Monday, 14 December 2015

Indoor Sales Consultant >>> 30,000 plus commissions per month

Our client dealing in Hygiene services requires an Indoor Sales Consultant in Nairobi

Nature and Purpose: The purpose of this role is to generate increased sales volumes by ensuring all enquiries; leads and development opportunities are maximized through making appointments for field based sales colleagues and selling over the telephone where appropriate. 

Contacting and building relationship with existing clientele through phone, thereby ensuring an excellent sales experience for all existing and potential customers, particularly tier 2 and 3.


As holder of this position, you will be on a consolidated sales target of Kes 200,000.00 per month. 
 
You will earn lead commission in line with the Lead Commission Policy.

Reports to: Sales & marketing Manager

Direct Reports: Nil
 
Pay is 30k plus commissions
 
Key Relationships:
  • Internal – S&M Manager, Admin Assistant, Sales Capability Leader, other sales colleagues, all other Company staff
  • External – Company clients & potential clients
The following are critical competences expected of you;
  • Deliver Results – Have the ambition to achieve goals/objectives and the discipline, organization and perseverance to deliver outstanding customer service.
  • Act Commercially – Have the ability to gather and make sense of large amounts of information and apply it to make business and customer focused decisions
  • Manage Self – Be able to manage emotions to remain calm, focused and optimistic while dealing with a constant stream of demands.
  • Works with Others – Build relationships and collaborate with others (e.g. customers, colleagues, partners and suppliers) to achieve our mission
  • A Will to learn – Continuous learning and skills development in order to achieve the required results.
  • Eloquence and strong communication skills –  Have the ability to convey information clearly in an articulate manner
Responsibilities, Duties and Key Performance Indicators
 
Responsibilities
  • Establish and maintain effective relationships with customers and to always act with customers in mind, meeting their expectations and requirements.  
  • Demonstrate ethical sales behavior at all times, respecting the diversity of all colleagues/customers.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Effective customer relations.
  • Professionalism in handling customers.
  • Occurrence of limited or no complaints/relationship issues from customers in your portfolio.
Responsibilities
  • Contacting Tier 3 customers and cross/up-selling company services & products as well as generating customer feedback
  • Establish and detail customers’ needs, competently demonstrate the benefits of company's products and services, and respond appropriately to a customer’s requirements
  • Engage in discussions and negotiations with customers to reach a point of mutual agreement keeping commercial factors in mind.
  • Close and formalize deals between company and customers with appropriate commercial arrangements.
  • Increase conversion of sales against marketing driven campaigns and provide feedback on results.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Ability to act commercially and maintain an acceptable rate of call conversion into closed sales.
  • Productivity and meeting set monthly targets at the moment standing at Kes 200,000.00 per month
Responsibilities
  • Conducting of Customer Voice Counts as may be advised and generating actionable reports
  • Develop a customer portfolio plan ensuring time is allocated across all customers in relation to their overall value to company. (Tier 3 Customers).
  • Ensure a minimum of 10 customers have been contacted on a daily basis.
  • Ensure all sales data and relevant records are kept up to date.
  • Establish a systematic course of action for self to ensure accomplishment of sales objectives and goals. Determine priorities and allocate time and resources effectively.
  • Use the sales tools in line with the agreed sales process to maintain and develop pipeline and customer information
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Effective planning and call scheduling shown by efficiency in time management at work and completion of daily work plans and scheduled customer calls
Responsibilities
  • Work alongside the sales and service team to ensure that all new and existing customers are set up and managed effectively.
  • Develop and implement tactical plans with the Sales Manager in line with the Company sales strategy for prospects and customers.  
  • Identify and qualify opportunities to sell new products or services and pass these to the appropriate sales person where required.
  • Increase the productivity of the field sales colleagues to help achieve their sales target
  • Ensure that all enquiries and leads are qualified and followed up.
  • Assist the field sales colleagues to manage their time effectively by ensuring diary is maximized, up to date and accurate at all times.
  • Make quality appointments for the field sales colleagues from enquiries, leads and other sales opportunities.
  • Identify and make outbound calls to potential customers to make sales appointments for field sales colleagues.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Seamless  teamwork and liaison with sales and service colleagues, and Management in execution of agreed sales campaigns and compliance with expected service level agreements
Applications to careersinafrika@gmail.com by 18th Dec 2015

Accountant Job in Kenya

Vacancy: Accountant

Job Summary: 
The incumbent of position will carry out financial data capturing and manipulation to generate financial reports. 

