Market Entry Associate Vacancy Announcement

Vacancy: Market Entry Associate

Dynamic People Consulting is recruiting a Market Entry Associate for our client Sodexo Benefits & Rewards (B&R) Services Company, which operates in 34 countries worldwide. 

As an expert in motivation strategy, Sodexo B&R offers its clients a whole range of solutions to encourage and reward performance. 

The Market Entry Associate will have the overall responsibility for developing insights to support market entry of B&R into Kenya.

The Market Entry Associate will specifically be responsible for;

·                     Complete the evaluation of the market. This will include but will not be limited to

·                     Field research and interviews, mainly with General Managers and Human Resources practitioners

·                     Remote research

·                     Interactions with marketing agencies

·                     Analyze current demand for services, including segmentation and sizing of demand

·                     Represent the company externally. This will lead you to

·                     Interact with Sodexo and appointed consultants

·                     Network with key internal and external stakeholders (i.e. employers and employees associations, policy makers, Kenyan ministries, etc.)

·                     Prepare the landing of Sodexo B&R in Kenya from an operational point of view (i.e. licensing, office location, sourcing suppliers, etc.)

·                     Produce a realistic business model

The successful candidate should have the following qualifications:

·                     Bachelors degree in Business or other related field

·                     Masters degree will be an added advantage

Five (5) years confirmed professional experience from one or more of the following fields:-

·                     Sales or marketing (ideally services)

·                     Strategy consulting

·                     Business development

·                     Must be an excellent communicator

·                     Should be tenacious and able to work in total autonomy

·                     Must  be entrepreneurial

·                     Must possess good interpersonal and networking skills

·                     Must have a strong client focus

·                     Should be structured, have a great attention to details, and can present ideas clearly

·                     Must be an experienced user of the Microsoft Office package, particularly Excel and Power Point.

If you believe you qualify for this position, please apply for the position by uploading your CV to our website:www.dpckenya.com under Vacancies.

Only qualified candidates shall be contacted

Receptionist Job in Nairobi Kenya (KShs 15K - 20K)

A company in Nairobi is looking for a Receptionist.

Preferably a lady, she will provide front office services and assistance to ensure excellent customer service and smooth running of the office.

Salary: KShs 15K - 20K

Duties and Responsibilities

·                     Welcome visitors and clients

·                     Receive telephone calls and emails and direct them to intended office

·                     Respond to customer inquiries on phone, emails or social networks

·                     Keep front office records of incoming visitors, inquiries, deliveries or outgoing mail

·                     Draft office documents as directed

·                     Ensure the front office is presentable and neat at all times

·                     Other related office duties as assigned

Competencies

·                     Must have at least 1 year experience in front office or customer service.

·                     Must have telephone skills and etiquette,

·                     Verbal Communication skills with good English,

·                     Computer skills and be good in using Microsoft Office suite,

·                     A good listener, Professionalism, punctuality and be reliable,

·                     Possess Customer service skills,

·                     Can organize and prioritize work,

·                     Team skills and can handle pressure.

Interested candidates to send their applications tojobs@fanisi.net

Only those shortlisted will be contacted.

Ministry of Devolution Jobs. Consultant

Consultant Jobs Kenya
Ministry of Devolution and Planning
Call for Applications for Individual Consultants: Human Development Specialist

Background Information:
The Government of Kenya wishes to monitor and engage a wide spectrum of stakeholders and other interested parties on the country’s performance with regard to governance, social and economic reform.

This will entail monitoring and detailed analysis of the indices that help to explain performance in these areas.

Resultantly, interventions would be advanced to the relevant institutions and agencies aimed at improvements and sustained reforms.

In view of this, the Ministry needs to engage individual consultants who will undertake the functions envisaged in the scope of assignment.

Purpose: The purpose of this call is to invite individuals with expertise in the areas outlined, to express their interest in providing the requested services.

Consultancy Position – Human Development Specialist
1 Position

Objective of the Consultancy and Scope of Services: The objective of the position is to undertake monitoring of human development indicators including youth and gender.

The holder of the position will be responsible for developing reform strategies that would promote improvement in the various indicators monitored.

