Due to our rapid expansion across the African continent we seek to recruit suitably qualified, enthusiastic and highly dynamic people for our African Headquarters in Nairobi.
Regional Sales Manager – French Speaking Countries
Job description:
To manage sales in the region and be responsible for meeting the budget goals.
Managing a team of Country Sales Managers in allocated region.
To personally meet with relevant customers in the region.
Efficiently communicate technical matters between Inmobia and its customers.
Ability to develop new ideas and drive improvements within the role.
Skills & background: - MBA, Degree/Diploma in project management, marketing or customer service.
- Key Account management experience from technology – based, solutions provider, preferably within Regional Telecoms in Africa.
- Occupational Skills: Excellent communication, excellent negotiation, interpersonal, presentation and reporting skills. Should have a positive attitude to acquire more skills.
- Specific Competence: Must be fluent in written/spoken French and English. Organizational skills and computer literacy.
- Personal Traits: A strong sense of responsibility and accountability. Self-motivated and focused on delivering results against objectives under minimal supervision, presentable. Should be a team player and able to resolve conflicts within projects including human aspects.
To be considered, please email your application latest 10-09-2011 to job-rsm@inmobia.com
Country Sales Manager – Kenya
Job description: - To manage sales in Kenya and be responsible for meeting the budget goals.
- To personally meet with relevant customers in Kenya.
- To promote content sourcing and driving sales to respective Clients.
- To keep a daily updated task list, have weekly and monthly reporting duties.
Skills & background: - Degree/Diploma in project management, marketing or customer service. A proven track record of running projects with 3 years’ experience as Project Manager within Telecoms or similar field.
- Occupational Skills: Project Management skills, communication, presentation and good interpersonal skills.
- Specific Competence: English language skills (written and spoken), ability to efficiently communicate technical matters with organisations within Inmobia, and towards customer, on both technical and management levels.
- Personal Traits: Self-motivated, presentable, team player with a positive attitude to acquire more skills, ability to resolve conflicts within projects including human aspects and to develop new ideas and drive improvements within the role.
To be considered, please email your application latest 10-09-2011 to job-csm@inmobia.com
Further Information
Please send your application to the email address stated under the relevant position and note:
One file ONLY with Application letter (max 1 page) and CV (max 3 pages) in same file; As Word or PDF.
Subject Field must include: “JOBTITLE” and your name.
You can find further information about our company on www.inmobia.com.
Inmobia is a worldwide leading provider of mobile platforms and services for mobile operators, media, advertising and digital companies, as well as financial and health organizations. Inmobia is a Danish company, founded in 1998, with offices in Scandinavia, Bahrain, Kenya, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Colombia, Mexico and USA.
The organization
Finlays is a vertically integrated and geographically diversified agri-business that takes a leadership role in sustainability.
The group has established itself as a reliable, responsible, innovative and sustainable producer with a deep knowledge and passion for its products.
Sustainability is pivotal to the group’s success and it lies at the heart of what Finlays does and stands for.
Finlays is Kenya’s largest agricultural export group employing over 22,000 people and annually exporting over 300 million stems of flowers, 7 million kilos of vegetables, 26 million kilos of black tea and 3 million kilos of tea extract.
The organisation is geographically located in Nairobi, Naivasha, Kericho, Mt. Kenya and Mombasa and works with 1,200 vegetable out growers and 10,000 tea out growers.
The vacancies below have arisen for dynamic and self focused self starters with a passion for excellence, customers, people development and quality products.
Packhouse Manager - Flowers, Naivasha
The Job
Based in our Naivasha Region, the Packhouse Manager will have the following responsibilities: - providing leadership and direction to the packhouse teams;
- ensuring flowers are processed as per the customer specifications;
- maintaining quality product output;
- packhouse team performance appraisal and development;
- ensuring profitable use of company property;
- enforcing health and safety procedures and policies in the packhouse;
- inspecting packhouse documents to ensure accuracy and consistency at all times; and
- ensure there is efficient product grading and processing.
The Person - We require a candidate with the following qualifications:
- a graduate from a recognized university preferably in an agricultural related discipline;
- knowledge of Packhouse operations/ systems management;
- minimum 3 years experience in a similar role;
- highly developed team working, communication and interpersonal skills
- knowledge of the principles of Kaizen will be an added advantage
Spray Supervisors - Flowers, Mt Kenya
The Job
Based in our Mt Kenya Region operations, located at the outskirts of Nanyuki Town, the Spray Supervisors will have the following responsibilities: - monitoring, reporting and instituting control measures on all pests and diseases in the section;
- training; instructing and instituting follow ups on all plant management activities that drive production;
- proactive planning of daily activities and work allocation to staff and ensuring efficiency of all agronomic activities on crops;
- projecting weekly and daily labour requirements, observing attendance and reporting any shortfalls on productivity to management;
- monitoring the irrigation and fertigation efficiency and advising where alterations are needed for maximum crop production; and
- Ensuring compliance with Company Health & Safety policies.
The Person
We require a candidate with the following qualifications: - a degree in Horticulture/Agriculture with at least 3 years experience in roses/carnations. growing.
- Candidates with a Diploma and extensive relevant experience may be considered;
- monitoring and evaluation skills;
- highly developed team working, communication and interpersonal skills;
- excellent record keeping and analytical skills; and
- knowledge in crop nutrition and pest management will be an added advantage.
