Kenya Tea Development Agency (MS) Ltd is a
key player in the tea industry providing management services to the smallholder
tea sub-sector for efficient production, processing and marketing of quality
teas.
To ensure continued success and growth, we are seeking dynamic and highly talented individuals to join our management team in the following exciting and challenging positions.
To ensure continued success and growth, we are seeking dynamic and highly talented individuals to join our management team in the following exciting and challenging positions.
Systems Developer
(2 Positions)
The Role: Reporting to the Head of Business Systems, the successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, operationalizing and implementing computer softwares that are robust, reliable and secure in order to meet the organizational requirements in KTDA.
Key Responsibilities
The Role: Reporting to the Head of Business Systems, the successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, operationalizing and implementing computer softwares that are robust, reliable and secure in order to meet the organizational requirements in KTDA.
Key Responsibilities
·
Designing,
developing and implementing software for KTDA business, factories and
subsidiaries.
·
Providing
programming for some in-house IT projects and custom developments.
·
Providing
technical expertise and recommendations in assessing new IT software projects
and initiatives to support and enhance existing systems.
·
Planning
and delivering software platforms used across multiple products and
organizational units.
·
Assisting
in the creation of the system design and functional specifications for all new
development projects, writing technical procedures and documentation for the applications
including operations, user guide, etc.
·
Producing
technical documentation for new and existing applications.
·
Participating
on IT project steering committees and be involved in the design phase of any
new IT software development projects.
·
Identifying
opportunities that can improve efficiency of business processes.
·
Investigating
and resolving application functionality related issues, and troubleshoot
application issues on existing systems.
·
Troubleshooting
technical issues and identifying modifications needed in existing applications
to meet changing user requirements.
·
Analyzing
data contained in the corporate database and identify data integrity issues
with existing and proposed systems and implement solutions.
·
Providing
assistance and advising business users in the effective use of applications and
information technology.
·
Ensuring
adequate training for users and support personnel for systems.
Qualifications / Skills / Experience
The ideal candidate must possess the following qualifications and competencies: -
The ideal candidate must possess the following qualifications and competencies: -
·
Bachelor
of Science Computer science, IT, or related fields;
·
A
minimum of five (5) year’s experience with at least 4 years’ hands-on technical
roles in the field and relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish
goals.
·
Certification
in software development e.g. MCSD is an added advantage
·
Experience
with S.A.P ABAP and/or Java Webdynpro is an added advantage.
·
Extensive
knowledge of data processing, hardware platforms, and enterprise software
applications.
·
Technical
experience with Systems Networking, Databases, Web development, and user
support.
·
Good
background in Database Design and Development
·
Strong
programming skills in one or more of Delphi Pascal, C#, JAVA, PHP/ASP.NET,
HTML/CSS/JAVASCRIPT.
·
Strong
project management skills with effective results focus within an information
systems environment.
·
Excellent
interpersonal and communication skills
·
Ability
to work under pressure and meet deadlines
·
High
level of integrity
How to Apply:
CLICK HERE to apply online not later than 29th November 2017.
CLICK HERE to apply online not later than 29th November 2017.
Senior
Legal Officer
1
Position
Position Scope: Reporting to the Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing litigation, contract preparation and providing legal advisory on compliance in all organization’s operations within the KTDA Group and advice on appropriate course of action.
Key Responsibilities
·
Reviewing progress of outstanding
litigation and liaising with and managing external lawyers;
·
Formulating compliance check-lists to
be used for the purpose of ensuring that all information required is provided
accordingly;
·
Maintaining records of contracts,
leases, loan agreements and the covenants therein;
·
Providing timely information on renewals
or termination of agreements;
·
Drawing up contracts, lease
documents, loan agreements and other legal documents;
·
Liaising with relevant departments to
ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of
action have been taken;
·
Providing legal protection and risk
management and advising management on contract processes;
·
Providing and interpreting legal
information, conducting training and disseminating appropriate legal
requirements to staff;
·
Preparing, reviewing and modifying contractual
instruments to assist and support various business activities;
·
Negotiating, reviewing and drafting
documentation for business transactions and advising on the necessary checklist
to be adopted to ensure information is submitted on time;
·
Ensuring the undertaking of due
diligence searches on behalf of KTDA Holdings Group and, KTDA MS managed
Factory Companies and associated companies, also liaising with an external
legal counsel as required;
·
Ensuring the follow up of all court
cases facing the Group Holdings and attend court hearings where necessary,
follow up of Judgements and costs on behalf of the KTDA Group.
