Humanities / Social Sciences Project Researchers - European Research Council Project at Kenyatta University

3 full-time Project Researchers in Humanities/Social Sciences required for a 5-year European Research Council project at Kenyatta University
 

General Description
 

This is an exciting opportunity for outstanding, ambitious researchers in the humanities and social sciences to work as part of a large research team on an international Cultural Studies project. The project has received research funding from the European Union.
 

Three Project Researchers in (1) Public Health, Urban Sociology and/or the Environment; (2) Media and Communications; (3) Education are required to generate data and reports for a European Research Council (ERC) project on ‘The Cultural Politics of Dirt in Africa, 1880-present’. 

This five-year project follows four key themes—colonialism, the environment, sexuality and ethnicity—and examines everyday urban practices in Nairobi and Lagos, with particular attention to the ways in which urban encounters and identities are represented and interpreted through English and local-language categories denoting dirt.
 

Three teams of researchers—one in the UK, one in Lagos and one in Nairobi—will conduct interviews, gather data, and undertake media studies and content analyses in a variety of urban settings. 

The successful candidate for each post described below must be an outstanding researcher with a proven track record of excellence within their discipline. 

He/she will require exceptional organisational, communication and research skills, and he/she must be able to meet strict fortnightly project deadlines. 

The post brings opportunities for travel and professional training in the UK.
 

Duration: to be appointed and employed full-time from 1st January 2014 to 31st August 2017, and half-time from 1st September 2017 to 31st August 2018.
 

Salary range: Details to be discussed during the interviews, second week of January, 2014.

The appointment is for a fixed-term contract for four years full time and one year (Year 5) half time starting 1st February, 2014.
 

Closing date for applications is 21st December 2013 and successful candidates will be contacted by 30th December 2013. 

Contact dirtpol@sussex.ac.uk for the full project description. 

Application letters should be sent to the same address.

The European Union is not liable for any use that may be made of the information contained in this document.

Indepth Research Developer Interns Jobs in Kenya (KES 15K)

Job Title: Developer Interns 

2 Posts

Description

We are an international training and consultancy organization offering technical training and education services designed for individuals, and organizations working in the agriculture, climate change and environment; disaster management; education; food and nutrition; health;  humanitarian relief; logistics and telecommunication; recovery and reconstruction; safety and security; water sanitation and hygiene sectors .
 

Allowances: The starting allowances for these positions is KES 15,000. 
 

Duties and Responsibilities

• Writing specifications, designing, building (developing), testing and implementing (installing a program into production) programs.
• Breaking down program specifications into their simplest elements and translating this logic into a programming language.
• Provide innovative solutions to complex business problems, interface with clients and gather business requirements and objectives, translate the clients’ business requirements and objectives into technical applications and solutions.
• Establishing a detailed program specification through discussion with clients, clarifying to clients what actions a program is intended to perform.
• Working as part of a team, which may be established purely for a particular project, to write a specific section of the program
• Testing sample data-sets to check that output from a program works as intended
• Reacting to problems and correcting  program as necessary, devising possible solutions to anticipated problems
• Evaluating and increasing  program's effectiveness, adapting  program to new requirements if necessary
• Conducting user acceptance testing to ensure a program can be used easily, quickly and accurately
• Writing detailed documentation for the operation of a program by users and computer operators
• Reviewing , updating, repairing, modifying and developing existing IRES information systems
• Customizing existing IRES programs to clients’ needs and specification.
• Presenting ideas for system improvements, including cost and writing prospective proposals
• Maintaining IRES and clients’ systems once they are up and running
• Consulting manuals, periodicals,  technical reports, attending seminars and workshops to learn new ways to develop programs, and for continuous improvement of existing skills and knowledge

Qualifications

• A degree in computer science, software engineering or any other related field

Knowledge and Skills Required

• Excellent Ajax skills (mandatory)
• Excellent PHP programming skills
• Strong skills in Java
• Proven experience in developing mobile applications using J2ME
• Proven experience in android development
• Experience with Java development tools
• Knowledge of databases and database systems
• Understanding of Web technologies
• Experience working with common Internet technologies (e.g. CSS, HTML, and JavaScript)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues to a non-technical audience
• Strong ambition to adapt and learn new development technologies
• Knowledge in Content Management Systems (CMS) will be an added advantage.

If you meet the above criteria, please send your application and a detailed CV before 7th January, 2013.
 

Contacts
 

P.O Box 104289 – 00101, Nairobi

Email: jobs@indepthresearch.org

Safaricom Principal Engineer Billing Planning Job in Kenya

Safaricom Limited is the leading mobile telecommunications company in Kenya. 

