M-KOPA is seeking:
Position Title: Supply
& Demand Coordinator
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Position Start: As soon As Possible
Reporting to: Head of Operations
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.
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 KES 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 900 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 recognized 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
- Manage
relationships with local suppliers
- Raise, issue
and track Purchase Orders (PO) and order fulfilment by suppliers
- Track
deliveries and performance to ensure supplier compliance with PO terms
- Ensure
invoicing, payment and financial statements are timely and accurate
- Work with the
warehouse manager to track essential stocks levels and predict issues
- Work with
Supply & Demand Planner to ensure on-time international supplier
deliveries
- Other duties as
assigned
Requirements / Specification
- At least one
year of experience in purchasing, sourcing, logistics, or supplier
management
- Detail
oriented, excellent organizational skills, and problem solving abilities
- Ability to work
to tight deadlines, punctuality and timeliness
- Clear
communication on email, telephone, in person
- Ability to
manage overlapping timelines and complex information flows
- Exceptional
work ethic, able to self-manage and take initiative without being
micro-managed
- Experience in
hardware/software or consumer electronics is beneficial but not required
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-SDC-2095
Deadline for application is 5pm on Thursday 22nd September, 2016.
Position Title: Licensed
Market Manager
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Position Start:Immediate
Reporting to: Chief Systems Officer
Overall Purpose: M-KOPA is seeking a Licensed Market Manager who will own the launch of M-KOPA product into new licensed country markets. Manages the relationship between M-KOPA and the licensee.
Overall Purpose: M-KOPA is seeking a Licensed Market Manager who will own the launch of M-KOPA product into new licensed country markets. Manages the relationship between M-KOPA and the licensee.
Drives cross functional
communication and launch readiness with internal M-KOPA teams. Provides the
ongoing management and support of the market to ensure SLAs are being met with
the client.
Who We Are: 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 instalment 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 900 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 recognized
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
Responsibilities
Role Profile
Responsibilities
1. Collaboration with the
markets
- Works with
client to understand detailed requirements for new licensed market
- Ensures
compliance of branding guidelines in region
- Delivers full
solution to licensee
2. Team Lead for M-KPA Team
- Generates
requirements for M-KOPA team
- Leads M-KOPA
team to prepare for launch: M-KOPANET, inventory, warehouse, branding, etc
- Supports
preparation and launch activities in region to ensure training and
implementation is executed well
3. Trendsetter
- Provides
ongoing support to client after region is launched with quarterly check
ins
- Reports status,
issues, or wins to M-KOPA leadership team.
Incumbent Requirements
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Business Development, Economics, Finance, or equivalent work
experience.
- 8 years of
Program Management experience or Business Development
- Demonstrated
ability to learn quickly to gain deep knowledge of M-KOPA business model
- Experience
dealing with external customers to understand their requirements and
deliver
- Ability to
share and impart knowledge
- Organizational
and time management skills; can work in an ambiguous fast paced
environment
- Ability to
create business/ project plans with little direction.
- Competent
interpersonal skills, demonstrating the ability to lead projects and gain
buy in
- Ability to
evaluate business processes, identify risks and evaluate controls.
- Advanced oral
and written communication skills
- Advanced
investigative and analytical skills
- Ability to
liaise with individuals across a wide variety of operational, functional,
and technical disciplines.
- Ability to work
independently, as well as within a team environment
- Ability to
travel up to 30% of work time.
Remuneration: Competitive covering a
monthly salary, performance bonus and medical benefits reflective of the
candidate’s experience and skills.
To Apply
To apply, send a 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-LMM-2094”.
Deadline for application is 5pm on Sunday 9th October, 2016.
Deadline for application is 5pm on Sunday 9th October, 2016.
Position Title: Lead Business Analyst
Location: Nairobi
Position Start: As Soon As Possible
Reporting to:Product
Manager
Overall Purpose: Collaboratively
designing solutions to meet business and user needs.
Who We Are: 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 instalment plan.
Customers acquire solar
systems for a small deposit and then purchase daily usage "credits"
for Ksh 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 900 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
Key Accountabilities
- Collecting,
understanding and analyzing operational objectives by studying business
functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and
formats.
- Documenting all
business requirements in a clear and concise manner
- Engaging
business users and the technology team in order to prioritize system
feature requests
- Engaging
business users and the technology team in design of M-KOPA’s systems with
a view to maximizing value for all involved
- Ensuring the
user experience in M-KOPA systems is optimal
- Developing new
business processes that have an impact on M-KOPA’s systems and making
improvements on existing ones
- Suggesting
improvements to M-KOPA’s systems by studying current practices and
conceptualizing solutions to challenges arising
- Developing user
documentation and training manuals
Incumbent Requirements
Education: Preferred: Technology
Related Degree
Experience: Required: At least 5 years in a similar
position, 3 years in a supervisory
role
Knowledge / Skills:
Required
- Ability to
analyze and document complex business requirements.
- Aptitude for
solving unstructured problems and making decisions.
- Strong
analytical and problem solving skills with an attention to detail
- Strong team
leadership skills
- Self-motivated
with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage own time with
changing priorities in an agile environment
- Strong oral,
written and presentation skills – ability to explain complexity easily to
a non-technical stakeholder group.
- Strong
understanding and able to articulate risks, issues and dependencies.
- Analytical
mind-set and ability to see the big picture.
- A results
oriented individual who thrives working in a fast paced environment
- Excellent
interpersonal skills with a willingness to go the extra mile to assist and
coach other team members
Beneficial
- Working in an
Agile environment
- Prior
experience working on UX modelling
Remuneration: Competitive covering a
monthly salary, performance bonus and medical benefits reflective of the
candidate’s experience and skills.
To Apply
To apply, send a 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-LBA-2092”.
Deadline for application is 5pm on Sunday 9th October, 2016.
Please Note: M-KOPA Solar is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women, minorities and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
In compliance with applicable
laws and in furtherance of its commitment to fostering an environment that
welcomes and embraces diversity, M-KOPA does not discriminate on the basis of
race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and
parenting status), disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, marital status or genetic information in its programs or
activities, including employment.
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.
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.
