Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, Samburu at Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a global humanitarian aid agency engaged in transitional environments that have experienced some sort of shock: natural disaster, economic collapse, or conflict.

Program / Department Summary 

USAID’s Office of Food for Peace recently awarded funding to a Mercy Corps-led consortium of Kenyan and international partners for a 5-year Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) in Turkana and Samburu Counties of Kenya. Through a phased approach that emphasizes evidence gap analysis, as well as partnership, learning, and co-creation with government, civil society, communities, and the private sector, the NAWIRI program aims to drive sustained reductions in acute malnutrition in both counties. Mercy Corps’ consortium brings together the global leadership, research capacity, technical expertise, and implementation experience necessary to partner with local institutions to test, adapt, and scale evidence-based solutions. The program requires a robust county-centered design with government leadership, active engagement from communities, the private sector, and civil society. Together we will sustainably reduce persistent acute malnutrition for vulnerable populations in Turkana and Samburu counties.

General Position Summary

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Coordinator is a key position for program quality assurance, accountability, documentation and learning. The position holder will lead the NAWIRI team in planning and execution of monitoring and evaluation activities at the county level while ensuring quality in accordance with accepted standards, providing essential feedback for learning, accountability and decision making. S/he will be responsible for program adaptive management agenda, collaborate, learn and adapt with program and county team in rolling-out a responsive M&E system that can provide updated and relevant information for reducing persistent acute malnutrition at county level. Support internal capacity building of program and County staff on monitoring and evaluation activities as well as strengthen the existing systems to be able to produce reliable data and support platform for data use for decision-making. S/He will manage day-to-day implementation of M&E activities at county level as highlighted in the M&E Plan, ensuring effective field-level collaboration, and promoting a culture of M&E for learning and adaptation.

Essential Job Responsibilities 

STRATEGY AND VISION

• Seek the active collaboration of consortium partners, County government and relevant stakeholder in M&E including harmonization of available system to sustainably and effectively track persistent acute malnutrition.
• Assist in creation of favorable learning environment involving all stakeholders for data use and evidence based programing at County level.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

• Coordinate with consortium partners and Country governments to strength county specific monitoring and evaluation needs and systems.
• Conduct M&E capacity needs assessment for project and Country staff and roll-out M&E capacity building activities with support from M&E Manager.

• Ensuring implementation of M&E plan at county level including data collection, entry, analysis and use for decision-making.
• Responsible for managing quality standards across the consortium and county level in terms of   data collection systems and process of evidence generation to inform adaptive management.
• Create and instill an M&E culture that promotes the learning and self-critical skills of program staff in the pursuit of project excellence.
• Support County Program Directors and other technical leads in the preparation of quarterly/annual activity reports and verification of reported data.
• Support County planning process including County CIDP, technical review meetings and sector specific data management processes like NDMA, MoH and others.
• Plan and conduct Routine Data Quality Assurance (RDQA) in collaboration with County staff for the reported data to ensure adherence to USAID/ Mercy Corps data quality standards.
• Develop data products/visualization for distribution and use during project/ county monthly meetings.
• Support rolling out and management of project community accountability and reporting system (CARM) at county level.
• Ensuring constant and consistent management of project and County MIS systems and use of mobile technology for data collection

TEAM MANAGEMENT

• Create and maintain a work environment where mutual respect among team members prevails and where the pursuit of individual and collective excellence is valued.
• Promote individual accountability and commitment by clearly and regularly communicating expectations and providing constructive feedback.
• Train project and county team members on their M&E responsibilities and how to use the tools developed.
• Conduct team performance assessment and monitor team development plan.

REPRESENTATION

• Develop the necessary relationships and partnerships with consortium partners
• Identify, build and manage trusted partnerships with consortium agencies, local government and other stakeholders
• Effectively communicate the program’s best practices to build Mercy Corps’ positive image with development stakeholders

SECURITY

• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
• Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.

ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING 

• As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

ACCOUNTABILITY TO PARTICIPANTS

• Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
• Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.

Supervisory Responsibility

• County M&E Officers from all Consortium Partners.

Accountability

Reports Directly to:  Field Director with technical oversight from the M&E Manager

Works Directly with: M&E Manager, MIS Manager, Technical Staff and County Government Samburu

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in international relief and development programs, with 3+ years in field postings, and 3+ years working for an international agency on monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
• Strong leadership skills, ability to coordinate huge M&E teams including working with consortium partners and county government M&E structures.
• MA in social science, international development, agriculture or relevant field (with coursework in M&E, research and evaluation methodologies, statistical analysis or organizational development) or similar field of study.
• Experience working with country M&E system, building country M&E capacity and knowledgeable of required diplomacy required working at county level.
• Strong technical expertise including passion for handling large amounts of data and transforming it into compelling visualizations that facilitate analysis and decision-making. Demonstrated understanding of intermediate statistics and the ability to summarize, generalize, and make predictions from large data sets.
• Substantial background in project management, including experience leading program design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation.
• Field experience in developing practical, useful, timely monitoring systems, both at the program- and country-levels that promote use of data for adaptive management and learning.
• Experience working with complex/large USAID funded project and familiarity with USAID/FFP M&E guidance and requirement is an added advantage.
• Comfort working with qualitative and quantitative methodologies for data collection and analysis.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills and experience with statistical/graphical software or spatial software.
• Proven experience with current technologies, such as web-based data management and analysis tools, digital data collection, mapping, Google applications, data visualization, interactive dashboards, etc.
• Experience in building iterative learning systems or feedback loops and approaches in human-centered design are strongly valued.
• Significant experience in facilitating learning and capacity building across teams.
• Ability to design and conduct data quality assurance and use of the result from the assessment result for decision-making and project adaptability.
• Excellent skills in using the following data analysis software; SPSS, EXCELL, STATA and Tableau

Success Factors

The ideal candidate will have a strong curiosity for understanding and working effectively within the complex cultural, political, security and social environment of Kenya.  S/He will be an excellent communicator and multi-tasker, and able to work in ambiguous situations. S/He must be able to demonstrate a commitment to promoting a culture of critical inquiry and learning be tolerant and flexible, and able to work in difficult and stressful environments and follow procedures.  The successful candidate will be focused on team-building and capacity-building of county staff; be a strategic thinker and have strong skills in design,monitoring and evaluation of development programs.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Mercy Corps does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process.

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Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, Turkana at Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a global humanitarian aid agency engaged in transitional environments that have experienced some sort of shock: natural disaster, economic collapse, or conflict.

Program / Department Summary 

USAID’s Office of Food for Peace recently awarded funding to a Mercy Corps-led consortium of Kenyan and international partners for a 5-year Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) in Turkana and Samburu Counties of Kenya. Through a phased approach that emphasizes evidence gap analysis, as well as partnership, learning, and co-creation with government, civil society, communities, and the private sector, the NAWIRI program aims to drive sustained reductions in acute malnutrition in both counties. Mercy Corps’ consortium brings together the global leadership, research capacity, technical expertise, and implementation experience necessary to partner with local institutions to test, adapt, and scale evidence-based solutions. The program requires a robust county-centered design with government leadership, active engagement from communities, the private sector, and civil society. Together we will sustainably reduce persistent acute malnutrition for vulnerable populations in Turkana and Samburu counties.

