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Kenya Pipeline jobs vacancies may 2012 – 6 Positions

Posted by | May 7, 2012 | Jobs

Kenya Pipeline jobs vacancies may 2012 – 6 Positions

1. Senior Engineer (Electrical)
Reporting to the Chief Engineer  Electrical

Job Profile
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
·                     Will be responsible for proper running of regions’ electrical installation.
·                     Will coordinate repairs and maintenance of all electrical equipment/systems.
·                     Prepare contract documents.
·                     Ensure electrical project supervision in the region.
·                     Supervise commissioning of new equipment in his/her area of jurisdiction and ensure that power generated is of acceptable voltage and frequency.
·                     Will inspect all equipment in the region and ensure preventive maintenance of all electrical equipment is well scheduled, carried out and documented.
·                     Prepare documentation for procurement of spare parts and attend to issues related to overall power supply and distribution matters to the company premises, housing estates and outstations.
Person Profile

Minimum Qualifications
·                     Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (Heavy Current option) from a recognized university.
·                     Registered Engineer with Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK).
·                     Corporate Membership of a relevant professional body such as IEK.
·                      Have served for a minimum of 7 years working experience in a technical busy organization.
Key Competencies
·                     Have demonstrated professional competence in handling electrical duties.
·                     Be a team player.
·                     Able to supervise and guide staff.
·                     Good communication, leadership and interpersonal skills.
2. Senior Corporate Communications Officer (Public Relations)
Overall Purpose
Responsible for enhancing the company’s corporate identity/image through
communication and promotion of goodwill and mutual understanding between the company and its various publics.
Job Profile
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
·                     Act as a point of contact and liaison between KPC and various publics.
·                     Provide strategic planning and leadership to enhance the corporate image of the company.
·                     Evaluate grants and sponsorship requests and implement the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes.
·                     Formulate and implement new PR programmes to help the company achieve its overall objectives.
·                     Recommend and implement informational and promotional strategies (campaigns) for corporate and marketing purposes and design innovative PR and marketing promotional materials.
·                     Originate and co-ordinate company displays and exhibitions for both corporate and market significance.
·                     Write speeches for management in different fora.
·                     Ensure standardization of all communication collateral e.g. speeches, press release, opinion pieces, briefing notes, power point presentations, photography, videographer, traditional and new media.
·                     Regularly monitor the public’s perception of the company and report to management.
·                     Ensure the organization get value for money in all its public relations investments.
·                     Ensure the organizations events and activities are conducted to the best professional standards and are aligned with the overall corporate strategic plan and communications objectives.
Persons Profile

Minimum Qualifications
·                     Bachelors Degree in Communication or Public Relations.
·                     Post Graduate Diploma in Mass Communication from a recognized institution.
·                     Minimum seven (7) years relevant experience.
·                     Membership to a relevant professional body such as PRSK.
·                     Applicants must be over 30 years
Key Competencies
·                     Strong communication, analytical and interpersonal skills.
·                     Good Public Relations (PR), persuasion and negotiation skills.
·                     Ability to show creativity, initiative and good judgment.
·                     Excellent writing and editing skills.
·                     Must have newsroom experience and have thorough understanding of how Kenyan media operates.
·                     Must have knowledge in implementing CSR portfolio or foundation.
·                     Ability to research and evaluate results of a Public Relations (PR) campaign/programme.
·                     Proficiency in Desktop Publishing, Microsoft Office suite, e-mail and Internet.
·                     Good and demonstrable understanding of the local petroleum industry.
·                     Good inter-personal, leadership and communications skills (oral and written).
·                     Must be ready to travel at short notice in any part of Kenya.
3. Senior Engineer (Health, Safety and Environment)
Reporting to the Chief Engineer  (Health, Safety and Environment).

