A Kenyan Job Market

A Kenyan Jobs Market

Tuesday, 28 January 2014

Today in the job market-Business Recovery Services Manager

Kenya - Business Recovery Services - Manager


The Company
PwC firms help organizations and individuals create the value they are looking for. We are a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 180,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in Assurance, Tax and Advisory services
We are looking for a Manager to lead and manage complex engagements to assist clients to achieve strategic growth objectives through financial analysis, restructuring/turnaround and insolvency solutions. This is achieved through developing the right strategy, identifying issues and points of negotiation and value, driving informed and empowered acquisition, divestiture and reorganization decisions to
optimise turnaround or exit strategies
Roles & Responsibilities
-Perform business development through active identification of leads, conversions of leads to expressions of interest, proposals and engagements.
-Manage BRS & Investigations projects of high complexity through projects plans, economics, monitoring and evaluating risks, budgets and delivery of projects as per required standards.
-Carry out rigorous reviews to scrutinize financial performance, operating dynamics, asset deployment and management issues to provide a range of options to clients.
-Undertake independent business reviews, divisional performance reviews, asset valuations and disposal options, facilitate sale negotiations and litigation support for clients.
-Deliver restructuring solutions designed to build a platform for swift recovery and sustained future success. Assess revitalization options, develop a plan of action and mobilize resources for effective implementation.
-Help underperforming client business plans and implement recovery strategies quickly and efficiently.
-Identify and apply appropriate internal control methodologies, terminology and design effectiveness.
-Identify and address client needs: building, maintaining, and utilizing networks of client relationships and community involvement; communicating value propositions; managing resource requirements, project workflow, budgets, billing and collections; and preparing and/or coordinating complex written and verbal materials
-Manage client relationships through leading meetings/projects, providing advice as the subject matter expert
-Manage, coach, develop and mentor direct reports.
-To participate in the firm's activities

Requirements
Education:
-First Degree in relevant field
-MBA/MSc (with business/accounting/finance orientation) is an added advantage.
-Professional qualifications in corporate finance, accounting, forensic audit, or legal studies is desirable.
Job Experience:
-Minimum of 5 years’ BRS experience in consulting or relevant experience in a large/global or fast growing organization
-Experience in building and maintaining strong relations with senior level clients and key industry contacts.
-Experience in restructuring, client recovery process, executor/corporate insolvency, interim management and independent business reviews.
-Experience in managing receiverships, and compulsory or voluntary liquidations.
-Expertise and aptitude with conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses in constructing integrated financial models, analyzing financial underperformance and related services.
-Demonstrated extensive leadership and knowledge of delivering the breadth and depth of the consulting services to clients in restructuring situations
-Demonstrated leadership skills and experience leading projects and diverse teams
-Ability to deliver on business growth targets
-Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities
Job Knowledge Requirements:
-Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of one of the following industries – Financial Services, Government Agencies, Consumer products and Telecommunication, Energy and Mining
-Working knowledge and understanding of compliance and risk review procedures, business processes and internal controls
Job Related Skills and Competencies:
-Flexible approaches to meeting goals as team manager
-Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and senior clients
-A proven track record of establishing and maintaining strong relationships
-A proactive approach to problem solving, delivering results and meet client expectations
-Strong IT Skills
-Excellent report writing skills
-Project management skills – ability to manage across multiple and complex projects
-Understand and live the PwC values
-Demonstrable creativity and innovation abilities
-Excellent presentation, communication and facilitation skills
-Ability to adapt and respond to change
-Adaptable to working and engaging with multiple cultures across the PwC network and across client environment.

Additional Information

If you are confident that you fit the person and job profile and you are keen on growing your career, click on the link below to apply. www.pwc.globalcareercompany.com   
Shortlisting will begin immediately your application is received.

