New KCC - Head of Procurement and Maintenance Engineer

New Kenya Co-operative Creameries Limited is the leading Dairy Company in the Country known for its world class brands that include KCC Butter, Ghee, Gold Crown, Safariland, Delite yoghurt, Fresh Milk, UHT and Mala among others.

We are seeking to recruit dynamic and result driven persons to fill the following vacant positions.

1. Head of Procurement

Job Purpose: Develop, implement and review all procurement strategies, policies and procedures to provide a best value procurement environment.

Key Result Areas:

• Managing the tendering and quotation process as well as contract management.
• Identifying potential cost-saving areas through competitive tendering and negotiations.
• Ensuring suppliers meet pre-qualifications and comply with the Public Procurement Procedures.
• Formulation and evaluating of procurement strategies.
• Leading, training and managing the procurement team towards delivering required results.
• Provide effective leadership, guidance and expertise in all aspects of procurement
• Managing the transaction approval processes of requisitions and Purchase Orders.
• Advising and performing secretarial duties for the Tender Committee
• Reviewing requirements for materials, especially packaging materials.
• Any other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.

Candidate Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Supplies Management.
• Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supplies Management (CIPS).
• Experience in preparation of Tender documents.
• Must have 7 to 8 years experience in busy procurement environment of which at least (3) must be at senior management level.

Essential Skills:

• Demonstrate leadership and managerial capabilities.
• Prior experience managing a department in a busy environment, preferably FMCG
• Ability to negotiate at the highest levels with suppliers.
• Exceptional planning and organization skills.
• Excellent computer skills with wide experience of word documents, Excel spreadsheets (including pivot tables and charts) and PowerPoint.
• Excellent analytical, communication and negotiation skills.
• Must be a member of a relevant professional body.
• Experience in E-Procurement is an added advantage.

2. Maintenance Engineer

Job Purpose: Manage the maintenance and servicing of the company’s plant and machinery.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Overseeing the planning and implementation of maintenance of the company’s machines.
• Supervising the service and repairs of machines.
• Liaising with the Projects Engineer on the planning and implementation of projects.
• Ensuring compliance to the statutory inspections.
• Ensuring availability of spares parts as well as monitoring stock levels and inventory control.
• Conducting training of staff and assigning duties.
• Any other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.

Candidate Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering from a recognized institution preferably mechanical Engineering.
• Registered with Engineering Registration Board (ERB)
• Post graduate qualification in management from a recognized institution will be added advantage.
• 5 to 6 years’ relevant work experience from a reputed organization with 2 years at a supervisory level.
• Member of the Institution of Engineers of Kenya

Essential Skills:

• Administrative, leadership capability, good interpersonal relations and integrity; and Computer knowledge
• Good Problem Solving Skills
• Ability to work independently and possesses good interpersonal skills.
• Good people management and communication skills
• Ability to develop self and others through coaching.
• Result oriented, good practical and technical skills

If you meet the above requirements, send your applications quoting the position together with detailed curriculum vitae indicate current & expected salary and benefits package, copies of certificates, testimonials, contacts of at least three referees and daytime telephone contacts to:

Chief Manager Human Resource & Administration
New Kenya Co-operative Creameries Limited
P.O. Box 30131 – 00100
Nairobi.

To be received not later than 27th January, 2012.

Those who do not hear from us one week after closing date should consider their applications unsuccessful.

Canvassing either direct or indirect will lead to automatic disqualification

PlacidWay Virtual Assistant

Do you want to work from home?

Do you have own computer with broadband internet connection?

We're looking for an organized Virtual Assistant who will be able to help streamline our business with strong organizational skills.

Your responsibilities:

• Website content management and photoshop skills
• Uploading of the creative content on the website using content management system
• Develop of client profile and marketing packages
• email Campaign managements
• Internet research
• Social Media and blog management
• Email campaign management
• Other miscellaneous tasks that can be performed online
• Must be accessible, online during agreed-upon office hours

Your qualifications:

• Previous experience as an virtual assistant preferred
• Broadband Internet connection
• Strong understanding of Internet and online communication tools
• Ability to multitask and take on multiple projects
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Strong communications skills and attention to detail a must
• English proficient
• Availability to participate in Skype calls during regular US business hours.

If you meet the requirements here above, kindly forward your CV and your Skype ID to edaseda@placidway.com

Customer Service Representatives - Nairobi, Kenya

Customer Service Representatives

Location: Nairobi

Our client, an International BPO firm with Head Offices in Australia, is looking for Customer Service Representatives for their Call Centre in Nairobi.

