H Young & Co (EA) Jobs in Kenya

H Young & Co (EA) is one of East Africa’s leading construction groups. For over 50 years H Young & Co (EA) Ltd has been building East Africa's infrastructure in partnership with various international partners making it the contractor of choice in East Africa.

With very wide expertise and experience in Civil, Mechanical & Structural Engineering, H Young has a track record in operating in all industries. The company applies its innovative and practical approach to both big and small projects.

The following positions are available and individuals seeking to be part of H Young’s team are encouraged to apply.

Safety Officer

The Safety Officer will be responsible for offering advisory services to management on all Health, Safety and Environment issues.

These include and not limited to the following range of specialist areas; fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery and occupational diseases.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and ensuring implementation of health and safety strategies and developing internal policies.
• Implementing the company Health and Safety Procedures and developing local work procedures to comply with legal obligations.
• Carrying out job safety analyses and considering how risks can be reduced or eliminated.
• Carrying out regular site inspections to check policies and procedures are being properly implemented and are working well.
• Overseeing safety audits and keeping records of inspections’ findings and producing reports that suggest improvements.
• Ensuring that staff is inducted according to the Safety Procedure.
• Keeping up to date with new legislation and maintaining a working knowledge of all environmental, health and safety legislation and any developments in the industry, and liaising with regulatory bodies to ensure compliance.
• Maintaining a system for recording, reporting and investigating injuries, accidents and dangerous occurrences in the site.
• Providing regular statistical summaries to Management and drawing attention to significant trends and occurrences.

Requirements

• Degree in Environmental Sciences.
• Professional Certification in Occupational Health & Safety.
• Proven record of at least 4 years HSE experience in a reputable organisation.
• Flexibility to varying working hours.
• Customer service oriented.
• A mature individual with high level of discretion and unquestionable integrity.

Workshop Foreman (Heavy Equipment Workshop) 

Responsibilities

• Responsible for maintenance of heavy equipment. This includes and not limited to the following makes; Komatsu, CAT, Volvo and Hitachi.
• Ensure full utilisation of workshop available labour and resources to achieve planned operationaltargets.
• Supervise subordinates to produce quality work.
• Assist the staff technically and train them.
• Ensure that the technicians carry out the jobs within the allotted time.
• Ensure the most effective use of available time and equipment.
• Give practical assistance, on-the-job training and technical advice to subordinates.

Requirements

• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Automotive Option will be an added advantage).
• Proven record of at least 8 years in maintenance of heavy equipment of which 4 are at a supervisory level.
• Leadership skills.
• Flexibility to varying working hours.
• Customer service oriented.
• Effective communicator.

Carmix Operator 

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the proper mix delivery and proper slump of concrete from the car mixer.
• Ensuring timely delivery to sites.
• Inspect the inside of car mixer drum on a daily basis to ascertain excess buildup and/or worn fins and report any deficiencies to the supervisor.
• Maintain the car mixer in a safe operating condition and report any mechanical problems immediately to the supervisor.

Requirements

• Holder of KCE Division III or KCSE mean grade of C- (minus).
• At least 3 years relevant experience in driving a mixer truck.
• A clean driving record.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Reliable with high level of integrity.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Interested candidates should submit their application and detailed CV on or before 10th November 2011 to Jobs@hyoung.co.ke or send via post to; 

The Human Resources Manager,
H. Young & Co. (E.A) Ltd.
P.O. Box 30118 - 00100
Nairobi, Kenya 

Clearly indicating the position on the email subject or the envelope

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Sales Jobs in Nairobi, Kiambu and Limuru

Our client is a marketing consulting firm based in Nairobi Kenya. 

Various sales jobs exists in the following areas. 

Salary for this position is KShs 14,000 Plus commissions of KShs 2,000.

Kayole (Soweto) - Foot Sales Reps

Kwareuben /Kwanjenga /LungaLunga - Foot Sales Reps

Kwa Michael - Foot Sales Reps

Shaurimoyo /Mbotela /Makongeni /Kaloleni - Bicycle Sales Rep

Lower Kabete - Bicycle Sales Rep

Kiambu - Bicycle Sale Rep

Limuru - Bicycle Sales Rep.

The successful candidates will be provided with bikes and transport allowance. Please apply indicating area you are comfortable with. i.e, if you would like to work in Kiambu, then write Kiambu Job as the email subject.

