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Massive jobs at The Standard Group Kenya
The Standard Group comprises, the Standard newspapers, KTN, Radio Maisha, PDS, Standard Digital and Think Outdoor Services.
The group is in the processes of strengthening its management and leadership team by recruiting highly motivated, qualified, experienced and competent, individuals to the following positions.
Chief Accountant
Working closely with the business Leadership, functional heads, and other stakeholders the job holder will manage and coordinate the financial and accounting affairs of the Group including but not limited to the treasury function
Roles and Responsibilities
- Risk management and compliance with both statutory and regulatory requirements
- Leading in the financial management of the business, treasury function as well as in determining appropriate business financing options
- Providing leadership in the performance of the accounting and financial reporting function
- Overall responsibility in the budgetary, cost management and financial control of the business
- Evaluate investment opportunities and plans for the Group including payback and return on investment.
- Establish and manage good working relations with financial institutions and banks in order to obtain appropriate facilities at competitive rates
- Report, analyze and ensure integrity in all financial information
Qualification, Skills and Competencies
- University degree such as B.Com (Accounting), Business Administration OR equivalent, an MBA- Finance is desirable.
- Full professional accounting qualification: CPA (K), ACCA, ACA.
- Minimum of 8 years Finance management experience.
- Proven knowledge and experience in business planning and management
- Proven knowledge and experience in Companies Act and statutory tax regulations
- Experience and ability in staff management and development
- Excellent communication skills and ability to interact at Board level
- High degree of maturity, integrity and professionalism.
Treasury Manager
Working under the guidance of the Chief Accountant the job holder will be accountable for management and coordination of the Treasury function and affairs of the Group with the ultimate goal of maximizing liquidity, and mitigating operational, financial and reputation risk.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Realigning the treasury functions to the overall Group strategic plan.
- Setting up of sound internal control systems
- Prudent working capital management
- Billing and credit control systems
- Ensure integrity of the Group petty cash management process.
- Manage the Payroll process, ensure controls, reviews and provide assurance that all changes are valid and authorized.
Qualification and Skills
- University degree such as B.Com (Accounting or Finance) an MBA is desirable.
- Full professional accounting qualification: CPA (K)
- Minimum of 5 years Finance management experience in a commercial organization
- Proven knowledge and experience in Companies Act and statutory tax regulations
- Proven leadership skills
Financial Accountant
Working under the guidance of the Chief Accountant the job holder will be accountable for management of the accounting systems and creating special reports to support management decisions.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Accounting and Financial Reporting.
- Risk management and compliance with both statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Monitoring of internal control and system developments
- Preparation of management reports and Financial statements in accordance to IFRS
- Monthly preparation of audit file and liaise with internal and external auditors on audits
Qualification and Skills
- University degree such as BCom (Accounting), Business Administration OR equivalent,
- Professional accounting qualification: CPA (K), ACCA, ACA.
- Minimum of 3 years Finance management experience in a commercial organization
- Good knowledge of tax and IFRS
Marketing Manager
The job holder will have the primary accountability for developing, maintaining, and executing marketing strategies and comprehensive marketing plans to meet the commercial objectives of all the brands of the Group.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Work closely with the CEO, functional heads, external marketing agencies and other stakeholders to drive business growth in readership and circulation, viewer-ship, listener-ship and advertising.
- Develop and execute marketing plans and programs, including pricing strategy, to support sales and revenue objectives of the group.
- Coordinate market and customer research to identify market requirements for existing and future brands
- Work pro-actively and effectively in partnership with the commercial and sales & distribution functions to ensure efficient execution of joint initiatives.
- Monitor, review and report on all marketing activities and results.
- Manage and coordinate all marketing, Advertising and promotional activities
- Identify and propose potential strategic partner relationships for existing product lines and new business.
- Evaluate proposals given to the Group for CSR and brand building initiatives, and recommend viable proposals
- Oversee the activities of brand managers and overall management of the marketing function.
Qualification, Skills and Competencies
- Business or marketing-related degree. A post-graduate qualification (MBA) would be an added advantage.
- Minimum 4 years marketing management experience in a competitive commercial environment.
- Proven experience in marketing/brand management, development and execution of advertising strategies.
