A Foreign passport will be an added advantage
Remuneration will be commensurate to merit & experience.Interested Candidate may send their CV along with Photo graph latest by 30 Apr 2014 at dms@softageadept.com

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Location: Nationwide

Industry: Technology

Company: Automaker based in Mombasa, Kenya

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We are seeking a minimum two year commitment from an exceptional early-mid career human resources professional to enhance and improve upon organisational capacity building efforts to support the growth of a driven and ambitious start-up social business – a truly unique opportunity to create impact on a global scale. The role will require a close working relationship with the venture’s CEO, Operations Director, Financial Director, Operations Officer and future production and strategy teams and across the entire organisation as a whole. Specific duties include, but are not limited to:

Internal Development

1. Values System: formalise a clear and compelling values system for the venture with the CEO and lead initiatives to translate this into a strong, understood and lasting organisation culture.
2. Systems Development: develop robust and scalable HR and Administrative systems across the organisation, from tactical to strategic.
3. Recruiting: facilitate leadership discussions around the staffing strategy and manage the end-to-end recruitment and on boarding of international and local staff, including developing job descriptions and managing job postings.
4. Professional Development: assist the future Training Manager to roll out professional development trainings for our corporate and production staff, including integration with performance management.
5. Performance Management: lead the development and roll out of performance management processes and tools across the organisation, including integration with career paths.
6. Career Paths: develop a structured promotion pathway for each role, including timescales, remuneration, performance requirements and reporting lines.
7. Human Resource Manual: develop and maintain a simple, clear and structured Human Resources Manual for the organisation aligned to the employment laws of Kenya and UK.
8. Knowledge Management: assist the future Technology Officer to develop a robust and scalable knowledge management system and ensure that historical knowledge is transmitted and built upon by current staff.
9. Staff Incentives: develop and maintain a compelling but cost effective employee incentive scheme across the organisation to maximise recruitment and retention of world-class staff, including pay scale benchmarking, bonus packages, responsibility scope and other incentives.
10. Internal Communications: facilitate initiatives to formalise ad-hoc and periodic internal communications across the organisation.
11. Process Improvement: assess current HR and Administrative processes to identify and action further improvements on an on-going basis.

External Relations

12. Proposal Support: support the development of funding and partnership proposals, specifically on content concerning our organisation strategy, structure and culture.
13. External Communications: prepare and manage communications with funders and other external stakeholders on a periodic and ad-hoc basis.
14. Funder Management: support on-going funder relationships, including executing associated administrative tasks and reports.
15. UK Office Liaison: liaise with UK office as needed to support administrative and reporting requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS

An ideal candidate should combine a unique blend of exceptional analytical, communication and interpersonal skills. They should possess an energetic disposition along with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks and take initiative regularly. They should be rigorous, pragmatic and on-the-ground solution focussed – not overly academic.

Required

- Bachelors Degree (minimum) in Business, Human Capital, Marketing, Communications, Economics or similar
- 3.4 GPA or higher from a top university worldwide
- 3-5+ years of professional work experience in business administration, human capital, marketing or communications
- Ability to strategically plan and lead teams of international and local Kenyan staff through to executional success
- Ability to lead cross-functionally; coordinating, leading and communicating information clearly
- Exceptional attention to detail and high quality deliverable outputs
- Ability to analyse and solve complex problems
- Ability to grasp complex concepts and systems quickly, and express them in simple ways
- Ability to multi-task in a fast paced environment and to remain graceful under pressure
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and make sense of multiple data sources that may sometimes be contradictory in nature
- High degree of resourcefulness; looking beyond the normal channels of information to dig out data necessary to understand the ultimate solution
- Ability to effectively communicate timelines and project progress with both internal and external management teams
- Ability to take ownership and accountability of project timeline and results
- Proficiency in Excel, Project, Power Point and Word
- Exceptional written communication skills and with experience is writing compelling messages to external stakeholders; enthusiasm to communicate clearly, confidently, and precisely
- Strong presentations skills, including excellent oral communication skills; passion to make yourself understood in an engaging and pleasant way at all times
- High sense of drive and urgency in achieving our vision
- Ability to adapt to a dynamic working environment and work within a diverse team
- Extreme patience and a good sense of humour
- Excellent relationship management; capable and enthusiastic of working with multiple personalities across the organisation, from production workers, to Kenyan office staff, to international staff, to the CEO - all coming from a variety of backgrounds and experiences
- Excellent interpersonal skills to work effectively with others
- A start-up personality; entrepreneurial, ambitious, independent, systematic attention to detail, structured thinker, goal-oriented, flexible and able to deal well with setbacks
- Comfort with extensive travel throughout Kenya when needed – especially to regularly visit our production facilities

Desired

- Masters degree (or higher) in Business Administration (MBA), Economics, Marketing, Communication or similar
- Professional work experience with a top tier human resources consultancy internationally
- Passion for the automotive industry and social enterprise in Africa
- Administrative management experience
- Fluency in Kiswahili (the national language of Kenya)

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SNV Netherlands Development Organisation seeks an inspirational individual to work with a team of advisors and clients/partners at SNV Kenya as a Business Development Advisor.

