Jomo Kenyatta Foundation Latest Jobs in Kenya

The Jomo Kenyatta Foundation is a Company Limited by guarantee and having no share capital. It is a leading educational publisher established by the Government of Kenya in 1966 and mandated to advance education and knowledge through competitive publishing and provision of scholarships.

The latter are extended to bright needy secondary school children.

In pursuit of its mission and guided by the vision of being the top publishing house in Eastern Africa and a leading scholarship provider in Kenya, The Foundation is looking for suitably educated, trained, experienced and self-driven and motivated individuals with exceptional creativity, enthusiasm and energy to fill the following vacant positions.

Job Title: Management Accountant I
(One Position)

Job Ref: JKF/HR/FIN/2011/001

Reporting to the Deputy Finance Manager, the Officer will be responsible for generation of quality management reports and analysis that will facilitate decision making and cost control in JKF.

Key Responsibilities

• To prepare long-term plans, budgets and cash flow forecasting within set deadlines.
• Preparation of monthly management reports by the 10th day of each month.
• Preparation of quarterly GOK report by 10th day of each month following the end of the quarter.
• Monthly analysis and reconciliation of balance sheet and profit and loss accounts.
• Costing of all goods and services and regularly review and test its reasonableness
• Preparation of variance analysis of expenses and stock items and explanation of the causes of such variances and possible ways of avoiding them.
• To perform any other relevant duty assigned by the Finance Manager.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree preferably in Business.
• Full accountancy qualifications (CPA, ACCA or equivalent).
• Proficiency in use of computerized accounting packages (preferably Syspro)
• Excellent communication, negotiation, inter-personal relations, team building, leadership and organizational skills.
• At least 4 years relevant experience in management accounting or its equivalen

Job Title: Financial Accountant I
(One Position)

Job Ref: JKF/HR/FIN/2011/002

Reporting to the Deputy Finance Manager, the officer will be responsible for Maintaining main cash book, general ledger and timely preparation of monthly bank reconciliation reports in JKF.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and update the general ledger.
• Check all allocations of invoices, debit notes, credit notes and other source documents
• To ensure that all VAT returns are correctly and timely filed.
• To check and approve all purchases, salaries and wages journal vouchers before inputting.
• To assist in the preparation of quarterly and final accounts.
• To Ensure that the cashier at the Book Distribution Centre give you the sales figures for each week.
• To maintain the main Cash book and timely prepare monthly reconciliation reports and submit the same to the Finance Manager and Deputy Finance Manager by third Tuesday of each month.
• To work in close cooperation and due consultation with other sections in all matters of common interest. In the event of any divergence of opinion between yourself and another operational department or section head, immediate reference should be made to the Finance manager.
• To effectively, efficiently and timely respond to external and internal auditors’ queries.
• To supervise all staff under you and ensure that they report on duty punctually and perform their work properly.
• To perform any other relevant duty assigned by the Finance Manager.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree preferably in Business.
• Full accountancy qualifications (CPA, ACCA or equivalent).
• Proficiency in use of computerized accounting packages (preferably Syspro)
• Excellent communication, negotiation, inter-personal relations, team building, leadership and organizational skills.
• At least 4 years relevant experience in Financial accounting or its equivalent

Job Title: Editor II, Humanities
(One Position)

Job Ref: JKF/HR/PUB/2011/003

Reporting to Senior Humanities Editor, the position holder will work closely with various authors of respective book titles to ensure that books are of high standards and relevant to the target market.

Key Responsibilities

• Assesses manuscripts for content and relevance to established lists.
• Copy–edits manuscripts and other projects as assigned
• Designs manuscripts for page layout and illustrations
• Co-ordinates writing workshops
• Prepares author-publisher contracts in consultation with section editors.
• Commissioning authors
• To perform any other relevant duty assigned by the Publishing Manager

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Education (CRE/History& Government) or its equivalent from a recognized university.
• A post graduate Diploma in Mass Communication
• At least 4 years teaching experience in a secondary school or 2 years relevant experience in a publishing house.
• Be proficient in Ms-office suite.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, inter-personal relations, team building, leadership and organizational skills.

