HOTEL STAFF – 20 POSITIONS (THE PEAK HOTEL AND APARTMENT)

Job Title: Hotel Staff – 20 positions

Employer Type: Hotel

Annual Salary: Kshs 20,000 – Kshs 35,000 (inclusive of service charge)

Location: Nairobi

Waiter hours: 45 hours per week (5 days out of 7 including weekends)

We are currently recruiting for 20 waiters to join our professional hotel F&B team. You will be based in Nairobi, you will be provided with food and accommodation. You will be friendly, attentive and passionate about the customer service experience. You will know what it means to deliver a 5 star F&B service and will thrive on the challenge of always exceeding the guest’s expectation. You will be confident in your method of service and familiarity with seasonal foods and be able to recommend and upsell products to guests. You will be residing in Nairobi, or should be willing to reside therein, and you will be looking to join a prestigious company with a reputation for service excellence. Previous hospitality experience is preferred but not compulsory

To be successful in your application for the position of waiter, you must posess the following:

Essential:

• A minimum Form IV KCSE Certificate (D+ and above)
• Be a Kenyan citizen or bear the right to work in Kenya (18-35 years of age)
• The ability to walk calm and well under pressure
• Be willing to undergo a mandatory one day training irrespective of previous experience
• Excellent customer service skills, both written and verbal
• Fluent in English
• Superb attention to detail
• Confident personality

Desirable:

• Previous experience as a restaurant/bar waiter
• Good knowledge of wines and food
• Knowledge of Micros
• 5 star hotel background
• Experience of running a section of a restaurant

About Peak Hotels & Apartments

The Peak Hotels & Apartments are an award winning hotel group. We have won the queen’s award for excellence and the Cateys award for the hotel of the year. Our Headquaters are in the sub tropical Queensland’s Gladstone, Australia. We are currently expanding our franchise, by opening a brand new 5 star Hotel and serviced apartment rooms at the heart of Upper Hill in Nairobi. Kenya.Quality is what we are all about at The Peak Hotels & Apartments, and that’s from our individually designed bedrooms containing original pieces of artwork to the Egyptian cotton linen used in the restaurant. We believe that the customer truly comes first, and if we get the minor detail right then everything else will follow.

Our culture suits down to earth, genuinely friendly, ambitious and hardworking people, if you want to be noticed and recognized for your individual contribution, then this is the company for you. As a result of our success, we are a rapidly expanding group and therefore we are able to offer excellent career progression along with individually tailor made career development plans.

Why should you choose The Peak Hotels & Apartments?

At The Peak Hotels & Apartments, we work towards the highest levels of guest satisfaction; as such you will be part of an award winning team who will take service to another level. We are a market leader and a rapidly expanding company that can offer fantastic career opportunities. To facilitate our expansion, we have a policy to wherever possible promote from within. At The Peak Hotels & Apartments, each individual employee is valued- here you are not just another number, you are key to our future success. We have a dedicated company trainer, as well as a dedicated IT and Food and beverage trainers. We offer a fantastic spectrum of training opportunities, ranging from soft management to detailed technical skills.

Applications

If you feel you are the right candidate for this advertised position, kindly send your application indicating the reference number and title of the position applied for along with an up-to-date CV with telephone contacts of three professional referees to: The Human Resources & Development Manager, The Peak Hotels & Apartments, Email: thepeakhotelsandapartments@gmail.com so as to be received not later than 29th May, 2013. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The Peak Hotels & Apartments is an equal opportunity employer and promotes gender equity. Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification.

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SGBV COORDINATOR- KENYA RED CROSS SOCIETY

Kenya Red Cross Society is one of the largest humanitarian organisations in Kenya. Its vision is to be the most effective, most trusted and self-sustaining humanitarian organisation in Kenya. The Society is looking for a qualified person to fill the following position:

SGBV COORDINATOR

Reporting to the Camp Cordinator, the SGBV Program Coordinator will manage and implement the SGBV Program at camp (field) level. The program is a multi –sectoral prevention and response program involving multiple organizations and actors from the refugee community, government of Kenya and UNHCR. Duties include staff management, training, sensitization, liaison and coordination with other agencies, community mobilization with refugees, overall program development, monitoring and evaluation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supervise and provide training, mentorship, and other technical support to community workers directly involved with the psychosocial component of the KRCS’s SGBV programme.
• Participate in development of monthly outreach plans with community workers, based on case trends and ongoing needs, include strategies to reach women and girls who are more isolated/have special needs.
• Provide leadership and guidance regarding psychosocial activities to all community workers to ensure all programme activities meet best practice standards.
• Lead the effort to develop a multi – sectoral and interagency prevention and response program to include referral and reporting mechanisms, information sharing, coordination, monitoring and evaluation.
• Monitor the budget and expenditures in order to manage program with the budget as well as write timely and accurate weekly, monthly, quarterly, annual reports as needed or requested.
• Using participatory methods, engage refugees in the program activities and as needed for complex cases, provide direct advocacy and assistance
• Manage and facilitate monthly camp – level SGBV coordination meetings to build refugee capacity and strengthen community - based prevention and response to SGBV.
• Establish close working relationships with other IPs and UNHCR through regular coordination meetings.
• Facilitate and organize training workshop for skills building, sensitization and capacity building of staff for appropriate response to SGBV for IPs, Police, other sectors like health and refugee community.
• Provide advice to sectors in Ifo 2 refugee camp on gender issues and the participation of women in development and decision-making, the establishment and strengthening of project machinery and instruments for gender equality and mainstreaming.
• Strengthen and maintain networks with community leaders and groups, service providers and camp management to ensure that survivors receive compassionate support from the community and to encourage greater communication, collaboration and coordination among partners (protection, health, legal, and psychosocial sectors).
• Work in collaboration with Social Services team to ensure ongoing needs of community members especially women and children are being met through prevention-related activities.
• Lead awareness-raising and/or sensitization campaigns on the KRCS’s psychosocial activities and other SGBV services in collaboration with the Community Social Services team.
• Conduct group therapy sessions for SGBV survivors.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology or Social Work from a recognized institution.
• At least five years experience in a similar position.  Training in occupational safety and sign language would be an added advantage.

