Friday, 6 November 2020

Senior Broker (Nairobi) at Minet Kenya

Minet is a trusted pan-African advisor that meets the uncertainties of tomorrow by delivering risk and human capital solutions today. As the largest Aon Global Network Correspondent, Minet has access to a network of over 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries as well as proprietary data, research and analytics which enable us to manage and secure the risks of tomorrow and provide clients with an unrivaled advantage.

Market Minet’s Products and Services to attract new business and ensure growth and retention of clients

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Clearly articulate value propositions for segments and industries for existing and prospective clients.
  • Develop business growth strategies to help drive revenue growth.
  • Creating targeted sales and marketing plans.
  • Understand client needs and be able to tailor solutions to address them.
  • Participate in product development and creation of marketing collaterals to support targeted value propositions.
  • Participate in development of various products distribution channels.
  • Develop a credible pipeline of prospective clients.
  • Develop a calendar for marketing campaigns.
  • Provide weekly and monthly production reports.
  • Perform any other relevant duties that may be assigned by the supervisor.

Experience and Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in a Business-related field.
  • 5 years relevant experience in a similar position within the insurance industry.
  • Experience in sales management with a proven track record.

Competency and Attributes

  • Integrity.
  • Positive attitude, self-motivated, self-driven and able to work with minimal supervision.
  • Good negotiation and networking skills.
  • Passionate, confident, energetic, and proactive.
  • Organizational and analytical skills.
  • Interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Flexibility and adaptability.

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Business Manager – TV at Standard Group

The Standard group comprises The Standard newspapers, The Nairobian, KTN, KTN News, Radio Maisha, Standard Digital and Think Outdoor Services. The Group is looking for a qualified, experienced and self- motivated individual to fill the position of Occupational Safety and Health Officer.

Job Summary

Responsible for planning, coordinating, controlling and supervising the work of the team of Business Executives to generate and meet agreed individual and team’s volume against set annual revenue targets and to maintain excellence in customer service.

Overall Purpose Of The Job

Reporting to the Commercial Manager – Broadcast the role is will be responsible for planning, coordinating, controlling and supervising the work of the team of Business Executives to generate and meet agreed individual and team’s volume against set annual revenue targets and to maintain excellence in customer service.

Key Accountabilities

  • Generate monthly sales and collection reports in consultation with the Commercial Manager;
  • Develop strategies to help the Group increase its market share in new and existing business;
  • Identify new ideas and sales opportunities as well as plan for their implementation through Business Executives;
  • Carry out regular reviews of client lists, daily and monthly plans for the Business Executives;
  • Carry out client visits with the Business Executives when necessary;
  • Carry out regular sales meeting with staff to review sales progress and maintain good employee relations;
  • Ensure a high degree of staff morale and discipline by providing performance-driven leadership;
  • Undertake quarterly appraisals of KPIs.

Person Specification

Academic and Professional Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communication or a related field from a recognized institution.

Professional Qualification

Marketing Society of Kenya, Chartered Institute of Management Professional Qualification or its equivalent from a recognized institution

Experience

Minimum of 4 years relevant experience

Skills And Other Attributes

  • Ability to work within established rules, regulations, Policies and practices.
  • Ability to make independent decisions
  • Innovative
  • Conceptual

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Retail Business Analyst at Gulf African Bank

The genesis of Gulf African Bank (GAB) can be traced back to 2005, when a group of motivated Kenyans envisioned establishing an Islamic bank as an alternative to conventional banking in the country. By conducting business on the principles of Shari’ah, the bank would provide an ethical and fair mode of banking for all. Gulf African Bank is the first and largest Islamic Bank in Kenya and one of the fastest growing banks in the history of the banking sector of the country. The bank offers fully Shari’ah compliant products and services that address the needs of not just Muslims, but everyone in the country including individuals, corporate companies, and institutions. The bank was incorporated on August 9th, 2006 and started operations as a commercial bank in January 8th 2008, in a historic event, where it was granted the country’s first fully-fledged commercial banking license as a dedicated Islamic bank, by the Central Bank of Kenya.

Job Purpose

To support the Retail Banking businesses in the development of business plans, tracking of performance metrics, analyzing results and providing reports for business decisions. The role will support the Retail Banking businesses in maintaining an in-depth database of market dynamics, competitor analysis, demographic trends and growth projections

The role holder will also be responsible for following up on closure of critical initiatives across all units of retail banking and identifying process improvement opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Research and share insights into the banking industry developments and financial performance with retail business units.
  • Work with management to prioritize business and information needs
  • Coordinate the implementation of the segmentation strategy on behalf of retail business unit.
  • Prepare business budget and allocate to branches, business units, & Business Development (BD) teams.
  • Assist in the annual preparation of CAPEX & OPEX budgets.
  • Monitor retail business unit, & BD teams’ performance on key performance metrics.
  • Measure growth in revenue per existing customer.
  • Measure and analyze new business per branch and individual relationship managers.
  • Conduct trend analysis on Liabilities, NFI, and Assets.
  • Prepare high level presentations for Retail Banking.
  • Provide analytic support by coordinating data extraction from various databases.
  • Prepare ad hoc reports, business intelligence reports as required by management and departments.
  • Develop and implement strategies that optimize statistical efficiency and quality.
  • Locate and define new process improvement opportunities.
  • Participates in Integration Testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Functionality Testing.

Knowledge and experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Economics, Actuarial Science, Information Management or Statistics.
  • Proven working experience of at least two (2) years as a data analyst or business data analyst.
  • Experience in banking is an added advantage.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Technical expertise regarding data models, database design development, data mining and segmentation techniques.
  • Knowledge of statistics and experience using statistical packages for analyzing datasets (Excel, SPSS, SAS etc.),
  • Ability to identify, analyze, and interpret trends or patterns in complex data sets.
  • Adept at queries, report writing and presenting findings.
  • Business acumen with interest in business Economic updates, and excellent understanding of business performance measures

Personal Attributes

  • A passion for performance, team player , and an achiever
  • Self-driven individual with the ability to work under pressure
  • A person of high integrity.
  • Strong quantitative and analytical competency
  • Self-starter with excellent interpersonal, communication and problem-solving skills

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Internship Program Opportunities at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) was established by an Act of Parliament, Chapter 469 of the laws of Kenya , which became effective on 1st July 1995 . The Authority is charged with the responsibility of collecting revenue on behalf of the Government of Kenya. A Board of Directors, consisting of both public and private sector experts, makes policy decisions to be implemented by KRA Management. The Chairman of the Board is appointed by the President of the Republic of Kenya . The Chief Executive of the Authority is the Commissioner General who is appointed by the Minister for Finance. PURPOSE OF KRA Assessment , Collection, Administration and Enforcement of laws relating to revenue.

In support of the Government’s Youth Initiative to develop a pool of young talent for the Kenyan Labour Market, KRA is seeking applications from fresh Bachelor’s Degree and Diploma graduates for its January to December 2021 Internship programme. Law degree holders pursuing the Advocates Training program (Pupils) at the Kenya School of Law will be engaged for six (6) months only.

The program aims at providing the Youth an opportunity for on-the job experience to build upon skills acquired at school and enhance their employability and is open within the various Support Services departments of the Authority in the following disciplines: Finance/Accounting, Economics/Statistics, Supply Chain Management, Human Resource, Marketing /Communications, Library & Information Science, Records Management, ICT, Hospitality, Security/Criminology, Project Management, Chemistry/Analytical Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Counselling Psychology, Disaster Management.

