Vacancies in an ICT Firm in Nairobi, Kenya

Job Title: Sales Executive

Job Code: SE/TL/150603
 
Number of Positions Open: 3

Reports To: Head of Sales and Marketing 

Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Summary:
 Our client is a Kenyan ICT firm that develops ICT solutions that automate business processes in every sector of the economy to promote efficiency, sustainable innovation, and best practice. 

They are also a trend setter in mobile solutions used by millions of Kenyans, every day and are licensed by Communication Authority to provide premium rate and content services.

 Job Summary:
 As a Sales Executive you will be responsible for promoting the value proposition, products and services of our client. 


You will also be responsible for responding in a timely manner to incoming requests for quotes, applications assistance and resolving customer issues as well as following up on quotes, opportunities, and leads and maintain account relations.

You will work with the Head of Sales and Marketing to develop new business, prepare proposals and quotations for development of software and negotiate and win contracts. 

You will need to ensure open and efficient communication channels exist between you and your supervisor in order for the establishment to run smoothly.

Primary Responsibilities:

Market Research
  • Successfully gain deeper understanding of the industry, its players, its desires, its movement and direction, new trends, new technologies, competition e.t.c.
  • Learn which specific benefits and attributes of the company products are most compelling among target customers and what the differentiating factors within the market and the players
  • Assist in preparation of comparisons with competitors
  • Provide feedback and input from own markets to help shape marketing strategy for all products.
  • Develop new business strategies to re-align as a market supplier leader
  • Develop new trendsetter ideas that would position the company as a market leader
Direct sales activities
  • Identify new market and new product opportunities
  • Respond efficiently to enquiries for solutions and respond with appropriate information about products
  • Contact potential clients to understand and quantify their requirements and budgets and sell the advantages of our products
  • Establishment of direct sales opportunities for all company products
  • Follow up of sales leads
Promotion
  • Assist where required in design, production and co-ordination of all marketing material and press releases
  • Co-ordination of and representation at exhibitions including follow up of contacts
  • Seeking out promotional opportunities for products
Sales and revenue target
  • All the activities of Sales and Executive are justified and substantiated by the revenue generated from them (ROI).
  • You work with individual monthly target
Client relationship building and Management
  • Ensure a well maintained marketing database with all the existing clients and new prospects
  • Ensure that we have great and cordial relationship maintained with clients
Technical Support
  • Assist customers in the operation of their products and organize support for problems they may have
  • Demonstrate the technical operation of products
Reporting and any other Duties
  • You will be reporting to the Head of sales and marketing
  • The Head of sales and marketing should be briefed on the progress of the team’s activities towards achieving the set targets and the status of the business-client relationship on the ground
  • The Head of sales and marketing may review your duties from time to time
  • Your performance will be benchmarked on your ability to deliver high quality software solutions within set time lines and specifications
Knowledge and Skills:

Required:
  • 1-3 years’ experience in technical sales engagement in a relevant corporate industry
  • Good technical background with an understanding of software solutions development and life cycle
  • Result oriented and a high performer
  • Strong interpersonal skills and human relations
  • Experience with enterprise software solutions in large and complex organizations
  • Analytical and ability to make sound judgment on viability of ventures
  • Strong understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements
  • Flexibility to travel away from the city to meet prospective clients and work
Preferred:
  • Analytical and strategic to customer needs and problems
  • Competitive analysis
  • Prospecting and closing skills
  • Excellent client management and relationship management skills
  • Strong communication skills in all forms including written, oral, email, telephone, and presentation
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Strong communication skills in all forms including written,
  • Ability to cope with competing demands and to prioritize tasks
  • Capable of hands on problem-solving, with ability to generate ideas and solutions
  • Professionalism
  • High energy levels and hard working
  • Excellent time management
Education and Training:
  • A Bachelor’s degree course in a relevant discipline in Sales and Marketing
  • Experience in business development and/or sales discipline (or a relevant course) that positions you as a strong sales candidate
How to Apply:

Interested candidates holding the necessary requirements, good performance and / or references are encouraged to apply with detailed CV’s, inclusive of names and contacts of 3 referees, current telephone number and email address by scrolling down and clicking on:
 Sales Executive 

Kindly include your current and expected remuneration in your resume.

