A Kenyan Job Market
A Kenyan Jobs Market
Unilever
Legal
Director EA vacancy
Unilever
- Kenya-Nairobi-Nairobi
Job
description
Unilever,
a leading FMCG Company is building a World Class Africa Legal
Team.
The key strategic thrusts to building a world class
legal team are Compete
& Win (pioneer
at the digital frontier through evolution of technology, win with
competitive claims and world class IP,); Partner
& Protect (through
regulation & external engagement, external provider management &
embracing risk and providing solutions whilst fostering business
integrity) and Talent
& Team (developing
world class talent, collaborating as one global team, agile, able to
simplify and remaining results oriented).
Main
Purpose of the Job
Be
a Business Partner to the relevant cluster functional heads &
Brand Building (Marketing) and be responsible for a team of lawyers
for East Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) as well.
Key
Responsibilities
- Identifies
legal risks and helps the business navigate them, providing legally
compliant creative solutions which deliver competitive advantage to
the business objectives taking into account cost, risk and other
consequences.
- Develops
a strategic approach to managing legal risk across East Africa
- Ensures
legal compliance of Category projects, activities and contracts.
- Autonomously
identify and manage legal and contract risks, their impact and
practically how to manage/comply with these
- Advises
on a broad range of complex cases which may be of strategic
importance to long-term business performance.
- Key
areas of activity are: litigation, brand-building, labour law,
commercial law, IP protection locally, competition/antitrust
- Takes
responsibility for local legal aspects of mergers and acquisitions,
joint ventures and other major organisational transactions.
- Partners
with line management colleagues to identify the options for
achieving business objectives within appropriate legal constraints
and will advise on the optimal solution, taking into account cost,
risk and commercial consequences.
- Plans
the conduct of substantial projects/litigation over many months and
may take ownership of significant commercial projects (e.g. joint
ventures).
- Leads
in negotiation/litigation, directing a team of lawyers, on a project
basis.
- Working
with the Legal Director for Marketing in South Africa, provide
creative, risk-based advice to Marketing on; Marketing, advertising
and promotional materials and related issues, Disputes with
governmental agencies, competitors and third parties relating to
claims and other marketing and product related issues, including
recalls
- Responsible
for identifying work to be outsourced, selection and management of
external lawyers, fee arrangements and service levels
Key
Skills and Qualifications
- A
Degree in Law
- At
least 5 years experience in a General Counsel rol
- A
solid legal background in FMCG is desirable
- Proven
track record of working with and leading diverse
- Working
knowledge of Marketing Law, Employment Law, MCO/Cluster Contracts ,
Commercial Law, Supply Chain Contracts and Commercial Law
- Dispute
management skills
- Code
compliance and corporate governance experience
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Communications-cum-web
specialist/specialiste/especialista vacancy
Job
description
Background
Information - Kenya
The
UNOPS Kenya office manages more than 60 projects in around 10
countries of eastern and southern Africa. UNOPS in Kenya helps
partners achieve their project goals in sectors including:
governance, education, health, the environment, grant management and
rural development.
Background
Information - Job-specific
The
United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) mandate is to act
as a project delivery platform for UN system agencies, funds and
programs, international and regional financial institutions,
intergovernmental organizations, donor and recipient governments, and
non-profit non-governmental organization. As a self-financing entity
within the UN system, UNOPS must ensure that the projects it delivers
meet client expectations in terms of cost, quality and time, while at
the same time ensuring that these collectively meet a broader array
of success criteria. The Program Management Office has been
established at the Nairobi Operational Hub (NAOH) to support
achievement of project level results that contribute to Program level
success. The PMO team comprises of a Team Leader as well as a number
of Project Officers, Project Associates and Project Assistants. The
Communications–cum-web-editing Specialist will be working on a
specific project titled ‘Implementing Integrated Water Resource and
Waste water Management in Atlantic and Indian Ocean Small Islands
Developing States (IWRM AIO SIDS)’. The project is funded by the
Global Environment Facility (GEF), jointly implemented by UNEP and
UNDP, and executed by UNOPS. The geographic scope covers the Indian
and Atlantic Oceans, focusing on 6 Small Island Developing States
(SIDS). The Goal of the project is to contribute to sustainable
development in the Atlantic and Indian Ocean SIDS through
improvements in natural resource and environmental management. The
overall objective is to accelerate progress on the World Summit of
Sustainable Development (WSSD) targets and the IWRM and Water Use
Efficiency (WUE) plans and the water supply and sanitation Millennium
Development Goals (MDGs) for the protection and utilization of
groundwater and surface water in the participating countries.
Purpose
and Scope of Work
Under
the supervision and guidance of the IWRM Regional Project Manager
(PM) and working closely with the rest of the Regional Project
Coordination Unit (RPCU) personnel, institutional focal points,
specialised UN Agencies, international, regional and sub-regional
agencies and organizations, the Communications-cum-web-editing
Specialist (CS) is responsible for the information capture, exchange
and networking between a wide range of participants in the IWRM AIO
SIDS Project, including the, government officials, scientists,
non-governmental organizations and the public at large. S/he will
also be responsible for supporting the implementation of the regional
components of the project relating to the six national Demonstration
Projects (Component 1), the Monitoring and Indicator Framework
(Component 2), the Policy and Institutional Reforms for IWRM
(Component 3) and communications, outreach and training (Component
4). The Communication-cum-web-editing Specialist will provide support
to the RPCU on communication related issues to ensure quality control
on all communication material produced; manage the project’s public
information products; and provide internal and external communication
and project support as delegated by the RPM. The CS will have proven
skills in website maintenance and web editing as such keeping the
project’s websites (including the national ones) continuously up to
date. Furthermore, the CS will have an advisory role with respect to
the use of social media at national and regional levels. The CS will
be expected to travel and undertake project activities as well as
support project teams in each of the project locations as well as
other project related functions.
