Marketing / Business Development Executive Job in Kenya

A small media house that does both above the line and below the line advertising, promotions and PR wants to recruit a suitable candidate for the position of Marketing and Business Development Executive.

Ideal Candidate

• Basic degree in marketing or related discipline or
• Higher National Dip in Marketing
• at least 3 years experience working in a related environment; media, ad Agency or in the marketing/Pr dept of a company.
• Smart, good communication skills and a go- getter.

A basic salary/retainer and attractive commissions will be offered to the right candidate.

Apply to:

Administration Executive
P.O Box 62622-00200
Tel: 020 3743322
Cell: +254 725 121 960

Email: info@nakedmedia.co.ke

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UAP Life Agency Training & Development Manager Job Career in Kenya

UAP Life is a fully owned subsidiary of UAP Holdings and one the leading life insurers in the country.

To effectively grow our client base and product offering, we are looking for qualified individuals to fill the position of:-

Agency Training & Development Manager

Reporting to the National Sales Manager this position is to design and implement comprehensive sales training programmes aimed at enabling the retail sales team achieve set corporate objectives by performing the following key tasks;

• Designing sales skills modules and certification training programmes in consultation with the Regional Sales Managers\Sales Managers and the National Sales Manager
• Inducting the Newly recruited financial planners and Sales Managers into the UAP way of selling – carrying out the on- boarding training process
• Imparting product & process training to sales team
• Carrying out joint sales calls with Sales Managers for high net worth individuals profiles and also to profile successful financial planners
• Monitoring advisor activation
• Ensuring full compliance and certification of financial advisors and sales managers across the business
• Providing one on one coaching and field training in conjunction with sales managers
• Assisting Sales Managers and Regional Sales Managers in advisor recruitments by conducting career sessions

Job Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Commerce, Economics, Education, Finance or any other business related field is desirable.
• 2-4 years’ experience in Management and or training of a sales team in a bank or insurance industry, 1 of which must be training delivery in a reputable Life Insurance Company.
• Qualifications in training and development will be an added advantage.

Key Competencies:

The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate high levels of the following key competencies: -

• High caliber sales professional with a strong inclination to transfer his\her abilities to others and making a personal impact on the lives of trainees
• Ability to easily move between a trainer and a business coach
• High level of initiative and self-motivation
• Strong working knowledge of Ms Office suite of programmes
• High internal conviction of the role life insurance plays
• Passionate about developing people and constantly upgrading his\her personal competencies
• Good communications and inter personal skills

For consideration email your cover letter and resume to recruitment@uapkenya.com addressed to the Group Human Resource Manager, indicating your current remuneration to be received before close of business 10th February 2012.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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Administrative Assistants Jobs in Kenya - UAP Life

UAP Life is a fully owned subsidiary of UAP Holdings and one the leading life insurers in the country.

To effectively grow our client base and product offering, we are looking for qualified individuals to fill the positions of:-

Administrative Assistants

Reporting to the Sales Manager this position is to provide administrative support to the Unit (s) in the agency office to achieve desired customer service delivery by performing the following key tasks;

• Assist in ensuring compliance with IRA with regard to DSF licensing.
• Assist in ensuring that necessary regulatory business licenses are valid at all times
• Prepare periodic branch sales reports
• Ensure the working area within the agency is orderly and clean
• Receipting of premiums
• Coordinate day-to-day branch administrative issues; office cleanliness, equipment functions for efficiency in the branch
• Receive, stamp and distribute mail within and outside the Branch
• Manage telephone calls within the department
• Receive and direct visitors
• Responsible for taking minutes for agency meetings and circulating the same
• Maintain an efficient file system

Job Requirements:

• Diploma in Secretarial.
• 2-4 years’ experience in an administrative position, in an insurance industry would be an added advantage.

