Business Development Manager - Seven Seas Technologies Group

We are a leading provider of integrated business and technology solutions across Africa, in the Financial, Telecom, Real Estate, Service Industries and Government.

We work in partnership with global technology industry leaders and collaborative synergies with domain & technology centric eco-system partners.

We deliver business value to customers through a combination of process excellence, quality frameworks and service delivery innovation.

Due to our rapid expansion, we are seeking results oriented, highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to fill the following vacant positions;

Business Development Manager 

SST/KE/BDM/2011

Reporting to the Sales Director, the incumbents will develop business objectives and determine the sales operational vision in line with our strategy.

Key responsibilities

• Implement sales strategies, objectives, targets and plans;
• Secure borderless cooperation regarding customer relations, solutions, products and services;
• Prepare, review and present proposals for customer contracts;
• Ensure appropriate net margins through cost management, customer projects and support contracts;
• Locate or propose potential business deals by contacting potential partners; discovering and exploring opportunities;
• Screen potential business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal requirements, potential, and financials; evaluating options and resolving internal priorities;
• Develop negotiating strategies and positions by studying integration of new venture with company strategies and operations; examining risks and potentials; estimating partners' needs and goals;
• Close new business deals by coordinating requirements; developing and negotiating contracts; integrating contract requirements with business operations;
• Protect SST’s value by keeping information confidential; and
• Enhance SST’s reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests and exploring opportunities to add value.

Skills & Competencies

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, IT, Marketing, Sales or related field;
• A Master’s degree will be an added advantage;
• Extensive experience in an IT sales role ;
• At least 8 (eight) years experience, with 3 (three) at a senior management position in a relevant field.

For the above position, you require to have proven experience at liaising, negotiating, influencing, presenting and working with key external stakeholders. 

You shall possess , strategic planning, and budgeting skills with excellent verbal and written communication. 

You must demonstrate ability to work in a highly driven environment, be results oriented and an innovative thinker. 

If you believe you are the right candidate for the position and can clearly demonstrate ability to meet the above criteria, submit your application with a detailed CV, quoting the reference to talent@sevenseastech.com on or before 28th October 2011

Marketing Manager - Simos Consultancy Services Limited

Simos Consultancy Services Limited (SCS) came into existence to focus exclusively on Information Security related businesses in East Africa.

Services offered are:

• Web Application Testing,
• Internal Vulnerability Assessment,
• External and Internal Penetration Testing,
• Security Audit Services,
• Security Hardening Services,
• Managed Security Services,
• Information Security Training,
• Digital Forensic,
• Security Products and Solution

Simos is the Exclusive Distributor of EC-Council course in the East Africa Region.

Marketing Manager 

Main responsibilities as Marketing Manager will include: 

• Developing and implementing the company’s brand and marketing strategy
• Managing product launches
• Selling concepts and Training to Corporates, Academies and Accredited Training Center (ATC)
• Managing the Marketing team
• Sending daily reports to the Director
• Develop Creative Concepts for Branding & Advertising
• Developing a fully integrated Marketing plan

Key Skills & Personality Traits

Required for this Marketing Manager position include:

• Marketing degree from a reputable University 3 – 4 years
• Marketing Experience
• Creativity and imagination
• Excellent writing skills, with the ability to express a message clearly and persuasively
• Excellent communication and team working skills
• Good all-around marketing experience

The ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines

To apply for this position send your CV to lokadi@simoseastafrica.com quoting the position in the subject line.

Before 19th October 2011

GlaxoSmithKline Regulatory Affairs Manager

GSK is one of the world’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies.

We research, develop, produce and market vaccines and medicines to target unmet medical needs.

Our Consumer Healthcare business includes over-the-counter medicines, nutritional and oral healthcare products. Our business employs over 100,000 people across the world.

An exciting career opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enterprising individual to join our Consumer Healthcare Division as a Regulatory Affairs Manager.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

Translate the consumer business objectives into an actionable regulatory affairs strategy so as to ensure that GSK standards in respect to regulatory conformance and business continuity are maintained.