Be advised, this job is open to Kenyan nationals only

Job Title: Software Engineer

Job Code: SWE/TL/150603
 
Number of Positions Open: 3

Reports To:  Project Manager

Location: 
 Nairobi, Kenya

Closing Date:  Open Until Filled

Summary:
 Our client is a Kenyan ICT firm that develops ICT solutions that automate business processes in every sector of the economy to promote efficiency, sustainable innovation, and best practice. 

They are also a trend setter in mobile solutions used by millions of Kenyans, every day and are licensed by Communication Authority to provide premium rate and content services.

Job Summary:
 As a Software Engineer, you will be directly responsible for the actual designing, developing and installing software solutions for target clients within set deadlines and specifications as well as ensure that all related activities are well planned, managed and happen within the agreed standards. 


You shall be expected to produce high quality software solutions within time and resource constraints that shall be acceptable and useful to clients.

You will be involved in numerous day to day tasks including overseeing the entire software product development process from design to delivering the product to clients. 

You will be expected to communicate each activity progress to the project manager and build strong client relationships with the clients that you serve while you interact with them. 

You will brief your supervisor on all the happenings of the day giving suggestions and ideas on how we can move the business to a new level. 

You will need to ensure open and efficient communication channels exist between you and your supervisor in order for the business to run smoothly

Primary Responsibilities:

1.  System Research and Analysis
  • To interact with various clients and / or stakeholders to determine their problem statement through requirements gathering, conduct analysis of the requirements and come up with requirement and system specification documents
  • To use relevant documentation standards and tools to come up with various necessary project and system documentations prior to the software development processes that correctly document software projects
  • To conduct analysis of various requirements, problem definitions e.t.c. of solutions to determine operational feasibility of solutions and advise management appropriately
  • Improve operations by conducting systems analysis and recommending changes in systems and solutions
Evaluation:
  • Research documentation
  • Case findings and feasibility studies
  • Requirements gathering
  • Ability to analyze various solutions and requirements
2. System Design, Development and deployment / implementation and documentation 

System Design
  • To use various standards of software modeling and simulation using different techniques to come up with solution models and designs that can be used as the base for the system development phase
  • To use database skills and knowledge to come up with sound database designs for various software projects prior to the development phase
  • To create various required system design documents and tools for solutions for approval prior to their development
System Development
  • To program and develop according to specification with the main aim of developing a problem solving and customer acceptable solution and that meets the clients’ requirements
  • Develop software solutions according to the given specifications and come up with deliverables within deadline and resources constraint
  • To integrate various software and hardware solutions with other pre-existing or new software and hardware solutions to ensure that they work together as planned on blueprint
  • To document the developed work using various standards and procedures to ensure that solutions are easily understandable and usable both at a user level and from a developers point of view / interaction
System Implementation / deployment / roll out
  • To deploy various system solutions within client sites and other platforms applicable as per the requirements of the project and conduct developer white and black box testing as well as user acceptance testing together with the customer to ensure that the solution meets the expectation of the users and is hence accepted
  • To integrate various solutions developed with other systems that exist and that are meant to work hand in hand with the developed solution in the best manner possible
  • To conduct system integration tests where applicable for solutions developed and that integrate with others that exist or that are built away from our solution
  • To train the users of the solution on the use of the systems deployed and furnish them with various system documentations including user manuals and “how to” guides
System documentation
  • To write and produce system documentation for solutions developed including user guides and manuals, developer guides and system functional specifications documents for use by the various stake
  • Document all project workflow and applications for easier follow up, coordination, maintenance and support
Evaluation:
 
