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

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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.

Bar and Restaurant Managers Jobs in Nairobi Kenya

Bar and Restaurant Managers - Nairobi
 

Qualifications:

• Must have at least a Diploma in any Business related field
• Must be computer literate
• Must have at least four year working experience as a Bar and Restaurant Manager.
• Must be willing to work long hours.
• Must possess leadership skills
• Can work under pressure
• Must be fluent in both English and Swahili

Key responsibilities:

• Recruiting, training and motivating your staff
• Doing regular stock-takes and ordering as necessary
• Handling deliveries
• Maintaining the condition of beer and wine
• Overseeing or liaising with the kitchen
• Keeping up to date with licensing legislation, liaising with the authorities and taking overall legal responsibility for the premises
• Enforcing health and safety rules
• Adhering to budgets, increasing profits and managing cashflow
• Dealing with difficult customers

Interested and qualified candidates must send their applications to recruitment@careerresources.co.ke not later than 13th April 2013. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

FMCG Sales Representatives Jobs in Kenya

Sales Representatives
 

A leading FMCG company seeks to recruit suitable candidates to fill in the above position.
 

Responsibilities:

• Provide complete and appropriate solutions for every customer to achieve sales goals and maximize customer satisfaction.
• Follow all company procedures and policies faithfully.
• Execute all transactions quickly and accurately.
• Communicate positively with store team members, customers, regions and headquarters.
• Effectively utilize company resources.
• Recommend selections that meet the customer's needs, and emphasize selling points of items such as quality.
• Place new merchandise on display; re-stock merchandise as it is depleted, assist with stock inventory; assist in keeping pricing current on floor merchandise.

Requirements:

• Previous sales experience a must.
• He should have a valid driving license with over 5 years driving experience.
• Proven ability to meet sales goals and targets.
• Enthusiasm, reliability and the ability to multi-task.
• Ensure proper relationship with customers.
• Strong communication and follow-up skills.
• Willing to work on weekend and some holidays.
• The ability to be assertive and professional in greeting and attracting passive consumers as well as show initiative in follow-up calls and sales activities during non-peak times.
• He or she should be below 40 years of age.

If you meet the above requirements send your applications to recruitment@careerresources.co.ke before 10th April 2013.