Saturday, 3 February 2018

The Ministry of Health Job Vacancy : Senior Data Analyst

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with ICAP of Columbia University is working in partnership to implement the Kenya Population-based HIV Impact Assessment (KENPHIA) survey in 47 counties in Kenya. This program is part of US Government initiative against HIV in Kenya that receives funding from PEPFAR through CDC.

Applications are invited from Kenyan nationals for the following positions:

Location: Based At Nascop Nairobi, With Travel Within Kenya

Overall Job Function:

Under direction of Head NASCOP and SI Manager, NASCOP, the individual will review, analyze and validate KENPHIA survey data. This individual will also advise the KENPHIA Data Management Unit on best practices for data management, including data analysis and interpretation of the results for decision making.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide periodic reports to NASCOP on the key survey indicators, including data quality
  • Review, analyze and interpret KENPHIA survey data
  • Verify integrity of collected, stored and analyzed KENPHIA survey data availed in the PHIA global and Kenya survey dashboards
  • Assist in the write up of survey results
  • Provide leadership in preparation of survey data presentations, reports, and scientific abstracts plus manuscripts
  • Participate in and support day-to-day activities of the in-country data management team, the Data Accountability and Advisory
  • Committee and KENPHIA Scientific Publications Committee

Requirements:

  • Master’s or higher degree in Biostatistics, Applied Statistics or Epidemiology
  • Minimum of eight years working in epidemiology, public health, surveillance or related field is required.
  • Experience and technical expertise with surveillance systems and surveys using complex sampling methodologies
  • Experience writing technical reports and scientific manuscripts
  • Experience providing capacity building on surveillance and epidemiological methods
  • Demonstrated strong communication skills
  • Proficiency in SAS. Knowledge of other standard statistical packages is an added advantage.

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ICAP Job Vacancy : Quality Improvement Coordinator

ICAP is a centre within the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in New York. In Kenya ICAP is partnering with the Ministry of Health to provide technical assistance and innovative approaches to address priority and emergent public health challenges. Applications are invited for the following position:

JOB TITLE: Quality Improvement Coordinator- QI Collaborative Project (QIC)
LOCATION: Kisumu with travel to health facilities in Nyanza

Position Summary

The Quality Improvement (QI) Coordinator will work closely with Health Facilities leadership and QI teams to support the successful implementation of QIC project using the Model for Improvement and its Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles. The QI Coordinator will support QI training and coaching, supportive supervision, and documentation of QI C project, and evaluation of QI initiatives.

Key responsibilities:

  • Train and mentor Health Care Workers on Kenya Health Quality Improvement Framework model
  • Coordinate implementation of quality improvement challenges and collaborative QI approaches
  • Support in designing of QI improvement tools

Requirements:

  • Degree in health sciences
  • Masters in Public Health or Epidemiology
  • At least 3 years relevant work experience in quality improvement
  • Experience in project monitoring, and training an advantage

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Covenant Executives Job Vacancy : Gardener

Our client is recruiting for the above mentioned position. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of 2 years prior experience in the same capacity.

Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Maintaining the school’s landscape and greenery.
  • Ability to plan and execute landscaping operations including preparing the terrain, applying fertilizers, seeding and sodding lawns.
  • Plant new and repair established lawns, mowing, cleaning the grounds using rakes, brooms and hoses.
  • Spraying trees and shrubs and others as assigned.
  • Undertaking upkeep and repair tasks in the interior and exterior of premises.
  • Deft hands and technical knowledge are an important part of the handyman aspect and arsenal required for this role.
  • Well organized with general repair skills ability and a keen eye for detail possessing physical stamina to cope with this dual role.
  • Performing gardening and maintenance work including routine landscaping, painting and filling in gaps and crevices in walls and sidewalks, undertake light installation, carpentry works, repair equipment, electrical and plumbing works.

Requirements:

  • Must have completed Form 4.
  • Possess a valid certificate of good conduct.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Proven experience working as a Handyman with hardware tools and electrical equipment

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UPO Kenya Job Vacancy : Business Development Manager (Electrical Engineering)

Location: Nairobi.

2 Vacant Positions.

 Our firm, UPO Ltd is recruiting Business Development Managers for Outsource Technique Limited.  They have 2 vacant positions for the same. Details on duties and qualifications below.

The Business Development Managers are to facilitate growth of business by preparing training programs and motivating staff to work. They will also prepare proposals and specifications, conducting workshops, renew contracts with clients and also analyze competitors.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities

  • Implement a strategic and robust business plan to enable the company meet its objectives.
  • Increase revenue and funding by developing business relationships with existing and new customers, successfully closing business deals, and developing and implementing a growth plan.
  • Locate and propose potential business deals by contacting prospective partners, discovering and exploring opportunities.
  • Screen potential business deals by analyzing market strategies, deal requirements, potential, and financials, evaluating options and resolving internal priorities.
  • Develop negotiating strategies and positions by studying integration of new media
    ventures with the clients’ strategies and operations.
  • Protect the organization’s value by keeping information confidential.
  • Responsible for assisting in the collection of any outstanding debt from clients.
  • Liaising with the other departments manage integrated campaign executions.

Required skills and qualifications

  • A Bachelor’s Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
  • At least 2 years of experience in marketing, selling electronics and Air conditioners.
  • Excellent communication and IT skills.
  • Able to get on with people at all levels and influence them.
  • Strong problem-solving and creative skills.
  • Stay calm under pressure and keep to deadlines.
  • Strong sales and negotiation techniques.
  • Good team working and leadership skills.
  • Attention to detail.

