Position: Litigation Manager
Location: Nairobi
Reporting To: Director Company Secretary & Head of Legal
Job description
To handle litigation, arbitrations /court cases by
instructing and liaising with external advocates to ensure the company does not
incur losses and also to mitigate on losses from suits.
Responsibilities
- Responsible
for instructing the Company’s external Lawyers by writing letters of
instructions to ensure that company’s interests are adequately and
promptly represented.
- Directly
liaise with external lawyers in respect of preparation of evidence and
witnesses for all pretrials.
- Attend
court and testify on behalf of the company to ensure the company does not
incur losses.
- Provide
response to correspondence from external lawyers to advice on company’s
position on legal matters and obtain update reports from external
advocates on all legal suits.
- Provide
legal advice on recovery cases in order to realise our securities.
- Negotiate
on legal fees with external advocates.
- Compile
requisite injunctions and major court cases reports for the various committees
Qualifications
- Bachelor
of Law-LLB, Diploma Kenya School of Law, Advocate of the High Court of
Kenya
- 5
years Litigation experience in a busy environment.
- Ability
to work independently under strict deadlines.
- Good
interpersonal and communication skills.
- Analytical
and Negotiation skills.
- Drafting
pleading skills.
- Demonstrated
good planning and organisation skills.
- Strong
leadership and management skills.
- Team
player and must have integrity.
How to apply
Position: Corporate Communications Manager
Location: Nairobi
Reporting To: Head of Marketing
Job description
To proactively manage the HF Group Brand public image among
internal and external stakeholders and lead in the implementation of all
communication activities for the Group including corporate communications/media
relations, internal communications, sponsorships and events community
activities.
Responsibilities
- Develop
stakeholder relations strategy, that complements business objectives
- Develop
media relations strategy, including key media engagement
- Coordinate
visibility of Group initiatives and leadership in both mainstream and
social media.
- Manage
media inquiries and interview requests
- Create
content for press releases, editorials and keynote presentations in
liaison with PR agencies
- Manage
Content for the Group’s digital properties e.g. website and social media.
- Monitor,
analyze and communicate PR results on a quarterly basis.
- Advise
on crisis communications plans, and develop anticipatory positions on
upcoming communications/public relations issues.
- Event
management and coordination
Qualifications
- A
Degree in Journalism or Communication (preferably Public Relations option)
or relevant degree with post graduate diploma or Masters in Journalism or
Communication from a reputable institution.
- At
least 6 years’ experience in public relations and/or journalism
background.
- Past
experience in mainstream journalism and Public Relations Agency will be an
added advantage
- Proficiency
in Microsoft Office applications
- Copy
editing skills
- Demonstrated
ability to network with key players in the media industry
- Effective
presentation and communication skills
- Excellent
interpersonal skills
- Excellent
writing skills
- Event
planning
How to Apply
Position: Manager IT Channels
Location: Nairobi
Reporting To: Head IT
Job description
We are seeking for talented, dynamic, self-driven and
results oriented individual who is committed to performance excellence and
participating in our growth strategy. Responsible for supporting the stable
operations of the bank’s Digital Channels. The role holder will provide specialized
technical support in Projects, Change Requests and Day to Day Operations of
Mobile Banking, iProfits, MasterCard, FinBridge, MPESA and interfaces to the
Core Banking System.
Responsibilities
- Oversee
resolution of systems related problems specific to Digital Channels. This
will involve handling queries from users and resolve or advise them
accordingly as well as attending to systems failures to resolve or
coordinate the resolution of the problem, liaising with software vendors
to resolve systems issues or escalating where necessary.
- To
provide management oversight for the Banks Digital Channels to ensure
projects, incidents, problems, service requests and escalations are dealt
with according to defined set of policies, processes, procedures and
SLA’s.
- Design,
maintenance, development and evaluation of all Digital Channels.
- Lead
implementation/upgrade (projects) of Digital Channels. Ensuring that
systems are designed and configured as per the requirements of the users
as well as conceptualizing and providing the best approach to achieve or
automate business requirements from the users.
- Providing
test systems for User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and ensuring that
functions/features are tested before being put on the live system, develop
and maintain documentation on system configuration or setup and also
provide resources/assist in user training.
- Evaluate
and ensure effectiveness of the Digital Channels (systems, people, policy,
controls and procedures) with regard to protection against exposure to and
impact of risks associated with data loss, corruption and/or unauthorized
access.
- Perform
Application tuning and performance monitoring, establish and maintain
sound backup and recovery policies and procedures, and also implement and
maintain database security by installing adequate controls to secure data,
as well as ensuring that all applications are fully licensed and
compliance to regulatory bodies
- Ensure
policies, procedures and guidelines for information processing and outputs
are well documented, details available and well understood.
- Ensure
speedy closure of the issues and problems assigned to the team with
pro-active prioritization and feedback.
- Plan
and put into action long-range solutions for resolving recurring
difficulties with minimum user disruption – educate users to resolve
simple recurring problems themselves.
- Identify
performance degradation trends and problem areas and actively participate
in resolution.
- Participate
in the implementation of IT related policies and undertake other tasks as
may be assigned from time to time by the seniors in the bank’s IT
function.
- Avail
all scheduled reports and also generate ad-hoc reports as requested by the
Business Users.
Qualifications
- A
minimum of 5 years working experience in a busy IT environment as a
systems analyst with hands on role in application administration.
- At
least 3 year’s Banking experience in Application Support and Projects.
- Computer
Science Degree and other IT related courses in Database Administration and
Application Support.
- Knowledge
of UNIX and LINUX is required.
- Governance
certifications like ITIL or COBIT would be an added advantage.
- One
or more IT certifications such as in MCSE and Oracle will be an added
advantage.
- Database
Administration certifications.
- Hands
on experience in Core Banking Applications and Channels.
- In-depth
technical knowledge in Information Technology and current trends.
- Possess
excellent communication, project management skills and good analytical and
problem solving skills.
- Results
oriented, excellent interpersonal skills, self-driven and a team player.
- Should
have good knowledge of the bank’s products in order to be able to
interpret user needs, possesses general awareness of the bank’s operating
procedure with detailed knowledge of the Bank’s Information Security Policy.
- Ability
to evaluate situations, provide proper guidance and make proper decisions,
able to forecast, plan, and organize work for effective achievement of job
tasks.
How to Apply
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here to apply. Application Deadline 6th
February,2020
