Base Titanium Limited, the Kenyan subsidiary of the Australian company, Base Resources Limited, is developing the globally significant Kwale Mineral Sands Project about 50km south of Mombasa.
The project is now funded and construction commenced in the 3rd quarter of 2011.
Save the Children East Africa Regional Office (EARO) is looking to recruit a Pan African Child Rights Governance Program Manager.
Pan African Child Rights Governance (CRG) Program Manager
This role will advocate for policies, systems and structures on child rights in order to facilitate a democratic environment for the operation of civil society in East Africa.
He/She will develop and lead the regional advocacy strategies in East Africa and support the work of the Africa Advocacy Initiative (AAI) as well as civil society (CS) strengthening of regional partners on their engagement with African Union and United Nations human rights mechanisms.
The role is also responsible for managing a grant that lobbies and advocates for child rights and well-being with African Union human rights mechanisms.
Key Areas Of Accountability:
· Advocacy on Child Rights Policies, Systems and StructuresMonitoring and reporting on the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
· Civil Society Strengthening of Regional Civil Society Partners
· Business Development: Actively support business development initiatives by engaging in proposal writing, liaison with key donors, preparation and follow up of donor applications related to CRG and Pan-African advocacy.
Key Selection Criteria
· Minimum of a graduate degree in Law, Sociology, Development Studies or related fields, or verifiable equivalent professional experience
· Strong understanding of African Union and United Nations human rights mechanisms
· Proven ability of conducting training and building organizational capacity
· Demonstrable experience and capacity in proposal writing and advocacy in promoting child rights
· Excellent written, verbal , communications and networking skills, and an ability to distill large amounts of information for a variety of audiences
· Fluency in English is essential; French desirable
· Minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience in implementing human rights, child rights or development and advocacy
To apply, please send a copy of your CV with a cover letter to EA.recruitment@savethechildren.org
Application closes Friday 11 January 2013 at 5:00pm, Nairobi time.
We work with children, communities and governments all over the world and we believe in the right person for the job regardless of where you come from and how you identify yourself.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process reflects our commitment to ensuring that only those who are suitable to work with children are considered for these posts.
All successful applicants will therefore be required to complete a Police Check and must sign onto our Child Protection Policy and organizational Code of Conduc
Mumias Sugar Company (MSC) is the leading producer of integrated sugarcane-based products such as sugar, ethanol, water and power.
Recognizing the need to develop and nurture a sustainable and mutually beneficial relationship with its stakeholders, especially the community, MSC has registered the Mumias Sugar Foundation to spearhead best-practice investment in community empowerment.
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) is an independent National Human Rights Institution created by Article 59 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and established by the Government of Kenya through an Act of Parliament (the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights Act, 2011) and under the United Nations Paris Principles.
KNCHR’s mandate includes furthering the protection and promotion of human rights in Kenya, acting as a watchdog over the Government in the area of human rights, and the provision of leadership in moving the country towards a human rights state.
Salaries and Remuneration Commission
Remuneration Analyst
SRC 7
(Five Positions)
Job Summary
Customer Service Representatives
A leading bank in Kenya is seeking to recruit Customer Service representatives.
West Kenya Sugar Company Limited is the fastest growing sugar company in Kenya located in Kakamega, along the Kakamega – Webuye Road.
The company prides itself in the quality of its products, personnel and productivity.
The company seeks to fill the position of Truck Driver and invites qualified, competent and dedicated applicants to apply:
USA Medical Research Unit
Kenya Medical Research Institute
KEMRI / USAMRU – K
“THE WALTER REED PROJECT”
Corporate Communications Officer
Job Ref: HR-CCO-12-2012
Nation Media Group is the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa with operations in print, broadcast and digital media. It attracts and serves unparalleled audiences in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.
Our client is a leading three star hotel located in Kilimani area Nairobi Kenya.
Job Objective/Summary
To ensure that all the policies and procedures of the company are adhered to and ensure the day to day operations of the hotel and customer satisfaction.
