General Manager Job in Kenya

 Our client in real estate management is looking for a general manager with the following:

Responsibilities:

• Improve the operational systems, processes and policies in support of organizations mission -- specifically, support better management reporting, information flow and management, business process and organizational planning.
• Manage and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Support Services (HR, IT and Finance), through improvements to each function as well as coordination and communication between support and business functions.
• Play a significant role in long-term planning, including an initiative geared toward operational excellence.
• Oversee overall financial management, planning, systems and controls.
• Management of agency budget in coordination with the Executive Director.
• Development of individual program budgets
• Invoicing to funding sources, including calculation of completed units of service.
• Payroll management, including tabulation of accrued employee benefits.
• Disbursement of checks for agency expenses.
• Organization of fiscal documents.
• Regular meetings with Executive Director around fiscal planning.
• Supervise and coach office manager on a weekly basis.

Responsibilities by Function

Financial Management

• Direct annual budgeting and planning process for the organization's annual budget with ED
• Develop and manage annual budget
• Oversee monthly and quarterly assessments and forecasts of organization's financial performance against budget, financial and operational goals. Oversee short and long-term financial and managerial reporting.
• Managing day to day processing of accounts receivable and payable using QuickBooks, producing reports as requested.
• Reconciling monthly activity, generating year-end reports, and fulfilling tax related requirements.
• Assisting Executive Director and Board in creating annual organizational budget and monitoring cash flow.
• Managing grantor contracts and reimbursement requests.
• Maintaining Intersection's archival and administrative files.
• Administering payroll and employee benefits and organizational insurance.
• Ensure that Accounting Department requests are resolved and communicated in a timely manner to internal and external parties.
• Develop long-range forecasts and maintain long-range financial plans.
• Develop, maintain and monitor all fundraising and accounting systems and procedures capturing all pledges, billings and receipts and for the recording of all revenue transactions, recommend and implement improvements to systems.
• Prepare annual audit and be a liaison with all outside vendor.

Organizational Effectiveness

• Manage functions.
• Increase the effectiveness and efficiency of Support Services through improvements to each function (HR, IT, Finance) as well as coordination and communication between functions.
• Drive initiatives in the management team and organizationally that contribute to long-term operational excellence.
• Providing consulting services on matters related to fundraising, tax and insurance questions, and business structure and growth.

Organizational Leadership

• Contribute to short and long-term organizational planning and strategy as a member of the management team

Risk Management

• Serve as primary liaison to legal counsel in addressing legal issues e.g. copyright, antitrust, governing instruments, partnerships, licensing etc.
• Oversee organizational insurance policies.

Qualifications

• A business degree holder in B.com, Economics. A master’s degree is an added advantage
• Over 10 years in Management with more experience in real estate an added advantage
• At least 5 years experience in real estate management
• Strong background and work experience in Real estate
• Excellent computer skills and proficient in excel, word, outlook, and access
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
• Demonstrated leadership and vision in managing staff groups and major projects or initiatives.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative management style.
• Budget development and oversight experience
• A demonstrated commitment to high professional ethical standards and a diverse workplace
• Knowledge of tax and other compliance implications of non-profit status
• Ability to look at situations from several points of view
• Persuasive with details and facts
• Delegate responsibilities effectively
• High comfort level working in a diverse environment

Send your Resumes to careers@kcr-hr.com before 31st May 2012

British American - Financial Advisor Job in Kenya

 As part of our aggressive growth strategy in 2012 and to strengthen the team to achieve ambitious performance objectives, the Company wishes to recruit experienced, dynamic, innovative and high caliber individuals to fill the positions of Financial Advisor.

Reporting to the Unit Manager and operating in a highly competitive and dynamic environment, this challenging position requires the candidates to perform the following functions:

Duties and Responsibilities

• Prospecting for clients for the provision of insurance and investment services and products including unit trusts, life insurance, monthly investment plans, education plans, General insurance, Retirement planning, offshore products etc.
• Provide financial advice to clients according to their requirements and risk profile, as well as the performance of the specific portfolios
• Carry out a detailed-fact find review of the potential clients and recommend appropriate insurance and investment products.
• Maintain a regular follow-up with clients to maintain a strong customer service.

