Plantwise Finance Assistant Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Finance Assistant - Plantwise
 

CABI – Nairobi, Kenya
 

The Finance Assistant - Plantwise will report to the Finance and Administration Manager and take responsibility for supporting the finance and administration functions. This will involve coordination, planning, administration and reporting on plantwise transactions and activities.
 

Established over 100 years ago, CABI is a not-for-profit science-based development and information organization. CABI improves people’s lives by providing information and applying scientific expertise to solve problems in agriculture and the environment. 

Please see our website www.cabi.org for further details about our organisation. 

Plantwise is an innovative global initiative, led by CABI, to improve food security and the lives of farmers (see www.Plantwise.org).
 

The successful candidate will ensure compliance with project financial and administration guidelines, be the custodian and manager of project documentation, manage the Plantwise project accounts including project
budgeting, projects accounts maintenance, projects reporting, support to project managers on financial matters. 

He/she will have a first degree in Finance or accounting or an equivalent degree from a recognized University, and full professional accounting qualification, with at least 2 years relevant experience in project financial management in a cross-cultural environment.
 

The individual should be dependable, trustworthy and ability to cope well with fast changing environment.
 

The position is a 2-year initial appointment with a possibility of renewal. 

This is a locally recruited person and will be based in our CABI office in Nairobi – Kenya. 

Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the post and detailed curriculum vitae (not more than 3 pages) with names and full addresses of 3 referees.
 

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday the 8th February 2013
 

Send applications to 

Finance and Administration Manager, 

CABI-Nairobi office, United Nations Avenue, 

P.O. Box 633 00621, 

Nairobi-Kenya 

or email to finadmin@cabi.org

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Old Mutual 2013 Graduate Trainee Programme Jobs in Kenya

Your opportunity to do great things
 

Old Mutual Plc. is a leading multinational long-term savings, protection and investment Group with over 167 years of experience. It has operations in Africa, Europe, the Americas and Asia, supported by over 54,000 employees. In the year ended 31 December 2011, Old Mutual Plc. had £267 billion of funds under management, from core operations.
 

Old Mutual plc. is listed on the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges, among others. Old Mutual in Kenya comprises of Old Mutual life Assurance, Old Mutual Asset Managers, Old Mutual Investment Services and Old Mutual Securities limited.
 

Our vision is to be our Customers’ most trusted partner, passionate about helping them achieve their lifetime financial goals. 

Our mission; through understanding and meeting our customers needs, we will profitably expand our market for wealth accumulation and protection in East Africa.
 

Despite our geographic and cultural diversity, we are bound together by our Group Values of Pushing beyond boundaries, Accountability, Respect and Integrity.
 

Through the Old Mutual Graduate Trainee Programme we aim to attract and develop the selected graduates to take up future leadership opportunities in the course of their careers.
 

For our 2013 Graduate Trainee Programme intake, we are looking to recruit recent University graduates who have:

• Proven academic excellence;
• Demonstrated leadership abilities;
• Interest in building a career in financial services.

This Programme targets graduates who hold a Bachelor’s Degree in the following fields:

• Accounting, Finance, Economics or any other business related degree
• Actuarial Science
• Insurance, law , Business Administration or Information Technology

Those who have or are pursuing professional qualifications in Actuarial, CFA, ACCA, CPA and ACII will have an added advantage.
 

Interested qualifying candidates should send an application letter and a detailed CV outlining their qualifications and experience by 15th February 2013.
 

Applications should be sent directly to: hr@oldmutualkenya.com
 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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APHRC Web Designer Job in Kenya

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non - governmental organization that carries out high quality, policy relevant research on population, health and education issues facing sub-Saharan Africa. 

The Center seeks to recruit a Web designer with modern web development and graphic design skills.
 

The suitable candidate is a creative, tech-savvy web designer with exciting new ideas on how to reenergize the Center’s online face using contemporary tools and designs to increase our website traffic and create more engaged users. 

If you have a good sense of humor and love working with data, visual effects and creating state of the art websites and web tools and are interested in development related issues, this is the job for you.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing and managing APHRC’s websites
• Revitalize the information architecture and link knowledge products to the Center’s program areas.
• Develop site content and graphics by coordinating with copywriters and graphic artists; designing images, icons, banners, audio enhancements, etc.
• Develop new ways to visualize and showcase our data focusing on new innovations in online communication (such as infographics, interactive web tools, blogging, and social media) to improve content presentation, access, use and feedback.
• Code graphic design projects into PHP files (such as the e-newsletter, new web blast templates, etc.)
• Manage links that enable users to share documents with friends and colleagues.
• Create and manage an easy-to-use content management system for the website.
• Develop friendly online fundraising options and work with the fundraising team to develop new ways to improve this functionality.
• Monitor performance and results, identifying and evaluating improvement options, introducing new technology and maintaining links.
• Provide weekly website analytics by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends and then optimize and generate ideas to increase traffic through the site.
• Implement and maintain website enhancements, security/privacy policies, user accounts, access rights, passwords, etc.
• Recommend and apply user experience approaches based upon the latest interactive trends and best practices in the industry.

