Stima Savings and Credit Co-operative
Society Limited (Stima Sacco) is a leading country-wide, fast growing and
licensed DTS (Deposit Taking Sacco) with an asset base of Kshs18.6bn, a loan
book of Kshs 15 bn, a deposit base of Kshs15.5bn and a membership of 46,000
derived from the energy, utilities, services, education, diaspora, small and
micro enterprises (SMEs) sectors amongst others.
We seek to recruit a qualified person to fill the following position:
System Analyst
Reporting to the Systems
Administrator, the Systems Analyst, will be responsible for examining existing
IT systems and business models, analysing systems requirements, undertaking
product development and assist in configuring and testing feasible
solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Evaluate Stima Sacco’s business needs, analyze
data and processes, evaluate new and existing systems to determine gaps
and fits, and translate business requirements to technology
specifications.
- Facilitate and participate in application
design sessions of highly complex business requirements; propose and
formulate project solutions that align with future business strategy, meet
current business requirements and considers technological architectural
standards
- Write detailed functional and technical
specifications and prepare other systems and functional documentation such
as flow charts, use cases, and activity diagrams that clearly defines
business and systems requirements
- Coordinate and participate in the QA testing
process; work with programmers and System Administrator to analyze resolve
issues.
- Provide consultative support to business units,
project teams, act as liaison between user areas and technology, keep all
parties informed of status, and effectively coordinate problem resolution.
- Coordinate, communicate and verify
implementations.
- Document requirements or contribute to user
manuals
- Provide thought leadership on continuously
improving development practices
Skills and Qualifications
- Holder of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science.
- Professional qualification of in Software
Development
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in business
requirements management system analysis and design.
- Solid understanding of system integration
methods such as web services and xml
- Excellent verbal and written communication
skills
- Solid understanding of Agile development
practices
- Experience in relational databases, Languages
such as C/SIDE programming, .Net, visual Basic etc.
- Ability to communicate effectively throughout
all levels of the organization
- Highly experienced in leading cross functional
solution definition sessions with business and technology teams
- Effectively served as a liaison between IT and
user community in a consultative role in translating business and systems
needs into solution requirements
- Ability to work under pressure and or until
problem is solved.
- Must work with little or no supervision
Marketing Manager
We are seeking to recruit an
experienced and self-motivated individual to the position of Marketing Manager
to propel the Society brands to new heights.
The role of the job holder will
require someone with a breadth of skills across brand marketing, branch
management and product development with great insight and intuition. In
particular the job holder will be a person with an interest in a member based
Society, with a strategic outlook and exemplary execution skills.
Reporting to the Chief Manager
Business Development and working closely with the Branch Managers, the key
responsibilities will be to:
- Develop and provide leadership in
implementation of marketing and communication strategy to achieve the
Society’s business and corporate strategies;
- Contribute to the development and refinement
of the Society’s marketing vision and strategy;
- Lead the marketing function and identify,
analyse and implement new business growth opportunities;
- Implement marketing, advertising and
promotional tasks and carry out effective management of the marketing,
advertising and promotional activities in the Society;
- Support creation of data-driven, dynamic,
‘voice-of-the-customer’ marketing strategies and tests that deliver
against Return on Investment (ROI) targets through a segmented customer
base across diverse marketing channels;
- Ensure consistent brand messaging across TV,
print, radio, outdoor, digital and social media marketing channels;
- Provide feedback into product development and
service offers; participate in their development and collaboration to
create, launch and track performance of product and service offerings in
our markets;
- Prepare annual marketing plans and forecasts
for the Society;
- Evaluate marketing effectiveness by
allocating, managing and monitoring advertisement and promotion budgets
periodically;
- Direct and analyse regular market research in
order to develop insights for product development, brand positioning and
brand equity growth;
- Carry out market intelligence and surveys,
accelerate growth in membership and product uptake;
- Execute and integrate online and offline
marketing initiatives including mass media, email, print, direct mail,
social media, company websites, branch awareness and other marketing
initiatives.
Leadership
- Contribute to maintenance of a strong
organisation culture, values and reputation to the clients, staff,
suppliers, partners and regulators;
- Maintain a climate that attracts, retains and
motivates top quality personnel through effective performance management,
team leadership, coaching and mentorship.
- Develop a deep understanding of the Society
Savings and Credit products available to customers;
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or other
related fields from a recognised university;
- Chartered Institute of Marketing professional
qualification;
- A Master’s degree in a Business related field
is an added advantage;
- Six (6) years of relevant experience, three
(3) of which should be at a supervisory level, preferably in a financial
institution;
- Strong leadership skills and ability to
influence;
- Strong execution skills with proven experience
in multi-project execution and management;
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to
work well with diverse cross functional teams;
- Demonstrate a high level of independent
judgement;
- A start-up personality, entrepreneurial,
ambitious, independent, detail oriented, proactive, flexible and
resilient;
- Excellent problem solving and analytical
ability in cross-functional and multi-cultural environments; ability to
define problems, collect relevant data, extract meaning and draw valid
conclusions;
- Practical experience in the application of
digital marketing and social media as part of the integrated marketing
campaigns;
- Experience in effectively managing budgets,
financial reporting and setting up effective metrics and business
processes;
- Tenacity and resolve to work in a fast paced
job;
- Excellent oral, written, analytical and
communication skills.
Marketing Manager
We are seeking to recruit an
experienced and self-motivated individual to the position of Marketing Manager
to propel the Society brands to new heights.
The role of the job holder will
require someone with a breadth of skills across brand marketing, branch
management and product development with great insight and intuition. In
particular the job holder will be a person with an interest in a member based
Society, with a strategic outlook and exemplary execution skills.
