Company Description: Sanergy is an award-winning social venture, based
in Nairobi, Kenya, that makes hygienic sanitation accessible and affordable in
Africa’s urban slums for everyone, forever.
We provide critical support services
– such as access to finance, training, marketing and business analytics. We
collect the waste every day and safely remove it from the community.
We convert the waste into valuable
by-products, such as organic fertilizer and renewable energy.
Finally, we sell the byproducts to
Kenyan farmers.
Vacancy: Assistant Logistics Manager
Department:Engineering Operations
Reports to: Logistics & Processing Manager
Role & Responsibilities
The Assistant Logistics Manager will
oversee all waste collection logistics to ensure optimum levels of logistical
costs, labour utilization and compliance to standards set by NEMA.
The key responsibilities will be:
- Plan and Schedule logistics operations to
ensure maximum utilizations of Labour and all other resources.
- Oversee logistics operations to guarantee
maximum plan adherence. Ensure waste is collected and delivered to the
required location on time in full.
- Champion logistics operations optimization
projects that target reduction in cost and increase in logistics
efficiency
- Effective capacity planning to ensure
sustainable growth of logistics operations required to service Sanergy
exponentially growing network.
- Design and implement systems that will
increase visibility of performance and accountability of all employees and
contractors that form part of Sanergy logistics network
- Improve availability of all equipment used in
logistics operations by implementing optimum maintenance strategies
- Implement measures required to ensure
compliance with the conditions set by NEMA.
- Conduct work planning for staff under
responsibility. Conduct continuous performance evaluation of the same.
Guide staff on areas of improvement.
- Ensure adherence to occupational health and
safety standards and monitor and manage any risks in the area of
responsibilities.
- Provide periodic reports to senior management
on departmental performance.
Requirements & Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree (with honors) in Logistics
& Supply Chain Management, Mechanical Engineering, Process
Engineering, Environmental Engineering or equivalent.
- At least 1year experience in a large scale
logistics operation. Experience in a WASH program is highly desirable
- Understanding of Occupational Safety &
Health
- Data Management and analysis
- Proficient in all Microsoft Office
applications.
- Demonstrated capacity for self-organization.
Must be a person with excellent interpersonal skills, unquestionable
integrity, team player and able to work with minimum supervision.
- Flexible and willing to work at-least 10-30%
of the time outside home office.
We welcome your
application-cover letter and CV-on http://www.jobscore.com/jobs/sanergy/list
Vacancy: Assistant Government Relations Officer
6 Positions
Department:Government Relations
Reports to:Government Relations Officer
Role & Responsibilities
The Assistant Government Relations
Officer shall be the organization’s link to the sub-county government
leadership (from the field level up to ward administration), informal community
leadership and interest groups in the company’s areas of operation.
The person shall be responsible for
managing and coordinating all activities affecting these groups.
The key responsibilities will be:
- Establish, network and maintain continuous
relationships with area location leadership (chief, assistant chief,
village elders) in designated area of operation.
- Establish, network and maintain continuous
relationships with ward administration (ward administrator, village
administrator, ward departmental officials) in designated area of
operation.
- Establish, network and maintain continuous
relationships with informal community groups in organization’s areas of
operation.
- Collaborate with focal, influential persons
within these groups, maintaining constant contact with them and keeping
comprehensive records of the same.
- Actively plan, participate and attend public
participation forums, meetings and activities, community barazas, forums
and discussions held by such interest groups to lobby for organization’s
interests.
- Assist in recruiting, resourcing and
coordinating local assistance for installations, and other community
events as need may arise.
- Facilitate opportunities and strategies for
raising concerns and possible conflicts outside the network, with possible
practical solutions to resolve such conflicts.
- Organize for meetings/convening discussions
with government officials listed above in areas of operation.
- Providing information, advice and client
support during pre-installation through to post-installation, in regards
to challenges arising from such interest groups.
- Liaising with the Government Relations Officer
on all issues that touch on the general operations of the field.
Requirements & Qualifications
- A diploma or its equivalent in social studies
or related studies. Degree in social studies is desirable
- 1-2 years of demonstrated experience in a
position of similar capacity
- Proven experience in lobbying government and
working with informal communities
- Have strong interpersonal, networking,
negotiation and communication skills, with ability to work with
minimal supervision
- Must be computer literate, i.e, MS Word, MS
Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, Internet
- Knowledge in Government Relations and have
thorough understanding of informal settlement dynamics- especially in
Mukuru, Kayaba, Makadara and Kamukunji
- Knowledge of Government Relations structures
and county government by-laws.
- Ability to work long hours and initiative and
ability to work effectively under a strenuous environment
- Enthusiasm for working in an innovative,
dynamic and fast paced Start-Up environment!
We welcome your
application-cover letter and CV-onhttp://www.jobscore.com/jobs/sanergy/list
Deadline for applications: September 29, 2014