Requirements for engagement as an Intern

  1. Be a Kenyan Citizen aged between 20 and 35 years
  2. Must have graduated with a first Degree (undergraduate) or Diploma from a recognized institution between January 2020 and December 2020
  3. Must be available full time for the twelve months duration of the program
  4. Should not have undertaken any other internship or exposed to work experience in their area of specialization, after graduation.

Please Note:

  1. The deadline for application is Sunday 22nd November 2020.
  2. All applications must be submitted online via the process below.
  3. You can only apply for the opportunity after successfully registering in our e-recruitment portal.
  4. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
  5. ONLY selected candidates will be contacted.
  6. The Authority does not guarantee employment after completion of the Internship program.
  7. The Authority does not extend the Internship program
  8. The Authority does not charge any fee for this process.
  9. Monthly Stipend payable is Kshs.15,000 and is subject to statutory deductions
  10. Once selected, candidates will be required to submit proof of a valid Personal Accident Insurance Cover, Certificate of Good Conduct, Copies of KRA PIN Certificate, NHIF, NSSF, ID card and Bank Account Details.

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Industrial Attachment Opportunities at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) was established by an Act of Parliament, Chapter 469 of the laws of Kenya , which became effective on 1st July 1995 . The Authority is charged with the responsibility of collecting revenue on behalf of the Government of Kenya. A Board of Directors, consisting of both public and private sector experts, makes policy decisions to be implemented by KRA Management. The Chairman of the Board is appointed by the President of the Republic of Kenya . The Chief Executive of the Authority is the Commissioner General who is appointed by the Minister for Finance. PURPOSE OF KRA Assessment , Collection, Administration and Enforcement of laws relating to revenue.

In support of the Government’s Youth Initiative to develop a pool of young talent for the Kenyan Labour Market, KRA is seeking applications from continuing Bachelor’s Degree students for its three (3) months (January to March 2021) Industrial Attachment programme.

The programme aims at providing the Youth an opportunity to acquire practical aspects of their respective areas of specialization in partial fulfillment of their degree programme. The opportunities are open within the various Support Services departments of the Authority in the following disciplines: Finance/Accounting, Economics/Statistics, Supply Chain Management, Human Resource, Marketing/Communication, ICT/Telecommunications, Hospitality, Records Management, Library & Information Systems, Security/Criminology, Business Administration/Management and Project Management, Counselling Psychology, Disaster Management.

Requirements

  • Be a Kenyan Citizen aged between 20 and 35 years
  • Should be a continuing student pursuing a first Degree (Undergraduate) from a recognized University and in their third or fourth year of study
  • Should have a valid introduction letter from the university
  • Must be available full time for the three months’ duration of the program

Please Note:

  • The deadline for application is Sunday 22nd November 2020
  • All applications must be submitted online via the process outlined below (Application Guidelines)
  • You can only apply for the opportunity after successfully registering in our e-recruitment portal.
  • Incomplete applications will not be considered.
  • The Authority does not extend the Attachment program
  • ONLY selected candidates will be contacted.
  • The Authority does not charge any fee for this process.
  • Monthly Stipend payable 7,000 and is subject to applicable statutory deductions
  • If selected, candidates will be required to submit proof of a valid Personal Accident Insurance Cover, copies of KRA PIN certificate, NHIF, NSSF, ID card and Bank Account details.

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Chief Manager – HR Planning, Resourcing & Administration at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) was established by an Act of Parliament, Chapter 469 of the laws of Kenya , which became effective on 1st July 1995 . The Authority is charged with the responsibility of collecting revenue on behalf of the Government of Kenya. A Board of Directors, consisting of both public and private sector experts, makes policy decisions to be implemented by KRA Management. The Chairman of the Board is appointed by the President of the Republic of Kenya . The Chief Executive of the Authority is the Commissioner General who is appointed by the Minister for Finance. PURPOSE OF KRA Assessment , Collection, Administration and Enforcement of laws relating to revenue.

Job Purpose:

This role is responsible for leading the HR planning, resourcing and HR Administration functions at the Authority.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Oversee HR Planning, Resourcing, and Administration processes, systems and procedures, including development of work plans, reports and budgets
  • Ensure that the Authority has the appropriate number of staff equipped with the relevant skills, knowledge (competencies) and attitudes to enable it attain its mission, vision, goals and objectives.
  • Responsible for linking HR management to the Authority’s strategic plan and determine the current and future HR needs based on the strategic goals.
  • Ensuring that records of all employees and matters pertaining to staff are maintained in a manner that is easily identifiable and retrievable without compromising its integrity and confidentiality, including facilitation of the development of filing systems, and maintaining the same to meet administrative, legal and financial requirements of the HR Division.
  • Ensure effective and efficient service delivery of the Employee Resourcing and HR Administration functions including management of placement, transfer, deployment, and separations
  • Lead or participate in HR and corporate projects and ensure that KRA’s people strategies reflect best practice including supporting research and data analysis on subject matters of interest to the Authority’s Human Resource and provide technical guidance to the other programs in HR.
  • Oversee workforce demand and supply forecasting and submit proposals for approval while ensuring maintenance of KRA staff establishments and organization/departmental structures
  • Monitor and evaluate divisions programs including Service Level Agreement, impact assessment and implementation of Corporate Plan and provide recommendations on key HR issues.
  • Formulate plans for meeting workforce requirement and ensuring proper utilization of existing human resources to meet organizational objectives including implementing manpower requisitions and staff movements in accordance with the approved organization structure and staff establishment.
  • Day-to-day operations, supervision, management of performance and development of staff in the Section.
  • Facilitate implementation of the work plans for the following corporate initiatives in the Section: Audit, Integrity, QMS and Risk Management.

Job Specifications

Academic qualification:

  • A Bachelors degree in Human Resource Management or related field from a recognized institution.

Professional qualification:

  • Post graduate Diploma/Certificate in Human Resource Management
  • Membership to a Professional Body – IHRM

Professional experience:

  • Minimum of seven (7) years’ work experience in a similar role, three (3) of which should be at a management level in a similar-sized organization.

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Manager – HR Organizational Development & Effectiveness at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) was established by an Act of Parliament, Chapter 469 of the laws of Kenya , which became effective on 1st July 1995 . The Authority is charged with the responsibility of collecting revenue on behalf of the Government of Kenya. A Board of Directors, consisting of both public and private sector experts, makes policy decisions to be implemented by KRA Management. The Chairman of the Board is appointed by the President of the Republic of Kenya . The Chief Executive of the Authority is the Commissioner General who is appointed by the Minister for Finance. PURPOSE OF KRA Assessment , Collection, Administration and Enforcement of laws relating to revenue.

