Nyandarua County Government Jobs: County Executive Committee Members, County Public Service Board Chairperson, Members and Secretary

Nyandarua County is one of the 47 counties established under article 176 of the Constitution and the First Schedule to the Constitution of Kenya 2010.

Article 235 of the Constitution provides for the staffing of County Governments and Section 57 of the County Governments Act No.17 of 2012 establishes County Public Service Board.

1.County Public Service Board:

Chairperson of the County Public Service Board (1 post)

Qualifications and Requirements

For appointment to this position the candidate must:

• Be a Kenyan citizen
• Be a holder of a first degree from a University recognized in Kenya (A master’s will be an added advantage).
• Satisfy the requirements of Chapter 6 of the constitution of Kenya 2010 on leadership and integrity.
• Have knowledge and a working experience of not less than ten years in Administration and Management.
• Be a professional who demonstrates absence of breach of the relevant professional code of conduct.
• Understand and diversity within the County.
• Be capable to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines.
• Be a visionary and strategic thinker.
• Be committed to be part of a team that will enable the County government achieve her vision.

Members of the County Public Service Board (5 Posts)

Qualifications and requirements

For appointment to this position the candidate must:

• Be Kenyan citizen
• Be a holder of a first degree from a University recognized in Kenya ( A master’s degree will be added advantage )
• Satisfy the requirements of Chapter 6 of the constitution of Kenya 2010 on leadership and integrity.
• Have knowledge and a working experience of not less than five years in Administration and Management.
• Be a professional who demonstrates absence of breach of the relevant professional code of conduct.
• Understand the diversity within the County.
• Be capable to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines.
• Be committed to be part of team that will enable the County government achieve her vision.

County Executive Committee Members ( 10 Posts)

The ten (10) posts will be one for each of the following portfolios.

• Administration, Development and community Participation
• Finance and Planning
• Education
• Agriculture
• Health Services
• Livestock Development
• Environment, natural resources, Tourism and wildlife.
• Culture, youth, gender and Social services.
• Water and Irrigation.
• Public Works, ICT, Energy, trade and Industry.

Secretary of the County Public Service Board (1 Post )

Qualifications and requirements.

For appointments to this position the candidate must:

• Be a Kenyan citizen.
• Be a holder of a first degree from a university recognized in Kenya ( A master’s degree will be added advantage)
• Satisfy the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 on leadership and integrity.
• Have knowledge and a working experience of not less than five years.
• Be a professional who demonstrates absence of breach of the relevant professional code of conduct.
• Understand the diversity within the County.
• Be capable to work under pressure to meet strict deadlines
• Be visionary and a strategic thinker
• Be committed to be part of a team that will enable the County government achieve her vision
• Be a Certified Public Secretary of good professional standing.
• Be committed to be part of team that will enable the County government achieve her vision.

Applicants should apply for the job and attach their curriculum vitae, copies of relevant academic and professional certificates and national identity Card. 

Each applicant should clearly state on the envelope the position they are applying for and address their application to:

The Interim County Secretary

Nyandarua County

P o Box 701 - 20303

Ol Kalou

Or

Hand delivered to the office of the governor,

Nyandarua County

So as to reach the interim County Secretary on or before Thursday 18th April 2013

Note: Only shortlisted and successful candidates shall be contacted.

Interested applicants are expected to get clearance from:

• Criminal Investigation Department (certificate of good conduct)
• Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission.
• Higher education loans Board.
• Kenya Revenue Authority.

Remunaration and benefits for the above post will be determined by the salaries and remuneration commission.

Nyandarua County is an equal opportunity employer and encourage women and persons with disabilities to apply.

Digital Content and Mobile Commerce Company System Administrator Job in Kenya

Are you looking to take your career to the next level? 

Our client is a fast growing enterprise in provision of digital content and mobile commerce experience for the African Market. 

We invite you to be part of that growth. 

We seek to recruit pro-active and self - driven individuals to fill the positions below;

System Administrator

A System Administrator main role will be to build, operate and maintain system and application Uptime and QoS.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Database replication.
• System backups
• Application/systems tuning and configuration
• Application/system monitoring and reporting
• Applications/systems failover and redundancy
• Establishing and testing disaster recovery policies and procedures
• Manage and document system configurations
• Defining and implementing system and operational policies and procedures

Qualification and Experience:

• A Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or similar
• System Administration, Developing Standards, LAN Knowledge
• Knowledge of company systems and applications
• Systems: Windows, Cisco Systems, UNIX, Linux,
• Programming languages C+, Java
• Responsibilities may require evening and weekend work in response to needs of the systems being supported.

