Career Opportunities at PricewaterhouseCoopers - 5 Positions

The position will be responsible for the development and implementation of the branch network strategy that drives business development and support operations. This role will be responsible for the achievement of KIM business objectives by pushing all the products that fall under KIM’s product portfolio through the Branch network.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the development and review of business growth strategy for branches and guide implementation.
• Drive achievement of the set revenue targets as per the overall business strategy and yearly targets set to ensure profitability.
• Prepare and monitor the branch operational budget plans by overseeing their growth and monitoring their performance.
• Provide oversight in the provision of KIMSOM products, Membership and business solutions services in branches to ensure achievement of set revenue targets and business growth.
• Set budgets and revenue targets for the regions, and participate in the development of plans and tactics on how to achieve them to ensure close monitoring of cost.
• Increase penetration into the target customer segments through introduction of new programs and opening of new branches where there is potential.
• Assess the financial needs of all branches and prepare management reports to facilitate decision making by the management.
• Discuss and re-strategize with Regional Managers for remedial actions.
• Guide compliance with Group Audit and Legal/Compliance guidelines through review of branch reports.
• Responsible for consolidating staff needs as reported by regional managers and facilitate recruitment, training and development to enhance quality and maximum productivity and maintain a motivating work environment for all the branches that focuses on performance.

Requirements

• A Master’s Degree in a relevant field from a recognized institution.
• At least eight (8) years’ of relevant work experience in a large organization with at least three (3) years leading a Function in an active commercial environment.

Competencies

Technical

• Business Development
• Strategy Development
• Knowledge on Policies and procedures
• Knowledge on Enterprise Resource Planning
• Report Writing
• Marketing skills
• Public relations
• Basic Accounting skills
• Human Resource Policies

Behavioral

• Discover and drives new business opportunities for the Institution.
• Drives the organization to experiment around new processes, product or lines of business/service for KIM.
• Creates long-term partnerships internally and externally.
• Uses feedback and data to create programs and initiatives that will enhance clients’ solutions and increase customer satisfaction with the institution.
• Analyses approaches and situations with a focus on what will achieve desired organizational outcomes or commercial targets.
• Makes decisions, sets priorities, or sets goals on the basis of calculated resources required and outcomes delivered

Additional Information

All applications should be submitted online through the link provided above. Candidates should submit their application by Friday, 27 October, 2017.

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The position will be responsible for the provision of strategic direction to the school of management in order to position KIM as a world class center of excellence for high quality management training.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead and be accountable for setting and advancing the academic strategy of the School of Management in line with Faculties and the Institute’s strategic plans and direction.
• Develop and sustain appropriate structures for management, consultation, decision-making and communication with staff and students across KIM School of Management.
• Oversee KIM School Curriculum development and implementation through the development of distinct market driven professional programs.
• Develop and implement a crosscutting quality management framework across the institute and ensure it meets the International standards.
• Review and Implement KIM Examination Policies and Procedures and ensure they meet the required standards.
• Oversee the development, administration and execution of examination to ensure quality and integrity examination processes in regard to KIM’s standards.
• Monitor the students’ satisfaction index and provide the required feedback for conversion to concrete action plans.
• Set up systems for quality assurance management in the Institute through monitoring quality in the development of education management programs.
• Co-ordinate overall leadership provision of library and information services across the KIM network of libraries through the mobilization of financial, technical and professional human resources.
• Develop policies and procedure manuals and coordinate internal training of staff to understand and implement them.

Requirements

• A Master’s Degree in a relevant field from a recognized institution.
• At least ten (10) years’ experience in a large organization with at least three (3) years leading in an active commercial environment

Competencies

Technical

• Policy Formulation
• Budgeting
• Financial Management
• Curriculum Development
• Data Analytics
• Test Development and evaluation
• Knowledge of Enterprise Resource Planning
• People Management skills

Behavioral

• Discover and drives new business opportunities for the Institution.
• Drives the organization to experiment around new processes, product or lines of business/service for KIM.
• Create long-term partnerships internally and externally.
• Use feedback and data to create programs and initiatives that will enhance clients’ solutions and increase customer satisfaction with the institution.
• Analyses approaches and situations with a focus on what will achieve desired organizational outcomes or commercial targets.
• Makes decisions, sets priorities, or sets goals on the basis of calculated resources required and outcomes delivered

Additional Information

All applications should be submitted online through the link provided above. Candidates should submit their application by Friday, 27 October, 2017.

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The position will be responsible for the provision of strategic leadership and growth of membership, business development, marketing and corporate communications.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Manage the general administration of the department for smooth running of the departmental operations.
• Grow membership through recruitment of new members and maintain good relationship with the existing members through constant communication and encouraging feedback.
• Develop and oversee implementation of programmes, events or activities that helps nurture membership.
• Provide operational and strategic advisory on memberships benefits both individual and corporate members and oversee its execution.
• Oversee and Implement membership events through development of themes/agendas, seeking relevant speakers, developing communication and ensuring execution.
• Develop strategic partnerships through developing proposals for business linkages.
• Seek sponsorship for membership events through development proposals, negotiating with prospects and partnership management.
  Oversee and implement governance related activities such as elections, annual branch meeting and annual general meetings.
• Consolidate departmental reports such performance reports, reports for Membership committee, business committees and management committee.
• Represent the department in meetings such as management committee meetings and departmental meetings to report on performance and seek support where necessary.
• Ensure timely collection of Members subscriptions fees through active follow up for payment collections
• Manage the Institute’s communication through various platforms such us website, social media and mainstream media to ensure accuracy and quality of the information
• Oversee branding during corporate event to ensure look and feel is consistent with the Institute brand.
• Ensure coverage of corporate events through social media posting and media coverage where necessary
• Support Business development for all KIMs’ products and services to generate revenue for the institution
• Oversee preparation of Institute publicity materials such as brochures, documentaries, e-shorts to increase visibility and marketing
• Leading and coordination of CSR activities including devising long-term CSR programmes that can give visibility to the Institute’s work as well as enhance the product's’ profile.