Job Purpose:

Responsible for development and coordination of HR programs and projects to achieve strategic business goals and operational objectives.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Manage the review of the Authority’s Organization structures and updating approved changes in the structure
  • Develop an effective framework of establishing the resourcing and workforce planning needs for the organization
  • Manage staff establishment and workforce planning framework including vacancy forecasting model, to provide informed advice to the appropriate decision makers
  • Support the development and delivery of HR business processes which focus on HR functions such as induction, learning and development, succession planning and performance management.
  • Develop and implement broad organizational initiatives and support corporate change processes including preparation of concept papers, framework/strategy papers
  • Oversee workforce analysis, staff mapping and distribution/rationalization
  • Ensure job descriptions for all positions are regularly updated and maintained and advice managers on reviews of roles/responsibilities/specifications
  • Ensure maintenance of staff establishment and organization/departmental structures
  • Link HR management directly to the strategic plan of the Authority, and forecast HR needs for the future based on the strategic goals of the Authority
  • Provide expert advice on the development of organizational improvement initiative to senior management
  • Lead the design and development of new roles in the organization, to ensure they address the needs of the organization in terms of accountabilities
  • Participate in the Workforce Planning Committee to ensure that decisions regarding the recruitment and retention of sufficient trained officers is underpinned by the analysis and data from workforce modelling activities and that all necessary information is available which enables appropriate decisions to be made.

Job Specifications

Academic qualification:

  • Bachelors degree in relevant/related field from a recognized institution.

Professional qualification:

  • A Certificate or Diploma in Human Resources e.g. Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP)
  • Membership to a Professional Body – IHRM

Professional experience:

Minimum of five (5) year’s specific and relevant work experience in the area of Organizational Development, HR Strategic Planning.

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Research Intern, MSc, 2021 at Google

Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products that include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Experience (classroom/work) in Natural Language Understanding, Computer Vision and/or Machine Learning.
  • Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages: Java, C++,Python or Go.
  • Experience with research from previous internships, full-time industry experience, personal projects, lab work, and/or published papers (being listed as author).

Preferred qualifications:

  • Returning to your degree after completing the internship.
  • Ability to design and execute on research agendas.
  • Available to work full-time for a minimum of 13 weeks.

About the job

Research happens at Google everyday, on many different embedded teams throughout the company. Our research reaches the user through both services and products such as Search, Maps, Google Assistant, Google Translate, Google Cloud and our computing, storage, and networking infrastructure. To achieve this, we’re working on a wide variety of projects that utilize the latest state-of-the-art technologies that push the boundaries of what is possible.

At Google, research-focused engineering interns are embedded throughout the company, contributing to the setup of large-scale tests and deploying promising ideas quickly and broadly. Ideas may come from internal projects as well as from collaborations with research programs at partner universities and technical institutes all over the world.

From creating experiments and prototyping implementations to designing new architectures, research-focused engineering interns work on real-world problems including artificial intelligence, data mining, natural language processing, hardware and software performance analysis, improving compilers for mobile platforms, as well as core search and much more.

Participation in the internship program requires that you are located in one of the specific country locations identified for this role for the duration of the internship program. We will discuss and agree with you what country this will be during the recruitment process.

Research happens at Google everyday, on many different embedded teams throughout the company. Our research reaches the user through both services and products such as Search, Maps, Google Assistant, Google Translate, Google Cloud and our computing, storage, and networking infrastructure. To achieve this, we’re working on a wide variety of projects that utilize the latest state-of-the-art technologies that push the boundaries of what is possible.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in cutting edge research to develop solutions for real-world, large-scale problems.

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Software Engineering or Site Reliability Engineering Intern, 2021 at Google

Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products that include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

Please complete your application before 4th December 2020. We encourage you to apply as early as possible as we review applications on a rolling basis.

To start the application process, you will need an updated CV or resume and a current unofficial or official transcript in English. Click on the “Apply” button on this page and provide the required materials in the appropriate sections (PDFs preferred):

  • 1. In the “Resume Section:” attach an updated CV or resume.
  • 2. In the “Education Section:” attach a current or recent unofficial or official transcript in English.
    • Under “Degree Status,” select “Now attending” to upload a transcript.

Note: By applying to this position your application is automatically submitted to the following locations: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; Dubai – United Arab Emirates; Accra, Ghana; Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos, Nigeria; Moscow, Russia; Ä°stanbul, Turkey; Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Experience with Data Structures or Algorithms from university, an internship, open source hobby coding, or other practical experience.
  • Coding experience in one of the following programming languages: C++, Java, Python or Go.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Available to work full-time for a minimum of 13 weeks.
  • Returning to your degree after completing the internship.
  • Internship or work experience (i.e. research assistant, teaching assistant, personal projects, etc) programming in either: C++, Java, Python or Go.
  • Experience with one or more of the following: web application development, Unix/Linux, mobile application development, distributed and parallel systems, machine learning, information retrieval, natural language processing, networking, developing large software systems, and/or security software development.
  • Interest and ability to learn other coding languages as needed.
  • Ability to speak and write in English fluently.

About the job

We offer a range of internships in either Software Engineering or Site-Reliability Engineering across EMEA. Durations and start dates will vary according to project and location. Our recruitment team will determine where you fit best based on your resume. As a Software Engineering or Site Reliability Intern, you‘ll work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs.

Software Engineering Intern:

As a key member of a versatile team, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs. We need our engineers to be versatile, and enthusiastic in addressing new problems as we continue to push technology forward. You will design, test, deploy and maintain software solutions as you, and our fast-paced business, grow and evolve during your internship.

Site Reliability Intern:

Our engineers create, fix, extend and scale the code to keep it working and to harden it against all the vagaries of the internet. We drive reliability and performance across a massive scale. You will work on software development projects to keep important revenue-critical systems up and running, from code-level troubleshooting of traffic anomalies to maintenance of our most cutting-edge services; from monitoring and alerts to building new automation infrastructure.

Participation in the internship program requires that you are located in one of the specific country locations identified for this role for the duration of the internship program. We will discuss and agree with you what country this will be during the recruitment process.

Google is and always will be an engineering company. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology’s greatest challenges and make an impact on millions, if not billions, of users. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on massive scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, Social to Local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

Responsibilities

  • Research, conceive and develop software applications to extend and improve on Google’s product offering.
  • Contribute to a wide variety of projects using natural language processing, artificial intelligence, data compression, machine learning and search technologies. learning and search technologies.
  • Collaborate on scalability issues involving access to data and information.
  • Utilize exposure to large-scale production software troubleshooting.
  • Help maintain mission critical services.

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Research Intern, PhD, 2021 at Google

Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products that include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

Please complete your application before 24th December 2020. We encourage you to apply as early as possible as we review applications on a rolling basis.

To start the application process, you will need an updated CV or resume and a current unofficial or official transcript in English. Click on the “Apply” button on this page and provide the required materials in the appropriate sections (PDFs preferred):

  • 1. In the “Resume Section:” attach an updated CV or resume
  • 2. In the “Education Section:” attach a current or recent unofficial or official transcript in English.
    • Under “Degree Status,” select “Now attending” to upload a transcript.

Note: By applying to this position your application is automatically submitted to the following locations: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; Dubai – United Arab Emirates; Accra, Ghana; Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos, Nigeria; Moscow, Russia; Ä°stanbul, Turkey; Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Currently enrolled in a PhD degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Research experience in Natural Language Understanding, Computer Vision, and/or Machine Learning from previous internships, work, personal projects, and/or lab work.
  • Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages: Java, C++,Python or Go.
  • Having published papers (being listed as author) at conferences (e.g. NIPS, ICML, ACL, CVPR, etc).