Job Title: Internal Auditor I / Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
(One Position)

Job Ref: JKF/HR/IA/2011/004

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Internal Auditor/ M & E Manager, the position holder will be responsible for ensuring compliance and internal controls within the Foundation.

Key Responsibilities

• Implementing and evaluate internal control frame work as well as managing & profiling organization risk factors, fraud and malpractices.
• Review and appraise the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which the company’s resources are employed.
• Continuous Systems Audit and quality assurance reviews of both financial and non-financial transactions/procedures.
• Monitor and review all the company’s plans, contracts and services to ensure the practices and other procedures are in compliance with approved guidelines.
• Conducting follow up audit to evaluate the progress and effectiveness of action taken to implement approved audit recommendations.
• preparing timely and accurate reports
• To perform any other relevant duty assigned by the Internal Audit/Monitoring and Evaluation Manager.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce or its equivalent from a recognized university.
• CPA (K) qualification or its acceptable equivalent.
• CIA, CFE or CISA Certification will be an added advantage.
• Be well versed with computerized accounting.
• At least 4 years relevant experience.
• Must be conversant with the international standards on Auditing (ISA) and International Financial Reporting Standards (I FRS’s).
• Excellent knowledge of audit procedures, including planning, audit techniques, testing and sampling methods and tools used in conducting audits.
• Must have good decision making, report writing and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work independently, remain focused and maintain highest integrity and objectivity.

Job Title: Sales Executives, South Rift /Nyanza
(Two Positions)

Job Ref: JKF/HR/SM/2011/005

Reporting to the Sales & Marketing Manager, the position holders will be responsible for sales activities that create demand for JKF titles within these regions.

Key Responsibilities;

• Monitor competitors’ activities and provide necessary feedback.
• Carry out promotion activities with a view to creating demand for JKF titles
• Cover the entire sales territory and give regular reports detailing sales activities
• Conduct seminars and workshops to promote JKF titles within his/her territory
• Liaise and co-ordinate all activities between JKF and education officials
• Carry out research to determine areas of improvement
• Develop customer relationships from call to repeat orders

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Education or related discipline.
• Diploma in Marketing or Entrepreneurship
• Computer proficiency
• Management training from a reputable institution
• Excellent communication, negotiation skills, inter-personal relations and team building skills
• At least 3 years experience in a competitive sales environment.

Job Title: QMS Coordinator
(One Position)

Job Ref: JKF/ISO/2011/006

The position reports to the Quality Management Representative and is responsible for the day-to-day co-ordination of the Quality Management System within the Foundation. The position holder will be expected to ensure that the ‘ISO way of life’ is upheld and that the Foundation continually strives to improve its processes & systems.

Key Responsibilities;

• In liaison with the QMR, plan and coordinate internal and external quality audits
• Monitor compliance of operating procedures in all departments
• Periodically review various procedures and quality manuals
• Review, update and recommend revisions of various procedures
• Organize and facilitate internal auditors’ trainings
• Ensure monthly meetings are conducted as per the ISO calendar
• Maintain ISO Quality Management files and correspondence
• Guide the ISO core team in improving quality standards within the Foundation

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree
• Demonstrate training in Quality Management Standards
• At least three (3) years working experience in an organization which is ISO 9001:2001 certified
• High level of organizational ability, analytical, inter-personal relations, team building, leadership and excellent communication skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft office suite

Job Title: Assistant ICT Officer
(One Position)

Job Ref: JKF/HR/FIN/2011/007

Reporting to the ICT Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for provision of technical and software support to users of ICT within the Foundation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical and software support to users of ICT, and coach them on the same.
• Maintain network and servers, including ERP, email, internet, etc
• Install hardware, software and computer equipment.
• Carry out data back-up
• Maintain/update computer software.
• Service and maintain computers, printers and peripherals.
• Update/maintain JKF’s website.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in IT or its equivalent from a recognized University.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, inter-personal relations, team building, leadership and organizational skills.
• At least 3 years experience as ICT assistant or its equivalent.
• MCSE certification. CCNA qualification will be an added advantage.

