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May 31, 2023

Head, Fast Moving Consumer Goods at KCB Bank Kenya

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Kenya Commercial Bank Limited is registered as a non-operating holding company which started operations as a licensed banking institution with effect from January 1, 2016. The holding company oversees KCB Kenya – incorporated with effect from January 1, 2016 – and all KCB’s regional units in Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia and South Sudan. It also owns KCB Insurance Agency, KCB Capital, KCB Foundation and all associate companies. The holding company was set up to among other things to enhance the Group’s capacity to access unrestricted capital and also enable investment in new ventures outside banking regulations, achieve operational and strategic autonomy for the Group’s operating entities and enhance corporate governance across the Group and oversight in management of subsidiaries.

Key Responsibilities

To develop and lead the implementation of sector strategy in line with the overall Corporate Banking Strategy.

Deliver on Sector Annual Business Growth Targets: Revenue, Fees and Commissions, Profit Before Tax, Assets, Liabilities and Customer Numbers

Oversee the execution of client deals in line with developed strategic client plans.

Develop and align detailed client marketing plans and drive the client’s pricing and ROE (including relevant drivers e.g. risk grade, industry outlook, etc.). Ensure overall client profitability.

Guide the development and review of credit or relevant papers for submission to the Business Origination team or ALCO

Consistent client deal enablement at required standard.

Champion the delivery of consistent, seamless and trusted customer service to ensure customer retention and loyalty.

Personally maintain and deepen client relationships at the appropriate level and foster long-term client interest.

Spearhead the implementation of the client strategic plans including relationship management of key Sector Customers and stakeholders.

Maintain the quality of assigned portfolio within stipulated Non-Performing Loans (NPL) and Portfolio at Risk (PAR) parameters.

Manage and maintain robust monitoring, controls, business continuity, governance and risk management environment.

Lead, Develop and Direct the relationship management team to deliver the department’s financial and non-financial performance targets.

The Person

For the above position, the successful applicant should have the following:

A University Degree in Business related field.

A master’s degree or Postgraduate /Banking qualifications will be an added advantage.

At least 8 years’ relevant experience (in well-established organizations) in corporate banking, banking operations, customer service, credit risk process and portfolio management.

At least 5 years experience leading a team or heading a department within Corporate Banking.

Operating knowledge of the banking industry, market, trends, business opportunities and challenge

Sound understanding of statutory and regulatory requirements of corporate governance, business and banking operations.

Excellent people management skills including a strong talent development focus.

Excellent networking, negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills.

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Procurement and Business Development Officer Job in Kenya

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Location: Tara Road, Runda Off, Kiambu Road.

Job type: Fulltime

Indepth Research Institute
builds the capacity of people, processes and systems for organizational success
and growth as well as nurturing a thriving ecosystem. We do this through our
four line of services; Data Analytics, Strategy and Management Solutions;
Training and Development; Digital Innovation and Enterprise Systems and
organizing Experiential Tours.

Job Summary

We need someone who will help
us meet increasing demand of our products and maintain a high quality of our
services. The role-plays an important part in making sure we can respond to the
changing development needs of the business.

The successful candidate will
majorly be responsible for:

Pitching services and Qualify
opportunities to the appropriate level for further development and closure.

Prepare RFP’s, EOI’s and able
to understand the scope, profit, risks etc.

Key responsibilities:

Identify opportunities for business growth and
create marketing strategies based on those opportunities in order to meet and
exceed revenue goals.

Business and procurement development and business
intelligence;

Identifying potential business opportunities
(EOI/RFP) in strict compliance with internal management procedures/guidelines;

Drafting and submission of Expression of Interest
following company approval procedures;

Development of non-technical bid and RFP submission
components;

Coordination and oversight of technical bid
development and delivery;

Management of procurement timelines;

Identifying and updating online opportunities
database;

Assist HR & Admin Manager in identifying
suitable consultants for submissions;

Organizing logistics for Expression of Interest,
Bids and RFP submission

Conducting market research and developing tailored
job role and industry domain training programs.

