Thursday, November 17, 2011

BASE TITANIUM EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT, TRAINEE MECHANICAL ENGINEER, CIVIL ENGINEER JOBS IN KENYA

Base Titanium Ltd, the Kenyan subsidiary of the Australian company is developing the globally
significant Kwale Mineral Sands Project 50km south of Mombasa.
The construction phase commenced in the 3rd quarter of 2011 in order for production to start in
the 2nd half of 2013.
Base is a creative resource company that places a strong emphasis on being part of the
community in which it operates and on attracting and developing good people.
Kwale is the first large mining development in Kenya and represents an exciting opportunity for
high performing candidates seeking to be part of the successful development of this project.
Pragmatic people, who are pro-active, have a strong sense of integrity, and who work well ¡n a
team environment are encouraged to apply.
Exciting opportunities currently exist for the following key positions:

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
Job Ref. MN 5125
Reporting to the General Manager - Projects, the Executive Assistant will provide administrative
support to senior project and operations managers.

Key Responsibility
• Management of all administrative matters pertaining to the General Managers.
• Organization and facilitation of meetings, conferences, presentations and functions.
• Taking minutes of meetings, preparation of letters, reports, presentations and other
documents.
• Arranging diaries, travel plans and coordinating visit itineraries.
• Organizing and managing office logistics.

Qualification & Experience
• Minimum of diploma in secretarial and office management or equivalent. A further
tertiary qualification will be an advantage.
• At least five years’ experience and a proven track record in a similar position in a large
organization.
• Possess good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Have excellent written English skills.
• Possess advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.

Send your application with a detailed CV with a daytime telephone contact and copies of
certificates.
Please also summarize yourself as follows:

Job Ref No
Your Name
Current/Past Salary: Year 2010 pm, Year 2011 pm
Year 2011 Benefits: If house state market rent, if car state cc
Send your application by hand, courier, post or email so as to reach us by 21st November 2011.
Limit email to maximum 3 pages A4 size CV and no attachments.

Mark Job Ref. No. on top left of the envelope.
Send to:

Executive Selection Division,
Manpower Services (K) Ltd,
3rd Floor, Landmark Plaza,
Directly Opposite Nairobi Hospital Entrance,
P.O. Box 50736-00200, Nairobi.

Email: recruit@manpowerkenya.com

TRAINEE MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Job Ref. MN 5126
Reporting to the Project Mechanical Engineer, the Trainee Mechanical Engineer will provide
engineering discipline support to the project team and assist ¡n supervising construction activities.
He/she will receive on-the-job training with a view to progressing towards an operational role
when construction is completed.

PWANI UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LECTURERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Pwani University College, a premier University College at the Coast is an equal opportunity
employer, situated in the beautiful scenic tourist resort town of Kilifi, and has the following
employment opportunities.

LECTURERS
GRADE 12
Applicants must have a PhD in the relevant area from a recognized University or have successfully
defended PhD thesis. Holders of Master's degree will also be considered on condition that they
meet the following requirements: Must have
• Registered for PhD degree and shown satisfactory progress (Completed at least 50% of
the core chapters approved by the supervisors).
• Presented at least three (3) seminar papers or two publications in refereed journals or a
university level book by reputable publisher.
• Must have full time university teaching experience as tutorial fellow or assistant
• Lecturer for at least three (3) years.
Lecturer Positions available in:
• Sociology – 1 Position
• Economics – 2 Positions
• Tourism Management – 1 Position
• Commerce (Finance and Banking & Business Administration) - 2 Positions
• Computer Science – 1 Position
• Environmental Law - 1 Position
• Environmental Science (Community Development) – 1 Position
• Environmental Science (Earth Science, Physics, Biology,) – 1 Position
• Nursing – 1 Position

This is a re-advertisement. Those who already applied need not apply.

TERMS OF SERVICE
Terms of service for posts include a competitive basic salary, house allowance, medical cover,
commuting allowance and membership to a pension scheme.
Interested applicants should send (2 copies) of their application for the above positions.
Application should include an up to date CV, providing details of age, marital status, academic
and professional qualifications, work experience, present post and salary, email address,
telephone and names and contacts of three referees who are knowledgeable about the
competence of the applicant, copies of relevant certificates and testimonials.
NB: Applicants must specify on their application letters the position they are interested in.
Interested applicants and referees must write to the undersigned so as to reach him not later than
Monday 21st November, 2011. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The Principal,
Pwani University College,
P. O Box 195-80108, Kilifi.

