Job Opportunities at Cytonn Investments

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Reporting to the Head of Academic Affairs, the Administration Assistant will be the first point of contact for the institution, answer all incoming phone calls in a pleasant and informed manner for the purpose of providing information and responding to queries.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for the institution, answer all incoming phone calls in a pleasant, informed manner for the purpose of providing information and responding to queries;
• Attend to all incoming visitors respectfully and assist in answering their inquiries;
• Assist in all aspects of maintaining a professional front office, including but not limited to, fielding and directing incoming phone calls to the appropriate staff member in a timely, professional manner, filing and copying of sensitive information, and other related duties;
• Maintain up to date knowledge on the institution, its offering and any other relevant information and be able to convey the same information to enquiring parties clearly;
• Consistently exhibits high standards of professional conduct;
• Assist prospective students and parents with the registration process and readily provide information necessary for them to complete the process efficiently;
• Sort and stamp out-going correspondence, address envelopes and packages, and prepare printed matter and other material for mailing;
• Receive, stamp, record and distribute incoming correspondence;
• Assist with all admissions related tasks, including preparations for and assistance during student inductions and student meetings;
• Maintain and update the institution’s information, records and database;
• Ensure that the reception area is kept smart and tidy and that noticeboards are kept up-to-date;
• Assist with the ordering of stationery, materials and resources and ensuring that stock levels are maintained;
• Any other duties as may be prescribed from time to time.

Requirements

• Must have achieved at least a Minimum B+ Grade in high school;
• A minimum of a degree in Public Relations or Front Office management;
• Must have at least 3 years’ experience in a similar position. Having worked in a tertiary institution is an added advantage;
• A Bachelors Degree or relevant Diploma in front office management or a related course;
• Should demonstrate the ability to grow, support and develop young talents;
• Should have knowledge of current academics and curriculum areas relevant to technical institutions;
• Strong computer skills, including high level of proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word;
• Ability to probe for, analyze and synthesize information, as well as express ideas clearly, both verbally and in writing;
• Ability to make quick yet sound decisions;
• Ability to work independently, problem-solve, and be persistent;
• Should be able to work with courtesy, tact, and diplomacy when dealing with others, and to work cooperatively as part of a team;
• Should have listening, communication skills, interpersonal, organizational and planning skills;
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, self-driven attitude towards work, and commitment to the mission of the institutions.

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In order to better service our clients, we are looking for highly motivated, self-driven, team players to work on full time basis with the distribution team as unit managers in Nakuru. The Unit Manager will report to the Distribution Manager and work jointly with the Financial Advisors on strategic plans and initiatives to increase relationship productivity and develop proper contact networks within the channel partners. The candidate will serve as the relationship manager between the customer and other areas of the firm in resolving customer problems and meeting customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Proactively developing business relationships and securing additional business opportunities from both new and existing clients to meet the given sales targets
• Recruit, manage, support, coach, develop and evaluate a team of financial advisors
• Strengthen and expand client relationships by providing customized service and ensuring client expectations are exceeded
• Attend prospect and client meetings to make presentations and oversee follow up
• Identifying opportunities for product development, and other product offerings
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Requirements

• KCSE grade B- and above
• Has an undergraduate degree with at least second class upper honors from a recognizable institution
• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in financial advisory
• Can effectively and efficiently manage a team of individuals with minimal supervision
• He/she should be detail oriented with good multi-tasking skills
• He/she should have excellent oral and written communication capabilities

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In order to better service our clients, we are looking for highly motivated, self-driven, team players to work on full-time basis with the distribution team as financial advisors based in the Mount Kenya Region. The Financial Advisor will report to the Unit Manger and work on strategic plans and initiatives to increase relationship productivity and develop proper contact networks within the channel partners.

Responsibilities

• Present, promote and sell our products to existing and prospective clients
• Establish, develop and maintain positive business and customer relationships
• Reach potential customers through cold calling
• Achieve agreed upon sales targets and outcomes within schedule
• Attend prospect and client meetings to make presentations and oversee follow up
• Identifying opportunities for product development, and other product offerings
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Requirements

• KCSE grade C- and above
• Diploma or Degree holder in any field
• Proven work experience as a financial advisor
• Highly motivated and target driven with a proven track record in sales
• Excellent selling, communication and negotiation skills
• Prioritizing, time management and organizational skills
• Ability to create and deliver presentations tailored to the audience needs

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To manage our growing Technology needs, the firm is inviting applications from talented Application Security Engineers to join its competitive team of engineers in Cytonn Technologies.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to participate in our share ownership plan.

