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Administrative Assistant Vacancy in Kenya

Business Partner Consultants Limited (BPC) is one of the leading management consultancy firms in the East, Central and Southern Africa Region. Our vision is to deliver best value that business and people can find in HR & Business Solutions.
BPC-Africa is currently expanding its portfolio and wants to engage best talent to deliver the following:
Vacant Position: Administrative Assistant
Main Purpose of the Job: Providing front office service while preparing, maintaining and following up on reports and documentation for both the Consultancy business and the School to achieve BPC Africa strategic plan.
Key Responsibilities
  1. Ensuring office presentation and readiness, receiving and attending to customers face to face, by phone or online while ensuring their comfort, safety and security while in our premises.
  2. Receiving, recording and sorting and distributing incoming post and organizing and sending outgoing post, including making follow up for action.
  3. Preparing accurate and timely correspondence, presentations, minutes of meetings and other documents as instructed and making follow up for action.
  4. Preparing and maintaining up-to-date records, spreadsheets and databases while organizing and storing paperwork, documents and computer-based information
  5. Preparing invoices and following up on payments while ensuring accurate filling
  6. Preparing statutory deductions ledger using invoices, office expenditure receipts and submitting to KRA and other bodies as directed.
  7. Understanding & driving uptake of BPC products & services to achieve business plan in line with performance targets
  8. Maintaining data spreadsheets on a daily basis and making weekly and monthly reports
  9. Office bookkeeping, managing and maintaining office petty cash
  10. Enhancing high standards of health and safety while ensuring relevant material availability, storage and issuance and supervising third party
  11. Ensuring routine compliance and up to payments for statutory compliance including display of required office and business license and maintain up to date approved lease agreements and contracts for the business
  12. Preparing Training and recruitment database as instructed, from time to time.
  13. Reconciling and providing timely and accurate monthly reports in all areas as directed.
  14. Identifying, implementing and benchmarking best practices in office management
  15. Implementing change initiatives to achieve desired business plans and culture
Key Deliverables: Service Delivery, Customer Satisfaction, Quality and timely data input and information
Special Focus: Job Skills
  • Customer Service Management
  • Time Management skills
  • Communication skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Change management
  • Information management
  • Fluency in IT packages and applications
  • Book keeping skills
Competencies: Customer Focus, Accountability, Candid, Value Yielding partnerships
Qualifications
  1. Higher Diploma in Business Administration/Management or equivalent
  2. At-least 2 years’ relevant experience
Qualifying candidates to upload your details & CV through our website www.bpc.co.ke on or before 31st January, 2018
(Only qualifying & job-matching candidates will be contacted, however, all CVs will remain active in our data bank)

Intern Vacancy at The Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC) - Research Interns

The Kenya Climate Innovation Center (KCIC), provides holistic, country-driven support to accelerate the development, deployment and transfer of locally relevant climate and clean energy technologies.
KCIC provides incubation, capacity building services and financing to Kenyan entrepreneurs and new ventures that are developing innovative solutions in energy, water and agribusiness to address climate change challenges.
KCIC is an initiative supported by the World Bank’s InfoDev and is the first in a global network of CICs being launched by InfoDev’s Climate Technology Program (CTP).
Kenya CIC is funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
We are currently seeking a highly competent and outstanding individual to fill the following positios to support the delivery of our mission:
Job Description
Position: Research Intern
Reporting to: Sustainability Initiative Officer
Job Summary: The job holder will be responsible for; data collection, data analysis, report writing and ensuring meaningful statistical analysis and techniques are used to infer results on data collected.
The internship role will provide an opportunity to apply statistical concepts learnt in the classroom in a professional setting.
It will also help to improve research and data analysis skills as well as learn to manage and prioritize tasks. You will work alongside experts in sustainable development, natural resource economics, energy, policy and governance.
Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Providing in-depth research, summarizing documents, and reporting to project team members at all levels;
  • Conducting primary and secondary research;
  • Providing input to improve the quality of the data collected;
  • Maintenance of database(s) for the consolidation of data;
  • Developing innovative methodologies and analysis techniques with the research teams;
  • Support the Sustainability team with carrying out the Sustainability Initiative program activities;
  • Support outreach and educational workshops to create awareness on sustainability;
  • Developing multi-media content (press releases, brochures, fact sheets, presentations etc.) for internal and external audiences;
  • Assisting the Sustainability team effectively communicate sustainability strategies and successes;
  • Assisting the Sustainability team to develop a sustainability roadmap in order to establish goals, deadlines, and mile markers;
  • Writing reports that can be understood and interpreted by both technical and non-technical audiences;
  • Maintain meticulous research records in the Sustainability center database;
  • Assist in the implementation of Sustainability strategy and plans; and
  • Other duties as may be assigned;
Key Competencies
  • Ability to work with independence and flexibility.
  • Excellent report writing skills.
  • Proactive and self-driven.
  • Strong Organizational, observational, research and data collection skills.
Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in a social science discipline (Statistics, Research) or related subjects.
  • Proficiency in a data analytics software e.g. MS Excel, SPSS, STATA, SAS, packages.
  • Qualitative research skills (critical reflexivity).
  • Quantitative and qualitative data analysis and interpretation.
How to Apply
To apply submit an up to date resume and cover letter detailing experience relevant to the role being applied for, current and expected salary, daytime telephone contacts, valid email address, and names of three professional referees to hr@kenyacic.org
Closing date for applications is Friday, 26th January 2018.
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Kenya Climate Innovation Center is an equal opportunity employer.
Kenya Climate Innovation Center
Strathmore Business School
Building 3rd Floor
Ole Sangale Road, Madaraka
P.O Box 49162- 00100
Nairobi, Kenya