SNV works to address poverty in Kenya by stimulating economic development and improving basic services.

Building on local agendas and best international practices, we build and connect people’s capacities so that Kenyans can pursue their own sustainable development.

SNV has partnered with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in a four year program/project named “Procurement Governance for Home Grown School Feeding Project” which aims to enable 10,000 smallholder farmers in 15 districts in Kenya to derive increased and stable income through effective participation in Home Grown School Feeding programs that use open, transparent and accountable procurement practices in their implementation: affecting all stakeholders along the supply chain.

Based in Eldoret with frequent travel to Nairobi the Business Development Advisor will report to the country coordinator for the project to deliver on a range of activities that will ensure increasing impact and effectiveness.

Successful candidates will be experienced capacity developers with excellent networking capabilities and demonstrated knowledge and experience in private sector development.

They MUST also have a business attitude that supports their entrepreneurial knowledge.

For full details regarding this exciting opportunity, visit

http://www.snvworld.org/en/regions/world/businessdevelopment-advisor

The CEO’s core mission will be to strategically develop the group operation in Malawi, to become financially, socially and managerially self-sustainable.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a professional heavyweight who can invigorate the operations, develop and execute the business strategy, drive the organisation forward and motivate all staff to achieve ambitious growth targets.

The position requires the services of a dynamic and forward-visioning leader who is commercially oriented and dedicated to ensuring provision of superior services to clients and making a positive and long-lasting impact on their lives.

Specific responsibilities will include:

Please submit your application letter and CV with the names and daytime telephone numbers of at least two traceable referees, by close of business on Tuesday 14 June 2011.

Applications should be addressed to:

Peter Griffiths
E-mail: peter.griffiths@mlf.org.uk

Only short listed candidates will be acknowledged

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Accountant Job Summary

Our client is a registered education charity delivering education services to a diverse range of clients worldwide. This Not-for-Profit Organisation wishes to recruit two professionals to provide financial management and accounting services to programmes managed by its African Regional Office and ensure that financial affairs are conducted in a professional manner.

# Responsibilities

1. Preparation of annual and forecast budgets in liaison with the Finance team and budget holders to ensure the following year’s income and expenditure is profiled in accordance with the delivery plans and group level objectives.
2. Prepare accurate and timely weekly / monthly reports and updated Budget Vs Actual (BVA) for a portfolio of projects in order to compare actual performance against budget. Investigate any variances and provide supporting notes where applicable. Highlight any areas of concern to the Senior Accountant and budget holders for Management discussions.
3. Ensure correct balances for deferred and accrued income and regularly review the accruals commitment to ensure accuracy.
4. Ensure financial reporting requirements of client contracts are fully understood and complied with. Provide training for programme management staff in finance processes ensuring clients’ procedures are fully understood and followed.
5. Regularly liaise with the Financial Accounting team to ensure the correct balance sheet position is shown in the accounts. Investigate any discrepancies and ensure sufficient justification is available to support the balances.
6. Assist in the improvement and implementation of financial processes and procedures ensuring standardisation where possible.
7. Ensure knowledge and processes within individual projects are documented to facilitate effective cover for periods of leave and to facilitate an efficient hand over of projects.
8. Assist in the year- end audit preparations.
9. Produce ad hoc financial reports as requested by the Senior Accountant and budget holders.
10. Carry out other such activities to support the Senior Accountant and head office Finance Business Partner. Act for the Senior Accountant within agreed conditions.

Requirements

o Business degree in Accounting or Finance
o Professional qualification in ACCA or CPA.
o A thorough understanding of accounting concepts and financial procedures for development partners including EC and USAID
o IT literate including MS Office; experience of QB is desirable
o Strong foundation in preparing detailed Budgets and Management Accounts for projects or business units. Experience of explaining variances and dealing with any queries.
o Proven experience of setting up reporting for new projects through to project close down.
o Proven experience of being proactive by identifying areas of concern or areas for improvement.
o Ability to work to tight deadlines in a pressurised environment and prioritise workloads effectively.
o A methodical and accurate approach to work with strong attention to detail.
o Flexibility to manage the reporting for a portfolio of projects and the ability to develop a quick and thorough understanding of new projects/ business areas.
o Demonstrated good relationships with clients.

How to apply:

Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees by close of business Friday 15th October 2010.

Adept Systems

MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS

P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100

Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke

Web: www.adeptsys.biz

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