Job Title: Project Manager
Reports to: Board of Directors
Location: Embu
Expected date
of incorporation:Urgent (
Short notice)
Salary: 150K – 180K
Our client is a Kenyan company created in 2010 specialized in developing
environmental and carbon offset projects in rural areas in Kenya. They are
currently implementing an ambitious 10 year carbon finance project in its 3rd
year of implementation.
The company
wants to identify new social business opportunities to develop a sustainable
and profitable company and ensure its future growth.
The company
currently has 18 employees and two offices. ( One in Nairobi and the main in
Embu).
The Position is based in Embu with occasional travels to Nairobi
Objectives: To lead and develop new business opportunities in Kenya ensuring that all operations are run with profitability and in an ethical manner in order to fulfil the objectives of its shareholders and stakeholders
Job Duties
The Position is based in Embu with occasional travels to Nairobi
Objectives: To lead and develop new business opportunities in Kenya ensuring that all operations are run with profitability and in an ethical manner in order to fulfil the objectives of its shareholders and stakeholders
Job Duties
- To dynamically lead
and support an ambitious program of sales and distribution
- To lead the
operational and financial management of the project
- To ensure successful
project implementation, supervising of activities in the ground and
providing guidance and active support to a team of local field officers
and community facilitators
- To successfully
achieve penetration and distribution goals of the Hifadhi project in the 3
districts
- Be responsible for
business development activities to grow the business and find new partners
in Kenya
- To consolidate all
operational information to perform efficient reporting to Hifadhi program
directors
- Preparing and
executing budgets, keeping tight control on expenditures, ensuring all
administrative requirements, invoicing and financial control tasks are
completed in a timely manner
- Representing the organization
to the public, key stakeholders and business partners.
Education,
Skills and Experience
- Bachelors Degree in
any field related to business, forestry and agricultural management
- 2 years or more of
project management experience and rural extension, familiar with
sustainable forestry, environmental or community development projects in
rural areas in Kenya
- Results orientation
and excellent managerial and leadership skills
- Familiarity with
carbon finance and sustainable forestry preferred
- Effective decision
making
- Excellent
interpersonal and communication skills
- Creative problem
solver and multitasking abilities
- Detail oriented with
strong financial control abilities
- Forward leader and an
empathic leader with training skills, experienced in leading teams of
community facilitators
Languages: Fluent in English and
Kiswahili required. French and Embu will be an added advantage
If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Project Manager 150 – 180K) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 25th January 2015
If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Project Manager 150 – 180K) to vacancies@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 25th January 2015
Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV
N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing
Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.
