Recruitment at Bernsoft Kenya

Title: Ticket Sales Agent
 
Division:  Commercial Division
 
Employment Type: Permanent
 
Location:  Kenya
 
Reports to: Commercial Manager

Main Duties:

  • Conduct in person/phone sales using Bernsoft ticketing software.
  • Organize and distribute “will-call” tickets.
  • Describe venue layouts and seating locations.
  • Call customers to advice of event changes and/or cancellations; as may periodically be required.
  • Respond to customer inquiries with accurate up-to-date information.
  • Provide superior customer service.
  • Maintain a current working knowledge of all events, services, and procedures by reviewing event information sheets and posted or verbal communication.
  • Strong customer service skills with the ability to resolve customer conflicts, should they arise.
  • Read, write and communicate effectively with co-workers and the general public.
  • Deal professionally, courteously and tactfully with the public and coworkers.
  • Flexibility to work nights, weekends and/or holidays when needed.
  • Light administrative duties.
  • Other duties as assigned.
Customer Service
  • To provide professional and effective services to internal and / or external customers, to meet customer expectations, particularly in terms of Quality and Timeliness in line with departmental standards, procedures and guidelines.
  • To provide follow up with customers to ensure customer satisfaction with products and / or services provided
  • To communicate courteously with internal and / or external customers by telephone, email and face to face, building positive relationships, investigating, responding to and progressing issues and queries to a successful conclusion at the earliest time.
  • To speak positively and enthusiastically about the company and its products and services to ensure that a professional company and brand image is provided at all times to customers and colleagues.
Teamwork
  • To work as part of a team to achieve the departmental standards.
  • To work together with other departments and divisions within the organization to identify any process improvements and improve standards, efficiency and profitability.
Knowledge & Qualifications
  • Proven customer service experience.
  • Capability of communicating positively with guests to establish their needs efficiently and courteously.
  • Friendly, courteous phone demeanor.
  • Proficient computer and typing skills.
  • Cash management/POS experience required.
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, ever changing environment.
  • Ability to work alone or as part of a team setting.
  • Previous experience with ticketing software an asset.
Key Interfaces
  • Dealing with external customers.
  • Liaising with internal departments to bring content acquisition queries to a satisfactory closure.
Dimensions / Budgets
  • Ensure that the jobs undertaken are carried out within previously approved budgets
  • Work outside of normal business hours and travel to customer sites will be required

Title: PHP / MYSQL Developer
 
Division:  Technical & Operations Division
 
Employment Type: Permanent
 
Location:  Kenya
 
Reports to: Technical & Operations Manager

Role Summary
 
Bernsoft is seeking an energetic, motivated, and experienced PHP/MYSQL developer with a strong background in building scalable, high-quality and high-performance web applications on the open source technology stack.
 
