Tana Water Services Board Procurement Officer Job in Nyeri Kenya

Tana Water Services Board is one of the eight Water Services Boards created under the Water Act 2002 with the mandate of providing economical and efficient Water and Sewerage Services within its area of jurisdiction. 

The Board covers the six counties of Murang’a, Nyeri, Kirinyaga, Embu, Tharaka-Nithi and Meru with its Head Office in Nyeri town.
 

The Board invites qualified personnel to fill the following vacant position:
 

Procurement Officer
 

Reports to: Procurement Manager
 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing, updating and overseeing the application of appropriate quality control in procurement function
• Preparation and initiation of annual procurement plan
• Ensure compliance with regulations, policies and practices in the implementation of procurement activities
• Preparing and processing tender documentation and applications
• Ensure implementation of tender and procurement committee decisions
• Ensure maintenance of optimal level stocks of supplies consistent with the Board requirements
• Reviewing the usage of supplies to identify cost reduction and service improvements
• Participating in annual expenditure budgeting processes for all goods and services
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned from time to time.

Minimum Qualifications

• A degree in a related business field with at least five (5) years post qualification work experience in a similar role, or
• A Diploma in Purchasing and Supplies Management with at least eight (8) years post qualification work experience in a similar role
• Must be a registered member of the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management
• Must have a clear understanding of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act
• Demonstrate good working knowledge of Procurement and stocks management
• Must have a clear knowledge of processing of tender documentation
• Knowledge of working with donor funded projects will be an added advantage

Candidates who meet the stated minimum qualifications should forward their applications with updated CVs, cell phone or day time telephone contacts, the expected salary, and three professional referees, together with copies of Academic certificates, Professional Certificates and testimonials in envelopes clearly marked “CONFIDENTIAL” addressed to:
 

Chief Executive Officer,
Tana Water Services Board,
P.O. Box 1292-10100,
Nyeri.
 

or to our email: info@tanawsb.or.ke, to reach us not later than 18th June 2013. 

Late applications will not be considered.

Tana Water Services Board is an equal opportunity employer. 

Female and/or physically challenged candidates are encouraged to apply.
 

Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualifications.

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Sameer Africa Limited Company Secretary Job in Nairobi Kenya

Sameer Africa Limited, a leading manufacturer and provider of tyres and tyre solutions, with offices in Nairobi and with operations within the COMESA region has an exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and resourceful candidate to fill the position of Company Secretary.
 

Main purpose of the job
 

Reporting to the managing director and the board, the incumbent will be responsible for providing strategic legal advice with the aim of enhancing good governance and compliance with set laws and regulations.

Among others, key accountabilities will include:-

• Ensuring compliance and adherence to statutory requirements and corporate policies and procedures
• Organizing and preparing minutes of board meetings and annual general meetings
• Liaising and communicating with the board and shareholders and maintaining statutory books including registers of members, directors and secretaries
• Liaising with the company’s share registrars on member services including updating, communication and preparation for annual and any special general meetings
• Managing the company’s litigation cases in liaison with external lawyers and offering legal advice and recommendations on a wide range of business areas
• Monitoring changes in relevant legislation and the regulatory environment and recommending appropriate action
• Liaising with external regulators and advisors ensuring proper, timely and cost- effective advice is available
• Developing and overseeing the systems that ensure the company complies with all applicable codes, as well as its legal and statutory obligations
• Reporting on company procedures and developments and is the custodian of all business contracts, company seals and other legal instruments

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) from a recognized institution
• An Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with current advocate’s Practicing Certificate;
• Must be a Certified Public Secretary of Kenya and a member of ICPSK
• At least ten (10) years’ experience, four (4) of which should have been as a company secretary in a commercial environment
• Sound understanding of the regulatory environment with respect to the statutory and regulatory authorities
• Excellent knowledge of corporate, regulatory and company law, rules and norms
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Interested candidates should forward applications and detailed CV’s through vacancies@sameerafrica.com or the following address by 15th June, 2013, indicating telephone contacts, names and contacts of three referees, one of which should be a current or previous employer. 

The position title should be clearly indicated as the subject of the application.
 

The Managing Director
Sameer Africa Limited
P.O. Box 30429- 00100, 

Nairobi

Or through e-mail: vacancies@sameerafrica.com

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Privatization Commission Request for Provision of Transaction Advisory Services for Additional Work on Government Owned / Controlled Commercial Banks

Request for Expressions of Interest (EOIs)
 

For Provision of Transaction Advisory Services for Additional Work on Government Owned / Controlled Commercial Banks
 

Tender No. PC/EOI/06/2012-2013

The Privatization Commission is a body corporate established under the Privatization Act, 2005 to formulate, manage and implement Kenya’s Privatization Programme. 

