Position: Social Enterprises
Portfolio Manager (SE PM)
Job Type: Fixed-Term
Contract (renewable)
Location: Kuria
West District (Isebania)
Employment Period: 1 year
renewable contract
Start Date: May 20, 2013
Background:Start Date: May 20, 2013
Nuru International Kenya (Nuru Kenya) is a non-governmental
organization registered in Kenya.
We are a social enterprise, which means that revenues generated
from our businesses are used to fund charitable programmes.
Our operations currently are concentrated in Kuria West
District, Migori County, Nyanza Province.
At present our core businesses are in the agricultural sector,
namely Agriculture Inputs Loans and Maize Trading.
This year we are launching a fast moving consumer goods unit
focusing on hygiene, sanitation, and energy efficient products.
We are also looking at expanding into additional agricultural
commodities and a dairy unit.
These businesses altogether are expected to generate an annual
turnover of over 100 million Kenyan Shillings in 2013, and continue to grow
rapidly.
Our charitable activities cover agriculture, community economic
development, education, and health.
We focus on assistance to rural farmers and their families.
We are looking to fill the upper management position of Social
Enterprises Portfolio Manager who will oversee operations of the Kuria West
District.
This position reports directly to the Social Enterprises
Programme Advisor and the Finance Manager of Nuru International Kenya.
Job Description:
Job Description:
The Social Enterprises Portfolio Manager (SE PM) is both an
office and a field-level position, responsible for managing all aspects of the
organization’s income-generation activities under the supervision of the SE
Programme Advisor.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Management
and coordination of the organization’s business activities
- Business
development and analysis
- Supervision
and training of SE staff (currently 20 personnel)
- Market
research and feasibility studies for new and expanding business operations
- Securing
external financing for business operations
- Financial
modeling and forecasting
- Routinely
conducting business analysis to ensure that Nuru SE can meet its programme
goals
- Creating
and maintaining the budget for Nuru SE
- Creating
and maintaining the work plan (annual and monthly) for Nuru SE
- Building
and maintaining a relationship with key external stakeholders, including
the National Cereal and Produce Board and large-scale buyers and suppliers
- Representing
Nuru Kenya / SE to the general public and government
- Collection
and analysis of business performance baselines and all relevant data
- Reporting
of all business-related data to senior management
The job requires a commitment of 40 hours per week, Monday
through Friday, as well as weekends and/or evenings as necessary.
This may include in-country travel.
Job Requirements:
Job Requirements:
Candidates should possess the following qualifications:
- Valid
Kenyan work permit and residency (required)
- Fluent
in English (required), Kiswahili (required) and Kikurian (preferred)
- Experience
running a business or managing a large business unit (required)
- Creative,
implementable strategies for starting/expanding high-growth enterprises
(required)
- University
degree in commerce, marketing, or related field (preferred)
- Specialization
in operations and supply chain management or sales and marketing
(preferred)
- Computer
skills: proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, email and
internet-based applications (required)
- Demonstrated
ability to form working relationships with subordinates and peers
- Skilled
in budgeting and planning on tight deadlines
- Experience
managing and tracking complex budget expenditures
- Long-term
commitment to ending extreme poverty in rural areas of Kuria, Kenya
- Compensation
is commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Applicants must currently live in Kuria West District, or be
willing to relocate for this position.
Do not expect any of the following: relocation pay, monetary
support for family relocation, housing or housing allowance, food allowance.
How to Apply:
How to Apply:
Interested and qualified candidates should send a cover letter
and a CV (max. 4 pages total), copy of his/her Kenyan ID, copy of relevant
certificates, contact information (email or telephone), and a list of at least
three (3) referees with telephone or email contact to:
Email: igajobs@nuru.co.ke
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Position must be filled by May 2013.
Website: www.nuruinternational.org
Note: Social Enterprises Programme was formerly known as Income Generating Activities (IGA), and may still be called such on the Nuru International website and by people who have recently worked with the organization.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Position must be filled by May 2013.
Website: www.nuruinternational.org
Note: Social Enterprises Programme was formerly known as Income Generating Activities (IGA), and may still be called such on the Nuru International website and by people who have recently worked with the organization.
Despite
the change in name, the programme goals remain the same.