- Excellent Communication, negotiation and presentation skills
- Experience in FMCGs, media, service or related industry would be an added advantage.
Brand Manager
Working closely with the marketing manager, functional heads and other stakeholders the job holder will be responsible for market research, advertising & promotion and brand development activities for the allocated brand(s) to maximize growth and deliver business financial targets.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Execution of approved marketing strategies and programs
- Work closely with external creative agencies o identify opportunities for brand building, circulation, viewer-ship, listener-ship, and advertising
- Pro-actively lead the strategic brand development of the assigned brand portfolio.
- Evaluate the impact of marketing campaigns and draw lessons for future initiatives.
- Prepare activity budgets and manage expenditure against approved budgets
- Establish and drive internal contact with commercial and Sales & Distribution teams to ensure efficient execution of marketing initiatives.
- Coordinate the production of marketing materials.
Qualification and Skills
- At least 3 years working experience in Brand Management position.
- University degree in Marketing or relevant business qualification
- Highly motivated, pro-active and professional individual with the ability to work well under pressure.
- Excellent communication and organization skills
Business Executive – Online Business (Digital)
The Business Executive will be responsible for managing advertising plans so as to achieve the set revenue objectives for Online Business through the provision of online and mobile advertising solutions to potential advertisers.
Key Responsibilities
- Achievement of set revenue targets from online and mobile media as set from time to time
- Ensuring increased partnerships and collaborations with stakeholders
- Effective customer service to increase product awareness and recruitment of new clients
- Ensure regular update on market trends, habits, preferences related to digital media;
- Up to date follow up and collection of revenue
- Ensuring all fixed revenue obligations are met and collected
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
- Graduate in a Business related degree from a recognized university;
- Diploma or certificate in digital advertising background will be an added advantage.
- At least 1- 2 years sales experience in digital advertising.
- Strong customer service orientation and interpersonal skills;
- Innovative and aggressive individual
Market Analyst
The Market Analyst will be responsible for interpreting data, market information, trends in market, formulating reports and making recommendations based upon the analysis findings.
The Market Analyst applies qualitative and quantitative techniques to interpret the data and information provided with an objective of providing recommendations to management. Market Research Analysts frequently present the findings and recommendations to the client.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Formulating and design tools for market trend analysis while recommending proposed steps
- Leverages existing resources (or develop requirements to obtain) and identifies key performance indicators/metrics
- Provide analytical expertise based on market analysis and process knowledge to recommend actionable solutions that meet the business need.
- Identify and work closely with partners to identify new processes and process improvements
- Understand and summarize business requirements
- Making day to day and monthly in-depth data analysis and identify cross impact to the group business
- Monitor and manage milestones and critical dates to identify potential jeopardy of schedule and identify / mitigate risk
- Active participation in implementation and post implementation processes of projects/ products
- Contribute to continuous improvement and proactively support knowledge sharing within the teams
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in business, mathematics, or statistics
- Minimum 2 years’ experience as market analysis, media experience will be an added advantage
- Strong analytic and critical thinking skills with expertise in Excel, or related packages
- Exceptional written, oral, and presentation communication abilities
- Demonstrated ability to work as a team player; developing alternative solutions to complex problems, thinking outside the box, encouraging group consensus and recommending the best solution.
- Skillful with scenario-based analysis and use case driven design techniques.
- Extensive project and program experience with a proven record of delivery.
Business Executive Supplements, Agency and Radio
Key Responsibilities
- Achieving set annual and monthly targets for multimedia advertising sales
- To increase advertising opportunities within Standard Groups products which will translate to higher revenues
- To follow systems and standards desired to deliver highest customer service to clients
- To support, maintain and grow business contacts with both the existing and potential advertising clients and agents.
- Develop strategy to increase sales volumes and market share
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration or any relevant degree.
- Professional diploma qualification in Marketing
- Full competence in presentation skills is required
- Experience of 2 years preferably in media sales
Other Attributes
- Good interpersonal relationships
- Excellent written and communication skills
- Team player
- Below 35 years old
If you possess the above competencies and the drive, please send your application not later than 28th October 2012 as follows:
The Human Resources Manager through [email protected]
or Address P.O. Box 30800-00100 Nairobi
The Standard Group is an equal opportunity employer and as such, canvassing of any form will lead to automatic disqualification.
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