About Andela
Andela is a global engineering organization that connects
leading technology companies and talented software developers from around the
world.
We enable companies to build high-performing engineering teams
while providing a platform for talented technologists to accelerate their
expertise.
Guest Relations and Travel Internship
Andela’s Internship programmes provide a chance for brilliant
minds to kick start their careers in a company that offers world class
experience in everything we do.
The Guest Relations and Travel intern will offer support to the
department in managing logistics around the key aspects of incoming and
outgoing travel.
Responsibilities
Travel
Outgoing Travel
(International)
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Assist in liaising with all other
Andela Centers to ensure that adequate notice is given for all scheduled travel
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Help in ensuring that the intended
personnel traveling has all necessary documentation required for travel
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Arranging and follow-up for all
necessary documentation and requirements to facilitate travel, e.g. Passports,
Invite letters, Visas, Yellow fever, Tickets, Insurance etc. Experience in
dealing with processing of passports and visas is not a requirement but would
be an added advantage.
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Liaising with all departments to
ensure the travelling personnel has everything they need for purposes of their
travel.
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Liaising with other centers to ensure
they are prepared to receive the travelling personnel.
Incoming Travel
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Helping to ensure we give the
different centers adequate support to facilitate the travel of their personnel
or proposed guests to Andela Kenya on request.
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Assisting in receiving all incoming
guests and ensuring that we can cater for all special needs as and when they
come in.
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Following up with guests to ensure
they complete surveys that can guide us on how and where to improve.
Guest Relations
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Updating the guest schedule
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Updating departments and/or personnel
that may be required to provide support in ensuring the success of a visit.
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Assisting in Internal communication
to the Andela Kenya community on oncoming guests
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Any other duties as may be assigned
How to Apply
Operations Associate
Responsibilities
Meals and kitchen management
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Gather feedback on meals; quantities,
quality from kitchen staff and any issues arising
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Monitor the hygiene levels observed
by support staff while handling food, utensils and the kitchen supplies
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Update transport usage and
trends on a monthly basis on the Cost trackers
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Review usage per department per month
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Manage monthly invoicing and
costs breakdown for each department
Workspace management
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Identify, communicate and share the
space needs based on expected fellows and hires with facilities department.
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Ensure workspaces have adequate
resources: chairs, desks, power connections, monitors, ethernet ports
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Ensure all workspaces, common areas
are used for the intended purposes.
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Ensure that meeting spaces are used
efficiently and effectively
Procurement
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Review suppliers and their service
regularly.
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Support LPO issuance from Finance
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Liaise with suppliers for invoices
and support Invoicing for payments to be done by Finance
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Track all office supplies i.e
stationary, kitchen supplies etc and restock depending on usage
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Manage and disburse procurement
requests as they are requested or submitted by departments and fellows
Worktools management
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Allocate new hires worktools when and
as they join Andel
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Customer Service
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Keep employees updated on all
activities that will affect their day to day as they arise as reported by
Facilities, Operations, IT departments and other departments
Data collection, tracking, analysis and reporting
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Keep track all cost consumption areas
e.g meals, stationery
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Observe trends and report on usage
and ways to make things better e.g space usage, meeting rooms usage, meals
costs reduction proposals etc
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Support process documentation,
process creation and process automation
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Any other duties as may be assigned
by supervisor.
How to Apply
Talent Operations Coordinator
About You:
You are passionate about building and
designing systems and process that increase efficiency and you have a love for
finding and supporting unique individuals that, given the right role have the
power to change the world.
You are excited to represent Andela
to a wide variety of candidates across levels of seniority and thrive in a
multi-functional role in fast-paced, innovative environments, and solving key
issues enabling recruiting functions to thrive and aiding in finding and
empowering Africa’s top engineers.
You have strong analytical and time/project
management skills. You are a confident self-starter and be a results-oriented
individual excited by the mission that you apply your skills towards.
Responsibilities
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Define and lead coordination systems,
measurement, and accountability in Andela’s rapidly scaling and dynamic Talent
function – including managing interview scheduling for key/senior technology
roles
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Delivering an incredible candidate
experience by being the scheduling point of contact for key technology hires
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Providing a key role in talent
mapping and insight to ensure Andela is an expert in technology market trends
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Maximise the efficient and quality of
Talent / Recruitment operations by finding, selecting and overseeing the
implementation of third party softwares, tools and internal process that
empower and enhance Talent / Recruiting at Andela
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Screening online applicants and
ensure SLA’s are met regarding responses to candidates, updates to referrers
and in internal client delivery
Qualifications
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Experience in coordination and/or
project management
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Experience in technology companies or
staffing environments, exposure specifically to technology recruiting would be
a bonus
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The ability and desire to innovate and
“think-outside-the-box” to constantly seek to improve the overall division and
Andela while operating in an environment of constant change
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Knowledge of recruiting functions and
experience managing projects/initiatives would be preferred
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Strong time-management skills and
ideally across gSuite
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A passion to optimise/empower a
recruiting function through problem solving, coordination and seeking to find
solutions and positively impact the Talent team
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The ability to work independently,
with some ambiguity and develop process and structure as needed
How to Apply
Communications Manager
Andela Nairobi is seeking an
experienced marketing and communications professional to broadcast our vision
and achievements to the world.
