Deadline of this Job: 08 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:Call For Applicants For The Position Of Business Development Officer [BDO].
Ushuru Investment Co-operative Society Ltd (UIC) is a supplementary investment body for members of Ushuru Sacco and other persons who qualify to join. The main objective is to give members an opportunity to own land and residential houses at affordable prices and to pool their resources together for profitable investment ventures. We hereby invite applications from suitably qualified persons for the above position.
Qualifications:
I. Hold a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management/Business Administration/ Commerce/ Marketing or related field.
ii. Have a minimum of 2 years' Experience in related field.
iii. A member of a professional body as an added advantage
iv. Knowledge and experience in real estate sales is an added advantage
Required competencies:
i. Problem solving, analytical, leadership, decision-making, integrity, organization and planning skills.
ii. A good team player, maintains high work standards, reliable, easily adapts to new environments, pays attention to detail and self-motivated.
Iii. Ability to flourish with minimal guidance, be proactive, and handle uncertainty.
iv. Strong communication skills and IT fluency.
v. Ability to manage complex projects and multi-task.
Duties and responsibilities are as stipulated In Ushuru Sacco Website under UIC Ltd.
Terms of Service:
The BOO will serve on contract for a period of three years' renewable yearly subject to satisfactory performance. The Salary and other benefits are as determined by the UIC Board.
Deadline of this Job: 10 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:Job Description:
Do you tweet, share, and post to social media in your sleep? Do you know what it takes to grow an online community? We're looking for a social media manager to manage our social media accounts by implementing strategies and tactics that grow our followers, engage and retain them, and help convert them into leads, customers, and active fans and promoters of our company.
You should have command of best practices and trends in social media marketing, enjoy being creative, and understand how to both build and convert a digital audience.
Responsibilities:
• Build and manage the company’s social media profiles and presence, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, and additional channels that may be deemed relevant.
• Create shareable content appropriate for specific networks to spread both our brand and our content.
• Monitor and engage in relevant social discussions about our company, competitors, and/or industry, both from existing leads and customers as well as from brand new audiences.
• Run regular social promotions and campaigns and track their success (e.g., Twitter chats, LinkedIn discussions, etc.).
• Work alongside other marketers and content marketers to help distribute content that educates and entertains our audience and supports marketing goals.
• Drive consistent, relevant traffic and leads from our social network presence.
• Explore new ways to engage and identify new social networks to reach our target buyers.
• Track, measure and analyze all initiatives to report on social media ROI.
Requirements:
• BA/BS degree or equivalent work experience.
• Active and well-rounded personal presence in social media, with a command of each network and their best practices.
• Excellent communicator and creative thinker, with an ability to use both data and intuition to inform decisions.
• Proficiency in using social media software (e.g. HubSpot's Social Inbox) to monitor social media conversations. You will be our ear to the ground to route the appropriate marketer, sales rep, and/or support rep to social conversations.
• Bonus experience and skills include Adobe Creative Suite, demand generation, inbound marketing, and blogging.
Deadline of this Job: 07 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:• Royal Media Services Limited wishes to recruit a suitably qualified individual to the position of a News Presenter/Anchor. He/she will report to the News Editor
Key Roles & Responsibilities
• To sub-edit copy from reporters and correspondents.
• Writing scripts for bulletins, headlines and reports.
• Selecting appropriate stories and exercising editorial judgement on the best angle from which to approach a story.
• Preparing and presenting material ‘on air’ for both pre-recorded and live pieces.
• Generating ideas for stories, features and following leads as well as pitching story ideas to editors.
• Developing and maintaining local contacts.
• Coordinating and liaising with correspondents in the field for purpose of compiling news and features.
• Make sure that news bytes are of good quality, ethically sound and precise to the right length.
• Ensure all social media platforms are updated regularly
• Advising your supervisor on new trends in online tools, applications, channels, design & strategy
• Moderating talk shows
• Write broadcasting reports and execute commercial logs
• Music research – identifies, propose and source music to be incorporated into the station sound.