Today in the job market-Humanitarian Communications Trainee

Humanitarian Communications Trainee


Call for Trainee Scheme applicants
About the Humanitarian Trainee scheme:
The Humanitarian Trainee scheme has been launched as a capacity-building initiative to increase the number of trained professionals in the humanitarian sector.We are looking for talented people committed to long-term service in the humanitarian sector in different technical areas, who can demonstrate outstanding people skills and the motivation to develop excellent technical knowledge. Applicants need to demonstrate that they are committed to the humanitarian sector and have actively taken steps towards developing appropriate skills and experience necessary for working in the sector.
The one-year scheme is designed to enable participants to develop the necessary skills in order to launch a career in the humanitarian sector.It is anticipated that, upon successful completion of the programme, trainees will go on to pursue a career in humanitarian work within Save the Children International programmes or other international humanitarian organisations. Depending on previous experience, the nature of the deployment placement and the availability of vacant posts, trainees will be qualified to apply to entry level positions and go on to pursue a career in the humanitarian sector.
The one-year programme combines structured, sector-leading training, head office trainee placements and self-study with coached field deployments and provides a chance for talented graduates to effectively contribute to international humanitarian programmes and gain experience in the humanitarian sector.
Who can apply?:
Anyone who meets the essential criteria can apply for the trainee schemes.
Please note: this is an entry level programme. We are looking for people with very limited or no experience in an NGO, people with this experience already will not benefit from this scheme.
Applicants must be:
  • Eligible to work in the UK immediately.
  • Be able to finance themselves (including accommodation) for 6 months in London.
Candidates can only apply for ONE traineeship.
What’s in it for you?
The Humanitarian Trainee scheme is a structured training scheme for those motivated by pursuing a career in the Humanitarian field and will complete the course with a sector-leading humanitarian agency. They are head office based for 6 months and field based for the same amount of time. During the head office based time, pocket expenses are covered, however during this time they on are a structured learning path that offers them the insight and practical skills they will need to work and succeed in this sector. Save the Children and their donors invest £10,500 per trainee during their 12 months as a Trainee this covers security training, support of a dedicated mentor, distance learning, international flights, accommodation, food, medical insurance and an additional £500 per month towards general living costs when in the field.
To apply click on

Today in the job market-Nurse

 Nurse
International Organization for Migration Nurse Job in Nairobi,
Kenya
Vacancy Notice: IOMKE/SVN/006/2014
Position title: Nurse  Position grade: G3  Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya  Seniority Band: Band IV 
Job Family: Migration Health  Organizational Unit: MHD Position Number: n/a Position Rated: Yes
Subject to Rotation: No  Reporting directly to: Chief Nurse
Overall supervision by: Migration Health Physician
Managerial responsibility: n/a  Directly reporting staff: n/a
Contract Duration: 6 months

Organizational Context and Scope
The International Organization for Migration(IOM) is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. As the leading international organization for migration, IOM acts with its partners in the international community to: assist in meeting the growing operational challenges of migration management; advance understanding of migration issues; encourage social and economic development through migration,and; uphold the human dignity and well-being of migrants.
In Kenya, IOM has since significantly diversified its programming since 2005.IOM currently implements interventions within the areas of emergency and post-conflict response, preparedness and response, disaster risk reduction, livelihoods, healthcare and psychosocial assistance, assisted voluntary return of migrants, immigration and border management, migration and development, resettlement and repatriation, family reunification, counter human trafficking, assistance to vulnerable migrants, and labor migration.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities
Under the overall supervision of the Migration Health Physician, Nairobi, direct supervision of the Chief Nurse, the incumbent will be responsible for assisting in performing required routine clinical tasks/procedures in connection with the health assessment and treatment to ensure that identified refugees and migrants are medically fit to migrate in accordance with the medical/health requirements of the receiving countries.

In particular he/she will:
-Assist in taking and recording medical history, performing anthropometrics and vital signs measurements, and help in visual acuity measurements.
-Assist the Chief Nurse in compiling medical records,files, charts, X-ray films,already decoded laboratory results prior to physical examination for doctor’s use.
-Authenticate the identity of refugee, as maybe requested, prior to clinical examinations.
-Assists the Migration Health Physician and Chief Nurse during actual physical examinations.
-Assist the medical officer or nurse in administering previously measured doses, prescriptions ordered by the Migration Health Physician.
-Prepare, install or sterilize medical equipment needed for medical examination.
-Request and re-stocks required medical supplies and drugs and medicines.
-Monitor and report expiration dates of drugs and medicines and refers to Chief Nurse for disposal.
-Maintain and safe-keep medical kits used by medical escorts and staff on duty mission.
-Assist the medical officer or nurse in performing pre-departure medical checks and distributing doses to travelling refugees/migrants.
-Prepare a report on therapeutic procedures administered to migrants, in accordance with the requirements of resettlement countries.
-Participate in field missions in out of duty stations and acts as nurse escort of medical cases.
-Maintain confidentiality of information and collaborative relationship with clients, partners and health professionals..

