Job Opportunities at Kenya Veterinary Vaccines Production Institute

 Job Ref: CMO - KVVPI / 001/12/2019

 Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer
 
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Duties and Responsibilities

• Establishing market networks both locally and internationally;
• Building a market data base for the vaccine products
• Evaluating performance of products in the market; 
• Developing necessary interventions in order to sustain relevance of products in the market; 
• Developing sales and marketing strategies; 
• Undertaking market research surveys for products developed by the Institute;
• Securing contracts with internal and external clients;
• Developing business plans and strategies for marketing of products;
• Determining product, price, and focused needs; 
• Preparation of annual work plans and budgets. 
• Liaising with the Legal Office on patenting and licensing; 
• Liaising with other service providers in the industry on marketing of vaccines products; 
• Supervise Staff; 
• Identifying marketing opportunities for products; 
• Drawing of policy documents on marketing.
• Create, direct, and implement the Institute’s promotional programs to stimulate awareness and sales in particular market segments

 
Academic and Professional Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• A Master’s Degree in Business administration or a relevant field
• Professional Certification in marketing is an added advantage 
• Be registered member of a Professional Body (Marketing) with a valid membership  
• Five (5) Years work experience in marketing in a private enterprise.
• Meet the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 on Leadership and integrity.

Skills and Abilities 

• Has ideally worked in a start-up or high-growth environment
• Strong analytical skills
• A proven leader with very strong verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Experienced in all elements of the marketing mix
• Experienced in social media marketing
• Creative and innovative; capable of driving the creation of new ideas
• A strong strategic thinker with the ability to grasp and conceive business strategy
• Strong decision-making and critical thinking skills
• High energy and enthusiastic
• High tolerance to ambiguity.
• Ability to understand changing market dynamics, translating them into actionable strategies to achieve the Institute’s objectives.

 
NB: Candidates who had applied earlier need not to re-apply.

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Job Ref: HRAO - KVVPI / 002/12/2019
 
Reporting to the Chief Human Resources and Administration Officer.
 
Duties and responsibilities

• Payroll Administration and associated activities
• Handling staff benefits matters i.e. Pension, housing, health etc
• Processing of claims and benefits;
• Filing of statutory returns to the relevant bodies 
• Managing the staff welfare programmes 6. Interpreting service regulations and policies, circulars and communicate the same to staff. 
• Preparing of reports and summaries on Human Resource and Administration functions
• Collection, Compiling and Updating of Human Resources statistics for various uses.
• Assisting in the implementation of Board Resolutions
• Drafting of correspondences for the signatures of the seniors
• Keeping and updating confidential files for officers
• Assisting in the Monitoring and Evaluation of various HR and Administration programmes.

Requirements for Appointment

• A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management or equivalent from a recognized Institution;
• Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management (KNEC) or Certified Human Resource Practitioner Part II (Section 3 & 4) 
• Registered member of the Institute of Human Resource Management with valid membership
• Proficiency in Computer Packages such as Word, Excel and Power Point
• Three (3) years’ experience in Payroll Administration and filing of Statutory Returns

Core competencies:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to make timely and quality judgments and decisions
• Good interpersonal and team building skills necessary to drive initiatives and achieve results

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 JOB Ref: SLA – KVVPI/003/12/2019
 
 Duties & Responsibilities

• Supervising laboratory assistants 
• Healthy and safe disposal of Preparation Laboratory wastes     
• Cleaning and Sterilizing of glassware, vaccine bottles and any other sterilisable materials used within the laboratory            
• Issuing of glassware and other consumables to other laboratories  
• Assisting in the collection of samples from experimental specimen/materials
• Carrying out laundry assignments
• Coaching attachees of and interns
• Participating in the implementation and review of laboratory Standard Operating Procedures
• Ensuring that officers under his/her supervision observe Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), Good Laboratory Practices and Standard Operating Procedures.
• Cleaning and disinfection of surface and the lab floors
• Assisting in filling and capping of vaccines and vaccine diluent
• Preparing monthly reports
• Keeping and updating of laboratories’ records.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade C or its equivalent.
• Diploma in Life Sciences – Applied Biology/Microbiology/Medical Laboratory Science/Biomedical Science/Biotechnology/Biochemistry/Chemistry
• Proficiency in Computer Packages.