Sales Executive - Cleaning

Vacancy: Sales Executive - Cleaning
 

Job Description: This individual will be coordinating all issues related to sales of the clients’ services
 

Key Job Attributes:

• Meet prospective clients and sell the service to closure.
• Responsible for the achievement of agreed budgeted sales.
• Assign cleaners and monitor performance according to agreed SLA with client.
• Manage all requirements and liaison work at CDL HQ.
• Manage stock/procurement of daily/weekly of detergents deployed to clients.
• Ensure safety of both staff and client during day to day work.
• Manage debts and all legal issues in liaison with CDL HQ dept heads.
• Tag along the current account executives to sign-up existing clients.

Qualifications

• Diploma in any business related field
• Have 2 – 3 years’ experience in a cleaning company
• Must be proactive
• Capable of meeting and or exceeding monthly activity and sales goals
• Smart with good business acumen.
• Excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Team player and able to work with minimal supervision
• Flexible and good planning and organization skills
• Good time management skills
• Honest and a person of integrity.

Qualified candidates to send their CVs by 5th February 2016 to cvs@careerdirections.com

School Nurse

Prestigious school in Nyeri looking for School Nurse 

A. Role:

The school nurse is a registered professional certified nurse working in the school setting who strengthens and facilitates the educational process by improving and protecting the health status of children.

The major focus of school nursing services is the prevention of illness and disability, and the early detection and correction of health problems.  

The school nurse should be uniquely qualified in preventive health, health assessment, and referral procedures.

 

B. Qualifications:

• Possession of a current license to practice professional nursing.
• Three year's experience as a professional registered nurse.
• Certification as required by the Department of Education.

C. Functions:

• Provide health assessments.

1. Obtains a health and developmental history.
2. Screens and evaluates findings for deficits in vision, hearing, scoliosis, growth, etc.
3. Observes the child for development and health patterns in making a nursing assessment and nursing diagnosis.
4. Identifies health findings, which do not fall within the normal range.
5. ssists with physical examinations when conducted in the school.

• Develops and implements a health plan.

1. Interprets the health status of pupils to school personnel.
2. Initiates referrals to parents, school personnel and community health resources for intervention, remediation, and follow through.
3. Provides ongoing health information to pupils, parents, school personnel and health agencies.        
4. Recommends and helps to implement modifications of school programs to meet students' health needs.        
5. Utilizes existing health resources to provide appropriate care of pupils.

• Maintains, evaluates, and interprets cumulative health data to accommodate individual needs of students.
• Participates as the health specialist on the child education evaluation team.
• Plans and implements school health management protocols for the child with chronic health problems, including the administration of medication.
• Develops procedures and provides for crises intervention for acute illness, injury and emotional disturbances.
• Promotes and assists in the control of communicable diseases through preventive immunization programs, early detection, surveillance and reporting of contagious diseases.
• Recommends provisions for a school environment conducive to learning.
• Provides information on health.

1. Provides health information to assist students and families in making health-related decisions.
2. Participates in health education directly and indirectly for the improvement of health by teaching persons to become more assertive health consumers and to assume greater responsibility for their own health.        
3. Provides information to adolescents concerning health problems in order to encourage responsible decision-making practices.
4. Serves as a resource person to the classroom teacher and administrator in health instruction and as a member of the health curriculum development committees.

• Coordinates school and community health activities and serves as a liaison person between the home, school, and community.
• Acts as a resource person in promoting health careers.
• Engages in research and evaluation of school health services to act as a change agent for school health programs and school nursing practices.
• Assists in the formation of health policies, goals and objectives for the school unit.

D. Administration:

• Is responsible for maintaining and updating cumulative health records.
• Helps develop/revise school health policies, procedures and standing orders.
• Assists in preparing the budget for school health supplies.
• Reviews, revises and implements emergency policies, including in-service health and safety programs for personnel.
• Organizes, instructs, and supervises school health volunteers or assistants.
• Reports regularly in writing to the principal and director on school health activities.
• Implements the school medication policy and procedure.

