The Chronicle Group of Companies Head Office
The CGHO is a central office for the Chronicle Group of Companies with the core mandate to coordinate, develop and implement strategies, policies and programs for the group of companies.
The group seeks to recruit dynamic, highly qualified and dedicated individuals with exceptional range of skills who will work in a highly professional team, face varied demanding and challenging tasks and have the ability to turn strategy into practice.
These posts offer benefits and opportunity for growth.
1. Chief Operations Officer
Charged With the day to day direction of operation and management of the group of companies, and reporting to the group chairman, the COO will have the following:
Key ResponsibilitiesThe CGHO is a central office for the Chronicle Group of Companies with the core mandate to coordinate, develop and implement strategies, policies and programs for the group of companies.
The group seeks to recruit dynamic, highly qualified and dedicated individuals with exceptional range of skills who will work in a highly professional team, face varied demanding and challenging tasks and have the ability to turn strategy into practice.
These posts offer benefits and opportunity for growth.
1. Chief Operations Officer
Charged With the day to day direction of operation and management of the group of companies, and reporting to the group chairman, the COO will have the following:
- Supervising,
coordinating and managing the aspects of operations of the group of
companies and its related portfolio
- Planning,
implementing and executing the daily strategic and policy issues related
to the group of companies
- Budgeting
to ensure sufficiency of the group of companies in the financial years
- Monitoring
and evaluating the key performance indices of all the operations
- Preparing
and submitting routine reports(daily, quarterly, half-year, annual) from
all the companies to the group chairman
- Cascading
the companies mission statement to the lower ranking staff and managers of
various companies
- Managing
and maintaining efficient communication channels between the office of the
Group Chairman and Board of Directors
Competencies, Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelors’
degree or diploma in Business Administration, Commerce or Economics from a
recognized institution. Advanced degree or post graduate diploma in
operations management or Business Administration will be an added
advantage
- Strong
financial skills and relevant qualifications in finance
- Mandatory
advance computer literacy with proficiency in MS Office and other
statistical software
- A
minimum 7 years experience in, and a strong understanding of, audit,
internal controls, operations and management in diverse businesses, or in
a group operations position
- Must
be a team player and ready to mentor junior staff
- Must
be a person of high moral caliber, integrity and competence in work
performance
2. Office Manager
The position has the following key responsibilities
The position has the following key responsibilities
- Coordination
of the work system within the group office
- Planning,
organizing and controlling all the clerical aspects of the group of
companies
- Assist
the group of companies in marketing
Job qualifications
- Diploma
in office practice, front office operation or secretarial studies
- CPS
II will be an added advantage
- Skills
in bookkeeping, stenography, and mandatory computer literacy
- Results
oriented and ability to work in a team
- Ability
to plan and organize ones work efficiently
- Excellent
communication skills (oral, written and presentation)
- Excellent
facilitation skills and ability to conduct high level meetings
3. ICT Specialist
In both the group office and the various companies’ offices, the primary areas of work include:
In both the group office and the various companies’ offices, the primary areas of work include:
- Database/
data access construction
- Construction
of business application processes
- Systems
programming and maintenance
- Network
coordination and PC LAN and servers configuration and maintenance
- Hardware
and software installation, maintenance and repairs
Job requirement
- Bachelors’
degree or diploma in computer science or equivalent from a recognized
institution
- Network
associate qualification
- Proven
knowledge of the tasks
- Ability
to work in a very busy environment
- At
least a 3 year relevant experience
- Ability
to work odd hours including weekends and public holidays
- Excellent
communication skills
- Organized
and highly energetic
Apply To:
The Executive Chairman,
Chronicle Group of Companies
P.O. Box 49722 00100,
Nairobi
E-mail: chairman@chroniclegrp.com
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