Qualifications
/ Skills / Experience
The ideal candidate must possess the following qualifications and competencies: -
The ideal candidate must possess the following qualifications and competencies: -
·
A Bachelor of Laws degree from a
recognized institution;
·
An advocate of the High Court – Five
years (5) post admission
·
A minimum of five (5) years relevant
experience;
·
Member of Law Society of Kenya with a
current practicing certificate
·
A Postgraduate Diploma in Legal
Studies from the Kenya School of Law;
·
A Certified Public Secretary &
Member of ICPSK in good standing – will be an added advantage;
·
Should have thorough knowledge of the
relevant industry/sector as well as knowledge of regulatory requirements
affecting the relevant sector;
·
Must have ability to plan, organize,
implement and evaluate assigned goals;
·
Must demonstrate ability to handle
multiple and conflicting priorities, and work under strict deadlines;
·
Exposure to any special IT packages
·
High levels of integrity and
confidentiality
·
Excellent leadership skills and
negotiation skills
·
Strong analytical and organizational
skills
·
Excellent networking, interpersonal
and communication skills
·
Ability to work under pressure and
meet deadlines.
How
to Apply:
CLICK HERE to apply online not later than 29th November 2017.
CLICK HERE to apply online not later than 29th November 2017.
Head
of Secretarial and Governance
One
(1) Position
Position Scope: Reporting to the Group Company Secretary, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing the Secretarial services function and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements (in relation to Company Law matters) by KTDA [H], its subsidiaries and the managed factory Companies.
Key Responsibilities
Position Scope: Reporting to the Group Company Secretary, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing the Secretarial services function and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements (in relation to Company Law matters) by KTDA [H], its subsidiaries and the managed factory Companies.
Key Responsibilities
·
Ensuring the research and review of
Good Corporate Governance policies and best practices for the Group;
·
Liaising with other departments for
the effective provision of secretarial services by the division;
·
Supervising co-ordination and
preparation of KTDA Managed Factories and Company meetings;
·
Taking minutes for KTDA Holdings,
subsidiary and committee meetings;
·
Supervising set up and maintain the
shareholders register of the KTDA Group and associated companies;
·
Supervising allotment and allocation
of shares for all KTDA Group and associated companies including managing the
share allotment control systems and procedures;
·
Supervising the preparation and
issuance of share certificates;
·
Coordinating the processing and
effecting of dividend payment to shareholders;
·
Overseeing the verification of
statutory returns with the Registrar of companies;
·
Overseeing the electoral process for
Directors of the factory companies and KTDA associated companies;
·
Supervising the updating of the
Memorandums and articles and maintenance of Company the Minute Books of the
respective companies;
·
Attending and resolve Shareholder
queries and issues;
·
Supervising the filing of statutory
returns and notifications to the Registrar of Companies;
·
Overseeing the preparation and
submission of election notices;
·
Facilitating assigned meetings within
the KTDA Group;
Qualifications
/ Skills / Experience
The ideal candidate must possess the following qualifications and competencies: -
The ideal candidate must possess the following qualifications and competencies: -
·
A Bachelor of Laws degree from a
recognized institution;
·
A Master’s degree in law or a business
related field is an added advantage;
·
A Certified Public Secretary – Seven
(7) years post registration;
·
Member of ICPSK in good standing
·
An advocate of the High Court – Seven
(7) years post admission
·
Member of Law Society of Kenya with a
current practicing certificate
·
A Postgraduate Diploma in Legal
Studies from the Kenya School of Law;
·
A minimum of Ten (10) years working
experience in either a comparable position in medium to large private or public
institution, inclusive of public sector;
·
Demonstrate good grasp of Commercial
law, Company Law and practices, Corporate Governance procedures and practices,
the Constitution of Kenya and other relevant national laws;
·
High levels of confidentiality;
·
Demonstrate excellent relationship
and networking management and communication skills necessary for interaction
with both internal and external stakeholders;
·
Demonstrate success in managing and
conducting a variety of litigation matters;
·
Must have demonstrated ability to
handle departmental budgets, resources, processes, projects and relationships;
·
Should have thorough knowledge of the
tea sector as well as knowledge of regulatory requirements affecting the
relevant sector;
How
to Apply:
CLICK HERE to apply online not later than 29th November 2017.
CLICK HERE to apply online not later than 29th November 2017.