Reporting to the Chief Manager
Business Development and working closely with the Branch Managers, the key
responsibilities will be to:
- Develop and provide leadership in
implementation of marketing and communication strategy to achieve the
Society’s business and corporate strategies;
- Contribute to the development and refinement
of the Society’s marketing vision and strategy;
- Lead the marketing function and identify,
analyse and implement new business growth opportunities;
- Implement marketing, advertising and
promotional tasks and carry out effective management of the marketing,
advertising and promotional activities in the Society;
- Support creation of data-driven, dynamic,
‘voice-of-the-customer’ marketing strategies and tests that deliver
against Return on Investment (ROI) targets through a segmented customer
base across diverse marketing channels;
- Ensure consistent brand messaging across TV,
print, radio, outdoor, digital and social media marketing channels;
- Provide feedback into product development and
service offers; participate in their development and collaboration to
create, launch and track performance of product and service offerings in
our markets;
- Prepare annual marketing plans and forecasts
for the Society;
- Evaluate marketing effectiveness by
allocating, managing and monitoring advertisement and promotion budgets
periodically;
- Direct and analyse regular market research in
order to develop insights for product development, brand positioning and
brand equity growth;
- Carry out market intelligence and surveys,
accelerate growth in membership and product uptake;
- Execute and integrate online and offline
marketing initiatives including mass media, email, print, direct mail,
social media, company websites, branch awareness and other marketing
initiatives.
Leadership
- Contribute to maintenance of a strong
organisation culture, values and reputation to the clients, staff,
suppliers, partners and regulators;
- Maintain a climate that attracts, retains and
motivates top quality personnel through effective performance management,
team leadership, coaching and mentorship.
- Develop a deep understanding of the Society
Savings and Credit products available to customers;
Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or other
related fields from a recognised university;
- Chartered Institute of Marketing professional
qualification;
- A Master’s degree in a Business related field
is an added advantage;
- Six (6) years of relevant experience, three
(3) of which should be at a supervisory level, preferably in a financial
institution;
- Strong leadership skills and ability to
influence;
- Strong execution skills with proven experience
in multi-project execution and management;
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to
work well with diverse cross functional teams;
- Demonstrate a high level of independent
judgement;
- A start-up personality, entrepreneurial,
ambitious, independent, detail oriented, proactive, flexible and
resilient;
- Excellent problem solving and analytical
ability in cross-functional and multi-cultural environments; ability to
define problems, collect relevant data, extract meaning and draw valid
conclusions;
- Practical experience in the application of
digital marketing and social media as part of the integrated marketing
campaigns;
- Experience in effectively managing budgets,
financial reporting and setting up effective metrics and business
processes;
- Tenacity and resolve to work in a fast paced
job;
- Excellent oral, written, analytical and
communication skills.
Research Manager
Reporting to the Chief Manager
Business Development, the Research Manager will be responsible for selecting
the appropriate research methodology and supporting techniques in order to
oversee business planning, client service, project management and offer
leadership to the team in order to achieve business strategies and
objectives.
The job holder will facilitate
completion of research assignments as well as collate and analyse market
research/industry data in order to provide insights and business intelligence
needed to extract data for business development.
Key Responsibilities
- Closely work with both in-house teams and
research agencies in designing qualitative and quantitative research plans
for all products in all stages of the product life cycle;
- Design research questionnaires, and moderator
guides and oversee the fieldwork initiatives;
- Manage all aspects of qualitative and
quantitative consumer research for products including research regarding
to product awareness, positioning, benefits, marketing communications and
product patronage;
- Facilitate and benchmark research findings in
the financial services, banking and Sacco industry and other sectors so as
to develop robust future growth plans;
- Provide information on various customer
segments and identify opportunities for growth and tracking the society’s
market share in these segments against regional and global market trends;
- Analyse data and report writing for internal
staff research requirements, carry out research on issues raised by the
departmental/functional heads;
- Ensure that the industry research knowledge is
integrated from projects, desk-top research and other sources in order to
obtain a consolidated competitive offering;
- Undertake varied ad hoc secondary research
based on business needs;
- Carry out intelligence research to inform the
business on current activities in the market;
- Interpret data, write reports, summarise key
findings and make actionable recommendations;
- Carry out inward facing research in data
mining and analysing existing MIS data in order to get trends that shall
be utilised for business development.
Skills and Qualifications
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics, Statistics,
Commerce, Economics or any other related fields;
- Post graduate Diploma in Marketing will be
highly recommended;
- A Master’s Degree in Business related will be
an added advantage;
- At least five (5) years’ experience in
Marketing, Brand Management, Advertising or Market Research in a reputable
organisation;
- Good working knowledge of analytical and
statistical tools to analyse and interpret data such as MS Word, Excel,
Access, PowerPoint and/or SPSS/SAS software;
- Experience in identifying and managing
research vendors;
- Sound knowledge of interpreting and analysing
financial and non-financial information;
- Must be a strategic thinker with strong
organisational and analytical skills;
- Attention to details with ability to summarise
detailed reports without losing the bigger picture;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication
skills;
- Honesty, integrity, reliability, consumer
empathy, curiosity, problem solving ability, ability to think on feet,
proactive, confidence, high level of accuracy;
- Ability to work independently on projects in a
fast paced environment;
- Highly motivated, flexible and adaptable
nature.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates are required to submit a detailed CV and mandatory application letter quoting the Job Title on the subject line.
Interested and qualified candidates are required to submit a detailed CV and mandatory application letter quoting the Job Title on the subject line.
The file name of CV and application
letter must be the applicant’s name and sent to: stimajobs@stima-sacco.com
Applications close on 21st August 2015.
Only Shortlisted Candidates will be contacted