Land Policy Drafter

LAW is an independent, non-governmental organisation comprised of a network and think tank of prominent human rights lawyers and advisors. It provides innovative legal assistance to the least represented people, especially women and children, in fragile and conflict-affected states. It specialises in cases of forcible displacement and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). LAW’s biggest programme is in Somalia.

LAW is currently working on a project supported by UN-Habitat to build the capacity of the Land Dispute Tribunals (LDTs) in Somaliland and the more informal land dispute resolution committees in Puntland, Somalia. The LDTs are governed by a Regulation (Regulation 1/2015) under the Urban Land Management Law (Law No 17/2001). The land dispute resolution committees are informal bodies not established pursuant to any law. An agreement has been reached by relevant actors on the recommendation of LAW to amend Regulation 1/2015 and to draft a Regulation to govern the land dispute resolution committees in Puntland.

LAW is now seeking a land law expert with expertise in drafting land laws, policies or regulations to amend the Somaliland Regulation and draft the Puntland Regulation. These Regulations will be very similar in substance. The role will be based in Nairobi with one trip each to Somaliland and Puntland. The successful application will preferably based in the East and Horn of Africa region. This position is offered on a consultancy basis for a period of eighteen days.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Reports to

Legal Advisor

Responsibilities

· Amending the Regulation 1/2015 on the establishment, governance and functioning of the Land Dispute Tribunals in Somaliland;

· Drafting a Regulation to provide for the establishment, governance and functioning of the land dispute resolution committee in Puntland;

· Attending and assisting in facilitating stakeholder workshops in Somaliland and Puntland and inputting feedback from these workshops into the Regulations.

Job tasks include

Preparation:

· Reading reports provided by LAW on the context and legal framework in Somalia, in particular the report on the land dispute mechanisms written by LAW and supported by UN-Habitat in 2015, and doing independent research on any other topics that may be relevant to this assignment;

· Becoming familiar with all relevant land laws in each region, and in particular the the Urban Land Management Law and Regulation 1/2015 in Somaliland;

· Assisting in drafting the agenda and materials for stakeholder workshops on recommended reforms to the Land Dispute Tribunals and the land dispute resolution committees;

· Drafting Regulations based on the recommendations in previous reports and agreement with LAW about their contents;

· Attending the stakeholder workshop and deciding afterwards with LAW staff how to input feedback into the draft Regulations;

· Joining periodic conference calls with LAW and UN-Habitat staff on project updates and ways forward;

· Any other relevant tasks as determined by the Legal Advisor or Executive Director.

HOW TO APPLY:

For further information and to apply for this position please contact Clare Brown atbrown@legalactionworldwide.org.

Land Policy Drafter

BACKGROUND

LAW is an independent, non-governmental organisation comprised of a network and think tank of prominent human rights lawyers and advisors. It provides innovative legal assistance to the least represented people, especially women and children, in fragile and conflict-affected states. It specialises in cases of forcible displacement and sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). LAW’s biggest programme is in Somalia.

LAW is currently working on a project supported by UN-Habitat to build the capacity of the Land Dispute Tribunals (LDTs) in Somaliland and the more informal land dispute resolution committees in Puntland, Somalia. The LDTs are governed by a Regulation (Regulation 1/2015) under the Urban Land Management Law (Law No 17/2001). The land dispute resolution committees are informal bodies not established pursuant to any law. An agreement has been reached by relevant actors on the recommendation of LAW to amend Regulation 1/2015 and to draft a Regulation to govern the land dispute resolution committees in Puntland.

LAW is now seeking a land law expert with expertise in drafting land laws, policies or regulations to amend the Somaliland Regulation and draft the Puntland Regulation. These Regulations will be very similar in substance. The role will be based in Nairobi with one trip each to Somaliland and Puntland. The successful application will preferably based in the East and Horn of Africa region. This position is offered on a consultancy basis for a period of eighteen days.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Reports to

Legal Advisor

Responsibilities

· Amending the Regulation 1/2015 on the establishment, governance and functioning of the Land Dispute Tribunals in Somaliland;

· Drafting a Regulation to provide for the establishment, governance and functioning of the land dispute resolution committee in Puntland;

· Attending and assisting in facilitating stakeholder workshops in Somaliland and Puntland and inputting feedback from these workshops into the Regulations.

