Water Treatment Operators - Equator Bottlers Limited, Kisumu

Water Treatment Operators at Equator Bottlers Limited in Kisumu – Kenyan Jobs

Equator Bottlers Limited located in Kisumu is a leading beverage Bottling Franchise of The Coca-Cola Company and is seeking to recruit suitably qualified candidates:

WATER TREATMENT OPERATORS

2 Positions

You main responsibility will be to ensure timely availability of adequate supply of quality water to processing lines.

Qualification and Competencies:

• Certificate in Analytical Chemistry / Certificate in Biochemistry / Water Technology or equivalent.
• At least 1 year in relevant field with similar operations / background will be an advantage.
• Computer knowledge is desirable

The Promise:

In addition to a competitive salary and a comprehensive range of benefits commensurate with the requisite, the company will offer a challenging and rewarding career.

Recruitment Process:

If you are an innovative, self-starter and results oriented individual, looking for a challenging career and you meet the above requirements, please send your application letter and detailed CV to: recruitment@equatorbottlers.com,

Please indicate the position applied on the subject line so as to reach us no later than 5 p.m. Friday, 2nd September 2011.

Equator Bottlers Limited (EBL) is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Sales Coordinator - HighChem, Nairobi

Sales Coordinator at HighChem in Nairobi – Kenyan Jobs

The HighChem group of companies is now floating an opportunity for a suitable candidate to join the family of “solution providers”. An experienced and innovative self driven individual is required to run and manage a sales business unit in nutritional products at HighChem Industrials a Division of HighChem Marketing Ltd.

SALES COORDINATOR

The holder of this position will be one with an extensive work experience in managing, planning and analysing business processes, ready to build a carrier from solid structures and develop a standalone business unit in the shortest time possible. This position is based in Nairobi with business interests running through the Eastern African region including Madagascar, Zambia, Malawi and other countries that are easily accessible from the Nairobi Air travel hub.

Qualification:

• A good strong diploma or a University degree in biological sciences with a bias in nutrition and experience in nutritional processes are basic requirements.
• Five years experience in sales, marketing or related work experience will greatly support the application.
• Experience in working with such organisations as world food program (WFP), Unicef and other relevant NGOs is an added advantage but not a pre-requisite.
• It is the ability to demonstrate and to show a proven track record of a hands-on delivery of results and the ability to travel in the region freely that will count.

For this job: Do not apply if you do not have 2 years practical experience in motor vehicle driving and working experience with Microsoft office (word, Excel and Power point computer packages).

Apply: Through applications@highchem.co.ke the closing date will be 29th August 2011 at 12 noon

Bioinformatician - International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi

Bioinformatician at The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi - Kenyan Jobs

Closing Date: Friday, 30 September 2011
ILRI/CGIAR Campus, Nairobi
Vacancy Number: CO/BECA/08/11
Department: BecA-ILRI Hub
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Duration: 2-year term with possibility of renewal

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works at the crossroads of livestock and poverty, bringing high-quality livestock science, communications and capacity building to bear on poverty reduction and sustainable development. ILRI is one of 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ILRI has campuses in Kenya (headquarters) and Ethiopia, with other offices located in other regions of Africa (Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria) as well as in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka), Southeast Asia (Laos, Thailand, Vietnam) and East Asia (China).

ILRI also manages the Biosciences eastern and central Africa (BecA) Hub at ILRI, a new centre for excellence in modern plant and animal biology in Africa. BecA is an initiative developed within the framework of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)/ African Union African Biosciences initiative. It consists of a Hub based on the ILRI campus in Nairobi, Kenya and a network of regional nodes and other affiliated laboratories and organizations throughout the region.

The BecA Hub facilities are world class, including a range of molecular, plant transformation, and genomics laboratories and equipment (e.g. 454 sequencing, Biosafety level 3 laboratory, plant growth facilities). The Hub hosts and conducts research in crop, microbe and livestock areas where new developments in science offer promise to address previously intractable problems constraining Africa's development. Capacity building is a major goal of all activities. The scope covers agriculture and food security and their intersections with human health and nutrition, and the sustainable use of Africa's natural resources. Further information is available at http://hub.africabiosciences.org/.

ILRI seeks to recruit a Bioinformatician to work within the BecA Hub.

Key Responsibilities:

• Management and quality control of large amounts of data;
• Design, implement and manage database(s) to store and sequence data;
• Processing and analyzing data using a wide range of tools (including BLAST, sequence assemblers, MEGAlign, ?)
• Use scripting to aid and automate analysis.

Requirements:

• Master's in Bioinformatics or related field;
• 3 – 5 years work experience in a bioinformatics position
• Knowledge of Genetics, Biotechnology and their applications
• Demonstrate experience working and developing in a Linux environment
• Knowledge in SQL and scripting languages (PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby)

Terms of appointment:
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI's Nairobi campus and is open to Kenyan nationals only.  The position is on a 3-year fixed contract. ILRI will give a competitive salary/benefits package to the successful candidate.

Applications addressed to the Human Resources Director, a cover letter, curriculum vitae and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate's professional qualifications and work experience should be emailed to: recruit-ilri-Ken@cgiar.org by 30 September 2011.

The position title and reference number "BIOINFORMATICIAN: BIOINFO/BECA/08/11" should be clearly marked on the subject line of the email applications.  Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

To find more about ILRI, visit our Website at www.ilri.org

ILRI is an equal opportunity employer.

Regional Manager at Chemonics/Kenya Pharma in Kenya

Regional Manager at Chemonics / Kenya Pharma in Kenya – Jobs and Vacancies

Chemonics / Kenya Pharma is a USAID funded project that seeks to establish and operate a reliable, sustainable pharmaceutical supply chain management system. Its aim is to forecast, procure, store, and distribute drugs, supplies, and equipment needed for the care and treatment of persons with HIV/AIDS in Kenya.

Chemoics/Kenya Pharma has the following vacancy in a region outside Nairobi.

REGIONAL MANAGER

Position Description:

• The Regional Manager will be based in the assigned region and will oversee field team in the assigned region. He/she will be responsible for providing the regions field team with continuous on the job coaching and support.
• Additionally, the regional manager will provide direct support to larger, key service delivery sites in the assigned region.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage the region’s field team and ensure timely submission of accurate data on monthly ARV consumption, M&E indicators, reports and orders from the service delivery points.
• Train service delivery points to use the projects electronic Supply Chain Management system (eSCM) for ordering, reporting and tracking deliveries to the service delivery points.
• Identify regional needs for technical support and plan technical or senior management visits as required;
• Strengthen collaboration with key implementing partners and liaise with government structures in assigned region (e.g. PHMT & DHMTs, APHIA coordinators, other stakeholders, etc);
• Identify training needs for the regional team.
• Review regional monthly reports, disseminate findings and recommendations.

Qualifications

• At least a Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences;
• 3-5 years experience working handling pharmaceutical products in Kenya;
• Solid working knowledge of ART provision in Kenya with 1 -2 years experience in managing ART commodities logistics will be an added advantage;
• Good understanding of the health systems in Kenya especially Public health facilities will be an added advantage;
• Experience in working with key organizations involved in USG supported HIV treatment and care will also be an added advantage;
• Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training;
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and motivate a team to attain set objectives;
• Excellent written, oral communication and computer skills (Ms. Office).

Send your CV and cover letter with three professional referees to recruit@kenyapharma.org not later than 28th August, 2011. Please include position title in the subject line of the email.

For a more comprehensive scope of works for this position, visit www.kenyapharma.org/about_us/careers