In this connection, to undertake additional work relating to Government owned/controlled Commercial banks; the Commission urgently requires to pre-qualify transaction advisors for advisory services relating to due diligence work, options analysis and implementation of approved transactions for Government owned/controlled commercial banks.
 

The Transaction Advisor, which should be a firm or consortium of firms, will be required to assemble a team of highly qualified Kenyans and/or international specialists with relevant expertise and recent experience in providing advisory services, overall management of privatization transactions in the banking sector, transaction structuring and commercial and legal advisory services.

A firm that does not have all the expertise for the assignment inhouse may associate with another firm to provide the full range of the required expertise. However, any associating firm can associate with one firm only (i.e. be a member of only one consortium). Expressions of Interest from a firm associating with more than one firm/consortium will be rejected.
 

Interested consultants must provide information indicating their qualifications; capabilities and details of past experience, especially in advisory services (brochures; short description of up to three (3) similar assignments undertaken in the last five (5) years and the names and contacts of clients; experience in similar conditions and availability of appropriate skills among staff).
 

The Privatization Commission will prepare a short list of firms to whom the Request for Proposals (RFPs) will be distributed. Consultants will be selected in accordance with the public sector procurement procedures set out in the Public Procurement and Disposal Act (2005) and the Public Procurement and Disposal Regulations (2006).

For more information about the Commission and this notice, please visit our website: www.pc.go.ke or send an email to: ed.ceo@pc.go.ke.
 

Complete Expressions of Interest documents (original and four (4) copies) should be enclosed in separate sealed envelopes clearly marked with Tender Number, title of the Consultancy and labeled “EOI for additional work on Government Controlled/Owned Commercial Banks” and addressed to:
 

The Executive Director/CEO
Privatization Commission
11th Floor, Extelcoms House
Haile Selassie Avenue
Nairobi, Kenya
 

And be deposited in the Tender Box on 11th Floor Extelcoms House, Nairobi so as to be received on or before Friday, 21st June 2013 at 12.00 noon.
 

The submitted Expressions of Interest will be opened immediately thereafter in the presence of firms or their representatives who choose to attend at the Commission’s main boardroom located on the same floor.
 

The Privatization Commission reserves the right to accept or reject any or all EOIs.
 

Executive Director/CEO

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Africa Impact Economy Innovations Fund (IEIF) Funding opportunity

The Tony Elumelu Foundation, Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and Rockefeller Foundation

Partnering for impact

For investment to cause real transformation in Africa, it must intentionally create measurable social and economic impact. This is called impact investing — solving social problems using smart, sustainable business solutions.
 

To lend more support to smart investments in Africa, The Tony Elumelu Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation have partnered to launch the Africa Impact Economy Innovations Fund (IEIF), a grant fund that will enable the growth of the impact investing sector.
 

Funding opportunity
 

The Africa IEIF will provide grant funding up to USD 100,000 per organization for a period of 12 months to projects that enable more impact investments around the African continent.
 

In Latin America, the IEIF awarded funds to New Ventures Mexico, which prepared new, innovative companies for investment that would spur their growth; and Nesst, which documented best practices for new government policies that would raise the demand for impact enterprises in Latin American countries.
 

The IEIF grant fund is accepting proposals for projects in Africa that aim to:

• promote and establish impact investing industry infrastructure
• enable earlier stage capital solutions
• foster an entrepreneurial environment
• develop market ecosystems for specific sectors
• form leadership and networking platforms for common actions

The deadline for all proposal submissions is 30 June 2013. 

All proposals and questions should be sent to grantiund@thegiin.org. 

Please visit the Global Impact Investing Network website at www.thegiin.org/ieif for more information on the IEIF and how you can get involved.

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Tullow Oil Planning Engineer Job in Nairobi Kenya

Job Title: Planning Engineer
 

Reference: PE_2013

Recruiter: Altima Africa Ltd

Contract: Permanent       
 

Location: Nairobi    

Available: ASAP
 

Category: Experienced

Offer: Neg.
 
Profile Introduction
 

Tullow Oil is Africa’s leading independent oil and gas exploration and production company and is a constituent of the London FTSE100. 

The Group has interests in over 100 exploration and production licences across 24 countries focusing on four core regions: Africa, Europe, South Asia and South America. 