System and database Design
  • Ability to come up with proper and useful designs of systems to be implemented and their documentation
  • Ability to design databases for the achievement of various project purposes and their documentation
System Development
  • Ability to develop sound programmatic solutions that meet the clients requirements and that conform to both design specifications and acceptable standards, best practice and current trends
System implementation / deployment / roll out
  • Ability to implement / deploy / roll out developed solutions within client and other applicable infrastructure and have them working as planned and in the best manner possible
  • Ability to test and have solutions accepted by the users and other stake holders of the solution as solving their problem
  • Positive feedback from customers on the solution implementation
System Documentation
  • Ability to produce various product documentations required by all stakeholders as well as documentation to support the system development life cycle
3.  Project Management
  • Manage project workflow and ensure that projects are executed within the set schedule with prudence to avoid or minimize wastage of resources
  • To use various project management methodologies and reporting to ensure that projects are implemented in the best manner possible
  • To take lead in various projects and be overall responsible for their successful execution and implementation from start to end
  • To coordinate project workflows and deliverables through the use of leadership and communication skills to ensure that projects are delivered in the best manner possible
Evaluation:
  • The smooth execution of projects and project work flow
  • Coordination and alignment of project’s members
  • Maximization of project resources within projects
  • Overall success of projects
4.  Quality Assurance
  • To ensure all projects and deliverables adhere to highest quality standards
  • Provide software testing and quality assurance to clients
Evaluation:
  • Ability to provide high quality and efficient solutions to clients requirements
  • Client’s level of satisfaction with quality of work
5.  Product and solution support and maintenance
  • Offer excellent support to clients in relation to the products offered to them
  • Liaise closely with system support team to offer system support when required to especially for support that requires development, system tweaking or correction
  • Ensure continued customer satisfaction by being committed and accountable in delivering results that meet their needs
  • Perform continuous solution reviews and upgrades to ensure that the solutions remain relevant and up to date with current trends, standards and requirements
Evaluation:
  • Ability to remedy programmatic issues / faults reported by customers with regard to products that they are using Client’s satisfaction with the products that they use
  • Ability to maintain software solutions and keep them relevant, easy to use and continuously updated and in conformance with industry standards and acceptable functionality
  • Ensure continued customer satisfaction by being committed and accountable in delivering results that meet their needs
Reporting and any other Duties
  • You will be reporting to the Project Manager, and in the absence to the Head of Technical department both of whom shall be your supervisor and senior supervisor respectively
  • Your supervisors should be briefed on the progress of the team’s activities towards achieving the set targets and the status of the client relationships on the ground
  • The supervisors may review your duties from time to time
Evaluation:
  • Supervisor’s recommendation
Knowledge and Skills:

Required:
  • Must have 3-4 years’ experience in software development
  • Must understand desktop and web development with the following skills: Java, Php, javascript, J2ME, Android programming, Ajax, .Net
  • Knowledge of database platforms: SQL server, MySql, Oracle, foxpro, XML
  • Excellent team player and willingness to take direction and use own initiative as appropriate
  • Desire to learn new technologies and adapt to them with regard to programs and programming as a whole
  • Ability to communicate clearly within team, to management and with clients on relevant subjects of the tasks undertaken
  • Project organization and management skill
  • Experience with RAD tools and MVC frameworks e.g CakePhp, code igniter e.t.c
  • Experience in using web publishing and content management tools e.g dreamweaver and joomla to come up with websites that can be commercialized
Preferred:
  • Course in project management
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Other programming languages and tools e.g. C#, python e.t.c
  • Experience with financial management software and financial accounting packages
  • Graphic design skills (Photoshop, illustrator, fireworks e.t.c)
Professional Competencies:

The following are key competencies required of the role.

The candidate must exhibit the following professional competencies:
  • Hardworking
  • Honest
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Commitment
  • Accountability
  • Project Management
Education and Training:
  • Diploma/Degree Computer Science/Information Technology or related course
  • A course in software project management would be a bonus
How to Apply:

Interested candidates holding the necessary requirements, good performance and / or references are encouraged to apply with detailed CV’s, inclusive of names and contacts of 3 referees, current telephone number and email address by scrolling down and clicking on:
 Software Engineer 

Kindly include your current and expected remuneration in your resume.

