Are you looking for an employer who promotes individual excellence, supports teamwork and nurtures a high performance culture?
KCA University is a dynamic private business university committed to quality service and ethical practices that is seeking to recruit
competent, dynamic and business oriented professionals to fill the following positions in the newly created Consultancy & Executive
Training division.
EXECUTIVE MANAGER – REF. KCAU/ICAD/EM-004
JOB TITLE: Executive Manager
DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: Consultancy and Executive Training
JOB REPORTS TO: Vice Chancellor
JOB TITLES REPORTING TO POSITION: Business Development Managers, Program Administrator
JOB PURPOSE
To provide management and leadership to KCA University Consulting and Executive Training team and nurture a business like
culture to attain increasing sales revenue and profitable returns.
Key Responsibilities
• Managing and supervising business development, particularly effective coverage of market segments, growth of revenue and
focus on customer service excellence by the team.
• Spearheading the business development strategy for building brand identity, diversifying the product portfolio, increasing
market share and revenue growth.
• Instilling discipline and facilitating the team to deliver targets on key performance indicators including sales volume and
value to the business.
• Coordinating budget preparation for KCA Consulting & Executive Training operations and vetting expenditure to minimize
variance.
• Assessing performance of staff to establish improvement areas and organizing training and coaching of the team for enhanced
customer service, protection of KCA Consulting and Executive Training brand and business sustainability.
• Organizing regular business forums with customers to gain understanding of emerging needs and as a way of nurturing close
business relations with the clientele.
• Improving corporate image through business relationship programmes, field trips and participating in sectoral and national
forums dealing with business agenda.
• Proactively exploring and coordinating strategic partnerships with organizations and institutions including KCAU to enhance
best practice and quality of programmes.
• Preparing organizational performance reports to facilitate decision-making.
• Implementing policies and harmonizing operating procedures for operational efficiency and control.
• Ensuring prudent financial management for operational sustainability.
• Monitoring and steering KCA University Consulting and Executive Training to become a strategic business unit running both
consulting and capacity building programmes.
Key Skills
• Strong business management and strategic planning skills
• Entrepreneurial skills with high level of business understanding
• Leadership and influencing skills
• Organizational skills
• People management and Mentorship skills
• Exceptional communication skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Familiarity with MS Office packages, Excel and PowerPoint
Experience
• Over 15 years relevant experience with at least 3 years at senior management levels in consultancy, business development,
marketing and training
Personal attributes
• Team-player
• Endearing personality with emotional intelligence to govern without bias
• Exemplary character respected by colleagues,
• High performer with strategic orientation
• Proven track record of consistent, high performance in consultancy and proposal writing
• Not more than 40 years old
Qualifications
• MBA or business related post graduate qualification
• Critical understanding of business relationship management
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – REF. KCAU/ICAD/BDM-005
JOB TITLE: Business Development Manager
DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: Business Development
JOB REPORTS TO: Executive Manager
JOB PURPOSE
To develop and implement sales and marketing strategies to improve market presence of KCA Consulting & Executive Training for
increasing revenue, higher business returns and profitability.
Key Responsibilities
• Development of marketing plans and strategies for increasing market share and profits.
• Business prospecting and training needs assessment to establish market needs and create a niche for implementing plans to
grow revenue and value
• Planning/setting of performance deliverables
• Preparing strategies for effective sector coverage with prudent management of operational budgets.
• Organizing regular business forums with customers to gain understanding of emerging needs as a way of nurturing close
business relations with the clientele in assigned sector.
• Participating in sectoral and national forums dealing with business agenda for business prospecting.
• Developing training programs and preparing technical/financial bids for consultancy work
• Designing, implementing and administering capacity development programs and consultancies
• Undertaking specific research to collect and analyze data on market conditions, client preferences, competitive activity and
changes in the industry that may affect business for decision making.
• Conducting customer satisfaction surveys for evaluating client perception and satisfaction index for improvement on service
delivery standards.