Job Profile
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
·                     Plan and execute Health, Safety and Environment audits.
·                     Responsible for incidents investigation, interpreting technical plans, specifications and drawings.
·                     Will be able to write technical reports, design and review of workplace safety systems, conducting HSE trainings, Health, Safety and Environment systems.
·                     Effectively carry out workplace and environmental risk and control surveys.
·                     Good understanding of both Local and International Health Safety and Environment Regulations applicable to petroleum industry.
·                     Develop and execute environment assignments.
Person Profile
Minimum Qualifications
·                     Bachelor of Science degree in any appropriate engineering field from a recognized university.
·                     A postgraduate qualification in Health, Safety and Environment.
·                     Registered as a member with the relevant Health, Safety and Environment Institutions locally or internationally.
·                     Registered Engineer with Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK).
·                     Registered by the recognized Health, Safety and Environment organizations either locally and/or internationally or any other technical professional body recognized by the institution.
·                     Have served for a minimum of 7 years working experience in a technical busy organization.
Key Competencies
·                     Good understanding and application of Health, Safety and Environment regulations in petroleum industry.
·                     Be a team player.
·                     Good supervisory skills
·                     Able to supervise and guide staff.
·                     Good communication, leadership and interpersonal skills.
4. Engineer I (Instrumentation & Control)
Reporting to the Senior Engineer (Instrumentation & Control)
Job Profile
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
·                     Will be responsible for ensuring that all scheduled maintenance is carried out on time.
·                     Ensuring break down maintenance is carried out without any delays and recommending spares for stock.
·                     Will be responsible for writing regular maintenance reports.
·                     Will be participating in projects implementation and liaising with other maintenance departments in carrying out cross-cutting maintenance works within the sub region.
Person Profile
Minimum Qualifications
·                     Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical and Electronics or Telecommunications Engineering from a recognized university.
·                     Have served for a minimum of 5 years in a busy organization.
·                     Be Registered Engineer with EBK.
·                     Be a Corporate Member to a relevant professional body.
Key Competencies
·                     Have thorough knowledge of safety regulations and procedures.
·                     Have proficiency in Computer Applications such as SAP.
·                     Knowledge of PLC, SCADA and Fibre Optic Cable Systems will be an added advantage.
·                     Demonstrated professional knowledge, competence, and ability to shoulder the professional duties and responsibilities.
·                     Be computer literate.
·                     Be a team player.
·                     Able to supervise and guide staff.
5. Quantity Surveyor 1
Reporting to the Chief Engineer (Civil)
Job Profile
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
·                     Study, interpret and take out quantities from engineering and architectural drawings and prepare estimates of proposed works based on Bills of Quantities.
·                     Establish and prepare budget estimates for building and civil works.
·                     Prepare contract documents such as Bills of Quantities schedule of materials and Specifications for use in submitting tenders and procuring quotations of materials for maintenance work.
·                     Implement maintenance program for civil and building engineering facilities.
·                     Carry out pre qualifications of contractors to be invited to tender for building and civil works.
·                     Carry out analysis of tenders and preparation of evaluation reports on tenders and quotations received and advise on the prevailing material and labour market rates.
·                     Carry out assessment and valuation of works for progress payment including preparation of payment certificates for civil and building works.
·                     Carry out contract administration; deal with contract interpretation, variations, dispute resolutions and final statements.
Person Profile
Minimum Qualifications
·                     Bachelor of Science degree in Building Economics or Quantity Survey from a recognized university.
·                     Have relevant experience for a minimum of 5 years in a large and busy organization.
·                     Be a registered Quantity Surveyor with the Board of Registration of Architects and Quantity Surveyors (BORAQS).
·                     Must be a corporate member of a relevant professional body e.g. AAK, IQSK.
·                     Have proficiency in Computer Applications such as Ms Office, SAP.
·                     Must have strong well developed written and verbal communication.
·                     Have thorough knowledge of Safety Regulations.
·                     Is capable of organizing work and supervising workers.
6. Engineer II (Operations)
Reporting to the Depot Manager
Job Profile
Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
·                     Will maintain accurate and up to date data base of product movements in the pipeline system on daily, weekly and monthly basis.
·                     Will monitor system losses/gains and advice operations manager and depot manager.
·                     Ensure that all custody transfer measurements are done accurately by performing cross checks between manual measurements and automated measurements and initiate the necessary corrective measure in liaison with Engineer I.
·                     Prepare weekly batch tracking reports for all metered volumes with other methods of measurement. Product scheduling, planning design, development and operation of the pipeline, directing and controlling operations.
·                     Undertaking more advanced master plan studies and complex operations of the pipeline.
·                     Supervision of complex operations activities of the pipeline.
·                     General administration, supervision and training of Assistant Engineers, Technicians, Operators and Artisans.
Person Profile
Minimum Qualifications
·                     Bachelor of degree in engineering field such as Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Chemical or its equivalent from a recognized university.
·                     Have served for a minimum of 5 years in a busy organization.
·                     Be registered with ERB at least as a graduate member.
·                     Corporate Member of the Institute of Engineers of Kenya or Member of a Professional Engineering body recognized by the Institution.
Key Competencies
·                     Be computer literate.
·                     Have a thorough knowledge of safety regulations, operations and quality control procedures.
·                     Demonstrated self initiative, professional diligence, competence to shoulder the professional duties and responsibilities.
·                     Good planning and interpersonal skills.
·                     Be a team player.
Suitably qualified candidates should apply in confidence to the address below quoting the advertised position on both the cover letter and the envelope by 25th May 2012 enclosing CVs with full details of education background, professional qualifications, relevant experience, day time telephone contact and attach copies of Certificates.
Applications may also be deposited at our Head Office, Kenpipe Plaza Ground Floor in the Application Box or posted through the address below:
The Managing Director
Kenya Pipeline Company Limited
P.O. Box 73442, 00200
Nairobi.
Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.
Kenya Pipeline Company Limited is an equal employer.