General Position Summary

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Coordinator is a key position for program quality assurance, accountability, documentation and learning. The position holder will lead the NAWIRI team in planning and execution of monitoring and evaluation activities at the county level while ensuring quality in accordance with accepted standards, providing essential feedback for learning, accountability and decision making. S/he will be responsible for program adaptive management agenda, collaborate, learn and adapt with program and county team in rolling-out a responsive M&E system that can provide updated and relevant information for reducing persistent acute malnutrition at county level. Support internal capacity building of program and County staff on monitoring and evaluation activities as well as strengthen the existing systems to be able to produce reliable data and support platform for data use for decision-making. S/He will manage day-to-day implementation of M&E activities at county level as highlighted in the M&E Plan, ensuring effective field-level collaboration, and promoting a culture of M&E for learning and adaptation.

Essential Job Responsibilities 

STRATEGY AND VISION

• Seek the active collaboration of consortium partners, County government and relevant stakeholder in M&E including harmonization of available system to sustainably and effectively track persistent acute malnutrition.
• Assist in creation of favorable learning environment involving all stakeholders for data use and evidence based programing at County level.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

• Coordinate with consortium partners and Country governments to strength county specific monitoring and evaluation needs and systems.
• Conduct M&E capacity needs assessment for project and Country staff and roll-out M&E capacity building activities with support from M&E Manager.

• Ensuring implementation of M&E plan at county level including data collection, entry, analysis and use for decision-making.
• Responsible for managing quality standards across the consortium and county level in terms of   data collection systems and process of evidence generation to inform adaptive management.
• Create and instill an M&E culture that promotes the learning and self-critical skills of program staff in the pursuit of project excellence.
• Support County Program Directors and other technical leads in the preparation of quarterly/annual activity reports and verification of reported data.
• Support County planning process including County CIDP, technical review meetings and sector specific data management processes like NDMA, MoH and others.
• Plan and conduct Routine Data Quality Assurance (RDQA) in collaboration with County staff for the reported data to ensure adherence to USAID/ Mercy Corps data quality standards.
• Develop data products/visualization for distribution and use during project/ county monthly meetings.
• Support rolling out and management of project community accountability and reporting system (CARM) at county level.
• Ensuring constant and consistent management of project and County MIS systems and use of mobile technology for data collection

TEAM MANAGEMENT

• Create and maintain a work environment where mutual respect among team members prevails and where the pursuit of individual and collective excellence is valued.
• Promote individual accountability and commitment by clearly and regularly communicating expectations and providing constructive feedback.
• Train project and county team members on their M&E responsibilities and how to use the tools developed.
• Conduct team performance assessment and monitor team development plan.

REPRESENTATION

• Develop the necessary relationships and partnerships with consortium partners
• Identify, build and manage trusted partnerships with consortium agencies, local government and other stakeholders
• Effectively communicate the program’s best practices to build Mercy Corps’ positive image with development stakeholders

SECURITY

• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
• Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.

ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING 

• As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

ACCOUNTABILITY TO PARTICIPANTS

• Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
• Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.

Supervisory Responsibility

• County M&E Officers from all Consortium Partners.

Accountability

Reports Directly to:  Field Director with technical oversight from the M&E Manager

Works Directly with: M&E Manager, MIS Manager, Technical Staff and County Government Turkana

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in international relief and development programs, with 3+ years in field postings, and 3+ years working for an international agency on monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
• Strong leadership skills, ability to coordinate huge M&E teams including working with consortium partners and county government M&E structures.
• MA in social science, international development, agriculture or relevant field (with coursework in M&E, research and evaluation methodologies, statistical analysis or organizational development) or similar field of study.
• Experience working with country M&E system, building country M&E capacity and knowledgeable of required diplomacy required working at county level.
• Strong technical expertise including passion for handling large amounts of data and transforming it into compelling visualizations that facilitate analysis and decision-making. Demonstrated understanding of intermediate statistics and the ability to summarize, generalize, and make predictions from large data sets.
• Substantial background in project management, including experience leading program design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation.
• Field experience in developing practical, useful, timely monitoring systems, both at the program- and country-levels that promote use of data for adaptive management and learning.
• Experience working with complex/large USAID funded project and familiarity with USAID/FFP M&E guidance and requirement is an added advantage.
• Comfort working with qualitative and quantitative methodologies for data collection and analysis.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills and experience with statistical/graphical software or spatial software.
• Proven experience with current technologies, such as web-based data management and analysis tools, digital data collection, mapping, Google applications, data visualization, interactive dashboards, etc.
• Experience in building iterative learning systems or feedback loops and approaches in human-centered design are strongly valued.
• Significant experience in facilitating learning and capacity building across teams.
• Ability to design and conduct data quality assurance and use of the result from the assessment result for decision-making and project adaptability.
• Excellent skills in using the following data analysis software; SPSS, EXCELL, STATA and Tableau

Success Factors

The ideal candidate will have a strong curiosity for understanding and working effectively within the complex cultural, political, security and social environment of Kenya.  S/He will be an excellent communicator and multi-tasker, and able to work in ambiguous situations. S/He must be able to demonstrate a commitment to promoting a culture of critical inquiry and learning be tolerant and flexible, and able to work in difficult and stressful environments and follow procedures.  The successful candidate will be focused on team-building and capacity-building of county staff; be a strategic thinker and have strong skills in design,monitoring and evaluation of development programs.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Mercy Corps does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process.

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Financial Planning and Analysis Associate/Manager at One Acre

One Acre Fund is a nonprofit organization that supplies smallholder farmers in East Africa with asset-based financing and agriculture training services to reduce hunger and poverty.

The Finance Advisory Services (FAS) team is made up of in-country and global associates who are the trusted advisors to organizational leadership teams in the area of financial strategy, sustainability and scale. Taking vast amounts of financial intelligence from budgets, spending patterns and projected work plans, FAS provides concise, actionable advice around how to allocate scarce resources to best achieve the country’s scale revenue, and impact goals. The goal of our small group of financial consultants is complete financial sustainability.

As a young organization, we are ready to hand over significant responsibility for specific, well-defined strategic initiatives as well as day-to-day management of our financial systems. As such, we are seeking an exceptional professional with 3+ years work experience, and a long-term career interest in international development. You will serve in a career-track position that combines financial and operational analysis with management experience.