Qualifications, Skills and Ability Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or relevant professional qualifications in areas such as education, marketing with a strong flair for sales.
• Minimum KCSE grade C
• Minimum Age- 25
• Successful track record of selling in the financial services sector, teaching or any other relevant profession;
• Highly networked and adept at connecting with people;
• Prior experience in selling life or investments will be a definite advantage.
• COP in insurance or its equivalent professional certification, added advantage
• Good working knowledge of financial markets and financial products
• Results oriented and able to work under strict deadlines to meet sales targets
• Ability to thrive in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment with minimum supervision

Remuneration is an attractive and highly rewarding Commission based structure.

If this position is of interest to you, please apply to lapiyo@british-american.co.ke with a covering letter latest Friday 11th May 2012 explaining how you would meet the demands of this challenging position (please do not send hard copies).

In the event you do not hear from us, please consider your application unsuccessful

One Acre Fund - Procurement Assistant Job in Bungoma Kenya

Industry: Nonprofit / International Development / Agriculture
 

Function: Finance & Logistics
 

Employer: One Acre Fund
 

Job Title: Procurement Assistant
 

Job Location: Rural Kenya
 

Commitment: Long Term Career Position

Organization Description
 

One Acre Fund is a start-up NGO in Kenya, Rwanda, and Burundi that is innovating a new way of helping farm families to achieve their full potential. 

One Acre invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. 

We provide farmers with a "market bundle" that includes education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access. 

Our program is proven impactful – every year, we weigh thousands of harvests and measure more than 100% average gain in farm income per acre.  

We are growing quickly. In six years, we have grown to serve 135,000 farm families with more than 500 full-time field staff.

Job Description
 

One Acre Fund is a rapidly growing organization; we are seeking an individual to take position in the organization as Procurement Assistant.  

One Acre Fund is looking for young, hardworking, and talented candidates who are committed to making a difference in farmers’ lives.

Contract details: Permanent and subject to performance

Candidate Profile

Interested Applicants must meet the following criteria and requirements (all of equal importance):

• Completion and good results in high school and college
• Strong work ethic and ability to handle a demanding, pressurized environment
• Ability to seek solutions to challenging problems,  and requests
• Ability to work well with minimal supervision
• Excellent organizational skills, and customer service skills
• Strong sense of ethics, honesty and integrity
• Strong sense of accountability and responsibility
• Excellent written and verbal communicator

Procurement Assistant Roles and Responsibilities

• Record purchase requests from various districts and departments in OAF Kenya
• Solicit market prices and bids from vendors for approval before order placement
• Place purchase orders and follow up with vendors to ensure timely delivery of goods and services
• Quality check item quality and quantity upon initial receive of delivery
• Update and improve vendor database
• Prepare and submit documentation for payment approval and for filing

Career Growth and Development: One Acre Fund invests in building management and leadership skills. 

We provide constant, actionable feedback delivered through weekly mentorship and through regular career reviews. 

We also have regular one-on-one meetings, where we listen to and discuss career goals, and work collaboratively to craft roles that each person can be passionate about.
 

Location: The Procurement Assistant will work in our Bungoma office.
 

Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible
 

Compensation: Competitive Salary with Performance Based Incentives
 

Benefits: NSSF and NHIF, airtime and small transportation allowances
 

Career development: Twice annual career reviews and constant feedback. Your manager will invest significant time in your career development.
 

One Acre Fund Kenya is an equal opportunity employer; both women and men of integrity are invited to apply.
 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
 

To Apply
 

Email cover letter and resume to kenyajobs@oneacrefund.org (Subject line: Procurement Assistant + the place you heard of the position) plus your salary expectation
 

Application End date is 28th May 2012 at 5pm

CIAT - Regional Evaluation of the Productivity and Economic Impacts of Soil Interventions Post Doctoral Scientist Job in Nairobi Kenya

Post Doctoral Scientist: Regional Evaluation of the Productivity and Economic Impacts of Soil Interventions

The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – a member of the CGIAR Consortium – develops technologies, innovative methods, and new knowledge that better enable farmers, especially smallholders, to make agriculture competitive and profitable as well as sustainable and resilient. 

Headquartered near Cali, Colombia, CIAT conducts research for development in tropical regions of Latin America, Africa, and Asia. www.ciat.cgiar.org
 

CGIAR is a global research partnership for a food secure future. Its science is carried out by the 15 research centers of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner organizations. www.cgiar.org 

The CGIAR has a portfolio of global research programs to implement a recently agreed strategy of research for development.  