Qualifications

• Degree in graphic design, IT or a related discipline. Additional communications qualifications will be an added advantage.
• At least 3 years relevant experience.
• Programming language aptitude (particularly web design languages).
• Proven excellent graphic design and copy-writing skills
• Demonstrated experience in creating info-graphics and or interactive web data visualizations.
• Multimedia skills such as podcast or webcast editing, video editing are a plus.

Skills: Web Graphic Design, Web Savvy, Planning, Web User Interface Design, Web Programming Skills, Illustration Tools, Multimedia Content Development, Understanding Browser Capabilities, Internet Presence, Excellent communications skills, and Team work.
 

Interested candidates are encouraged to apply enclosing a detailed CV, quoting current and expected salary and providing contact details of three referees to the address below by 11 February, 2013. 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
 

Please indicate the position you are applying for on the envelope or on the subject line for those applying by email: jobs@aphrc.org.
 

The Human Resources Manager
African Population and Health Research Center
P.O. Box 10787-00100 GPO, 

Nairobi

Website: www.aphrc.org

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Marasa Africa Purchase Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya

Marasa Africa having several upscale tourism lodges in Kenya requires a Purchase Officer urgently for its Central Purchase Department at Nairobi.

This position reporting to Senior Executive, is responsible for sourcing of perishables / groceries / Engineering / capital materials as and when required by each lodge, executing annual rate contracts, negotiations with the suppliers along with Senior Executive, coordination with lodges for material collection and payments to suppliers, developing a vendor list and vendor management , account the receipts and issues of materials 

Candidate should be a graduate, computer savvy with a minimum of 7 years experience in procurement / purchases in Safari Lodges/Hotels.

Attractive salary and benefits will be offered to the selected candidate. 

Interested candidates may send in their application with recent passport size photograph, contact telephone number and details of three referees (Not relatives) to the following address within seven days of this advertisement:

Human Resource Department
P. O. Box 48995 - 00100
Nairobi.
 

With copy of the application by mail to: ghrm@madhvani.org

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Salon and Barbershop Jobs in Nairobi Kenya - Salon Manager, Barber, Hair Stylists and Braiders

An executive salon and barber shop in the CBD is recruiting!!

We welcome professional salon managers, stylists, barbers, and braiders with diverse talents in their varied areas of expertise to join our team of upward moving and aggressive professionals. 

Details of the positions are as per below:

Salon Manager 

1 Post

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Efficient running and profitability of the salon by ensuring that client count numbers are maintained
• Initiating marketing strategies and spear heading their implementation by the team
• Ensuring all hairdressing standards and client services are carried out according to company policies.
• Organizing training for the members of staff from time to time
• Encouraging and motivating all staff to maximum potential, both technically and professionally for their individual benefit and future growth of the company.
• Communicating through all staff levels on company policies and procedures, staff changes, company’s future plans, management’s satisfaction and dissatisfaction

Barber 

1 Post

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Undertaking classic hair cuts on clients and enhancing customer relations at the barber shop to ensure maintenance of the client base.

Hair Stylists

3 Posts

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Perform professional cuts, styles, color, chemical services and therapeutic hair and scalp treatments. 

You must possess and maintain knowledge of current hairstyles and trends. 

Excellent cleanliness and sanitation skills are essential to success!

Braiders 

3 Posts

Responsibilities include but not limited to:

Braiding clients’ hairs, weaving, advising clients on what suits their hair and general appearance. 

Ability to do dreadlocks an added advantage.

Applicants must have prior salon or barber shop experience and possess excellent communication skills. 

Knowledge of products and services is very necessary. 

All roles bear marketing as one of the responsibilities.

For further details and interview call (8am-6pm):

0771 - 689734

Only serious applicants

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Stylish Tent Company Workshop Manager Job in Kenya (USD 1,500 - 3,000)

A Stylish Tent Company is urgently looking for a Workshop Manager to oversee all the operations in the Workshop.
 

Production Management and scheduling
 

Job Card Creation and Management
 

Deadline Management and ability to ‘Juggle’ Schedules/ Deliverables
 

Preparation Of Templates For Third Part Suppliers
 

Preparation Of Production Drawings From Concept Designs
 

Site Assembly/ Installation Planning And Scheduling
 

Review Materials Request Lists (Sanity/ Relevance Checks)
 

Monitor and inspect products before, during and after preloading process
 

Check quantity of goods loaded and supervise overall loading process
 

Stocks Management, Raw Material Grading and Selection
 

Standardization Processes and Shared Tools/ Jigs Management
 

Monitor and update products with drawings/ instructions, master materials list, resource utilization/allocation guidelines, tools, etc
 

Maintain and continuously update master cost files
 

Develop and maintain a catalogue of templates/jigs
 

Inter departmental/process quality control checking
 

Set-up and perform testing on materials or finished products to ensure product performance
 

Determine machinery requirements, identify shortcomings in machining and suggest alternatives with budgets to the directors
 

Must be super organized and obsessed with details

Gross Salary: 1500 - 3500 USD
 

European, Indian and Malay or Bahasa Melayu speaker are encouraged to apply.
 

