Graduate Trainee Program 2025 at Fresh Life

About the Role

This is a 1 year graduate programme that aims to equip graduates with work-ready skills, more specifically those that are typical to our sanitation impact work in informal settlements. Applicants can expect to support our operational teams including; Sales & Customer Service, Government Relations, Logistics and Manufacturing, Process Improvement & Innovation and Expansion Projects among others.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate as an active member in the Graduate Management Program;
• Take responsibility for and commit to continuous self-development throughout the 12 month duration of the program in order to achieve a high level of competence as outlined by the program specifications;
• Observe all Fresh Life policies, procedures and demonstrate FL behaviors and values;
• Adopt to different working environments and team cultures;
• Make sound judgments and make effective, timely decisions;
• Be positive and courageous and seek opportunities to learn and develop;
• Inspire and influence others;
• Work with your supervisor to maintain a performance rating of meet and preferably exceed set expectations;
• Attend and pass all core training prerequisites and programs within the specified time-frames;
• Successfully manage and complete all assigned projects and assessments as per program requirements and schedule;
• Commit to be available to work in any part of the business during the program and be placed in any department within the business aligned to the program;
• Identify business and program improvement opportunities and communicate these to the program coordinator or assigned supervisor as applicable and by so doing actively contribute to the growth and development of the FLs operations;
• Willingly and continuously share knowledge and learning with program peers as well as supervisors and program managers;
• Accurately maintain and update his/her personal portfolio of evidence to ensure all learning received (both on and off the job) is captured over the program duration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a Business or Engineering related course
• Applicants must have graduated within the last 3 years. 
• 6 months - 1 year’s experience in active internship engagements or business venture is desired.
• Proficiency in Ms Office and G-Suite. Candidates with above average excel skills will have an added advantage
• Demonstrated proactivity and ability to take up leadership roles in forums that build our society outside the typical education system. E.g. AIESEC, Presidential Clubs, EMUN, Member Associations, etc.

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About the Role

• This is a 1 year graduate program that aims to equip graduates with work-ready skills, more specifically those that are typical to our sanitation impact work in informal settlements. Applicants can expect to support our operational teams, including: Sales, Customer Support & Credit Collection, and Manufacturing in our Kisumu office.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate as an active member in the Graduate Management Program;
• Take responsibility for and commit to continuous self-development throughout the 12 month duration of the program in order to achieve a high level of competence as outlined by the program specifications;
• Observe all Fresh Life's policies, procedures and demonstrate FL behaviors and values;
• Adopt to different working environments and team cultures;
• Make sound judgments and make effective, timely decisions;
• Be positive and courageous and seek opportunities to learn and develop;
• Inspire and influence others;
• Work with your supervisor to maintain a performance rating of meet and preferably exceed set expectations;
• Attend and pass all core training prerequisites and programs within the specified time-frames;
• Successfully manage and complete all assigned projects and assessments as per program requirements and schedule;
• Commit to being available to work in any part of the business during the program and be placed in any department within the business aligned to the program;
• Identify business and program improvement opportunities and communicate these to the program coordinator or assigned supervisor as applicable and by so doing, actively contribute to the growth and development of the Fresh Life's operations;
• Willingly and continuously share knowledge and learning with program peers as well as supervisors and program managers;
• Accurately maintain and update his/her personal portfolio of evidence to ensure all learning received (both on and off the job) is captured over the program duration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a Business/ Communication/ Social Science or a related course
• Applicants must have graduated within the last 3 years and must be <30 years of age.
• 6 months to 24 months of experience in sales, customer service, or debt collection is desired; active internship engagements or business ventures will also be considered.
• Proficiency in Ms Office and G-Suite. Candidates with above average excel and analytical skills will have an added advantage
• Demonstrated proactivity and ability to take up leadership roles in forums that build our society outside the typical education system. E.g. AIESEC, Presidential Clubs, EMUN, Member Associations, etc.
• Applicant MUST be living or working in Kisumu to qualify.

go to method of application »

About the Role

• This is a 1 year graduate program that aims to equip graduates with work-ready skills, more specifically those that are typical to our sanitation impact work in informal settlements. Applicants can expect to support our operational teams, including: Sales, Customer Support & Credit Collection, and Logistics in our Eldoret office.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Participate as an active member in the Graduate Management Program;
• Take responsibility for and commit to continuous self-development throughout the 12 month duration of the program in order to achieve a high level of competence as outlined by the program specifications;
• Observe all Fresh Life's policies, procedures and demonstrate FL behaviors and values;
• Adopt to different working environments and team cultures;
• Make sound judgments and make effective, timely decisions;
• Be positive and courageous and seek opportunities to learn and develop;
• Inspire and influence others;
• Work with your supervisor to maintain a performance rating of meet and preferably exceed set expectations;
• Attend and pass all core training prerequisites and programs within the specified time-frames;
• Successfully manage and complete all assigned projects and assessments as per program requirements and schedule;
• Commit to being available to work in any part of the business during the program and be placed in any department within the business aligned to the program;
• Identify business and program improvement opportunities and communicate these to the program coordinator or assigned supervisor as applicable and by so doing, actively contribute to the growth and development of the Fresh Life's operations;
• Willingly and continuously share knowledge and learning with program peers as well as supervisors and program managers;
• Accurately maintain and update his/her personal portfolio of evidence to ensure all learning received (both on and off the job) is captured over the program duration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a Business/ Communication/ Social Science or a related course
• Applicants must have graduated within the last 3 years and must be <30 years of age.
• 6 months to 24 months of experience in sales, customer service, or debt collection is desired; active internship engagements or business ventures will also be considered.
• Proficiency in Ms Office and G-Suite. Candidates with above average excel and analytical skills will have an added advantage
• Demonstrated proactivity and ability to take up leadership roles in forums that build our society outside the typical education system. E.g. AIESEC, Presidential Clubs, EMUN, Member Associations, etc.
• Applicants MUST be living or working in Eldoret to qualify.

go to method of application »

About the Role

• This is a 1 year graduate programme that aims to equip graduates with work-ready skills, more specifically those that are typical to our sanitation impact work in informal settlements. Applicants can expect to collaborate with different teams, conduct ad hoc financial analysis, monthly budget-vs-actuals analysis and assist in the preparation of financial reports.

Duties and Responsibilities

Financial Analysis:

• Support in conducting financial analysis to support decision-making processes (revenue/costs vs our operational performance).

Budgeting and Forecasting:

• Support the Corporate Finance team with the annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Support the team in monitoring budget variances and provide analysis to identify areas of concern or improvement.

Reporting:

• Support in the preparation of monthly financial reports to the finance committee.
• Generate ad-hoc reports as requested by the corporate finance team or other departments.

Data Management:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial data in relevant systems.
• Ensure data integrity and consistency in financial records.

Continuous Improvement:

• Identify opportunities for process improvements within the corporate finance function.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business or related course
• Applicants must have graduated within the last 3 years. 
• 6 months - 1 year’s experience in active internship engagements or business venture is desired.
• Proficiency in Ms Office and G-Suite. Candidates with above average excel skills will have an added advantage
• Demonstrated proactivity and ability to take up leadership roles in forums that build our society outside the typical education system. E.g. AIESEC, Presidential Clubs, EMUN, Member Associations, etc.

go to method of application »

About the Role

This is a 1 year graduate programme that aims to equip graduates with work-ready skills, more specifically those that are typical to our sanitation impact work in informal settlements. Applicants can expect to provide comprehensive support and assistance to facilitate the smooth and efficient operation of the office and talent department functions. You will be responsible for performing various administrative tasks, managing information, coordinating schedules, and ensuring the timely completion of tasks and projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

Office Administration

• Welcoming all visitors and showing them around the office
• Assist in the coordination of office activities
• Handle office phone calls and redirect them to the relevant person
• Ensure that the office space is always clean, tidy and well arranged
• Ensuring that meeting rooms are set, chairs arranged and the projector connected prior to all meetings
• Regularly update the utility tracker and any other assigned trackers
• Issue relevant approved office supplies
• Raising requests for required stock
• Coordinating with the maintenance supervisor any maintenance and renovations when necessary
• Support in assigned administrative tasks within the other talent Operations function 

Casual Management

• Collaborate with supervisors to accurately collect the casual information: on the casual personal details, attendance, the number of hours worked and any other relevant information 
• Compute the casual payments accurately for Nairobi, Kisumu and Eldoret offices and follow up on the daily wages are paid on a weekly basis.
• Schedule and conduct spot checks with casuals weekly to identify if there are any issues. 
• Generate a tracker on the issues identified and inform the supervisor where relevant to address the issues.
• Organize the talent Operations and casuals dropbox.
• Administer casual contracts and follow up with all casuals to sign the contracts on daily basis or upon engagement.
• Prepare a tracker on casual contract management and the appropriate status.
• Aid in HR analysis data.

NITA

• Request for NITA training and fill the appropriate forms and follow up on training approval.
• File for NITA Claims by filling the appropriate forms and follow up on reimbursement quarterly.

Employee Separation

• Draft of acceptance of resignation letter & Certificate of Service
• Initiate clearance on DocuSign & follow up on timely employee Clearance 
• Collaborate with the talent partners, to ensure all company assets assigned to the exiting employee are returned on the last working day 
• Terminate exiting employees profiles on Odoo and remove them on our internal trackers.

Salary Advance Requests

• Compile monthly salary advance requests and prompt supervisor to review  then share with Accounts to process payment by 15th of every month.

Pension

• Share pension forms with new employees upon successful completion of probation and other members upon request.
• Share enrollment forms with Kenindia
• Support employees to access their Pension statements
• Initiate pension withdrawals & transfers for exiting employees
• Update Pension tracker

Benevolent Fund

• Initiate & ensure employees receive Benevolent funds 

Medical Cover Enrollment

• Enrol all the new joiners and new dependants in the medical coverage and  Submit medical enrollment details to the Insurer within 24 hours of receiving the forms.
• Compile and update the medical members' names and their dependents in the tracker.
• Remove exited employees from Medical and collaborate with your manager to ensure the credit notes where applicable are issued by the insurer.
• Follow up to ensure all new joiners are enrolled in Smart Access 

Qualifications

• Diploma/ Degree in Human Resource Management,Business Administration or any other related field of study
• Previous knowledge in HR practice, administrative and general office experience is desirable
• Must be computer literate with proficiency in MS word, Excel and G Suite
• Be a team player willing to learn, adapt and work with minimum supervision
• Excellent communication, influencing and interpersonal skills
• High levels of energy and enthusiasm and ability to work under pressure
• Owns their own results and can keep others accountable
• Impeccable integrity and ethics, high level of confidentiality