M-KOPA
is seeking:
Position
Title: Device Data Analyst
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Position
Start: As
soon As Possible
Reporting
to: Device
Analytics Manager
Overall Purpose: This position will allow M-KOPA to do more data analysis on units in the field so as to quickly respond to device issues (whether they be hardware or firmware issues).
Overall Purpose: This position will allow M-KOPA to do more data analysis on units in the field so as to quickly respond to device issues (whether they be hardware or firmware issues).
About
M-KOPA Solar: M-KOPA
Solar, headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, is the global leader of
"pay-as-you-go" energy for off-grid customers.
Since
its commercial launch in October 2012, M-KOPA has connected more than 350,000
homes in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to solar power, and is now adding over 500
new homes each day.
The
success of M-KOPA (M= mobile, KOPA= to borrow) stems from making solar products
affordable to low-income households on a pay-per-use installment plan.
Customers
acquire solar systems for a small deposit and then purchase daily usage
"credits" for Kshs 50, or less than the price of traditional kerosene
lighting. After one year of payments customers own their solar systems
outright and can upgrade to more power.
All
revenues are collected in real-time via mobile money systems (such as M-PESA in
Kenya) and embedded GSM sensors in each solar system allow M-KOPA to monitor
real time performance and regulate usage based upon payments.
This
connected design means that M-KOPA is processing vast amounts of data (i.e.
over 10,000 mobile payments per day) via the company's proprietary cloud
platform, M-KOPAnet.
As of January 2016 M-KOPA employs over 700 full time staff across East Africa and sells through a network of over 1,000 direct sales agents. It has also commenced licensing its technology to partners in other markets.
M-KOPA
has been recognised for its pioneering business mode and scale, notably winning
the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize, being selected as the top New Energy
Pioneer at the 2014 Bloomberg New Energy Finance awards and earning the 2013
FT/IFC Excellence in Sustainable Finance Award.
M-KOPA has also successfully tested a range of new products that leverage its relationship with customers, and M-KOPA’s unique competencies in mobile telecommunications and ICT.
To
ensure that the research and development of new products add value to (and do
not distract from) its core business, M-KOPA is establishing the M-KOPA
Labs.
The
Labs will be a dedicated business unit within M-KOPA that will define and test
extensions of the M-KOPA asset-based credit model for off-grid-power to new
products and services.
Role Profile
Key Accountabilities
- Responsible
for daily, weekly, monthly, & quarterly reports to analyze device
performance and production performance
- Examine
business objectives and devise new reports that will help the business
meet these objectives by improving products.
- Maintain
reports and distribute findings to relevant teams
- Analyzing
device statistics including changes made to current devices and devices in
the test stage
- Proactive
in providing reporting tools, reports and analysis to relevant teams
- Effective
communication with key partners and peers
Requirements/
Specification
Education: Bachelor’s degree in
Engineering, Programming, or Information Technology.
Skills & Experience
Skills & Experience
- Two
(2) to five (5) years of data analysis, SQL or similar.
- Experience
in analytical-reporting
- Microsoft
Excel Advanced Skills
- Microsoft
Office suite/Microsoft Office Query SQL
- Communication
skills
Remuneration: Competitive covering a
monthly salary, performance bonus and medical benefits reflective of the
candidate’s experience and skills.
To
Apply
To
apply, send an updated detailed copy of your CV and a cover letter expressing
why you feel you would be an excellent candidate for the role to
careers@m-kopa.com with the subject EV-DDA-2078
Deadline
for application is 5pm on Wednesday 1st June, 2016.
Please Note: M-KOPA, as a policy, does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’ or any other kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process.
Please Note: M-KOPA, as a policy, does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’ or any other kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process.
Due to the large number of applications received by us, we regret that you will not be contacted unless you are short listed for the post and invited for an interview. Therefore, if you have not heard from M-KOPA within 4 weeks of the date of the deadline your application, you should assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
This measure has been taken in the interests of efficiency and cost
effectiveness and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.