Key Skills
• Strong business management and strategic planning
• Exceptional communication skills
• Customer care
• Proposal Writing skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Familiarity with MS Office packages, Excel and PowerPoint
Experience
• 5 years relevant experience in business development, marketing especially in services, training
Personal attributes
• Proven track record of consistent, high performance in marketing and communications, with strong leadership qualities
• Not more than 40 years old
Qualifications
• A degree in commerce, sales and marketing (or a relevant business field)
• Professional qualification in marketing
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR – REF. KCAU/ICAD/PA-007
JOB TITLE: Program Administrator
DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: Consulting & Executive Training
JOB REPORTS TO: Executive Manager
JOB PURPOSE
To facilitate effective delivery of programmes and client satisfaction
Key Responsibilities
• Preparation of operations plan to source for key talent to drive programmes
• Developing and implementing a Supplier Partnership Process for procuring faculty to deliver programmes and training
venues, leading negotiations for the competitive service terms and contracts and, nurturing strategic relationships for effective
contractual performance.
• Organizing meetings, training programmes and conferences and accurately recording proceedings of various deliberations.
• Maintaining effective communication channels with KCAU, other institutions and service providers to stabilize availability of
critical inputs for the smooth running of programmes.
• Analysis of general and financial reports, letters, memos and other correspondence and preparing appropriate responses.
• Responding to telephone inquiries, giving information to callers and routing calls to appropriate officials and also placing
outgoing calls.
• Receiving official visitors and walk-in customers, ascertaining the nature of business and providing necessary in
formation.
• Receiving, sorting, recording and distributing mail, general correspondence and documents to appropriate officials.
• Scheduling appointments and ensuring successful meetings.
• Administering an effective system for the maintenance, storage, retrieval of files and documents to ensure access and security
of information
• Operating and maintaining electronic office equipment and tools including word processing and photocopying machines,
scanning and binding equipment.
• Monitoring and tracking the progress of various assignments and regularly updating the appropriate members of staff on
specific deadlines.
• Maintaining inventory of office equipment and supplies, monitor utilization of consumables and requisition for additional
supplies to facility continuity of programmes.
• Preparing monthly/periodical progress reports showing achievements on planned targets as well as providing justification for
performance variances and improvement action.
Key Skills
• Organization skills
• Negotiation skills
• Communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Report writing skills
• Accounting for non-accounting Managers
Experience
• 5 years in a busy training institution
• Good in logistics
Personal attributes
• Analytical ability
• Decisive and Strategic thinker
• Ability to multi-task
• Integrity
• Focused & with sense of orderliness
• Strong interpersonal relations
• Team player
Qualifications
• Degree in business related discipline
ACCOUNTANT – KCAU/ICAD/ACC-006
JOB TITLE: Accountant
DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: Finance & Administration
JOB REPORTS TO: Administratively to the Executive Manager
JOB PURPOSE
To facilitate seamless business operations by safeguarding the financial integrity of the organization from impropriety, loss and
business risk
Key Responsibilities
• Analysis of financial information and advising on appropriate asset mix, ageing of liabilities and adequacy of working capital.
• Coordination, consolidation and reviewing of the annual/forward budgets and control to variances.
• Reviewing and ensuring alignment of cash-flow and payment plans.
• Posting all relevant accounting data to ledger accounts and overseeing the production of relevant financial reports.
• Ensuring approval and preparing all the payments in accordance to approved procedures.
• Monitoring the movements of the bank accounts daily and carrying out bank reconciliations.
• Carrying out monthly balance sheet account reconciliations-debtors, creditors, ageing analysis.
• Reviewing the payroll and reconciling with payroll account in the financial system.
• Preparing monthly accounts, final accounts, and other periodic management reports.
• Ensuring payment of statutory taxes and preparation of prompt returns to relevant bodies to ensure compliance.
• Maintaining employee records and regularly auditing the storage system for integrity and security of staff data and
information.
• Implementing NHIF, NSSF and other statutory provisions
Key Skills
• Good communication & negotiations skills
• Financial modeling and forecasting
• Know-how on Strategic planning
• Knowledge of International Accounting Standards
• Considerable knowledge of principles and methods of budgeting
• Proficiency in computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint including financial and statistical
packages
Experience
• Minimum seven (5) years experience, two (2) of which must be in senior management position
Personal attributes
• Must be analytical
• Good understanding of internal control systems
• Ability to lead team
• Integrity
• Result oriented and ability to meet deadlines
Qualifications
• Business degree with CPA(K), ACCA or equivalent
Application Procedure
Interested candidates should send their applications enclosing copies of academic and professional qualifications and detailed CV
stating their experience and achievements, including current and expected salary on or before 9th June, 2011 to:
Director, Human Resources
KCA University
P. O. Box 56808, 00200,
Nairobi.
Or
Through Email: hr@kca.ac.ke
Please indicate reference number on the envelope or email subject for the position you are applying for.