Main Duties:
  • Codes, tests, de-bugs, and documents web applications and enhancements of existing programs using PHP and MySQL;
  • Participates in end user requirements meetings and provides input for resolution business needs;
  • Develops and conducts unit and functional testing procedures and scripts to verify completed code;
  • Documents operating procedures and scheduling requirements of the developed applications.
  • Develops and maintains technical standards for systems development environments.
  • Works closely with other team members to ensure proper coding techniques.
  • Reviews issues, provides recommendations for resolution, and develops tools to resolve issues.
  • Responsible for source control to ensure the quality and timeliness of the movement of code from development to production.
  • Review and troubleshoot internet application errors
Customer Service
  • To provide professional and effective services to internal and / or external customers, to meet customer expectations, particularly in terms of Quality and Timeliness in line with departmental standards, procedures and guidelines.
  • To provide follow up with customers to ensure customer satisfaction with products and / or services provided
  • To communicate courteously with internal and / or external customers by telephone, email and face to face, building positive relationships, investigating, responding to and progressing issues and queries to a successful conclusion at the earliest time.
  • To speak positively and enthusiastically about the company and its products and services to ensure that a professional company and brand image is provided at all times to customers and colleagues.
Teamwork
  • To work as part of a team to achieve the departmental standards.
  • To work together with other departments and divisions within the organization to identify any process improvements and improve standards, efficiency and profitability.
Knowledge
  • Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and computer science foundations
  • 1+ Year Experience for Junior Level and 3+ Years Expereince for Senior Level, in development on PHP & MYSQL
  • Experienced with renowned PHP Frameworks & CMS (CodeIgniter, Joomla, Wordpress, Zend, Drupal, Magento, Cake PHP)
  • Strong skills in MYSQL, SQL, Store procedures, and Views
  • Good experience in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, JSON, and JSON and understanding of CSS, JavaScript frameworks (like Twitter Bootstrap, jQuery, Underscore, Backbone etc)
  • Experienced with thirds party APIs e.g. Facebook API, Google Maps API etc.
  • Good understanding of design patterns, agile development, quality assurance, and version control
  • Ensure adherence to engineering processes such as coding practices, code reviews, source control, and unit testing, use case analysis
Key Interfaces
  • Dealing with external customers.
  • Liaising with internal departments to bring content acquisition queries to a satisfactory closure.
Dimensions / Budgets
  • Ensure that the jobs undertaken are carried out within previously approved budgets
  • Work outside of normal business hours and travel to customer sites will be required.

Title: Java Software Developer
 
Division:  Technical & Operations Division
 
Employment Type: Permanent
 
Location:  Kenya
 
Reports to: Technical & Operations Manager

Role Summary
 
Bernsoft is seeking Java developers to join our development team. 

Job responsibilities include designing, developing, and maintaining our Laboratory Information System software applications.

Main Duties:
  • Defines site objectives by analyzing user requirements; envisioning system features and functionality.
  • Designs and develops user interfaces to internet/intranet applications by setting expectations and features priorities throughout development life cycle; determining design methodologies and tool sets; completing programming using languages and software products; designing and conducting tests.
  • Recommends system solutions by comparing advantages and disadvantages of custom development and purchase alternatives.
  • Integrates applications by designing database architecture and server scripting; studying and establishing connectivity with network systems, search engines, and information servers.
  • Creates multimedia applications by using authoring tools.
  • Completes applications development by coordinating requirements, schedules, and activities; contributing to team meetings; troubleshooting development and production problems across multiple environments and operating platforms.
  • Supports users by developing documentation and assistance tools.
  • Updates job knowledge by researching new internet/intranet technologies and software products; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
  • Enhances organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Customer Service
  • To provide professional and effective services to internal and / or external customers, to meet customer expectations, particularly in terms of Quality and Timeliness in line with departmental standards, procedures and guidelines.
  • To provide follow up with customers to ensure customer satisfaction with products and / or services provided
  • To communicate courteously with internal and / or external customers by telephone, email and face to face, building positive relationships, investigating, responding to and progressing issues and queries to a successful conclusion at the earliest time.
  • To speak positively and enthusiastically about the company and its products and services to ensure that a professional company and brand image is provided at all times to customers and colleagues.
Teamwork
  • To work as part of a team to achieve the departmental standards.
  • To work together with other departments and divisions within the organization to identify any process improvements and improve standards, efficiency and profitability.
Knowledge
  • A successful candidate should have a bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, 
  • and be highly motivated, independent, and creative. 
  • Knowledge of Java, Java Applets, Web Programming Skills, Teamwork, Verbal Communication, Web User Interface Design, Software Requirements, Software Development Process, Object-Oriented Design (OOD), Multimedia Content Development, Software Debugging
Key Interfaces
  • Dealing with external customers.
  • Liaising with internal departments to bring content acquisition queries to a satisfactory closure.
Dimensions / Budgets
  • Ensure that the jobs undertaken are carried out within previously approved budgets
  • Work outside of normal business hours and travel to customer sites will be required.

Interested candidates should send their CVs to work@bernsoft.com on or before Wednesday, July 10th, 2013.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.