Habitat National Director of Kenya vacancy

Habitat National Director of Kenya vacancy
POSITION TITLE: NATIONAL DIRECTOR (ND)LOCATION: NATIONAL OFFICE (NO), NAIROBI, KENYABackground
Habitat for Humanity Kenya (HFHK) is a non-profit, non-governmental Christian housing organization dedicated to the elimination of poverty in Kenya through housing. HFHK is affiliated to Habitat for Humanity International (HFHI). Anchored by the conviction that safe and affordable housing provides a critical foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty, Habitat helps people construct, rehabilitate and/or preserve their homes. Habitat also advocates improving access to decent and affordable housing and supports a variety of funding models that enable families with limited resources to make needed improvements on their homes as their time and resources allow. HFHK has been working since 1982 and has helped over 5000 families organized in some 200 community groups to construct simple, decent and affordable housing through provisions of loan capital and technical support needed for house construction. The organization is developing its new strategy aiming to increase its capacity, scale up and make positive impact on the housing conditions of low income people in Kenya.Purpose of position
The National Director provides overall leadership and management to HFHK, and guides the development and implementation of HFH Kenya strategy. S/he will represent HFHK vision, mission and values to all stakeholders. S/he will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the organization by ensuring resource mobilization, financial and programmatic support/management to staff and partners, partnership development and communications. The ND reports to the HFHK Board of Directors and liaises with the Program Manager from HFHI Europe, Middle East and Africa (HFHI EMEA) Area Office.Major responsibilities:
Leadership and strategic management

• Guides the development and implementation of HFHK strategy and long term business plan that lead to increased positive impact on peoples’ housing conditions.
  
• Models servant leadership and preserves, upholds and promotes Habitat for Humanity mission, principles and core values.
  

Board relations

• Acts as secretary to the HFHK Board of Directors in accordance with the organization policies.
  
• Oversees the development of the organization policies.
  
• Ensures HFHK Board of Directors’ resolutions are implemented.
  

Operations management

• The ND is responsible for the annual planning and budgeting, and manages the implementation of the plan and reporting of measurable outcome.
  
• Ensures the organization’s programme achieves scale, efficiency and effectiveness, and sustainability.
  
• Identifies and introduces best practices, and achieves high standards.
  
• Oversees programme planning, management, and evaluation through implementation of innovative partnerships and Appropriate BuildingTechnology.
  
• Ensures and demonstrates good stewardship of resources, and maintains professional relationships with consultants, contractors and service providers.
  

Compliance

• In consultation with the HFHK Board of Directors ensures the fiscal, legal and programmatic integrity of the organization.
  
• The ND is responsible for accurate and timely reporting to relevant country statutory authorities, to HFHI and to donors.
  

People management

• Recruits, develops, motivates, manages, and evaluates personnel, including staff, advisors, and volunteers, to promote the purpose and achieve the goals of the organization.
  
• Develops and implements effective training programmes and equitable human resource systems to invest in and retain quality as the primary asset of the organization.
  

Resource mobilization/Funding raising

• In collaboration with the HFHK Board of Directors and HFHI, the ND ensures that the mobilization of resources is adequate in order to achieve short-term and long-term strategic goals.
  
• Develops and implements, together with staff and HFHI, a fund raising strategy that mobilizes resources through diversified constituencies.
  
• Develops proposals to meet needs identified at community levels that can attract donor funding.
  

Relationships and advocacy

• Represents HFHK before the public authorities and other actors in Kenya, and is the main liaison person of HFHK with the media.
  
• Identifies, develops and maintains effective relations with all stakeholders, including government, bi-lateral and multi-lateral agencies, donors and sponsors, partners and homeowners, and the public at large.
  
• Develops and implements, together with staff, a communications strategy to promote the organization programme and brand.
  
• Develops and implements, together with staff and the support of HFHI, an advocacy strategy to promote policies and systems that advance access to affordable housing.
  

Knowledge, skills and abilities required:

• University degree in international development/relations, public administration, business administration, housing and urban development, and/or social sciences.
  
• Minimum 10 years of work experience in housing finance and/or micro finance or urban planning, housing development or social sciences, relevant to human settlement and community development in Kenya and/or East Africa.
  
• At least 5 year experience in senior management position.
  
• Experience in non-profit/NGO resource mobilization including proposal development, plus a local and/or international network of prospective donors and constituencies.
  
• Knowledge of housing issues in Kenya, and in particular affordable housing.
  
• Proven experience in leading and managing staff, including recruitment, staff development, training, mentoring and performance assessment.
  
• Demonstrated financial management competence, including the preparation and management of budgets and contracts.
  
• Experience in programme and project management.
  
• Knowledge of monitoring and evaluation.
  
• Excellent communication skills, confidence in handling prominent gatherings, media and events.
  
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Kiswahili.
  
• Computer literacy.
  
• Ability to travel nationally and internationally.
  

Preferred:

• A Master’s degree in development studies, project management or related fields is an added advantage.
  
• Continuing education in relevant fields such as NGO management, board development, resource mobilization, communications, and in country or region-specific issues is an advantage.
  
• Experience in housing microfinance or microfinance is a significant added advantage.
  
• Community development experience will be a significant added advantage.
  
• Experience in serving on or in the development of non-profit/NGO boards of directors.
  
• Experience in managing donor-funded projects/programmes.
  

HOW TO APPLY:

• To receive consideration, you must express interest by emailing your CV and cover letter directly to hfhkenya@hfhkenya.or.ke
  
• Closing deadline for applications is 8 September 2014.
  
• Only local candidates will be considered for this position.
  

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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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