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KCA University is a dynamic private business university committed to quality service and ethical practices that is seeking to recruit
competent, dynamic and business oriented professionals to fill the following positions in the newly created Consultancy & Executive
Training division.
EXECUTIVE MANAGER – REF. KCAU/ICAD/EM-004
JOB TITLE: Executive Manager
DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: Consultancy and Executive Training
JOB REPORTS TO: Vice Chancellor
JOB TITLES REPORTING TO POSITION: Business Development Managers, Program Administrator
JOB PURPOSE
To provide management and leadership to KCA University Consulting and Executive Training team and nurture a business like
culture to attain increasing sales revenue and profitable returns.
Key Responsibilities
• Managing and supervising business development, particularly effective coverage of market segments, growth of revenue and
focus on customer service excellence by the team.
• Spearheading the business development strategy for building brand identity, diversifying the product portfolio, increasing
market share and revenue growth.
• Instilling discipline and facilitating the team to deliver targets on key performance indicators including sales volume and
value to the business.
• Coordinating budget preparation for KCA Consulting & Executive Training operations and vetting expenditure to minimize
variance.
• Assessing performance of staff to establish improvement areas and organizing training and coaching of the team for enhanced
customer service, protection of KCA Consulting and Executive Training brand and business sustainability.
• Organizing regular business forums with customers to gain understanding of emerging needs and as a way of nurturing close
business relations with the clientele.
• Improving corporate image through business relationship programmes, field trips and participating in sectoral and national
forums dealing with business agenda.
• Proactively exploring and coordinating strategic partnerships with organizations and institutions including KCAU to enhance
best practice and quality of programmes.
• Preparing organizational performance reports to facilitate decision-making.
• Implementing policies and harmonizing operating procedures for operational efficiency and control.
• Ensuring prudent financial management for operational sustainability.
• Monitoring and steering KCA University Consulting and Executive Training to become a strategic business unit running both
consulting and capacity building programmes.
Key Skills
• Strong business management and strategic planning skills
• Entrepreneurial skills with high level of business understanding
• Leadership and influencing skills
• Organizational skills
• People management and Mentorship skills
• Exceptional communication skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Familiarity with MS Office packages, Excel and PowerPoint
Experience
• Over 15 years relevant experience with at least 3 years at senior management levels in consultancy, business development,
marketing and training
Personal attributes
• Team-player
• Endearing personality with emotional intelligence to govern without bias
• Exemplary character respected by colleagues,
• High performer with strategic orientation
• Proven track record of consistent, high performance in consultancy and proposal writing
• Not more than 40 years old
Qualifications
• MBA or business related post graduate qualification
• Critical understanding of business relationship management
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – REF. KCAU/ICAD/BDM-005
JOB TITLE: Business Development Manager
DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: Business Development
JOB REPORTS TO: Executive Manager
JOB PURPOSE
To develop and implement sales and marketing strategies to improve market presence of KCA Consulting & Executive Training for
increasing revenue, higher business returns and profitability.
Key Responsibilities
• Development of marketing plans and strategies for increasing market share and profits.
• Business prospecting and training needs assessment to establish market needs and create a niche for implementing plans to
grow revenue and value
• Planning/setting of performance deliverables
• Preparing strategies for effective sector coverage with prudent management of operational budgets.
• Organizing regular business forums with customers to gain understanding of emerging needs as a way of nurturing close
business relations with the clientele in assigned sector.
• Participating in sectoral and national forums dealing with business agenda for business prospecting.
• Developing training programs and preparing technical/financial bids for consultancy work
• Designing, implementing and administering capacity development programs and consultancies
• Undertaking specific research to collect and analyze data on market conditions, client preferences, competitive activity and
changes in the industry that may affect business for decision making.
• Conducting customer satisfaction surveys for evaluating client perception and satisfaction index for improvement on service
delivery standards.
Key Skills
• Strong business management and strategic planning
• Exceptional communication skills
• Customer care
• Proposal Writing skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Familiarity with MS Office packages, Excel and PowerPoint
Experience
• 5 years relevant experience in business development, marketing especially in services, training
Personal attributes
• Proven track record of consistent, high performance in marketing and communications, with strong leadership qualities
• Not more than 40 years old
Qualifications
• A degree in commerce, sales and marketing (or a relevant business field)
• Professional qualification in marketing
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR – REF. KCAU/ICAD/PA-007
JOB TITLE: Program Administrator
DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: Consulting & Executive Training
JOB REPORTS TO: Executive Manager
JOB PURPOSE
To facilitate effective delivery of programmes and client satisfaction
Key Responsibilities
• Preparation of operations plan to source for key talent to drive programmes
• Developing and implementing a Supplier Partnership Process for procuring faculty to deliver programmes and training
venues, leading negotiations for the competitive service terms and contracts and, nurturing strategic relationships for effective
contractual performance.
