Accountant / Part-time Accountant

We are a fast growing web and graphic design company offering a complete one stop media solution including social media management and digital print.

We are passionate about service and customer support, delivering promptly and with satisfaction, and currently have high client retention.

We seek to fill the position – Accountant / Part-time Accountant

Qualifications, Competencies and Experience

• Past relevant experience with any SME
• Applicants with certification from reputed accounting institutions will be given preference.
• Proficiency in Quickbooks
• Ability to interact with clients and work through payment issues
• Must be enthusiastic and results orientated with high energy and drive, and ability to create and follow procedure, and produce timely reports to management.
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Need NOT be fully qualified CPA

How to apply:

If you are interested in the position and have the skills and talents for what we are looking for, we would like to hear from you.

Please forward a copy of your updated CV, and your current salary to nasserl2000@yahoo.com before close of business 31st August 2012.

Only successful candidates will be contacted.

KEFRI - Chief Internal Auditor, Administrative Officer, Planning & Budgeting Officer and Research Scientist II (Biometrician)

Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) is a state corporation undertaking research in forestry and natural resources. 

KEFRI is ISO 14001:2004 Environment Management System certified.

KEFRI intends to recruit the following:

Chief Internal Auditor 

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Head of Internal Audit.
• Secretary to Audit Committee.
• Prepare Audit Committee reports.
• Planning and coordination of interns/audit activities.
• Prepare, negotiate and sign performance contracts with the Director and cascade to officers.
• Staff appraisal.
• Budgeting and control of resources.
• Formulate and implement audit procedures and regulations.
• Develop audit management systems.
• Undertake audit investigations as may be required.
• Prepare audit reports and follow up on implementation of recommendations.
• Undertake monitoring and evaluation of the audit activities.
• Compile quarterly and annual reports.
• Allocate duties and supervise audit staff.
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Requirements for Appointment

The candidates must be in possession of:

• Masters degree in Business Administration (Accounting/Finance Option or its equivalent).
• Bachelor of Commerce degree (Accounting/Finance Option)
• Certified Public Accountant (Kenya) or its equivalent.
• At least three (3) years in the grade of Principal Internal Auditor or in a comparable position in a similar Institution.
• Computer literate.

Administrative Officer II 

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate office services. 
• Coordinate and supervise transport. 
• Supervise health and safety of staff. 
• Ensure safety of buildings and equipment. 
• Planning of office accommodation and layout. 
• Supervise maintenance of office equipment and furniture. 
• Provision of staff uniform. 
• Manage offices services and estates.
• Provision of tools, stationery and office equipment. 
• Efficient and effective utilization of office resources. 
• Discharge postal services. 
• Provision of secretarial services. 
• Supervise communication services. 
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Duty station will be Kitui Regional Research Centre

Requirements for Appointment

• The candidate must be in possession of: Bachelor’s degree in Social Science from a recognized Institution. 
• Part I of the Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya or Diploma in Management from a recognized Institution. 
• Three (3) years experience as an Administrative Officer. 
• Computer literate.

Planning and Budgeting Officer

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Duties and Responsibilities 

• Preparation of institute budget including sector and internal budget. 
• Carry out planning activities and proposals for construction Projects. 
• Monitoring and evaluation of planning and budgeting activities. 
• Monitor performance contracting at all stages. 
• Review of development projects and program
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Requirements for Appointment

• Served in the grade of Economist II for at least three years or a comparable position. 
• Bachelor’s degree in Economics. 
• Computer literacy.

Research Scientist II (Biometrician)

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Tasks and Responsibilities

• Assist research scientists in design of experiments, field layouts, social studies, data analysis, interpretation of results and reporting. 
• Assist scientists in designing research tools for data collection and management 
• Identify biometrical and statistical needs of the scientists and that of institute and strategize how to address them. 
• Organize and conduct relevant refresher courses for scientists and technical support staff to effectively integrate biometry in research. 
• Oversee management of research protocols, databases and applications 
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Requirements for Appointment 

• Msc degree from recognized university in Biometry /Statistics 
• Research experience of at least two (2) years with proven quantifiable contributions in relevant field such as publications 
• Demonstrate knowledge on a range of statistical software and packages such as GENSTAT, SPSS, R, STATA, SAS among others 
• Demonstrate knowledge on relational databases and applications

Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI)

P.O Box 20412 - 00200

Nairobi

All applications should be received on or before Tuesday 28th August 2012.

Human Resource Assistant

Ringier AG is a family-owned Swiss media company with over 175 years of history, 8,000 employees and over a billion USD in annual revenue.

It is the largest media corporation in Switzerland. With its head office based out of Zürich, Ringier AG has expanded in the last two decades to include offices in Germany, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, China, Vietnam, Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana.