Required Skills

• Strong coordination, organization, and communication abilities
• Works well individually or in a group setting
• Ability to provide a range of systems training
• Ability to develop and write systems and applications documentation and guides for users.
• Ability to develop systems solutions for operational problems.
• Ability to work under pressure and time constraints
• Successfully presents technical information

Key Performance Indicators / Deliverables

• Reducing number of System and application – (in house application) related issues.
• Identification of major (System + applications ) related issues in 5min
• Develop automatic resolutions.
• <=50% utilization of resources in all servers
• Application failover in case of failure
• Weekly and monthly reports, by C.O.B every Friday, First Friday of every month

Interested candidates are requested to submit their CVs and a convincing cover letter to pdc.recruitment@gmail.com indicating the job title applied for by 10th May 2013. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Accountant Job in Kenya

Accountant

Type: Full Time

Minimum Qualifications

• B-Com with CPA2
• Computer Literacy in Accounting Packages and MS Office
• Experience of not less than 5 years in a similar position
• Ability to prepare Statutory Accounts is key
• Ability to compile tax returns
• Ability to undertake all accounting roles as stipulated
• Age limit- 26 to 35 years
• Ability to work fast and without supervision
• Good interpersonal and analytical skills

How to apply;

Interested and qualified persons should send their application, C.V Certificates/Testimonials, Addresses and Current Contacts of 3 referees to
jobs@islandhomedevelopers.com by 16th April 2013.

Sales Managers Jobs in Kenya

Sales Manager

10 Positions 

Location: Nairobi, Western, Nyanza, Central Regions (Candidates from these regions are encouraged to apply)

Job Purpose/Summary
 

The main aim and purpose of the role is to ensure the distribution channels are supported effectively and efficiently; liaising with the back office on matters arising in the distribution channel, communicating on all matters affecting the channel, ensure resources and budget/expense control is allocated appropriately. 

This role also has accountability for building high performance culture for distribution support unit. 

The Sales Manager will manage a team of not less than 20 employees (Personal Financial Advisors) and will report the Channel Head / Regional Sales Manager.

Deliverables

Sales/Productivity

• Manages sales and expense budget for a sales team in a branch against target.
• Identifies & creates coordinated sales opportunities.

Compliance

• Ensures compliance to process & procedures to minimise business risk.
• Ensures delivery of customer value.

Marketing

• Responsible for distribution strategy of products within a branch.
• Accountable for local marketing.

Relationship Building

• Responsible for external networking & relationship building with key door openers.

Team Effectiveness

• Individually accountable for staff time, tasks and output quality, for periods up to one year.
• Balances own priorities with directing and motivating others.
• Plans & assigns work over periods of up to 1 year.
• Guides and directs staff to achieve operational excellence standards.
• Creates a climate for optimal performance.
• Manages performance.
• Selects potential staff to sustain customer/client service delivery.

Key Competencies
 

Gaining Commitment

• Using appropriate interpersonal styles and communication techniques to gain acceptance of ideas or plans; adapting one's own style to accommodate the target audience.

Technical Knowledge

• Having achieved a competent level of technical knowledge, related to a specific role

Client Focus

• Exceeding client needs, building inspiring relationships, and taking responsibility for client experience

Thinking Skills

• The ability to perceive, interpret and translate information (stimuli) in order to competently perform processes and tasks at various levels of complexity within the organisation. It also includes the ability to apply analytical, integrative, lateral or systemic thinking depending on the task at hand.

Decision Making

• The ability to make balanced and sound recommendations and decisions, by understanding issues and problems, evaluating the consequences of alternative solutions and to select the most appropriate alternative.

Initiating Action

• Taking prompt action to accomplish objectives; pushing beyond the boundaries and being proactive

Sales Ability

• Develop approaches that best position products, services and financial advice to prospective clients to illustrate the customer value proposition. This leads to proper closure of the sales / financial advice intervention.

Aligning Performance for Success

• Planning, supporting and guiding/coaching others by focussing them on the accomplishment of work objectives through active performance management and development. This is done to enhance and strengthen their respective skills and abilities that they can fulfil current and future responsibilities more efficiently 

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs ) 

Sales/Productivity - 60%

• Manages sales and expense budget for a sales team in a branch against target.
• Identifies & creates coordinated sales opportunities.

Compliance - 5%

• Ensures compliance to process & procedures to minimise business risk.
• Ensures delivery of customer value.

Marketing - 5%

• Responsible for distribution strategy of products within a branch.
• Accountable for local marketing

Team Effectiveness - 25%

• Plans & assigns work over periods of up to 1 year.
• Balances own priorities with directing and motivating others.
• Individually accountable for staff time, tasks and output quality, for periods up to one year.
• Guides and directs staff to achieve operational excellence standard by creating a conducive climate for optimal performance.
• Manages performance.
• Selects potential staff to sustain customer/client service delivery.
• Individually accountable for staff time, tasks and output quality, for periods up to one year 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Management, Marketing option or equivalent professional qualification
• Minimum of 2 to 3 years’ experience in sales
• Knowledge of insurance industry with strong thinking skills and understanding of the market
• High standard of written and verbal communication, close attention to detail, leadership skills and good team player.

How to apply: 

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

Please forward a copy of your updated resume, and your current salary and benefits package to info@dorbe-leit.co.ke before close of business 19th April 2013. 

Only successful candidates will be contacted.