M-KOPA is seeking:
Position Title: Data Operations Lead
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
Position Start: As soon As Possible
Reporting to: Head of Data Operations
Overall Purpose: The Data Operations Lead will be responsible for overseeing the design, development and use of data systems. The person in this position will discover efficient ways to organize, store, analyse and visualise data.
Overall Purpose: The Data Operations Lead will be responsible for overseeing the design, development and use of data systems. The person in this position will discover efficient ways to organize, store, analyse and visualise data.
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
Project management
- Oversee key data projects to improve the
team’s data reporting and business intelligence capabilities
- Drive analytical work streams that lead to
useful insights to support key decision-making processes
Business Intelligence
- Develop and manage weekly, monthly and
quarterly reporting both internally and externally
- Build and maintain advanced SQL scripts to aid
in business reporting
- Devise and implement efficient procedures for
data handling and analysis
- Continuously evaluate and suggest new ways of
improving efficiency
Analytics
- Explore and derive meaningful insights from
various data sources that would lead to significant revenue generation and
or cost-cutting
Collaboration with other teams
- Create and enforce policies for effective data
management
- Formulate techniques for quality data
collection to ensure data accuracy and integrity
- Establish rules and procedures for data
sharing with upper management, business users, external stakeholders
Professional development
- Seek to improve individual and team’s data
extraction and analytical capabilities
- Improve individual and team’s proficiency in
data extraction and business intelligence tools such as SQL, Excel and
Power BI
Requirements / Specification
- Quantitative degree in Math, Computer Science,
Statistics or equivalent
- At least 3 years in a data position with
significant project management experience
- Working knowledge of data administration and
management functions collection, analysis and distribution using MS SQL
Server, Power Query and TSQL
- Familiarity with modern database and
information system technologies
- Ability to communicate efficiently using
PowerPoint and other visualization tools
- An analytical mind set with problem-solving
skills
Remuneration: Competitive covering a monthly salary, performance
bonus and medical benefits reflective of the candidate’s experience and skills.
To Apply
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-DOL-2084
Deadline for application is 5pm on
Sunday 7th July, 2016.
Position Title: Sales Training Officer
Location: Based at HQ with over 50% countrywide travel
Position Start: ASAP
Reporting to: Sales & Training Manager
Overall Purpose: The role is responsible for supporting the sales department through providing total coverage of all appropriate training needs.
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
- Evaluating training requirements for the sales
department, consulting with departmental head and HR.
- Designing training curriculum to facilitate
meeting departmental goals.
- Developing and maintaining training material
to the highest standards.
- Ensure that all members of staff, new and
existing, within the sales department are trained to an appropriate level.
- To maintain effective communication and
knowledge transfer with the sales team
- Organizing the training including: determining
training schedules, venues, facilities and supporting other trainer in
training.
- Managing the training operations budget to
ensure maximum return on investments.
- Developing training impact assessment
methodology and implementing within set timelines
- Evaluate the effectiveness of training and
modify materials as appropriate.
- Preparing Training Reports
Key Competencies Required
- Good understanding of adult learning
techniques
- Effective communication skills, leadership and
time management skills
- Formal training qualification is desirable
- Computer literacy
Experience
- Minimum of 1 year in a training role
- Experience of working within a sales
environment is desirable
- Experience of communicating at all levels up
to and including senior management
- Experience of designing, delivering and
maintaining training materials.
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-STO-2085
Deadline for applications is 5 pm on
Sunday 31st July, 2016.
Position Title: Web Content Intern
Location: Nairobi,
Kenya
Position Start: As
soon As Possible
Reporting to:Information Security Officer
Duration: Six (6) months
Overall Purpose: The Web Content Intern is responsible for creating
and/or acquiring content for the intranet websites, e-mail newsletters and
other online communications media such as blogs.
The role may be extended to include
some technical or creative responsibilities (such as website re-design,
re-structuring, migration/importation of content to the Intranet, training team
champions and improving user experiences)
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
The Nature of Online Content: Online content can take many forms, including plain text, links, database content, still images (illustrations, photographs, diagrams), animation, audio, video, interactive devices (forms, forums, chat rooms, polls, questionnaires, etc.).
The main responsibility of the WC
Intern will be for the creation or acquisition of verbal content (primarily
textual but also audio/visual), although a close relationship with other teams,
such as graphic designers, will almost certainly be required.
Key Accountabilities
1. Design and development
[Note: The WC Intern is unlikely to
be primarily responsible for design and development. They will, however,
contribute an important user-orientated perspective to the process.]
- Contribute to audience research as a basis for
design of the site.
- Contribute to the top-level and detailed
design of the website (or e-newsletter, etc.), with a particular focus on
the ways in which the goals for the site and the needs of users can be met
through the provision of appropriate content.
- Contribute to the process of information
design, to ensure that content is appropriately structured to meet the
goals for the site and the needs of users.
- Contribute to documentation of the design.
2. Co-ordination and planning
- Schedule the creation/acquisition of content
in accordance with editorial policy.
- Allocate tasks to additional content
contributors in different teams.
- Manage the creation/acquisition of content in
accordance with the schedule.
- Manage costs within agreed budgets for
promotional activities.
3. Content creation
- Prepare textual content for Intranet websites
(including feature articles, advertising copy, database content, links,
FAQs, etc.).
- Prepare textual content for e-newsletters.
- Design web forms where necessary.
- Prepare textual content for distribution as
SMS messages.
- Specify the multimedia content needed to
support or work alongside textual content.
- Locate and select appropriate, existing
multimedia content, including still images, animations, music and video.
- Liaise with multimedia specialists in the
creation of any new multimedia content.
- Edit copy received from additional content
contributors.
4. Website promotion
- Use metadata and other methods to optimize
search engine positions.
- Communicate with other site owners in order to
maximize incoming links.
5. Communication with users
- Respond to user enquiries, comments and
suggestions.
- Moderate forums.
- Edit and/or approve content contributions made
by users.
6. Content maintenance
- Update and maintain time-sensitive material.
- Maintain menus, indexes and directories within
the intranet site collection.
- Archive and backup content (where this is not
automatic)
7. Evaluation
- Conduct or commission ongoing audience
research.
- Compile and analyze website usage statistics.
- Obtain and analyze user feedback.
- Recommend changes in editorial policy and site
design.
Qualifications
- Currently enrolled in an Undergraduate Program
(Preferably Marketing, Communication, Corporate Communication,
Communications Business Management or an IT related field) or relevant
work experience in online marketing, communications or web content
management will be an advantage.
- Relevant professional certifications are a
plus.
- Experience working with SharePoint Online or
other content management systems is a plus.
- Technology savvy and a quick learner with
strong attention to detail.
- Collaborative and positive attitude are a
must.
- Team player, able to work with various
personalities.
- Ability to work independently and participate
in multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.
- Ability to work independently with minimal
supervision, demonstrated ability to use initiative and be a self-starter.
- Must be fluent in English both spoken and
written. Swahili is a plus.
Remuneration: Competitive package covering a monthly stipend
reflective of the candidate’s experience and skills.
To Apply
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-WCI-2086
Deadline for application is 5pm on
Sunday 31st July, 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.
