African Wildlife Foundation Treasury Finance Assistant Job in Kenya

For more than 50 years, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has been a key player in African Conservation and sustainable development. 

Finance Assistant, Treasury

AWF is currently seeking a highly motivated individual to support its treasury operations.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Senior Finance Officer-Treasury, the successful candidate will assist the team in handling daily administrative and routine tasks that require urgent action, constant consultations and frequent follow-ups. 

Operationally this will entail managing manual and electronic documents repository, scanning documentation and maintaining electronic logical coding, indexing and references, filing and archiving all financial documents per established systems, managing travel advances, processing advance requests/reimbursement, disbursing cash, reviewing advances retirements and generating credit memos. 

The incumbent will also reconcile employee vendor cards and travel advance holding account on regular basis, apply open vendor ledger entries, perform monthly customer circularization, administer petty cash float, initiate top-ups, organize petty cash hours, process cash payments, maintain optimal cash balances, ensure established cash limits are observed, perform petty cash reconciliation for monthly close, review and post all invoices from Purchase Orders as generated by Procurement team and ensure correct amount, date, GL account and appropriate descriptions, input, submit all direct invoices and follow up on outstanding approvals in the system, write and dispatch manual checks and post the check payments to cash book. 

S/he will organize deposits to appropriate AWF bank accounts for all cash and checks received in HQ, ensure all bank instruction letters are promptly delivered to the bank and assist supervisor to perform supplier statement reconciliations and attend to vendor queries. 

This position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The successful candidate will;

• Have a Bachelor’s degree or Minimum Certified Public Accountant Finalist
• Have at least one year experience in a busy finance office preferably an NGO
• Have experience in use of spreadsheets; knowledge of any accounting system is an added advantage
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer applications
• Have the ability to work as part of a team in a multicultural environment
• Have the ability to pay attention to detail and follow instructions
• Be organized and have initiative
• Be easy to train and willing learn
• Have very good communication (spoken and written) skills, including the ability to communicate effectively
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment. Show sensitivity and respect for diversity essential for maintaining working relationships with institutional officials and vendors.
• Be fluent in written English and Kiswahili. Fluency in French is an added advantage

How to apply:

If you are interested in this position, please send a cover letter and your detailed CV indicating daytime telephone numbers, address and names of three referees with subject ”FA-T”, to jobs@awf.org. 

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.

Closing date: 15 Apr 2013

African Wildlife Foundation Procurement Finance Assistant Job in Nairobi Kenya

For more than 50 years, the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) has been a key player in African Conservation and sustainable development.

Finance Assistant, Procurement

AWF is currently seeking a highly motivated individual to support its procurement department.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Senior Finance Officer - Procurement, the successful candidate will ensure timely, efficient and transparent procurement and timely delivery of high quality goods and services. 

Operationally this will entail, processing purchase requisitions in the e-procurement system, preparation and issue of Request for Quotations, evaluating quotations/bids by preparation of bids analyses, negotiating with vendors on the best terms of service including price, delivery, payments and after sales service, preparation of contracts in line with approved templates, issuing contracts and purchase orders in line with award decisions, expediting deliveries and ensuring receipt of goods or performance of services, receiving and submission of invoices to accounts payable, maintaining and keeping files for contracts and tender and vendor database in the e-procurement system. 

This position will be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

The successful candidate will;

• Have a Bachelor’s degree or Advanced Diploma in Purchasing & Supplies Management from recognized institution. Professional procurement qualification is an added advantage
• Have a minimum of 2 years working experience in a procurement role for an international organization preferably an NGO
• Have exposure to regulations, rules, laws pertaining to contracting material
• Have basic knowledge of the principle practices and methods of sourcing supplies, materials and services both locally and internationally
• Be knowledgeable on purchasing methods and procedures as designated by procurement department.
• Be knowledgeable of record keeping methods and procedures applicable to purchasing
• Be knowledgeable of the application of bookkeeping principles and methods to the keeping of procurement records.
• Be knowledgeable of supplies and materials utilized in office, technical, or maintenance operations.
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer applications,
• Have very good communication (spoken and written) skills, including the ability to communicate effectively
• Have excellent interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective working relations with people in a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic environment. Show sensitivity and respect for diversity essential for maintaining working relationships with institutional officials and vendors.
• Be fluent in written English and Kiswahili. Fluency in French is an added advantage

How to apply:

If you are interested in this position, please send a cover letter and your detailed CV indicating daytime telephone numbers, address and names of three referees with subject ”FA-P”, to jobs@awf.org. 

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.

 Closing date: 15 Apr 2013

SNV Netherlands Development Organization Global Sector Coordinator Agriculture Job in Nairobi Kenya

Are you interested in joining an organisation with a long term commitment to fighting poverty? 

Would you like to work in a challenging environment and develop an international career focused on demonstrating shared core values that achieve results?