Job tasks include

Preparation:

· Reading reports provided by LAW on the context and legal framework in Somalia, in particular the report on the land dispute mechanisms written by LAW and supported by UN-Habitat in 2015, and doing independent research on any other topics that may be relevant to this assignment;

· Becoming familiar with all relevant land laws in each region, and in particular the the Urban Land Management Law and Regulation 1/2015 in Somaliland;

· Assisting in drafting the agenda and materials for stakeholder workshops on recommended reforms to the Land Dispute Tribunals and the land dispute resolution committees;

· Drafting Regulations based on the recommendations in previous reports and agreement with LAW about their contents;

· Attending the stakeholder workshop and deciding afterwards with LAW staff how to input feedback into the draft Regulations;

· Joining periodic conference calls with LAW and UN-Habitat staff on project updates and ways forward;

· Any other relevant tasks as determined by the Legal Advisor or Executive Director.

Minimum qualifications

· Qualified lawyer or legal expert with not less than ten years professional experience in land law;

· Demonstrated experience in drafting legislation, policies or regulations;

· Experience in working with land dispute resolution mechanisms;

· Experience in presenting at or facilitating workshops or conferences on land law issues;

· Experience working in conflict or post-conflict states an asset;

· Understanding of Somali history, culture and context an asset;

· Fluency in English;

· Excellent analytical, organisational and communication skills;

· Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills.

Project to begin: 1 September 2016

Deadline for applications:19th August 2016

HOW TO APPLY:

For further information and to apply for this position please contact Clare Brown atbrown@legalactionworldwide.org.

Head Of Program

Reporting to the Group Chief Operating Officer (GCOO), this position is responsible for implementing an innovative digitally driven agriculture value chain program across Kenya and Rwanda aimed at extending the frontier of mobile banking to rural areas as well as targeting smallholder farmers, farmer producer organizations, pastoralists and associated value chain actors. The program will enhance financial inclusion and improve livelihood status of smallholder farmers and pastoralists.

Key Responsibilities

1. Design and drive an effective strategy, business model and customer value proposition that focuses on building and deepening relationship with existing and new profitable agri-business customers.
2. Deliver in the inception phase a detailed program strategy and business plan within 3 months. As the project scales, manage effective program relationships with technical partners, consultants, donor and across KCB business units.
3. Provision of strong project leadership skills to manage the agro business portfolio, and be responsible for ensuring that the programs are implemented with sound managerial, technical, financial and human resources.
4. Deliver new and existing product development, customization and amendment for the chosen segment. Will also review product line utilization and income generation.
5. Manage key resources in agri-business development, digital finance, analytics and business intelligence, partnership development, knowledge management and capacity building in Kenya and Rwanda.
6. Provision of thought leadership on digital financial services and applied product innovation.
7. Implement effective governance and compliance controls to minimize segment risks including overseeing design, documentation and adherence to effective corrective and preventive measures and procedures. Monitor the operations of such procedures and ensure compliance with local, industry and global standards and regulations.
8. Track, monitor and report on program progress to various stakeholders.
9. Provision of expertise in the standards and orientation in the financial inclusion space.

Qualifications and Requirements

1. Advanced degree in Business, Technology, Agribusiness or other relevant field.
2. A minimum of 5 years of experience in technology and financial services related role at a strategic leadership level.
3. An entrepreneurial mindset to anchor all elements of the program both from a commercial and development perspective.
4. Should be an informed opinion leader and the go-to person in the agribusiness field and or value chains.
5. Have a deep understanding of mobile banking ecosystems and evolving innovation in Kenya and Rwanda.
6. Have a good grasp on innovations in leveraging data to create customer and business value in financial services.
7. Strong market orientation, entrepreneurial, financial analysis skills and innovative thinker.
8. Experience leading and managing high caliber multicultural teams, preferably some experience with managing remotely.
9. Track record of building and managing strong client and stakeholder relationships.
10. Experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary, and challenging field operations.
11. Demonstrated skills in problem solving, consensus building, and coordination of diverse stakeholders.
12. Knowledge of donor regulations and procedures preferred (added advantage).
13. Verbal and written fluency in English (French is an added advantage).
14. Demonstrated capacity to produce high quality reports and proposals.
15. Results driven with previous successful experience mentoring and building capacity of staff.
16. Proficiency in MS Office especially Excel and Power point.