Working for Tullow Oil in Kenya, you will be given the freedom and responsibility to make a difference. 

Tullow provides the opportunity to build a solid future within its rapidly expanding portfolio and provides competitive rewards as part of its people strategy. 

Tullow’s high level of employee engagement is also one of its key success factors that it wants to continue building on.

The overall purpose of the role is to:
 

Tullow Kenya BV seeks to recruit a Planning Engineer. 

The position holder will be supervising the Junior Planners.

Minimum Requirements

• Degree relevant to the discipline
• Highly conversant in both planning and some cost engineering methodologies
• Experience of industry standard project controls systems such as Primavera P6, Artemis, or MS Project is essential.
• 10 years experience in planning with at least 5 years spent in a similar role.
• Membership of a professional body such as APM or PMI is desirable.

Job Specification - Planning Engineer

• To provide a reliable and responsive planning service on assigned projects or programmes that is consistent with project or programme plans.
• Supervise the development of Company and Contractor schedules for all phases of a project and or operation and to monitor and report progress against these schedules.
• When assigned to a project team the planning engineer represents and acts on behalf of the Group Project Controls Manager to support the company’s requirements for an integrated Project Control System.
• To analyse project requirements and prepare a Project Master Schedule which integrates constraints and strategies for all phases.
• Prepare logic diagrams, in accordance with a Work Breakdown Structure, which form the basis for detailed level schedule reporting and analysis. Issue detailed activity schedules and expedite the return of schedule updating data.
• To monitor progress against schedules, analyse deviations and recommend remedial actions. 
• Prepare agenda items for schedule review meetings.
• To prepare and maintain progress curves for each project phase.
• To co-ordinate, in conjunction with discipline engineers, a document level progress measurement system and operate the performance measurement system.
• To prepare and maintain in conjunction with the material control group, a tracking system
• To prepare and make presentations to project teams and senior management on schedule control methodologies and procedures used by the company and the project/operation.
• To assist the Group Project Controls Manager in maintaining schedule related database, administration of the Project Control group in the Planning System and the development of new planning tools and methodologies.
• Any ad-hoc tasks as required by the Group Projects Control Manager

Competencies

• Excellent verbal, written and oral communication skills
• Able to work effectively as part of a team
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Takes a proactive approach
• Ability to take responsibility and manage tasks through to completion
• React quickly & flexible to changing circumstances
• Use initiative to ensure issues are overcome
• Seek ways to find and apply best practice
• Adopt a pragmatic, fit for purpose approach
• Open, honest & reliable

How to apply
 

If you are qualified and up to the challenge visit www.altimaafrica.com/careers.php and apply online by 5pm, 7th June 2013
 

Please note that only qualified candidates will be contacted.

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Client Service Executives Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya

Our client is seeking for a dynamic persons to join their team. 

Client Service Executive
 

2 Posts

 

Availability: Immediately
 

Key duties

• Sourcing for potential clients
• Event organizing activities
• Prepare and maintain scorecard data and develop strategy to enhance the motivation at work
• Check and identify accounts that are likely to become a bad debt or “zero balance” account and contact the clients to retain them
• Develop relationships with loyal clients; ask for their feedbacks and provide feedbacks to the marketing units for purpose of enhancing the quality of service
• Provide assistance in relation to classifying the efficiency level at work, determining sale space and developing the qualification of units
• Ensure clients’ demands to be satisfied
• Conduct assessments of clients’ credibility and perform billing duties at their requests
• Receive and answer calls from the clients or client service units in relation to the clients’ requests or questions
• Answer the clients’ questions and ensure their problems are resolved; conduct follow-up tasks
• Prepare and make report on market analysis, competitor analysis and market trends;
• Develop and maintain a well-coordinated internal relationship with key decision makers within the organization
• Ensure that clients know to use the services and provide assistance if necessary
• Manage and provide assistance in managing or maintaining accounts of strategic clients.

Requirements;

• Event organizing experience for at least 1year
• Sales and marketing experience
• A diploma/ degree in sales and marketing
• Computer literate
• At least 2 years experience in similar environment

If you are the person we are looking for kindly send your CV and application letter to jobs@jantakenya.com by 9th June, 2013 clearly indicating ‘Client service executive ‘on the subject line. 

DO NOT attach any certificates.
 

Only shortlisted shall be contacted.

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Client Service Executives Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya

Our client is seeking for a dynamic persons to join their team. 