• Cross-promote the Company’s online & traditional product lines
• Conceptualize and execute online campaigns for various projects
Skills and Personal attributes
• Have a good command of English, Kiswahili and Dholuo languages. (Attach Voice demo)
• Strong writing, editing and analytical skills
• Ability to moderate a talk shows
• Ability to work odd hours
• Clear understanding of media laws and ethics
• Self driven, assertive, punctual and organized.
• Must have a nose for news, broad and strategic thinker and pay attention to detail.
• Must demonstrate a professional approach and appearance including enthusiasm, drive, commitment, honesty, trust, loyalty and keep abreast with evolving trends.
Academic and professional experience
• A university degree in journalism / mass communication or another related field from a recognized university.
• At least 3 years experience as a Presenter /newsreader/reporter/subeditor in a reputable newsroom.
• Must be social media savvy, innovative and creative
Deadline of this Job: 16 December 2022
JOB DETAILS:Job Purpose
The Programme Manager will provide technical, managerial and leadership oversight to the DMDP project and ensure successful implementation of the programme. Specific tasks include;
• Lead and manage all aspects of the programme i.e., planning, implementation, quality, and accountability, monitoring and evaluation.
• Work in close liaison and ensure effective communication with the County Government and consortium partners i.e., ORANA and WANDA Agricultural Group to coordinate coherent and consistent delivery of the programme objectives
• Provide technical input for the implementation of the programme including in the preparation of work plans, strategies, training materials, guides and manuals and value chain integration;
• In liaison with the Programme Team, ensure effective integration of Green and Responsible Business Conduct in the programme
Key Responsibilities
Project Management
• Ensure project phase in, phase out and sustainability planning is in place. Ensure yearly budget, detailed implementation plan, and operational strategy are in place and approved in line with the Development Engagement Document (DED) and donor requirements
• Ensure annual Project budget utilization is achieved by 100%
• In liaison with the MEAL Manager, facilitate Baseline survey, project reviews and evaluation according to the schedule
• Ensure high quality coordination is maintained at county, regional and national levels
• Provide Project stakeholders with comprehensive documentation and each stakeholder clarified on duty bound activity
• Conduct regular meetings among Project teams including implementing partners on work progress and further analysis on needs for change to donor requests through open and constant channels of communications with donors
• Operationalize implementing partner agreements, review meetings, and follow-up on agreed items with all key stakeholders
• Provide leadership through institutionalization of line management, mentorship, coaching and appropriate staff development.
• Develop and implement appropriate tools for progress monitoring to ensure desired quality and impact is achieved.
• Ensure issues coming up during project implementation are appropriately resolved
• Communicate significant issues in a timely manner to the line supervisor
• Ensure the programme has sufficient systems in place to meet programme management standards and comply with donor regulations and good practice
Staff Performance Management
• Coordinate the overall performance of the team, by managing the preparation of individual annual work objectives and targets & facilitate biannual and annual performance reviews and appraisals
• Use performance management to ensure high quality programme output.
• Participate in programme staff recruitment process.
• Ensure proper succession planning for the programme team.
• Ensure all MESPT safety and security guidelines are followed and that all safety or security incidents are recorded and reported as soon as they happen
• Facilitate effective teamwork, coordination, and work planning
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning
• In liaison with the MEAL Manager, facilitate the development of the programme’s MEAL plan and ensure that effective mechanisms are in place to monitor activities and outputs and assessments for programme quality and impact.
• Liaise and coordinate with the MEAL Manager to standardize MEAL requirements, including formats and procedures in the programme.
• In liaison with the MEAL Manager, facilitate baselines, midterm and final evaluations for the programme and assist with other assessments, including rapid or in-depth sectoral assessments, in new or existing project areas as needed
• Conduct regular MEAL field visits to collect data with the help of partners, assess the application of MEAL tools.
• Ensure programme implementation is within the best practice constraints of time, scope, and budget.
• Facilitate operational research for contextual understanding, identifying opportunities, vulnerabilities, capacities, and resources.
