Job Openings at Corporate Staffing Services - 3 Positions

Our Client is Africa’s largest urban land developer with over 30,000 acres of visionary projects in the growth trajectories of large cities in East, West and Central Africa. They seek to hire an Electrical Engineer to oversee and administer all the technical and day-to-day operational functions

Job Responsibilities

• Supervise the daily activities relating to supply of power, water, telecom services and functioning of the integrated technical department in carrying out the required operational tasks for each of the utilities
• assist and support the investigation of faults and complaints in reference to the utility services, monitor compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Liaise with the KPLC and the local contractor’s engineers in coordination to complete the overall design for the electricity supply and implementation on Site.
• responsible for ensuring the integrated multi-utility department expenditures are within the limitation of project budgets for CAPEX expansion and the annual budget for O&M activities
• supervise expenditures and the preparation of bid requests as needed.
• Develop, implement and manage utility infrastructure and manage future CAPEX improvement and expansion projects.
• update on the status and result of departmental operations and CAPEX improvement projects
• represent the multi-utility technical and operations department at meetings with other departmental units and support front office functions when needed to deal with complaints and other issues with end users and owners associations.
• Analyze financial, technical and billing data and identify issues and opportunities; support and reinforce front office efforts for credit collections.
• Monitor and oversee internal quality standards are met for the operational deliverables of telecom, power, water and maintenance services
• oversees each sub-departmental activity in the selection, training and development of personnel; assists in the evaluation of the multi-utility departments performance and recommend any appropriate changes
• perform annual evaluations as per assigned KPI’s and policies established at the company
• Effectively implement and ensure enforcement of the company’s multi-utility policies and procedures; assists in meeting short and long term plans for the utility and means of accomplishing these goals.
• Conform with and abide by all written and non-written regulations, policies, work procedures and instructions; ensures conformance and conforms to all safety rules and ensures use of all appropriate safety equipment.

Qualifications

• A degree in Electrical engineering or related
• Minimum of 7 – 10 years’ experience managing or working in a multi utility setup or multi utility infrastructure and technology deployment environment
• Job related experience is required (transmission, distribution protection and compensation of electrical energy).
• Proven track record of managing site during construction of electrical installations Must have an engineering background of dealing with electrical and telecom infrastructure projects, with basic understanding of water infrastructure and recycling technology.
• Ability to work in a startup environment.
• Mix of experience in design engineering and project management.

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Our Client is Africa’s largest urban land developer with over 30,000 acres of visionary projects in the growth trajectories of large cities in East, West and Central Africa. They seek to hire a Head of Marketing individual to be in charge of all its marketing function.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead and manage all marketing and communications for the company’s brand and all sub-development brands.
• Build awareness through thought-out, staged communications and deliver an annual marketing plan in conjunction with all relevant departments.
• Identify groups of stakeholders and engage team members and agencies in Kenya to build awareness of, and trust and loyalty to, the brand. Manage the agencies accordingly.
• Analyze existing PR environment and brand perception with target audiences, identify key risks to the brand from the PR & marketing perspective.
• Coordinate all work and strategies with Heads of Sales to ensure clear targets for lead generation are upheld and the tracking of leads is maintained via the CRM system.
• Manage owned digital platforms – generating relevant content and update as required.
• Oversee advertising in all relevant channels and the creation of marketing materials. Supervise and guide appointed vendors on the brand vision and graphic design elements to be incorporated into the marketing materials.
• Manage, generate and deliver all content in a professional and concise manner aligned with the house style of the company.
• Create regular direct marketing communication with relevant internal/external stakeholders including newsletters, press releases and opinion pieces.
• Create key messaging best matching current business needs – work with internal parties to develop unified communication.
• Identify and promote the business’ talent pool through target commentary and interviews in business and trade media.
• Create awareness of the business through thought leadership programs, placement of opinion pieces, etc.
• Ensure the company utilizes available speaking opportunities within high-level third-party events.
• Deliver consistent reporting on all marketing communication activity and monitor and adjust marketing plans on a monthly, quarterly and annual basis.
• Develop and deliver a multi-product marketing budget to time and under budget.
• Manage crises issues that may arise.
• Undertake any other tasks assigned by line manager.

Qualifications

• A degree in Marketing or related
• At least 7 years’ experience in a senior marketing and communications role.
• Demonstrable knowledge of Sales & Marketing content, collateral and programs designed to build targeted leads.
• Demonstrable writing, design and team/agency management skills.
• Successful real estate project marketing experience preferred.
• Proven commercial aptitude

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Our client is a Kenyan manufacturer of motor bikes and they are looking for an experience and well-organized Sales Executive. The person will be tasked with creating awareness of the brand and push sales across the region.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research to identify selling opportunities and evaluate customer needs
• Actively seek out new sales opportunities through cold calling, tendering, networking and social media
• Set up meetings with potential clients and listen to their wishes and concerns
• Prepare and deliver appropriate presentations on products / services
• Create frequent reviews and reports with sales and financial data
• Participate on behalf of the company in exhibitions or conferences
• Negotiate/close deals and handle complaints or objections
• Collaborate with team to achieve better results

Job Qualifications

• At least a Diploma in a business related field.
• At least 3 – 5 years experience in the automotive industry
• Thorough understanding of marketing and negotiating techniques
• Proven ability to achieve sales as per set targets
• Ability to handle and resolve complaints from customers
• Confident, presentable and aggressive
• Aptitude in delivering attractive presentations
• Excellent communication skill
• Have a valid driving / riding license