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Virtual HR Job Vacancy : Graphics Designer/Animator

Our client is a leading content production company which specializes in delivering end to end creative and production solutions for productions ranging from TVCs, Documentaries, Animation, TV shows amongst others.
They are urgently seeking for a highly motivated and self-driven candidate to fill in the following position in their Nairobi office:

Principal Accountabilities:

  • Working creatively to produce original and aesthetically pleasing designs and solutions
  • Liaising with clients and developing animation from their concepts
  • Creating storyboards that depict the script and narrative
  • Designing models, backgrounds, sets, characters, objects and the animation environment
  • Developing the timing and pace of the movements of a character or object during the sequence of images and ensuring they follow the soundtrack and audio requirements
  • Using technical software packages, such as Flash, 3ds Max, Maya, LightWave, Softimage and Cinema 4D
  • Building up accurate, detailed frame-by-frame visuals
  • Recording dialogue and working with editors to composite the various layers of animation (backgrounds, special effects, characters and graphics) in order to produce the finished piece
  • Working to production deadlines and meeting clients’ commercial requirements
  • Working as part of a broader production team, which might include liaising with printers, copywriters, photographers, designers, account executives, website designers or marketing specialists
  • Researching for best ways to execute ideas and new ways of telling a story
  • Keeping up with technology and its continual evolution especially in the arena of animation
  • Working closely with the rest of the production team and support in the daily operation and functioning of the production team
  • Maintaining a balance between efficiency, creativity and quality
  • Working under high pressure and able to offer a quick turnaround for tight deadlines

Skills and Competencies

  • A Diploma in Graphic design with 2-3 years working experience or in lieu of this, 5 years’ experience working in a similar role
  • Ability to multi task projects with varying deadlines
  • Good time management skills
  • Ability to adhere to the company policy and procedures
  • Have a keen eye and attention to detail
  • Be self-motivated and have high level of confidentiality
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

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Dorbe Leit Job Vacancy : Chinese Speaking Commercial Officer

Exploring new avenues of activity and seeking opportunities that the company can exploit in its bid to develop and grow winning new business. They will be the key contact person/liaison person with partners and networks from China. And key translator of Chinese documents or conversations

Other Responsibilities

  • Putting together bids/tenders and Technical documents, negotiating contracts /partnership or procurement of materials especially from China in Chinese language
  • Assist with their area of expertise/ project management at the construction sites.

Required Qualifications

  • Must have technical training in construction, engineering, architecture etc
  • Added Advantage if they poses business related or project management skills
  • Minimum 2 to 3 years’ experience
  • Understanding of the construction industry in Kenya
  • Be willing and ready to learn

Essential Skills

  • Strong commercial awareness, strong client liaison/relations skills, good communication and interpersonal skills, project management and mastery of the Chinese language.

Budget

Ksh 75, 000 Gross

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Corporate Staffing Job Vacancy : Manufacturing Business Analyst

Our Client is a multinational company that manufactures and supplies plastics and packaging materials. They seek to hire a Business Analyst who will help in evaluation, verifying and compilation of data management within the company to optimize profit and effectiveness in achieving the business objectives.

Location: Nairobi
Salary: 80-100K

Responsibilities

  • Define configuration specifications and business analysis requirements
  • Build additional user-friendly tools that bring to light the complexities of the business’ model and targets
  • Drive reporting alignment between finance, supply chain and plant operations
  • Manage, correct and enhance operational understanding and utilization of the ERP system.
  • Guide the development and improvement of operational business intelligence
  • Collaborate with line managers across the company to improve company performance using data-driven decision making
  • Track variances and perform root cause analysis, implementing corrections & countermeasures as needed to improve standards.
  • Assist in developing ERP standards to assist manufacturing & supply chain in minimizing process and quality variations (standard work) while capturing critical knowledge & data for future use.
  • Define reporting and alerting requirements
  • Help design, document and maintain system processes
  • Report on common sources of technical issues or questions and make recommendations to product teams
  • Communicate key insights and findings to product teams
  • Constantly be on the lookout for ways to improve monitoring, discover issues and deliver better value to the customer
  • Perform quality assurance

Qualifications

  • University Degree in Maths / Statistics / Finance or a related field of study
  • Atleast 1-2years experience as a Business Analyst preferably in a medium to large business setup
  • Proven experience in eliciting requirements and testing
  • Quick to learn any software & business processes
  • Expert knowledge of MS Excel, Google Apps, SAP and other software in report writing & business intelligence such as Prophix,CVe Live systems, Teamwork, Crystal Reports etc.
  • Ability to work with large amounts of data: facts, figures, and number crunching. Ability to see through the data, synthesize and analyze it to find conclusions.
  • Ability to present the findings, or translate the data into an understandable document. Ability to write and speak clearly, easily communicating complex ideas. Experience with preparing infographics would be an added bonus.
  • Ability to look at the numbers, trends, and data and come to new conclusions based on the findings & pattern recognition.
  • Vigilant in accuracy, keen about producing error-free work in order to provide reports and analysis that allow decisions based on correct conclusions.
  • Pleasant personality with ability to interact effectively with exceptional follow up & convincing skills with people from different locations.
  • Experience in analysing data to draw business-relevant conclusions and in data visualization techniques and tools

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