If you meet the requirements and wish to consider this career opportunity please respond to kcb-hop@careerconnectionsltd.com  by 5th August 2016

KCB IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Director, Information Technology

Reporting to the Group Chief Operating Officer (GCOO), this position is directly accountable for the management and oversight of the KCB Information Technology (IT) Division to provide a stable, robust and innovative ICT environment that enables and drives business, banking operations, seamless and exemplary customer experience across KCB. IT Division comprises of Banking (T24) and Non-Banking Systems Operations and Support, Enterprise Services (Infrastructure, Channel Management, and Application Development), IT Projects & Change Management, Enterprise Architecture, IT Service Delivery, Licenses, SLAs & Vendor Management, IT Risk & Security, Business Continuity Management & Disaster Recovery and Regional IT Support.

Key Responsibilities

1. Lead and direct IT Division senior management, teams and staff.
2. In consultation with the GCOO, formulate IT business plans and strategies that are aligned to the KCB Group Strategy.
3. Manage and maintain IT systems, services and infrastructure in a manner that ensures sustained uptime, seamless and robust customer experience and support.
4. Formulate and or drive innovative IT initiatives, change and process improvement.
5. Proactively review IT strategies, plans and technologies in response to the operating environment and business challenges in a manner that supports and enables business and banking operations whilst optimizing costs and maximizing IT assets utilization.
6. Champion and propagate the KCB brand platform in the KCB IT Division and externally to the IT Division stakeholders, service providers and vendors (purpose, vision, mission, values, behaviors and promise).
7. Manage and maintain a robust monitoring, controls, business continuity, security, backup and recovery, governance and risk management environment in a manner that ensures adherence to external and internal statutory and regulatory standards, risk and compliance management.
8. Provide and maintain Status Reporting on IT systems, service delivery, incident management, IT Contracts & SLA compliance and fulfillment levels with substantive and concise key performance / risk indicators and tracking thereof. Preparation and presentation of management and board papers.
9. Procure IT systems, services technologies, infrastructure in line with KCB policy and governance requirements business strategy, plans.
10. Manage and maintain relationships with key/strategic stakeholders: KCB Group EXCO, managing directors, divisional directors, and heads of departments, statutory and regulatory authorities, key vendors, partners and service providers.

Qualifications and Requirements

1. University Degree in Information Technology or Business related field. Relevant tertiary IT qualifications and or certifications. A Master’s degree in a relevant field will be an added advantage
2. Minimum of 8 years’ experience in IT management (preferably including IT in financial services), commercial banking operations, customer service, governance and controls with at least 6 years’ in senior to top management position.
3. Sound and working knowledge of core banking systems and technologies.
4. Track record of attaining targets of service delivery, project completion and change management in a large organization.
5. Operating knowledge of the trends of information technology (obsolescence and relevance) relating to banking & financial services on a regional and global level.
6. Understanding of statutory and regulatory requirements of IT governance and operations of East Africa.
7. Demonstrable cross-cultural, people and relationship management skills, team motivation and leadership competence.
8. Demonstrable ability to adapt and operate in a matrix management and reporting environment.

If you meet the requirements and wish to consider this career opportunity please respond to kcb-dit@careerconnectionsltd.com by 5th August 2016

KCB IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Bancassurance Direct Sales Representative

The Position

Reporting to the Branch Manager, the Sales representative will be responsible for insurance business growth and development to generate revenues to support the Bancassurance growth strategy. This is a one year renewable performance based Contract.

Key Responsibilities

• Offer oversight of day to day Insurance operations in the branch level which entails cross-selling insurance products, consumer awareness/ customers’ sensitization initiatives, processing insurance transactions within defined terms and conditions, supporting clients with claims advise and documentation.
• Work closely with the branch management team to ensure the branch meets the set targets on insurance business.
• Provide advisory services to credit department/ branch on relevant insurance policies for businesses/ clients accessing credit facilities from the branch.
• Work closely with Branch Manager and Credit team and design strategies to leverage the existing clientele and expand the wallet share by selling insurance products hence deepening relationships and driving revenue growth.
• Identify and leverage potential business opportunities and marketing initiatives at the branch/region and seek necessary support from the Regional or Marketing Heads to actualize these into revenues.
• Ensuring premium is collected as per the laid down procedures on all claims being reported to the claims department.
• Provide technical guidance and claims management support to clients and Branches.
• Ensure timely submission of claim documents and other requisite documents to Claims department.
• Ensure clients whose claims are being processed are kept abreast on progress of their claims.
• Participate in regional meetings and offer valuable ideas contributing towards the growth of business.

