Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) Market Linkages Officer Job in Kenya

The Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) is a membership-based organization registered in Kenya with country offices in Uganda and Tanzania. 

Our members are key stakeholders and players in the grain value chain including cereal growers, millers and processors drawn from within and outside the East Africa States. 

Our core mandate is to develop and promote orderly structured marketing systems and provide market information for grains so as to reduce transaction costs and eliminate barriers’ to regional trade.

We seek to employ a Market Linkages Officer who has a strong work ethic, highly organised, team player, self motivated and able to work under minimum supervision.

Reporting to the Project Officer- Warehouse Receipt System (WRS) who is also the Team Leader – EAGC Kenya, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following amongst others:

• Planning, developing and executing the marketing activities including identifying potential markets for commodities aggregated under WRS.
• Establishing and maintaining an up to date database of agro-enterprises i.e. grain traders, exporters and importers in local and regional markets.
• Maintaining and tracking of stocks in all EAGC Certified Warehouses and updating this information on the EAGC trade platform – www.egtafrica.com
• Establish market linkages & buyers for the commodity held in the warehouses.
• Sensitizing and creating awareness about WRS to farmers, traders and other stakeholder through trainings, field days, workshops, fairs and any other forums.
• Collecting and relaying relevant market information to EAGC including crop production updates, price information, grain supply and demand, grain sources etc.
• Identifying and participating in market linkage forums with an aim of marketing EAGC’s services to potential members as well as marketing WRS aggregated commodities.
• Supporting EAGC sponsored marketing activities such as Agribusiness fairs and Grain Summits.
• Identifying appropriate areas of research and conducting studies on key issues affecting the grain sector.
• Writing regional weekly research - based market analysis reports on key topical issues on the grain sector.
• Collecting, collating and developing articles for the grain newsletter.
• Recruiting members and maintaining an updated members register.
• Managing relationships and ensuring member satisfaction through regular contact and prompt resolution of issues arising.

Qualification, Skills and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Commerce; Business Administration/ Management, Sales & Marketing.
• Two (2) years relevant working experience.
• Experience working in agricultural oriented sales and marketing / agribusiness will be an added advantage.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• A problem solver, team player and independent thinker.
• Capacity to manage several tasks simultaneously.
• Be flexible and willing to assume a range of unanticipated assignments.
• Demonstrated knowledge in use of Ms Office suite.

If your background and competence match the above specifications, please send your application demonstrating how your experience matches our requirements. 
 

The application letter and an updated C.V., showing your current remuneration package, valid email address, daytime contact number and full contact details of 3 referees including day time telephone number should be forwarded as one Ms WORD document to: hr@eagc.org copied to dkiai@eagc.org by 24th May 2013. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Website Design Business Field Sales Reps Jobs in Kenya

Larry M Consulting Ltd is a progressive company that offers ICT solutions to corporates and SME's. 

The following vacancies exists in their Company and would like to invite applications from suitably qualified persons for their website design division.

(Re-Advertisement) those who have applied need not reapply.

Field Sales Reps

To market our website design business.

Requirements

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work under own initiative and without supervision.
• Hardworking and able to work as part of a team.

Our websites are subsidized by Google and the Government of Kenya and as such, their uptake is quite good.

Salary

Retainer - Kshs 10,000 P/Month (Subject to meeting sales target of 3 sales/week)
 

In addition, a commission of Kshs 1000 per sale. (raising to ksh 1200/Sale for every sale above the target of 3/week)
 

Transport allowance - Kshs 500 paid every Monday.

You will be provided with the necessary training and materials required.

E-mail your CV to liaison@expressverifications.co.ke  

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interview.

Please Note: We do not ask for any payment. interviews are conducted at our offices at Jameson Court, Ngong Road.

Human Resource Manager Job in Kenya (KShs 80K)

Human Resource Manager

Salary: 80,000 Net
 

Our client is a well established group of companies that provide various services including; Aviation Services, Petroleum Distribution Services, Cargo and Movement Services, Fleet Management, ICT Services, Warehouse Services, Laundry Services and Catering Services. 

They are looking for a Human Resource Manager who has been part of the ISO certification self-monitoring team process in an ISO certified company.

