Beacon of Hope Finance Manager, Sales Officer and Cateress / Housekeeper

Beacon of Hope (BOH) is a faith based Non Governmental Organization that brings hope to women who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS from poor communities by empowering and equipping them to meet their spiritual, social, physical, emotional, economic and family needs in a sustainable way.

We are seeking to recruit exceptional professionals who are mature Christians; supportive of the calling and vision of BOH, highly motivated to fill the positions below.

1. Finance Manager

The position aims at ensuring a strategic and supportive role to organization projects and programs, strategic planning, funding and, develop financial policies and development.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Business -Finance or a business related field, CPA (K), with at least 3 years experience in PEPFAR [USAID] funded projects at a senior level.

2. Sales Development and Marketing Officer

The position aims at translating our social enterprise initiatives into actionable economic empowerment outcomes, overseeing all Sales and marketing needs of the organization.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Business/Marketing or a related field with at least 3 years experience in sales and marketing, good communication, analytical and presentation skills.

3. Cateress /Housekeeper

The position will provide excellent Catering and Housekeeping services for the organization, managing kitchen staff as well as oversee the preparation of all meals in the organization.

The successful candidate will have a minimum of Diploma in food beverage production and institutional management or its equivalent, certificate of good health, 3 years prior experience as cateress / housekeeper or a comparable and relevant position.

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, references and salary history to;

Executive Director,
Beacon of Hope,
P. O. Box 4326 – 00200, Nairobi

before13th December 2011.

Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

NRHS - Head of Clinical Services Job (Re-Advertisement)

The Nyanza Reproductive Health Society (NRHS) is a non-profit organization with its headquarters in Kisumu dedicated to improving reproductive health of men and women.

NRHS has several projects researching on HIV prevention; it runs support groups for PLWHA and MARPS, and is working with the Ministry of Health to scale up male circumcision for HIV prevention in various parts of Nairobi, Nyanza, Western and Rift Valley Provinces.

NRHS seeks highly qualified candidates for the position of Clinical Manager for the NRHS Male Circumcision Project.

The position-holder will be reporting to the Project Director and based at the NRHS Headquarters in Kisumu, Kenya, with frequent trips to the field.

He/she will provide technical leadership and guidance on VMMC programming for the Male Circumcision Project.

The clinical manager will work closely with other project technical officers and counterparts from the Ministry of Health and other VMMC implementing partners.

He/she will identify, develop and disseminate the latest clinical guidelines and standards, and will conduct regular technical training and updates on VMMC for NRHS staff, partners and country counterparts as required

Responsibilities:

Coordination

• The position holder will be the line manager of all NRHS district coordinators, social mobilization/communication manager, and M&E manager.
• In consultation with the project director, the clinical manager will be responsible for the approval of work plans and budgets from these districts and departments.
• He/she will ensure that the overall quality of services offered in the organization will be of the highest standard possible.
• With the project director, the clinical manager will represent NRHS in the National and Provincial Male Circumcision Taskforce.

Technical Support

• The clinical manager will be the technical lead for the NRHS QA/QI activities.
• The clinical manager will provide leadership in developing and reviewing protocols addressing various aspects of VMMC service delivery.
• He/she will be a resource for technical clinical assistance to MC Service providers throughout the Province and country..
• Work closely with the WHO, National and Provincial MC Taskforces, and the District MC Steering Committees to train and set-up MC QA/QI programmes in NRHS supported districts.
• Working closely with the Human Resource office, ensure that relevant staffs meet the necessary annual license renewal/registration requirements as set-out by various professional boards.
• Provide medical consultation on various cases as referred by the NRHS VMMC teams

Trainings

• Guide the development of NRHS MC training programmes and supervise their implementation..
• Work closely with the National MC Service delivery sub-committee to continually improve the MC training curriculum
• Coordinate internal staff trainings to address existing and emerging needs including but not limited to basic life support skills, advanced cardiac life support skills and PITC skills

Desired Experience, Skills and Training:

• A MBChB degree
• At least five years experience managing health-related projects in a similar capacity.
• Familiarity with the Kenyan health system and governmental structures
• Excellent computer skills, report writing and budgeting experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and good interpersonal skills
• Proven ability to lead and motivate staff

Applications should include:

• A cover letter detailing current work, prior experience and qualifications in the areas described above, telephone and e-mail contact
• A current CV

The CV and application letter MUST be saved as one MS Word document with the applicant’s official names.

