EABL Group Treasurer Vacancy

EABL Group Treasurer Vacancy

External Job Title: Group Treasurer

Context/Scope
EABL group companies comprises: Kenya Breweries Ltd (Kenya), Uganda Breweries Ltd (Uganda) Central Glass Industries Ltd, Kenya Malting’s Ltd, UDV Kenya Ltd, IDU Ltd ,Serengeti Breweries Ltd , EABL Group, and EABL International.
EABL group activities involve extensive and high value cash transactions in the region dominated in various currencies with Kenya Shilling, Uganda Shilling, US$, GBP, Euro, South African Rand and Tanzania shilling forming the core portfolio of currencies.

The Treasury Function primary responsibility of managing and providing advice on all factors affecting Group cash flows, various financial investment/funding decisions and currency risks associated with the day-to-day running of Group business activities.
Purpose of the Role:

• Provide technical advice and support on all treasury related issues to EABL Group companies for both continuing and any new business developments/ acquisitions/disposals.
  
• Manage group cash to maximize return on asset-cash and minimize group funding costs Manage EABL Group cash portfolio to ensure appropriate group currency mix in line with group currency requirements and prevailing world economic trends
  
• Manage EABL Group foreign exchange exposure and other financial risks to acceptable risk limits. Ensure high-level safety of all EABL cash surpluses held with various financial institutions.
  
• Ensure timely, cost-effective and adequate funding of all group-financing requirements.
  
• Keep abreast of legal developments as published by Central Bank of Kenya/Uganda/Tanzania, Capital Markets Authority, Nairobi, Dar-es-salaam and Kampala stock exchanges and other regulatory bodies to ensure compliance with various statutes
  
• Perform all treasury dealing with banks on borrowing, investments, hedging and purchase of FX
  
• Keep abreast on all developments in banking industry to enable EABL group tap most updated banking products and technology.
  
• To manage EABL Group Banking relationship with its Group bankers.
  
• Manage inter-company settlement payments and processes
  
• Liaise with various financial institutions, and other EABL group offices for efficient management of various staff schemes.
  

Leadership Responsibilities

• Review outstanding Guarantees and Bonds to ensure compliance with Group policy and avoid excessive financial exposure created by such instruments
  
• Involvement EABL strategic planning process
  
• Provide Treasury support services to SSC team
  
• Keep abreast on factors affecting EABL pricing /bank relationships in the market
  
  
  

Top Accountabilities

• Cash Management
  
• Business Financing
  
• Investment of surplus cash
  
• Management of Group Bank Relationships
  
• Foreign Exchange Dealing
  
• Foreign Exchange Risk Management
  
• Treasury Reporting
  
• Capital Structure and Funding Policy
  
• Business Development and Strategy
  

Qualifications and Experience

• Business related degree
  
• A fully qualified accountant; i.e. CPA (K), ACCA or equivalent
  
• At least 5 years working experience in Treasury Operations
  
• Sound grounding on aspects of treasury and corporate finance management, e.g. key drivers of interest rates, foreign currency trade, hedging etc.
  
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills.
  
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  

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Healthcare Consultant Job Vacancy

Healthcare Consultant Job Vacancy

IBM- Nairobi
Job description
Collaborative care teams need to work across Healthcare settings to deliver integrated, personalized care experiences, prevent disease, promote wellness and manage care. To enable them to do this, they require a holistic view of an individual’s health. IBM offers innovative solutions, capabilities and partnerships to assist healthcare organizations to do this.

GBS: IBM Global Business Services is the consulting arm of IBM. At IBM GBS our business experience is real and so are the results we deliver to our clients. There’s no substitute for hands-on experience, which is exactly what our consultants bring to every engagement.

We are therefore looking for an e-health Governance, hands-on subject matter expert. The work will be performed predominantly at the client site. You must be a governance expert with in-depth governance in Info way engagements. You will focus on the following major offerings:

• Integrated Case Management
• Business Transformation
• Health Solutions including e-HR
• Accountability and Cost Efficiency

Required Skills:

• Prior governance in Info way engagements
• Strong executive presence and experience selling and finding solutions to consulting engagements to CXO level clients
• Prior exposure in any of the growth markets is a plus: Asia Pacific, Central Europe, Russia, Africa and Latin America
• Strong business acumen and Healthcare thought leadership with deep understanding of emerging business and technology trends
• Possess excellent analytical skills, with the capability to perform sophisticated hypothesis-driven analyses
• Experience in delivering complex strategic and technology implementation projects that address multi-faceted issues, working across organizational boundaries, interfacing with senior executives and working effectively in teams
• Our preference is for professionals that combine strong strategy development skills with a keen understanding of the impact of technology and innovation on business strategy

Role specific skills:

• 5+ years governance experience with Healthcare organizations, ideally with a combination of provider and payer organizations;
• E-Health consulting, solution design and solution delivery experience
• Experience and domain expertise in one or more of: clinical, drugs, labs, medical imaging, HIE (Health Information Exchange), EMR(Electronic Medical Record) , ESB(Enterprise Service Bus).
• Ability to interact with technical & clinical management and influence decision makers;
• Experience developing and managing proposals and value propositions;
• Ability to accommodate travel – 50% - 70% or more
Required

• Bachelor's Degree
  
• At least 8 years experience in Strong health care acumen and Strong Consulting Background
  
• At least 8 years experience in Strong Leadership
  
• English: Fluent
  

Preferred

• Master's Degree
  
• At least 10 years experience in Strong health care acumen and Strong Consulting Background
  
• At least 10 years experience in Strong Leadership

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.