The purpose of this job is to maintain and enhance the groups’ human resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices in accordance to the quality standard that the organization has been awarded.

Primary Responsibilities

• Maintain the work structure by updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions
• Prepare new employee for assignments by establishing and conducting orientation and training programs
• Ensure planning, monitoring, and appraisal of employee work results by training managers to coach and discipline employees; scheduling management conferences with employees; hearing and resolving employee grievances; counselling employees and supervisors
• Ensure legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource federal and state requirements; conducting investigations; maintaining records; representing the organization at hearings
• Monitor and ensure that all statutory and benefits’ deductions and remittances are processed and submitted on time
• Maintain management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures that are in compliance with the Kenya Labour Laws and the ISO standards of the company
• Maintain historical human resource records by designing a filing and retrieval system; keeping past and current records
• Maintain human resource staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees
• Maintain human resource staff job results by counselling and disciplining employees; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed
• Ensure that all human resource policies are well documented
• Assist the different companies that constitute the group to coordinate and streamline their staffing function
• Provide HR support to the various organizations in the group as and when required

Educational requirements

• Bachelors Degree in Human Resource Management
• Be certified by or be a member of Institute of Human Resource Management
• 7years progressive HR experience
•  At least 2 years experience in a Management position
• Thorough understanding of Current Labour and Employment Laws
• Computer literate
• Experience in using ERP /HRIS
• Good leadership, counselling skills and be compassionate
• Good communication skills both written and oral; including good documentation skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good organization and planning skills
• High attention to detail
• High level of integrity and good work ethics
• Able to work well in a team
• Be result oriented and have initiative

If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience,  please send your CV only indicating why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title (Human Resource Manager (Salary 80,000 Net)) on the email subject to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke

Kindly indicate current or last salary in the application

KenCall Junior Application Developer Job in Nairobi, Kenya

KenCall is the first company of its kind in Kenya and is setting the standard for the future of Call Centre operations in this country. 

We provide telemarketing and customer support services to customers in Britain and the U.S.

Title: Junior Application Developer
 

Deadline: 21-05-13
 

Location: Nairobi, Kenya
 

Openings: 1

Description

• Develop an in-depth knowledge of the company’s application portfolio, development tools, and development procedures.
• Actively participate in the development and review of business and system requirements to obtain a thorough understanding of business needs in order to deliver accurate solutions.
• Provide development activities level of effort and duration estimates for schedule planning. The developer is expected to proactively manage activities to deliver required work on time.
• Design application solutions that fully implement business requirements.
• Develop high quality software code in accordance with established company standards and development guidelines.
• Produce technical documentation that accurately and thoroughly depicts the software design and code base. The documentation needs to sufficiently assist QA testing and production support activities.
• Perform adequate unit testing of own and other developers’ application development work. At a minimum, unit testing should ensure all requirements have been addressed, all basic functionality works, and errors are handled properly.
• Expeditiously troubleshoot application production issues that resolve the issues without causing additional problems.
• Review and analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging these systems.
• Provide updates to the Application Development team and Project Managers on work in progress, work completed, work planned, and issues potentially impacting the on time completion or quality level of work.
• Perform systems analysis and functional testing as needed.

Personal Attributes

• Strong work ethic.
• Ability to manage complex order processing and data input
• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
• Must be highly motivated and committed to achieving results
• Ability to work under little supervision while meeting deliverables
• Ability to work in a team environment, as well as independently
• Flexibility to work in shifts including weekend and nightshifts.
• Must be willing to work in a diverse, dynamic environment and want to be part of a super-skilled and fun team.
• Very creative and a fast thinker

Personal Requirements
 

Educational and/or Other Requirements/Qualifications

• BA/BS in BIT, computer science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in the developing CRMs and CMSs in a Windows/Linux environment.
• Excellent communication skills, problem solving and crisis management skills, and strong analytical skills with the ability to work as an effective member of a team.
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools - MS Office suite.

If you are interested in joining a winning team, we invite you to view our current openings and submit your resume.

KenCall does not employ any recruiting agents or agencies, nor does it charge for interviews or any other activities related to recruiting.

Career applications are accepted daily online on www.kencall.com

KenCall shall not be held liable for any transactions entered into with any other persons outside of KenCall’s offices.