The Human Development Specialist will be responsible to the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Devolution and Planning.

Deliverables

• Report on all relevant human development global indices ranking of Kenya (Including education, health, social protection, food security, gender and youth).
• Annual Kenya factsheet on human development indicators.
• Development of a human development advancement policy programme.
• Development of a structured engagement programme within government and with other relevant external actors.
• Development of a public engagement strategy and implementation of the same.
• Any other deliverables that may be required by the Cabinet Secretary in the course of the assignment

Qualification and Experience

• The candidate must have a minimum qualification of a Master’s degree in Law, Economics, Development studies, international relations, Political Science or any other relevant field.
• The candidate should also have at least 7 years of experience in a similar position in the public service or private sector dealing with governance related issues.
• A PhD qualification is desirable.

Applications shall be submitted in a plain sealed envelope indicating the position applying for and should be addressed to:

The Principal Secretary
Ministry of Devolution and Planning
P.O. Box 30005 — 00100
Nairobi

And be deposited in the tender box on 9th Floor, Treasury Building so as to be received on or before 15th April, 2014 at 10.00am.

Application shall be opened immediately thereafter, in the presence of candidates or their representatives who may choose to attend, in the boardroom, situated on the 10th Floor, or as may be directed on the day.

Head,
Supply Chain Management Services
For: Principal Secretary

New Marketing Internship in Kenya

Internships in Kenya
Job Title: Marketing Internship

About Us: Our company offers professional career identification and career development related services. We pride ourselves in administering and interpreting professional tools that assist our clients in identifying their career direction.

Position Function: To create visibility and brand penetration through the implementation of set marketing strategies

Duties & Responsibilities

• Contribute to the strategic planning of annual or long term marketing plans to drive forward agreed company objectives
• Assist in the production and dissemination of marketing materials, including leaflets, posters and flyers; and arrange for the effective distribution of the same
• Organize and attend events and exhibitions including sourcing for opportunistic events
• Generate and maintain an annual calendar of external events on activities relating to youth e.g. Career Expo’s, Career Days etc.
• Develop display concept and ensure logistics including transport, décor, set up, teams, and marketing materials are prepared.
• Develop and maintain a databank of prospective students, schools heads, career teachers, pastors, church administrators and suppliers
• Conduct market research and customer surveys to assess demand, brand positioning and awareness
• Support the Marketing manager, and other colleagues.
• Gather market intelligence on the competition, and generate reports reflecting trends analysis and projections

Academic / Professional Qualifications & Work Experience

• Possession of a Bachelor degree in Marketing from a recognized University
• Relevant professional certification is an added advantage e.g. CIM
• At least 2 years experience in a similar role
• Strong client management, planning and organization skills required
• Ability to use spreadsheets and analyze market trends, cast projections
• Understanding of customer segmentation
• Must be confident, articulate, and presentable

Persons interested in filling the above position should submit their application letters, CV indicating their contacts, soft copies of relevant academic and professional qualifications and any other relevant supporting documents tomargaret.waithaka@discoveryourcareer.co.ke before end of day Wednesday April 9th 2014.

The successful candidate will be required to take a career test to ensure that the job tasks align to his/her areas of interest.

Please visit www.discoveryourcareer.co.ke to learn more about the career test.

Kenya Pipeline HR Manager Job

HR Kenyan Jobs
Job Re-Advertisement: 
Human Resource Manager
1 Post

Reporting to the Chief Manager (HR & Administration)

Overall Job Purpose: Responsible for ensuring quality staff are attracted, retained and well developed, harmonious industrial relations maintained and existence of proper Human Resource strategies and policies which support business growth.

Job Profile

• Provide professional leadership in the development and implementation of human resources plans and budgets, outlining activities to be undertaken, resource requirements, key performance measures and indicators as well as expected outcomes.
• Conduct workforce analysis, determine optimum staff requirements and design organizational structure that maximizes synergies across functions to support the implementation of the approved strategic plan
• Analyze organizational structures, business processes and workplace relationships in order to eliminate hierarchical layers and strengthen opportunities for increased collaboration through flexible work teams
• Conduct job analysis in order to develop job descriptions and competency profiles to facilitate human resources planning, staff recruitment and selection, performance management, training and development, job evaluation and pay structure design as well as career planning
• Coordinate the recruitment and selection process in order to ensure that Kenya Pipeline Company has a critical mass of qualified human resource with the required competencies necessary for implementation of functional strategic management plans
• Develop and coordinate the implementation of staff induction and on-the-job orientation programmes aimed at providing new staff with relevant information about the technical and social aspects of their work
• Assess training needs analysis and baseline attitude surveys in order to design and implement relevant training programmes aimed at building capacity by equipping staff with the necessary knowledge, skills and behaviour characteristics in line with the strategic plan.
• Coordinate the implementation of the performance management system and ensure that individual and team performance is continuously monitored and measured against realistic but challenging targets aligned to the strategic direction by clearly defining performance measures and indicators, expected timeframe as well as resource requirements.
• Oversee implementation of an effective human resource management information system for monitoring, tracking and evaluating employee activities including staff training, performance management and welfare programmes.
• Oversee proper maintenance, storage and security of personnel records to ensure integrity of data and information related to human resources development programmes as well as administrative support services.
• Coordinate resolution of employee grievances and disciplinary cases, recommending appropriate action to resolve problems as well as assisting employees to find satisfactory solutions to personal problems through counseling services.
• Administer provision of employee welfare including workers compensation through the appropriate benefit schemes such as NHIF, NSSF, and other employee welfare programmes.
• Develop and implement human resource policies and procedures aimed at enhancing workplace relations in order to gain employee commitment and improve morale by ensuring that employees are treated fairly, uniformly and equitably.
• Confer with relevant professional bodies and government agencies on the interpretation and application of particular human resource management regulations that apply to public sector organization.
• Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams to enable them develop, implement and evaluate strategic management plans and budgets aimed at improving performance standards and organizational effectiveness.
• Develop and implement strategies for creating a high performing organizational culture based on transparency, integrity, accountability, performance measurement and results to ensure that programme activities are undertaken on sound management principles and practices.
• Initiate and participate in organizational performance reviews, and business process improvement programmes, as well as undertake special investigations aimed at improving organizational effectiveness.
• Prepare monthly progress reports showing achievements of the human resources management function against planned targets as well as providing justification for performance variances and also defining areas of improvement.
• Administer the government performance contracting system and assist the company, departments and individuals to achieve their targets.

Person Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or Human Resource Management
• Post Graduate Qualification in Human Resource Management
• Minimum years ten (10) years relevant experience five (5) of which must have been at Senior Management Level in a large organization.
• Membership to a relevant professional body e.g. IHRM, KIM.

Key Competencies

• Strong leadership skills including effective interpersonal, communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Proven track record and ability to managing change and interpersonal conflict
• Proficiency computer applications including computerized HR information systems and other relevant software packages
• Ability to deliver the articulated vision for change to staff members. Creates a sense of urgency around change and motivates staff to join change efforts.
• Ability to identify and clarify key underlying issues in employee problems and independently counsel staff on significant challenges facing the organization and negotiate resolutions to conflicts which seem to be at an impasse
• Ability to monitor progress of a project against milestones or deadlines double-checks the accuracy of information to discover weakness or missing data and strive for high quality performance.
• Ability to take personal responsibility for dealing with employee issues and concerns. Makes self fully available and takes actions beyond normal expectations.
• Ability to maintain professional status and keep abreast of evolving trends in human capital development through continuing professional education programmes.

Suitably qualified candidates should apply in confidence to the address below by 23rd April 2014 enclosing CVs with full details of education background, professional qualifications, relevant experience and attaché copies of certificates.

Applications may also be deposited at our Head Office, Kenpipe Plaza, Ground Floor in the APPLICATION BOX or posted to:

The Managing Director
Kenya Pipeline Company Limited
P.O. Box 73442, 00200
Nairobi.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification

Training Consultants Jobs in Kenya

Consultant Jobs in Kenya
Job Title: Training Consultant(s)

About Us: Our company offers professional career identification and career development related services. We pride ourselves in administering and interpreting professional tools that assist our clients in identifying their career direction.