Hotel Manager Duties and Responsibilities
The Danish Refugee Council has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa region since 1997.
The DRC Kenya Program seeks to fill the following positions.
A leading multi-national company in the wholesale Telecommunications infrastructure provision market, who provide a focused range of services, in the East and Central African region, delivering sustainable value to customers, is looking to fill the role of Senior Accountant – Tax & Compliance.
This role will report directly to the Chief Finance Officer.
Vacancy: Assistant Pharmacist Kakuma
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kenya serves vulnerable populations in the Turkana and Garissa regions as well as in Eastleigh, Nairobi.
Job Title: Administrative Assistant
Organization: Japan Center for Conflict Prevention (JCCP)
Duty Station:Nairobi, Kenya with possible travel to Somalia
Report to: Finance and Admin Officer
Contract Duration: Renewable with satisfactory performance (3month probation)
Starting Date: 15 January 2013
Duties and Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of Finance and Admin Officer, Administrative Assistant is responsible for the following duties and responsibilities;
1. Financial Management
- Perform day-to-day accounting processes and procedures.
Are you a Somali speaking Kenyan with Monitoring and Evaluation Experience?
Do you want to make a difference and work on an exciting program for Somalia?
If you would you like to join a dynamic team working on stabilization initiatives for Somalia, please read on!
USAID Transition Initiatives for Stabilization (TIS) program
The Transition Initiatives for Stabilization (TIS) program is funded by USAID and implemented by Development Alternative Inc (DAI), an international development organization.
It responds to the complex crisis that has evolved in Somalia by mitigating conflict, promoting stability and community cohesion, and increasing public confidence in governance.
TIS implements quick impact activities linked to longer-term stabilization goals.
The TIS program is currently seeking a skilled, diplomatic, effective, and highly motivated Monitoring, Evaluation and Information Manager to join our Nairobi based team.
Qualifications and skills sought:
· University degree in Mass Communication, Social Science or other appropriate field;
· A minimum of four years experience in monitoring and evaluation;
· Technical skills in qualitative and quantitative evaluation and managing heavy data;
· Strong communication skills with the ability to effectively and persuasively present information in a variety of settings and formats;
· Familiar with activity and grant reporting methods and information management systems;
· Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office, with proven experience in Access, Excel and Powerpoint;
· Proven experience with ArcGIS software;
· Experience in media, reporting, political journalism, and political analysis;
· Previous experience on USAID projects an advantage;
· English and Somali language fluency required.
Do you have the above qualifications and skills?
Please send
1) a CV
2) current position and salary history and
3) three professional references
to TIS@dai.com.
Closing date: Monday, December 24, 2012.
Please note only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Request For Proposal: Strategic Planning Consultant
Kisumu Youth Football Association (KYFA)
P.O. Box 13- Mega City
Kisumu, Kenya
Office Assistant
Summary: Company Description
Farrago Tours & Safaris (www.farragosafaris.co.uk) was formed and registered in Kenya in June 2003. It is one of the leading up-coming Tours and Travel companies in the region.
We have our head office in the city of Nairobi and a branch office in Mombasa and an Agent in the United Kingdom.
Our personalized service has been the key to our success.
Our carefully chosen, and experienced staff, drivers and guides share their knowledge with our clients because we believe that a safari should be not only enjoyable, but also a learning experience.
When you book with us, every detail is attended to, and travelers are left to experience their safari at its carefree best.
Our success since inception has enabled us to continually expand our operation and yet, our personalized service and high standards have been maintained.
We are confident that when you go on Safari with Farrago Tours & Safaris, you will understand why we have earned such an outstanding reputation.
Job Description:
Job Description:
· General front office duties
· Receiving and issuing checks
· Receiving and serving visitors
· Managing the office of MD/CEO
· Other duties as may be assigned
Requirements:
· Diploma/Certificate in Business administration/Management
· Over two years of exposure in fast paced environment
· Presentable/ability to deal with confidential information
· Able to work late after office hours including Saturdays.