Terms and Conditions of Service

The positions are permanent and pensionable and a competitive remuneration package will be offered to the successful candidates.

Interested applicants should submit their applications together with current curriculum vitae (CV) with details of their current employer, remuneration, names and contact addresses of three referees (one of whom must be the current or last employer) and copies of academic certificates.

Kindly address your application to:

The Managing Director,
The Jomo Kenyatta Foundation,
P. O. Box 30533 – 00100,
Nairobi

Email: hram@jomokenyattaf.com

The closing date for receipt of applications is 31st March, 2011.

Canvassing by or on behalf of any applicant will lead to automatic disqualification of the applicant concerned.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Any applicant who does not hear from us by 30th May 2011 should consider him / herself unsuccessful.

The Jomo Kenyatta Foundation is an equal opportunity employer.

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ILO Project Officer Job in Nairobi

Post Title: Project Officer

Level: NOA

Duration: 10 months (with possibility of extension)

Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya

Community Security through engaging with Youth at Risk

Background

The challenges of implementing a high profile project such as the Community Security through engaging with Youth at Risk, the project, in the environment of Somalia should not be under estimated.

The security setting, the political landscape and the (often) conflicting expectations of communities, local and central authorities and international donors presents a challenge to any organisation. This assignment will support delivery of the project components in various regions of Somalia and will require an ability to work in a complex, changeable, environment where the need to manage process is paramount if tangible benefits are to be delivered.

However, regardless of the operational, political and security challenges the project may face, the ultimate responsibility of the UN agencies (UNICEF is also a partner alongside UNDP and ILO) involved is to deliver tangible benefits to people through working with local teams and partners.

Due to the security situation in southern Somalia, significant aspects of all UN agencies’ international teams currently operate out of Nairobi thus the skills of distance management are to the fore and the need to have both systems and people in place able to manage in this manner is critical to the ability to deliver both quality and at a quantity to make a difference in terms of employment related benefits.

The project will reintegrate youth who have become involved, or could be susceptible to becoming involved, in some form of crime detrimental to community security.

On the reintegration side, the approach is to use employment intensive work, a process of skills development founded on individual assessment, employment-related surveys as a springboard for building longer term job opportunities generating longevity in decent work opportunities created.

This means, once immediate jobs have been created through intensive labour practices, further skills development will be undertaken alongside priming of local economies. This position will work in close collaboration with Programme Officers and Technical Advisors and Programme Managers/Coordinators in both UNDP and ILO linking to UNICEF.

The position will contribute to coordination with parallel/complementary projects and programming. For example, close linkage with the UN’s Joint Programme Local Governance and Decentralised Service Delivery, will be required to take forward the results achieved fitting to other work on employment generation in the target areas for the project.

ILO’s work with Somaliland, Puntland and southern Somalia to develop an interim Decent Work Country Programme will be a guiding example of how collaboration is to be developed. UNDP’s Country Programme Strategy 2010-2015 also promotes complementary results and has followed a similar participatory path. All programming fits within the UNSAS and builds on the ethos of delivering as one UN.

Project Context

The project document will be made available to those candidates meeting the initial requirements for second round of interviewing.