Applications that will breach this requirement shall be discarded.

Applicants in response to the previous advert are not required to re apply.

Apply via email to humanresources@unimkenya.org with the job title ‘HEAD OF CLINICAL SERVICES’ on the subject line so as to reach on or before 14th December 2011

Gamewatchers Safaris - Head of Finance and Procurement Manager

Gamewatchers Safaris is a leading Kenyan safari company and has been operating for over 20 years providing personalised safari arrangements to the leading wildlife areas in East Africa.

Gamewatchers also owns and runs the award winning Porini Safari Camps situated within private wildlife conservancies in the Amboseli, Laikipia and Mara eco-systems.

The company seeks to recruit qualified candidates for the following senior positions:

Head of Finance

The Head of Finance will be primarily responsible for:

• Managing all the financial accounting systems within the company including financial accounting, management accounting, forecasting, budgeting, payroll and financial control systems including control of cash and assets.
• Ensuring the production of accurate monthly management accounts, P&L, balance sheet.
• Managing and maintaining fixed asset and depreciation records.
• Producing rolling cash flow forecasts, monitoring cash position daily and ensuring creditors’ terms are met.
• Undertaking such other financial analysis and reporting as requested by the Directors.
• Preparing annual budgets and forecasts aligned to strategic plans and in accordance with guidelines provided by the Directors.
• Auditing and overseeing all tax and regulatory/compliance issues.
• Directing the activities and monitoring the performance of staff within the Accounts Department.
• Monitoring the financial performance and controls within all other departments of the company including the camps.

The successful candidate should have the following qualifications and competencies

• Bachelor’s degree preferably B.Com, Finance, or Business Administration
• Professional Accountancy qualification- CPA(K) or equivalent
• ICT skills especially in accounting packages, Word and Excel – Knowledge of Tour plan and Pastel is a bonus.
• Minimum eight (8) years of post qualification experience.
• Sound understanding of professional standards, Proactive and of High integrity.
• Strong analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, accuracy and good judgment.

Procurement Manager

The Procurement Manager will be responsible for:

• Developing and implementing a Procurement policy and planning for procurement for the entire Group.
• Managing purchasing information systems and services including supervising purchasing staff, suppliers, service level agreements, maintaining records of goods ordered, received and supplied to the camps.
• Preparing and processing requisitions and purchase orders for supplies and equipment. Maintaining well-organised stores on the premises.
• The incumbent will be expected to effectively and proactively liaise with other departments as necessary to forecast, plan to meet, and to supply as per demand in the relevant quality all supplies required by the Organization.

The successful candidate should have the following qualifications and competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Procurement, Supplies management, Logistics or Business Administration
• Professional qualification- Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) or equivalent.
• Excellent Communication and Negotiation Skills
• Sound Technical Knowledge of procurement, warehousing, distribution preferably gained in a hotel / tourism industry set up.
• Minimum five (5) years of post qualification experience
• ICT skills – knowledge of Pastel is a bonus
• Proactive and of High integrity.

Qualified candidates may email CVs (in MS word format) with details of qualifications, experience, present position, expected salary, telephone number, e-mail address and names and addresses of three (3) referees to:

Human Resources - Gamewatchers Safaris
E-Mail: hr@gamewatchers.co.ke
Or post – P.O Box 388-00621 Nairobi

Closing Date for submission of CVs: 9th December 2011

NB: Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Secretary, Laboratory Technologist and Sales Assistant

An upcoming bioscience company has the following vacancies

1. Secretary / Administrator with strong secretarial and administrative training and experience.

2. Laboratory Technologist with diploma in laboratory science, food science or other relevant.

3 Sales and Marketing Assistant with diploma and experience in bioscience products and services.

Applicants to send copies of C.V., testimonials and a handwritten application letter stating age, current and expected salary to kazi.kwawote@gmail.com and jennifercheruto@yahoo.com by 11th, December, 2011