E-MAIL: faragosafaris@yahoo.co.uk
Position: Project Officer, Human Rights
Location: Puntland – Garowe
Closing date: 24th December 2012
The Organization
Handicap International is an INGO specializing in the field of disability and development.
Our client is a top 100 company in Kenya providing vehicle tracking and recovery, fleet management, logistics services, fuel monitoring and car care centre.
They have client within the airline industry, major taxi companies, transport companies etc.
The business has been operational for more than 15 years.
Exciting Job Opportunity: Travel Consultant
Do you enjoy interacting with people from different countries and cultural backgrounds?
Would you like to join a team which is entrepreneurial and passionate?
Operations and Quality Administrator – Cut Flowers
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a small team in Kenya who manages the direct sourcing of cut-flowers for a well known retailer in the UK.
Office Assistant
Summary: Company Description
Farrago Tours & Safariswas formed and registered in Kenya in June 2003. It is just one of the leading up-coming Tours and Tour companies in the area.
We have our head workplace in the urban area of Nairobi and a division workplace in Mombasa and a Chemical in the Uk.
Position: Receptionist
Role Objectives/Summary
Attend to customers and visitors with queries on the phone and face to face. Supply precise and appropriate information pertaining to the company to customers and public
Key Duties and Responsibilities
Provision of ICT Audit Services for Kenya Human Rights Commission
Terms of Reference
A. Overview
The objective of this audit is to review the general ICT infrastructure of KHRC, system security employed, controls and policy decisions required to ensure the protection of all internal information systems and data.
Rescue Team Kenya (www.rescueteamkenya.org) is a voluntary organization formed in 2007 with the aim of helping the needy kids, teenage girls and the poor aged.
The team focuses on the slums and the villages.
Sacco Accountant
A trustworthy medium sized deposit taking Sacco in Western Kenya needs a professional and proficient person to fill the position of Accountant and as a result invites applications from certified person on or prior to 29th December 2012.
Qualifications
DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung) is an international development and advocacy organisation with headquarters in Hannover, offices in Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, and liaison offices in Berlin and Brussels. DSWs main goal is to help people free themselves from poverty.
For this purpose we support integrated programs in sexual reproductive health and rights focusing on youth empowerment, advocacy, and capacity building of local partners.
Speed Capital Limited
Job Description
Position: Accountant
Routine Duties & responsibilities:
The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) is a national Non-Governmental Organization with the Mission of promoting, protecting and enhancing the enjoyment of all human rights by all individuals and groups.
To achieve this Mission, our firm belief is that it largely depends on the extent to which human rights practices are adequately rooted in communities.
Our approach therefore seeks to promote the culture of self-reliance amongst communities in order to enhance their independence and by extension their human dignity.
KHRC seeks to recruit a consultant to perform an evaluation of management and internal controls, policies and procedures in place to ensure that the assets of the organization are safeguarded and ensure efficiency of information generated to allow management and board to execute their mandate.
A. Systems Review Scope
The scope encompasses the examination and evaluation of the adequacy and effectiveness of the organization’s governance, risk management process, system of internal control, and the quality of performance in carrying out assigned responsibilities to achieve KHRC’s stated goals and objectives.
B. Consultancy Services Required
The scope of consultancy service shall cover the overall scope of KHRC’s finance and administration.
To this effect, the scope of the assignment shall cover the following areas:
I. Finance and project costing
The review shall cover the adequacy of the accounting and financial operations and reporting systems.
These include: budget control, cash management, certification and approving authority, receipt of funds, and disbursement of funds, recording of all financial transactions in expenditure reports, records maintenance and control, among others.
Review the current project costing structure, make recommendations and implement an effective project costing structure.
Make recommendations of the chart of accounts to be adopted during the implementation of the new financial system.