The key roles are as outlined below:

• Prepare regulatory dossiers and correspondences, for new products and ensure that the licences are maintained within East Africa.
• In accordance with the business plan, conduct an assessment of which countries are regulatory active and establish the regulatory requirements based on the complexity of the individual markets.
• Manage the relationship with regulatory authorities in East Africa on matters relating to regulatory approvals for GSK Consumer products, respond to queries and requests for additional information.
• Continuously track and ensure product licenses within East Africa are maintained through timely renewal, re-registration and submission of variations, amendments and notifications.
• Establish and maintain a document filing system to ensure easy access of documentation and product history throughout the product life cycle and maintain regulatory status reports of all regulatory active products.
• As part of the New Product Introduction and New Product Development team, align the regulatory registration submission strategy to commercial new product introduction strategy in the relevant markets.
• Monitor and report all adverse events and customer complaints reported for all consumer products.
• Manage Quality Management System Audits and tracks the implementation of audit findings.

Qualifications & Knowledge:

The successful candidate will have a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy with at least 5 years experience in Regulatory Affairs.

The candidate will have good communication and presentation skills, a team player with strong influencing skills. 

He/She must be proficient in data base applications and a person of high level of integrity.

Interested candidates should apply stating their overall suitability for the position together with a detailed CV that clearly addresses the ability to perform the key responsibilities to: QYZ72406@gsk.com

The application deadline is 24th October 2011.

Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Bridge International Academies Finance Job Vacancies (Massive Recruitment)

Various Finance Positions, Nairobi, Kenya

About Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model.

The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our “school in a box” systems.

Our schools profitably deliver this high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, which enable the schools to cover all their costs and create a profitable central organization at scale.

We have launched 37 schools in Kenya, will double in size in the next 6 months, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students across the continent.

MPESA / Finance Data Clerks
Uploading bulk payments into Mpesa, preparation of payment vouchers, analyzing MPESA payment data, matching mpesa school fees payments, data entry into Microsoft Dynamics (Navision), mpesa charges analysis among and general finance and accountings tasks

Payables Accountants
Multiple vendor accounts maintenance, vendor reconciliations, aged creditor analysis, WHT schedules and returns, payment planning and controls, vendor compliance to tax and internal requirements, monthly vendor reporting within Microsoft Dynamics (Navision) environment

Financial Accountants
Finance team supervision, Cash flow planning, Fixed assets accounting, procurement, warehousing and stock control financial process and controls supervision, weekly financial reporting to departments and monitoring balance sheet integrity within a Microsoft Dynamics (Navision) environment

Payroll Accountant
School payroll support and HQ temporary and casual staff payroll tasks under tight deadlines, posting payroll data into Microsoft Dynamics (Navision), maintaining payroll filing, payroll control accounts reconciliation, statutory compliance and payroll ledger accounts maintenance.

Assistant Accountants
Booking invoices, journals and payments, verifying vendor invoices against LPOs and delivery documents, data entry into Microsoft Dynamics (Navision), routing payments through HODs and responsibility for accounts receivables

Finance Process Auditor
Setting up a value adding and supportive audit and assurance function in the company aligned to business needs, internal audit planning and implementation, action on audit items, external audit champion and process supervisor, management of annual external audits and general risk management advisory and support within both operational and Microsoft Dynamics (Navision) ERP. Highly complex computerized and business mind set required for the role.

Business Support Manager
Key business support to non finance managers, design and implement finance support systems and tools for departmental ABC budgeting, reporting, variance analysis and reporting, building financial models, training managers on financial aspects and enhancing technology based systems within Microsoft Dynamics ERP.

Business manager advisory and support for financial information requirements and value added financial services e.g. paperless process design.

Budget Officer
Initiate ABC budgeting in the company, design budget tools, forms and time tables, train finance and non finance staff in budgeting. Upload budgets into Microsoft Dynamics (Navision) system.

Financial Analyst
Monthly commentaries on business performance across all departments, provide HODs and functions with value adding analysis and comments, assist Budget officer in budgeting process within a Microsoft Dynamics (Navision) ERP

CVs and applications must be uploaded via the Careers page at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com where detailed profiles are available