Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company Limited, a water and sewerage service provider, invites applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following vacant positions:
1. PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION OFFICER AND - JOB GRADE 7
Reporting to the Commercial & Finance Manager, this challenging position requires the candidates to perform the following functions:
- Develop human resources policies and procedures on staff recruitment, benefits and compensation
- Analyse training needs in conjunction with the departmental heads and develop robust training programs
- Co-ordinate the implementation of performance management program
- Plan and conduct programs for staff joining the organization, staff movements and leavers
- Design and conduct employee surveys
- Ensure the maintenance of up-to-date human resources records and statistics
- Preparation of staff contracts in liaison with the Commercial & Finance Manager
- Assist in coordinating trainings and workshops
- Receive, review accuracy and completeness while updating and maintaining HR data.
- Bachelors degree in social sciences or related discipline
- Post graduate qualification in Human Resource Management
- Minimum of 5 years work experience in a related field
2. WATER TREATMENT DISTRIBUTION AND MANAGER - JOB GRADE 7
Reporting to the Head of Technical Services (Technical Manager) You will be responsible for among other things;
- Overall supervision of water treatment works and distribution staff
- Develop and implement plans and programs for efficient operation and maintenance of water treatment works and distribution facilities.
- Implement plans and programs to improve the efficiency of water treatment and distribution network.
- Design and carry out costing of construction of water pipeline as required by consumers.
- Recommend regulation for the connections and of new systems components in areas where is inadequate.
- Undertake overall maintenance and improvement of treatment works and distribution network components including replacement/ installation of water mains where needed.
- Participate in planning process of new water distribution system and treatment works component.
- Maintain a smooth and efficient operations and minor maintenance of all water pumping plants and reservoirs
- Monitor and coordinate the development and implementation of measures aimed at reducing the volume of unaccounted for water.
You will be required:-
- Be a holder of a good first degree in Civil & structural Engineering or Water Engineering from a reputable University.
- You will have at least five years' engineering experience in operations and maintenance of water utilities.
- You will be self-driven and motivated with ability to meet deadlines
- You must be people oriented and have demonstrated leadership qualities.
- You must have experience in leak detection and control of non-revenue water
- Excellent in communication and Computer literate with knowledge of AutoCAD, ArchiCAD.
Reporting to the Head of Technical services (Technical Manager) You will be responsible for among other things;
- Overall supervision of Sewerage staff
- Develop plans and programs for effective operation and maintenance of the sewerage system including extensions of trunk sewers and service connections.
- Direct and coordinate operation and maintenance of sewer mains, sewage pumping stations and treatment plants in the system.
- Undertake investigation of existing systems and inspection of industrial pre-treatment plants and new systems, installation and repair of trunk sewers and service connections.
- Recommend regulations for connection of new systems in areas where is inadequate.
- Monitor and co-ordinate septic tanks/pit latrines dislodging services for non sewered areas.
- Oversee the implementation of a continuous and systematic preventive maintenance of the sewer network and Sewage treatment
- Design and carry out costing of sewer construction as required by customers
You will be required:-
- Be a holder of a good first degree in Water Engineering or wastewater engineering from a recognized University.
- You must have at least five years engineering experience in operations and maintenance of Sewerage facilities including sewer network, treatment plants
- You must have experience in preventive maintenance using present day technologies
- You must be a people oriented and have demonstrated leadership qualities
- You must be excellent in Communication and Computer literate with knowledge of Auto CAD, ArchiCAD
4. REVENUE ACCOUNTANT - JOB GRADE 6
The specific duties and responsibilities will be:
- Plan for Revenue/debt collection
- Monitor daily activities in revenue collection
- Plan for follow up/visits to large customers
- Monitor payment proposals agreed upon by customers
- Identify delinquent debtors
- Prepare action plan to ensure our revenue and debt collection targets are kept in focus
- Implement, monitor action plan and ensure it is on course
- Coordinate/manage task forces set up to deal with specific revenue/ debt collection cases
- Any other activity to enhance revenue and debt collection of the Company.
- At least CPA III or its equivalent
- At least 3 years relevant experience
- Bachelors Degree in Commerce or Business Administration
- Knowledge of Accounting packages and Spreadsheets
The Procurement Assistant will report to the Procurement Manager and his duties and responsibilities shall be;
- Compile requests for materials
- Prepare purchase orders
- Keep track of purchases and supplies and handle inquiries about orders
- Perform a variety of tasks related to the ordering of goods and supplies for an organization
- Make sure that what was purchased arrives on schedule and meets the purchaser's specifications
- Determine the causes of any delays
- If the supplier has questions answer them and resolved any problems
- When the shipment arrives, procurement clerks reconciles the purchase order with making sure that they match; notify the vendors when invoices are not received; and verify that the bills concur with purchase orders.
- Prepare quotations according to specifications.
- Sourcing of new suppliers, involvement in RFQ, evaluation and recommendation of suppliers across the region
- Maintain and communicate updated information on suppliers, spending and savings according to pre-determined and agreed standards with counterparts.
- Keeping abreast of trends and demands for packaging and also constantly seeking opportunities to add value, improving work flow and cost savings.
- A Diploma in procurement and supplies
- Registered with institute of purchasing and supplies
- Minimum 3 years working experience in the relevant field
- Knowledge of Accounting packages
The Assistant Internal Auditor will report to the Internal Auditor His duties and responsibilities shall be;
- To follow all internal audit plans and timetables
- To undertake internal control measures that will prevent non conformance
- To ensure timely completion of all regular internal audit checks and inspections to required standards.
- To ensure that audit reports and recommendations are discussed with the Internal Auditor
- To review the reliability, compliances and integrity of the financial, operations and information systems
- To assist in preparation of the section budget
- To make monthly reports to the Internal Auditor
- Undertaking such other relevant duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time
- To portray a positive corporate image of the Company
- Assist in analyzing risks to the organization
- Bachelor of Commerce
- At least CPA II
- 3 years relevant experience
- Knowledge of Accounting packages and Spreadsheets
JOB GRADE 7 - Ksh. 41,160 x 680 - 41,842 x 1,500 - 47,842 x 1998 - 53,836 x 2,060 - 62,076 per month
JOB GRADE 6 - Ksh. 28,014 x 708 - 30,836 x 798 - 34,128 x 893 - 36,713 per month
JOB GRADE 5 - Ksh. 22,680 x640 - 25,890x708 - 30,138 x798x 33,330 per month
All Grades are on permanent and pensionable terms
Your application should include a letter of application, Curriculum Vitae, at least two contactable referees and daytime telephone contact and be addressed, so as to reach on or before 11th December, 2008 to:
Managing Director
Eldoret Water & Sanitation Company Limited
P.O Box 8418-30100
ELDORET