II. Procurement
The review shall cover the competitiveness, transparency and effectiveness of the procurement activities of the project in order to ensure that the equipment and services purchased meet the requirement of KHRC and include the following:
As applicable, delegations of authorities, procurement thresholds, call for bids and proposals, evaluation of bids and proposals and approval/signature of contracts and purchase orders;
Receiving and inspection procedures to determine the conformity of equipment with the agreed specifications and, when applicable, the use of independent experts to inspect the delivery of highly technical and expensive equipment
Evaluation of the procedures established to mitigate the risk of purchasing equipment that do not meet specifications or is later proven to be defective;
Management and control over the variation orders.
Budgetary and expenditure control (including procurement process and procedures)
III. Asset Management
The review shall cover equipment (typically vehicles and office equipment) purchased for KHRC. This section will also include procurement processes and procedures. It will also entail procedures for receipt, storage, and disposal.
IV. Cash and Bank Management (Treasury)
The review shall cover all cash funds held by the KHRC and review procedures for safeguarding of cash. The consultant will also be tasked with providing suggestions about how to invest and build financial liquidity.
V. General Administration
The review shall cover travel activities, vehicle management, office premises and lease management, office communications, and records maintenance.
VI. Information Systems
This is being done by an independent consultant.
VII. Human resources
The review shall cover the competitiveness, transparency and effectiveness of the recruitment and hiring of personnel and include performance appraisal, attendance control, calculation of salaries and entitlements, payroll preparation and payment, and management of personnel records.
VIII. Review of Finance , procurement and Human Resources policies
The consultant will undertake a review of the Finance and procurement policies and further propose amendments to the Human resource policies.
C. Planning
The Consultant shall regularly submit to the Director, Finance & Administration an up-to-date summary of the work schedule.
The audit work schedule is developed based on a prioritization of the consultancy universe using a risk-based methodology.
Any significant deviation from the formally approved work schedule shall be communicated to the Director periodic activity reports.
D. Reporting
A written report will be prepared and issued following the conclusion of each review and will be distributed as appropriate. A copy of each report will be forwarded to the Executive Director and the Director, Finance and Administration.
The report will contain the reviewee’s response and corrective action (to be) taken in regard to the specific findings and recommendations, including a timetable for anticipated completion and a justification for any recommendations not addressed.
E. Knowledge & Skills requirements
The consultant/ consulting firm should have at least 8 years of professional experience as professional Auditors or accountants in non-governmental audit practice.
They should also have relevant professional qualification and have assumed senior and managerial responsibilities.
They should also be a member of a professional body, for e.g. ICPAK and should have the appropriate authority from the regulatory body to certify accounts in which the audit firm is.
F. Expected Outputs
The finance, HR and administrative report on the review process with recommendations Revised finance and procurement manuals with some input into HR
A new chart of accounts based on the new financial system being implemented New project costing structure
G. Deliverables and Timelines
Work will begin January 2013. The end of the contract will be determined as work is on-going.
H. Application Procedures
If you meet the criteria above submit an application to admin@khrc.or.ke by 21st December 2012 that includes:
Your company profile Resumes of the key personnel to handle this assignment.
3 Professional referees of whom you have done a similar assignment for.
Costing based on the work described above
Our Client in the BPO Industry is looking for Data Entry Clerks
Job Responsibilities:
- Organizing, entering data into the database systems and filling of data forms appropriately to ensure security of records and timely and accurate reporting.
- S/he will be required to maintain data confidentiality and integrity of the client as directed.
Key Qualifications:
Diploma in any Business Course, IT or Statistics. Have good computer skills and very good in the Microsoft Office Suite
National Individual Consultant
Preparation and Delivery of Training on Energy Standards and Labels for Appliance Dealers
Background and Rationale
The Standards and Labeling Programme is a 5 year initiative designed to remove barriers to market transformation of energy efficient products and services in Kenya with replication effect to 4 other East African Community (EAC) countries of Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda.
National Individual Consultant
Finance and Administration Officer – National Drought Management Authority (NDMA)
Background
Kenya faced a severe drought in 2011 whose impacts are still being felt, following successive rain failures.