Applications should contain:

A letter of application, curriculum vitae, copies of academic certificates, address and contacts of two referees.

Women are particularly encouraged to apply

All applications should be addressed to:

The Secretary General

Kenya Red Cross Society

P. O. Box 40712-00100

NAIROBI

The deadline for receiving applications is Friday, 14^th June 2013

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KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT MANAGER

The African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) is seeking for a highly qualified Knowledge and Information Management (KIM) Manager to be based at the network secretariat headquarters in Nairobi Kenya.

About ACT

The African Conservation Tillage Network (ACT) is a rapidly growing pan-African not-for-profit organisation built on and driven by the values and principles required to harness indigenous African “energies”, inspiration and commitment to lead and contribute to Africa’s own development. ACT brings together stakeholders dedicated to improving sustainable agricultural productivity. The organisation promotes and supports conservation agriculture (CA) adaptation and adoption, collecting and sharing scientific facts; and supports farmers and the creation of multi-stakeholder platforms to search for joint innovations.

The ACT Board approved, in February 2013, its new ten years Strategic Plan wherein Communication, Knowledge and Information Management is one of the six thematic areas of focus. With the Strategic Plans’ motto of “Turning Conservation Agriculture Knowledge into Action” a specialist KIM Manager is being recruited.

Responsibilities

The ACT Knowledge and Information Manager is primarily responsible for implementation of the organisation’s Communication, Knowledge and Information Management thematic areas of focus of the strategic plan and communication strategy. Specific responsibilities include:

• Prepare the design and architecture of ACT’s Knowledge and Information Management hub and its  subsystems [content development processes] to the creation, acquisition, interpretation, retention,  dissemination and use of CA knowledge to network and share information on CA in relation to the  organization’s Strategic Plan.
• Development and management of conservation agriculture KIM platforms to strengthen knowledge links for better coordination of related initiatives and avoid duplication of work. This will include the efficient capturing and sharing of news, events, announcements and other matters related to CA with ACT members, partners and stakeholders.
• Consolidate and diversify the ACT membership through the communities of practice of: (a)  researchers and the academia; (b) CA equipment manufacturers, suppliers & service providers; (c)  farmers & farmer organizations; (d) women and youth in agriculture; (e) policy support; and (f)  agribusiness promotion.
• Edit and package data of ACT and stakeholders research and development into formats appropriate to the needs of its key stakeholder groups – farmers, farmer organisations, ngos, researchers, extension workers, academia, manufacturers and suppliers, policymakers, development partners; media and the public – using new communication technologies, including online social and multimedia tools.
• Exploit new information and communication technologies to convert the ACT library (with comprehensive databases and intranets) into a knowledge reference centre for conservation agriculture in Africa
• Appraise the ACT website and ensure that it is updated regularly with relevant information.
• Maintain the CA for Climate Change Knowledge Network (CA4CCKN) central e-mail server and  provide direct internet linkages with other CA stakeholders and offer technical support as needed.
• Assist the ACT Secretariat in any other matters as and when required

Qualification

• Masters' degree in knowledge management, communications, information science, journalism, marketing, or relevant field plus a minimum of 5 years of experience in working on communication/ knowledge management issues.
• Ability to understand, synthesize and communicate complex scientific information and practices for  a range of audiences
• Excellent written and oral communications skills in English are absolutely essential
• Fluency in written and oral French language would be a strong asset
• Web site management, social and multimedia experiences are essential
• Experience in design of learning materials (learning modules, manuals, interactive
• Familiarity with issues related to food security and agricultural development in Africa
• Ability to work effectively in a team; demonstrated interpersonal skills
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Willingness to travel frequently

Terms and Conditions

• This is an Internationally Recruited position.
• ACT provides attractive international salary and benefits package and a collegial and gender sensitive working environment.
• The appointment is for two years with possibility for renewal

Application procedure

To apply for this position, please send your application, by email only, to the Executive Secretary, ACT, email address: hr@act-africa.org. Applications must be accompanied by a cover letter of motivation, date of availability, salary expectation, an up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV) with the names and contacts of three referees in English and must be received not later than 9th June 2013.

ACT is an equal opportunity employer and believes that staff diversity promotes excellence in its operations

Only the short listed candidates will be contacted. This position will remain open until filled.

To learn more about ACT, please visit our website at www.act-africa.org

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