Preferred qualifications:

  • Returning to your degree after completing the internship.
  • Ability to design and execute on research agendas.
  • Available to work full-time for a minimum of 13 weeks.

About the job

Research happens at Google everyday, on many different embedded teams throughout the company. Our research reaches the user through both services and products such as Search, Maps, Google Assistant, Google Translate, Google Cloud and our computing, storage, and networking infrastructure. To achieve this, we’re working on a wide variety of projects that utilize the latest state-of-the-art technologies that push the boundaries of what is possible.

At Google, research-focused engineering interns are embedded throughout the company, contributing to the setup of large-scale tests and deploying promising ideas quickly and broadly. Ideas may come from internal projects as well as from collaborations with research programs at partner universities and technical institutes all over the world.

From creating experiments and prototyping implementations to designing new architectures, research-focused engineering interns work on real-world problems including artificial intelligence, data mining, natural language processing, hardware and software performance analysis, improving compilers for mobile platforms, as well as core search and much more.

Participation in the internship program requires that you are located in one of the specific country locations identified for this role for the duration of the internship program. We will discuss and agree with you what country this will be during the recruitment process.

Research happens at Google everyday, on many different embedded teams throughout the company. Our research reaches the user through both services and products such as Search, Maps, Google Assistant, Google Translate, Google Cloud and our computing, storage, and networking infrastructure. To achieve this, we’re working on a wide variety of projects that utilize the latest state-of-the-art technologies that push the boundaries of what is possible.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in cutting edge research to develop solutions for real-world, large-scale problems.

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Sonographer at Langata Hospital

Langata Hospital was founded in June 2005 as a medical center and was licensed as a hospital in December 2005 . It continues to grow and expand its services and has fast become a respected and reputable health care institution in Nairobi. Initially, the hospital offerend only out patient services but has now grown to include in-patient services, providing medical care to thousands of citizens from within and around Nairobi. Often regarded at par – if not superior – to other medical centers in the country, the Hospital ensures that it remains up-to-date, regularly updating its technical and other services to remain in line with latest global developments in medicine. In-patient services include: Maternity Wing Operating Theatres Out-Patient services include: Casualty Department Vaccination Services Well Stocked Pharmacy Fully functional laboratory Ultrasound and echocardiography department Dental Clinic as well as an X-ray department.

Responsibilities

Purpose Of Job:

Contribute to the patient satisfaction through provision of quality radiographic services.

Organizational Structure:

Reports to: Matron Department: Radiology

Educational Requirements:

  • Degree / Diploma in Radiology, Radiography and Sonography or Related Course.

Minimum Required Experience:

  • Minimum 2-3 years of progressively responsible professional work experience Registered and licensed by The Kenya Radiation Protection Board

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X-Ray Radiographer at Langata Hospital

Langata Hospital was founded in June 2005 as a medical center and was licensed as a hospital in December 2005 . It continues to grow and expand its services and has fast become a respected and reputable health care institution in Nairobi. Initially, the hospital offerend only out patient services but has now grown to include in-patient services, providing medical care to thousands of citizens from within and around Nairobi. Often regarded at par – if not superior – to other medical centers in the country, the Hospital ensures that it remains up-to-date, regularly updating its technical and other services to remain in line with latest global developments in medicine. In-patient services include: Maternity Wing Operating Theatres Out-Patient services include: Casualty Department Vaccination Services Well Stocked Pharmacy Fully functional laboratory Ultrasound and echocardiography department Dental Clinic as well as an X-ray department.

Purpose Of Job:

Contribute to the patient satisfaction through provision of quality radiographic services.

Organizational Structure:

Reports to: Matron Department: Radiology

Educational Requirements:

  • Degree / Diploma in Radiology, Radiography and Sonography or Related Course.

Minimum Required Experience:

  • Minimum 2-3 years of progressively responsible professional work experience Registered and licensed by The Kenya Radiation Protection Board

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Pharmacist at Valley Hospital

Valley Hospital is a premier health facility located in Nakuru, offering diverse services with a mission to provide quality yet affordable healthcare. The hospital offers a wide range of services ranging from diagnostics, ambulatory and inpatient care, emergency and critical care in addition to specialized services.We offer both 24 hour service for both outpatient and inpatient Services.Valley Hospital aims to understand the needs of all our patients and families by providing the best quality of services.

Job Summary

Valley Hospital LTD Nakuru is seeking to fill the position of a pharmacist who will ensure among other duties, accurate dispensing, proper handling of pharmaceutical supplies for all orders and provide effective pharmaceutical services to meet client needs.

Job Requirement

  • Bachelor of Pharmacy (B Pharm) Medicine
  • Duly registered with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
  • Must have a valid current practicing license.
  • Work experience in a hospital will be an added advantage

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Thursday, 5 November 2020

Internship Program Opportunities at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) was established by an Act of Parliament, Chapter 469 of the laws of Kenya , which became effective on 1st July 1995 . The Authority is charged with the responsibility of collecting revenue on behalf of the Government of Kenya. A Board of Directors, consisting of both public and private sector experts, makes policy decisions to be implemented by KRA Management. The Chairman of the Board is appointed by the President of the Republic of Kenya . The Chief Executive of the Authority is the Commissioner General who is appointed by the Minister for Finance. PURPOSE OF KRA Assessment , Collection, Administration and Enforcement of laws relating to revenue.

In support of the Government’s Youth Initiative to develop a pool of young talent for the Kenyan Labour Market, KRA is seeking applications from fresh Bachelor’s Degree and Diploma graduates for its January to December 2021 Internship programme. Law degree holders pursuing the Advocates Training program (Pupils) at the Kenya School of Law will be engaged for six (6) months only.

The program aims at providing the Youth an opportunity for on-the job experience to build upon skills acquired at school and enhance their employability and is open within the various Support Services departments of the Authority in the following disciplines: Finance/Accounting, Economics/Statistics, Supply Chain Management, Human Resource, Marketing /Communications, Library & Information Science, Records Management, ICT, Hospitality, Security/Criminology, Project Management, Chemistry/Analytical Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Counselling Psychology, Disaster Management.

Requirements for engagement as an Intern

  1. Be a Kenyan Citizen aged between 20 and 35 years
  2. Must have graduated with a first Degree (undergraduate) or Diploma from a recognized institution between January 2020 and December 2020
  3. Must be available full time for the twelve months duration of the program
  4. Should not have undertaken any other internship or exposed to work experience in their area of specialization, after graduation.

Please Note:

  1. The deadline for application is Sunday 22nd November 2020.
  2. All applications must be submitted online via the process below.
  3. You can only apply for the opportunity after successfully registering in our e-recruitment portal.
  4. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
  5. ONLY selected candidates will be contacted.
  6. The Authority does not guarantee employment after completion of the Internship program.
  7. The Authority does not extend the Internship program
  8. The Authority does not charge any fee for this process.
  9. Monthly Stipend payable is Kshs.15,000 and is subject to statutory deductions
  10. Once selected, candidates will be required to submit proof of a valid Personal Accident Insurance Cover, Certificate of Good Conduct, Copies of KRA PIN Certificate, NHIF, NSSF, ID card and Bank Account Details.

