Bahati Ridge - Sales & Marketing Manager and Online Sales Advisor

Come with us into the countryside, just a 30-minute drive away from the hustle and bustle of Nairobi.

The noise and haste of metropolitan Nairobi may fire up your drive to succeed, but your soul also seeks equilibrium in a tranquil setting. Come with us to Bahati Ridge, Kenya’s premier country gated community.

Sales & Marketing Manager

• 5-7 years of experience in sales management
• Experience with enterprise software solutions and large, complex organizations
• Preferred experience working in the real estate sector, however, not mandatory
• Strong understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements
• Strong presentation and oral skills
• Demonstrated skills in letter and report writing and ability to use Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access Data Management
• Proven leadership and ability to drive sales teams

Online Sales Advisor

• Updating, Maintaining of Bahati Ridge Social Media Accounts
• Managing & monitoring Twitter feeds by engaging users and creating a buzz around Bahati Ridge and its developments
• Monitoring conversations and identifying keywords to increase awareness and discussions around Bahatí Ridge
• Maintaining & Updating Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Bahati Ridge Website pages
• Handling all queries emanating from all our Online Ad & Marketing Campaigns: Twitter, Facebook, Linked In and Bahati Ridge Website

Send your application to recruit@bahatiridge.co.ke

Closing date 13th December 2011

Position commences 3rd January 2012

Longhorn - Assistant Internal Auditor and English Editor

Longhorn is an established Company in the publishing industry.

We wish to recruit highly competent, proactive and self-driven persons to fill the positions below:

Assistant Internal Auditor

Ref: HR/11/17

Reporting to the Internal Auditor, the key responsibilities will be to:

• Participate in executing the risk-based annual internal audit plan and enterprise-wide risk assessment
• Regularly follow up on internal and external audit recommendations
• Participate in review of the risk management framework of the organisation and recommend solutions to mitigate risk exposures
• Review policies and procedures of the organisation for continuous improvement of the organization’s operations.

Qualifications

• A business-related degree
• CPA (K) and CISA or CIA
• At least 2 years relevant working experience. (experience in internal audit will be an added advantage)
• Good analytical skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

English Editor

Ref: HR/11/18

Reporting to the Publishing Manager, the key responsibilities will be to:

• Source and induct authors and external readers to facilitate the development and refinement of manuscripts.
• Evaluate, copy edit and proofread manuscripts to meet set standards.
• Carry out market surveys, scan and monitor the publishing environment to establish existing gaps ¡n the marketplace to guide ¡n product development.
• Establish sources of copyrighted materials and seek permissions accordingly to fulfill acquisition requirements.
• Work with product designers, photographers, illustrators and other suppliers to meet agreed production quality and schedules.

Qualifying criteria

• KCSE Grade B+ ¡n English
• Bachelor of Education ( English, Literature)
• Those with a Master of Arts in English will have an added advantage
• 2 years teaching experience or 4 years ¡n editing, with a proven track record of producing error-free books and other materials
• Good communication skills, a team player with innovation and analytical skills

If you meet the above requirements, send your application quoting the reference number on the left-hand corner of the envelope to the address below, or email to hr@longhornpublishers.com

Enclose a detailed CV, copies of certificates, and testimonials, together with names of three referees (two of which should be previous employers), so as to reach the undersigned not later than 9th December, 2011.

The Managing Director,
Longhorn Kenya Limited
P.O Box 18033 — 00500,
Nairobi

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted

NRC Somalia / Kenya - Procurement Assistant and Radio Operator Jobs in Dadaab

Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Somalia / Kenya is a two Country Program with four field offices in Dadaab (Kenya), Hargeisa (Somaliland), Bossaso (Puntland) and Mogadishu (South Central).

NRC has been present in Somaliland since early 2004 and expanded to Puntland in 2006, Mogadishu and Dadaab in 2007.

In a short time NRC established Education, Shelter / Sanitation, Distribution and Camp Management projects for IDPs, refugees and local population in Somalia and Kenya.

NRC also has a coordination office in Nairobi, Kenya that was established in 2006.

Position Vacant: Procurement Assistant

Reporting to: Logistics Officer

Duty Station: Dadaab

Duration of Contract: ASAP to 31st December 2012 (with possible extension)

Main Responsibilities include:

• In liaison with the Logistics Officer implement the procurement planned activities in line with NRC procurement policies and procedures.
• Receive purchase requests and verify all the relevant details and documents
• Develop a standard list of supplies for Dadaab and establish a database of quotes for various items
• Where necessary send requisitions to the Nairobi office for the required purchases
• Track all project materials requests, purchase orders and contracts
• Receive all incoming supplies; inspect and verify for conformity to the order specifications and delivery notes
• Register and maintain proper files of requisitions, quotations and purchase orders and other relevant documents.
• Prepare documentation for bids committee meetings
• Follow up with supplies and organize for delivery of materials and payment
• Follow up on repairs of equipment and machines from the field and ensure timely delivery
• Liaise with logistics assistant on the planned arrival of materials and equipment meant for warehousing and obtain the necessary documentation to facilitate payments to vendors
• Prepare periodic procurement status report and share as appropriate

Required skills and qualifications:

• Diploma in Logistics or Supply Chain Management
• At least 3 years working experience in a busy Logistics department preferably with INGO or UN.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluency in the English, both oral and written
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent working knowledge in Microsoft Office.