Specific Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Support Leadership to Determine Strategy – Using the financial intelligence gained in the above priorities, you will work with the leadership to ensure that a solid strategic plan is in place to meet all impact, revenue and scale goals.
• Support Frontier Projects – Creating financial models for new business opportunities across the organization that emphasize program profitability and effectiveness in countries such as Ethiopia, Malawi, and Tanzania.
• Crush Strategic Projects:
  • Supporting/developing data strategy for Operations Innovations, Field, and Logistics such as:
    • Building a repayment analysis tool
    • Building analytic capacity, to be specified (training staff, developing standards)
  • Maintaining fertilizer projection model
  • Other projects as needed
• Manage and Mentor Staff – To support the above-mentioned activities, you will recruit, manage and develop a small team (one to three) of experienced staff that will assist with your analysis and communications goals.
• Annual Budget Facilitator and Champion – With support from the rest of the Finance team, you will spearhead the budgeting process, including workshop facilitation with stakeholders and review of the compiled budgets.
• Finance point of contact – You will act as the main representative between Finance and program teams and project manage a variety of finance-related projects by working to connect our FP&A, Accounting, and Treasury teams with country teams.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

We are looking for truly extraordinary candidates that will help take our organization to the next levels of impact and scale. This is a competitive posting for a career-track role with minimum initial commitment of two years. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

• 3+ years work experiences. Examples include a demanding professional work experience in a finance function (e.g. SME management consulting, an entrepreneurial role, working as a business or finance analyst).
• Confidence with numbers and providing quick, insightful analyses of the stories behind the numbers.
• Ability to clearly communicate in a logical and structured way to an audience with widely varying levels of expertise and interests.
• Ability and drive to work independently, while effectively prioritizing potentially conflicting demands from various teams.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, including both verbal and written communications.
• Experience with process design and implementation.
• Leadership experience at work, or outside of work, particularly in a matrix based organization.
• Strong educational background.
• Language: English required. Swahili strongly preferred.

Preferred Start Date

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, start dates can vary significantly by role. We are adapting rapidly to Covid-19 and most of our team is now working remotely. Given the changing environment, we will appreciate your flexibility in confirming a start date.

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Code Compliance & Public Affairs Manager at Nestle

Position Snapshot

• Ensure Codes & Government Regulation Compliance including monitoring, evaluating and reporting on practices according to the principles and aims od the WHO Code, relevant HA Resolutions, Government Policies & Local Regulations in ESAR clusters 1-5.
• Assist in development of strategy in devising a logical & strategical approach to key issues.
• Execute communications and lobbying initiatives.
• Develop, plan and execute public relations programs that enhance the external perceptions of the company. Interact and works closely with Corporate & Public Affairs

Position Summary

A day in the life of…

Compliance:

• Using the Code Management system for the specific clusters/countries as the guiding document to ensure that all activities within the team and region comply with the WHO International Code for the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, Nestlé Policy & Procedures and the Local Code.

Issues Management:

• Develop background information on issues of concern, analyse their potential impact and present recommendations to management.
• Remain current with issues in Infant and young Child Feeding.
• Provide Leadership in the clusters on all Code-related issues.
• Monitor policy issues, with emphasis on proposed legislations, which would have a significant impact on Nestlé business objectives.

Stakeholder Management & Partnership Building:

• Serve as a contact for the Nutrition Business Unit and develop partnerships with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Responsible for ‘relation creating initiatives/activities’ amongst key government departments, associations, WHO and other critical representatives in order to communicate on issues of importance for our Infant Nutrition business.
• Represent Nestle’s position to Government, Local Authority,Interest Groups and Associations.

Reputation Management:

• Ensure Nestlé maintains a consistent image and profile as a responsible corporate citizen.
• Enhance Nestlé’s corporate image and build credibility with stakeholders.

Codes Management System:

• Ensure implementation of local WHOCMS (WHO Code Management System) in every country (clusters 1-5) for daily operational activities.
• Ensure adherence to the Codes and Nestlé Policy & Procedures on the Implementation of the WHO Code.
• Ensure that no direct contact with the general public and preganant women or mothers of infants and young children is undertaken in business capacity (to promote infant formula).
• Review and update the WHOCMS in all clusters every 2 years.

Training:

• Ensure that all Nestlé employees and third parties (Distributors, Merchandisers, Wholesalers, etc.) are trained and supported as per the Nestlé Policy & Procedures to ensure compliance of our products in the trade.
• Keep record of all trainings and keep tracking tool updated regularly.

 

What will make you successful

• Bachelors Degree in Food/Nutrition/Science or equivalent qualification.
• 5 years relevant experience in the Food industry
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the Regulatory Affairs Environment
• Must have a sound understanding of various levels of Government
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality and professionalism
• Sound understanding of the Audit Process
• Experience in Reputation management

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Supply Chain Manager at Rama Homes Limited

Rama HomesLimited is a fully registered dynamic real estate company actively involved in the identification and development of property. We conduct feasibility analysis to determine the viability of each specific project and negotiate the acquisition of profitable projects on behalf of our clients/partners.

We are an upcoming E-commerce platform in the FMCG space, looking for a reliable Supply Chain Manager, responsible for the overall supply chain management. The manager’s responsibilities will include organizing and monitoring storage and distribution of goods.

Responsibilities

• Strategically plan and manage logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer services
• Stock management and financial reconciliation of stock
• Develop and improve standard operating practices and process flows for sourcing, loading, picking model stock and housekeeping.
• Manage the overall supply chain budget
• Direct, optimize and coordinate full order cycle
• Liaise and negotiate with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers
• Keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and efficiency
• Arrange warehouse, catalog goods, plan routes and process shipments
• Resolve any arising problems or complaints from supply chain stakeholders
• Supervise, coach and train warehouse workforce
• Meet cost, productivity, accuracy and timeliness targets
• Development of market zoning and target pricing strategies to meet customer needs
• Maintain metrics and analyze data to assess performance and implement improvements
• Comply with laws, regulations

Qualifications and key competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in logistics or a business related field. Supply chain CPIM,CPSM or CSCP certification is an added advantage
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in supply chain, preferably in an FMCG environment and 3 years at leadership level
• Experience in automated logistics and business software systems
• Record of successful distribution and logistics management
• Demonstrable ability to lead and manage staff
• Proficient in standard logistics software
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple projects

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General Manager at Rama Homes Limited

Rama HomesLimited is a fully registered dynamic real estate company actively involved in the identification and development of property. We conduct feasibility analysis to determine the viability of each specific project and negotiate the acquisition of profitable projects on behalf of our clients/partners.

We are an upcoming E-commerce platform in the FMCG space, seeking to engage a dynamic individual for General Manager to join our team in transforming the FMCG, E-Commerce space.

Based in Nairobi and reporting to the Managing Director, the overall responsibility is to develop and implement effective business strategies and programs for each business unit.

The General Manager will be responsible for providing effective strategic leadership and direction to the management team with a view to effectively realizing the mandate of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Oversight and supervision of all departments within the prganisation.
• Providing leadership and vision to the organization through the development of long term and annual plans.
• Overseeing the formulation and evaluation of the long range and annual business plans to ensure they are effective in enabling the organization achieve its business objectives.
• Providing mentorship, coaching and strategic guidance to members of the Key Management Team
• Advising the Managing Director on various matters affecting the organization and proposing solutions
• Participate in project planning, execution, monitoring and implementation.
• Business Development:
  • Engaging in activities that strengthen ties and contact with existing and future stakeholders and potential business leads.
  • Providing strategic guidance in the sourcing, negotiating and structuring of new deals.
  • Approving new deals proposed by the Business Development Team.
  • Propose the development of new services/products or the improvement of the existing ones in relation with market and results analysis.