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Flytxt Technical Operations Engineer Job kenya 2012

Posted by | March 22, 2012 | Jobs

Flytxt Technical Operations Engineer Job kenya 2012

Location: West & East Africa

Experience: 2-5 Years

Position:Technical Operations Engineer

Department: Technical Account Management

Overview

Flytxt is the technology leader in mobile marketing and advertising.

Mobile with its unique attributes – immediate, personal, and traceable and its reach into 80% of world’s population – is an unparalleled marketing channel.

Flytxt provides technology to mobile operators to enable them to play a key role in mobile marketing and advertising.

Neon, the third generation mobile marketing platform from Flytxt is deployed at major mobile operators and media companies across Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Neon enables customers to generate incremental revenue through high-impact mobile marketing campaigns.

  • The marketing consultant would be interacting on a day to day basis with the marketing team of the telecom operator to enable them to run their campaigns better.
  • His skills would be put to use to design innovative real time campaigns targeted at the subscriber base of the operator, to fine tune already running campaigns at the operator, analyze the performance of new and old campaigns.
  • The consultant should also analyze regularly details related to the subscriber base of the operator, the extend of the churn the operator is facing etc.
  • He in collation with the marketing team should design a strategy for the operator for the future months as well
General Skills
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, oral and written
  • Excellent problem solving and leadership skills
  • Certifications in CCNA/ORACLE/MICOSOFT/SOLARIS ADMIN
  • Hands on , resourceful, energetic, can do
  • Attention to Detail
  • High level of data analytical skills
  • Be a Motivated self-starter with the ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
  • Have the ability to meet deadlines and adjust to changing priorities to meet business goals.
  • Responsibilities
  • To support project team for installation and commissioning of new hardware.
  • Responsible for supporting operational duties like server maintenance activities, network or VPN configurations, patch up-gradation and installations support.
  • Handle the tasks of providing high-level backup support to the operations and maintenance personnel as required.
  • Identify utilization patterns and their effect on operation/system availability and performance expectations.
  • Troubleshoot product and system issues and communicate with various functional departments within organization to resolve Customer problems.
  • Anticipate communication and networking problems and implement preventive measures.
  • Establish and perform maintenance programs following company and vendor standards.
  • Ensure timely customer notification of maintenance requirements and effects on system availability.
  • Investigate, recommend and install enhancements and operating procedures that optimize network availability.
  • Qualification
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering specialized in Computer Science (CS/CSIT), Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) & Telecommunication Engineering (TE).
Experience
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Telecom IT & Technical Support services.
  • Intermediate level in management of Network/System Infrastructure in Solaris/Linux platform along with data center management.
  • Basic level experience in writing & executing basic SQL queries.
  • Intermediate knowledge of IP routing, VPN & Ethernet technology and operations.
  • Basic knowledge of Telecom OSS/BSS, Messaging Platforms (SMS, MMSC etc) and IN systems.
  • Basic knowledge with managing Cisco/switch platforms and other devices like load balancers/content filtering/firewalls/IDS/IPS and network modeling software. Networking certification from Cisco (e.g. CCNA) and Microsoft would be a plus.
  • Expert in troubleshooting.

