Executive Officer JobVacancy

The Association of Consulting
Engineers of Kenya (ACEK)
Job Title: Executive Officer
Purpose: Overall management of all
affairs of the Association in
accordance with the Constitution
and as directed by the Council.
Responsible to: ACEK Council
Responsible for: ACEK Secretariat
Working with: ACEK Council and
other stake-holders in the industry
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Post: Full-time
Other: As defined in our standard
contract terms
ACEK:
The Association of Consulting
Engineers of Kenya (ACEK) was
formed in 1968 with the aim of
promoting the Advancement of the
Professionalism of Consulting
Engineers by associating together
for consultation and co-operation
amongst those engineers whose
work is of a purely consultative
character.
Their scope involves all engineering
roles and providing facilities for
Government, Public Bodies, and
Associations.
ACEK provides a platform where
representatives of Industry and
Trade and others confer with
consulting engineers as a body and
ascertain their collective views.
The Association receives complaints
on issues relating to the engineering
industry from member firms for
action with relevant bodies. It also
acts as a public watch-dog on
engineering matters.
The Association is a member of
FIDIC- the International Federation
of Consulting Engineers, GAMA- the
Group of African Member
Associations of FIDIC, APSEA- the
Association of Professional Societies
in East Africa and KEPSA- Kenya
Private Sector Alliance.
ACEK sustains its activities from
financial contributions of its
members who pay in form of
subscription, sale of publications
and donations.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Subject to the direction of the
Council, the Executive Officer shall
be responsible for:
Overall management of all affairs of
the Association in accordance with
the Constitution and as directed by
the Council.
The Executive Officer (EO) shall be
responsible for:
Strategic Development:
Execution of the
Association’s strategic
plan.
Continuous
professional
development (CPD) of
members
Development and
implementation of
sustainable financial
plans.
Developing and
maintaining strategic
alliances with other
business/
professional
associations.
Establishing and
maintaining close
relationship with
government
institutions,
regulatory bodies,
donor community
and other
stakeholders.
Representing ACEK in
meetings and other
fora as directed by
the Council.
Operations:
Membership
recruitment &
mobilization
Attending all
meetings of the
Association and its
committees, take and
circulate minutes and
maintain records of
such meetings
Managing
administrative
activities of the
Association.
Financial
management of
Association funds in
accordance with the
Council Budget
Develop and
coordinate training
programs in liaison
with the Council.
Organizing
professional and
social events for the
Association
Marketing and
publicizing of
activities of the
Association
Any other duties the
Council may assign.
Qualifications
Minimum – Bachelors
degree in Business
Administration,
Commerce or
Engineering from a
Recognized
University.
Minimum 5 years of
relevant working
experience
Be a member of a
relevant professional
body
Relevant experience
at Management level
Desired skills,
experience and
competencies:
Good varied
interpersonal and
communication skills
with excellent face to
face and telephone
communicator
Experience of pro-
actively generating
leads and fund
raising
Ability to work under
minimum
supervision,
Able to communicate
and converse
effectively with
members in order to
gain trust and
confidence
Marketing, public
relation and advocacy
skills
Have good IT skills
Should be
entrepreneurial and
result oriented
Must have good
written and verbal
communication skills
Keen for new
experience,
responsibility and
accountability
Well presented and
businesslike
Terms of service: One year contract
renewable on satisfactory
performance.
Basic salary plus commission on
performance.
Closing Date: COB- Tuesday 10th
September 2013
Email: acekapplications@gmail.com
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