Our client, a well established State
Corporation is seeking to recruit the following positions to join its senior
management team.
Company Secretary
Ref: MWA/CS/09/11
Reporting to the Managing Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for advising the Corporation on legal matters and ensuring safe custody of all legal records.
She/he will provide secretarial services to both management and the Board of Directors.
Key Responsibilities
Company Secretary
Ref: MWA/CS/09/11
Reporting to the Managing Director, the successful candidate will be responsible for advising the Corporation on legal matters and ensuring safe custody of all legal records.
She/he will provide secretarial services to both management and the Board of Directors.
Key Responsibilities
- Provides
legal advice to management and the Board to ensure statutory compliance
with existing law and regulatory requirements
- Prepares
and arranges all Board meetings and those of its committees
- Facilitate
preparation of Board charter and ensures accurate recording and timely
dissemination of Board minutes.
- Advises
the Board on good corporate governance practices including government
guidelines and requirements
- Facilitates
settlement of legal disputes between various stakeholders including
customers and the general public.
- Represents
the corporation in civil, commercial and/or criminal litigation and manage
legal outsourcing where necessary.
- Reviews
and advises on due diligence reports, consultancy reports and other
reports from legal consultants;
- Drafts
and vets legal documents including contracts, leases, SLAs and prepare
legal opinions on issues touching on the Corporation’s mandate and
operations;
- Maintains
an up to date records of all gazetted matters relating to the Corporation.
- Participates
in special projects and assignments of strategic importance to the
organization
Qualification, Experience & Skills
- A
Bachelor’s degree in law from a recognized university;
- Masters
Degree in Law or Business Administration will be an added advantage;
- Advocate
of the High Court of Kenya and must possess a current Practicing
certificate;
- Must
be a Certified Public Secretary (CPS-K) and a full member of ICPSK
- At
least five (5) years relevant experience as a company Secretary or legal
manager.
- Good
knowledge and experience in commercial law and labour laws; and
- Sound
analytical, communication and report writing skills.
Manager Mills
Ref: MWA/MM/09/11
Reporting to the Managing Director, the Manager Mills will head the re-structured business unit towards achieving world class rice milling standards and operational excellence.
She/he will be responsible for Plant Operations from production & production planning, procurement, marketing, maintenance, logistics to managing staff.
She/he will ensure that the company delivers the expected annual turnover and production targets.
Key Responsibilities
Ref: MWA/MM/09/11
Reporting to the Managing Director, the Manager Mills will head the re-structured business unit towards achieving world class rice milling standards and operational excellence.
She/he will be responsible for Plant Operations from production & production planning, procurement, marketing, maintenance, logistics to managing staff.
She/he will ensure that the company delivers the expected annual turnover and production targets.
Key Responsibilities
- Overall
responsibility for running the mill and maintenance of the plant
operations
- Develop
& implement medium – term growth strategies and strong operating
process and mechanisms for sustained performance.
- Supervision
of mechanical and engineering aspects.
- Planning
and implementation of budgets and production schedules
- Coordinating
dispatches
- Day
to day administration and personnel issues
Qualification, Experience & Skills
- Degree
in Business field
- Postgraduate qualification will
be added advantage
- Seven
(7) years, 3 years of which should have been in senior management
position.
- Excellent
managerial and decision making skills
- Strong
marketing/ business development acumen
- Good
negotiation and analytical skills,
- Strong
administrative, communication and people management skills,
- Proven
investment management ability.
- Strong
ethical & professional values, autonomous & result oriented with a
clear determination to succeed.
RIU Coordinator
Ref: MWA/RIUC/09/11
Terms of service: 1 year contract with a possibility of extension
Reporting to the Managing Director, the Resettlement Implementation Unit Co-coordinator will be responsible for effective and efficient management of RIU program including program planning, implementation, coordination and supervision.
She/he will ensure effective communication and close engagement with the project – affected communities in addition to reporting according to project administration and M&E guidelines.
Qualification, Experience & Skills
Ref: MWA/RIUC/09/11
Terms of service: 1 year contract with a possibility of extension
Reporting to the Managing Director, the Resettlement Implementation Unit Co-coordinator will be responsible for effective and efficient management of RIU program including program planning, implementation, coordination and supervision.
She/he will ensure effective communication and close engagement with the project – affected communities in addition to reporting according to project administration and M&E guidelines.
Qualification, Experience & Skills
- Have
a degree in Social Sciences or Engineering related field
- Masters
degree will be an added advantage
- At
least 15 years professional experience working with communities
- Experience
in project management with both management and financial responsibility
- Versed
with the Laws of Kenya, particularly those relating to property and good
understanding of inter- relationships between Government institutions at
all levels of Administration.
- Strong
financial management and conversant with electronic data management
- Outgoing
and familiar with the languages of the project area (Meru, Embu, Akamba,
and Kikuyu).
Community Liaison and Communications Officer
Ref: MWA/CCO/09/11
Terms of service: 1 year contract with a possibility of extension
Reporting to the Socio-Economist, the position holder will manage and ensure successful implementation of field activities including household surveys, field observations and public meetings.
She/he will identify and advise the organization on the general development and social issues affecting the PAPs as well as vulnerable groups.
Under the direction of the socio-economist, she/he will take an active role in the design and implementation of interventions and collaborate with consultants hired specifically for this task.
She/he will supervise the case officers, develop a database of the project affected persons and submit progress reports on a monthly basis.
Qualification, Experience & Skills
Ref: MWA/CCO/09/11
Terms of service: 1 year contract with a possibility of extension
Reporting to the Socio-Economist, the position holder will manage and ensure successful implementation of field activities including household surveys, field observations and public meetings.
She/he will identify and advise the organization on the general development and social issues affecting the PAPs as well as vulnerable groups.
Under the direction of the socio-economist, she/he will take an active role in the design and implementation of interventions and collaborate with consultants hired specifically for this task.
She/he will supervise the case officers, develop a database of the project affected persons and submit progress reports on a monthly basis.
Qualification, Experience & Skills
- Degree
in Social Sciences preferably Sociology or Psychology
- Postgraduate
qualification will be added advantage
- At
least 5 years professional experience in community based projects or
Community based organizations.
- Experienced
in dealing with societal issues such as gender and development, vulnerable
groups, cultural diversity, ethnic minorities and households with literacy
challenges
- Good
networking and report writing skills
If you believe you are the right candidate and can clearly demonstrate your ability to meet the criteria above, please submit your application with a detailed CV, stating your current position, current remuneration level, e-mail and telephone contacts, to reach us not later than October 7, 2011 and addressed to: recruit@maxworthassociates.com
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