Requirements

• A Master's Degree in a Business related field from a recognized institution
• At least eight (8) years’ experience in a large organization with at least three (3) years leading a function in an active commercial environment.
• Membership to PRISK

Competencies

Technical

• Collaboration skills
• Project Management
• Business Development
• Conceptualization
• Strategic Management
• Financial Management
• Public Relations
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
• Customer Care skills

Behavioral

• Discover and drives new business opportunities for the Institution.
• Creates long-term partnerships internally and externally.
• Use feedback and data to create programs and initiatives that will enhance clients’ solutions and increase customer satisfaction with the institution.
• Analyses approaches and situations with a focus on what will achieve desired organizational outcomes or commercial targets.
• Makes decisions, sets priorities, or sets goals on the basis of calculated resources required and outcomes delivered.

Additional Information

All applications should be submitted online through the link provided above. Candidates should submit their application by Friday, 27 October, 2017.

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The position will be responsible for the provision of strategic financial management advice to the Institute to ensure the strategic financial objectives of the business are realized.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Work closely with the executive team to provide strategic leadership in all financial matters.
• Oversee the control of the finance function to ensure smooth operation of the departments.
• Formulate financial targets and budgets in accordance to the strategy determined by the council and monthly review of the same with budget holders
• Responsible for management of the capital expenditure budget to ensure high rate of return in investment.
• Oversee treasury management to optimize cash flow and working capital.
• Lead the negotiation of all financial contracts on behalf of the institute to get the best value in money.
• Responsible for continuous review of internal control and ensure adherence to mitigate any risks that may arise.
• Ensure the institution complies with the statutory requirement like Tax, NHIF, NSSF and audits to avoid penalties from regulators.
• Secretary to the finance and investment committee of the council responsible for taking meetings.
• Oversee implementation of council resolution in finance department to ensure compliance.
• Prepare the institute’s staff payroll and ensure confidentiality and timely payment of the staff.
• Serve as the first signatory of all institute bank’s accounts to ensure accuracy of all payments before the final signatory.
• Develop and train staff to ensure proper succession planning and availability of optimum skills.

Requirements

• A Master's Degree in a Business field from a recognized institution
• At least ten (10) years’ experience in a large organization with at least three (3) years leading a function in an active commercial environment.
• Be a CPA finalist and a registered Member of ICPAK

Competencies

Technical

• Finance strategy development
• Financial Accounting
• Management Accounting
• Reporting
• Taxation
• Reconciliation
• Budget and Planning
• Stakeholder relationship Management
• Computer Literacy
• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Payroll Management

Behavioral

• Cultivate imagination, resources and ingenuity throughout KIM
• Consistently treating all people with dignity, fairness, respect and inspires the team.
• Use feedback and data to create programs and initiatives that will enhance clients’ solutions and increase customer satisfaction with the Institution.
• Analyses approaches and situations with a focus on what will achieve desired organizational outcomes or commercial targets.

Additional Information

All applications should be submitted online through the link provided above. Candidates should submit their application by Friday, 27 October, 2017.

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The position will be responsible for research, design, market, implementation of quality customer driven management and leadership programs consultancy services and special projects.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Formulate strategies and objectives to support implementation of competitive training, consultancy and OPI services in line with the institute vision and mission.
• Oversee the training cycle for open and in house programs that covers the needs assessment process design, marketing, implementation and evaluation of the programs.
• Prepare competitive consultancy and training proposals and bids to ensure the targeted number of programs are conducted.
• Plan and oversee implementation of new business emanating from training, consultancy and OPI assignments.
• Design and implement an effective monitoring and evaluation assessment system for the duration with a view to improve service delivery to the client.
• Develop methodologies to access market opportunities and the viability of business, analyze and interpret data to identify patterns and solutions.
• Undertake market and business development activities to create new revenue channels for the department and institution
• Facilitate the preparation of annual departmental budget and oversee its overall realization.

Requirements

• A Master's Degree in Business Administration from a recognized institution
• At least eight (8) years’ experience in a large organization with at least three (3) years leading a function in an active commercial environment.

Competencies

Technical

• Business Intelligence skills and networking
• Business skills
• Report writing skills
• Business Diagnostic skills
• Computer Literacy
• Networking skills
• Monitoring and Evaluation

Behavioral

• Discover and drives new business opportunities for the Institution.
• Creates long-term partnerships internally and externally.
• Uses feedback and data to create programs and initiatives that will enhance clients’ solutions and increase customer satisfaction with the institution.
• Analyses approaches and situations with a focus on what will achieve desired organizational outcomes or commercial targets.
• Makes decisions, sets priorities, or sets goals on the basis of calculated resources required and outcomes delivered

Additional Information

All applications should be submitted online through the link provided above. Candidates should submit their application by Friday, 27 October, 2017.