Responsibilities

• Perform static code analysis (SCA) on applications to identify vulnerabilities and report to software engineers for fixing
• Set up and monitor applications for intrusion detection and protect applications against common vulnerabilities
• Secure application infrastructure (servers and databases) against intrusion, ensuring they’re regularly patched against known vulnerabilities
• Manage vulnerability reporting in all applications and systems, including open source software that the applications run on
• Perform analysis of all security systems log files, review and keep track of triggered events, research current and future cyber threats, reconcile correlated cyber security events, develop and modify new and current cyber security correlation rule sets, and operate security equipment and technology
• Perform software testing (patches, other updates)
• Tracking and reporting vulnerabilities in server software by using tools such as CVE
• Preparation of Weekly reporting of common vulnerabilities that affect our environment, as reported on various platforms (CVE etc.) and their mitigations
• Ensuring that the Web infrastructure is monitored and actively protecting applications from common vectors
• Monitoring servers for intrusion and performance
• Ensuring all server software is updated and security patches applied regularly
• Manage vulnerability reporting in all applications and systems, including open source software that the applications run on
• Weekly tracking of all issues raised from penetration testing, vulnerability assessment and static/dynamic scans
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or specialized training/certification – minimum 2nd class upper division
• Typically requires 1 or more year of related technical experience.
• Experience in application security, preferably a software security role
• Expertise with browser security controls (CSP, XFO, HSTS), web application security topics such as OWASP Top 10, and authentication infrastructure (SAML, OAUTH)
• Experience building tools and processes to reliably identify security issues such as SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, and business logic flaws across large code bases
• Must be well versed in Cyber Security Tools, network topologies, intrusion detection, PKI, and secured networks
• A grade of B+ and above in KCSE (or equivalent) with good grades in math and languages
• Knowledge and/or experience with threat analysis and penetration testing methodologies and tooling
• Previous experience in a development role, related to application development or DevOps
• Knowledge of at least one programming language, web application technologies and frameworks is an added advantage
• Knowledge of security issues affecting Internet-facing applications
• Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and UNIX/Linux environments

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CES, has the mandate to provide the education services component of our comprehensive master-planned developments such as day care centers for The Alma in Ruaka, Taraji Heights in Ruaka, and The Ridge in Ridgeways. CES also has the mandate to set up comprehensive education institutions for RiverRun Estates in Ruiru and Newtown in Athi River. As part of this mandate, CES is setting up a Technical College, under the brand name, Cytonn College of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The institution shall provide comprehensive, quality technical training up to diploma level, complimented with extracurricular activities. We are therefore looking to acquire and retain the best talent, to enable us achieve this vision. We are looking to hire Lecturers for the following disciplines:

• Department of Hospitality and Tourism,
• Department of Business and Accounting,
• Department of Computer Sciences,
• Department of Engineering,Building and Civil Technology
• Department of Journalism Mass Media Communication, and
• Department of Hair and Beauty Design (Cosmetology).

Reporting to the Head of Departments, the Lectures will be in charge of teaching, research, and administrative responsibilities in the classes assigned to them.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out research and preparing up-to-date learning materials ,
• Preparing course outlines for all the units allocated,
• Teaching the units allocated by the Head of Department,
• Ensuring the subject course outline is sufficiently covered,
• Evaluating the outcomes of individual learning through formal assessments,
• Participating in the development, administration and marking of exams and other assessments,
• Preparing and presenting all the professional documents as required by the academic policy,
• Participating in extra-curricular activities organized by the college,
• Attending and participate in departmental and other college meetings,
• Handling the class attendance register,
• Liaising with the head of department on all students’ matters,
• Ensuring students’ discipline as stipulated by the college’s code of conduct, and,
• Any other duties as may be prescribed from time to time.

Requirements

• Must have attained a minimum KSCE grade of C+ and above and be a holder of a Bachelor’s Degree in either of the disciplines outlined above. A Masters and/or Ph.D. degree in relevant fields is an added advantage,
• Possession of a Master’s degree in relevant disciplines will be an added advantage,
• Must have 3+ years of teaching knowledge and experience, in a distinguished college, preferably as a senior lecturer or head of department,
• Demonstrate a good understanding of the Ministry of Education’s and TVETA’s college guiding policy,
• Should have outstanding presentation, teaching, interviewing, problem analysis and listening skills,
• Should demonstrate the ability to grow, support and develop young talents,
• Strong computer skills, including high level of proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word,
• Ability to probe for, analyze and synthesize information, as well as express ideas clearly, both verbally and in writing,
• Ability to make quick yet sound decisions,
• Ability to work independently, problem solve, and be persistent, and,
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, self-driven attitude towards work, and commitment to the mission of the institutions.

Learning Opportunities

The Lectures will be in charge of teaching, research, and administrative responsibilities in the classes assigned to them.

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In order to better service our clients, we are looking for highly motivated, self-driven, team players to work on full-time basis with the distribution team as financial advisors based in the Mount Kenya Region. The Financial Advisor will report to the Unit Manger and work on strategic plans and initiatives to increase relationship productivity and develop proper contact networks within the channel partners.

Responsibilities

• Present, promote and sell our products to existing and prospective clients
• Establish, develop and maintain positive business and customer relationships
• Reach potential customers through cold calling
• Achieve agreed upon sales targets and outcomes within schedule
• Attend prospect and client meetings to make presentations and oversee follow up
• Identifying opportunities for product development, and other product offerings
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time

Requirements

• KCSE grade C- and above
• Diploma or Degree holder in any field
• Proven work experience as a financial advisor
• Highly motivated and target driven with a proven track record in sales
• Excellent selling, communication and negotiation skills
• Prioritizing, time management and organizational skills
• Ability to create and deliver presentations tailored to the audience needs