E. Coordination:

• Interprets school health services to school personnel.
• Plans, implements, and supervises school health screening programs in accordance with state and district r requirements and recommendations.  Provides follow-up services when indicated.
• Interprets appraisal findings, and helps students and parents accept responsibility for diagnosis and treatment.
• Serves as a health liaison between school, home, and the community.
• Encourages parents to maintain current immunization protection as recommended by the Ministry of Health.
• Participates in the health aspects of school pre-registration.
• Helps school personnel recognize departures from appropriate behavior and growth patterns; helps students and staff adjust student programs when necessary to accommodate health needs of students.
• Serves as a resource person to school personnel.

Contact: gkjeri@gmail.com cc Wangeci@dpiprintz.com 

Sales Agents / Marketing Managers – Nairobi / Kenya

Sales Agents / Marketing Managers – Nairobi / Kenya

International high-tech company looking for investing a Solar Company in Kenya. 

The company is seeking to fill;

• Part-time / Full-time Sales-persons,
• Marketing Managers,
• HR specialist,
• General Manager and
• other positions in Nairobi.

 

Jobs Summary: You will play a huge role as a team member in starting-up the company with its aggressive expansion targets in Africa region (starting from Kenya) to serve Africa Nation to own their ownership on extremely low-cost Solar Home Systems with patent-protected unique functions, produced by highest level of technology in Japan, Korea, Taiwan and China. 

If you believe you have a lot to add to our dreams for Kenyans, please just let us know ASAP. 

Key Responsibilities

• Design your own sales strategy and perform aggressive sales activities ON THE FIELD as your daily job. Let your expertise to talk to catch the sales target even from the 1st week,
• Provide professional customer service / communication / care at clients homes / stores,
• Perform clear presentation / sales activities to conduct sales which you will get  very high commissions,
• Organize for deliveries, installations and after sale service  if necessary,
• Assist clients by advising/training on installation/usage,
• Assist clients in the decision making process,
• Review own sales performance and strategies on how to make proper and effective improvements,
• Undertake any such responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time by the management.

Required:

• You hold either Diploma in sales and marketing / at least 2 years electronics sales on the field,
• You know how to locate the potential customers, find and convince them by using irresistible advantages of our products and conclude the sales successfully in a short time,
• You communicate effectively at all levels.

Highly Desired:

• Proven track record in sales and/or marketing.
• Ability to convince the customers and good at closing deals.
• Wholesale / Retail experiences, especially in Solar Home Systems.
• Wholesale / Retail portfolio in Solar Home Systems,
• Experience on leading / assisting start-up companies to grow aggressively,
• Having good knowledge / data on local market of Solar Systems,
• Willing to grow with company` mentality.

 Competencies:

• Confident with excellent communication skills both written and orally in English and Swahili.
• Attention to detail – must possess a demonstrated ability to work systematically and diligently.
• Team work skills – ability to work independently while at the same time is an active team player.
• Good telephone skills – ability to communicate effectively through telephone conversations.
• Good human interactions skills – demonstrated ability to provide guidance,assistance and interpretations to others.
• Target achiever and results focused ; enjoy being measured and judged by performance results. Ability to work under pressure of targets.

If you meet the above minimum requirement, send your CV to hr@fuyama.com together with your

• Letter of motivation,
• Latest salary,
• Expected salary/commission
• Availability / Notice Period

People & Organizational Development Officer - Learning & Performance

Vacancy: People & Organizational Development Officer - Learning & Performance
 

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a People & Organizational Development Officer - Learning & Performance to strengthen the resourcing practices and implementation of the performance management framework and system at ILRI as well as contribute to ongoing institutional learning & organizational development initiatives.  

ILRI works with partners worldwide to enhance the roles that livestock play in food security and poverty alleviation, principally in Africa and Asia. 

 

The outcomes of these research partnerships help people in developing countries keep their farm animals’ alive and productive, increase and sustain their livestock and farm productivity, find profitable markets for their animal products, and reduce the risk of livestock-related diseases. 