Interested candidates should submit their applications and detailed CVs online on or before Friday 30th March, 2012 on http://www.mara-ison.com/job/ (select the position then APPLY)

Only shortlisted applicants will be notified.

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ICF International Senior Malaria Monitoring and Evaluation Associate Job in Kenya 2012

Posted by | March 14, 2012 | Jobs

ICF International Senior Malaria Monitoring and Evaluation Associate Job in Kenya 2012

About ICF International

If you want to work on the leading issues of the day, if you want your work to reflect your passion in life, if you truly want to make the world a better place, then you want to work at ICF International.

Whether ensuring efficient use of energy resources, protecting the environment for generations to come, supporting cancer and HIV/AIDS patients and returning veterans, keeping young people in school and educators informed, delivering results in emergency preparedness, or breaking ground in any number of today’s issues, ICF works in the topics that lead the news.

We seek a Senior Malaria Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Associate with strong qualitative research experience to join our team in Kenya.

The Senior M&E Associate will work under the supervision of the Resident Malaria Advisor to provide technical assistance in implementing the Ministry of Health Public Health and Sanitation’s Division of Malaria Control (DOMC)’s monitoring and evaluation plan 2009-2017.

The Measure Evaluation Kenya malaria portfolio focuses on capacity building for M&E, strengthening surveillance systems, promoting data demand and information use and support for evaluations of malaria control programs. The position is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Post-graduate qualification in the social sciences, behavioral sciences, population studies, health systems research, or a related field
  • At least 3 years’ experience in infectious disease control monitoring and evaluation
  • Experience in capacity building, training and knowledge management
  • Computer proficiency – Microsoft office suite applications and proficiency in qualitative analysispackages such as NVIVO and Ethnograph
Preferred Skills/Experience:
  • Ability to work with decision makers to identify knowledge gaps and generate actionable research
  • Ability to package information for a variety of audiences such as researchers, programmers, policy makers and members of the public
  • Prior experience in malaria programs and M&E systems in Kenya.
  • Experience working in malaria control.
  • Proof of technical writing a plus
  • Additional qualifications on communications will be an advantage
  • Excellent verbal, interpersonal and written communication skills
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision making capabilities
  • Team player with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment

For more information about this position and to express interest, please visit us at www.icfi.com/careers and refer to position #1200000546

The closing date for applications is March 23rd, 2012.

ICF offers an excellent benefits package, an award winning talent development program, and fosters a highly skilled workforce.

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BPC Africa Jobs vacancies in Kenya

Posted by | February 21, 2012 | Jobs

BPC Africa Jobs vacancies in Kenya 2012

BPC – Africa is one of the leading consulting firms in the East, Central and Southern Africa Region.

Our vision is to deliver best value that business can find in Strategy, Organization and People.

We partner with both local and international clients to source for best talent in a number of specialized and generalist areas.

We are currently sourcing best talent to start or grow into exciting careers in the following fields:-

Job Category and Brief Description

Human Resources

Human Resources Managers (Head of HR) – Degree Holder, Experience in HR Strategy, policies, services and Employee Relations & Service Delivery, 2 years experience

Human Resources Officers – Degree Holder, Experience in Employee Relations & Service Delivery, 2 years experience

Finance

Head of Finance – B.Com, CPA (K) , 5 years Experience

Accountant – B.Com, CPA (K), 2 years experience

Customer Marketing

Head of Marketing – B.Com (Marketing), general Degree, 5 years experience

Marketing Executives – Degree or Diploma in Sales & Marketing, 2 years experience in Services or Hotel industry

General Areas

Personal Assistant (To Group Chief Executive Officer) – This is a Manager position. Degree Holder, 3 years experience, 27-32 years old

All applications should be sent via email to the following address: administrator@bpc.co.ke.

To be received not later than 5th March 2012.

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