• Human Resource Management:
  • Ensuring that the organizational structure and culture promotes achievement of the mission.
  • Maintaining a conducive work environment, suitable for attracting, developing and retaining a dynamic and competent workforce

• Stakeholder Management:
  • Optimizing returns to shareholders through operational growth and effective capital management.
  • Undertaking regular and appropriate Financial/Investment management and reporting to the board of directors on the performance of the Company.

• Financial and Business Health:
  • Overseeing preparation and approval of budgets.
  • Monitoring of cashflows and budgetary allocations.
  • Ensuring the business meets the set profitability and growth targets.
  • To ensure prudent management of resources for the achievement of the Company’s mandate and strategic objectives.

Qualifications and key competencies

• A degree in any field but with genuine interest in consumers and customers;
• FMCG background will be a distinct advantage;
• 7 years’ experience in sales, marketing or business with at least 2 years in general management.
• Excellent project management skills, study or certification.
• Good financial management and reporting experience.
• Demonstrated record of revenue and profit growth and new business development experience.
• Strong commercial attitude with the ability to think strategically.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Proven capability to provide useful insights and pragmatic solutions to business challenges.
• Strong interpersonal skills, team leadership and delegation skills.
• Excellent report writing skills

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Sales & Marketing Manager at Rama Homes Limited

Rama HomesLimited is a fully registered dynamic real estate company actively involved in the identification and development of property. We conduct feasibility analysis to determine the viability of each specific project and negotiate the acquisition of profitable projects on behalf of our clients/partners.

We are an upcoming E-commerce platform in the FMCG space, looking for a creative, competent Sales and Marketing Manager with route to market experience and channel sales management to join our team.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing and effectively implementing marketing activities for the brand
• Develop E-commerce sales strategies to meet revenue and growth targets
• Go-to-market channel management/ market penetration strategy.
• Providing regular budget allocation updates to the General Manager
• Preparation of weekly sales reports and analysis for review by the General Manager
• Development of effective business development strategies.
• Build offline channel
• Implement and utilize analytics to track sales trends and identify opportunities for growth
• Conceptualize digital marketing initiatives, analyze data and measure results
• Plan and monitor company’s paid search marketing campaigns
• Partner with brand owners to leverage all marketing opportunities
• Create and manage product descriptions for online marketplace platforms
• Pioneer and create new opportunities with ecommerce accounts, identifying white space and marketing opportunities to generate sales
• Build a trust and foster a relationship to be recognized as a premium ecommerce supplier
• Become immersed and educated in all of the company’s categories, brands and licensed products
• Conduct extensive online research, at all times understanding marketing and sales strategies from all major ecommerce retailers
• Actively participate in scheduled internal weekly and regular sales meetings, preparing in advance to share relevant and beneficial information
• Collaborate with your sales peers, design teams and management to ensure that you are offering the very best assortment to the customer

Qualifications and key competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or a business related field from a recognized institution
• Ability to apply critical thinking and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions and approaches to arising problems
• 5 or more years’ experience in brand development and project management, digital marketing in E-commerce and Routes to Market (RTM) strategies
• Exceptional time management skills; ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple projects with overlapping goals and objectives
• Ability to influence and interact with senior management
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills

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Head of Legal at Britam

Britam is a leading diversified financial services group, listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The group has interests across the Eastern and Southern Africa region, with operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Mozambique and Malawi

Job Purpose and Key responsibilities

Job Purpose:

This role will provide Legal support to the Life Assurance Business by formulating and implementing policies and procedures to ensure the business remains fully compliant with all Laws and Regulations. The role will also provide Company Secretarial services to Board Committees and ensure members receive support and the necessary advice for them to discharge their duties.

Key responsibilities

• Advise insurance business on all matters touching on the law.
• Review newly instituted matters and advise management .
• Research and interpret regulatory requirements of new Insurance products and/or services.
• Provide assistance to the operational areas with day-to-day regulatory Insurance compliance issues .
• Assist with handling more complex Insurance regulatory compliance issues.
• Keep current on national requirements regarding Insurance and communicate issues and new statutory developments to executive team.
• Provide high quality legal opinions to enable effective management of legal risks .
• Prepare agreement for appointment of advocates.
• Receive final ruling and ensure it is captured .
• Negotiating out of court settlements with a view of saving costs.
• Approving payment of legal fees and judgments and /or discharge Vouchers.
• Securities perfection (Mortgages, plot loan etc.) and ensuring Britam is protected at all times.
• Ensure safe custody of the insurance instruments and documents such as organization seal, charged documents and suit papers, and ensure confidentiality and privacy of all legal data of the business.
• Provide legal advice to the insurance business on all legal matters related to its activities and mandate premised on a platform that is well researched, reasoned and timely .
• Ensuring insurance business is compliant with all statutory requirements;
• Advising management on the interpretation, impact and effect of the relevant laws and general conditions affecting their various areas of operation;
• Providing strategic legal advice, including advice on business and product development.
• Liaison with the various regulatory agencies, including but not limited to IRA.
• Respond to demand letters and making best efforts to sort out disputes before they are referred to a court of law.
• Liaise with external lawyers on conduct of court matters;
• Liaise with company staff on required documentation, witnesses etc. with respect to matters in court;
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time
• Delegated Authority:  As per the approved Delegated Authority Matrix.

Key Performance Measures

As described in your Personal Score Card

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

 

• Bachelor’s degree in Law
• Master’s degree in Law (added advantage)
• Diploma in Law
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
• Possess a valid practicing license
• 7-10 years post admission (to the roll of advocates) and two (2) years’ experience at manager level.
• Company Secretarial experience in a busy corporate organization.
• Certified Public Secretary of Kenya CPS (K) (desirable)
• Experience in the insurance industry will be an added advantage

Technical/ Functional competencies

 

• Knowledge of legal concepts.
• Knowledge in Diversity management.
• Knowledge in Legal Procedures.
• Ability to drive change.
• Project Management.
• Stakeholder Management.
• Report writing-ability to develop reports.
• Strategic Planning.
• Leadership and management-ability to lead teams, mentor and coach staff.
• Performance Management and team building.
• Decision making –ability to make strategic decisions in a timely and effective manner.
• High moral and ethical standing.

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Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, Samburu at Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a global humanitarian aid agency engaged in transitional environments that have experienced some sort of shock: natural disaster, economic collapse, or conflict.

Program / Department Summary 

USAID’s Office of Food for Peace recently awarded funding to a Mercy Corps-led consortium of Kenyan and international partners for a 5-year Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) in Turkana and Samburu Counties of Kenya. Through a phased approach that emphasizes evidence gap analysis, as well as partnership, learning, and co-creation with government, civil society, communities, and the private sector, the NAWIRI program aims to drive sustained reductions in acute malnutrition in both counties. Mercy Corps’ consortium brings together the global leadership, research capacity, technical expertise, and implementation experience necessary to partner with local institutions to test, adapt, and scale evidence-based solutions. The program requires a robust county-centered design with government leadership, active engagement from communities, the private sector, and civil society. Together we will sustainably reduce persistent acute malnutrition for vulnerable populations in Turkana and Samburu counties.