ILRI is a not-for-profit institution with a staff of about 700 and in 2015, an operating budget of about USD 83 million. 

A member of the CGIAR Consortium working for a food-secure future, ILRI has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, a principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and offices in other countries in East, West and Southern Africa and in South, Southeast and East Asia. 

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective implementation of the ILRI performance management system through; facilitation and delivery of training for new and existing staff as appropriate, contribute to continuous improvement of the online system review and support managers in ensuring development of quality Key Result Areas as well as and facilitation of performance planning sessions as appropriate.
• Proactively coordinate meetings with operational managers / heads of units/departments in order to effectively diagnose key business challenges and support in the design of appropriate interventions.
• Follow up with supervisors on probation reviews and facilitate probation extension meetings with managers and staff as appropriate.
• Contribute to the development of best practice institutional resourcing standards and the development of recruitment/ skills and capacity of hiring managers and support recruitment of International and nationally recruited staff across ILRI.
• Work closely with Directors, Program leaders, Heads of unit/department in determining specific resourcing needs and curating solutions/proposals/interventions in meeting these needs.
• Support implementation of various change initiatives, institutionalization of ILRI values; organize staff engagement action planning meetings and surveys as appropriate.
• Support operational managers in designing structures for their departments and mapping business processes and HR requirements.
• Coordinate exit interviews for staff leaving the organization, analyse data and prepare appropriate reports and recommendations.
• Support operational managers in competency assessment activities within the Performance management cycle, work force planning, including facilitation of training programs on behavioral competency assessments as part of career development.
• Conduct talent reviews, audits and support the identification of critical posts for succession planning using appropriate tools.
• Coordinate induction programs for new staff including, facilitating group induction sessions, designing and updating induction materials/ manuals as appropriate, streamlining induction processes, conducting induction evaluations and preparing reports as appropriate.
• Analyze and discuss appropriate learning interventions with staff based on the submitted Performance Development Plans, including the delivery of training programs where necessary.
• Liaise with the procurement unit and negotiate with external training providers to ensure cost effective program delivery.
• Implement the eLearning platform including coordinating monthly eLearning marketing and promotion activities to increase usage and preparing usage reports as appropriate.
• Generate learning analytics and metrics, benchmarking with relevant organizations and produce reports as appropriate.

Requirements

• Holder of an Advanced Degree in Human Resources, Organisational Development or Business management.
• At least 5 years’ experience in a busy HR unit or Learning & Development unit with expertise in recruitment and learning & development.
• Knowledge of adult training facilitation techniques and methodology.
• Experience in preparing HR reports, implementing multiple projects and using various organizational development diagnostic tools is desired.
• Experience and ability to engage managers and staff across all levels in an organization.
• Ability to work on own initiative, organize own workload, set priorities and show flexibility in demanding situations.
• Commitment to high quality service, good communication, presentation and networking skills.
• High attention to detail with the ability to analyze critical information for reporting and designing systems.
• MS- Office Suite proficiency is required.
• Willingness to learn more, demonstrate respect for confidentiality and align with ILRI’s mission, vision and aims.

Post location: The position is based in ILRI Nairobi, Kenya.

Terms of Appointment: This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus. It is open to Kenyan nationals only. 

The position is on a 3-year contract, renewable subject to satisfactory performance and availability of funding.

Job Level: This position is job level 3A, ILRI offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes; pension, medical and other insurances for ILRI’s Nationally Recruited Staff.

How to Apply: 

Applicants should send a cover letter and CV explaining their interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Director, People and Organizational Development by clicking HERE tab above before 1 February 2016. 

The position title and reference number REF: P&OD /01/2016 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the cover letter.

We thank all applicants for their interest in working for ILRI. 

Due to the volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

To find out more about ILRI, visit our websites at http://www.ilri.org/

To find out more about working at ILRI visit our website at http://www.ilri.org/ilricrowd/

ILRI is an equal opportunity employer.