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Industrial Attachment Opportunities at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) was established by an Act of Parliament, Chapter 469 of the laws of Kenya , which became effective on 1st July 1995 . The Authority is charged with the responsibility of collecting revenue on behalf of the Government of Kenya. A Board of Directors, consisting of both public and private sector experts, makes policy decisions to be implemented by KRA Management. The Chairman of the Board is appointed by the President of the Republic of Kenya . The Chief Executive of the Authority is the Commissioner General who is appointed by the Minister for Finance. PURPOSE OF KRA Assessment , Collection, Administration and Enforcement of laws relating to revenue.

In support of the Government’s Youth Initiative to develop a pool of young talent for the Kenyan Labour Market, KRA is seeking applications from continuing Bachelor’s Degree students for its three (3) months (January to March 2021) Industrial Attachment programme.

The programme aims at providing the Youth an opportunity to acquire practical aspects of their respective areas of specialization in partial fulfillment of their degree programme. The opportunities are open within the various Support Services departments of the Authority in the following disciplines: Finance/Accounting, Economics/Statistics, Supply Chain Management, Human Resource, Marketing/Communication, ICT/Telecommunications, Hospitality, Records Management, Library & Information Systems, Security/Criminology, Business Administration/Management and Project Management, Counselling Psychology, Disaster Management.

Requirements

  • Be a Kenyan Citizen aged between 20 and 35 years
  • Should be a continuing student pursuing a first Degree (Undergraduate) from a recognized University and in their third or fourth year of study
  • Should have a valid introduction letter from the university
  • Must be available full time for the three months’ duration of the program

Please Note:

  • The deadline for application is Sunday 22nd November 2020
  • All applications must be submitted online via the process outlined below (Application Guidelines)
  • You can only apply for the opportunity after successfully registering in our e-recruitment portal.
  • Incomplete applications will not be considered.
  • The Authority does not extend the Attachment program
  • ONLY selected candidates will be contacted.
  • The Authority does not charge any fee for this process.
  • Monthly Stipend payable 7,000 and is subject to applicable statutory deductions
  • If selected, candidates will be required to submit proof of a valid Personal Accident Insurance Cover, copies of KRA PIN certificate, NHIF, NSSF, ID card and Bank Account details.

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Chief Manager – HR Planning, Resourcing & Administration at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) was established by an Act of Parliament, Chapter 469 of the laws of Kenya , which became effective on 1st July 1995 . The Authority is charged with the responsibility of collecting revenue on behalf of the Government of Kenya. A Board of Directors, consisting of both public and private sector experts, makes policy decisions to be implemented by KRA Management. The Chairman of the Board is appointed by the President of the Republic of Kenya . The Chief Executive of the Authority is the Commissioner General who is appointed by the Minister for Finance. PURPOSE OF KRA Assessment , Collection, Administration and Enforcement of laws relating to revenue.

Job Purpose:

This role is responsible for leading the HR planning, resourcing and HR Administration functions at the Authority.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Oversee HR Planning, Resourcing, and Administration processes, systems and procedures, including development of work plans, reports and budgets
  • Ensure that the Authority has the appropriate number of staff equipped with the relevant skills, knowledge (competencies) and attitudes to enable it attain its mission, vision, goals and objectives.
  • Responsible for linking HR management to the Authority’s strategic plan and determine the current and future HR needs based on the strategic goals.
  • Ensuring that records of all employees and matters pertaining to staff are maintained in a manner that is easily identifiable and retrievable without compromising its integrity and confidentiality, including facilitation of the development of filing systems, and maintaining the same to meet administrative, legal and financial requirements of the HR Division.
  • Ensure effective and efficient service delivery of the Employee Resourcing and HR Administration functions including management of placement, transfer, deployment, and separations
  • Lead or participate in HR and corporate projects and ensure that KRA’s people strategies reflect best practice including supporting research and data analysis on subject matters of interest to the Authority’s Human Resource and provide technical guidance to the other programs in HR.
  • Oversee workforce demand and supply forecasting and submit proposals for approval while ensuring maintenance of KRA staff establishments and organization/departmental structures
  • Monitor and evaluate divisions programs including Service Level Agreement, impact assessment and implementation of Corporate Plan and provide recommendations on key HR issues.
  • Formulate plans for meeting workforce requirement and ensuring proper utilization of existing human resources to meet organizational objectives including implementing manpower requisitions and staff movements in accordance with the approved organization structure and staff establishment.
  • Day-to-day operations, supervision, management of performance and development of staff in the Section.
  • Facilitate implementation of the work plans for the following corporate initiatives in the Section: Audit, Integrity, QMS and Risk Management.

Job Specifications

Academic qualification:

  • A Bachelors degree in Human Resource Management or related field from a recognized institution.

Professional qualification:

  • Post graduate Diploma/Certificate in Human Resource Management
  • Membership to a Professional Body – IHRM

Professional experience:

  • Minimum of seven (7) years’ work experience in a similar role, three (3) of which should be at a management level in a similar-sized organization.

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Manager – HR Organizational Development & Effectiveness at Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA)

The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) was established by an Act of Parliament, Chapter 469 of the laws of Kenya , which became effective on 1st July 1995 . The Authority is charged with the responsibility of collecting revenue on behalf of the Government of Kenya. A Board of Directors, consisting of both public and private sector experts, makes policy decisions to be implemented by KRA Management. The Chairman of the Board is appointed by the President of the Republic of Kenya . The Chief Executive of the Authority is the Commissioner General who is appointed by the Minister for Finance. PURPOSE OF KRA Assessment , Collection, Administration and Enforcement of laws relating to revenue.

Job Purpose:

Responsible for development and coordination of HR programs and projects to achieve strategic business goals and operational objectives.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Manage the review of the Authority’s Organization structures and updating approved changes in the structure
  • Develop an effective framework of establishing the resourcing and workforce planning needs for the organization
  • Manage staff establishment and workforce planning framework including vacancy forecasting model, to provide informed advice to the appropriate decision makers
  • Support the development and delivery of HR business processes which focus on HR functions such as induction, learning and development, succession planning and performance management.
  • Develop and implement broad organizational initiatives and support corporate change processes including preparation of concept papers, framework/strategy papers
  • Oversee workforce analysis, staff mapping and distribution/rationalization
  • Ensure job descriptions for all positions are regularly updated and maintained and advice managers on reviews of roles/responsibilities/specifications
  • Ensure maintenance of staff establishment and organization/departmental structures
  • Link HR management directly to the strategic plan of the Authority, and forecast HR needs for the future based on the strategic goals of the Authority
  • Provide expert advice on the development of organizational improvement initiative to senior management
  • Lead the design and development of new roles in the organization, to ensure they address the needs of the organization in terms of accountabilities
  • Participate in the Workforce Planning Committee to ensure that decisions regarding the recruitment and retention of sufficient trained officers is underpinned by the analysis and data from workforce modelling activities and that all necessary information is available which enables appropriate decisions to be made.

Job Specifications

Academic qualification:

  • Bachelors degree in relevant/related field from a recognized institution.

Professional qualification:

  • A Certificate or Diploma in Human Resources e.g. Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP)
  • Membership to a Professional Body – IHRM

Professional experience:

Minimum of five (5) year’s specific and relevant work experience in the area of Organizational Development, HR Strategic Planning.

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Research Intern, MSc, 2021 at Google

Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products that include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Experience (classroom/work) in Natural Language Understanding, Computer Vision and/or Machine Learning.
  • Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages: Java, C++,Python or Go.
  • Experience with research from previous internships, full-time industry experience, personal projects, lab work, and/or published papers (being listed as author).