General Position Summary

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Coordinator is a key position for program quality assurance, accountability, documentation and learning. The position holder will lead the NAWIRI team in planning and execution of monitoring and evaluation activities at the county level while ensuring quality in accordance with accepted standards, providing essential feedback for learning, accountability and decision making. S/he will be responsible for program adaptive management agenda, collaborate, learn and adapt with program and county team in rolling-out a responsive M&E system that can provide updated and relevant information for reducing persistent acute malnutrition at county level. Support internal capacity building of program and County staff on monitoring and evaluation activities as well as strengthen the existing systems to be able to produce reliable data and support platform for data use for decision-making. S/He will manage day-to-day implementation of M&E activities at county level as highlighted in the M&E Plan, ensuring effective field-level collaboration, and promoting a culture of M&E for learning and adaptation.

Essential Job Responsibilities 

STRATEGY AND VISION

• Seek the active collaboration of consortium partners, County government and relevant stakeholder in M&E including harmonization of available system to sustainably and effectively track persistent acute malnutrition.
• Assist in creation of favorable learning environment involving all stakeholders for data use and evidence based programing at County level.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

• Coordinate with consortium partners and Country governments to strength county specific monitoring and evaluation needs and systems.
• Conduct M&E capacity needs assessment for project and Country staff and roll-out M&E capacity building activities with support from M&E Manager.

• Ensuring implementation of M&E plan at county level including data collection, entry, analysis and use for decision-making.
• Responsible for managing quality standards across the consortium and county level in terms of   data collection systems and process of evidence generation to inform adaptive management.
• Create and instill an M&E culture that promotes the learning and self-critical skills of program staff in the pursuit of project excellence.
• Support County Program Directors and other technical leads in the preparation of quarterly/annual activity reports and verification of reported data.
• Support County planning process including County CIDP, technical review meetings and sector specific data management processes like NDMA, MoH and others.
• Plan and conduct Routine Data Quality Assurance (RDQA) in collaboration with County staff for the reported data to ensure adherence to USAID/ Mercy Corps data quality standards.
• Develop data products/visualization for distribution and use during project/ county monthly meetings.
• Support rolling out and management of project community accountability and reporting system (CARM) at county level.
• Ensuring constant and consistent management of project and County MIS systems and use of mobile technology for data collection

TEAM MANAGEMENT

• Create and maintain a work environment where mutual respect among team members prevails and where the pursuit of individual and collective excellence is valued.
• Promote individual accountability and commitment by clearly and regularly communicating expectations and providing constructive feedback.
• Train project and county team members on their M&E responsibilities and how to use the tools developed.
• Conduct team performance assessment and monitor team development plan.

REPRESENTATION

• Develop the necessary relationships and partnerships with consortium partners
• Identify, build and manage trusted partnerships with consortium agencies, local government and other stakeholders
• Effectively communicate the program’s best practices to build Mercy Corps’ positive image with development stakeholders

SECURITY

• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
• Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.

ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING 

• As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

ACCOUNTABILITY TO PARTICIPANTS

• Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
• Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.

Supervisory Responsibility

• County M&E Officers from all Consortium Partners.

Accountability

Reports Directly to:  Field Director with technical oversight from the M&E Manager

Works Directly with: M&E Manager, MIS Manager, Technical Staff and County Government Samburu

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in international relief and development programs, with 3+ years in field postings, and 3+ years working for an international agency on monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
• Strong leadership skills, ability to coordinate huge M&E teams including working with consortium partners and county government M&E structures.
• MA in social science, international development, agriculture or relevant field (with coursework in M&E, research and evaluation methodologies, statistical analysis or organizational development) or similar field of study.
• Experience working with country M&E system, building country M&E capacity and knowledgeable of required diplomacy required working at county level.
• Strong technical expertise including passion for handling large amounts of data and transforming it into compelling visualizations that facilitate analysis and decision-making. Demonstrated understanding of intermediate statistics and the ability to summarize, generalize, and make predictions from large data sets.
• Substantial background in project management, including experience leading program design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation.
• Field experience in developing practical, useful, timely monitoring systems, both at the program- and country-levels that promote use of data for adaptive management and learning.
• Experience working with complex/large USAID funded project and familiarity with USAID/FFP M&E guidance and requirement is an added advantage.
• Comfort working with qualitative and quantitative methodologies for data collection and analysis.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills and experience with statistical/graphical software or spatial software.
• Proven experience with current technologies, such as web-based data management and analysis tools, digital data collection, mapping, Google applications, data visualization, interactive dashboards, etc.
• Experience in building iterative learning systems or feedback loops and approaches in human-centered design are strongly valued.
• Significant experience in facilitating learning and capacity building across teams.
• Ability to design and conduct data quality assurance and use of the result from the assessment result for decision-making and project adaptability.
• Excellent skills in using the following data analysis software; SPSS, EXCELL, STATA and Tableau

Success Factors

The ideal candidate will have a strong curiosity for understanding and working effectively within the complex cultural, political, security and social environment of Kenya.  S/He will be an excellent communicator and multi-tasker, and able to work in ambiguous situations. S/He must be able to demonstrate a commitment to promoting a culture of critical inquiry and learning be tolerant and flexible, and able to work in difficult and stressful environments and follow procedures.  The successful candidate will be focused on team-building and capacity-building of county staff; be a strategic thinker and have strong skills in design,monitoring and evaluation of development programs.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Mercy Corps does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process.

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Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator, Turkana at Mercy Corps

Mercy Corps is a global humanitarian aid agency engaged in transitional environments that have experienced some sort of shock: natural disaster, economic collapse, or conflict.

Program / Department Summary 

USAID’s Office of Food for Peace recently awarded funding to a Mercy Corps-led consortium of Kenyan and international partners for a 5-year Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) in Turkana and Samburu Counties of Kenya. Through a phased approach that emphasizes evidence gap analysis, as well as partnership, learning, and co-creation with government, civil society, communities, and the private sector, the NAWIRI program aims to drive sustained reductions in acute malnutrition in both counties. Mercy Corps’ consortium brings together the global leadership, research capacity, technical expertise, and implementation experience necessary to partner with local institutions to test, adapt, and scale evidence-based solutions. The program requires a robust county-centered design with government leadership, active engagement from communities, the private sector, and civil society. Together we will sustainably reduce persistent acute malnutrition for vulnerable populations in Turkana and Samburu counties.

