Chief Executive Officer and Risk & Internal Audit Manager Jobs - Kenya Railways Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme

Our client, the Kenya Railways Staff Retirement Benefits Scheme (KRSRBS) is a Pension Scheme established under Trust by the Kenya Railways Corporation to provide retirement and other benefits to its employees.

The scheme has an asset base in excess of Kenya Shillings Seventeen (17) Billion and is managed by a Board of Trustees appointed by the Corporation and the members of the Scheme.

In order to comply with the Retirement Benefits Act and to improve its services to the members, the Board of Trustees of the Scheme wishes to recruit dynamic, honest, result oriented and committed individuals to the following vacant positions.

Chief Executive Officer

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, the Chief Executive Officer will be responsible for the implementation of strategic goals and objective of the Scheme in consultation with the Chair of the Board of Trustees to enable it meet its mandate for the benefit of its members.

The ideal candidate should not be more than 50 years of age with at least ten (10) years of proven experience in Banking, Finance, Retirement Benefit Administration and Management or related fields at senior management level, be innovative, ICT proficient with demonstrable hands-on experience in change & turnaround management and exceptional leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.

In addition, the person must have:

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Law, Land Economics, Economics, Engineering or Analytical Sciences from a recognized University
Masters Degree in Business Administration or Public Administration will be an added advantage.
Competence in financial, human capital and general administrative management.
A professional qualification in Banking, Finance, Accounting, or related fields will be an added advantage.

Manager - Risk & Internal Audit

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and with a functional line to the Audit sub-committee of the Board, the Manager-Risk & Internal Audit will be responsible for the Audit function of the scheme.

Specifically the person will develop and implement suitable risk management policy and ensure overall compliance and controls of all financial and operational functions.

The ideal candidate should not be more than 45 years of age with at least five (5) years of proven experience in Senior Position as an Audit, Risk or Compliance Manager in a reputable organisation with demonstrable ability to prepare timely reports and meet set deadlines.

The candidate must of necessity be proficient in use of ICT.

In addition, the person should possess:

Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, Economics or Analytical Science from a recognized University.
A professional qualification in Banking, Finance, Accounting, or related fields is mandatory.
Masters Degree in Business Administration or Public Administration will be an added advantage.

Interested candidates may access detailed information from
http://www.osanoassociatcs.com/krsrbs/ where you may interactively register and submit a complete application and a brief Curriculum Vitae according to the format specified on the website on or before 26th April 2011

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