Sanergy is looking for a qualified Administrative Assistant to join our Business
Risk Management team on a full- time basis.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Who we are: Sanergy is an
award-winning social venture that builds healthy, prosperous communities by
making safe sanitation accessible and affordable in Africa’s urban informal
settlements.
We collect the waste regularly and safely
remove it from the community. Finally, we convert the waste into valuable
agricultural inputs, which we sell to Kenyan farmers.
About the role: The team works to ensure that all company operations are conducted in a transparent manner that promotes accountability for all company expenditure.
About the role: The team works to ensure that all company operations are conducted in a transparent manner that promotes accountability for all company expenditure.
This role will support the administrative
needs of the Business Risk Management team which focuses on legal, regulatory
and audit related issues.
The role holder will be supporting
multiple team members ranging from full time staff to fellows within the
organisation ranging from entry level to senior management.
A typical day for you might include the following
A typical day for you might include the following
·
Under
limited supervision, performs complex administrative duties(e.g. preparing
letters,memos and reports) using standard policies, procedures and
guidelines.
·
Resolves
simple Business Risk Management related inquiries via telephone, email,
correspondence or in person.
·
Organizes,
manages, coordinates, and monitors tasks to meet deadlines.
·
Sends,
sorts and distributes mail originating from Business Risk Management team to
external stakeholders.
·
Photocopies,
prints and faxes information where applicable to both internal and external
stakeholders of the team while managing filing and records
·
Schedules
and maintains calendar of appointments, meetings and plans and schedules onsite
and offsite meetings for the team.
·
Works
with the relevant internal stakeholders to get and maintain BRM office supplies
and an inventory of the same
·
Assists
Business Risk Management staff in various activities such as coordinating
information flow, preparing contracts for distribution to various talent partners
across the organisation, completing and processing expense reports against the
team’s budget, reimbursements and other forms for approved legal training's,
handling and processing sensitive and confidential documents, creating and
maintaining databases/files/reports, and/or reviewing/proofreading and
processing proposals, documents, reports, and files.
·
Works
independently to structure administrative tasks to obtain required outcome
using complex software applications in managing and completing workload tasks.
Skills and qualifications you’ll need
·
Diploma
in administration/ secretarial studies from a reputable institute
·
At
Least 2 years full time working experience in a busy office set up supporting
at least one member in senior leadership
·
Experience
working with legal practitioners and handling legal documentation is added
advantage
·
Demonstrable
expertise in Microsoft packages.
·
Strong
command of the English language, both written and spoken
·
Ability
to maintain high levels of confidentiality
·
Strong
organizational skills.
·
Strong
interpersonal, communication & presentation skills (verbal, written) and
the ability to build effective internal and external client relationships.
·
Ability
to exercise tact, courtesy, and judgment in working with all levels of staff.
·
Pleasant,
energetic, confident, with a positive, can-do attitude, good work ethic and
professionalism.
·
Proactive,
able to multi-task, prioritize work, meet deadlines & works effectively
under pressure with minimum supervision
·
Demonstrated
initiative in developing solutions to meet complex administrative/technical
needs of work group.
·
Demonstrated
ability to maintain equilibrium and focus in a demanding, fast-paced work
environment and be a team player.
Qualities you’ll need to fit in well among
the Sanergy-Stars
·
A
collaborative spirit that compels you to work beyond your team
·
A
desire to understand and serve customers
·
A
willingness to embrace diversity, integrity and empathy
·
An
innovative approach to assessing and testing new ideas
·
An
enthusiasm to achieve set targets and improve yourself professionally
The perks you’ll have
·
A
holistic benefits package
·
Unparalleled
opportunities for personal and professional growth
·
A
unique chance to tackle critical challenges of sanitation, economic empowerment
and food security
Join a team you’ll love
To apply, please CLICK HERE to submit a cover letter and your 1-page resume/CV.
To apply, please CLICK HERE to submit a cover letter and your 1-page resume/CV.
The deadline for submission of applications
is on 27th November 2017.