Warehouse Coordinator Job at JKIA, Nairobi

Our client dealing in retail trade (jewelry, African art, crafts, precious and semi-precious stones) with scope of operation at the local and international levels is recruiting for a Warehouse Coordinator.
Since its inception in 1976, it has established a chain of shops located at JKIA (Nairobi) and Moi International Airport (Mombasa).
Job Summary: The Warehouse Coordinator will be responsible for the implementation of continuous improvement activities related to warehouse of incoming/outgoing items.
This position will be responsible for controlling warehouse inventory by coordinating movement of product from the Head Office to warehouse to the shops.
This position will be responsible for receiving, storing, and distribution of product within the warehouse; dispatching, packaging, sorting of goods and materials; managing acceptable stock levels and all inventory related functions including inventory accuracy, cycle counts and data integrity with the completion of all paperwork as required.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
  • Receives and stocks product from the head office and performs incoming quality inspections.
  • Moves product around warehouse, and ensures they take proper storage measures.
  • Overseeing Packaging of items to the shops.
  • Assures accurate quantities of product were received by comparing appropriate paperwork, data displayed on reports, and matching product numbers. Question and resolve discrepancies as required.
  • Data entry of product information using a manual key-in into the warehouse database for inventory tracking to assure accuracy and completeness.
  • Identifies product shortages/damages from delivery upon receipt of product.
  • Ensure inventory is identified with the location information and shelved in the proper location. Product location information is submitted to receiving as available inventory.
  • Performing periodic cycle counts to ensure accurate inventory and data integrity.
  • Inspects products by date received for date-sensitive product, item number, expiration date (if any) and description; signs for product received; and completes receiving paperwork.
  • Reconciles purchase orders with receiving document.
  • Learns, understands and complies with all company policies. Adheres to all safety & GMP procedures in the performance of job duties.
  • Prepare Inventory transfers to the shops, schedule transport, and provides proper delivery documents for KAA clearance.
  • Communicates with the Purchasing team and Purchasing manager on time delivery.
  • Maintains warehouse organization and cleanliness and provide support in the planning of the warehouse layout
  • Ensures material handling in accordance with general warehouse best practices.
  • Performs other tasks as assigned.
Skills Required: Teamwork, Coordination, Organization, Planning, Time Management, Reporting Skills, Inventory Control, Documentation Skills, Data Entry Skills, Can work without supervision and is able to supervise.
Qualifications
  • Bachelors degree in related field
  • Minimum 2 years related experience in Shipping/Receiving (purchasing, warehousing, retail) in a warehouse setting
  • Experience in the Logistics field (optional)
  • Experience with inventory control systems, ERP software, and procedures strongly preferred
  • Experience in a regulated industry
  • Good computer data entry skills
  • Working knowledge of MS Office software
  • Ability to operate warehouse equipments, such as scanners
Reporting: This position will report to the Purchasing Manager.
Location: The role holder will be based at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), Nairobi
Deadline: Interested parties should send their online applications on or before 26th July 2016
Correspondence: Applications and detailed CV to be submitted online at http://goo.gl/T8sryH
Applications not meeting minimum requirements will not be considered.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Preschool Headmistress and Teachers Jobs in Nairobi

Kindergarten Headmistress and Teachers Needed
We are a kindergarten based in Nairobi looking for Montessori and KHA trained teachers to join our team.
Skills Needed
1. Excellent material making and creativity in class presentation.
2. ICT knowledge and expertise is a must.
3. Good command of English, both spoken and written (eloquent).
4. Experience with special need children is an added bonus.
5. Minimum 3 years experience as a class/senior teacher in one school consistently (teachers)
6. Minimum 5 years experience as a headmistress or a leadership position within a kindergarten (headmistress)
Qualifications
1. Diploma in KHA or Montessori. (DICESE teacher may be considered, if material development skills are top notch)
Send your CV to mwalimurecruitment@gmail.com

Sales Representatives Jobs in Kenya

Jobs: Van Sales Representatives
(4 Vacancies)
The VSR is accountable for delivering superior volume, coverage, distribution and In-store presence (Distribution, Pricing, shelving and Merchandising as per standards) in all the VSR stores of your section.
The VSR reports to the Distributor Extension Manager.
Principal Accountabilities
  • Deliver volume, coverage and sales fundamentals targets
  • Deliver product on a regular basis determined by a delivery plan and set route to a specific set of customers within the agreed window of time.
  • Establish and maintain excellent customer relationships by providing an efficient, reliable, friendly and courteous service to all customers
  • Maintain the highest standard of service by maintaining the required supply of stock to ensure a 100% service level with no ‘stock outs’ (Including Merchandising Plano-gram / counting stock / replenish / collect Sale or Return products) to the highest standard.
  • Communicate effectively with customers and maintain up to date information regarding new initiatives, prices, promotions, new product listings and product de-lists.
  • Provide information and feedback to the Van Sales Supervisor, on Customer requirements and competitor activity on your route
Responsible / Accountable For:-
  • The goods loaded into the back of your van and for accountable for stock take purposes.
  • Targets of the month (volume, distribution)
  • Bad debts
  • The correct use of and maintenance of all equipment supplied by the company.
  • Completing all of the “end day” tasks
Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge
  • Diploma or Certificate in relevant field is an added advantage
  • Minimum of 3years in sales
  • MUST have a valid Driving License –Class BCE
  • Good understanding of basic computer skills
  • Demonstrable customer service skills / relationship building
Interested candidates are requested to forward their updated CVs to recruit@hasbahkenya.com by 31st January 2018 stating their current and expected remuneration, daytime telephone contacts and addresses of three referees.
This recruitment is open until suitable candidates are identified.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.