If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only indicating why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title and area on the email subject. Via email to: jobs@staff-kenya.com

Please indicate current or last salary.

The Recruiting Manager
Corporate staffing Services
Suite 3, 13th Floor, Development House, 
Moi Avenue, Nairobi.

N.B we do not charge any fees for interviewing or having your CV in our database.

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Insurance Agents Jobs Careers Kenya.

We are an Insurance Agency Company based in Nairobi with branches in various towns.

Our core business is targeting clients (individuals and corporate) to take or renew their various general and life insurance covers through our agency from the company of their choice.

We are accredited to companies like CIC, APA, UAP, Heritage, Kenya Orient, Explico Insurance Company, 
INVESCO among others.

We are looking for suitably qualified candidates who are goal getters .A key attribute required of this position is the passion to sell and meets targets which are accompanied by an attractive pay package.

Educational Qualifications and experience requirement:
    * Diploma in Business related course.
    * Experience in sales & marketing. Experience of one (1) year in insurance is an added advantage.

Interested candidates should send their applications and resume to vacancies @fep-group.com and clearly mark the subject as“Insurance agent”.

This is a continuous recruitment process and anyone interested is encouraged to apply.

N/B: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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Field Assistant NGO Jobs 2011

Position: Field Assistant, Kenya Life Panel Survey Tracking Project
Deadline to Apply: 5pm, Friday, November 18th 2011
Start Date: December 5th 2011

Location: Nairobi, with flexibility to travel to Eastern province, Coast and Rift Valley.

About Innovations for Poverty Action: Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a non-profit research organization that creates and evaluates approaches to solving development problems and disseminates 
information about what works and what does not to policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors around the world.

Description of Work:
The Field Assistants will assist the Kenya Life Panel Survey (KLPS) Tracking team.

Activities include administering surveys to individuals and households, meeting with teachers, ligurus, and relatives to locate respondents, and traveling to those areas in order to interview individuals.

Netbooks will be used to administer the surveys.

Most of the work in this project will be Nairobi-based, but some interviews will take place in other locations in Eastern province, Coast and Rift Valley.

Visiting these respondents can include taking public transport, bodaboda, boats and walking long distances.

Carrying out these interviews can involve staying away from Nairobi at hotels in distant locations for several weeks at a time.

Working outside of standard business hours either in the morning or evening or on weekends is sometimes necessary as well.

Other tasks include taking anthropometric measurements, taking hemoglobin levels, organizing data in the field, office based matching of ID lists, compilation of survey information, photocopying, translation between Kiswahili and English and any other tasks needed to make the project run effectively or assigned by a supervisor.

Work duration:
Successful applicants will initially be hired for a two-week training period.

Those who demonstrate consistent exceptional abilities and work performance may be considered for a more long term placement, with the same project.

Academic Qualifications:
Candidates must have obtained a college diploma or university degree, preferably in sociology, statistics, economics, education, development studies, social sciences, health, or related fields.

Professional/Technical Skills:
    * Skills in data collection and survey administration;
    * ability to work with local administrators are required.
    * Training in taking anthropometric measurements is preferred.
    * Computer knowledge and typing skills required.
    * Experience in electronic data collection preferred. 

Other Qualities and Attributes:
    * Most importantly a positive attitude towards the position;
    * able to work in rural settings;
    * comfortable interviewing people in their homes;
    * comfortable taking measurements of children and adults;
    * comfortable traveling for extended periods of time;
    * well-organized; ability to work independently and in a team in the field;
    * promptness; attention to detail;
    * initiative. 

Candidates must be fluent in Kiswahili and English. Luhya and Luo speakers preferred.

To apply:
Please send a cover letter and detailed CV, 3 references, daytime phone number(s), and email address.

Your CV should include your scores or grades and other measures of academic achievement, and details about any relevant work experience.

Applications can be submitted to any of our branch offices,
or by email to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org,
or by post office using P.O Box 373, Busia area code 50400 Kenya.

If you submit by email, please ensure that the subject line reads:“FIELD ASSISTANT”REF NO: KPLS-2011-11-01
Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the Field Assistant.

The statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, tasks, and responsibilities.

Management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary.

Please note that IPA will never request any form of payment from an applicant.

Applicants are encouraged to confirm the information listed above with IPA prior to releasing any extensive personal information to the organization.

Please direct questions to jobs-kenya@poverty-action.org.

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