Internship (Young Leaders Programme) Jobs in Kenya

Job Description: Cytonn Young Leaders Programme – Real Estate Internship 

The Cytonn Young Leaders Program is designed to train future business leaders. 

We look for smart, energetic and driven graduates with a great attitude who want to take on challenging assignments and make an impact, in a team context. 

Our clients and investors deserve the best talent we can get. Hence the program is highly competitive. It typically starts with about 250 applicants, of which 50 applicants are invited to sit for a written aptitude test. 

The top 25 from the aptitude test are invited to an oral interview, which culminates to about 8 internship opportunities. 

The internship is a 3-month intense training on technical, soft and leadership skills. 

At the end of the 3 months, we make fulltime offers to about 2 to 3 top candidates. Program participants receive a modest monthly stipend. 

We have programs focused on investments, finance and accounting, information technology and real estate career paths. 

Cytonn Real Estate, in partnership with a consortium of international real estate investors and high net-worth investors, is seeking highly motivated, self-directed interns to be part of a team that is deploying investor funds to develop lifestyle real estate.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide day to day assistance to the members of the team and proactively seek ways to streamline daily processes and procedures; 
• Data collection and analysis on sales trends and consumer demographics, preferences, needs and buying habits in the real estate industry; 
• Real estate financial modeling and data analysis; 
• Assist with conducting research using comparable properties sold in an area and investigate potential issues that affect value such as the title of the property by ensuring an up to date database of all property comparables as provided by the real estate team;
• Consult & coordinate with agents in gathering property photos, staging, repairs, cleaning, signage, access requirements & marketing activities including property listings, assisting prospective clients, accompany clients to property site, discuss conditions of sale, and draw up real estate contracts; 
• Promote sales of properties through advertisements and participation in listing services, either directly or via agents;
• Coordinate the preparation and assembly of documents for presentations and meetings;
• Communicate between multiple departments and coordinate internal and external meetings;
• Track and report on various initiatives at direction of the real estate team;
• Other related duties as assigned for the purpose of ensuring efficiency and effective functioning of the real estate team.

Qualifications, Experience and Competencies: 

• Bachelor’s Degree, expected First Class or Upper Second 
• Minimum of a B+ in KCSE 
• Professional attitude 
• Ability to work in a team 
• Ready to take on challenges 
• Demonstrated leadership capability 
• Innovative and solution oriented individuals 
• Strong analytic skills, including ability to independently carry out research 
• Ability to express ideas clearly, verbally and in writing 
• Ability to organize work, work independently, problem solve, and be persistent 
• Creativity, entrepreneurial, and a self-driven attitude towards work, with a sense of humor is desired 
• Strong problem solving skills, with a bias to a sense of urgency 
• Ability to work in a team in a fast paced environment

If you feel that you possess the above qualifications and would like to be considered for this internship, please visit the Careers page on www.cytonn.com/careers and apply by end of day on the 29th of May, 2015. 

The program shall begin on the 8th of June, 2015. 

No other form of submission shall be accepted.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Research Associate (Western Kenya)

Reports to: Research Manager

• Location: Western Kenya
• Deadline to apply: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
• Desired start date: TBD

Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA designs, rigorously evaluates, and refines these solutions and their applications together with decision-makers to ensure that the evidence created is used to improve opportunities for the world’s poor. Since our founding in 2002, IPA has worked with over 350 leading academics to conduct over 450 evaluations in 51 countries. This research has informed hundreds of successful programs that now impact millions of individuals worldwide.

Program/Project/Initiative Summary:

IPA seeks qualified applicants for the position of Research Associate for the Give Directly Aspirations project.

 

About the Project: Development assistance tends to focus on the ‘external’ constraints that poor people face, while largely ignoring ‘internal’ ones. However, social psychology suggests that poor people’s sense of self-efficacy and control may be beaten down by the nature of living in poverty, limiting the options they consider.

The project aims to do a randomized controlled trial to examine the combined effect of lifting external and internal constraints simultaneously, providing a cash transfer and an intervention to boost poor people’s sense of self-efficacy and alter their understanding of their opportunities, encouraging poor people to set and pursue their own goals without directing their choices.

The research will test if a brief, standardized psychological intervention can alter psychological outcomes and future-oriented behaviors in a developing country and examine if such interventions can enhance the already-known benefits of cash transfers

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple project data collection activities, including baseline, midline, and endline surveys of households
• Manage implementation of a large scale behavioral intervention
• Develop and pilot survey instruments
• Design forms for electronic data collection (using SurveyCTO) and manage survey data
• Train and manage teams to conduct surveys
• Ensure all aspects of data quality and assist with data cleaning and preliminary analysis
• Manage logistics for new pilot activities
• Manage project budget, including tracking project expenses and adherence to the project budget
• Work closely with principal investigators and the local partners to ensure study protocols are followed
• Assist with donor reporting and proposal writing
• Other duties as assigned

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s degree preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers
• Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Must be able to work under pressure and meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude and providing exemplary customer service
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices
• Basic knowledge of Stata or other statistical software

Application Instructions:

Complete the J-PAL/IPA common application. Please select the position(s) you are interested in applying for on the 'Submit Application' page. Statement of purpose (cover letter), CV and reference. We will consider your application even if you are unable to obtain reference letters before the deadline, but please be advised that we will be requiring them should you be invited for an interview.Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Innovations for Poverty Action is an EO Employer-MF/Veteran/Disability.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected class.  

IPA will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to a qualified applicant with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you believe you require such assistance to complete this form or to participate in an interview, please contact us at jobs@poverty-action.org or via phone at 1-203-772-2216.

IPA will never require monetary compensation as part of its application process. Any requests for monetary compensation by persons claiming to be IPA employees or persons claiming to represent IPA should be disregarded and reported to IPA.

DISCLAIMER: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of the work to be performed by the Research Associate.  The statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all possible duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Management reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet organizational needs as necessary. Please note that IPA will never request any form of payment from an applicant. Applicants are encouraged to confirm the information listed above with IPA prior to releasing any extensive personal information to the organization. Please direct questions to jobs@poverty-action.org.

** Please note that only qualified applicants will be contacted by the hiring manager.

Field Interviewers

Location: Kisumu, Meru and Mombasa 

Industry: Research

Our client, a market research and analysis company is seeking to recruit Field Interviewers to collect and analyze data.

Duties and Responsibilities

·  Gathers and compiles information and produces reports as assigned

·  Other responsibilities and accountabilities as may be assigned

Skills & Abilities:

·  Minimum of a diploma or certificate in any field should apply

·  Aged between 20-28yrs

·  Outgoing and conversant with their respective region.

·  Should be confident, self-motivated, self-disciplined and driven to succeed.

·  possess a high degree of flexibility.

· Proven ability to multi-task

To apply, send your CV and cover letter only to 

applications@flexi-personnel.com

Clearly indicate the position applied for and the region you wish to work in on the subject line.