Senior Legal Officer (1 Post)
Position scope
Position scope
Reporting
to the Head of Legal & Regulatory Services, the successful candidate will
be responsible for managing litigation, contract preparation and providing
legal advisory on compliance in all organization’s operations and advice on
appropriate course of action.
Responsibilities
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Reviewing progress of outstanding
litigation and liaising with and managing external lawyers;
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Formulating compliance check-lists to
be used for the purpose of ensuring that all information required is provided
accordingly;
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Maintaining records of contracts,
leases, loan agreements and the covenants therein;
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Providing timely information on
renewals or termination of agreements;
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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 Group and, Factories, 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
The
ideal candidate must possess the following qualifications and competencies: –
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A Bachelor of Laws degree from a
recognized institution;
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A Certified Public Secretary;
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Member of ICPSK in good standing
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An advocate of the High Court
·
Member of Law Society of Kenya with a
current practicing certificate
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A Postgraduate Diploma in Legal
Studies from the Kenya School of Law;
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A minimum of five (5) years relevant
experience;
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Should have thorough knowledge of the
relevant industry/sector as well as knowledge of regulatory requirements
affecting the relevant sector;
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Must have ability to plan, organize,
implement and evaluate assigned goals;
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Must demonstrate ability to handle
multiple and conflicting priorities, and work under strict deadlines;
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Should have strong analytical and be
result oriented;
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Must have high standards of integrity
and ethical practice;
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Must be capable of functioning
effectively both as a team player and a team leader;
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Must have management skills;
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Must have ability to accurately plan
work assignments, prioritize tasks and deliver deadlines;
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Should have problem solving and
decision making abilities;
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Should be an effective communicator
with the ability to handle both internal and external communication;
·
Should have effective people
management and conflict resolution skills;
·
Must have knowledge in use of MS
office packages.
Sales Representative Auction – 1 position
Position scope
Reporting to the Assistant Manager
-Sales Auction, the successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating
Mombasa Auction Sales with validation and allocation of available KTDA tea
stocks to the Mombasa Tea Brokers.
Responsibilities
·
Validate accuracy of all stock
details whether the stock is in transit, warehouse and the factory.
·
Allocation of auction teas to the
brokers as approved.
·
Check all auction catalogues for
accuracy and completeness.
·
Ensuring timely dispatch of product
samples, weight notes and warrants to Brokers as per approved procedures.
·
Attending to auction customer’s
complaints and enquiries as and when required.
·
Communicating and coordinate with
factories on quality complaints and sample discrepancies received from the
auction customers.
·
Preparing timely and accurate weekly
and monthly reports and distributing to users.
·
Ensuring that brokers receive
information on available teas based on production trends on timely basis.
·
Receive and post all auction prices
for all factories.
·
Continuously liaise with warehouse
team to assess quantity of tea available for sale.
·
Validate post-auction prices for use
by direct sales team (DSO/DSL including KETEPA)
·
Quarterly preparations of buyers’
analysis reports per grade/factory for all auction sales.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate must possess the
following qualifications and competencies: –
·
Bachelor’s Degree in Science,
Marketing or business related field.
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Minimum four (4) years of experience
in Tea Manufacture, Trading or warehousing.
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Must have high level analytical
skills.
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Must demonstrate high integrity and
ethical practice
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Must demonstrate ability to work
independently with minimum supervision.
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Must be a team player who is able to
work cordially in teams
·
Must demonstrate commitment to
operational effectiveness
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Must have the ability to communicate
for both written and oral communication
·
Must be a flexible person, who is
willing to learn and able to work flexible hours to achieve goals
·
Must have knowledge in use of MS
office packages
Speciality Products Coordinator – 1
Position
Position scope
Reporting to the Manager, Speciality
Products, the successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the
coordination of special projects undertaken by KTDA such as trade certification
programs, TVAP and Bespoke manufacture projects/products.
Responsibilities
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Participate in developing and gaining
approval of specialty tea and trade certification strategies in areas of
pricing, and communication.
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Identify and develop potential
customers for specialty teas in the primary market.
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Coordinate contractual agreements
between KTDA and Specialty teas customers.
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Prepare sales performance reports
against production and demand forecasts and recommend appropriate action.
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Coordinate specialty tea quality
evaluation and benchmarking.
·
Coordinate product improvement and
development activities targeted at specialty tea markets.
·
Coordinate trade certifications in
liaison with Operations department and other relevant departments on issues
related to trade certification.
·
Respond to customers’ issues related
to trade certification and specialty tea after consulting the manager
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Compiling reports on trade
certifications for distribution to relevant users.
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Liaise with buyers on issues that
relate to their specific projects and products.
·
Ensure declaration of premiums for
all trade/sales of certified teas to both the factories and feedback to buyers.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate must possess the
following qualifications and competencies: –
·
Bachelor’s degree in Science,
Marketing or business related field.
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Minimum of four (4) years’
experience, 2 (two) of which must be in tea manufacturing.
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Good communication and interpersonal
skills.
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Good supervisory and coordination
skills
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Must demonstrate high integrity and
ethics
·
Must demonstrate ability to work
independently and effectively with minimum supervision.
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Must demonstrate ability to
multitask.
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Must be a flexible person, who is willing
to learn and able to work flexible hours to achieve goals
·
Must have knowledge in use of MS
office packages
Technical Sales Representative – 1
Position
Position scope
Reporting to the General
Manager-TEMEC, the successful candidate will be responsible for marketing and
selling TEMEC’s products and services through relationship building and
interaction with clients.
Responsibilities
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Expanding market awareness of our
products by communicating features and benefits of our products and services
effectively;
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Closing and growing sales through
professional communication with existing and potential clients;
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Visiting clients, establishing their
requirements and offering products/services that will address their needs;
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Identifying and resolving client
concerns; recommending a course of action to alleviate these concerns in the
future;
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Maintaining records of customer
communications and contact information as required;
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Preparing responses to RFQ (request
for quotation) , RFP (request for proposals) and RFI (request for information)
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Maintaining awareness of pertinent
client information, future plans, payment performance; communicate any client
information that may affect company decisions to appropriate departments as
needed;
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Maintaining knowledge of competitor
products and identify and report intelligence on competitor pricing or
marketing strategies;
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Submitting a variety of sales status
reports as required, including activity, closings, follow-up, and adherence to
goals;
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Submitting quarterly customer visit
plans; schedule client meetings and action plans for follow-up.
Qualifications
The ideal candidate must possess the
following qualifications and competencies
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A Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or
Higher National Diploma in Sales and Marketing;
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Technical knowledge in Engineering
will be an added advantage;
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A minimum of four (4) years of
relevant experience;
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Strong selling and negotiating
skills;
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Presentation skills;
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Must demonstrate high integrity and
ethical practice;
How to apply
Apply online at the recruitment
portal here ktdateas.com/recruitment not later than 21st December 2018.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
Any form of canvassing will lead to
automatic disqualification.