Be advised, this job is open to Kenyan nationals only

Job Title: Technical Sales Executive

Job Code: TSE/TL/150603
 
Number of Positions Open: 1

Reports To: Director, Strategy and Business Development
 
Location: Nairobi, Kenya

Closing Date:  Open Until Filled

Summary:
 Our client is a Kenyan ICT firm that develops ICT solutions that automate business processes in every sector of the economy to promote efficiency, sustainable innovation, and best practice. 

They are also a trend setter in mobile solutions used by millions of Kenyans, every day and are licensed by Communication Authority to provide premium rate and content services.

Job Summary:
 As a Technical Sales Executive, you will be responsible for developing new business opportunities and leading on special projects to achieve set targets. 


You will also be accountable for shaping and winning new business through client interaction to understand customers’ needs and problem statements and come up with business proposals to justify the relevance of engagement and system development.

You will act as the primary owner of key customer relationships and be the spokesperson within the organization on significant matters relating to policies, pursuits, capabilities and objectives for the key customers and provide recommendations to the company concerning strategies that will deliver sustainable and profitable business growth as well. 

You will also set financial and performance targets to develop viable businesses and ventures to be undertaken by the organization. 

You will need to ensure open and efficient communication channels exist between you and your supervisor in order for the business to run smoothly.

Primary Responsibilities:

Market Research
  • Carry out research of new technology, industry, market and related events, publications, and announcements; tracking individual contributors and their accomplishments to identify trendsetter ideas that will ensure business leadership, growth and continuity
  • Study integration of new venture with company strategies and operations; examining risks and potentials; estimating partners' needs and goals to develop negotiating strategies and positions
New Products and market Business and sales
  • Open up new markets and engagements that did not initially exist including boundary expansion and new product development
  • Developing a pro-active approach to establish and maintain professional relationships with new and potential clients that promote growth of business and market share in the industry
  • To interact with new and existing customers to create problem solving solutions to them that do not exist in the company portfolio
  • Actively and successfully manage the Sales and Business Development Process : lead generation, credentials pitch, asking questions; solution pitch, negotiation, close; handover to the technical account management team and follow up to ensure successful product delivery
Project Technical Sales
  • Make project proposals, pitch solutions and presentations to the relevant parties and close sales /partnership agreements for new businesses
  • Engage in deliberations with other organizations and stakeholders,
  • Work as a team and also as a leader in one’s own capacity and ensure that you maintain professional conduct and delivery of business
  • Liaise closely with the mainstream Technical Team, sales team as well as management while in their engagement to align the objectives and requirements of the new project with the overall organization strategy, priorities and objectives
  • Work and liaise closely with the technical team to create work plans and project plans for the execution of the new projects which are then discussed with the project stake holders to get an overall buying for the engagement
Business Plan / Budget Process
  • Contribute to the development of company’s business plan
  • Contribute toward the development of appropriate financial and performance targets
Reporting and any other duties
  • You will be reporting to the Director, Strategy and Business Development who shall be your supervisor
  • Your supervisor should be briefed on the progress and challenges of all areas mentioned above and you should propose recommendations for review
  • The Your supervisor may review your duties from time to time
  • You will be responsible for representing the company externally in the industry
Knowledge and Skills:

Required:
  • 2-4 years’ experience in technical sales engagement in a relevant corporate industry
  • Good technical background with an understanding of software solutions development and life Cycle.
  • Result oriented and a high performer
  • Strong interpersonal skills and human relations
  • Experience with enterprise software solutions in large and complex organizations
  • Analytical and ability to make sound judgment on viability of ventures
  • Strong understanding of customer and market dynamics and requirements
  • Flexibility to travel away from the city to meet prospective clients and work
  • Proven leadership and ability to drive business development team
Preferred:
  • Experience in Software Engineering is an added advantage.
  • Analytical and strategic to customer needs and problems
  • Competitive analysis
  • Prospecting and closing skills
  • Excellent client management and relationship management skills
  • Strong communication skills in all forms including written, oral, email, telephone, and presentation
  • Excellent organizational and time management skills
  • Strong communication skills in all forms including written,
  • Ability to cope with competing demands and to prioritize tasks
  • Capable of hands on problem-solving, with ability to generate ideas and solutions
  • Professionalism
  • High energy levels and hard working
  • Excellent time management
Education and Training:
  • A Bachelor’s degree course in a relevant discipline in business development and or ICT related field
  • Experience in business development and/or sales discipline (or a relevant course) that positions you as a strong sales and business development candidate
  • A degree in a relevant technical discipline will be an added advantage.
How to Apply:

Interested candidates holding the necessary requirements, good performance and / or references are encouraged to apply with detailed CV’s, inclusive of names and contacts of 3 referees, current telephone number and email address by scrolling down and clicking on:
 Technical Sales Executive 

Kindly include your current and expected remuneration in your resume.

Be advised, this job is open to Kenyan nationals only

Job Title: Customer Service Manager

Job Code: CSM/TL/150521
 
Number of Positions Open: 1

Location:
 Nairobi, Kenya

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Summary:
 Our client is an ICT company that strives to automate business processes in various sectors of the economy with the aim to promote efficiency, best practice and sustainable innovation.

Job Summary:
 As a Customer Service Manager, you will be responsible for providing excellent customer service and to promote this idea throughout the organization. 

The goal is to keep the department running in an efficient and profitable manner, to increase customer satisfaction, loyalty and retention and to meet their expectations.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Plan, organize, direct, manage and evaluate all customer service activities and budget for the organization
  • Ensure all customer service activities support and strengthen the strategic objectives of the organization
  • Develop, implement and manage the organizations customer service policies, procedures, standards and strategies while complying with all applicable rules, regulations, standards and best practices
  • Responsible with managing the call center, handling routine inquiries received by email and phone and 24 hour support functions
  • Manage a team of 5 – 10 staff members
  • Develop and measure KPI’s to determine and improve the effectiveness of all customer service activities
  • Apply new knowledge to management tasks for the improvement of customer service activities
  • Analyze customer service related information and evaluate the results to choose best resolutions and alternatives to customer service challenges, and to identify opportunities to improve customer service
  • Provide guidance on how to escalate complaints and disputes in a well understood manner
  • Resolve customer complaints and answer customers’ questions regarding organizational policies and procedures
  • Be a mentor to other customer service personnel
  • Develop and maintain constructive and cooperative working relationships with stakeholders
  • Collaborate and communicate knowledge i.e trends, market information and customer insights across the organization
  • Identify opportunities to add value beyond problem resolution to relevant business areas
  • Perform and/or direct day to day administrative tasks
  • Project management
  • Any other task required on request
Qualifications and Experience
  • A bachelor degree in Business Administration or a related field
  • 3 years’ experience in a similar role in the industry
  • Experience is providing customer service support
  • Excellent knowledge of management methods and techniques
  • Awareness of industry’s changing trends and applications
  • Must have excellent client – facing, communication and report writing skills.
  • Customer Service oriented
  • Must have high integrity and willing to work with minimal supervision.
Desired Skills and Attributes
  • Communication skills
  • Customer service focus
  • Supervisory skills
  • Problem analysis and problem solving
  • Decision making
  • Planning and organizing
  • Initiative
  • Leadership skills
  • Flexibility
  • Presentation skills
  • Stress tolerance and patience

How to Apply:

Interested candidates holding the necessary requirements, good performance and / or references are encouraged to apply with detailed CV’s, inclusive of names and contacts of 3 referees, current telephone number and email address by scrolling down and clicking on:
 Customer Service Manager 

Kindly include your current and expected remuneration in your resume.

Be advised, this job is open to Kenyan nationals only