General Position Summary

The Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Coordinator is a key position for program quality assurance, accountability, documentation and learning. The position holder will lead the NAWIRI team in planning and execution of monitoring and evaluation activities at the county level while ensuring quality in accordance with accepted standards, providing essential feedback for learning, accountability and decision making. S/he will be responsible for program adaptive management agenda, collaborate, learn and adapt with program and county team in rolling-out a responsive M&E system that can provide updated and relevant information for reducing persistent acute malnutrition at county level. Support internal capacity building of program and County staff on monitoring and evaluation activities as well as strengthen the existing systems to be able to produce reliable data and support platform for data use for decision-making. S/He will manage day-to-day implementation of M&E activities at county level as highlighted in the M&E Plan, ensuring effective field-level collaboration, and promoting a culture of M&E for learning and adaptation.

Essential Job Responsibilities 

STRATEGY AND VISION

• Seek the active collaboration of consortium partners, County government and relevant stakeholder in M&E including harmonization of available system to sustainably and effectively track persistent acute malnutrition.
• Assist in creation of favorable learning environment involving all stakeholders for data use and evidence based programing at County level.

PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

• Coordinate with consortium partners and Country governments to strength county specific monitoring and evaluation needs and systems.
• Conduct M&E capacity needs assessment for project and Country staff and roll-out M&E capacity building activities with support from M&E Manager.

• Ensuring implementation of M&E plan at county level including data collection, entry, analysis and use for decision-making.
• Responsible for managing quality standards across the consortium and county level in terms of   data collection systems and process of evidence generation to inform adaptive management.
• Create and instill an M&E culture that promotes the learning and self-critical skills of program staff in the pursuit of project excellence.
• Support County Program Directors and other technical leads in the preparation of quarterly/annual activity reports and verification of reported data.
• Support County planning process including County CIDP, technical review meetings and sector specific data management processes like NDMA, MoH and others.
• Plan and conduct Routine Data Quality Assurance (RDQA) in collaboration with County staff for the reported data to ensure adherence to USAID/ Mercy Corps data quality standards.
• Develop data products/visualization for distribution and use during project/ county monthly meetings.
• Support rolling out and management of project community accountability and reporting system (CARM) at county level.
• Ensuring constant and consistent management of project and County MIS systems and use of mobile technology for data collection

TEAM MANAGEMENT

• Create and maintain a work environment where mutual respect among team members prevails and where the pursuit of individual and collective excellence is valued.
• Promote individual accountability and commitment by clearly and regularly communicating expectations and providing constructive feedback.
• Train project and county team members on their M&E responsibilities and how to use the tools developed.
• Conduct team performance assessment and monitor team development plan.

REPRESENTATION

• Develop the necessary relationships and partnerships with consortium partners
• Identify, build and manage trusted partnerships with consortium agencies, local government and other stakeholders
• Effectively communicate the program’s best practices to build Mercy Corps’ positive image with development stakeholders

SECURITY

• Ensure compliance with security procedures and policies as determined by country leadership.
• Proactively ensure that team members operate in a secure environment and are aware of policies.

ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING 

• As part of our commitment to organizational learning and in support of our understanding that learning organizations are more effective, efficient and relevant to the communities they serve, we expect all team members to commit 5% of their time to learning activities that benefit Mercy Corps as well as themselves.

ACCOUNTABILITY TO PARTICIPANTS

• Mercy Corps team members are expected to support all efforts towards accountability, specifically to our beneficiaries and to international standards guiding international relief and development work, while actively engaging beneficiary communities as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of our field projects.
• Team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner and respect local laws, customs and MC’s policies, procedures, and values at all times and in all in-country venues.

Supervisory Responsibility

• County M&E Officers from all Consortium Partners.

Accountability

Reports Directly to:  Field Director with technical oversight from the M&E Manager

Works Directly with: M&E Manager, MIS Manager, Technical Staff and County Government Turkana

Knowledge and Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in international relief and development programs, with 3+ years in field postings, and 3+ years working for an international agency on monitoring, evaluation, and learning.
• Strong leadership skills, ability to coordinate huge M&E teams including working with consortium partners and county government M&E structures.
• MA in social science, international development, agriculture or relevant field (with coursework in M&E, research and evaluation methodologies, statistical analysis or organizational development) or similar field of study.
• Experience working with country M&E system, building country M&E capacity and knowledgeable of required diplomacy required working at county level.
• Strong technical expertise including passion for handling large amounts of data and transforming it into compelling visualizations that facilitate analysis and decision-making. Demonstrated understanding of intermediate statistics and the ability to summarize, generalize, and make predictions from large data sets.
• Substantial background in project management, including experience leading program design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation.
• Field experience in developing practical, useful, timely monitoring systems, both at the program- and country-levels that promote use of data for adaptive management and learning.
• Experience working with complex/large USAID funded project and familiarity with USAID/FFP M&E guidance and requirement is an added advantage.
• Comfort working with qualitative and quantitative methodologies for data collection and analysis.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills and experience with statistical/graphical software or spatial software.
• Proven experience with current technologies, such as web-based data management and analysis tools, digital data collection, mapping, Google applications, data visualization, interactive dashboards, etc.
• Experience in building iterative learning systems or feedback loops and approaches in human-centered design are strongly valued.
• Significant experience in facilitating learning and capacity building across teams.
• Ability to design and conduct data quality assurance and use of the result from the assessment result for decision-making and project adaptability.
• Excellent skills in using the following data analysis software; SPSS, EXCELL, STATA and Tableau

Success Factors

The ideal candidate will have a strong curiosity for understanding and working effectively within the complex cultural, political, security and social environment of Kenya.  S/He will be an excellent communicator and multi-tasker, and able to work in ambiguous situations. S/He must be able to demonstrate a commitment to promoting a culture of critical inquiry and learning be tolerant and flexible, and able to work in difficult and stressful environments and follow procedures.  The successful candidate will be focused on team-building and capacity-building of county staff; be a strategic thinker and have strong skills in design,monitoring and evaluation of development programs.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Mercy Corps does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process.

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Financial Planning and Analysis Associate/Manager at One Acre

One Acre Fund is a nonprofit organization that supplies smallholder farmers in East Africa with asset-based financing and agriculture training services to reduce hunger and poverty.

The Finance Advisory Services (FAS) team is made up of in-country and global associates who are the trusted advisors to organizational leadership teams in the area of financial strategy, sustainability and scale. Taking vast amounts of financial intelligence from budgets, spending patterns and projected work plans, FAS provides concise, actionable advice around how to allocate scarce resources to best achieve the country’s scale revenue, and impact goals. The goal of our small group of financial consultants is complete financial sustainability.

As a young organization, we are ready to hand over significant responsibility for specific, well-defined strategic initiatives as well as day-to-day management of our financial systems. As such, we are seeking an exceptional professional with 3+ years work experience, and a long-term career interest in international development. You will serve in a career-track position that combines financial and operational analysis with management experience.