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Safaricom Job Vacancies

Safaricom Job Vacancies

a)Senior manager- M-pesa product development
In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:
Reporting to the Head of M-PESA Product Development, the position holder will be responsible for managing Local product road map and ensuring that all products within FS team meet exceptional customer experience standards. He/She will lead the team to determine and deliver new and enhanced functionality to market through agreed local product road map.
Key Responsibilities:

• Project Manage the delivery of new functionality and system enhancements to the market, including requirement specification, testing, documentation of processes & procedures;
  
• Planning & Implementation of Mobile Commerce Services and deployment of Financial Services and other VAS platforms;
  
• Manage all projects that will deliver the roadmap both local and other vendor related products;
  
• Define product requirements for customization to meet specific customer needs and liaise with the technical team to ensure correct implementation;
  
• Manage the testing of new/enhanced functionality ,tariffs and business rules prior to implementation
  
• Ensure project development follow the existing Safaricom processes;
  
• Identify & implement local changes for process improvement, in liaison with internal stakeholders from technical and other departments;
  
• Define/Develop strategy and roadmaps for individual Value added services and be accountable in specifying, developing, launching and managing new value added services within financial services based on developments in the market place and on the opportunities offered by developments in technology Integration of Financial Services, VAS with internal and external systems;
  
• Interface with other commercial departments to fulfill critical business requirements;
  
• Assist Business Development teams or any other relevant teams in developing sector specific products in line with Safaricom customer segments;
  
• Analysis on market trends, technology trends in relation to Financial services planning;
  
• Interaction with senior level management in Technical /IT, PMO, Marketing and other to help champion new ideas and ensure appropriate size and scope of proposed action plans while demonstrating excellent project management skills, with a proven track record of successful delivery of projects on time, in line with budget expectations and to strategy;
  
• Performance management;
  
• Undertake talent management of the PD team;
  
• Provide reports for Safaricom Management;
  
• Undertake other duties as may be assigned from time to time;
  

Role requirements;

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant field;
  
• Project Management Certified – PMP / PMI or equivalent
  
• 6-8 years post-graduation work experience of which 3 years must be in a management role;
  
• Work experience in Multiple projects simultaneously from start to finish ; 6-12 month duration , which have an impact across the company; have impact on customers ;which have impact on revenue generation capability of the organization;
  
• Good understanding of financial principles, understands financial ratios, can interpret standard financial statements;
  
• Good understanding of the Kenyan market, subscriber preferences and subscriber trends;
  
• Attention to detail with good organizational, planning, report writing and presentation skills;
  
• Proactive, confident, energetic with the ability to work under pressure, to tight schedules/deadlines and monitor and follow up on all actions taken;
  
• A highly motivated person with a positive attitude towards work, innovative, creative, results oriented with excellent analytical skills;
  
• A proven team player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience, please send your resume with your cell phone contact indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title and job reference to the address below by Tuesday 12th August 2014.



The Head of Talent and Resourcing,
Safaricom Limited
Nairobi via E-mail to hr@safaricom.co.ke



b)Principal category sourcing officer
In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:
Reporting to the Senior Manager-Purchasing, the successful candidate will effectively manage the purchasing cycle, ensuring that procurement policies and procedures are complied with, negotiating and managing supplier contracts and end-to-end tendering process as well as ensuring that in all circumstances Safaricom secures the best service/product for the best economical price within Technology Categories.
Key responsibilities will be to;

• Define, implement and manage the entire category sourcing strategy and align it to the overall Business Strategy;
  
• Develop and maintain category sourcing framework that defines specific items parameters;
  
• Identify and analyze initiatives for projected savings (jointly with user departments and suppliers);
  
• Provide business strategy support & Value Delivery through fulfillment of immediate business Strategic requirements;
  
• Enhance internal customer self-service and building internal customer relationships;
  
• Manage contracted vendors relationships development through structured  framework;
  
• Drive compliance and Risk Management through ISO Audits, process/procedure reengineering, analysis/ reviews and adherence to regulatory requirements;
  
• Conduct Business Continuity Management for strategic supplies through self-assessment and audits;
  
• Negotiate and close sourcing agreements /contracts with suppliers;
  
• Maintain supply market awareness, intelligence and related trends in order to assess present and future category items availability;
  
• Development, maintenance ,verification and updating of information in master database;
  
• Optimization of Procurement to Pay process through development and implementation of business improvement;
  
• Develop and fully implement supplier catalogues/pricelists /source lists within the ERP system;
  

The ideal candidate should possess the following skills & competencies;

• Degree in Technology, Engineering, Business or similar qualification;
  
• Post Graduate Diploma Qualification in Supply Chain Management (CIPS);
  
• At least 5 years’ experience in procurement with (two of which should be in category sourcing management);
  
• Excellent understanding of category sourcing strategies, prequalification and vetting of suppliers, development of tender documentation and tendering processes, procurement performance management tools, skills in management of suppliers performance, international sourcing/ commercial relationships and supply contract management;
  
• Very Good communication and interpersonal skills;
  
• Team player with excellent influencing skills;
  
• High level of Initiative and self-drive;
  
• Problem solving and decision-making skills;
  
• Very strong interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain relationship with all stake holders.
  

If you meet the requirements and are self-driven, proactive and up to the challenge, please send your resume and application letter quoting the job reference number to the address below. All applications must be delivered on or before Thursday the 7th August 2014.




The Senior Manager Talent & Resourcing
Safaricom Ltd Nairobi
Via E-mail to hr@safaricom.co.ke