ACTED - Stand By Housekeeper Job in Nairobi Kenya

Department: Administration
 

Position: Stand By Housekeeper
 

Direct Hierarchy: HR/ Admin Officer.
 

Duty Station: Nairobi
 

Starting Date: July 2012

ACTED is a non-governmental organization whose vocation is to support vulnerable population worldwide and to accompany them in building a better future. 

ACTED was created in 1993, is governed by the French law and has its headquarters in Paris, France.

ACTED Kenya is looking for an experienced self-driven and a self-oriented professional to fill the post of a stand by Housekeeper.

Based in Nairobi and reporting to Capital HR/ ADM Officer, her duties will include:

• To keep the entire office clean.
• Prepare and serve tea and meals to the staff when needed.
• Ensure that cleaning items are replaced on a timely basis
• Clean washrooms
• Keep the yard clean
• To keep the guest house clean and presentable including cleaning of all bedrooms, making the beds and changing bed linen for guests.
• Grocery shopping when required.
• Ensure the guest house supplies for meal preparation are purchased on time.
• Wash clothes, towels, curtains, etc.;
• Iron all the washed clothes and distribute them to the rooms
• Any other duty as assigned by the line manager.

Qualifications

• O Level with a minimum of C minus
• A certificate in Housekeeping or related course.
• Must have experience in housekeeping
• Having been trained as a cateress will be an added advantage.
• Able to communicate adequately in English or Kiswahili
• Has excellent attendance and positive attitude to the job
• Must be honest.

Application Procedures

Interested persons with the required skills are invited to send their resumes to nairobi.jobs@acted.org or submit hard copies of certificates, detailed curriculum vitae, three referees and contacts to ACTED Nairobi Offices located at Chania Avenue, off Marcas Garvey road, behind Yaya Centre- Kilimani on or before July 2012

Please note that only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

CTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer

ACTED - Area Fleet and Asset Officer Job in Maralal, Kenya

Department: Logistics
 

Position: Area Fleet and Asset Officer   
 

Contract duration: Open Ended
 

Duty Station: Maralal, Kenya

ACTED is a non-governmental organization whose vocation is to support vulnerable population world wide and to accompany them in building a better future. ACTED was created in 1993, is governed by the French law and has its head quarters in Paris, France.

ACTED Kenya/Somalia is looking for experienced self driven and self oriented professionals to fill the following post.

The Duties Include:

• Organize the allocation and daily availability of vehicles;
• Establish tools for vehicles follow-up: log books, technical check-ups etc.
• Calculate and check the monthly cost of each vehicle (fuel consumption, repairs) in coordination with the CFO
• To ensure proper utilization, maintenance and Follow up of the ACTED fleet (planning, driver’s training…).
• To control and manage the cost of the fleet (fuel, maintenance and repair)
• Organize the installation of computing hardware and software (computers, printers, scanners, photocopiers, Network systems);
• Organize the installation of communication equipment: telephones, HF and VHF radios;
• Ensure the maintenance and undertake a monthly inventory of communication equipment;
• Calculate and check the monthly communication cost of each base (telephones, e-mail,
• Organize the installation of equipment: generators, solar panels etc;
• Train staff in the operation of such equipments;

Qualifications/Skills Required

• Bachelors Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain Management or related from a recognized Institution
• 4 years experience in logistics sector and at least 2 years in fleet management.
• Computer literate and with excellent I T Knowledge.
• Valid driving licence and certificate of Good conduct
• Demonstrated experience in overall responsibility and accountability for the logistical Management of an organization;
• Good public Relations with strong negotiation skills

Application Procedures
 

Qualified candidates are invited to send their CV, cover letter, academic documents and telephone numbers of three professional referees to:
 

ACTED Kenya Office, 

P.O. Box 21217-00505, 

Nairobi 
 

Or send online application to nairobi.jobs@acted.org to reach us not later than 16/05/2012 

PR Executive Job in Kenya (Urgently Needed)

 An exciting and unmissable opportunity has arisen for a PR Executive to join a top agency! A leader in their field!

The role will involve raising positive awareness of the brand and developing and delivering the PR strategy, managing the brand's media identity through both pro-active and re-active consumer related media campaigns across a broad range of broadcast, print and digital channels.

Key responsibilities of the role will include…

• Assisting with the strategic direction for the consumer PR strategy
• Owning relationships with key PR agencies
• Owning annual consumer PR activity calendar
• Drafting and selling-in consumer press releases using research data, company and customer information

The ideal candidate will be educated to degree-level and have significant experience working within a PR environment in a similar role, preferably in a large organisation or PR agency. 

Experience of creating and implementing a consumer PR strategy is essential.

This is the perfect opportunity for someone looking to join a world class agency and really make use of their acquired PR skills to date!

Please send your CV to cactus_communication@ymail.com. 

If you have not heard from us within 72 hours, please assume that your application has not been successful.

Programmer Consultant Job in Nairobi Kenya

 Our client is an African IT company with its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. 

They provide tools that bring solutions that companies face in the complex IT world today. 

They are seeking for a Programmer – Consultant who will join their dynamic team.
 

The candidate should have the following

• Knowledge in design and development of the software application in both windows and web based user interface environment with Microsoft visual C# and .NET framework technologies
• Analyze business requirements and technical specifications and architect solutions with high performance
• Plan a work schedule that will enable completion of development milestones on time and within budget

Skill and Abilities include

• Excellent knowledge and work experience in designing and developing complex software applications;
• Proficient in programming software applications in C# and .NET (VB.NET, ASP.NET) in windows and browser based environments
• Proficient in using Microsoft visual studio 2005 or 2012 and MS SQL SERVER and MS Exchange.
• Proficient in programming software languages like python, MySQL, PHP and other open source programming packages
• Must be a fast learner
• Must get up to speed on new applications and technology in a very short amount of time
• Must be detail oriented with a strong analytical and problem solving skills
• High degree of self-motivation
• Must be able to plan and execute work both independently and as a team member
• Ability to prioritize and manage several tasks at once

Education and Experience

• Bsc in Computer Science, IT or any other related course
• 1-3 years experience

Person

• 1-3 years experience
• Available immediately
• Aged between 24-27 years

Send your resumes stating your current salary to careers@kcr-hr.com no later than 14th May 2012.
 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted