control - preferred
• Negotiation skills – internal and external
• An understanding of how to develop and use customer insight – preferred

Compensation: This is a full time position.

Deadline: 3rd July 2010

Applications:

Please send an up to date CV, stating your current salary, accompanied by at least 3 referee telephone numbers/email addresses to:

sue@summitrecruitment-kenya.com
Summit recruitment & Training,
Rhino House, Karen Road,
Karen

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please indicate in your email which position you are interested in.

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Professional Support Lawyer Job in Kenya

Purpose: To provide training, research and knowledge management support to the lawyers

Location: Nairobi

Salary: Market rate – depending on experience

Background to the role

An opportunity has arisen for a Professional Support Lawyer (PSL) to support the legal team at a leading law firm in Kenya. This is a stand-alone position and the main focus will be supporting the lawyers.

The successful candidate will participate in a range of activities including monitoring legal developments, dissemination of information, training delivery and organisation, maintenance of core precedents and the production of monthly legal updates and articles.

Personal Specification

Main Responsibilities

• Maintaining the firm's knowledge (know-how).
• Monitoring legal and commercial developments within the market, and keeping fee earners and clients informed.
• Identifying developments of particular interest to clients, and producing notes with commentary and analysis.
• Identifying the impact of regulatory developments on other practice areas, and organising and developing know-how, training, and resources as necessary.
• Assisting with the organisation of training of lawyers within the group and co-ordinating internal and external training seminars for the lawyers, including identifying relevant topics, dealing with queries, planning training timetables, presenting/organising speakers, overseeing arrangements and monitoring attendance.
• Co-ordinating trainee development.
• Legal research for fee-earners, as requested and dealing with queries regarding training provisions, precedents and general know-how.
• Enhancing and developing new mechanisms for capturing, sharing and communicating know-how (e.g. webcasts, intranet, Wiki blog).
• General administration with appropriate secretarial support.

This list is not exhaustive.

Attributes/Skills Required

Candidates must have proven experience of dealing with professional support matters such as legal research, drafting precedents and delivering internal team training. The successful individual will also be assertive, robust and able to work independently.

The candidate must also have the ability to use the internet and on-line systems to research and dissemination of information.

Deadline: 3rd July 2010

Applications:

Please send an up to date CV, stating your current salary, accompanied by at least 3 referee telephone numbers/email addresses to:

sue@summitrecruitment-kenya.com
Summit recruitment & Training,
Rhino House, Karen Road,
Karen

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Please indicate in your email which position you are interested in.

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Financial Job at British American Insurance

As part of our growth strategy in 2011 and to strengthen the team to achieve ambitious performance objectives, the Company wishes to recruit experienced, dynamic, innovative and high caliber individuals to fill the position of Financial Advisor. Please note that this is a sales role.

Reporting to the Unit Manager and operating in a highly competitive and dynamic environment, this challenging position requires the candidates to perform the following functions:

Duties and Responsibilities

 

• Prospecting for clients for the provision of insurance and investment services and products including unit trusts, life insurance, monthly investment plans, education plans, General insurance, Retirement planning, offshore products etc.
• Introduce and sell investments to customers and prospects through preparing and presenting a financial plan to the clients and monitoring their progress towards achieving their goals.
• Maintain a regular follow-up with clients to maintain a strong customer service.
• Review investments/strategies/goals with existing clients.
• Meet with clients and prospects to discuss and evaluate all aspects of financial planning and services.
• Determine specific customer needs and ensure that appropriate market transactions are executed.
• Develop and maintain contacts for the sales of personal investment products to existing and prospective customers.

Qualifications, Skills and Ability Requirements

• A BSc degree in Finance or a business related degree
• Minimum of 3 years experience in insurance and mutual funds sales
• Above 28 years of age.
• A strong track record of sales success and service excellence
• Demonstrated sales relationship development and customer service
• Previous experience as a financial advisor, financial consultant, financial planner or an investment advisor
• Unquestionable communication and interpersonal skills
• COP in insurance or its equivalent professional certification, added advantage

Remuneration is an attractive and highly rewarding Commission based structure.

If this position is of interest to you, please apply to financialadvisor@british-american.co.ke with a covering letter quoting reference no JL11.U6 explaining how you would meet the demands of this challenging position (please do not send hard copies).

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