Sportsview Hotel Kasarani Maintenance Officer Job in Kenya

Job Vacancy: Maintenance Officer

Sportsview Hotel Kasarani is a three star Hotel located in Nairobi. We wish to recruit highly competent, proactive and self-driven person to fill the Maintenance Officer position in our Hotel. 

The incumbent will carry out preventive maintenance and fault diagnosis on machinery and equipment so as to minimize breakdown and maintenance costs and improve efficiency.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Planning, maintaining, overhauling and repairing machines and equipment in a timely and effective way in order to keep interruptions to a minimum.
• Requisitioning of spare parts and materials as needed.
• Identifying unserviceable equipment and inform management for action.
• Maintaining and updating maintenance records of all equipment and machines.
• Inspecting buildings and facilities for needed services and repairs.
• Ability to interpret technical information.
• Practical and good with their hands.
• Ensure that all breakdowns are promptly attended to.
• Installation of new electrical components.
• Undertake preventive maintenance and repair activities of the Hotel.

Required skills and qualifications:

• Diploma in mechanical, electrical engineering or electrical maintenance.
• Minimum of 2-3 years experience in the hospitality industry
• Skilled in various areas of maintenance.
• Mechanical Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Have high level of flexibility to work whenever called upon.
• Have high level of personal organizational and capable of prioritizing their work as well as being attentive to detail.
• Service oriented and highly motivated team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills.

To apply, send your Application Letter and CV only together with your current and expected salary to hr@sportsviewhotel.com before 6th March, 2013.

Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) Operations Analyst Job in Nairobi Kenya

The World Bank and Water and Sanitation Program

Operations Analyst
 

(2 Year Local Term Appointment)
 

The Water and Sanitation Program (WSP) seeks to locally recruit a professional as an Operations Analyst to be based in Nairobi, Kenya. This is a local two (2) year Term Appointment (subject to renewal depending on funding, performance and business need). 

WSP is a multi-donor partnership administered by the World Bank to support poor people in obtaining affordable, safe, and sustainable access to water and sanitation services.
 

WSP operates in Africa, East Asia, Latin America, and South Asia. 

The Water and Sanitation Program in Africa (WSP-AF) regional office is based in Nairobi.
 

In Kenya, WSP is supporting the Ministry of Water and Irrigation and the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation in strengthening the enabling environment for sanitation and hygiene at national and local levels.
 

This includes supporting the development of strategies in consultation with government partners that strengthen the supply side for sanitation products and services. 

This is done by analyzing bottle necks in the supply chain and identifying market interventions and solutions whilst at the same time creating household demand for improved sanitation and the upgrading of basic latrines to improved latrines by supporting the Domestic Private Sector. 

At a regional level, WSP is providing technical support to selected countries which are working on scaling up rural sanitation. 

The engagement here is to again support governments strengthen the enabling environment for sanitation and hygiene at national and local level, create demand for improved sanitation and develop an improved supply of products and services to meet that demand.
 

WSP seeks an Operations Analyst to form part of the Kenya and Regional team in implementing this
sanitation and hygiene work program. 

The Operations Analyst will participate in planning and research for:

• strengthening of the enabling environment; 
• demand and supply sides for sanitation products and services; 
• inputs for evidence based decision making; 
• data collection and reporting on project implementation in selected countries; 
• work with local governments and other partners on supply side issues; and 
• contribute to knowledge products based on the implementation of the work program.

Selection Criteria:

• A Master’s degree in a field relevant to WSP such as, social science, institutional development, economics, finance, engineering or other relevant discipline; 
• At least two years of relevant developing country work experience in the water and sanitation sector specifically focused on sanitation or hygiene; 
• Experience in working with government officials in sector ministries; 
• Ability to speak French.

For the FULL job description and selection criteria for this vacancy, qualified candidates are requested to visit and submit an electronic application at the World Bank careers website: www.worldbank.org/careers.
 

Once on the site, Click on > Current Job Openings > Job Number>130534. 

The World Bank Group is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background.

Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
 

Closing date is March 14, 2013.

Manufacturing Company Information Security Manager Job in Kenya

Attractive Vacancies in a Leading Manufacturing Company

Our client, a leading manufacturing company wishes to fill the following position:

Information Security Manager
 

Job Ref. MN 5680
 

Reporting to the Head of Information & Communication Technology, the Information Security Manager will be responsible for overall management of information security services within the policies in the Company and ensure that the possible risks are mitigated accordingly.