Competencies
The incumbent is expected to demonstrate the following technical and behavioural competencies.

Behavioural Accountability
-Accepts and gives constructive criticism
-Follows all relevant procedures, processes, and policies
-Meets deadline, cost, and quality requirements for outputs
-Monitors own work to correcterrors
-Takes responsibility for meeting commitments and for any shortcomings

Client Orientation
-Identifies the immediate and peripheral clients of own work 
-Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with clients
-Identifies and monitors changes in the needs of clients, including donors, governments, and project beneficiaries

Continuous Learning
-Contributes to colleagues' learning
-Demonstrates interest in improving relevant skills
-Demonstrates interest in acquiring skills relevant to other functional areas
-Keeps abreast of developments in own professional area

Communication
-Actively shares relevant information Clearly communicates, and listens to feedback on, changing priorities and procedures
-Writes clearly and effectively, adapting wording and style to the intended audience
-Listens effectively and communicates clearly, adapting delivery to the audience

Creativity and Initiative 
-Proactively develops new ways to resolve problems

Leadership and Negotiation
-Convinces others to share resources 
-Presents goals as shared interests

Performance Management
-Provides constructive feedback to colleagues
-Provides fair, accurate, timely, and constructive staff evaluations
-Uses staff evaluations appropriately in recruitment and other relevant HR procedures

Planning and Organizing
-Sets clear and achievable goals consistent with agreed priorities for self and others
-Identifies priority activities and assignments for self and others
-Organizes and documents work to allow for planned and unplanned handovers
-Identifies risks and makes contingency plans 

Professionalism
-Effectively applies knowledge of health issues in execution of responsibilities at appropriate level
-Maintains confidentiality and discretion in appropriate areas of work
-Masters subject matter related to responsibilities
-Identifies issues, opportunities, and risks central to responsibilities
-Incorporates gender-related needs, perspectives, and concerns, and promotes equal gender participation
-Persistent, calm, and polite in the face of challenges and stress
-Treats all colleagues with respect and dignity
-Works effectively with people from different cultures by adapting to relevant cultural contexts
-Knowledgeable about and promotes IOM core mandate and migration solutions

Teamwork
-Actively contributes to an effective, collegial, and agreeable team environment
-Contributes to, and follows team objectives
-Gives credit where credit is due
-Seeks input and feedback from others
-Delegates tasks and responsibilities as appropriate
-Actively supports and implements final group decisions
-Takes joint responsibility for team's work
-Technological Awareness
-Learns about developments in available technology
-Proactively identifies and advocates for cost-efficient technology solutions
-Understands applicability Technical
-Effectively applies knowledge of health issues in execution of responsibilities at appropriate level
-Demonstrated ability to maintain accuracy and confidentiality in performing responsibilities

Education and Experience
-Completed Secondary school diploma, Diploma in Nursing and registration with the
-Nursing Council of Kenya as a Registered Nurse.
-Minimum of 3 years work experience in Clinical Nursing.
-Training and experience in TB,STDs, other communicable diseases and migration health is considered an asset.
-Previous work experience with an international organization and NGOs dealing with refugees would be strong advantage.
-Proficiency in computer skills,especially in MS Office products (Excel, Outlook,Word etc)
-Languages: Fluency in both written and spoken English and Kiswahili.
-Advantageous: Proficiency in Somali an advantage.

Submit cover letter and CV including daytime telephone and e-mail address to:-

International Organization for Migration (IOM),
Human Resources Department,
P.O. Box 55040 -00200,
Nairobi, Kenya
or send via e-mail to hrnairobi@iom.int

Closing Date: 03 February 2014 Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted