Bank Jobs

Consolidated Bank
– Head of operations: applicants must have 8 years banking experience with at least 4 at senior management level, in addition to possessing a business degree and professional banking qualification.
– Branch manager: applicant to have business degree and at least 5 years banking experience.
Apply to the head of human resources P O Box 51133-00200 Nairobi by January 31.

EABS Bank
– Chief financial officer: applicants must be qualified CPA who is members of ICPAK and with 3 to 5 years banking experience.
– Chief internal auditor: applicants must be qualified CPA who are members of ICPAK and with 3 to 5 years banking experience.
– Head of ICT: applicants should have an IS degree, 3 – 5 years banking experience and extensive experience with Equinox software.
Apply to the executive director – development, EABS Bank P O Box 47499-00100 Nairobi by January 31.

K-Rep Bank
– senior finance manager: applicants to have master’s business degree and be age 32 – 40. Also be certified financial analysts with CPA (k) or ACCA and with 8 years experience at a financial institution or bank, 3 at senior level.
– branch managers: applicants must be graduates, aged 32 – 40 with at least 5 years banking experience, 2 at senior level.
– advances manager: applicants to have business degree, be age 30 – 35 and with five year advance or loans experience or 2 as a manger. Apply to jobs2006jan@k-repbank.com by January 17.

World Bank
– Education specialist: Applicants must have 10 years experience in education or human development.
– Executive assistant to the country director: Applicants must have 7 years relevant experience.
Apply to the country director, WB – Kenya, P. O. Box 30577-00100 Nairobi by January 31.

Other Jobs

Celtel
– Oracle financial systems analyst & support coordinator – ref FIN-SYS-01/06: applicants must have accounts degree with ACCA/CPA/CIMA certification, plus IT qualification and two years experience in computerized accounting.
– Systems & procedures coordinator – ref FIN-SYS-02/06: applicants must have accounts degree with ACCA/CPA/CIMA qualification plus IT qualification and two years experience in ERP environment.
– Procurement manager ref FIN-PRO-03/06: applicants to have business degree, 5 years procurement experience and members of the chartered institute of purchases and supplies.
Apply to the human resource director Celtel Kenya at hr@ke.celtel.com by January 20

– World Vision
Grants manager: applicants to have business degree with certificate in grants management and at least 3 years relevant experience preferably with USAID grants. Apply to recruit_Kenya@wvi.org by 20 January.

Opportunities

Investment
Zimele asset management is a co-operative with blue-chip management that allows investors to invest in equity, offshore, or money market portfolios for as little as 5,000 shillings – unlike other investment funds whose minumum investment amounts are usually over 100,000 shillings.

Scholarships
– The African Studies Centre, Oxford University, is offering a single full scholarship for the academic year 2006-7 for study on the MSc in African Studies. Details can be obtained by email from african.studies@sant.ox.ac.uk and the deadline for applications is 15 February.

– The Palmhouse Foundation finances secondary education for deserving students who have have gained admission to one of the 17 national schools and who have no other means of getting funds for fees. Kennya Commercial Bank supports the foundation.

– The Jomo Kenyatta foundation is also offering limited scholarships that will finance the high school education of orphaned or destitute children who apply by 30 January. Enquiries can be directed to sales@jomokenyattaf.com

Medical
AAR Health Services is seeking to establish franchises for out patient services in Thika, Eldoret, Meru, and Nyeri. Applicants should be doctors with 7 years practicing experience who own or lease secure premises in town centres on the ground floor with ample parking in these towns. They must be able to pay a fee of 500,000 if approved and be prepared to start operations immediately thereafter. Apply to the general manager AAR Health P O Box 41766-00100 Nairobi by 30th January.

Sports
Saturday 14 January
7:30 a.m. Pakistan vs. India 1st Test Day 2
3: 15 p.m. Man City vs. Man Utd
5:45 p.m. Liverpool vs. Tottenham & Portsmouth vs. Everton & Arsenal vs. Boro
8 p.m. Blackburn vs. Bolton
11:45 p.m. Valencia vs. Osasuna

Sunday 15 January
6 a.m. Australia vs. SA 2nd ODI
7: 30 a.m. Pakistan vs. India 1st Test Day 3
4 p.m. Wigan Athletic vs. West Brom
7 p.m. Sunderland vs. Chelsea
10:45 p.m. Real Madrid vs. Sevilla

Next
16/1 Australian Open starts
20/1 Africa Cup of Nations starts
22/1 Man Utd vs. Liverpool

Frivolous bank charge
Two weeks ago I wrote about the hour it took to deposit money into a Standard Chartered bank – with most of the delay being caused as tellers had to count out thousand of shilling notes by hand. And in a follow up today, the bank charged me 180 shillings ($2.45). For what? The wasted hour I spent there?