Job Profile

• Information security risk analysis and management
• Perform security tests
• Manage internal audits on information security processes, controls and system
• Provide guidance and consultation on projects for IT Security related risks and issues
• Educate and train employees about their information security responsibilities in line with the Company’s policy on information security
• Designing information security controls and developing security plans
• Monitoring and managing all information security breaches and handling security incidents, taking remedial action to prevent recurrence wherever possible.
• Review of operating and information systems.
• Development of/involvement in independent review of technology related procedures, product programs to ensure that the appropriate infrastructure is incorporated into the different business initiatives and the company’s technology policies are respected.
• Review of all relevant system logs to identify and address activity that is not consistent with set out Information Security guidelines and standards.
• Carry out Information Security reviews along the various phases of a project’s lifecycle as detailed in the Company’s Project Management framework.
• Manage the implementation of Information Security into the day-to-day operations and culture of the Business.
• Provide interpretation of the Information Security policies to the Business.
• Lead businesses in development of action plans as a result of gap assessment findings, and/or ethical hacking results.
• Keep abreast of application, product and system development within the business and appraise the effect and appropriateness of planned changes to the existing control framework.

Person Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in ICT or closely related discipline.
• Should be a certified CISA, CISM, CGEIT, CISSP or equivalent certification.
• 4 years’ work experience, 2 of which should be technical experience in big institution dealing with development and implementation of ICT security policy.
• Knowledge of ERP systems.
• Knowledge of Unix, Linux , Windows, Oracle and Microsoft SQL Platforms.
• Strong knowledge of regulatory policies and their interpretation and applicability.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong oral and written communications abilities.
• Presentation skills.

How to apply

Send your application with a detailed CV and a daytime telephone number and also supply names, telephone number and email address of three referees. 

Please also summarize yourself as follows:

• Job Ref No
• Your Name
• Current/Past Salary: Year 2011 pm; Year 2012 pm
• Year 2012 Benefits: If house state market rent, if car state cc

Send your application by hand, courier or post so as to reach us by 4pm 7th March 2013. 

Send to:  

Executive Selection Division, 

Manpower Services (K) Ltd,
Email: recruit@manpowerservicesgroup.com

Manufacturing Company Network & Infrastructure Manager Job in Kenya

Attractive Vacancies in a Leading Manufacturing Company

Our client, a leading manufacturing company wishes to fill the following position:

Manager - Network & Infrastructure 

Job Ref. MN 5681
 

Reporting to the Head of Information & Communication Technology, the Network & Infrastructure Manager will be responsible for providing strategic leadership in the
design, development and maintenance of information and communication systems so as to meet the business objectives.

Job Profile

• Carry out strategic planning for Networks Infrastructure and services.
• Establish network by evaluating network performance issues including availability, utilization, throughput, and latency; plan and execute the selection, installation, configuration, and testing of equipment; define network policies and procedures; establish connections and firewalls.
• Maintain network performance by undertaking network monitoring and analysis, and performance tuning; troubleshooting network problems; escalating problems to vendors.
• Secure the network by developing network access, monitoring, control, and evaluation; maintain documentation.
• Provide technical guidance in procurement of necessary hardware, software, services and facilities.
• Develop, implement and enforce Networks Infrastructure and services policies, standards and quality assurance.
• Monitor and evaluate Networks Infrastructure and services, related projects and personnel in the Networks section.
• Meet financial requirements by submitting information for IT infrastructure budgets and monitoring ICT infrastructure expenses.
• Tag and track all lOT assets, their locations and owners and administer the Asset Management Database and the Asset Inventory.
• Undertake IT asset disposal in line with policies and Perform periodic asset recovery and audits
• Ensure the company has a compressive IT disaster recovery plan
• Manage the introduction of hardware and software changes into the operating environment, guiding activities in both production and test environments.
• Undertake such other duties as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the level of responsibility of this job role.

Person Profile

• BSc in Computer Science or BSc in Information Technology or an equivalent.
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), MCSE, MCIT.
• CISA/CISM qualifications will be an added advantage.
• At least four (4) years working experience in a busy
• ICT environment two (2) of which as a Systems Administrator o r Network Administrator.
• Wide experience on deployment of routers, switches, vlans, firewalls is essential.
• Working knowledge with windows and Linux operating systems and Servers are essential.
• Network design, implementation and performance tuning.
• Negotiation of hardware/software service and technical support contracts with vendors.
• Management of multiple projects, activities and tasks simultaneously.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Analytical and problem solving skills.
• Strong oral and written communications abilities
• Supervising, coaching, and mentoring ability.

How to apply

Send your application with a detailed CV and a daytime telephone number and also supply names, telephone number and email address of three referees. 

Please also summarize yourself as follows:

• Job Ref No
• Your Name
• Current/Past Salary: Year 2011 pm; Year 2012 pm
• Year 2012 Benefits: If house state market rent, if car state cc

Send your application by hand, courier or post so as to reach us by 4pm 7th March 2013. 

Send to:  

Executive Selection Division, 

Manpower Services (K) Ltd,
Email: recruit@manpowerservicesgroup.com