Assistant Pharmacist Kakuma
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) in Kenya serves vulnerable populations in the Turkana and Garissa regions as well as in Eastleigh, Nairobi.
Chandaria School of Business
United States International University
Certificate Program in Management and Innovation for Agribusiness Entrepreneurs
Agribusiness Scholarships Offered
Apply now for the February 2013 Intake
USIU in collaboration with Michigan State University and the Global Business School Network is offering fully paid-up scholarships for the Certificate Program in Management and Innovation for Agribusiness Entrepreneurs.
Target: Leaders of farmer organizations; owner/managers of small and medium-sized businesses involved in agricultural product processing (e.g. Juice processing, dairy products processing), agricultural produce trade, distribution of farm inputs (e.g. stockists), producing or supplying agricultural in puts, crop or livestock production and other eligible players in the agricultural value chain.
Eligible candidates must be:
Small scale agribusiness entrepreneurs involved in a business with a minimum annual turnover of KES 640,000
At least one year of experience in running/managing a registered agribusiness.
The business must be actively seeking for opportunities in the agricultural supply chain.
The applicant should show proof of entrepreneurial ability and passion to grow the business.
Programme Duration: Four (4) weeks spread over four (4) months
Venue: Chandaria School of Business, United States International University
Female applicants are strongly urged to apply
For further in formation, please contact:
The Program Manager,
Certificate Program in Management and Innovation for Agribusiness Entrepreneurs
P.O. Box 14634-00800,
Nairobi Kenya.
Tel: 3606606/6161
Cell: 0707892499
Email: agribusiness@usiu.ac.ke
You may also download an application form at www.usiu.ac.ke/agribusiness
Applications must reach us on or before Monday, January 7,2012
Position: Business Development Officer (6)
Industry: Insurance
Locations: Nairobi, Nakuru, Kisumu, Mombasa, Nyeri and Eldoret
Our client, a leading insurance group in the region, with well-established operations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania is seeking to recruit Business Development Officers.
Equatorial Commercial Bank Limited (ECB) is a quick expanding Bank that is founded on the value of seeking excellence.We are trying to find powerful, analytical and very self steered people that have the ability to attain outcomes under tension to fill the following positions:.
20 Transcribers Urgently Required
Can you type over 60 words in a minute?
Flexi Personnel is looking for highly skilled Transcription Specialists to work across our wide range of clientele.
The successful candidates will be responsible for transcribing audio content of various corporate communications and video production.
Flexi Employee is looking for eager and self inspired telemarketing specialists with a clear neutral English accent to operate throughout our wide range of clientele.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Picture an occupation with a global leader in Agricultural Technology.
Envision your future opportunities.
Ndege Chai Sacco Ltd is a fast growing Sacco based in Kericho and has members in other areas like Naivasha, Tinderet, Sotik Tea/Highlands and Lemotit in Londiani.
The following vacancies have arisen in our establishment;
Strengthening Public Health Laboratory Systems in the Republic of Kenya under PEPFAR
Position Description
Title: Technical Director / Deputy Project Director
Band: 7
Reports To: Project Director
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) Somalia is an International Non-Governmental Organization registered in Kenya and operating in Somalia.
ADRA’s mission is to change one life at a time through enhancing development in individuals and communities.
Our client recruits in the following vacancies in our organisation.
Croupier Trainees
Water Services Trust Fund
Position : Finance Manager
Location : Nairobi
Location : Nairobi
The Finance Manager is responsible for planning, organizing and directing the financial affairs of
Water Services Trust Fund
Water Services Trust Fund
Duties and Responsibilities
IT Help Desk Positions
Our client is has an objective to transform the face of IT in Africa. With a presence in 21 nations; 17 of which are in Africa this business is trying to find cutting-edge, energetic and dedicated applicants to join their developing team in Kenya.
Our Client is establishing an IT Help Workdesk to do desk-side assistance solution per Client’s pre-defined / location specific service.