Specific Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Support Leadership to Determine Strategy – Using the financial intelligence gained in the above priorities, you will work with the leadership to ensure that a solid strategic plan is in place to meet all impact, revenue and scale goals.
• Support Frontier Projects – Creating financial models for new business opportunities across the organization that emphasize program profitability and effectiveness in countries such as Ethiopia, Malawi, and Tanzania.
• Crush Strategic Projects:
  • Supporting/developing data strategy for Operations Innovations, Field, and Logistics such as:
    • Building a repayment analysis tool
    • Building analytic capacity, to be specified (training staff, developing standards)
  • Maintaining fertilizer projection model
  • Other projects as needed
• Manage and Mentor Staff – To support the above-mentioned activities, you will recruit, manage and develop a small team (one to three) of experienced staff that will assist with your analysis and communications goals.
• Annual Budget Facilitator and Champion – With support from the rest of the Finance team, you will spearhead the budgeting process, including workshop facilitation with stakeholders and review of the compiled budgets.
• Finance point of contact – You will act as the main representative between Finance and program teams and project manage a variety of finance-related projects by working to connect our FP&A, Accounting, and Treasury teams with country teams.

Career Growth and Development

We have a strong culture of constant learning and we invest in developing our people. You’ll have weekly check-ins with your manager, access to mentorship and training programs, and regular feedback on your performance. We hold career reviews every six months, and set aside time to discuss your aspirations and career goals. You’ll have the opportunity to shape a growing organization and build a rewarding long-term career.

Qualifications

We are looking for truly extraordinary candidates that will help take our organization to the next levels of impact and scale. This is a competitive posting for a career-track role with minimum initial commitment of two years. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:

• 3+ years work experiences. Examples include a demanding professional work experience in a finance function (e.g. SME management consulting, an entrepreneurial role, working as a business or finance analyst).
• Confidence with numbers and providing quick, insightful analyses of the stories behind the numbers.
• Ability to clearly communicate in a logical and structured way to an audience with widely varying levels of expertise and interests.
• Ability and drive to work independently, while effectively prioritizing potentially conflicting demands from various teams.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills, including both verbal and written communications.
• Experience with process design and implementation.
• Leadership experience at work, or outside of work, particularly in a matrix based organization.
• Strong educational background.
• Language: English required. Swahili strongly preferred.

Preferred Start Date

Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, start dates can vary significantly by role. We are adapting rapidly to Covid-19 and most of our team is now working remotely. Given the changing environment, we will appreciate your flexibility in confirming a start date.

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Code Compliance & Public Affairs Manager at Nestle

Position Snapshot

• Ensure Codes & Government Regulation Compliance including monitoring, evaluating and reporting on practices according to the principles and aims od the WHO Code, relevant HA Resolutions, Government Policies & Local Regulations in ESAR clusters 1-5.
• Assist in development of strategy in devising a logical & strategical approach to key issues.
• Execute communications and lobbying initiatives.
• Develop, plan and execute public relations programs that enhance the external perceptions of the company. Interact and works closely with Corporate & Public Affairs

Position Summary

A day in the life of…

Compliance:

• Using the Code Management system for the specific clusters/countries as the guiding document to ensure that all activities within the team and region comply with the WHO International Code for the Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, Nestlé Policy & Procedures and the Local Code.

Issues Management:

• Develop background information on issues of concern, analyse their potential impact and present recommendations to management.
• Remain current with issues in Infant and young Child Feeding.
• Provide Leadership in the clusters on all Code-related issues.
• Monitor policy issues, with emphasis on proposed legislations, which would have a significant impact on Nestlé business objectives.

Stakeholder Management & Partnership Building:

• Serve as a contact for the Nutrition Business Unit and develop partnerships with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
• Responsible for ‘relation creating initiatives/activities’ amongst key government departments, associations, WHO and other critical representatives in order to communicate on issues of importance for our Infant Nutrition business.
• Represent Nestle’s position to Government, Local Authority,Interest Groups and Associations.

Reputation Management:

• Ensure Nestlé maintains a consistent image and profile as a responsible corporate citizen.
• Enhance Nestlé’s corporate image and build credibility with stakeholders.

Codes Management System:

• Ensure implementation of local WHOCMS (WHO Code Management System) in every country (clusters 1-5) for daily operational activities.
• Ensure adherence to the Codes and Nestlé Policy & Procedures on the Implementation of the WHO Code.
• Ensure that no direct contact with the general public and preganant women or mothers of infants and young children is undertaken in business capacity (to promote infant formula).
• Review and update the WHOCMS in all clusters every 2 years.

Training:

• Ensure that all Nestlé employees and third parties (Distributors, Merchandisers, Wholesalers, etc.) are trained and supported as per the Nestlé Policy & Procedures to ensure compliance of our products in the trade.
• Keep record of all trainings and keep tracking tool updated regularly.

 

What will make you successful

• Bachelors Degree in Food/Nutrition/Science or equivalent qualification.
• 5 years relevant experience in the Food industry
• In-depth knowledge and understanding of the Regulatory Affairs Environment
• Must have a sound understanding of various levels of Government
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality and professionalism
• Sound understanding of the Audit Process
• Experience in Reputation management

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Supply Chain Manager at Rama Homes Limited

Rama HomesLimited is a fully registered dynamic real estate company actively involved in the identification and development of property. We conduct feasibility analysis to determine the viability of each specific project and negotiate the acquisition of profitable projects on behalf of our clients/partners.

We are an upcoming E-commerce platform in the FMCG space, looking for a reliable Supply Chain Manager, responsible for the overall supply chain management. The manager’s responsibilities will include organizing and monitoring storage and distribution of goods.

Responsibilities

• Strategically plan and manage logistics, warehouse, transportation and customer services
• Stock management and financial reconciliation of stock
• Develop and improve standard operating practices and process flows for sourcing, loading, picking model stock and housekeeping.
• Manage the overall supply chain budget
• Direct, optimize and coordinate full order cycle
• Liaise and negotiate with suppliers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers
• Keep track of quality, quantity, stock levels, delivery times, transport costs and efficiency
• Arrange warehouse, catalog goods, plan routes and process shipments
• Resolve any arising problems or complaints from supply chain stakeholders
• Supervise, coach and train warehouse workforce
• Meet cost, productivity, accuracy and timeliness targets
• Development of market zoning and target pricing strategies to meet customer needs
• Maintain metrics and analyze data to assess performance and implement improvements
• Comply with laws, regulations

Qualifications and key competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in logistics or a business related field. Supply chain CPIM,CPSM or CSCP certification is an added advantage
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in supply chain, preferably in an FMCG environment and 3 years at leadership level
• Experience in automated logistics and business software systems
• Record of successful distribution and logistics management
• Demonstrable ability to lead and manage staff
• Proficient in standard logistics software
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and handle multiple projects

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General Manager at Rama Homes Limited

Rama HomesLimited is a fully registered dynamic real estate company actively involved in the identification and development of property. We conduct feasibility analysis to determine the viability of each specific project and negotiate the acquisition of profitable projects on behalf of our clients/partners.

We are an upcoming E-commerce platform in the FMCG space, seeking to engage a dynamic individual for General Manager to join our team in transforming the FMCG, E-Commerce space.

Based in Nairobi and reporting to the Managing Director, the overall responsibility is to develop and implement effective business strategies and programs for each business unit.

The General Manager will be responsible for providing effective strategic leadership and direction to the management team with a view to effectively realizing the mandate of the organization.