Preferred qualifications:

  • Returning to your degree after completing the internship.
  • Ability to design and execute on research agendas.
  • Available to work full-time for a minimum of 13 weeks.

About the job

Research happens at Google everyday, on many different embedded teams throughout the company. Our research reaches the user through both services and products such as Search, Maps, Google Assistant, Google Translate, Google Cloud and our computing, storage, and networking infrastructure. To achieve this, we’re working on a wide variety of projects that utilize the latest state-of-the-art technologies that push the boundaries of what is possible.

At Google, research-focused engineering interns are embedded throughout the company, contributing to the setup of large-scale tests and deploying promising ideas quickly and broadly. Ideas may come from internal projects as well as from collaborations with research programs at partner universities and technical institutes all over the world.

From creating experiments and prototyping implementations to designing new architectures, research-focused engineering interns work on real-world problems including artificial intelligence, data mining, natural language processing, hardware and software performance analysis, improving compilers for mobile platforms, as well as core search and much more.

Participation in the internship program requires that you are located in one of the specific country locations identified for this role for the duration of the internship program. We will discuss and agree with you what country this will be during the recruitment process.

Research happens at Google everyday, on many different embedded teams throughout the company. Our research reaches the user through both services and products such as Search, Maps, Google Assistant, Google Translate, Google Cloud and our computing, storage, and networking infrastructure. To achieve this, we’re working on a wide variety of projects that utilize the latest state-of-the-art technologies that push the boundaries of what is possible.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in cutting edge research to develop solutions for real-world, large-scale problems.

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Software Engineering or Site Reliability Engineering Intern, 2021 at Google

Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products that include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

Please complete your application before 4th December 2020. We encourage you to apply as early as possible as we review applications on a rolling basis.

To start the application process, you will need an updated CV or resume and a current unofficial or official transcript in English. Click on the “Apply” button on this page and provide the required materials in the appropriate sections (PDFs preferred):

  • 1. In the “Resume Section:” attach an updated CV or resume.
  • 2. In the “Education Section:” attach a current or recent unofficial or official transcript in English.
    • Under “Degree Status,” select “Now attending” to upload a transcript.

Note: By applying to this position your application is automatically submitted to the following locations: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; Dubai – United Arab Emirates; Accra, Ghana; Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos, Nigeria; Moscow, Russia; Ä°stanbul, Turkey; Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Experience with Data Structures or Algorithms from university, an internship, open source hobby coding, or other practical experience.
  • Coding experience in one of the following programming languages: C++, Java, Python or Go.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Available to work full-time for a minimum of 13 weeks.
  • Returning to your degree after completing the internship.
  • Internship or work experience (i.e. research assistant, teaching assistant, personal projects, etc) programming in either: C++, Java, Python or Go.
  • Experience with one or more of the following: web application development, Unix/Linux, mobile application development, distributed and parallel systems, machine learning, information retrieval, natural language processing, networking, developing large software systems, and/or security software development.
  • Interest and ability to learn other coding languages as needed.
  • Ability to speak and write in English fluently.

About the job

We offer a range of internships in either Software Engineering or Site-Reliability Engineering across EMEA. Durations and start dates will vary according to project and location. Our recruitment team will determine where you fit best based on your resume. As a Software Engineering or Site Reliability Intern, you‘ll work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs.

Software Engineering Intern:

As a key member of a versatile team, you will work on a specific project critical to Google’s needs. We need our engineers to be versatile, and enthusiastic in addressing new problems as we continue to push technology forward. You will design, test, deploy and maintain software solutions as you, and our fast-paced business, grow and evolve during your internship.

Site Reliability Intern:

Our engineers create, fix, extend and scale the code to keep it working and to harden it against all the vagaries of the internet. We drive reliability and performance across a massive scale. You will work on software development projects to keep important revenue-critical systems up and running, from code-level troubleshooting of traffic anomalies to maintenance of our most cutting-edge services; from monitoring and alerts to building new automation infrastructure.

Participation in the internship program requires that you are located in one of the specific country locations identified for this role for the duration of the internship program. We will discuss and agree with you what country this will be during the recruitment process.

Google is and always will be an engineering company. We hire people with a broad set of technical skills who are ready to take on some of technology’s greatest challenges and make an impact on millions, if not billions, of users. At Google, engineers not only revolutionize search, they routinely work on massive scalability and storage solutions, large-scale applications and entirely new platforms for developers around the world. From Google Ads to Chrome, Android to YouTube, Social to Local, Google engineers are changing the world one technological achievement after another.

Responsibilities

  • Research, conceive and develop software applications to extend and improve on Google’s product offering.
  • Contribute to a wide variety of projects using natural language processing, artificial intelligence, data compression, machine learning and search technologies. learning and search technologies.
  • Collaborate on scalability issues involving access to data and information.
  • Utilize exposure to large-scale production software troubleshooting.
  • Help maintain mission critical services.

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Research Intern, PhD, 2021 at Google

Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products that include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

Please complete your application before 24th December 2020. We encourage you to apply as early as possible as we review applications on a rolling basis.

To start the application process, you will need an updated CV or resume and a current unofficial or official transcript in English. Click on the “Apply” button on this page and provide the required materials in the appropriate sections (PDFs preferred):

  • 1. In the “Resume Section:” attach an updated CV or resume
  • 2. In the “Education Section:” attach a current or recent unofficial or official transcript in English.
    • Under “Degree Status,” select “Now attending” to upload a transcript.

Note: By applying to this position your application is automatically submitted to the following locations: Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt; Dubai – United Arab Emirates; Accra, Ghana; Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos, Nigeria; Moscow, Russia; Ä°stanbul, Turkey; Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Currently enrolled in a PhD degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Research experience in Natural Language Understanding, Computer Vision, and/or Machine Learning from previous internships, work, personal projects, and/or lab work.
  • Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages: Java, C++,Python or Go.
  • Having published papers (being listed as author) at conferences (e.g. NIPS, ICML, ACL, CVPR, etc).

Preferred qualifications:

  • Returning to your degree after completing the internship.
  • Ability to design and execute on research agendas.
  • Available to work full-time for a minimum of 13 weeks.

About the job

Research happens at Google everyday, on many different embedded teams throughout the company. Our research reaches the user through both services and products such as Search, Maps, Google Assistant, Google Translate, Google Cloud and our computing, storage, and networking infrastructure. To achieve this, we’re working on a wide variety of projects that utilize the latest state-of-the-art technologies that push the boundaries of what is possible.

At Google, research-focused engineering interns are embedded throughout the company, contributing to the setup of large-scale tests and deploying promising ideas quickly and broadly. Ideas may come from internal projects as well as from collaborations with research programs at partner universities and technical institutes all over the world.

From creating experiments and prototyping implementations to designing new architectures, research-focused engineering interns work on real-world problems including artificial intelligence, data mining, natural language processing, hardware and software performance analysis, improving compilers for mobile platforms, as well as core search and much more.

Participation in the internship program requires that you are located in one of the specific country locations identified for this role for the duration of the internship program. We will discuss and agree with you what country this will be during the recruitment process.

Research happens at Google everyday, on many different embedded teams throughout the company. Our research reaches the user through both services and products such as Search, Maps, Google Assistant, Google Translate, Google Cloud and our computing, storage, and networking infrastructure. To achieve this, we’re working on a wide variety of projects that utilize the latest state-of-the-art technologies that push the boundaries of what is possible.

Responsibilities

  • Participate in cutting edge research to develop solutions for real-world, large-scale problems.

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Sonographer at Langata Hospital

Langata Hospital was founded in June 2005 as a medical center and was licensed as a hospital in December 2005 . It continues to grow and expand its services and has fast become a respected and reputable health care institution in Nairobi. Initially, the hospital offerend only out patient services but has now grown to include in-patient services, providing medical care to thousands of citizens from within and around Nairobi. Often regarded at par – if not superior – to other medical centers in the country, the Hospital ensures that it remains up-to-date, regularly updating its technical and other services to remain in line with latest global developments in medicine. In-patient services include: Maternity Wing Operating Theatres Out-Patient services include: Casualty Department Vaccination Services Well Stocked Pharmacy Fully functional laboratory Ultrasound and echocardiography department Dental Clinic as well as an X-ray department.

Responsibilities

Purpose Of Job:

Contribute to the patient satisfaction through provision of quality radiographic services.

Organizational Structure:

Reports to: Matron Department: Radiology

Educational Requirements:

  • Degree / Diploma in Radiology, Radiography and Sonography or Related Course.

Minimum Required Experience:

  • Minimum 2-3 years of progressively responsible professional work experience Registered and licensed by The Kenya Radiation Protection Board

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X-Ray Radiographer at Langata Hospital

Langata Hospital was founded in June 2005 as a medical center and was licensed as a hospital in December 2005 . It continues to grow and expand its services and has fast become a respected and reputable health care institution in Nairobi. Initially, the hospital offerend only out patient services but has now grown to include in-patient services, providing medical care to thousands of citizens from within and around Nairobi. Often regarded at par – if not superior – to other medical centers in the country, the Hospital ensures that it remains up-to-date, regularly updating its technical and other services to remain in line with latest global developments in medicine. In-patient services include: Maternity Wing Operating Theatres Out-Patient services include: Casualty Department Vaccination Services Well Stocked Pharmacy Fully functional laboratory Ultrasound and echocardiography department Dental Clinic as well as an X-ray department.

Purpose Of Job:

Contribute to the patient satisfaction through provision of quality radiographic services.

Organizational Structure:

Reports to: Matron Department: Radiology

Educational Requirements:

  • Degree / Diploma in Radiology, Radiography and Sonography or Related Course.

Minimum Required Experience:

  • Minimum 2-3 years of progressively responsible professional work experience Registered and licensed by The Kenya Radiation Protection Board

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Pharmacist at Valley Hospital

Valley Hospital is a premier health facility located in Nakuru, offering diverse services with a mission to provide quality yet affordable healthcare. The hospital offers a wide range of services ranging from diagnostics, ambulatory and inpatient care, emergency and critical care in addition to specialized services.We offer both 24 hour service for both outpatient and inpatient Services.Valley Hospital aims to understand the needs of all our patients and families by providing the best quality of services.

Job Summary

Valley Hospital LTD Nakuru is seeking to fill the position of a pharmacist who will ensure among other duties, accurate dispensing, proper handling of pharmaceutical supplies for all orders and provide effective pharmaceutical services to meet client needs.

Job Requirement

  • Bachelor of Pharmacy (B Pharm) Medicine
  • Duly registered with the Pharmacy and Poisons Board.
  • Must have a valid current practicing license.
  • Work experience in a hospital will be an added advantage

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Dental Surgeon (Permanent & Locum positions) at Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa

Aga Khan Hospital, Mombasa is an ISO 9001:2008 certified secondary care hospital providing 24-hour inpatient and emergency services in the Coast Region of Kenya. The hospital offers a range of quality healthcare services in the areas of internal medicine, surgery, paediatrics, obstetrics & gynaecology, and intensive care. The Hospital includes comprehensive diagnostics, including imaging services, a leading ISO 15189-2007 accredited laboratory, high-quality physiotherapy, pharmacy service, and Halal certified catering service. Mission The Aga Khan Heath Service in Kenya is dedicated to providing quality patient care with special attention to access, affordability, clinical excellence, patient safety for the communities it serves.

Job Summary

Applicants must have a Bachelor of Dental Surgery and be registered with the Kenya Medical Dental and Practitioner Board. S/he should have at least two (2) years relevant practice including experience in composites, root canal therapy, crowns and bridges as well as one year internship from a reputable Institution. The successful candidate should have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

Carry out emergency dental procedures as well as attend to non-emergency procedures;  Counsel patients on oral hygiene instruction and demonstrate techniques to achieve this; Liaise with Consultants on handling specialized cases in the provision of patient dental health care; Review and develop appropriate policies and procedures for patient care to formulate best practice guidelines

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Client Success Agent at Jacaranda Health

Jacaranda Health is a social enterprise and operates as a 501(c)3 in the US. Our mission is to transform maternal health care in East Africa and make pregnancy and childbirth safer for women and newborns. If you are interested in donating or partnering with Jacaranda Health, please visit our Donate page. Jacaranda’s staff is made up of professionals from diverse backgrounds in business and healthcare, supported by a network of advisors around the globe.

We currently run two large programs which focus on increasing health-seeking behavior amongst pregnant women/new moms through digital health (“PROMPTS”) and improving provider
knowledge and skills to handle emergency obstetrics through a mentor model (“MENTORS”).

Jacaranda has research and design components within each of these programs.

Our key metrics include:

  • Increasing antenatal care attendance, postpartum care-seeking, skilled delivery care, postpartum family planning uptake, exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, and knowledge of danger signs amongst pregnant women/new mothers
  • Decreasing rates of maternal and neonatal mortality through proper management of delivery and immediate postpartum/newborn care, as well as through facility-level quality improvements

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Job Summary: This role is seeking a Client Success Agent to work in the Help Desk team under the PROMPTS program. This individual will work with the Client Success Associate to ensure mothers in our helpdesk are getting the services they need.

We are looking for someone who is interested in building skills in customer service and health education. This person should be intelligent, passionate, and customer-centric.

The clinical helpdesk agent will report directly to the Client Success Associate.

Primary Responsibilities

This role will include the following responsibilities:

  • Respond to 200+ questions each day from users via SMS (possibly other channels such as Facebook and Telegram as well)
  • Make sure all questions are responded to within 1 hour (high priority questions) or 4 hours (lower priority questions) during working hours with possibility of working over the weekends or public holidays with overtime compensation
  • Continuously update Q&A database as applicable and alert a supervisor if the messaging platform or FreshDesk stops functioning
  • Ask for help if a medical response is needed (and not in the existing database) from a medical professional. Do not guess about medical information.
  • Refer clients to the appropriate partner organization for specific issues (mental health, miscarriage/loss, abuse, etc)
  • Understand clients’ perspectives and feedback on the services they have received and communicate insights to the Q&A team
  • Progress reports should be shared with the supervisor on a weekly basis.
  • Report daily to the supervisor on the number of questions answered and any possible challenge that needs to be addressed.
  • Send a weekly report to the supervisor with a spreadsheet showing week’s progress
  • Send a monthly report latest by 30th/31st on the month’s progress, questions answered, lessons learnt, successes, challenges, solutions provided and recommendations on how to improve the Q&A.
  • Support in training new clinical help desk agents as needed.
  • Any other duties

Qualifications

Required

  • Diploma or degree in Health Promotion or other health-related field
  • 1-2 years of experience in Health
  • 1-2 years of experience in customer-facing work, such as customer service, customer success, research, sales
  • Fluency in English and Kiswahili; ability to translate written answers between these two languages
  • Typing skills and willingness to improve typing skills
  • Detail oriented and accurate in responding to queries
  • Self-starter: interested in growing skills, giving and receiving feedback, self-aware
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in both English and Kiswahili
  • Dependable and upholding highest level of honesty and confidentiality
  • High attention to detail and problem-solving skills
  • Proactive, self-motivated and team-oriented
  • Ability to multitask effectively
  • Ability to withstand demanding targets; does well under pressure

Desired

  • Experience or familiarity with maternal or newborn health
  • Familiarity with Google Drive
  • Passion for mothers and children and providing them with health information is a MUST!