Jobs
NMB Tanzania
At the National Micro finance Bank of Tanzania
– Manager treasury MT/05
– Zonal manager ZM/05
– Manager, public relations MPR/05
– Manager, employee relations MER/05
Apply through KPMG Kenya’s executive selection division esd@kpmg.co.ke by January 26.

independent financial advisors
At inter alliance international, one of the largest independent stockbrokers in the world and who are licensed as financial advisors in Kenyan and Uganda where they are expanding their offices, in addition to opening a new branch in Tanzania. Apply at africa@recruitsoffshore.com.

Tax auditors
At the Kenya Revenue Authority. Applicants must have a business degree, qualification in taxation, be members of ICPAK and have at least 3 years audit experience, preferably computer systems-related. Apply to the senior deputy commissioner, human resources, KRA P O Box 48240-00100 Nairobi by 27th January.

Tourism
hotel for sale: an exclusive beach front hotel in Mombasa comprising 170 rooms, 4 restaurants & 2 pools and set on 18 acres of land (leased till 2067). Apply to the receiver/manager; Chege, Muchunguzi, Mwangi & Co at cezam@czmkenya.com by January 24, 2006.

Property
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is still seeking new premises this time on a turnkey basis; they had advertised earlier in May. Proposals should be hand-delivered to the Chairman, Office Premises Committee, UNHCR by December 29.

Energy
– Company to build and operate a wind turbine power plant in Marsabit of between 500KW and 600KW. More information can be obtained from kmagambo@energymin.go.ke at the ministry of energy and the deadline for applications is January 31.
– Consultants to set up a geothermal development company. More information can be obtained from jmringu@energymin.go.ke at the ministry of energy and the deadline for applications is January 13.

Jobs
Management Trainees at Uchumi supermarkets. Successful candidates will go through a training/development program on management of branch, staff, distribution/logistics, buying & other areas – and on completion of on/off the job training will be assigned specific duties within the company. Applicants should be university graduates with 2 years experience in a commercial FMGC environment and be aged below 30 years. Send applications by December 30 to the director of human resources, Uchumi at humanresource@uchumi.com.

KCB Sudan: Kenya Commercial Bank will set up two branches, at Juba and Rumbek in the Sudan and is seeking to hire:
– managing director: applicants should have 10 years experience, 5 of which are in senior management, of a dynamic bank/financial institution and an advanced degree.
– bank manager: applicants should have a business degree, AKIB/CIB certification, and 5 years banking operations experience with at least 2 years of managing corporate customers.
– manager operations: applicants should have business degree and 5 years general banking operations experience.
– bank clerks: must have university degree and be fluent in Arabic and English.
Apply to the divisional director, human resources, KCB P. O. Box 48400-00100 by January 3.

Kenya Airways
– supervisor funds management (i.e treasury job)
– assistant photo journalist
– personal assistant
– NDT (non-destructive testing) engineer
– Principal planning engineer
– Principal developmenet engineer
Apply to the group director human resource/security services KQ, P. O. Box 19002 Nairobi.

National Oil Corpoation of Kenya
– Internal auditor
– CEO’s personal assistant
– Credit controller
– Secretary
– Supply analyst
– IT coorinator
Check their website for further details.

Kenya Airports Authority
– Marketing co-ordinator Ref: 418/BH/FN – applicants should be university graduates with 5 years experience in commercial, marketing or sales management
– Customer service manager Ref: 448/CJ/FN – applicants should be university graduates with 6 years customer service experience, 3 as manager and speak a foreign language (e.g. Arabic, French, German)
– Product/brand development manager Ref: 418/BI/FN – applicants should be marketing graduates with 5 years experience acquired in dynamic marketing/PR envronment
– Credit controller: Ref: 246/BZ/FN – applicants should be university graduates with CPA (K) certifications and th 7 years of successful credit management experience at an organization with a large debtors portfolio.
Applicants should be aged 30 – 40 and apply though Hawkins Associates, e-mail hawkins.associates@khigroup.com

British American insurance co (k): Assistant internal auditor (2 positions) – applicants should be university graduates with 2 years audit experience preferably with audit firm or internal audit department of large business. Apply to hr@britak.co.ke by December 30.

Cooperative Insurance Company
– Assistant general maanger – cooperative & marketing
– Company secretary/legal officer
Apply through Pricewatrehousecoopers (PWC) executive selection at ess.ke@ke.pwc.com by December 30.

most of these appear in the Daily Nation of Friday 16/12

Sports
Saturday
5 a.m. Australia vs SA 1st Test Day 2
3:15 p.m. Aston Villa vs Man Utd
5:45 p.m. Fulham vs Blackburn & Everton vs Bolton & West Ham V Newcastle
8 p.m. Man City vs Birmingham
11:45 p.m. Cadiz vs Barcelona

Sunday
5 a.m. Australia vs SA 1st Test Day 3
1:15 p.m. Fifa Club Final; Liverpool vs. Sao Paulo
4 p.m. Boro vs Tottenham
6:30 p.m. Arsenal vs Chelsea
10:45 p.m. Real Madrid vs Osasuna