Enterprise Manager Job in Kenya

Kangaki

BMU is based in Kataboi, Lokitung, Turkana County. It is registered under the

Government of Kenya (GOK). It is owned by members who are involved in fishing.

Kangaki BMU has recently received an Organizational Assistance Grant (OAG) from

the United States Africa Development Foundation (USADF).

The grant will be used to strengthen the capacity of the organization in order

to improve its capacity for developing expanded fishing activities. This is a

2year grant, with a possibility of follow up funding for another 36 months,

but, based on successful achievement of the OAG Project Description and

Availability of Funds at the USADF.

For the successful implementation of the OAG, Kangaki BMU is seeking to hire an

Enterprise Manager who will work with the Kangaki Board to implement the grant,

achieving set objectives. The Manager will be required to spend at least 80% of

their work time within the Kangaki Village

 
Location: Kangaki Village,

Kataboi Sub location, Turkana County
Duration: 1 year with

possibility of extension based on performance and availability of funds
Report to: Kangaki BMU

Board
Gross Salary: Kes. 50,000

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities

 
The Enterprise Manager will:

Overseeing Kangaki Operations

• Oversee
  
  all Kangaki activities, delegate as needed, and follow up to ensure
  
  activities are completed;


• Lead
  
  and motivate the project team;


• Designing
  
  project sustainability proposals for discussion with Kangaki BMU board,
  
  and thereafter sharing with other potential funding hence spearheading the
  
  pursuit of requisite resources.

• Play
  
  the role of contact person for the donor, partner, all staff, stakeholders
  
  and the beneficiary community ensuring timely dissemination of necessary
  
  information from the donor and partner to the board and members;


• Ensure
  
  close collaboration and coordination with cooperating partners for smooth
  
  implementation of activities and achievement of results as specified in
  
  the grant agreement;


• Continually
  
  read to understand the Kangaki BMU /USADF Project grant agreement and
  
  ensure that Kangaki activities, procedures and conduct are in line with
  
  the terms and conditions of the grant;


• Continually
  
  liaise with the USADF partner on necessary adjustments or changes Kangaki
  
  BMU might seek to introduce during the grant implementation period that
  
  were not mentioned in the original grant paperwork, and, letting USADF
  
  know ahead of changing including but not limited to budget shifts;

Required

Project Activities

• Ensure
  
  implementation and achievement of at the minimum 95% projections Appendix
  
  A Indicator Projections for Kangaki BMU by the 15th month of employment.
  
  This should be tracked on a pro-lata basis through the months;


• Responsible
  
  for Disbursement Requests and Quarterly Reports on regular basis to the
  
  donor and any other report that may be requested based on need;


• Ensure
  
  that project activities comply with the policies and regulations of the
  
  Kangaki BMU and USADF;


• Oversee
  
  the development and execution of project deliverables and action points,
  
  planning, budgeting and monitoring processes;


• Coordinate
  
  work with Apprentices, Consultants and organize Committees and Board
  
  meetings as applies;


• Ensure
  
  close collaboration and coordination and cooperation with the USADF
  
  partner for smooth implementation of activities and achievement of result
  
  as specified in the grant agreement;



• Facilitate
  
  operations on a day to day basis;


• Ensure
  
  timely deduction and remittance of Statutory deductions that include
  
  National Social Security Fund-NSSF, National Hospital Insurance Fund-NHIF,
  
  Pay As You Earn-PAYE, Applicable Higher Education Loans Board-HELB,
  
  Withholding Taxes-WHT;


• Working
  
  with the Procurement Committee, Apprentices, USADF Lodwar Office and CEZAM
  
  (USADF Partner) and Applicable Suppliers, process Value Added Tax (VAT)
  
  exemption for goods to be procured under the USADF grant;


• Working
  
  with Apprentices, ensure to address any unmentioned accounting duties for
  
  the Kangaki BMU


• Working
  
  with the board, ensure proper management of project and other BMU assets

Hire

and Train Apprentices

• Prepare
  
  and implement a training curriculum and schedule for 2 or more Kangaki BMU
  
  Job trainees (Apprentices) in areas of financial recording and
  
  organizational operations;


• Prepare
  
  and carry out Kangaki Job trainees’ interviews to determine the trainees’
  
  suitability for Kangaki BMU work;


• Continually
  
  monitor the progress, interests, and the performance of the Kangaki Job
  
  trainees (Apprentices) and make timely recommendations for new skills’
  
  training or replacement;


• Train
  
  apprentices to record direct and indirect expenses of the Kangaki, and
  
  oversee this work.


• In
  
  collaboration with Apprentices, prepare monthly profit/loss statements
  
  (simplified income statement) to present to the Board. The Manager shall
  
  have trained the apprentices, by the end of their apprenticeship, to
  
  complete the profit/loss statements on their own


• Train
  
  and oversee apprentices to record fish sales, home consumption, estimates
  
  of lost produce;


• Train
  
  and oversee apprentices activities in creating active market linkages for
  
  Kangaki fish

Monitoring

and Data Management

• Monitor
  
  project activities and track fish caught, losses, home consumption and
  
  sales, ensuring accurate documentation in numbers and Kenya Shillings,
  
  related direct and indirect expenses and share progress with stakeholders;


• Track
  
  and ensure accurate documentation of fish caught and revenues and discuss
  
  observations with the board and stakeholders for timely decisions;


• Ensure
  
  that the revenues collected and the number of kilograms sold are
  
  accurately recorded in the Kangaki records, and accurately reflected in
  
  the already existing performance indicators template as quarterly totals;


• Ensure
  
  that fish revenues and membership fees and related expenditures are
  
  accurately recorded in the monthly and quarterly Simplified Financial
  
  Statement on the provided template;


• Conducting
  
  any other business as may be in the interests of Kangaki BMU and USADF

Developing

the Credit Facility:

• Work
  
  with the existing merry go round groups of the BMU to guide and facilitate
  
  development of the Credit facility belonging to Kangaki BMU

Qualifications

for the Kangaki Enterprise Manager

• Diploma
  
  in Business Management and Administration or Community Development or its
  
  equivalent from a recognized institution with 3 years of Job related
  
  experience or;


• Degree
  
  in Business Administration and Management, Community Development or their
  
  equivalent from a recognized institution with 1 year of Job related
  
  experience;


• Must
  
  be computer literate;


• Must
  
  have strong and verifiable accounting skills;


• Must
  
  have conducted trainings or mentored low capacity/grassroots groups
  
  successfully;


• Be
  
  proactive and able to work with less or no supervision and be able to meet
  
  the stipulated deadlines;


• Fluent
  
  in both written and spoken English/Kiswahili;

All applications should be emailed to Kangaki BMU Chairperson by May 20, 2016

at 5:00pm. Review of applications will be continuous.

Emailed applications should be sent to: Kangakibmu@gmail.com and copied to

l.kimani@cezam-usadf.org and BBundi@usadf.gov