He will be responsible for the statutory returns, payroll and the petty cash management.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities
 
Book-keeping
  • Day to day bookkeeping and filing.
  • Keep records of all the debtors and creditors and post all the transactions made into the system.
  • Carry out bank reconciliations.
  • In charge of issuing receipts for payments received.
  • Process cheque payments to suppliers and consultants.
  • Carry out banking duties such as depositing cheques and cash.
  • Reconciling bank statements.
  • Chasing late payments, reporting bad debts and keeping a careful eye on the cash flow.
  • Review & approve payment vouchers.
  • Invoicing and follow up.
  • Maintaining ledgers/journals for all financial transactions.
Management Accounting
  • Monthly management reports and analysis of timesheets and accounts.
  • Attend financial meetings with the Managing Director and give updates to assist in decision making.
  • Develop and maintain a financial data base.
  • Producing an accurate set of month-end accounts, with comparisons to forecasts and previous periods in liaison with the contracted Auditors.
  • Preparation of payroll.
  • Prepare statutory deductions such as PAYE, NSSF, NHIF and VAT in liaison with the contracted Auditors.
  • Develop and maintain internal control and effective accounting system and policies.
  • Preparing profit and loss accounts and the balance sheet for senior management.
  • Assisting in preparing budgets and business planning, including projected revenue.
Project Accounting and Cost Control
  • Perform project cost forecasts/budgets, cost tracking, monitoring and controls.
  • Work consultatively with the respective departments on cost reduction initiatives.
  • Cost control.
  • Cash-flow management and reporting to management.
  • Prepare the financial reports for projects and monthly financial projections
  • Ensure project timesheets and timesheets are completed by project team.
Tax Compliance
  • To ensure that all the statutory requirements are adhered to and all the submissions are made on time and as required.
  • Submit itax payments
  • Ensure that tax compliance is implemented.
Skills
  • Proficient in QuickBooks and similar tools.
  • Knowledge of real estate investment and financial appraisal would be an added advantage.
Experience
  • 2 to 3 years’ experience preferably in real estate or professional services company.
Education
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or a related field.
  • Certified Public Accountant.
  • Real Estate management qualification / experience.
Send your applications to: recruitment@mwanzoni.com

Duma Works - Sales Executive

Duma Works is recruiting for B2B Field Sales Executives for one of our clients; an industry leader in environmental, health, and safety performance and committed to the following basic principles in managing  their businesses worldwide: Compliance with all applicable environmental, health, and safety laws and regulations. 

Continual improvement in environmental, health and safety performance with the ultimate goal of zero injuries and zero emissions of toxic and hazardous materials.

Key Responsibilities
  • Business to business selling of health, safety and environment solutions
  • Lead generation
  • Attending field appointments
Qualification and background
  • Minimum of 1-2 years field sales position
  • Training will be provided
Skills and Competencies
  • Drive and commitment
  • Honesty and integrity
  • Confident and able to overcome challenges
  • Professional appearance
  • Good communication skills
  • Strong English language skill.
How to Apply

Applications letters and detailed CV are to be sent by email to apply@dumaworks.com marking the subject as “ 1985”, Your Full name &  Phone number e.g. 1985, Barack Obama, 07xxxxxxxxx. 

If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through

Deadline for receiving applications: 18th Dec 2015

N.B.* When applying to any job through Duma Works, you can expect that after you apply, you will receive a confirmation email, and then an SMS alert asking you to take a basic screening test over SMS. The SMS with the test may not arrive immediately. Please be patient. The SMS test will typically be 5-8 questions to help us understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the test, and if you ever have any issues with the process, please reach out to 0702093793.

African Virtual University (AVU) - Research Intern Job in Kenya

African Virtual University (AVU)

Vacancy: Research Intern

Introduction: 
The African Virtual University (AVU) is a Pan African Intergovernmental Organization established by charter with the mandate of significantly increasing access to quality higher education and training through the innovative use of information communication technologies. 


A Charter, establishing the AVU as an Intergovernmental Organization, has been signed so far by nineteen (19) African Governments - Kenya, Senegal, Maurntanna, Maln, Cote d’Ivonre, Tanzanna, Mozambnque, Democratnc Republic of Congo, Benin, Ghana, Republic of Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger, South Sudan, Sudan, The Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau. 


The AVU has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya and a Regional office in Dakar Senegal with Host-Country Agreements and Diplomatic Status with the two governments.
 
The AVU Business Plan 2009-2014 has two main thrusts:

(a) Educational and support services provided on a fee basis; and 

(b) Not-for-profit development services. 

The Not-for-profit development services aims at building the capacity of AVU Partner Institutions (PIs) with an objective of increasing access to quality education through the following activities: updating and developing content; Open Educational Resources (OER) Development; AVU Capacity Enhancement Program (ACEP); set up/upgrade ODeL centers; developing professional networks through Communities of Practices; Research and Development; and Quality Evaluation and Benchmarking.

Some of the Not-for-profit development services were delivered from 2005 to 2011 through the AVU Multinational Project I, funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and implemented in 10 African countries.

The AfDB is funding a second phase of the Multinational Project which will build on the first phase and will extend its benefits to more countries. 