• Organizing meetings, training programmes and conferences and accurately recording proceedings of various deliberations.
• Maintaining effective communication channels with KCAU, other institutions and service providers to stabilize availability of
critical inputs for the smooth running of programmes.
• Analysis of general and financial reports, letters, memos and other correspondence and preparing appropriate responses.
• Responding to telephone inquiries, giving information to callers and routing calls to appropriate officials and also placing
outgoing calls.
• Receiving official visitors and walk-in customers, ascertaining the nature of business and providing necessary in
formation.
• Receiving, sorting, recording and distributing mail, general correspondence and documents to appropriate officials.
• Scheduling appointments and ensuring successful meetings.
• Administering an effective system for the maintenance, storage, retrieval of files and documents to ensure access and security
of information
• Operating and maintaining electronic office equipment and tools including word processing and photocopying machines,
scanning and binding equipment.
• Monitoring and tracking the progress of various assignments and regularly updating the appropriate members of staff on
specific deadlines.
• Maintaining inventory of office equipment and supplies, monitor utilization of consumables and requisition for additional
supplies to facility continuity of programmes.
• Preparing monthly/periodical progress reports showing achievements on planned targets as well as providing justification for
performance variances and improvement action.
Key Skills
• Organization skills
• Negotiation skills
• Communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Report writing skills
• Accounting for non-accounting Managers
Experience
• 5 years in a busy training institution
• Good in logistics
Personal attributes
• Analytical ability
• Decisive and Strategic thinker
• Ability to multi-task
• Integrity
• Focused & with sense of orderliness
• Strong interpersonal relations
• Team player
Qualifications
• Degree in business related discipline
ACCOUNTANT – KCAU/ICAD/ACC-006
JOB TITLE: Accountant
DIVISION/DEPARTMENT: Finance & Administration
JOB REPORTS TO: Administratively to the Executive Manager
JOB PURPOSE
To facilitate seamless business operations by safeguarding the financial integrity of the organization from impropriety, loss and
business risk
Key Responsibilities
• Analysis of financial information and advising on appropriate asset mix, ageing of liabilities and adequacy of working capital.
• Coordination, consolidation and reviewing of the annual/forward budgets and control to variances.
• Reviewing and ensuring alignment of cash-flow and payment plans.
• Posting all relevant accounting data to ledger accounts and overseeing the production of relevant financial reports.
• Ensuring approval and preparing all the payments in accordance to approved procedures.
• Monitoring the movements of the bank accounts daily and carrying out bank reconciliations.
• Carrying out monthly balance sheet account reconciliations-debtors, creditors, ageing analysis.
• Reviewing the payroll and reconciling with payroll account in the financial system.
• Preparing monthly accounts, final accounts, and other periodic management reports.
• Ensuring payment of statutory taxes and preparation of prompt returns to relevant bodies to ensure compliance.
• Maintaining employee records and regularly auditing the storage system for integrity and security of staff data and
information.
• Implementing NHIF, NSSF and other statutory provisions
Key Skills
• Good communication & negotiations skills
• Financial modeling and forecasting
• Know-how on Strategic planning
• Knowledge of International Accounting Standards
• Considerable knowledge of principles and methods of budgeting
• Proficiency in computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint including financial and statistical
packages
Experience
• Minimum seven (5) years experience, two (2) of which must be in senior management position
Personal attributes
• Must be analytical
• Good understanding of internal control systems
• Ability to lead team
• Integrity
• Result oriented and ability to meet deadlines
Qualifications
• Business degree with CPA(K), ACCA or equivalent
Application Procedure
Interested candidates should send their applications enclosing copies of academic and professional qualifications and detailed CV
stating their experience and achievements, including current and expected salary on or before 9th June, 2011 to:
Director, Human Resources
KCA University
P. O. Box 56808, 00200,
Nairobi.
Or
Through Email: hr@kca.ac.ke
Please indicate reference number on the envelope or email subject for the position you are applying for.
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