Functional
Responsibilities
The
specific areas of support to the project are as follows;
- Develop
and subsequently keep the IWRM AIO SIDS internal and external
communications and stakeholder engagement plan updated.
- Explore,
evaluate and operate the modalities articulated in the communication
and stakeholder engagement plan within the project
participating countries and beyond (to and from) other SIDS
regions. This will include the following activities:
- Manage
writing team: select and assign communication work as appropriate
and provide quality control.
- Provide
quality control of the graphics and website to ensure
public information products convey the right message to the
right audience, and are completed on time.
- Ensure
equal language representation throughout the design
and dissemination of public information products in the three
languages used in the project through media management,
partnerships, mail outs, and provide support to website
planning, and social media strategy and implementation.
- Build
relationships with counterparts and teams in the
participating countries, relevant UN and Government departments
and external partners to gather information and provide advice
on communications products and outreach.
- Media
sensitization: draft media releases, organize press briefings, IWRM
and WUE issues workshop, etc. for media outlets, linking
project interventions to the broader environmental agenda (MDG
goals, etc.).
- Support
capacity building among project personnel and project partners
in communication in general, and writing and editing in particular
for sustainability and continuation of communication beyond
project duration.
- Assist
in the preparation of Terms of Reference for the development of
communication related tasks such as video documentary, short-term
journalist consultants, among others;
- Support
in the preparation of the Annual Operations Plan: Provide inputs
to Annual Operations Plan, particularly related to regional
components and communications.
- Serve
as web-editor for project’s website.
- Maintain
project’s website and support RPCU and member country teams.
- Advise
on the wise use of social media for project purposes.
- Perform
other communication and project related duties as required.
- Support
the creation of a network between local communities, project
implementation managers and decision-makers on a national and
regional level; to link and share knowledge across
geographically dispersed and socially diverse local
communities;
- Stream
line knowledge exchange within and between national and
regional institutions using appropriate communication media and
new resources;
- Disseminate
information and experiences within the project, and with the
GEF SIDS regional partners (Caribbean and Pacific Ocean
groupings) and GEF Distance Learning and Information Sharing
Tool (GEF DLIST) projects;
- Analysis
and utilization of the most appropriate tools to be used for
communicating and sharing information;
- Share
information between other SIDS regional groups (with particular
consideration being given to promoting the Joint Program for
Action between the Pacific and Caribbean SIDS, and expanding
this to include the Atlantic and Indian Ocean SIDS);
- Develop
key messages for all communication materials in all media
formats – print, web, social media, and presentations;
- Raise
awareness of water resource and environmental stress issues
using demonstration project impacts and lessons learned;
- Knowledge
exchange, learning and replication between participating SIDS
through website and RPCU support mechanisms;
- Help
facilitate informal and formal partnerships for IWRM on the
national, catchment and community level;
- Improve
public awareness and media campaigns raising awareness on water
issues, including public water services delivery as part of
improved governance holding national services to account;
- Support
the development of templates and subsequent reporting and
documenting lessons learned with guidance provided by the RPCU,
and the feeding of these lessons into an IWRM Resource Centre
for wider regional dissemination;
- Facilitate
transfer of IWRM regional practice from one SIDS to another;
- Prepare
comprehensive documentation of all phases of the project
towards replication, including case studies and lessons learned
from demonstration projects, as well as templates, best
practices and tool kits developed under all components;
- Support
feeding of outputs and outcomes from each demonstration project
into a virtual and hard copy library within a regional
knowledge warehouse facility, which will be located at an IWRM
Resource Centre for dissemination.
Monitoring
and Progress Controls
- Present
the finalized IWRM AIO SIDS internal and external communications
and stakeholder engagement plan within the first three months
of assignment.
- Develop
initial templates for experience notes and case studies within the
first three months of assignment; review experience notes and
case studies;
- Knowledge
and information materials for decision makers and the wider
public – regular newsletters, project bulletins, feature media
articles, poster series.
- Development
of TORs for one long or several short documentaries based upon
project implementation.
- Radio
and Television Public Service Announcements developed, produced
and disseminated
- Support
to all demonstration projects in the countries as requested and/or
deemed necessary by the RPCU in collaboration with the Results
and Knowledge Management Specialist, including recommendations
on how they can improve capture of best practices and lessons
learned;
- Maintain
up-to-date communications repository in all three
languages, including communications materials from all
participating countries, for management review and archiving
purposes;
- Further
develop the Project web site and include training materials for
courses and workshops organized by the project and a photo gallery;
- Prepare
the communications related budget component for fiscal year in
a timely manner for partners and RPM approval;
- Maintain
up-to-date communications financial data for management review;
ensure project financial reports are prepared on monthly basis or as
requested and presented to partners;
- Ensure
RPM and the Project Finance Manager are informed of any variation
in project budget and expenditure and advise for remedy or
budget revision in time;
- Ensure
checkpoint reports are prepared on a bi-weekly basis; communications
highlight reports are prepared on monthly basis or as requested and
presented to partners;
- Provide
support for all training programmes and workshops organized by
the project.
Perform
other related duties as required.
Desired
Skills and Experience
Competencies
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Accountability
- Partner
orientation
- Judgment/Decision-making
Education/Experience/Language
requirements
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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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