Deadline: 8th February 2013
 

Applications:
 

Please send an up to date CV, stating your current salary, accompanied by at least 3 referee telephone numbers/email addresses to cathie@summitrecruitment-kenya.com
 

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

Please do not apply if you do not have the relevant experience.

Only applicants who are successful will be contacted.

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Stylish Tent Company Workshop Manager Job in Kenya (USD 1,500 - 3,000)

A Stylish Tent Company is urgently looking for a Workshop Manager to oversee all the operations in the Workshop.
 

Production Management and scheduling
 

Job Card Creation and Management
 

Deadline Management and ability to ‘Juggle’ Schedules/ Deliverables
 

Preparation Of Templates For Third Part Suppliers
 

Preparation Of Production Drawings From Concept Designs
 

Site Assembly/ Installation Planning And Scheduling
 

Review Materials Request Lists (Sanity/ Relevance Checks)
 

Monitor and inspect products before, during and after preloading process
 

Check quantity of goods loaded and supervise overall loading process
 

Stocks Management, Raw Material Grading and Selection
 

Standardization Processes and Shared Tools/ Jigs Management
 

Monitor and update products with drawings/ instructions, master materials list, resource utilization/allocation guidelines, tools, etc
 

Maintain and continuously update master cost files
 

Develop and maintain a catalogue of templates/jigs
 

Inter departmental/process quality control checking
 

Set-up and perform testing on materials or finished products to ensure product performance
 

Determine machinery requirements, identify shortcomings in machining and suggest alternatives with budgets to the directors
 

Must be super organized and obsessed with details

Gross Salary: 1500 - 3500 USD
 

European, Indian and Malay or Bahasa Melayu speaker are encouraged to apply.
 

Deadline: 8th February 2013
 

Applications:
 

Please send an up to date CV, stating your current salary, accompanied by at least 3 referee telephone numbers/email addresses to cathie@summitrecruitment-kenya.com
 

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

Please do not apply if you do not have the relevant experience.

Only applicants who are successful will be contacted.

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Furniture Shop Design Engineer Job in Kenya (KShs 150K - 200K)

A top end furniture shop is looking for a Design Engineer
 

Key Qualifications:

• Must be a GRADUATE in Interior Design or Architecture
• Must know ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, Photoshop or PowerPoint
• Minimum 5 YEARS experience – A/B means grade students ONLY

Personal Attributes:
 

Professional, good work ethic, well presented with good command of written and spoken English / Kiswahili

Salary & Benefits:  150,000 - 200,000 depending on experience.

Deadline: 5th February 2013

Applications:
 

Please send an up to date CV, stating your current salary, accompanied by at least 3 referee telephone numbers/email addresses to cathie@summitrecruitment-kenya.com
 

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

Please do not apply if you do not have the relevant experience.

Only applicants who are successful will be contacted.

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Skin Care Products Sales Executive Job in Kenya

A leading manufacturer of medically validated skin care products for the professional market place is looking for a motivated individual to fill the position of a Sales Executive on a full time basis. 

The position will have a fixed salary plus bonuses.
 

Based out of the US, the company’s superior products have won the award for the best skin care system sold out of a doctor’s office for three consecutive years. 

The company has recently obtained the official distributorship for the East African region.
 

Sales Executive Position
 

Requirements
 

A salesperson, able to sell and build a solid sales structure as the business expands. 

Must be able to work with little supervision.
 

Role

• Main responsibility will be to sell and generate revenue
• Promote the company continually through meetings and sales calls to target resellers
• Will work with Marketing to create high end events to attract prospective clients

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead generation to increase sales potential
• Source and identify potential selling opportunities
• Knows the market in terms of sophisticated associations as this is a niche market product
• Proactively contact resellers within targeted industries
• SELL – SELL – SELL!

Personal Skills and Qualities
 

The individual should:

• Have Innate soft selling skills
• Be articulate and able to paint the picture of who we are and what our vision is
• Pleasant
• Quick learner
• Self-motivated & driven
• Knowledge of the beauty industry would be an added advantage
• Presentable and confident
• Independent mind

Expectations
 

This individual will essentially be one of the faces of the company and therefore should dress and behave accordingly at all times particularly outside of the office and outside of office hours.
 

Education/Background

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree.
• Science background desirable but not a necessity.
• Able to understand the skin management segment.
• 2 or more years of experience in sales & marketing.
• Previous sales & marketing experience in a similar industry will be a big plus.
• Passion for the beauty industry
• Results oriented
• Ladies are encouraged to apply.

To apply, send a recent CV indicating your sales and marketing achievements to therecexpert@gmail.com clearly indicating “sales executive East Africa” on the subject line before 15th February 2013.
 

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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