Key Account Manager, Senior Legal Officer, Legal Officer, Bid Manager, Systems Engineer and Accountant at
We are a leading provider of integrated business and technology solutions across Africa, in the Financial, Telecom, Real Estate, Service Industries and Government.
We work in partnership with global technology industry leaders and collaborative synergies with domain & technology centric eco-system partners.
We deliver business value to customers through a combination of process excellence, quality frameworks and service delivery innovation.
Due to our rapid expansion, we are seeking results oriented, highly motivated and enthusiastic individuals to fill the following vacant positions;
Key Account Manager
Ref: SST/KAM/11/2013
Reporting to the Managing Director-Intelligent Infrastructure, the incumbent will develop business objectives and implement sales operational strategies across the government, financial, IT & telecommunications and utilities verticals in line with our corporate objectives.
The key responsibilities for this role include:
- Consistently meet and exceed sales targets across multiple product/service lines
- Clearly articulate and develop sales strategies, objectives, targets and plans and effectively execute and achieve results in alignment with plan
- Proactively engage prospective customers and win over their trust by clearly understanding their needs and advising the best course of action to resolve their issues
- Proactively build and maintain network of top decision makers and influencers to ensure successful business growth for our solutions, products and services
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, IT, Marketing, Sales or other related field
- Master’s degree will be an added advantage
- Extensive experience in an aggressive sales role; IT related sales experience will be an added advantage; Experience managing enterprise-level accounts desired
- At least 6 (six) years’ experience, with 3 (three) at a management position in a relevant field
Senior Legal Officer
Reporting to the Head of Legal and Corporate Affairs, the Senior Legal Officer shall be responsible for matters relating to:-
- Providing advice on legislative and other legal matters pertaining to the Company
- Drafting and reviewing legal contracts, leases and agreements on behalf of the Company
- Handling Intellectual Property/Patents, and Labour Law matters
- Providing legal services on litigation which includes liaising with external lawyers in cases under litigation
- Carrying out research and preparing legal opinions
- Ensuring compliance by the Company on statutory matters
Qualifications and Experience:
- A Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) from a recognized University. A master’s Degree will be an added advantage
- An Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a current practicing certificate
- A minimum of five (5) years post qualification experience
- Strong background in commercial law, litigation, research and drafting skills
- Proficiency in legal drafting with greater emphasis on preparing Commercial Instruments
- High level of integrity, a team player with a demonstrated ability to work independently and with proven leadership qualities
- Excellent communication and writing skills
- Must be computer literate
Legal Officer
Ref: SST/LO/11/2013
Reporting to the Senior Legal Officer, the Legal Officer will assist in matters relating to:-
- Provision of legal advice in all legal matters pertaining to the Company
- Drafting of contracts, agreements and leases
- Intellectual Property/ Patents, and Labour Law matters
- Ensuring compliance by the Company on statutory matters
- Carrying out research and preparing legal opinions
Qualifications and Experience:
- A Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B) from a recognized University
- An Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with a current practicing certificate
- Excellent organizational, administrative and time management skills with the ability to handle a diverse range of issues within tight deadlines
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work as a team member
- High level of integrity, self-driven and a team player
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Excellent analytical and research skills
Bid Manager
Ref: SST/BM/11/2013
The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring productivity throughout the bid management process.
The candidate must have proven leadership and excellent personal communication skills – being able to develop relationships at all levels of the business.
The successful candidate will be:
- Ensuring approved bids are purchased on time and the same is forwarded to the MD-i2 for allocation to the sales team
- Responsible for the follow up with the relevant departments on timely provision of information, documentation and records required for the tender based on the tender checklist
- Ensuring 100% compliance of our tenders with the Tender Compliance Sheet
- Managing and maintaining reference database of bid materials
Qualifications and Experience:
- Undergraduate degree (Bachelor of Commerce or BA)
- Diploma in Business Administration
- At least 3 years experience
- Proven team leadership skills
- Evidence of strategic thinking
Systems Engineer
Ref: SST/SE/11/2013
Reporting to the Practice Lead, the incumbent will determine the technical solutions architecture
according to the company’s sales strategy.
according to the company’s sales strategy.
The key duties and responsibilities for this role include:
- Engage with customers to understand technical scope of requirements
- Ensure proper vetting of vendors for IT infrastructure solutions
- Ensure quality development of technical proposals as per client requirements
- Support in delivery of technical projects
Qualifications and Experience:
- Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering, IT and Computer Science
- Certification in VMware, Cisco; Symantec, Oracle and EMC Certifications will be an added advantage
- Strong knowledge of internetworking designs and their applications, to include complex routing techniques on LAN/WAN networks, IP Telephony/Unified Communications, Security and network diversity applications
- Knowledge of Cloud computing and IT managed services
Accountant
Ref: SST/AC/11/2013
The successful candidate will prepare the financial and cost management reports, maintain banking and cash records, maintain payables and receivables accounts and the fixed assets register.
The key duties of the role include:
- Maintain, prepare and reconcile all records of income and expenditure and prepare monthly and annual financial reports
- Ensure appropriate systems are in place to account for all incoming and outgoing monies
- Monitor office facilities to ensure that they remain safe, secure, and well-maintained
- Coordinate all support services including insurance, leases and permits for staff
Qualifications and Experience:
- Business related degree specializing in Accounting or Finance
- Qualified holder of CPA(K) or ACCA with at least 3 years post qualification experience
- Masters degree in business will be an added advantage
- A registered member of ICPAK
- Computer literate with hands on experience in use of an Enterprise Resource Planning tool (ERP) and Microsoft office products
If you believe you are the right candidate for any of the above position and can clearly demonstrate ability to meet the above criteria, submit your application and CV and clearly indicate your current and expected pay, quoting the references to talent@sevenseastech.com on or before 13th November 2013.
