Managing Jobs in Kenya

Brand Manager

Reporting to Head of Marketing and Business Development, the Brand Manager will be responsible for:

Developing and managing brands with the aim of maximizing brand profitability

Preparing and implementing the annual brand plan

Generating brand targets i.e. price, budgets, profit, market share and sales in liaison with the Head of Marketing & Business Development

Developing and implementing brand campaigns i.e. advertising, promotions, and public relations

Monitoring brand performance and initiating corrective action as may be required

Co-coordinating the ordering process for promotional materials in liaison with procurement and ensuring prompt availability of materials and correct placement Initiate and carry out brand research

Generating merchandising standards for point of sale materials and monitoring placement of these materials

Monitoring brand packaging and initiating packaging updates

Providing support in new product development initiatives

Ensuring brand marketing spend as per budget.

Person Specifications

University graduate, Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing Option)

Professional qualification in Marketing

Must have minimum 3 years’ experience in marketing

Must have experience in advertising agency liaison and development of advertising campaigns

Experience in Brand Management will be an added advantage

Experience in new product development

Good communication, customer care and presentation skills

Excellent Report Writing and Presentation Skills

Creativity and numeracy skills

Computer literate

Age, 30 years and above.

Self-starter, team worker and lateral thinker.

If you believe that you demonstrate abilities to meet the criteria of the above positions, please submit your applications with copies of your certificates and other testimonials with a well detailed Curriculum Vitae (CV) immediately but not later than July 20, 2012 to:

Managing Director

South Nyanza Sugar Company Limited

P.O. Box 107 - 40405

Sare - Awendo



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Operational Risk Manager

Job Ref: RISKO42012

Key Responsibilities:

Develop and implement tools, for identification, assessment and monitoring of operational risks in line group operational risk management policy i.e. self-assessment (RCSA), loss data management (LDM), Key Risk Indicator and Control testing procedures.

Day to day Operational risk management process through conducting risk workshops with business to identify, assess, manage, monitor and report risks on a continued basis.

Ensure that implemented ORM systems are in line with KCB system development life cycle as per KCB Information Security policy.

Evaluate ORM systems requirements and changes to support a robust automated ORM environment.

Design flexible mapping between multiple data hierarchies for intelligent MIS reporting purposes for senior management reporting in consultation with operational risk managers.

Design extraction and analysis of unified metadata architecture for easy restructuring of data from disparate systems using ETLs to make meaningful MIS data.

Oversee development of business continuity plans for developed solutions in line with existing policy including system documentation (source codes) and data base design.

Management and maintenance of operational risk management database and operational risk management portals.

The Person

For the above position, the successful applicants should have:

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline. A Msc. in Information system will be an added advantage.

Full understanding and command of SQL programming language and fourth generation language C sharp or VB.net programming language.

Prior experience with database management especially oracle or SQL Server 2005/2008.

Experience in Application Development and Web Development

Three years working experience in object oriented programming. (preferably using .NET framework)

A certification in Database management of application management.

Good understanding of operational risk management in the context of Basel II framework and Group operational risk policies and procedures.

The above position is demanding for which the Bank will provide a competitive package for the successful candidates.

If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given

above, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration level, e-mail and telephone contacts quoting the job title/reference in the subject field to recruitment at kcb.co.ke.

To be considered your application must be received by 14th July, 2012.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
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Corporate Relationship Manager, Mortgage Medium Corporates

Key Responsibilities:

To be the principal point of contact for the Bank’s relationship with a designated portfolio of corporate mortgage customers.

Market for and develop new business for mortgage products.

Grow Corporate Mortgage revenues while increasing approved facility utilization.

Maintain a good loan book, ensure accounts out of order are reduced and downgrading/provisions are reduced.

Delivery of excellent customer service through maintenance of high service standards.

Ensure compliance to Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework.

Ensure preparation and maintenance of appropriate reports.

The Person

A holder of a degree from a recognized university in a business related area. Possession of an MBA or Masters degree or relevant professional qualifications in a relevant field will be an added advantage.

Have at least 4 years management experience in Banking, 3 years of which must be covering:

Mortgage/construction finance.

Customer/corporate relationship management.

Corporate/Mortgage Credit Analysis and lending.

Should have strong leadership skills with demonstrated competences in championing customer focus, and in managing people in multi-cultural environments.

Should have excellent high quality interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills with the ability to network and develop strong business relations

Should be innovative in identifying and harnessing new and existing opportunities to maximize business.

Should also have a good understanding of risk, credit policies and procedures.

If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration level, e-mail and telephone contacts quoting the job title/reference in the subject field to recruitment at kcb.co.ke.

To be considered your application must be received by 13th July 2012.
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Corporate Relationship Manager, Mortgage Large Corporates

Job Ref: MTG022012

Key Responsibilities:

To be the principal point of contact for the Bank’s relationship with a designated portfolio of corporate mortgage customers.

Market for and develop new business for mortgage products.

Grow Corporate Mortgage revenues while increasing approved facility utilization.

Maintain a good loan book, ensure accounts out of order are reduced and downgrading/provisions are reduced.

Delivery of excellent customer service through maintenance of high service standards.

Ensure compliance to Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework.

Ensure preparation and maintenance of appropriate reports.

The Person

A holder of a degree from a recognized university in a business related area. Possession of an MBA or Masters degree or relevant professional qualifications in a relevant field will be an added advantage.

Have at least 6 years management experience in Banking, 3 years of which must have covered:

Mortgage/construction finance.

Customer/corporate relationship management.

Corporate/Mortgage Credit Analysis and lending.

Should have strong leadership skills with demonstrated competences in championing customer focus, and in managing people in multi-cultural environments.

Should have excellent high quality interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills with the ability to network and develop strong business relations

Should be innovative in identifying and harnessing new and existing opportunities to maximize business.

Should have a good understanding of risk, credit policies and procedures.

If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, remuneration level, e-mail and telephone contacts quoting the job title/reference in the subject field to recruitment at kcb.co.ke.

To be considered your application must be received by 13th July 2012.