Sanergy
is looking for a qualified Junior
Legal Officer to join our Business Risk
Management team on a full- time basis.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Who
we are: Sanergy is an award-winning social
venture that builds healthy, prosperous communities by making safe sanitation
accessible and affordable in Africa’s urban informal settlements.
Our
systems-based approach to solving the sanitation crisis involves 3 critical
steps: we build a dense network of high-quality sanitation facilities — Fresh Life
Toilets — franchised to residents in the community.
We
collect the waste regularly and safely remove it from the community. Finally,
we convert the waste into valuable agricultural inputs, which we sell to Kenyan
farmers.
About the role: The team works to ensure that all company operations are conducted in a transparent manner and promote accountability for all company expenditure.
About the role: The team works to ensure that all company operations are conducted in a transparent manner and promote accountability for all company expenditure.
The
role holder will be a young, energetic, passionate, creative and hardworking
individual who will be working closely with the legal manager to ensure that
the company legal and business risk issues are handled on time and efficiently
managed.
A typical day for you might include the following
A typical day for you might include the following
·
Formulating compliance check-lists to
be used for the purpose of ensuring that all information required to draft
legal documents is provided accordingly
·
Ensuring records of contracts,
leases, loan agreements and the covenants as the case may be are in good order
·
Providing timely prompts to team
leaders and managers on renewals or termination of agreements
·
Drawing up contracts, lease
documents, loan agreements and other legal documents as may be required by
internal stakeholders to assist and support various business activities
·
Liaising with relevant departments to
ensure that where legal or business risks have been identified, appropriate
courses of action have been taken
·
Providing and interpreting legal
information, conducting training and disseminating appropriate legal
information to staff
·
Negotiating, reviewing and drafting
documentation for business transactions and advising on the necessary checklist
to be adopted to ensure information is submitted on time
·
Reviewing progress of outstanding
litigation and liaising with and managing external lawyers
·
Ensuring the undertaking of due
diligence searches on behalf of the Sanergy and Fresh Life and associated
companies and liaising with an external legal counsel as required
·
Ensuring the follow up of all court
cases facing the organization and attend court hearings where necessary, follow
up of Judgments and costs on behalf of the Organization.
Skills
and qualifications you’ll need
·
LL.B (Second Upper) from a Public
University is Required.
·
A post graduate diploma in law from
the Kenya School of Law
·
At Least 1 year post admission
experience in a busy law firm
·
A valid practicing certificate for
2016
·
Demonstrable experience in handling a
large and high value vendor contract portfolio
·
Demonstrable success in handling
employee disciplinary issues, litigating or advising on litigation strategy for
labour relations
·
Excellent research skills
·
Experience in Immigration laws will
be an added advantage
·
Experience in a startup and a
multicultural environment is highly desirable
·
Strong interpersonal, communication
& presentation skills (verbal, written) and the ability to build effective
internal and external client relationships. Should have ability to exercise
tact, courtesy, and judgment in working with all levels of staff.
·
Pleasant, energetic, confident, with
a positive, can-do attitude, good work ethic and professionalism. Should have
the ability to maintain confidentialities and tactful in dealing with clients
·
Proactive, able to multi-task,
prioritize work, meet deadlines & works effectively under pressure with
minimum supervision
·
Demonstrated initiative in developing
solutions to meet complex administrative/technical needs of work group. Should
have very strong organizational skills.
·
Demonstrated ability to maintain
equilibrium and focus in a demanding, fast-paced work environment and be
a team player and effective in role as BRM resource.
Qualities
you’ll need to fit in well among the Sanergy-Stars
·
A collaborative spirit that compels
you to work beyond your team
·
A desire to understand and serve
customers
·
A willingness to embrace diversity,
integrity and empathy
·
An innovative approach to assessing
and testing new ideas
·
An enthusiasm to achieve set targets
and improve yourself professionally
The
perks you’ll have
·
A holistic benefits package
·
Unparalleled opportunities for
personal and professional growth
·
A unique chance to tackle critical
challenges of sanitation, economic empowerment and food security
How
to Apply
To apply, please CLICK HERE to submit a cover letter and your 3-page resume/CV.
The
deadline for submission of application is 27th November, 2017