Ringier Kenya is poised to be the hub serving our East African expansion bringing quality digital products to the sub-region.

We are looking for fresh graduates to join our Company. See details below:

General Information

Job title: Human Resource Assistant

Job Information
 

Reports to: Ringier HR Manager
 

Subordinates: No   
 

Start date: ASAP

Work schedule: Full time
 

Work location: Kenya

Job Details

Major Purpose:
Key function in this role: Assisting in Human Resource and Administrative duties within the Company.

Key Responsibilities & Result Areas

• Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the HR department
• Performs ‎issuance of contracts, maintenance of various personnel records and files;‎
• Coordinates the recruitment of all staff,
• Drafts correspondence related to personnel matters and brief local and ‎international staff of their rights, entitlements and responsibilities;‎
• Prepares relevant paperwork dealing with personnel related matters including ‎recruitment, ensuring accuracy and that deadlines are ‎met;‎
• Acts as focal point for Performance Appraisals, briefing and sharing ‎information on the subject with all staff; provides guidance and training to staff on the  procedures ‎and guidelines;
• Keeps track of the vacant posts and takes action on vacancy announcement, ‎internally ensuring that the Job Descriptions have been updated and made available at the field level;
• Process leave requests for staff
• Maintain and update Personnel filing system including staff personnel Files.  Archiving HR files.
• Assist in including staff members in the Company medical scheme.
• Issue employment letter and contracts upon staff requests.
• Assisting in administrative roles
• Performing other duties as required.

Qualifications & Experience

• A fresh graduate with a Bachelor's degree in Human Resource
• IT Skills- Computer literacy and the ability to effectively use standard office software tools and other office technology to create documentation, exchange and archive e-mail, and maintain electronic filing systems

Personal & Managerial Attributes

• Leadership ability
• Smart, creative and innovative
• Thorough knowledge of the company’s culture, identity and goals
• Honest and strong work ethics and integrity
• Self-disciplined
• Well-organised; Can multi-task
• Excellent time-management skills
• Ability to work well with all levels of management, executive leadership and support staff
• Problem-solving and conflict management
• Sense of humour

If interested in the above job kindly email your Application letter and Curriculum Vitae to: recruit@ringier.co.ke by 30th September 2012.

Safaricom - Senior Engineer - RAN Configuration & Support

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Regional Operations Department within the Technology Division. 

In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:

Senior Engineer - RAN Configuration & Support
 

Ref: TECHNOLOGY_SERCS__AUG _2012

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Configuration & Support, the position holder will be responsible for 

• Providing long term RAN system configuration and support; 
• On callout for 24 hours daily; 
• Providing 2nd line support to RAN system faults escalated from first line maintenance; 
• Interface with the supplier of the RAN equipment and follow up on escalated problem; 
• RAN subsystem upgrades and major network configuration changes; 
• Develop tools for automation and speed up the support processes

The job holder’s key responsibilities will be to:

• Ensuring RAN systems (GSM, UMTS) and NEs continuously perform within or exceed KPIs;
• Ensuring RAN systems and operational availability to support customer traffic;
• Resolution of faults escalated from 1st Line maintenance teams within SLAs;
• Ensuring all newly integrated RAN equipment follow & adhere to the laid down acceptance criteria;
• Perform configuration changes on RAN Network elements & S/W upgrades to meet network KPIs;
• Analyze network KPIs, logs and warnings and initiate corrective measures to resolve complaints and faults.

The ideal candidate should possess the following skills & competencies:

• 3 years working experience in Telecommunications with at least 2 years’ experience in a GSM (RAN) Environment;
• Relevant Nokia /Huawei/Ericsson training and experience will be an added advantage;
• Good understanding of 2G and 3G telecom networks i.e. elements, protocols, services, configuration etc.;
• Good understanding of Software Upgrades, First Node Implementation, Feature　Activations;
• Experience in IuB over IP and HSDPA offload will be an added advantage;
• Good working practical knowledge & understanding of RAN;
• Good working knowledge of UNIX, Linux, Windows, Oracle and SQL based database systems;
• Good working knowledge of  Microsoft Office tools;
• Analytical & problem solving skills when handling faults;
• Must be able to work without supervision & meet tight deadlines/schedules;
• Presentation skills required occasionally when initiating the use of new procedures & long-term Network fault solutions;
• Proactive & self-motivated;
• Good public relations, communication & interpersonal skills when coordinating with contractor /other departments & suppliers;

Note: This position is located Western Region of Kenya and the offices are based in Kisumu-Kiboswa area.

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and posses the necessary qualification and experience please send your resume and application letter indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title to the address below. 

The deadline for application is Wednesday 29th August, 2012.

The Senior Manager – Talent Acquisition
Safaricom Ltd
Nairobi
 

Via E-mail to:  hr@safaricom.co.ke