We are looking for candidates with outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal.

Key Responsibilities

• Screening and moderating user submitted content, answering support requests and performing support functions.
• Moderating and screening written user content on Profiles
• Moderating and screening user submitted photos
• Answering Online Help Requests
• Answering telephone support requests
• Processing Testimonials (depending on language)
• Various support tasks

Key Skills and competences

• Internet literate
• A passion for Customer Service
• Fluent in English and knowledge of any foreign language is an added advantage
• Candidates willing to work on a 24 hour shift system
• Graduates should not apply.
• Ability to respond promptly to customer inquiries
• Ability to handle and resolve customer complaints
• Ability to multitask and take up more workload when required
• Outstanding language skills (grammatically correct, can express things clearly)
• Ability to work with multiple tabs and multiple browsers efficiently in a web browser based support system (speed and accuracy are important)
• Very good work ethic (reliable, motivated, professional)
• Must be aged below 30 yrs

To apply, send your CV only to jobs@flexi-personnel.com by Friday 20th January 2012.

Kindly indicate the position applied for as well as the minimum daily wage expectation on the subject line

AfriCOG - Programme Coordinator (MOPA)

The Africa Centre for Open Governance (AfriCOG) is an independent, non-profit making organisation with a mandate to provide cutting edge research on governance and public ethics issues and, monitor governance fundamentals in both the government and the private sector.

AfriCOG's governance and anti-corruption reform initiative are aimed at addressing the structural causes of Kenya's governance crisis by a knowledgeable citizenry.

AfriCOG houses the Movement for Political Accountability (MOPA) Secretariat, which is a citizens’ oriented movement to empower Kenyans to hold their political leadership accountable.

AfriCOG seeks to recruit a motivated energetic professional to coordinate and support MOPA Program

Scope of the position

• Provide overall coordination for the MOPA secretariat.
• Manage partner relations and effectively and efficiently contribute to the management an implementation of programme activities and work plans whilst ensuring compliance with budgetary provisions.
• Provide technical support of research activities as required by the Programmes department

Job Title: Programme Coordinator

Department: Movement for Political Accountability

Contract Period: Yearly renewable based on performance and availability of funds and subject to 3 months’ probation period

Reporting Relationships

• Direct reporting to the Executive Director
• Working relationship with AfriCOG programme staff, finance and administration, associates and suppliers

Specific responsibilities of this position include;

• Set up a project management processes and procedures that meet the organization’s requirements and are in compliance with the requirements of funding partners, Incumbent to consult closely with the Executive Director.
• Participate in programme development and take charge of the implementation and reporting activities in respect to MOPA programmes. Ensure that reports meet internal and donor/partner information requirements.
• Manage the MOPA information network and keep all MOPA members on notice and informed on MOPA’s and each other’s’ activities.
• Identify needs for MOPA members and propose appropriate interventions.
• Produce and submit progress reports on substantive MOPA activities to Management Committee and AfriCOG.
• Prepare concept papers, position papers and analytical reports related to MOPA activities
• Write proposals related to MOPA programmatic work; participate in resource mobilization activities including the preparation of project proposals to existent and potential donors. This task is to be executed in close consultation with ED and Finance and Administration Manager

Within the AfriCOG Research programme activities:

• Participate in AfriCOG research programmes by providing technical support as and when necessary including peer review of report, editing, and quality control.
• Provide professional support as necessary to research consultants, task forces, working groups etc, which are involved in the implementation of AfriCOG research work, activities and work plans.
• Represent AfriCOG in relevant meetings, conferences, seminars etc. as may be determined with your area of work and or as may be determined by ED
• Supervise and instruct Programme Assistants and Interns to MOPA
• Carry out any other duties as may be defined by the Executive Director

Minimum Qualification

• A Master’s degree in social sciences or equivalent from a recognized university
• Good administrative and communication skills
• Strong budget management, monitoring and reporting skills
• Strong planning and organisational skills

Experience

• At least 3 years experience in similar position in an NGO set up
• Exposure to and genuine interest in civil society sector
• Experience in partnership building advocacy and networking

General eligibility

The post is open to Kenyan citizens. AfriCOG is an equal opportunity employer.

Application Procedure

Please send the following documents to admin@africog.org and put MOPA PROGRAMME COORDINATOR in the subject line:

• Cover Letter indicating your current and expected pay
• Curriculum vitae with three referees
• List of your last three employers with contact details

Deadline for applications: 31 January 2012