Contract Period: This is a full time position, on a one year contract basis, renewable subject to performance and availability of funding.

Work hours.

  • You will be expected to work on a shift basis, totaling to 40 hours a week.
  • Shifts will be set and communicated to you by your manager every week.

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Research Manager at Jacaranda Health

Jacaranda Health is a social enterprise and operates as a 501(c)3 in the US. Our mission is to transform maternal health care in East Africa and make pregnancy and childbirth safer for women and newborns. If you are interested in donating or partnering with Jacaranda Health, please visit our Donate page. Jacaranda’s staff is made up of professionals from diverse backgrounds in business and healthcare, supported by a network of advisors around the globe.

We currently run two large programs which focus on increasing health-seeking behavior amongst pregnant women/new moms through digital health (“PROMPTS”) and improving provider knowledge and skills to handle emergency obstetrics through a mentor model (“MENTORS”).

Jacaranda has research and design components within each of these programs.

Our key metrics include:

  • Increasing antenatal care attendance, postpartum care-seeking, skilled delivery care, postpartum family planning uptake, exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, and knowledge of danger signs amongst pregnant women/new mothers
  • Decreasing rates of maternal and neonatal mortality through proper management of delivery and immediate postpartum/newborn care, as well as through facility-level quality improvements

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Job Summary: Jacaranda Health is seeking a Research Manager to support a rigorous evaluation of Jacaranda’s two core programs together with researchers from Harvard University.

The USAID-funded study will take place across ~40 health facilities in multiple counties in Kenya over ~18 months. The Jacaranda research manager will be a key focal point for the researchers,
data collection partners, Jacaranda program teams & leadership, making sure all parties successfully execute study activities and reflect on lessons in the process.

The Research Manager will report to the Senior R&D manager, working closely with Jacaranda’s research and design team. It is expected that 50-75% of the Research Manager’s time will be spent on the evaluation study, whereas the remaining 25-50% will be contributing to other Jacaranda research and design initiatives, especially supporting the development of M&E processes across projects.

Primary Responsibilities

This role will include the following responsibilities:

  • Provide management of USAID-funded program evaluation study, including liaising with data collection partners and research advisors, and supporting planning and coordination with Jacaranda’s government partnerships team and programs teams to implement study interventions.
  • Oversee piloting of tools, ensure overall data quality, and help refine and manage process evaluation.
  • Contribute to various write-ups, reports, and publications from the evaluation.
  • Actively participate in team of Jacaranda Health, providing informed opinions for strategic direction, internal culture-building, and operations
  • Supports the development of monitoring & evaluation (M&E) systems across Jacaranda’s programs
  • Potentially manages 1-2 research assistants or research coordinators
  • Participates in Jacaranda R&D activities such as designing and testing new health messages, A/B testing surveys, analysis on key indicators for the programs teams, etc.

Requirements

Professional Qualifications

  • Masters Degree in Public Health (MPH, MSC) or related field

Experience and Expertise

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience in project management including supervising teams
  • Previous experience coordinating/managing large research projects
  • Expertise with quantitative research designs and methods
  • Expertise with statistical analysis in STATA, R, SPSS or similar program
  • Proficient in computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Drive
  • Experience working with the Kenya MOH and/or county governments
  • Experience with grant-writing and reporting to international donors/funders

Personal Characteristics

  • Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills including reports and advice for key internal and external partners.
  • Knowledge of health indicators and outcomes, especially related to MNCH
  • Passion for maternal and child health

What would get us excited?

  • Fluency in Kiswahili
  • Clinical knowledge of maternal and newborn health
  • Experience and expertise in M&E for organizations and projects
  • Previous experience working with USAID
  • Knowledge or experience with mobile health programs

Contract Period: This position is expected to be for an initial contract of 12 months, based in Nairobi, with up to 25% travel within Kenya.

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Human Resource Assistant at Securex Agencies (K) Limited

HISTORY With the vision of a safer Kenya and the experience of the police force, former Police Inspector Kishori Lal Sahni started a small investigations company in 1970 which has now grown to be one of the most respected brands in the security industry in the East African Region. Securex has grown from strength to strength in the past forty four years to become the leading Security Solutions provider for a wide host of clients in diverse industries. Starting with only an investigations department in the seventies, Securex soon grew to incorporate the manned guarding section which to date is one of the most respected forces in the provision of client friendly services.

Securex Agencies (K) Limited is seeking to recruit a new member into the Human Resource team. The Human Resource Assistant will be responsible for supporting all Human Resources Functions.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Preparing disciplinary correspondence for staff and updating on the HRIS system.
  • Maintaining and updating employee attendance
  • Assist in the recruitment of new employees
  • Preparing the annual leave roaster for staff and the cash listing for employees proceeding on leave
  • Leave management
  • Processing employee claims
  • Maintaining and updating absenteeism register
  • Filing and processing WIBA
  • File management
  • Assisting in preparing the Human resource report
  • Computing terminal dues for employees who have separated
  • Participating in disciplinary committees to listen to case for employees and updating HR team on progress
  • Reporting and updating of Health and safety incidences and forwarding filled forms to DOSH
  • Handling of staff welfare scheme

Minimum Requirements and Competencies

  • Have a Degree in Social Sciences, Business Administration or an equivalent degree from a recognized University
  • Have a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management
  • Must be a registered member of the Institute of Human Resource Management
  • Must be familiar with Human Resources practices and policies
  • High level of knowledge with an HRIS system required
  • High level of Human Resources business acumen with the ability to understand the implications of each transaction
  • High level of computer and data entry knowledge including basic Microsoft Office

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Clinician Counselors at The International Centre for Reproductive Health – Kenya (ICRHK)

ICRH Kenya is an independent organization established in the year 2000. We deal with many aspects under the wide umbrella of ‘Reproductive Health’: Mother and Child Health, Sexual and Gender-based Violence, Sexually Transmitted Infections, HIV and AIDS prevention, treatment and care, Adolescent Health, improving Services in resource-poor settings that serve also the vulnerable populations.

Requirements:

  • Formal Education: CO, KRN, KRM, ECN
  • Experience in providing services to key populations is a must
  • Training in HIV Treatment services will be an added advantage
  • HTS Counselling Training as per National Guidelines on HTS
  • 3 Years working experience in provision of clinical services

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