Key Competencies:

The successful candidate is expected to demonstrate high levels of the following key competencies: -

• High level of initiative and self-motivation
• Strong working knowledge of Ms Office suite of programmes
• Good communications and inter personal skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information

For consideration email your cover letter and resume to recruitment@uapkenya.com addressed to the Group Human Resource Manager, indicating your current remuneration to be received before close of business 10th February 2012.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

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Safaricom Senior Projects Officer Job in Kenya

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the IT Planning & Projects Department within the Technical/IT Division.

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

Senior Projects Officer
Ref: TECHNICAL_SPO_JAN_2012

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Projects and Planning; the holder of the position will provide project support services in the management and execution of IT projects; coordinate and manage projects assigned to ensure implementation within agreed timelines and processes.

Key Responsibilities

• In association with project manager and stakeholders, refine project requirements, assumptions and constraints through communication with stakeholders and/or by reviewing project documents to baseline the scope of work and enable development of the execution plan.
• Develop the resource management plan (Human Resource), by identifying resource requirements and obtaining commitments from internal, external, and procured sources to complete all project activities.
• Refine project estimates in order to determine and define project baseline, schedule.
• Establish project controls by defining the required correct processes, measures, and controls to manage project change, communications, procurement, risk, quality, and human resources to facilitate project executing and controlling processes, and to ensure compliance with generally accepted industry standards.
• Develop a formal and comprehensive project plan by integrating and documenting project deliverables, acceptance criteria, processes, procedures, risks, and tasks to facilitate project executing, controlling, and closing processes.
• Obtain project plan approval by reviewing the plan with the client and other required stakeholders to confirm project baselines prior to proceeding with project executing processes.
• In liaison with Project manager & stakeholders, commit project resources in accordance with the project plan to ensure that all activities are performed.
• Implement the project plan by ensuring the execution of project activities and tasks to produce project deliverables.
• Manage project progress by ensuring that activities are executed as planned in order to achieve the project objectives.
• Communicate project progress by producing project reports to provide timely and accurate project status and decision support information to stakeholders.
• Implement quality assurance procedures by performing project control activities to meet project objectives.
• Measure project performance continually by comparing results to the baseline in order to identify project trends and variances.
• Take timely corrective action by addressing the root causes in the problem areas in order to eliminate or minimize negative impact.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the corrective actions by measuring subsequent performance in order to determine the need further actions.
• Ensure compliance with the change management plan by monitoring response to change initiatives in order to manage scope.
• Reassess project control plans by scheduling periodic reviews in order to ensure their effectiveness and currency.
• Respond to risk event triggers in accordance with the risk management plan in order to properly manage project outcomes.
• Monitor project activity by performing periodic inspections to ensure that authorized approaches and processes are followed or to identify the need for corrective action.
• Obtain final acceptance of deliverables by obtaining formal approval from appropriate stakeholders to achieve closeout.
• Document lessons learned by surveying project team members and other relevant stakeholders to use for the benefit of future projects.
• Facilitate administrative closure in accordance with the project plan in order to comply with organization and stakeholder requirements.
• Preserve essential project records for future use to adhere to legal and other requirements.
• Release project resources by following appropriate organizational procedures in order to optimize resource utilization.

Minimum Qualifications

• BSc. in Computer Science / Business oriented degree.
• Project Management Certification (PMI, Prince 2 Practitioner or equivalent) /Project Management expertise.
• Other IT technical certification an advantage.
• 3-4 years experience as an IT project manager in a busy IT environment.
• Experience in running multiple projects spanning 2 to 6 months.
• Planning and organization.
• Experience as a projects team member in a large project preferably an IT project.
• A good understanding of managing projects in a changing business environment.
• Experience in providing administrative and project support.
• Analytical thinking, Attention to details and Report writing skills.
• Cross Functional & interdisciplinary awareness.

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and posses the necessary qualification and experience please send your resume and application letter indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title to the address below.

The deadline for application is Tuesday 07 February, 2012.

The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi

Via E-mail to: hr@safaricom.co.ke

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