SNV Netherlands Development Organization is looking for:

Global Sector Coordinator Agriculture

Based in Nairobi – Kenya
 

International contract

SNV is an international not for profit development organisation, funded from public and private sources, working in 38 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. 

SNV specializes in supporting the resourcefulness of development actors by developing local capacities, improve performance and services, strengthen governance systems, help create access for excluded groups and make markets work for the poor. 

Our global team of advisors uses their specialist sector and change expertise in Agriculture, Renewable Energy and WASH to facilitate sustainable change in the livelihoods of millions of people living in poverty.  

Agriculture is the bulk of SNV’s work globally. In agriculture, SNV aims to increase incomes, employment and food security for millions of poor people, strengthen the environmental sustainability and meet the challenges of a changing climate. 

By adopting inclusive business and systemic value chain approaches around selected  product groups (milk and meat, staple food crops and cash crops), SNV aims to improve productivity, quality and value-added and trigger collaborative relationships that are profitable and mutually beneficial for small holder farmers and their business partners.  

To this effect SNV is engaged in providing advisory services, knowledge networking and evidence based advocacy.

Overview of the Position 

The Global Sector Coordinator is responsible for steering the development of global sector policies and improving the quality of our practice.

This position reports to the Managing Director Agriculture and works in close collaboration with the Country Directors, Country Sector Leaders and the Global Sector HR Advisor.

Key Responsibilities 

• Leads on global sector strategy development  and practice development to ensure coherence and high quality in services and product development;
• Supports the Country Directors and Sector Leaders in formulating and implementing projects and programmes;
• Formulates sector performance benchmarks and initiates activities to ensure high quality of performance;
• Stimulates internal and external knowledge exchange , leads on innovations and crafts lessons geared towards improving our practice
• Works closely with the Business Development unit in securing funding by providing sector information, market- and donor intelligence, supporting proposal  development, conducting quality assurance checks etc.;
• Builds, maintains and leverages relationships with relevant global stakeholders and sector institutions to improve sector knowledge and SNV’s positioning in the sector;
• Represents SNV within overall Agriculture strategy at international events;
• Works closely with the Sector HR Advisor for  to ensure continuous professional development of staff by providing advice on recruitment, mobility and learning and development plans;

Requirements

• Master’s Degree in a relevant discipline e.g. agriculture , agricultural economics, agribusiness;
• Proven track record with over 10 years of experience in the sector in an international, multi country context, including advisory work and knowledge development;
• Strong interpersonal and influence skills and experience of working in a matrix organization;
• Excellent communication (writing and oral) skills, presentation and debating skills with experience in profiling an organisation in an international setting;
• Strong international networks within the agricultural sector;
• Sound experience within knowledge development, organizational learning and innovation;
• Proven experience in Business Development;
• Entrepreneurial, result-oriented and driver for change.

Languages: Proficient in English. Fluency or working knowledge of French and or Spanish is an advantage

Contract Information
 

Starting date: ASAP
 

Length of contract: for 2 years

How to apply?
 

Please apply by clicking on http://snv.devhire.devex.com/jobs/327493  and completing your application in our in-house recruitment system before 25 April, 2013.

More information about SNV

For more information, please refer to our website: www.snvworld.org

We do not appreciate third-party mediation based on this advertisement.

CocaCola Sabco Trade Marketing Executive Job in Kenya

CocaCola Sabco

Trade Marketing Executive 

1 Position
 

The role of Trade Marketing Executive (TME) is to develop and execute channel marketing activities that culminate in superior brand experiences for customers and consumers, resulting in increased brand conversion at the POP and revenue growth.
 

Responsibilities
 

Reporting to Trade Marketing Manager, the successful candidate’s main responsibilities will be:

• Develop the Dukas/Kiosks/Vendor Channel and implement activation models including merchandising and promotional guidelines based on market evaluation, competitor knowledge and industry best practices
• Contribute to the marketing planning processes by providing insights to guide activation and investment decisions, and delivering greater sales performance through tailored solutions
• Ensure that robust evaluations are conducted in order to analyze effectiveness of investments, thus improving the ROI
• Ensure all trade marketing information and reports including cycle plans are up to date, accurate, and provided in a timely fashion
• Coordinate and implement marketing programs that increase their company’s brand presence and market share, and improve customer satisfaction

Selection Criteria
We are interested in candidates with following qualifications;

1. First Degree from a recognized University (Business Studies – with a Bias in Sales & Marketing) Professional Courses in Marketing – CIM will be an added advantage
2. 3-5 years experience as a trade marketing representative in another FMCG company, preferably one which has a trade marketing approach
3. Skilled in presentations, PowerPoint and Excel
4. Good interpersonal, relationship building skills
5. Strong planning, organization and time management skills
6. A self starter who is able to get things off the ground with minimal supervision

Interested Candidates should send their applications to;
 

Country Human Resources Manager
Airport North Rd. Embakasi, 

P.O. Box 18034 00500, 

Nairobi.
 

Closing date for receiving the applications will be 14th April 2013
 

Only successful applicants will be contacted for interview.