The Person

• A university degree in a business related course.
• Professional Qualification in CII or IIK Diploma will be an added advantage.
• Must have a minimum Mean grade of C+ in K.C.S.E with a C+ in Mathematics and English.
• Age 26 years and below.
• Certificate of Good Conduct.
• Good planning and organization skills with the ability to deliver effectively under strict deadlines.
• Excellent communication, presentation and customer service skills.
• Excellent data management skills and proficiency in the use of MS Office software applications
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Co-operative, assertive and able to work independently and offer effective solutions.
• Ability to develop working relationships with a wide range of internal and external partners.
• Good knowledge of general insurance products and working knowledge of life insurance.
• Responsible, reliable, has leadership skills and business acumen to spot opportunities readily.
• A creative, proactive, passionate and innovative individual with a passion for excellent results.
• Results oriented and self-driven with a proven performance track record.

The above position is a demanding role and the bank will provide a competitive package for the successful candidate. If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please visit our website, www.kcbbankgroup.com, go to the careers icon and complete the Direct Sales Representative application form.  Please email a completed application form to sales@kcb.co.ke.

                                                                 

• To be considered your application must be received by 5th August, 2016.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Retail Banking - Direct Sales Representatives - Coast Region

THE POSITION

Reporting to the Branch Manager, the Sales representatives will be responsible for acquisition of new business within the assigned Sales locations. The position is on contract terms for a period of 12 months.

This challenging opportunity to contribute to the growth of our business will involve the following:

• Deliver set Sales targets in asset and liability for; SME, Personal Banking, Advantage, Agent banking, Mortgage, Card, Micro Finance and Sahl products.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Participate in product campaigns to ensure product information is readily available to customers.
• Conduct door-to-door Direct selling
• Seek customer feedback on bank products.
• Provide regular Sales reports.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

For the above position, the successful applicants should have:

• A university degree from a recognized institution.
• Must have a minimum Mean grade of C+ in K.C.S.E with a C+ in Mathematics and English.
• Experience in sales or client relationship management will be an added advantage.
• Age 26 years and below.
• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills.
• A passion and commitment to quality service performance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to meet stringent targets within defined deadlines.
• Certificate of Good Conduct.

The above positions are demanding roles and the Bank will provide a competitive package for the right candidates.  If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, please visit our website, www.kcbbankgroup.com, go to the careers icon and complete the Direct Sales Representative application form.  Please email a completed application form to sales@kcb.co.ke.

To be considered, your application must be received by 5th August, 2016.

Classification of KCB Bank Coast Region

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

Retail Banking Direct Sales Representatives Advert

Reporting to the Branch Manager, the Sales representatives will be responsible for acquisition of new business within the assigned Sales locations. The position is on contract terms for a period of 12 months.

THE PERSON

This challenging opportunity to contribute to the growth of our business will involve the following:

• Deliver set Sales targets in asset and liability for; SME, Personal Banking, Advantage, Agent banking, Mortgage, Card, Micro Finance and Sahl products.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Participate in product campaigns to ensure product information is readily available to customers.
• Conduct door-to-door Direct selling
• Seek customer feedback on bank products.
• Provide regular Sales reports.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

For the above position, the successful applicants should have:

• A university degree from a recognized institution.
• Must have a minimum Mean grade of C+ in K.C.S.E with a C+ in Mathematics and English.
• Experience in sales or client relationship management will be an added advantage.
• Age 26 years and below.
• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills.
• A passion and commitment to quality service performance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to meet stringent targets within defined deadlines.
• Certificate of Good Conduct.

The above positions are demanding roles and the Bank will provide a competitive package for the right candidates.  If you believe you can clearly demonstrate your abilities to meet the criteria given above, complete the Direct Sales Representative application form.  Please email a completed application form to sales@kcb.co.ke.

To be considered, your application must be received by 5th August, 2016.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.