VETERINARIAN POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

LECTURER
Grade 12
Applicants should have a PhD in Veterinary Medicine, those with Master's in Veterinary Medicine
with at least three (3) years of teaching, research or professional experience are encouraged to
apply, the first degree must be in Veterinary Medicine and should be registered as a Veterinary
Surgeon with the Kenya Veterinary Board.

TERMS OF SERVICE
Terms of service for posts include a competitive basic salary, house allowance, medical cover,
commuting allowance and membership to a pension scheme.
Interested applicants should send (2 copies) of their application for the above positions.
Application should include an up to date CV, providing details of age, marital status, academic
and professional qualifications, work experience, present post and salary, email address,
telephone and names and contacts of three referees who are knowledgeable about the
competence of the applicant, copies of relevant certificates and testimonials.

PICO EASTERN AFRICA RESEARCH OFFICER JOB IN KENYA

Research Officer
We invite applications from qualified candidates for the above position in our offices in
Nairobi. The successful person will report to the Team Leader, PICO-Eastern Africa and
will be based in the Nairobi office. This position is open only to Kenyan residents.

About PICOTEAM
PICOTEAM is a coalition of organizations operating in several African countries as well
as in Latin America. We support individuals and organizations in their efforts to bring
about change and innovation for sustainable development. PICOTEAM focuses on
fostering participatory learning processes in organizations and amongst stakeholders
towards enhancing their performance, creativity and adaptability. We lead organizations
through institutional reform and change processes and have a proven track record in
building the capacity of operational, management and strategic teams to improve
organizational and individual performance utilizing a variety of participatory training,
mentoring and coaching methodologies.

The position
PICOTEAM seeks to recruit a Research Officer to coordinate the implementation of a
project entitled ‘Network for Enhanced Market Access by Smallholders in Eastern
and Southern Africa’ (NEMAS). The project objective is to ‘enable decision makers and
implementers to make informed choices about the most effective ways to support
transparent, inclusive and competitive markets for agricultural inputs and produce’. The
overall goal is to ‘increase the impact of public and private investments in inclusive
market access by smallholders in East and Southern Africa’. Expected outcomes of the
project are:

WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME SENIOR PROGRAMME ASSISTANT JOB IN KENYA

Post Title:     Senior Programme Assistant               
Post Grade:    G6
Duty Station: Hargeisa                                                      
Date of issue: 15.11.2011
Contract type:Fixed Term                                                   
Closing date:  28.11.2011

Organizational background

The World Food Programme Somaliland activities include food assistance for relief, emergency school feeding, humanitarian air and logistics services, food coordination and emergency rehabilitation projects.

This position is open to qualified Somali candidates.   Female candidates in particular, are encouraged to apply.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the under the direct supervision of the National Programme Officer or Head of Programme and overall supervision of the Head of the Sub-office, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:

Assessment of potential projects in line with the anticipated intervention through various projects and get the proposal ready for submission to the Project Review Committee.
Monitoring and supervision of project implementation in line with Field Level Agreements (FLAs) with the cooperating partners.
Ensure project monitoring is done according to the M&E Plan following the corporate tracking system.
Provide timely feedback to the management through various corporate reporting system /ensure proper documentation on the project activities.

BRITISH HIGH COMMISSION PASSPORT FRAUD AND COMPLEX CASE INVESTIGATIVE OFFICER VACANCY IN NAIROBI

Office Notice No: 35/11
Vacancy - Passport Fraud & Complex Case Investigative Officer

TO:  ALL STAFF, INCLUDING DFID, BRITISH COUNCIL, BPST (EA) & BATUK & OTHER DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS

A vacancy has arisen at the British High Commission for a Passport Fraud & Complex Case Investigative Officer. The job is graded at LEII for which the current salary scale starts at Ksh.148,000/- per month before deduction of tax.  Where the jobholder is not liable to Kenyan tax the scale will be abated under HM Treasury rules and starts at Ksh.109,728/- per month to take account of the tax they would have paid.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Nairobi Fraud Centre is responsible for receiving and checking first time British passport applications and applications to replace lost or stolen British passports from customers in Kenya and a number of other neighbouring East African countries.  The main focus of the Fraud Centre is in the detection and prevention of fraudulent passport applications.  After initial customer identification and document verification, applications are forwarded to the regional Passport Processing Centre in Pretoria, South Africa.

The Passport Fraud and Complex Case Officer is responsible for taking the lead in the examination of complex and high-risk passport cases, detecting and deterring fraud. 

Due to the nature of the role it is essential that any applicant be cleared to SC level.  Applications will only be considered from UK nationals with at least 3 years residence  in the past 10 years in the UK, US, Australia, Canada or New Zealand.  Candidates must have a traceable history over the last 5 years in the countries named.