EMEAR (Kenya) - Associate Systems Engineer – Sales Vacancy

EMEAR (Kenya) - Associate Systems Engineer – Sales Vacancy
Cisco -Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
Job description
The world is connecting faster than ever before. Connect the unconnected by becoming a part of the Internet of Everything. The Cisco Sales Associates Program is looking for outgoing, early-in-career individuals who have a passion for technology and are motivated to succeed.

A successful Associate Systems Engineer (ASE) will expand their networking knowledge and be trained to collaborate with Cisco sales professionals to provide technical solutions for our customers.

Learn from top Cisco experts in a unique setting among your peers. The Cisco Sales Associates Program offers a global environment that provides 12 months of on-the-job training that will prepare you for a successful engineering career at Cisco. Gain hands-on education and experience with leading-edge technology, while receiving an attractive salary and accelerating your career aspirations.

For the first three months of the program, you’ll undergo courses focusing on the latest technology advancements, including Cisco architectures, solutions, products, and competitors. Over the next nine months, you’ll advance into an engineering role with the Cisco Global Virtual Engineering Team, shadowing technology professionals while continuing certification studies and virtual learning.

Global Virtual Engineering is a multilevel technical presales organization, which provides systems engineering services to customers, partners, and internal Cisco sales employees in a global virtual networked environment. Upon graduation from the program, you’ll be promoted into a Virtual Systems Engineering role within Cisco, where you can continue to grow your career.

Eligibility Requirements: 
• Undergraduate or graduate degree (minimum bachelor of science or Engineering degree)
• Graduated from an accredited university prior to program start date
• Preferred cumulative GPA of minimum 3.0 or equivalent in your academic program
• Electrical, Computer, or Networking Engineering, Information Technology, MIS, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics degree or other equivalent disciplines with an emphasis on Software Design practices preferred.
• Foundation in computer science, with competencies in data structures, algorithms, software design and object-oriented skills preferred.
• Technical support, presales or post-sales experience in the technology industry preferred
• Fluent in English, written and verbal as well as the language of the country you are applying to
• Must be able to legally live and work in the country for which you’re applying, without visa support or sponsorship (student visas or visas obtained on your own are not applicable for the program)
Relocation Requirements: 
The relocation expectations within the first three years will be the following:
• Year 1: You must be willing to relocate to a Cisco Sales Associates Program training hub within your region for the 12 months of the program. Cisco will provide relocation assistance when applicable.
• Year 2: Will be promoted to a Virtual Systems Engineering role in Global Virtual Engineering. You must stay at the Cisco Sales Associates Program hub location or be relocated to a Global Virtual Engineering hub in their home country for 12 months. Relocation outside the Cisco Sales Associates Program hub location would be based on business need. We cannot confirm final placement destination at the time of offer. Cisco will provide relocation assistance when applicable.
• Year 3: After the first two years within the Global Virtual Engineering organization, you are entitled to apply internally to open Systems Engineering positions within the company.

Program start dates: January 26, 2015

For information and updates please visit the Cisco Sales Associates Program page https://www.facebook.com/CSAPINFO


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Transactor Investment Banking: East Africa vacancy

Transactor Investment Banking: East Africa vacancy
Rand Merchant Bank- Nairobi
Job description

• Lead the origination, structuring and implementation process around bespoke DCM and lending solutions to working in partnership with the relevant SA product teams
  
• Have an understanding of rating advisory and listing requirements that may be necessary to facilitate the issuance of bonds in the African capital markets
  
• Lead the origination, structuring and execution of M&A advisory situations in the East Africa region
  
• Focus on developing strategic relationships with a target list of major African counterparties
  
• Interact successfully with the coverage team, Global Markets as well as the rest of the IBD Africa team
  

• Able to learn quickly and apply knowledge to a variety of situations.
  
• Able to add value to the implementation of transactions through an understanding of valuations.  
  
• Able to present ideas to CEOs and senior officials of clients.
  
• Able to add value to transactions for the benefit of RMB and/or the client through knowledge of the subject, innovation and lateral thinking.
  
• Able to manage ongoing client liaison and to build relationships for IBD and RMB.
  

Desired Skills and Experience
The successful candidate will have a commercial qualification with demonstration of strong academic achievement, a min of 2-5 years corporate finance and/or debt/loan capital markets experience (either in SA, the rest of Africa or globally) would be advantageous.
A passion for working in Africa outside of South Africa is a prerequisite.
Previous experience in M&A Advice in Africa is strongly preferred.
Experience:
MARKETS
An awareness of African stock exchanges - which companies are listed and their performance and prospects, major current and past transactions, the make up of the major indices and current and prospective performance
An awareness of the global capital markets – including, amongst others, the major drivers of liquidity and pricing, key investor concerns and relative positioning of credits
An understanding of the economic theory and realities affecting the financial markets, such as interest rates, inflation, balance of payments, exchange and growth rates
INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
RMB is looking for an entrepreneurial, self starter that has the energy and passion to develop the IBD business in East Africa
High level of social and inter-personal skills.
Building strategic relationships/networking
Influencing and impact incl. negotiation
Drive for results
Conceptual/Big picture thinking
Ability to think laterally, innovate and add value for RMB and its clients
The ability to express oneself clearly orally and in writing
Fluency as a public speaker
The ability to plan and write reports
Attention to detail and a passion for accuracy
CREDIT
Strong credit skills
ACCOUNTING
Must be able to read, understand and interpret a set of annual financial statements
LEGAL
A working knowledge of the law of contracts
TAXATION
An understanding of the taxation of companies, financial institutions and shareholders
VALUATIONS
An understanding of the theories and practices of company valuations

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Area Business Partner vacancy

Area Business Partner vacancy
Nation Media Group is the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa with operations in print, broadcast and digital media. It attracts and serves unparalleled audiences in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda.
We are seeking to recruit experienced and self-motivated individuals to the position of Area Business Partner in our Circulation and Distribution department. 
Reporting to the Commercial Manager, the Area Business Partner will work with the Circulation team to ensure that the team meets set Circulation and Distribution targets. 
Key responsibilities

• Achieving revenue and volume budgets;
  
• Managing Returns/ unsold copies within acceptable levels.
  
• Organising and driving the circulation operations through field sales visits to vendors and agents in order to maximize on opportunities for copy sales;
  
• Ensuring efficient management of the value chain;
  
• Reviewing previous day's performance with the distributor and setting the day's print order based on prevailing conditions like news stories, weather and economic situations;
  
• Resolving various distribution problems on the ground, identifying potential sales outlets and liaising with NCD for correct deliveries;
  
• Reviewing weekly payments with the distributor, collecting payment cheques on due dates and ensuring that the cheques reach the Circulation Accountant;
  
• Organising client relationship programmes in liaison with territory sales Supervisor with the distributor, agents and vendors;
  
• Managing and coordinating the Sales and Distribution Assistants.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in business management or a business related field;
  
• At least 2 years experience in FMCG environment;
  
• Analytical, self -driven and love to be measured on performance;
  
• Demonstrable passion for sales and marketing.
  
• Understanding of the dynamics and complexity of  print sales and circulation;
  
• People management skills.
  

If you meet the above criteria, apply online at http://careers.nationmedia.com on or before 11^th September, 2014.

 Note: We shall only contact the shortlisted applicants.