Developing corporate sales proposals, pitches for
targeted accounts.

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications and Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in one of the following areas:
Procurement, Economics, Public Administration, International Relations or
related.

Experience in public procurement, ideally in
relation to DFID, WB, UNDP, EU, ADB procurement procedures.

Formal training on procurement (e.g. USAID or EC)
will be a significant an advantage.

Experience in business development / business
intelligence.

Knowledge of international organizations/agencies’
and national public procurement regulations and procedures.

An aggressive personality, driven by performance
would be a good fit for this role.

Excellent verbal and written communications skills

Strong listening and presentation skills

Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and manage time
effectively

Well versed with the use of Office, Sales/CRM
Applications.

How to Apply:

Your application should be sent
to hr@indepthresearch.org to
us on or before CoB Friday, 2nd June 2023. Quote the JOB TITLE on the subject
of your email.

Regional Operational Effectiveness and IT Director

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Country: Kenya

Organization: Plan International

Closing date: 12 Jun 2023

Location: The location of this role can be flexible where Plan International has an office within (MEESA) Middle East, East and Southern Africa Region that can employ on behalf of the Regional Hub/office and you have the pre-existing right to work and live.

Applicable locations include: Kenya, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Egypt, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Jordan, Lebanon, Somalia

The Organization

Plan International is an independent child rights and humanitarian organisation committed to children living a life free of poverty, violence and injustice. We actively unite children, communities and other people who share our mission to make positive lasting changes in children’s and young people’s lives. We support children to gain the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to claim their rights to a fulfilling life, today and in the future. We place a specific focus on girls and women, who are most often left behind. We have been building powerful partnerships for children for more than 85 years and are now active in over 80 countries.

We engage people and partners to:

Empower children, young people, and communities to make vital changes that tackle the root causes of discrimination against girls, exclusion and vulnerability.

Drive change in practice and policy at local, national, and global levels through our reach, experience and knowledge of the realities children face.

Work with children and communities to prepare for and respond to crises and to overcome adversity.

Support the safe and successful progression of children from birth to adulthood.

Plan International embarked on an ambitious and exciting strategic change initiative to make the organization more transparent, legitimate, and agile. Strengthening our organizational effectiveness from different perspectives is a priority for leadership in the region.

The Middle East, East and Southern Africa Region currently comprises 15 countries and a regional hub. The Region also manages the Africa Union Liaison Office and a Shared Service Centre. The Shared Service Centre provides transactional services to the Country, Regional and Global teams based in Nairobi and to some countries beyond. This role sits in the Regional Hub Management Team of eight people, led by the Regional Director.

The purpose of this role is to maintain and improve organisational effectiveness and digital security in the MEESA Region and the MEESA Hub by;

Providing strategic leadership to the Nairobi Shared Service Hub who provide timely, accurate and cost-effective services to existing and new clients within and beyond the MEESA region and to form the operational core of the Nairobi Global Hub; and bring strategic support and thought leadership for the emergence of shared services in the region.

Improve and optimise operational effectiveness - oversight and coordination of the regional work to strengthen business processes and then to adopt the new systems to take them on-line. (YODA);()

Bring strategic leadership to improve digital security and on-line functional capability in the MEESA Region; needs digital/it understanding

Oversee the regional Supply Chain function to support countries to adopt and adhere to the supply chain manual.

Dimensions of the Role

Shared services functionality

Supply Chain management

IT Operations and cybersecurity

Relevant people and talent management

Strategic management of Y.O.D.A organization transformation project.

Accountabilities

Shared Service

Provide strategic leadership to the Nairobi Shared Service Hub the Nairobi Global Hub

As line manager of the Shared Service Manager, drive consistent performance and provide strategic direction so that the Shared Service optimises the potential to save money and improve reliability of transactional processes in the MEESA Region, using in-house or out-sourced service providers.

Implement the newly approved Agreement with the Kenyan Government to establish a Nairobi Hub that optimises the financial and operational benefits of the Agreement.

As regional champion, work with other leaders and especially CDs to lead on shared services, bring thought leadership and support for shared services in region.

Digital Transformation

Anchor the organizational transformation project - Your Organization Data Analytics (Y.O.D.A); aimed to improve data integrity to measure our impact with increased accuracy.

As overall lead for Y.O.D.A in the MEESA region, and as a matrix manager of the individual team members, ensure that the MEESA Y.O.D.A Team work as coordinated and well-planned support to countries implementing the Y.O.D.A programme in line with the Global Y.O.D.A priorities.

Support the Global Y.O.D.A programme to learn from the activities in the MEESA Region and so improve the overall the design of Y.O.D.A.

Line manage the regional supply chain and project management leads.

Strategic IT Leadership

As regional strategic lead for digital and IT, drive and oversee IT standards & compliance and global IT architectural standards in the Region. Provide strategic oversight of regional IT demand for new solutions (incl digital) . Oversee IT security and risk - primary champion of data and cyber security for the region.

Maintain strategic oversight of regional IT portfolio incl. hardware, software and infrastructure.

Lead a network of country IT leads. Influence Global policies and procedures for IT and digital security as the primary contact for liaison and influence within global IT for MEESA.

Operational Effectiveness

Work with the Regional Hub Management Team to drive operational effectiveness in the ways we deliver programmes and organization management in MEESA, so that the region is high performing in ensuring continuing high-level support from donors, partners, and other key stakeholders.

Strategic Transformation of operational excellence

Contribute to the design and development of new strategic initiatives, and support business change activities across the region.

Capacity building and People Management

Provide overall vision and direction to the Shared Services, regional Y.O.D.A and Supply Chain teams through effective coordination, planning, prioritization, coaching and supervision.

Support staff to understand and comply with the organizational vision, mission, strategic direction and organization policies.

Socialize and nurture Plan Values and Behaviours.

Create an enabling working environment to foster excellent teamwork and high performing staff.

Establish, communicate and monitor standards of performance and behaviours of the team through development of Individual Accountability Plans (IAP), and key performance indicators (KPI’s) that are agreed annually, and monitored and updated regularly.

Support team members to gain the necessary skills through learning and development.

Policies and standards

Ensure that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

Key relationships

Regional Director

Directors of Sub-Region

Chief Information Officer

Regional Hub Management team

Country Directors

Directors/Heads of Operations

Technical expertise, skills and knowledge

Leadership behaviours:

Provides Strategic Leadership for the region, acting as a partner in the delivery of outcomes.

Develops, motivates, coaches and manages finance teams in the region.

Promotes high performance and continuous improvement by all staff.

Promotes innovation and ongoing learning and development of all teams within the region.

Communicates clearly and effectively.

Gains, develops and retains credibility about their performance.

Implements advanced strategies for gathering, reviewing, and analysing data requirements.

Skills specific to the post:

Strong leadership and management skills

Strategic problem solving

Analytical skills

Communication skills, appropriate to the audience, particularly Communicate operational effectiveness concepts and issues clearly to stakeholders.

Ability to work in a multidisciplinary and multicultural environment

Strong team-building and motivational skills

Strong negotiating, facilitating and influencing skills

Proficient in computer skills and use of relevant software and other applications (e.g. word processing, spreadsheets, database, internet).

Possess the capabilities needed to deliver effective solutions to complex business challenges.

The ability to conduct cost/benefit analysis

Business case development

Modelling techniques and methods

Knowledge and experience of using any/all of the following would be an added value:
- SAP ERP systems
- Power BI
- Dynamics 365

Experience of moving an organisation to a new ERP would be an added value

Preferred qualifications and experience

Relevant business management qualification

MBA or another relevant advanced degree preferable

8-10 years’ experience in a similar senior role

Experience with NGO implementing projects related to operational effectiveness with success

Experience in supporting a regional roll-out of an ERP platform would be an added benefit.

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Physical Environment

The role will be based in an office setting, with considerable amount of work from home as well.