Position Function: To equip clients with the knowledge and practical skills that will develop them professionally.

The nature of the training and development will be industry specific, with the level of responsibility and variety of activities dependent on the type of organization or institution.

Most trainings will revolve around job search strategies and career development.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Identify training needs and ensure the development, implementation and monitoring of appropriate learning and development programs in the company
• Design and develop training manuals/materials on administration and interpretation of the career test and course outlines for other in-house trainings
• Conduct training classes, workshops and seminars ensuring to meet client specific needs, e.g. CV writing, Interview Preparation skills, Career Counseling etc
• Evaluate effectiveness of training as and when necessary
• Develop and implement training feedback tool
• Review and analyze client feedback with a view to continuously improving
• Promote the company by initiating training opportunities
• Ensure the company provides high quality training services so as to gain competitive advantage in the industry
• Stay current on market trends and regularly update the company training manuals and materials to reflect the same
• Generate regular management reports on trainings offered including pertinent details that will aide decision making

Academic/Professional Qualifications & Work Experience

• Undergraduate degree in Business, Communication or related degree
• At least 2-3 years experience of Training with a proven track record of the same
• Proven and demonstrated understanding of adult learning styles
• Superior facilitation and Presentation skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Computer literate in MS Office Suite esp. MS PowerPoint and MS Word

Interested candidates should send their applications to jobs@discoveryourcareer.co.kebefore end of day April 9th, 2014.

These should include a current CV, application letter, and scanned copies of academic/professional certificates.

Only qualified candidates need apply.

The successful candidate will be required to take a career test to ensure that the job tasks align to his/her areas of interest.

Please visit www.discoveryourcareer.co.ke to learn more about the career test.

Panasonic & Unibind Sales Kenyan Jobs

Sales Kenyan Jobs
Position:Sales Executive
Department:Panasonic and Unibind
Reports To:Business Unit Manager

Nature and Scope of the Position 

• Working within the sales team you will be responsible for building and developing a successful sales pipeline.
• Your main area of specialty will be Panasonic and Unibind
• You will be expected to generate leads by participating in a number of sales activities:
• Calling prospects from a target database
• Networking
• Attending exhibitions/seminars/meeting
• Referrals from clients

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for Panasonic and Unibind within the region
• Own and meet the assigned revenue target
• Develop and build a client base utilizing proven sales techniques e.g. prospecting, cold calling, lead generation and probing.
• Scope the opportunities and develop appropriate solutions for the clients in conjunction with the Technical Team
• Prepare proposals and Tenders for the solutions agreed with the customers.
• Arrange demo’s and proof of concepts for target customers on new technologies
• Negotiate with customers on favorable commercial terms
• Do weekly sales reports and maintain an active sales funnel all the time.
• Responsible for debt collection under your portfolio within your Department
• Work with other team members to deliver high value solutions on time
• Participate proactively in company sales and marketing meetings
• Gather market intelligence.
• Perform other Job Related issues as requested

Qualifications 
Academic

• Diploma in Sales and Marketing or a related course

Experience

• 1 year in sales position

Work related skills   

• Good organizational skills
• Aggressive and Result Oriented
• Able to meet set target on a monthly basis
• Able to meet deadlines
• Passion in Sales

Personal attributes   

• Ability to work under pressure
• Trustworthy
• Team player
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong customer relation skills

Complexity and difficulty of the work

• A demanding job that requires high level of accuracy and integrity

Successful performance standards

• Reports on proposals and quotations done on weekly basis to the National Sales Manager
• Needs to plan ahead thus be pro – active
• High level of accuracy
• High level of confidentiality

The resume’s and cover letters should be sent to careers@xrxtechnologies.co.ke and the deadline for application will be 9th April 2014

This job description is meant to be only a representative summary of the duties and responsibilities performed by the jobholder. The jobholder may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those stated in this description.

The jobholder is expected to perform in a manner consistent with the values and philosophy of “XRX Technologies Limited”