Key areas within the strategy and the portfolio are farming systems intensification, reducing risk for vulnerable populations, and sustainable management of natural resources in landscapes to benefit the poor.
 

The Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Institute (TSBF) joined CIAT in 2001, and since then has grown and evolved to become one of the three research areas of CIAT. Taking forward the original focus of TSBF, scientists at CIAT are working at the interface between agriculture and ecology to achieve durable food security, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, but with a global agenda. 

CIAT’s soils research is extremely well placed to contribute in the reformed CGIAR.  To build up the momentum of this work, CIAT is recruiting new members for its soils research team.
 

CIAT has initiated an alliance with IFPRI (www.ifpri.cgiar.org) to assess the potential broad-scale productivity and economic impacts of promising soil fertility intervention options, and the alliance seeks to recruit a post-doctoral scientist to implement and further develop this line of research. 

The scientist will work closely with the IFPRI HarvestChoice team engaged in modeling spatial and temporal variability in crop productivity, crop and fertilizer prices, and input value cost ratios (VCR) across regional landscapes and will, furthermore, create functional linkages to the work of CIAT scientists on land degradation surveillance and advanced soil mapping.

As a core member of this joint team, the candidate will be expected to work with a variety of data from household survey and market information to soil health indices and ecosystem frameworks. 

These data will be used with biophysical and economic modeling tools to assess the potential impacts of broad-scale adoption of a range of soil-related interventions. 

The candidate will apply agronomic, spatial analysis and modeling skills, and specifically explore the scope for improving the strategic effectiveness of investments in research, extension and improved farmer practices through the use of more and better soil information. 

S/he will also be expected to engage actively with a wide range of research and development practitioners to ensure that the outputs of this work translate into relevant, accessible and actionable knowledge products that meet the needs of those user groups.

Role and Responsibilities

• Contribute expertise and research innovation in the areas of soils and cropping system productivity modeling at a regional scale within the context of on-going initiatives, and in collaboration with an established team of senior scientists
• Publish results in peer reviewed journals
• Supervise technical staff and graduate students
• Engage in learning with partners and translate those learnings into improved design of the research and outreach efforts
• Contribute to the design, development, and delivery of user-focused knowledge products

Requirements

• A PhD in Geography, Soil Science, Agronomy, Natural Resources Management, Natural Resources Economics, Spatial Analysis (GIS) or related discipline.
• At least two years of relevant research experience in farming systems in developing countries.
• Knowledge and skills in soil fertility or crop growth modeling and in the use of GIS/spatial analysis tools.
• Understanding of smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa, the constraints of smallholder farmers, and the role of research in development processes.
• Proactive perspective with interest and ability in the integration and synthesis of knowledge across biophysical and socio-economic domains
• Demonstrated interest in and ability to publish in peer-reviewed international journals
• Proven interpersonal skills and ability to work with diverse teams representing different cultural and professional backgrounds
• Willingness to live in Nairobi and travel widely in the region
• Excellent writing skills and able to write clearly and concisely in English

Terms of employment
 

The Post Doctoral Scientist will report to a Senior Scientist at CIAT in undertaking a work plan jointly agreed between CIAT and the IFPRI HarvestChoice team leader. 

The work plan will be agreed on an annual basis, but will be jointly reviewed on a six-monthly basis by the CIAT Senior Scientist and the IFPRI team leader.  

S/he will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and the contract will be for an initial 2 year period, subject to a probation period of six (6) months. 

CIAT will be responsible for performance appraisals and evaluation of the Post Doctoral scientist in consultation with IFPRI. CIAT offers internationally competitive salary and benefits packages. 

CIAT is an equal opportunity employer, and strives for staff diversity in gender and nationality. Female candidates from Latin America, Africa, and Asia are encouraged to apply.
 

Applications
 

Applicants are invited to send a cover letter illustrating their suitability for the above position against the listed qualifications, competencies, skills together with a detailed curriculum vitae, including names and addresses of three referees knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience. 

All correspondence should be addressed to the CIAT Human Resources Office to Catalina Montoya (c.m.ruiz@cgiar.org) and Alice Kareri (a.kareri@cgiar.org) and should clearly indicate “Regional Evaluation of Soil Interventions” on their application letters or email submissions.
   
Closing date for applications: 15 June 2012