Client Service Executive
 

2 Posts

 

Availability: Immediately
 

Key duties

• Sourcing for potential clients
• Event organizing activities
• Prepare and maintain scorecard data and develop strategy to enhance the motivation at work
• Check and identify accounts that are likely to become a bad debt or “zero balance” account and contact the clients to retain them
• Develop relationships with loyal clients; ask for their feedbacks and provide feedbacks to the marketing units for purpose of enhancing the quality of service
• Provide assistance in relation to classifying the efficiency level at work, determining sale space and developing the qualification of units
• Ensure clients’ demands to be satisfied
• Conduct assessments of clients’ credibility and perform billing duties at their requests
• Receive and answer calls from the clients or client service units in relation to the clients’ requests or questions
• Answer the clients’ questions and ensure their problems are resolved; conduct follow-up tasks
• Prepare and make report on market analysis, competitor analysis and market trends;
• Develop and maintain a well-coordinated internal relationship with key decision makers within the organization
• Ensure that clients know to use the services and provide assistance if necessary
• Manage and provide assistance in managing or maintaining accounts of strategic clients.

Requirements;

• Event organizing experience for at least 1year
• Sales and marketing experience
• A diploma/ degree in sales and marketing
• Computer literate
• At least 2 years experience in similar environment

If you are the person we are looking for kindly send your CV and application letter to jobs@jantakenya.com by 9th June, 2013 clearly indicating ‘Client service executive ‘on the subject line. 

DO NOT attach any certificates.
 

Only shortlisted shall be contacted.

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Office Administrator Job in Mombasa, Kenya

Our client in the IT industry is seeking to recruit self driven person for the position of Office Administrator to join their team in Mombasa.
 

Duties and responsibilities;

• Assists office staff in maintaining files and databases
• Prepares reports, presentations, memorandums, proposals and correspondence
• Assigns jobs and duties to office staff as needed
• Monitors office operations
• Schedules appointments and meetings for executives and upper level staff
• Serves as the go-to for office inquiries and conflicts
• Manages staff schedules
• Tracks office supply inventory and approves supply orders
• Assists in the preparation of department budgets and expenses
• Supervises all administrative personnel

Competences and skills;

• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Detail oriented and works with a high degree of accuracy
• Highly organized and flexible
• Ability to multitask and meet changing deadlines
• Must be self directed and able to complete projects with limited supervision
• Maintains staff confidentiality
• Working knowledge of email, scheduling, spreadsheets and presentation software

Requirements;

• 4 years or more related experience
• Minimum: degree in business related courses
• Computer skills
• Self driven, proactive and goal oriented

If you are the person we are looking for kindly send your CV and application letter to jobs@jantakenya.com by 9th June, 2013 clearly indicating ‘Office Administrator ‘on the subject line. 

DO NOT attach any certificates.
 

Only shortlisted shall be contacted.

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Receptionist Job in Nyeri, Kenya

Our client is medium sized company in Nyeri and is seeking to fill the position of receptionist.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Welcomes visitors to the office, assists them in making appointments, assures their comfort and directs them to the proper staff or service; maintains a calendar of staff location and appointments as needed.
• Answers telephones; screens calls, forwards calls and /or records and forwards messages accurately; may transcribe messages from telephone answering machine.
• Receives sorts and distributes mail within the office; files correspondence and other materials as required.
• Type’s forms, form letters and other documents as required at acceptable levels of speed and accuracy; collates and photocopies materials as necessary; maintains supply of forms and charts as needed.
• Maintains necessary files; sorts, files and retrieves documents and records as necessary.
• Maintains client confidentiality in conformance with agency confidentiality policy and State laws and regulations.
• To provide a professional, welcoming and effective reception service
• To provide effective office administration support

Education qualifications;

• 2 years experience in front office position in a busy organization
• A diploma or degree in PR
• Computer literate

Skills and competences;

• Typing ability at required speed and accuracy.
• Considerable knowledge of business English, spelling and punctuation, office practices and procedures.
• Ability to organize, efficiently document and routinely update information; ability to apply procedures to work problems and situations.
• Familiarity with current Windows operating systems (as applicable) and proficiency in required software, including currently supported versions of Windows applications such as Word, Excel, etc.

If you are the person we are looking for kindly send your CV and application letter to jobs@jantakenya.com by 9th June, 2013 clearly indicating ‘Receptionist Nyeri ‘on the subject line. 

DO NOT attach any certificates.
 

Only shortlisted shall be contacted.

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