We are at the forefront of the industry and always seek to attract and retain talented, creative and innovative team players who are excited by the opportunity of pushing the frontiers of this evolving technology, growing our services, exciting our customers and contributing to our community. 

At Safaricom, we take pride in our talent and develop them to realize their maximum potential!

Principal Engineer Billing Planning

Ref: TECHNOLOGY_PEBP_DEC_2013
 

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Product & Service Development Department within the Technology Division. 

In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:

Reporting to the Senior Manager – Billing & SDM Planning, the responsibility of the Billing Planning Team shall include but is not limited to the convergent billing system (CBS), Mediation Platform and Partner Relationship Management (PRM). 

The CBS components include Convergent Billing Point (CBP), Open Charging Gateway (OCG), Business Management Point (BMP), Unified Resource Point (URP), Universal Signaling Access Unit (USAU), Unified Voucher Centre (UVC), General Front End Processor (GFEP), DCC Proxy and Provisioning System. 

Overall, the planning engineer will be charged with: Evaluation of new and existing billing infrastructure; Planning & design for new solutions; Implementation and integration of new hardware/software; Project management; Optimization of existing systems; Internal Process Improvement in accordance with ITIL standards; Contributing towards innovation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Create KPI for new products/services, Marketing proposals, products & services vendor evaluation process - weighted evaluation for new hardware, features and services;
• Analyze billing infrastructure on a weekly basis against the KPI;
• Design Convergent Billing System to integrate new elements;
• Minimize network and service impact for any change;
• Scheduling all the planned works;
• Using RACI model to share responsibilities and information in cross-functional teams;
• Create and update handover system configuration documentation after software/hardware installation or upgrade;
• Configure data for new systems with vendor engineer;
• Create/adopt necessary work instruction for existing systems;
• S.W.O.T analysis of projects on regular basis;
• Provide recommendation reports to identify opportunities for improvement and optimization of existing services;
• Create tools/identify method(s) to obtain statistical data from the system;
• Analyze the effect of a new/improvement change before & after implementation;
• Setup internal training to update teams on new changes;
• Transfer knowledge to billing planning engineers;
• Build internal and external relationships with key customers and suppliers to deliver continuous quality solutions to business.

Role Requirements

• University degree in Degree in one of the following: Telecommunications; Electronic Engineering; IT (Computing) – Operating systems, databases, system development, LAN design and configuration, TCP/IP or equivalent from recognized institution;
• 4 years working as an engineer in a telecommunications environment (vendor or operator)
• Experience of GSM Intelligent Networks or billing systems an advantage
• Experience of Huawei Convergent Billing System (CBS) will be an added advantage
• Analytical & innovative problem solving skills;
• Must be able to work without supervision & meet tight deadlines/schedules, attend meetings and implement action plans;
• Proactive in support & being self-motivated and collaborating with other teams to achieve common objectives.

If you feel that you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualification and experience please send your resume and application letter indicating your experience and why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title and job reference to the address below. 

The deadline for application is Friday 13th December 2013.

The Head of Talent and Resourcing,
Safaricom Limited
Nairobi 

via E-mail to hr@safaricom.co.ke

Personal Assistant Job in Kenya

Personal Assistant
 

Responsibilities

• devising and maintaining office systems, including data management and filing;
• arranging travel, visas and accommodation and, occasionally, travelling with the manager to take notes or dictation at meetings or to provide general assistance during presentations;
• screening phone calls, enquiries and requests, and handling them when appropriate;
• meeting and greeting visitors at all levels of seniority;
• organizing and maintaining diaries and making appointments;
• dealing with incoming email, faxes and post, often corresponding on behalf of the manager;
• taking dictation and minutes;
• carrying out background research and presenting findings;
• producing documents, briefing papers, reports and presentations;
• organizing and attending meetings and ensuring the manager is well prepared for meetings;
• Liaising with clients, suppliers and other staff.
• carrying out specific projects and research;
• responsibility for accounts and budgets;
• taking on some of the manager's responsibilities and working more closely with management;
• deputizing for the manager, making decisions and delegating work to others in the manager's absence;
• being involved in decision-making process

Requirements
 

More than 6 years experience as a Personal Assistant/Secretary in a fast moving organization

Candidates to make their applications to recruitment@careerdirections.co.ke  on or before 11th  December 2013.

Clearly indicate the position applied for and your minimum salary expectation on the subject line
 

Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted