Africa Society for Blood Transfusion Kenya (AfSBTK) - Administrative / IT Assistant - Nairobi, Kenya

Africa Society for Blood Transfusion Kenya (AfSBTK) is an indigenous professional nonprofit making organization, dedicated to supporting and advancing the highest ethical and professional standards in blood transfusion medicine in order to achieve adequate, safe and cost effective national blood supply.

Drawing on its extensive technical and clinical expertise, AfSBT-K is actively involved in supporting safe blood transfusion practices, adequate supply of blood and blood products and appropriate utilization to the existing healthcare systems in Kenya.

AfSBTK has received a financial grant from CDC to provide Technical Assistance to NBTS aimed at the Implementation and Expansion of Blood Safety Activities in Kenya.

AFSBT-K seeks to recruit competent and qualified Administrative Assistant as stated below.

Job Title: Administrative / IT Assistant

Reports To: Program Manager

Location: Nairobi

Job Summary

The Administrative / IT Assistant has the overall responsibility for the provision of administrative and IT support for the blood safety program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities Include

• Managing the office operations.
• Supporting AfSBTK working committees and ensuring their operations including supporting their meetings.
• Scheduling of appointments for AfSBTK staff as required.
• Documentation of all processes
• Coordinating office logistics.
• Maintaining and updating the membership database.
• Providing on-site IT support.
• Provide and conduct preventive maintenance on IT equipment, network and software.
• Maintain the AfSBTK website including updating content and ensuring membership subscriptions are up to date.
• Conducting regular data and information backups
• Any other tasks assigned by the program Director or Program Manager

Minimum Requirements /Qualifications / Experiences

• Diploma in office management, business administration or IT. A university degree in any of the disciplines will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of three years experience as an office administration assistant or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of email, internet, intranets (LAN); experience on web management will be an added advantage.
• Excellent organizational skills
• Good communication and writing skills, both in English and Kiswahili.
• Ability to work for long hours with minimal supervision
• Good interpersonal relationship skills
• A team player
• Demonstrate flexibility and cultural sensitivity
• Advanced working knowledge in MS office
• Basic Working knowledge in HTML, MySQL
• Basic Hardware and Network troubleshooting skills
• Maintain strict confidentiality of all privileged information
• A person of proven integrity
• Promote AFSBT-K interests at all times.

Working Conditions

• Based in Nairobi
• Long hours and weekend work sometimes required
• Travel outside of Nairobi may be required

To apply email your application including a cover letter indicating expected salary, detailed CV with three referees and copies of educational certificates to info@afsbt-kenya.org

Applications can also be hand delivered at our offices.

All applications should be addressed to:

The Director
Africa Society for Blood Transfusion Kenya
P.O Box 2584 - 00202,
Nairobi - Kenya

Physical Address: Navigators Kenya Complex Second floor Block D, Kindaruma Rd off Ngong Road

Only short listed candidates will be contacted

Africa Society for Blood Transfusion Kenya (AfSBTK) -Program Manager - Nairobi, Kenya

Africa Society for Blood Transfusion Kenya (AfSBTK) is an indigenous professional nonprofit making organization, dedicated to supporting and advancing the highest ethical and professional standards in blood transfusion medicine in order to achieve adequate, safe and cost effective national blood supply.

Drawing on its extensive technical and clinical expertise, AfSBT-K is actively involved in supporting safe blood transfusion practices, adequate supply of blood and blood products and appropriate utilization to the existing healthcare systems in Kenya.

AfSBTK has received a financial grant from CDC to provide Technical Assistance to NBTS aimed at the Implementation and Expansion of Blood Safety Activities in Kenya.

AFSBT-K seeks to recruit competent and qualified program manager as stated below.

Job Title: Program Manager

Location: Nairobi

Reports To: The Director

Job Summary

This is a senior management position.

The Program Manager is responsible to the Director for all matters related to the implementation of the Technical Assistance for the Implementation and Expansion of Blood Safety Activities program including coordinating and overseeing mentor activities, representing AfSBT-K at key meetings, ensuring effective program implementation as well as conducting program monitoring and evaluation.

The principal purpose of this position is to ensure timely implementation of the AfSBT-K planned program activities including overseeing routine office and staff operations. The position is based in Nairobi with regular travel to various counties in the country.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee and supervise implementation of all operational aspects of the program
• Coordinate the logistics for the smooth implementation of the program planned activities.
• Ensure appropriate planning and utilization of project funds and resources
• Provide routine staff supervision
• Provide regular updates to the Director on issues related to the program.
• Oversee the development and implementation of quarterly and monthly work-plans
• Develop and maintain an M&E system for the program activities.
• Ensure timely submission of program reports to partners
• Develop and maintain effective networks and collaborations with transfusing hospitals, partners and other relevant national and international organizations
• Develop, implement, coordinate and monitor the resource mobilization and fundraising strategies for the Society

Required Qualifications, Education and Experience

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, public health or/and project management; possession of a Master’s Degree in any of the stated fields will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in managing national or international funded programs
• Minimum of 3 years’ working experience in project implementation
• Posses well developed interpersonal and team skills .
• Advanced working knowledge of MS Word, power point, Excel, and ACCESS and/or other data base programs
• Strong communication, presentation and analytical skills
• Ability to work constructively in a team environment
• Ability to work under minimum supervision
• Excellent organizational skills;
• Ability to lead, manage, mentor staff and other team players.
• Good negotiation skills
• Excellent command of English and Kiswahili

To apply email your application including a cover letter indicating expected salary, detailed CV with three referees and copies of educational certificates to info@afsbt-kenya.org

Applications can also be hand delivered at our offices.

All applications should be addressed to:

The Director
Africa Society for Blood Transfusion Kenya
P.O Box 2584 - 00202,
Nairobi - Kenya

Physical Address: Navigators Kenya Complex Second floor Block D, Kindaruma Rd off Ngong Road

Only short listed candidates will be contacted

Risala Ltd - Transport Department Assistant - Mombasa, Kenya

Organization: Risala Ltd

A Logistics, clearing and forwarding company based in Shimanzi area, Mombasa

Position: Assistant in transport department

Gender: Male

Age: Over 26 years of age

Requirements:

• Qualification in Fleet management
• Qualification in mechanics and drivers course
• Conversant with resource allocation, cost management, administration and supervisory skills.
• Conversant with all vehicles ranging from trucks lorries and other vehicles.

Responsibilities:

• Overall fleet management and administration
• Supervising of drivers, allocation of vehicles and assigning duties.
• Monitoring of mechanics and ensuring all vehicles are services and repaired as per schedules.
• Ensuring all procedures are followed
• Management of costs relating to the fleet.
• Controlling of fuel and monitoring consumption as expected in the transport system.
• Writing of daily reports concerning the daily tasks.

Other preferred requirements:

• Determined, diligent and hardworking
• High integrity, moral conscious and extremely honest.

Note: Cv’s should include all certificates, recommendations and/or referees from each of the companies that formerly employed the applicant.

Deadline: 5th January 2012

Email: atc3@africaonline.co.ke

METOWE - Operations Manager

METOWE is looking to hire a highly motivated & self driven operations manager.

Position involves:

• Ensuring proper and smooth day to day running of all Operations both Nairobi and Mara.
• Ensure that all financial accounting is done well and in time and presentation of proper statements of accounts to the Financial Accountant
• Handling of employees disciplinary matters and grievances in the absence of the Human Resource Director
• Coordination and supervision of all administrative issues touching on management of camps and attendant items, logistics, vehicles, including data and maintenance of records to ensure they are updated and in a form for purposes of effective management information systems.

The position is Nairobi based with frequent travel to projects in Narok South district periodically.

Also note that this is not an exhaustive Job description of the position.

Qualifications:

• Degree or Diploma in Business Management, Management or related study
• Minimum of 5 years in a Managerial position
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Flexible and ability to preserver pressure and multi-tasking
• Team Player and mature.
• Preferably a young Man aged between 30 – 40 years.

Send your Cv indicating your latest Salary to infokenya@metowe.com by 30th December 2011.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

For general information on the Organization, visit website: www.metowe.com