• Work to ensure that lessons learned, and best practices are incorporated into new program design
• Communicate learnings and analysis of monitoring data to ensure that management is able to make informed decisions on a timely basis to scale up and face operational challenges
• Track planned evaluations and ensure that evaluation reports are obtained and shared to facilitate learning,
• Provide documentation on case studies and success stories
Partnership and Networking
• Establish good working relationship with the consortium partners to ensure the realization of the project results
• Promote MESPT’s profile and enhance visibility through collaboration, networking and disseminating good practices to relevant stakeholders
• Develop strategic relationships and partnership with key stakeholders at National and County Level
• Interact, build, and nurture effective working relationships with relevant NGOs, United Nations Agencies, and Civil Society Organizations in order to foster coordination, collaboration, and partnership
• Establish adequate referral linkage of project target groups with the appropriate service providers, policy makers and other stakeholders
• Ensure efficient systems are in place to qualitatively impact the relationships with donors, beneficiaries, and other stakeholders
Financial Management/Policy adherence
• Ensure 100% compliance to contract requirements, financial management policy, procurement, HR, monitoring and reporting, and facilitate training where necessary.
• Ensure and monitor the allocation of resources in the most efficient and cost-effective way while aiming for the highest quality of implementation
• Manage the programme budget in close collaboration with the Head of Programmes and the Head of Finance and undertake monthly budget variance analysis
• Ensure efficient use and management of project resources.
Documentation and Reporting
• Ensure timely preparation and submission of monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, annual, and other program and financial reports as appropriate
• Ensure high quality reports to illustrate MESPT’s impact and assessment findings are produced, including evidence of good practice and replicable models, and that they are communicated at appropriate events to facilitate
Knowledge, Experience and Skills
• Should have at least 8 years of progressive working experience in the implementation of agri-business projects using Value Chain development and Market systems approach
• Experience in managing multi-year donor-funded programmes
• An understanding of project cycle management approaches and tools – including participatory capacity assessment and planning, project appraisal, monitoring and evaluation and partners’ capacity building,
• Experience in community-based programming
• Experience in working with Micro Small and Medium Enterprises
• Experience in designing strategies and approaches for enhancing agricultural production, food safety, Access to Market, Green Technologies and engaging youth and women
• Familiarity and experience with DANIDA regulations
• Experience in networking among development partners and government departments
• Ability to work in partnership with county governments and the private sector: capable of ensuring best practice and dealing with performance issues
• Ability and resilience to cope with multiple internal and external demands
• High level skills and experience in capacity building and report writing
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and team building skills
Qualifications/Other Requirements:
• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agricultural Economics, or related field.
• A Master’s Degree in Agribusiness/Agricultural Economics, Strategic/Project Management, Development Studies, or other relevant fields will be an added advantage.
• A post graduate qualification in project management.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications especially with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook.
Deadline of this Job: 14 December 2022
Key Requirements:
• Assist the Marketing Consultant and any agencies employed with the implementation of the company’s brands and their strategies
• Work with the Marketing Consultant and sales team to ensure all marketing efforts serve to achieve immediate and long-term business goals
• Work with the Marketing Consultant to prepare marketing activity reports and metrics for measuring program and campaign success
• Work with the sales team to provide market research, competitive analyses and consumer trends
• Closely oversee campaigns with any agencies from inception to completion to ensure return on investment.
• Support on packaging development, campaigns, including the development of briefing documents, ownership & deliverables and oversee execution
• Manage, maintain and develop internal tools, including company websites, social media and online presence, print and conventional media.
• Manage, maintain and grow all social media channels, websites and online presence
• Conduct research to analyze market trends, customer behaviour, and competitive landscape, and prepare reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data
• Communicate campaign objectives, timelines, and deliverables to the sales team, and provide instructions for use or promotion
• Plan and manage meetings, events, conferences, and trade shows by identifying, assembling, and coordinating requirements
• Continually manage partnerships and create content for all the digital channels
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in marketing, Communications or Media Relations
• Must have good knowledge of all different digital marketing channels
• Good analytical and reporting skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills
• Proactive and punctual
• Proficiency in full Microsoft Office suite, especially with Excel and PowerPoint
• Some graphic design experience is an added advantage
• Flexible to travel across different counties.
• Passion for Farming is an added advantage