Position Vacant: Radio Operator

Reporting to: Safety and Security Officer

Duty Station: Dadaab

Duration of Contract: ASAP to 31st December 2012 (with possible extension)

Main Responsibilities include:

• Personally operate and attend to radio equipment in order to communicate with NRC vehicles and staff in the field, other NRC offices, implementing partners, other NGOs and the UN radio room in order to receive and transmit instructions and messages
• Maintain clear and up to date station logs of messages transmitted and received through the radio
• Monitor emergency frequencies in order to detect distress calls and respond by dispatching the information to the appropriate people in NRC management and elsewhere
• Frequently monitor on the radio all vehicles and staff on field trips and record on the Road Tracking Sheet, while keeping the appropriate supervisors updated
• Conduct periodic equipment inspections and routine tests in order to ensure that operations standards are always met
• Coordinate radio-related aspects of locating and contacting staff that are missing or in distress
• Send, receive, and interpret coded messages
• Assist in receiving and personally searching visitors reliably and ensure that they are searched in compliance with NRC security procedures for checking visitors
• Immediately report any potential threat to NRC staff, assets and facilities to the management

Required skills and qualifications:

• Certificate in Security
• Kenya Certificate of Secondary level education
• Minimum of 2 years’ relevant field experience
• Experience in radio communication and office reception
• Be conversant with alarms, HF/VHF radio and other technology-based security systems.
• Good investigative and reporting skills
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail, Proactive and reliable

Deadline for Applications: 11th December 2011

Applications should be submitted to:

Norwegian Refugee Council,
P O Box 21211-00100 Nairobi, Kenya
Email Address: recruitment_nb@som.nrc.no

Or

Norwegian Refugee Council, Dadaab Field Office
P O Box 05, Dadaab

Only the short listed candidates will be contacted.

The Norwegian Refugee Council is an equal opportunity employer, with no discrimination in terms of sex, age, religion, ethnic origin or political affiliation

African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) - Heartland Ecologist Job Vacancy in Kilimanjaro Heartland Offices in Namanga

The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) is the leading international conservation organization focused solely on the African continent. AWF’s mission is, together with the people of Africa, to ensure that the wildlife and wild lands of Africa will endure forever.

AWF currently seeks to hire a Heartland Ecologist to be based in its Kilimanjaro Heartland Offices in Namanga who will be responsible for all conservation science in the heartland.

Reporting to the Kilimanjaro Heartland Director with matrix reporting to the AWF Chief Scientist, the Heartland Ecologist will be incharge of design, data collection, collation, storage, analyses and dissemination of information in ecological monitoring, integrated land-use zoning, climate change and applied species research and conservation in the Kilimanjaro Heartland.

S/he has an obligation to participate in fund-raising, policy, sharing knowledge about AWF work, managing program, partnerships, mentoring, monitoring and evaluation of ecological work embedded in the heartland.

Key Responsibilities

• Be responsible for all priority ecological monitoring in the AWF Heartland.
• Provide monthly briefings/ updates on species related activities.
• Ensure ecological data and information feeds into the integrated land use zoning on the AWF Heartland.
• Undertake species conservation action in the AWF Heartland.
• Ensure climate change science integration into the Heartland program.
• Represent AWF in strategic forums.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate (MSc. or PhD degree) in relevant field.
• At least 3 years post degree experience in the sector – any relevant area of ecology acceptable.
• Direct experience of conservation or field ecological work in Africa.
• Experience engaging partners and other stakeholder consultation in project development.
• Experience working under organizational and site-level strategies as member of teams.
• Demonstrable commitment to AWF mission and understanding of issues faced by AWF in delivering its mission.
• Have verified record participating in design, managing resources and running a project.
• Participant in several forums and published at least one peer-reviewed paper.
• Must have thorough knowledge of ecological and human issues relevant to AWF’s Heartlands Program approach.
• Has acceptable level of knowledge of local laws and regulations governing research and other ecological mwork in the country.
• Be fluent in spoken and written English.

If your background, experience and competencies match the above specifications please send a cover letter, your detailed CV indicating daytime telephone numbers, address and names of three referees to Human Resources Manager at Humanresources@awfke.org.

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.

Closing Date: December 16, 2011