Level of contact with children

Low contact: No contact or very low frequency of interaction

How to apply

Please follow this link to submit your online application;

https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/jobreqcareerpvt?jobId=46841&company=PlanInt&st=D945068E3E36F09628C2AEDE5B911304A91F4D2F

Disclaimer: Please note that Plan International will never send unsolicited emails requesting payment from candidates

Finance Manager at Crystal Recruit

Anthony Chuks May 31, 2023 0 Comments

Crystal Recruit is a boutique recruitment firm that specializes in matching the right talent to the right job opportunities across Africa. We go out of our way to find that missing person for your business puzzle. We are the partner that understands your needs, recruits ‘best-in-class’ talent and counsel you towards a successful conclusion to the search process.

Responsibilities

Manage the finance function and team, ensuring the timely and accurate production of financial information, reporting, and analysis.

Develop and maintain financial policies and procedures that ensure compliance with relevant regulations and laws.

Prepare and present financial reports to the CEO, Board of Directors, and other stakeholders, providing insights into the company’s financial performance and areas for improvement.

Lead the development and implementation of the company’s financial strategy, working closely with the CEO and other key stakeholders to ensure alignment with the company’s goals and objectives.

Prepare and oversee the annual budgeting process, ensuring that budgets are accurate, realistic, and aligned with the company’s strategic objectives.

Develop and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders, including banks, auditors, and investors.

Monitor financial performance against key performance indicators and identify areas for improvement, making recommendations for action where necessary.

Ensure compliance with relevant tax and regulatory requirements.

Manage cash flow and treasury operations, including monitoring of bank accounts, cash management, and foreign exchange management.

Participate in the recruitment, training, and development of finance staff.

Develop and implement financial systems and processes that improve efficiency and accuracy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.

Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA, CPA) is required.

Minimum of 7 years experience in a finance leadership role, ideally within an agricultural or manufacturing business.

Strong understanding of financial reporting and analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and financial modeling.

Experience in establishing financial processes and software procurement

Experience managing and developing finance teams.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders.

Ability to develop and implement financial strategies that support the company’s goals and objectives.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and resolve issues quickly and effectively.

Proven ability to work collaboratively with other functional areas within the organization.

Knowledge of relevant tax and regulatory requirements.

Experience working with ERP and financial management systems.

Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills

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Principal Human Resource Management Officer Job in Kenya

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Principal Human Resource Management
Officer

Advert Ref: ADVERT NO. NMC
001/23

Grade: NMC GRADE 4

No Sought: 1

Recruitment: June
Recruitment 2023

Responsibilities

Interpreting
and implementing Human Resource policies, strategies, guidelines, and regulations;

Coordinating
the administration and processing of the payroll/Human Resource database;

Managing
employee relations and staff discipline;

Coordinating
the implementation and monitoring of Human Resource Planning and staff
development programs;

Carrying
out periodic reviews of human resource terms and conditions of service;

Reviewing
and updating staff rules and regulations;

Implementing
Performance Appraisal System (PAS);

Carrying
out annual surveys on employee satisfaction (ESS), Work Environment Satisfaction
(WES) and Training Needs Assessment (TNA);

Facilitating
staff welfare, reward, and employee benefits programs;

Implementing
staff welfare, reward, and employee benefits programs;

Developing
and implementing Division work plans, budgets, and programmes; and

Managing
staff performance in the Human Resource Department.

Qualifications

For appointment to this
grade an officer must have:

At
least eight (8) years’ work experience, three (3) of which must have been in a
supervisory role;

Bachelor’s
degree in Human Resource Management or its equivalent qualifications from a
recognized institution;

Master’s
degree in Human Resource Management or its equivalent qualifications from a
recognized institution;

A
member of the Institute of Human Resource Management and in good standing;

Proficiency
in computer applications

Fulfilled
the requirements of chapter six of the Constitution

Key Competencies and
Skills

Leadership
skills,

Interpersonal
skills,

Problem
solving,

Emotional
Intelligence

Team
leadership

How to Apply

Apply for the job here

Application Deadline;
15/06/2023

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