Enterprise Manager Job in Kenya

Nariokotome

which is an BMU based in Nariokotome Anam, Turkana County was registered in 3rd

July 2011 under the Government of Kenya (GOK). It is owned by 70 members who

are involved in fishing. Nariokotome BMU has recently received an

Organizational Assistance Grant (OAG) from the United States Africa Development

Foundation (USADF).

The grant will be used to strengthen the capacity of the organization in order

to improve its capacity for developing expanded fishing activities. This is a

24 month’s grant, with a possibility of follow up funding for another 36

months, but, based on successful achievement

of the OAG Project Description and Availability of Funds at the USADF.

For the successful implementation of the OAG, Nariokotome BMU is seeking to

hire an Enterprise Manager who will work with the Nariokotome Board to

implement the grant, achieving set objectives.

 
Position: Enterprise

Manager

Location: Nariokotome Anam Village, Nachukui Sub location, Turkana

County

Duration: 1 year with possibility of extension based on performance and

availability of funds

Report to: Nariokotome BMU Board

Summary of Duties and Responsibilities

 
The Enterprise Manager will:

Overseeing Nariokotome Operations

• Oversee
  
  all Nariokotome activities, delegate as needed, and follow up to ensure
  
  activities are completed;


• Lead
  
  and motivate the project team;


• Designing
  
  project sustainability proposals for discussion with Nariokotome BMU
  
  board, and thereafter sharing with other potential funding hence
  
  spearheading the pursuit of requisite resources.

• Play
  
  the role of contact person for the donor, partner, all staff, stakeholders
  
  and the beneficiary community ensuring timely dissemination of necessary
  
  information from the donor and partner to the board and members;


• Ensure
  
  close collaboration and coordination with cooperating partners for smooth
  
  implementation of activities and achievement of results as specified in
  
  the grant agreement;



• Continually
  
  read to understand the Nariokotome BMU /USADF Project grant agreement and
  
  ensure that Nariokotome activities, procedures and conduct are in line with
  
  the terms and conditions of the grant;


• Continually
  
  liaise with the USADF partner on necessary adjustments or changes
  
  Nariokotome BMU might seek to introduce during the grant implementation
  
  period that were not mentioned in the original grant paperwork, and,
  
  letting USADF know ahead of changing including but not limited to budget
  
  shifts;

Required Project Activities

• Ensure
  
  implementation and achievement of at the minimum 95% projections Appendix
  
  A Indicator Projections for Nariokotome BMU by the 15th month of
  
  employment. This should be tracked on a pro-lata basis through the months;


• Responsible
  
  for Disbursement Requests and Quarterly Reports on regular basis to the
  
  donor and any other report that may be requested based on need;


• Ensure
  
  that project activities comply with the policies and regulations of the
  
  Nariokotome BMU and USADF;


• Oversee
  
  the development and execution of project deliverables and action points,
  
  planning, budgeting and monitoring processes;


• Coordinate
  
  work with Apprentices, Consultants and organize Committees and Board
  
  meetings as applies;


• Ensure
  
  close collaboration and coordination and cooperation with the USADF
  
  partner for smooth implementation of activities and achievement of result
  
  as specified in the grant agreement;


• Facilitate
  
  operations on a day to day basis;


• Ensure
  
  timely deduction and remittance of Statutory deductions that include
  
  National Social Security Fund-NSSF, National Hospital Insurance Fund-NHIF,
  
  Pay As You Earn-PAYE, Applicable Higher Education Loans Board-HELB,
  
  Withholding Taxes-WHT;


• Working
  
  with the Procurement Committee, Apprentices, USADF Lodwar Office and CEZAM
  
  (USADF Partner) and Applicable Suppliers, process Value Added Tax (VAT)
  
  exemption for goods to be procured under the USADF grant;


• Working
  
  with Apprentices, ensure to address any unmentioned accounting duties for
  
  the Nariokotome BMU


• Working
  
  with the board, ensure proper management of project and other BMU assets

Hire and Train Apprentices

• Prepare
  
  and implement a training curriculum and schedule for 2 or more Nariokotome
  
  BMU Job trainees (Apprentices) in areas of financial recording and
  
  organizational operations;


• Prepare
  
  and carry out Nariokotome Job trainees’ interviews to determine the
  
  trainees’ suitability for Nariokotome BMU work;


• Continually
  
  monitor the progress, interests, and the performance of the Nariokotome
  
  Job trainees (Apprentices) and make timely recommendations for new skills’
  
  training or replacement;


• Train
  
  apprentices to record direct and indirect expenses of the Nariokotome, and
  
  oversee this work.


• In
  
  collaboration with Apprentices, prepare monthly profit/loss statements
  
  (simplified income statement) to present to the Board. The Manager shall
  
  have trained the apprentices, by the end of their apprenticeship, to
  
  complete the profit/loss statements on their own


• Train
  
  and oversee apprentices to record fish sales, home consumption, estimates
  
  of lost produce;


• Train
  
  and oversee apprentices activities in creating active market linkages for
  
  Nariokotome fish

Monitoring and Data Management

• Monitor
  
  project activities and track fish caught, losses, home consumption and
  
  sales, ensuring accurate documentation in numbers and Kenya Shillings,
  
  related direct and indirect expenses and share progress with stakeholders;


• Track
  
  and ensure accurate documentation of fish caught and revenues and discuss
  
  observations with the board and stakeholders for timely decisions;


• Ensure
  
  that the revenues collected and the number of kilograms sold are
  
  accurately recorded in the Nariokotome records and accurately reflected in
  
  the already existing performance indicators template as quarterly totals;


• Ensure
  
  that fish revenues and membership fees and related expenditures are
  
  accurately recorded in the monthly and quarterly Simplified Financial
  
  Statement on the provided template;


• Conducting
  
  any other business as may be in the interests of Nariokotome BMU and USADF

Qualifications for the Nariokotome Enterprise Manager

• Diploma
  
  in Business Management and Administration or Community Development or its
  
  quivalent from a recognized institution with 3 years of Job related
  
  experience or;


• Degree
  
  in Business Administration and Management, Community Development or their
  
  equivalent from a recognized institution with 1 year of Job related
  
  experience;


• Must
  
  be computer literate;


• Must
  
  have strong and verifiable accounting skills;


• Must
  
  have conducted trainings or mentored low capacity/grassroots groups
  
  successfully;


• Be
  
  proactive and able to work with less or no supervision and be able to meet
  
  the stipulated deadlines;


• Fluent
  
  in both written and spoken English/Kiswahili;

 
All applications should be emailed to Nariokotome BMU Chairperson by March 17,

2016 at 5:00pm. Review of applications will be continuous.

Emailed applications should be sent to: nariokotomebmu@gmail.com and copied to

l.kimani@cezam-usadf.org and BBundi@usadf.gov