Responsibilities

• Oversight and supervision of all departments within the prganisation.
• Providing leadership and vision to the organization through the development of long term and annual plans.
• Overseeing the formulation and evaluation of the long range and annual business plans to ensure they are effective in enabling the organization achieve its business objectives.
• Providing mentorship, coaching and strategic guidance to members of the Key Management Team
• Advising the Managing Director on various matters affecting the organization and proposing solutions
• Participate in project planning, execution, monitoring and implementation.
• Business Development:
  • Engaging in activities that strengthen ties and contact with existing and future stakeholders and potential business leads.
  • Providing strategic guidance in the sourcing, negotiating and structuring of new deals.
  • Approving new deals proposed by the Business Development Team.
  • Propose the development of new services/products or the improvement of the existing ones in relation with market and results analysis.

• Human Resource Management:
  • Ensuring that the organizational structure and culture promotes achievement of the mission.
  • Maintaining a conducive work environment, suitable for attracting, developing and retaining a dynamic and competent workforce

• Stakeholder Management:
  • Optimizing returns to shareholders through operational growth and effective capital management.
  • Undertaking regular and appropriate Financial/Investment management and reporting to the board of directors on the performance of the Company.

• Financial and Business Health:
  • Overseeing preparation and approval of budgets.
  • Monitoring of cashflows and budgetary allocations.
  • Ensuring the business meets the set profitability and growth targets.
  • To ensure prudent management of resources for the achievement of the Company’s mandate and strategic objectives.

Qualifications and key competencies

• A degree in any field but with genuine interest in consumers and customers;
• FMCG background will be a distinct advantage;
• 7 years’ experience in sales, marketing or business with at least 2 years in general management.
• Excellent project management skills, study or certification.
• Good financial management and reporting experience.
• Demonstrated record of revenue and profit growth and new business development experience.
• Strong commercial attitude with the ability to think strategically.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Proven capability to provide useful insights and pragmatic solutions to business challenges.
• Strong interpersonal skills, team leadership and delegation skills.
• Excellent report writing skills

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Sales & Marketing Manager at Rama Homes Limited

Rama HomesLimited is a fully registered dynamic real estate company actively involved in the identification and development of property. We conduct feasibility analysis to determine the viability of each specific project and negotiate the acquisition of profitable projects on behalf of our clients/partners.

We are an upcoming E-commerce platform in the FMCG space, looking for a creative, competent Sales and Marketing Manager with route to market experience and channel sales management to join our team.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing and effectively implementing marketing activities for the brand
• Develop E-commerce sales strategies to meet revenue and growth targets
• Go-to-market channel management/ market penetration strategy.
• Providing regular budget allocation updates to the General Manager
• Preparation of weekly sales reports and analysis for review by the General Manager
• Development of effective business development strategies.
• Build offline channel
• Implement and utilize analytics to track sales trends and identify opportunities for growth
• Conceptualize digital marketing initiatives, analyze data and measure results
• Plan and monitor company’s paid search marketing campaigns
• Partner with brand owners to leverage all marketing opportunities
• Create and manage product descriptions for online marketplace platforms
• Pioneer and create new opportunities with ecommerce accounts, identifying white space and marketing opportunities to generate sales
• Build a trust and foster a relationship to be recognized as a premium ecommerce supplier
• Become immersed and educated in all of the company’s categories, brands and licensed products
• Conduct extensive online research, at all times understanding marketing and sales strategies from all major ecommerce retailers
• Actively participate in scheduled internal weekly and regular sales meetings, preparing in advance to share relevant and beneficial information
• Collaborate with your sales peers, design teams and management to ensure that you are offering the very best assortment to the customer

Qualifications and key competencies

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or a business related field from a recognized institution
• Ability to apply critical thinking and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions and approaches to arising problems
• 5 or more years’ experience in brand development and project management, digital marketing in E-commerce and Routes to Market (RTM) strategies
• Exceptional time management skills; ability to organize, prioritize, and manage multiple projects with overlapping goals and objectives
• Ability to influence and interact with senior management
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills

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Head of Legal at Britam

Britam is a leading diversified financial services group, listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange. The group has interests across the Eastern and Southern Africa region, with operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Mozambique and Malawi

Job Purpose and Key responsibilities

Job Purpose:

This role will provide Legal support to the Life Assurance Business by formulating and implementing policies and procedures to ensure the business remains fully compliant with all Laws and Regulations. The role will also provide Company Secretarial services to Board Committees and ensure members receive support and the necessary advice for them to discharge their duties.

Key responsibilities

• Advise insurance business on all matters touching on the law.
• Review newly instituted matters and advise management .
• Research and interpret regulatory requirements of new Insurance products and/or services.
• Provide assistance to the operational areas with day-to-day regulatory Insurance compliance issues .
• Assist with handling more complex Insurance regulatory compliance issues.
• Keep current on national requirements regarding Insurance and communicate issues and new statutory developments to executive team.
• Provide high quality legal opinions to enable effective management of legal risks .
• Prepare agreement for appointment of advocates.
• Receive final ruling and ensure it is captured .
• Negotiating out of court settlements with a view of saving costs.
• Approving payment of legal fees and judgments and /or discharge Vouchers.
• Securities perfection (Mortgages, plot loan etc.) and ensuring Britam is protected at all times.
• Ensure safe custody of the insurance instruments and documents such as organization seal, charged documents and suit papers, and ensure confidentiality and privacy of all legal data of the business.
• Provide legal advice to the insurance business on all legal matters related to its activities and mandate premised on a platform that is well researched, reasoned and timely .
• Ensuring insurance business is compliant with all statutory requirements;
• Advising management on the interpretation, impact and effect of the relevant laws and general conditions affecting their various areas of operation;
• Providing strategic legal advice, including advice on business and product development.
• Liaison with the various regulatory agencies, including but not limited to IRA.
• Respond to demand letters and making best efforts to sort out disputes before they are referred to a court of law.
• Liaise with external lawyers on conduct of court matters;
• Liaise with company staff on required documentation, witnesses etc. with respect to matters in court;
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time
• Delegated Authority:  As per the approved Delegated Authority Matrix.

Key Performance Measures

As described in your Personal Score Card

Knowledge, experience and qualifications required

 

• Bachelor’s degree in Law
• Master’s degree in Law (added advantage)
• Diploma in Law
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya
• Possess a valid practicing license
• 7-10 years post admission (to the roll of advocates) and two (2) years’ experience at manager level.
• Company Secretarial experience in a busy corporate organization.
• Certified Public Secretary of Kenya CPS (K) (desirable)
• Experience in the insurance industry will be an added advantage

Technical/ Functional competencies

 

• Knowledge of legal concepts.
• Knowledge in Diversity management.
• Knowledge in Legal Procedures.
• Ability to drive change.
• Project Management.
• Stakeholder Management.
• Report writing-ability to develop reports.
• Strategic Planning.
• Leadership and management-ability to lead teams, mentor and coach staff.
• Performance Management and team building.
• Decision making –ability to make strategic decisions in a timely and effective manner.
• High moral and ethical standing.

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