Responsibilities

The Project Officer will be expected to:

• Contribute to the overall delivery of the project., through team work and supervision of specific delegated responsibilities for running aspects of the project
• Manage specific targets as set out in the project document related to the reintegration of beneficiaries of the project
• Coordinate to ensure effective, efficient delivery of components deemed the responsibility of specific agencies, notably ILO and UNDP but also ensuring coherence with UNICEF’s undertakings
• Work within the project team to define work plans
• Undertake a supervisory role for the implementation of work plans when so delegated by managers and advisors associated with the project
• Ensure close collaboration between technical experts and individual agency financial and administration systems for the effective delivery of multi component processes in different geographical locations

Further, the Project Officer will:

• Supervise processes within the relevant organisational finance and administration, draft service agreements/other contractual arrangement with partners and prepare terms of reference (ToR), work plans and budgets; as well as means to supervise and monitor such agreements. Support the procurement process including the adjudication of tenders.
• Participate and contribute to project and thematic collaboration and other processes
• Complement the work of ILO and UNDP technical advisers and team members, ensuring linkage between the project and other components within the ILO and UNDP Somalia Strategies
• Contribute to “one UN” harmonization processes; participate in specific clusters/working groups of the UN joint programme framework.
• In close collaboration with other UN partners, develop strategic entry points to enhance linkages among similar UN supported initiatives, in particular support to macro-level policy, institution building and common systems
• Promote the ILO Decent Work and UNDP Country Strategy agenda as it applies to project activities.
• Liaise and co-ordinate with NGOs, other UN Agencies and government departments operating complementary activities and initiatives
• Under the guidance of the Project Manager and relevant Managers in UNDP and ILO, take an active part in specialist fora with regard to employment related work in the UN system.
• Under the guidance of the Project Manager and relevant Managers in UNDP and ILO and in liaison with colleagues, take forward UNDP’s and ILO’s position in cross cutting themes such as gender, disability and environment.
• Promote full participation of all the stakeholders in order to promote empowerment and ownership and contribute to the ‘one UN voice’ on gender, human rights and HIV/AIDS in particular.

Qualifications, Experience and Personal Attributes

• University degree in public administration, development project management or related field.
• At least 5 years professional work experience in youth focused or demobilisation and reintegration or employment generation programmes
• Experienced in active labour market programme development and implementation.
• Knowledge of the Somalia context.
• Demonstrable extensive working experience in project management,
• Have high degree of professionalism, consistently approaches work with energy and positive, constructive attitude. Is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results.
• Maturity to peer manage partner relations in all facets of project work.
• Responds positively to critical feedback and differing points of view
• Aptitude and attitude to learn and develop personally within the present and future requirements of the programme
• Planning and Organizing: Develops work plans consistent with agreed strategies; identifies priority activities and assignments; allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve defined project results; shares credit for team accomplishments and accepts joint responsibility for team shortcomings. Ability to work in a multi-disciplined and multi-cultural team.
• Communication: Ability to write in clear and concise manner and to communicate effectively; listens to others, correctly interprets messages from others and responds appropriately. Ability to speak, read and write in Somali a distinct advantage
• Willingness and ability to spend 50percent of time on mission in various parts of Somalia a prerequisite

Submission of Applications

Please send your curriculum vitae marked “Project Officer- Nairobi” by 06 April 2011 to:

The Chief Technical Adviser,
ILO Somalia/Employment for Peace Programme,
UNOPS Compound, UN Avenue, Gigiri,
P.O Box 39981, 00623-Nairobi, Kenya.

Email: hrsomalia@ilo.org

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Carnivore Storekeeper and Purchasing Assistant Jobs in Kenya

The Carnivore is seeking hardworking and focused individuals, with unquestionable integrity, excellent interpersonal skills and keen eye to detail to fill the following positions-:

Purchasing Assistant

Reporting to the Purchasing Officer, the Purchasing Assistant will assist in processing purchasing requests for the Tamarind Group

Assistant Storekeeper

Reporting to the head storekeeper, the assistant storekeeper will be responsible for receiving, storing and issuing all goods purchased by the Tamarind Group.

Minimum qualifications for both positions:-

• Diploma in purchasing/stores operations from a reputable institution.
• Working knowledge of materials control system
• Computer literate
• Previous working experience in the hospitality industry will be an added advantage.

Interested applicants should forward their applications, clearly outlining current and expected remuneration to human.resources@tamarind.co.ke, by 30 March 2011.

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