The overall objective of the AVU Multinational Project II is to strengthen the capacity of the AVU and a network of 27 institutions to deliver and manage quality ICT integrated education and training opportunities in 21 African countries. 

The project has the following activities: 

(1) Establishment of new Open Distance and eLearning (ODeL) Centers and/or upgrading of exiting AVU Learning Centers as well as Internet connectivity provision at AVU Partner Institutions;

(2) Development and/or improvement, and delivery of four ICT integrated Programs: AVU Capacity Enhancement Program (ACEP); Teacher Education (TE), Computer Science (CS), and Peace and Conflict Resolution; 

(3) Gender Mainstreaming, 

(4) Research and Development; 

(5) Promotion and development of Open Education Resources (OERs); and 

(6) Enhancement of AVU Capacity .

The AVU Multinational Project II will be implemented in 27 AVU Partner Institutions in the following 21 countries: nine (9) Francophone African Countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal; three (3) Lusophone African Countries: Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau and Mozambique; and nine (9) Anglophone African Countries: Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, South Sudan, and Tanzania.
 
1.0. Research & Development
 
Research and Development (R&D) is a new area for the AVU and the objectives of the AVU R&D Unit include; 

(1) strengthen capacity for quality research in open, distance and e-learning (ODeL) in higher education in Africa; 

(2) identify research areas (e.g. OERs, mobile learning) and conduct research related to AVU activities, such as the MSPII; 

(3) coordinate the implementation of research in mobile learning; 

(4) promote dissemination of ODeL research by organizing international conferences and publication of a peer reviewed open access online journal; 

(5) strengthen the capacity of the AVU to make strategic plans and to provide technical assistance on the basis of research findings.
 
The AVU has launched the Journal of Research in Open, Distance and eLearning (JRODeL), an open access peer-reviewed online journal managed by its R&D unit, which seeks to publish research and practice-based articles on issues pertaining to open, distance and eLearning (ODeL). 

AVU’s R&D unnt ns also currently conducting a number of ongoing studies on open education resources (OER) and mobile learning while at the same time making preparations for the 2016 3rd International Conference of the AVU.

 It is in view of this that the AVU wishes to engage intern who will provide assistance in the implementation of these research and development activities.

Details of the internship are outlined below.

2.0. Qualifications
  • Minimum: First degree in Education, English, French or humanities. An advance degree will be an added advantage.
  • Knowledge, skills and experience in academic research including: literature review, research design, data collection, data analysis, report compilation and writing.
  • Have sample of research work or writing.
  • Strong communication and organizational skills.
  • Problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently.
  • Ability to collaborate with individuals from different location and cultures.
  • Self-starter and able to take initiative.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Language: Ability to write and communicate proficiently in English. French or Portuguese desirable but not necessary.
  • Good computer skills as well as familiarity with common used research software.
  • Experience presenting at, or supporting an academic conference as an assistant, rapporteur etc
3.0 Scope of Work
 
The intern will be expected to provide assistance in the following areas:
  • conducting and compiling literature reviews;
  • desktop research;
  • research design (surveys, interview protocols etc);
  • data collection including administering surveys, conducting interviews and if needed travel to research sites;
  • data coding, data analysis, statistical analyses, document analysis;
  • report compilation and writing;
  • correspond and follow-up with research participants as needed;
  • provide support for the implementation of Journal of Research in Open, Distance and eLearning (JRODeL);
  • provide support in processing AVU conference and online journal submissions;
  • provide support for the organization of the 3rd International Conference of the AVU;
  • assist in any other tasks assigned by the Manager, R&D.
4.0. Expected Deliverables: Research support provided as agreed in conducting and compiling literature review, desk top research, research design and instrument development, data collection, data analysis, report compilation and writing, corresponding with research participants, implementation of JRODeL supported, AVU conference and online journal submissions processed, and organization of the 3rd International Conference of the AVU supported.
 
5.0. Modalities of Work
  • Intern will be expected to work from Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 5.30 pm.
  • The intern will provide support to the R&D unit as outlined in item 3.0 and work towards achieving the deliverables spelt out in item 4.0
  • The intern will write a reflection essay about their experience as AVU intern at the end of the internship.
  • Other modalities of the work will be agreed upon with the Manager, R&D.
6.0 Duration: The intern is expected to provide support for an initial period of 3 months, renewable for another 3 months if performance is satisfactory.
 
7.0 Reporting: The intern will report to the Manager, R&D.

How to Apply

The African Virtual University (AVU)  is an equal opportunity employer. 

The successful candidate will be appointed for an initial period of 3 months.

Application must include an application letter and detailed curriculum vitae with a telephone number and email address; and names with contact addresses of three professional references.

Applications should be sent to job@avu.org and must have Research Intern as the email subject The successful candidate will be based at the AVU Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. 

The closing date for this application is 30th December 2015 at 18:00 East African Time (UTC/GMT + 3) 

Note: ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
 
Website: www.avu.org

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