World Vision Technical Director vacancy

World Vision Technical Director vacancy

Job description
This is your opportunity to use your WASH expertise to help improve the lives and futures of some of the world's most vulnerable children.
You can do this by joining World Vision (WV)–a global network of people committed to enhance the well-being and protection of children everywhere by empowering them, their families and communities to overcome the challenges of poverty and injustice.
The Water Policy, Partnerships, and Emergency Response Technical Director will primarily help with building WASH’s positioning and partnering around the partnership and with key stakeholders, contribute to the development around policy and advocacy related to WASH, and building external partnerships that will lead to Global WASH’s strategy, standards and policy models. The position will collaborate with policy and advocacy teams to frame the post MDG agenda and work to position the “Global WASH Champion” with key stakeholder audiences (SWAA/WASH networks & associations, UN, Senior Advisor of Hygiene). Lastly, the Technical Director will ensure that World Vision develops and updates quality strategies, policies, standards for both development and emergency contexts.
As a Christian organisation, we believe that every child is a precious gift to the entire world and that their well-being concerns us all. We will not rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed. We are looking for people who share our beliefs and our passion.



RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Capture strategic opportunities to build global market position, evidence of impact, brand identity and programme resources for WASH.
  
• In collaboration with Regional WASH Learning Centers, manage the development, documentation, and decimation of World Vision’s sector strategy, project models/approaches, guidelines, tools.
  
• Work with the WASH Community of Practice to implement a defined WASH advocacy and policy framework (at global, regional, national, and program level) and programme for integration into our Child Health Now campaign as well as to guide our overall global WASH policy and advocacy work.
  
• Collaborate with global partner’s advocacy around post-MDG agenda. This includes participation in SWAA, World Water Week events, and various other key WASH stakeholders.
  
• Research, develop and support external engagement opportunities for the Global WASH Executive to represent World Vision in key international forums, networks and boards to ensure WV’s voice on our WASH programming priorities are clear, consistent, compelling and known.
  

Desired Skills and Experience
REQUIRED SKILLS INCLUDE:

• WASH engineer or equivalent level of WASH tertiary qualifications.
  
• Significant WASH humanitarian program/response experience.
  
• A minimum of 10 years of WASH field experience.
  
• Highly linked into a broad network of WASH professionals globally and experience working with governments on WASH advocacy work.
  
• Demonstrated ability to establish strong relationships cross culturally and secure significant funding from institutional donors.
  
• The position requires ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 50% of the time.
  

If you believe you have the skills and experience to fulfill this vital and challenging role that will enhance the lives of vulnerable children, we'd love to hear from you.

Find the full description and apply online by the closing date 28 February 2014. For more information on World Vision International, please visit our website: www.wvi.org

Restaurant manager vacancy

Restaurant manager vacancy

Industry: Hospitality.
Location: Nairobi.
Our client a country's leading supplier and distributor of beverage products with a nationwide coverage seeks to recruit A restaurant Manager who will coordinate the entire operations of the restaurant.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities.

• Taking responsibility for the business performance of the restaurant.
  
• Analyzing and planning restaurant sales levels and profitability.
  
• Organizing marketing activities, such as promotional events and discount schemes.
  
• Preparing reports at the end of the shift/week, including staff control, food control and sales.
  
• Creating and executing plans for department sales, profit and staff development.
  
• Setting budgets and/or agreeing them with senior management.
  
• Planning and coordinating menus.
  
• Coordinating the entire operation of the restaurant during scheduled shifts.
  
• Responding to customer complaints.
  
• Ensuring that all employees adhere to the company's uniform standards.
  
• Meeting and greeting customers and organizing table reservations.
  
• Advising customers on menu and wine choice.
  
• Recruiting, training and motivating staff.
  
• Organizing and supervising the shifts of kitchen, waiting and cleaning staff.
  
• Maintaining high standards of quality control, hygiene, and health and safety.
  
• Checking stock levels and ordering supplies.
  
• Preparing cash drawers and providing petty cash as required.
  
• Helping in any area of the restaurant when circumstances dictate.
  

Qualifications/ Experience.

• Degree/Diploma in Hotel Management from Utalii College.
  
• At least 5 years experience in the hospitality preferably at management level.
  
• Age 35 years and above.
  
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
  
• Self initiative as well experience handling diverse teams.
  

To apply, send your CV and cover letter only to recruit@flexi-personnel.combefore Thursday, 27^th February 2014. Clearly indicate the position applied for and the minimum salary expectation on the subject line

Marketers vacancy

Marketers vacancy

Location: Nairobi
Industry: Education
Our client, a leading consultant that focuses in Corporate Performance Management is urgently looking for dynamic marketing ladies to market their training programme especially to government ministries and parastatals. The appropriate candidate should bring at least twenty (20) students per month.


Duties and Responsibilities

• Keep Sales Records
  
• Give Customer Feedback
  
• Marketing and selling the company’s products to potential and existing clients.
  
• Developing and maintaining marketing strategies to meet the agreed company objective.
  
• Identifying target markets and developing strategies to communicate with them.
  
• Monitoring and analyzing market trends.
  
• Building market position of the company by locating, developing, defining, negotiating and closing business relationships with clients
  
• Overseeing delivery of 100% sales target through effective planning and maintaining of good customer relationships
  
• Ensuring awareness with all competitors' data to ensure leading the market.

Skills and Qualifications

• Have the will and mind to do the above.
  
• Have a Degree/ Diploma in sales and Marketing.
  
• Be trainable and not easily discouraged.
  
• Be between 25-30yrs.
  
• Experience in marketing an added advantage

To apply, send your cover letter and CV only with no other attachments to tessie@flexi-personnel.com before 27^th February 2014. Clearly indicate the position applied for, your current salary and the minimum salary expectation on the subject line