Saturday, January 21, 2012

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, CUSTOMER SERVICE/SALES STAFF, HR ASSISTANT, SECRETARY, ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT JOB VACANCIES KENYA

1. Customer Service Staff /Sales Staff

Objective of role

Help to maximise sales for the store and across wider channels

Provide first class customer experience

Grow personally and professionally as part of a dynamic business

Responsibilities

Greet, assist and sell to customers
Operate till and handle financial transactions
Merchandise and replenish stock as directed
Assist with deliveries and stock handling as directed
Undertake cleaning and housekeeping duties
Continually develop an understanding of the company’s culture, products, ethical initiatives, other areas of business, and reflect this in everyday performance
Take responsibility for personal development and actively seek opportunities for improvement

Experience Required

No experience is needed if the enthusiasm, aptitude and proven desire to learn can be demonstrated
Experience in a retail environment with a quality brand is desirable
Experience in a customer service role with face-to-face customer contact may also be beneficial

Skills/Knowledge Required

Ability to initiate contact and communication
Confident, articulate and accurate spoken English
Ability to work hard and smart
Ability to adapt to frequent change and a high pressure environment

2. Personal Assistant (PA) / Secretary

Personal assistants (PAs) to act as their manager's first point of contact with people from both inside and outside the organisation.

Typical work activities include:

deputising for the manager, making decisions and delegating work to others in the manager's absence;
devising and maintaining office systems, including data management and filing;
arranging travel and accommodation and, occasionally, travelling with the manager to take notes or dictation at meetings or to provide general assistance during presentations;
screening telephone calls, enquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate;
meeting and greeting visitors at all levels of seniority;
organising and maintaining diaries and making appointments;
dealing with incoming email, faxes and post, often corresponding on behalf of their manager;
taking dictation and minutes;
carrying out background research and presenting findings;
producing documents, briefing papers, reports and presentations;
organising and attending meetings and ensuring their manager is well-prepared for meetings;
liaising with clients, suppliers and other staff.

GENERAL MOTORS - GM - EAST AFRICA PRODUCT ENGINEER, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER, HEALTH AND SAFETY SPECIALIST JOBS IN KENYA

General Motors East Africa Limited the franchise holder for Isuzu and Chevrolet is a subsidiary of General Motors Company, the world leader in Automotive Technology.

Applications are invited for the following vacancies:

Product Engineer

Reporting to the Manager, Product Planning and Engineering the successful candidate will be responsible for the following functions:

Product specifications development and launch process management
Preparing engineering design and specification changes geared towards suitability for local conditions and cost competitiveness
Championing the products technical improvements and issues resolution process
Developing and maintaining products manufacturing Bill of Materials
Managing the products validation processes
Development of vehicle systems and validations processes control procedures

For appointment to this position, the successful candidate must have the following minimum requirements:

Second Class (Hons) degree in Mechanical! Automotive!Production Engineering
Knowledge in Manufacturing Engineering and Quality control processes
Experience in Automotive industry ¡s an added advantage
Strong analytical, problem solving, communication and interpersonal skills

VERSATEL SYSTEMS WEB DESIGNER / DEVELOPER JOB IN KENYA

Want to join a fun, exciting internet company?

Versatel Systems is a service provider in mainstream IT with revolutionary products like Mrent under its belt.

MRent is an online property management and rent payment system.

Be a part of our small but dynamic team and experience the thrill of being part of one of Africa’s fastest growing internet companies.

We are looking for a web designer/developer to work on the production process of dynamic and static websites.

Responsibilities include creative page layouts, content formatting, CSS creation, HTML files converted from Photoshop documents, design custom graphics, QA, and launch web projects.


Duties and Responsibilities

Lead the development process from design through completion
Work hands on in the development of web applications (ActionScript/Flash/XML/CSS/HTML)
To design websites that are visually effective and are easy to use
Will spear head internet Ad campaigns to include E-newsletters, Emails, Banner Ads, Animations and special effects
Will advice and recommend clients on web related concerns
Knowledge and experience with SEO

JUDGES AND MAGISTRATES VETTING BOARD HANSARD EDITOR, PUBLIC COMMUNICATIN OFFICER, RECORDS MANAGEMENT OFFICER, INTERNAL AUDITOR, SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT OFFICER, HANSARD TRANSCRIBER VACANCIES IN KENYA

Republic of Kenya

Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board

Vacancies in the Judges and Magistrate Vetting Board

The Judges and Magistrate vetting Board was established pursuant to section 23 of the sixth schedule to the Constitution and the vetting of Judges and Magistrates Act 2011.

The objective of the board is to vet the suitability of all the Judges and Magistrates who were in office on the effective date to continue to serve in accordance with the values and principles set out in Article 10 and 159 of the constitution. It shall operate for one year from the date of operationalization.

The Judges and Magistrates Vetting Board seeks to recruit officers for one (1) year non renewable contract, to fill the following positions and a competitive salary will be offered to successful applicants:-

1. Senior Hansard Editor

Three (3) posts

Station: - Nairobi

Term:- Contract (One Year – non renewable)

Job Description

An officer at this level will be responsible for editing transcribed records from the processing of Boards, sitting and hearings drawn from audit tapes to word processed manuscript; preparing accurate edited drafts and ensuring that the edited documents are in tandem with first drafts transcripts; maintaining consistent and accurate Hansards format in accordance with Hansard style guide and other reference manuals; establishing and maintaining accurate indexing in the final transcripts and reports; preparation of and maintenance of database for the production of the official reports and PDF file.

Job Specification

For appointment to this position, a candidate must:

have a Bachelor degree in secretarial services/ICT or any other discipline related to Hansard services; OR
have a diploma /Higher diploma in secretarial studies from the Kenya National Examination Council or any other discipline related to Hansard services or equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
be trained in Hansard services;
have excellent writing, typing skills and editorial skills and adequate knowledge of the Hansard style guide;
be fluent in English and Kiswahili and able to communicate and type in both language;
have five (5) years experience in Hanzard work;
have technical knowledge of the English language and ability to correctly interpret messages;
have knowledge of threatening and formatting techniques to first draft transcript; and be a creative, result oriented team player.

2. Senior Public Communication Officer

1 Post

Station : - Nairobi

Term: - Contract (One Year – non renewable)

Job Description

An officer at this level will be responsible for a wide range of media issues which entails; preparing and organizing forums where Boards policies, programmes and projects can be propagated and promoted; reading articles in the media pertaining to the Board and making appropriate recommendation; and preparing media supplements and documentaries, press releases/media features.

Job Specification

For appointment to this position a candidate must:

Have served in the field of Corporate communication for at least seven (7) years; three (3) which must be at a senior management level;
Have a Bachelors degree in Journalism or Mass Communication from a recognized Institution, or a bachelor of Arts Degree and a Diploma in Mass Communication/Journalism from a recognized University;
Have a Post graduate Diploma /or Masters degree in any of the following disciplines; Mass Communication, Communication Studies, Information Sciences, Public Relations, International Relations, Journalism; or any other equivalent qualification from a recognized institution;
Be proficient in Computer Applications;
Not been involved in active participation in affairs of any political party.

3. Senior Records Management Officer

One (1) Post

Station: Nairobi

Term: Contract (One Year – non renewable)

Job Description