Senior Scout - Flowers, Mt Kenya
The Job
Based in our Mt Kenya Region operations, located at the outskirts of Nanyuki Town, the Senior Scout will have the following responsibilities: - monitoring and scouting of pests and diseases;
- reporting and drawing data of infestation, infection and deficiency levels;
- monitoring efficiency of products used for control measures;
- monitoring plant growth and behaviour in response of elements of feeding;
- supervision of IPM approaches to pest and disease management as well as compiling IPM and conventional reports for management for action;
- verification of pest and disease infestation trends;
- coordinating with spray/crop supervisors and management on pest and disease control/crop quality;
- verifying/validating of scouting reports to confirm accuracy and reliability;
- planning, organising and assigning scout’s duties and instituting on the job training;
- filing of scouting documents/reports;
- ensuring management plans/intentions on plant health are implemented in time;
- facilitating trials on new products prior to commercial use within the farm;
- ensuring orders for scouting purposes are placed on time.
The person
We require a candidate with the following qualifications: - Diploma/Degree in Horticulture/Agriculture;
- pest & Diseases identification skills;
- highly developed team working, communication and interpersonal skills;
- excellent record keeping and analytical skills; and
- experience in flower growing will be an added advantage.
Application Procedure
If you meet the above requirements and are interested in applying for any of the above positions, please send your CV with a covering letter to the
Human Resources Director,
P.O. Box 10222, Nairobi 00400.
Email: hrd.kenya@finlays.net
to reach not later than 16 September 2011.
Those applicants who will not have heard from us by 1 November 2011 should consider their applications unsuccessful.
Caritas Switzerland and Caritas Luxembourg are non-governmental aid agencies and members of Caritas Internationalis.
Caritas works worldwide and adheres to international humanitarian principles (NGO code of conduct).
Caritas Switzerland and Caritas Luxembourg act in the frame of a MoU as a consortium in the region East and Horn of Africa.
They operate a joint office in Nairobi and country offices in Hargeisa (Somaliland) and Torit (Sudan).
Caritas Switzerland / Luxembourg is currently seeking to recruit a WASH Specialist to complement the WASH Unit.
The WASH Unit in Nairobi provides technical assistance, training and advise to WASH projects in the region (Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa).
Position: WASH Specialist
Reporting to: WASH Unit Coordinator
Location: Nairobi, Kenya with regular travel to Sudan, Somaliland and Ethiopia
Start: As soon as possible
Duration: Open
Key tasks & responsibilities - Providing technical assistance to the Swiss Water Consortium’s projects and activities in Eastern Africa and Southern Africa and promote knowledge sharing between consortium partners and projects;
- Providing strategic and technical assistance to Caritas’ WASH projects in the region (at different phases of the project management cycle: e.g. project design, planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation);
- Training, capacity building and workshop facilitation on WASH related topics and development of WASH related participatory methods and tools; and
- Acting as WASH Unit Coordinator when the WASH Unit Coordinator is out of office.
Qualifications - Advanced University degree in a relevant field (e.g. public health, water supply, social sciences, environmental sciences or a field relevant to international WASH related development assistance);
- At least five years professional work experience with a non-governmental organisation, including fieldwork experience preferably in Somaliland and/or South Sudan;
- Proven track record in training, capacity building, PM&E, and PRA methodologies;
- Strong analytical capacity – working and thinking on an academic level;
- Outstanding communication and advisory skills (e.g. experience with (technical) advisory services, facilitating meetings, workshops and training for varied audiences);
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English, knowledge of German will be an added advantage;
- Flexibility, good interpersonal and networking skills, ability to work in multi-cultural environment and sensitivity to cultural values;
- Knowledge of the Caritas network and the structures and activities of the Catholic Church is an added advantage.
Special Remarks:
This is a national position. Qualified women are especially encouraged to apply.
Application
If you feel you fit the required profile, please let us know how your qualifications, experience and career aspirations match the requirements of this position.
Send your application latest by 15th of September 2011 via email to jobs.nairobi@caritas.ch indicating ‘WASH Specialist Nairobi’ in the subject line.
Please provide an updated Curriculum Vitae (CV) with details of your qualifications, experience, present position and remuneration, earliest date of availability, telephone contacts and names of three referees.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Websites: www.caritas.ch and www.caritas.lu
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Vacancy Announcement –UNOCHA/EA-01-11
Deadline: 02 Sept 2011
Job Title: Humanitarian Reports Officer
Duty Station: Nairobi
Contract Type: Individual Contract – Consultancy
Duration: 4 months
UNOCHA Eastern Africa works in support of the Humanitarian Country Teams in East and the Horn of Africa to mobilize and coordinate effective humanitarian action in partnership with national and international humanitarian actors.
Under the supervision of the P4 Public Information Officer, the Contractor will compile relevant information from government, UN, non-governmental and other humanitarian organizations, verifying the validity of that information and then writing clear and well-presented reports that need little editing prior to circulation and doing this against tight deadlines and under sometimes demanding circumstances.
Other duties include:- Weekly and monthly regional situation reports and humanitarian updates; briefing notes, internal reports, appeal documents, press releases, key messages, talking points and other duties as may be as required.
Qualifications, experience and Language:- - Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in journalism, communications, political or social sciences, international studies/relations, public administration or related field.
- A combination of a relevant first level university degree and qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required, with relevant communications and public information related experience in humanitarian emergencies.
Application Procedure:- Interested and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply by sending in a Signed P11 Form and an application letter to vacancies@irinnews.org by the closing date.
Late applications will not be accepted.
Click here for a P11 Form http://www.irinnews.org/jobs.aspx
Note: Only short-listed candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.