Based in Nairobi, the Marketing &
Communications Manager will be responsible for shaping and executing on a
multi-faceted marketing strategy that drives business growth, supporting marketing
initiatives that recruit the most talented developers in Africa, and build
Andela’s brand as an elite engineering organization.
Roles
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Lead the Andela Nairobi Marketing
& Communications team in planning and executing a number of strategic
initiatives across PR, field marketing and digital marketing to bolster
Andela’s presence in Nairobi
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Own all Nairobi press relationships,
working closely with Nairobi leadership and the global Andela Marketing
organization to secure high-quality media coverage
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Build a scalable marketing program
across digital and in-person touch points, designed to significantly bolster
the number of Fellowship applications
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Support the Nairobi Country Director
in driving engagement among the Andela Fellows through a variety of employee
communications initiatives
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Serve as the Nairobi liaison to the
global Andela Marketing organization, ensuring all Nairobi marketing
initiatives are aligned with the company’s core messaging and brand identity
Requirements
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5 years minimum experience in
communication/ marketing / public relations, technology preferable
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Strong existing relationships with
key business and technology press
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Excellent written & verbal
communicator
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Creative and critical thinker with an
ability to craft narratives
Deep understanding of social media platforms
Being a good person; we have a “no jerk” policy at Andela
Deep understanding of social media platforms
Being a good person; we have a “no jerk” policy at Andela
How to Apply
Financial Planning and Analysis Associate
About the Role
The FP&A Associate serves as a
seasoned finance staff supporting or leading a variety of sub–functions:
financial analytics, metrics, and reporting. The FP&A Associate will
demonstrate a proven track record and work in a fast–paced corporate finance
environment.
They should be able to adapt to
change on a regular basis and deliver quick and accurate analysis. Further,
they should be able to gather and interpret complex financial data.
In doing this, they should be able to
collaborate with key parties across the business to incorporate all relevant
information into financial analytics to enable them develop insights and
perspectives, identify business trends, and recommend action plans on core
functions supporting the organization..
Responsibilities
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Assist in income statement and cash
flow forecasting, budgeting
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Transaction analysis and reporting,
including budget vs. actual analysis for different locations
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Assist in developing and updating
financial systems/models
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Build and nurture strong working
relationships with other team members and functional heads
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Engage and collaborate with other
teams across the region and beyond on ad hoc projects and modelling
Qualifications
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Requisite academic qualification
(University degree/ CFA/CPA/CIFA)
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2-4 years’ experience in a similar
role
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Sound knowledge of corporate finance
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Proficiency in extraction of reports
from ERP systems
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Proficiency in MS Excel and other MS
Office tools
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Ability to communicate clearly
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Strong interpersonal skills
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Ability to meet strict deadlines
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Ready to embrace start up pace with a
good sense of humour
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Passion to help transform the world
How to Apply
Project Manager
About the role
The Project Manager is an operational
powerhouse, and resource allocation maestro that guides us to deliberately
execute and deliver on our product roadmaps.
This individual is a machine;
process-driven, data-driven, and results oriented. They consistently exceed the
standards of everyone around them, but rarely exceed their own standards.
They are passionate about “servant
leadership.” They believe that they do the dirty organizational work so that
the team can focus on what they do best: execution.
Every rocket ship needs an engine.
The right person for this role desires to build the engines that enable the
rocket ships of human transformation to take off and land smoothly.
Responsibilities
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Keep track of all resources (human
and non-human) available for deployment within Learning product teams
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Efficiently deploy all resources to
yield optimal product and learning velocity of Learning product teams
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Guides learning product teams to stay
on track using the best project management practices and tools for software
development
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Mentors and guides apprentices on the
best practices for effective project management
Qualifications
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successfully worked as a project
manager. You’ve actuated teams operationally to materialize the goals of
projects on time while maintaining quality.
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(with and without a team) have
created workflow and resource allocation systems designed for maximum
throughput for projects.
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believe that the future is what we
make it to be. So you seek opportunities to define future states of progress
and rally teams to execute towards materializing those future states.
How to Apply
Head of Security
About the role
Reporting to the Country Director,
the overall purpose of this role is to develop security risk control
capabilities and pro-actively lead security management through continued
education, training and prevention initiatives.
We are looking for an intelligent and
highly networked individual who has a passion for Corporate Security. If this
is you, then we’d love to welcome you to a fast-paced team of innovators that
know how to get the job done.
Responsibilities
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Develop, implement, review and
maintain a viable Security Strategy for the organization to ensure an effective
& efficient security process at Andela Kenya.
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Constitute a disaster management team
and offer leadership and training to the team.
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Formulate an overall security policy
for senior management acceptance.
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Develop, implement and review
security standards operating procedures and practices.
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Effective liaison, coordination and
networking with governments authorities, law enforcement agencies, relevant
national and international agencies and security stakeholders.
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Ensure an effective risk analysis, threat
assessment and response capability.
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Initiating special security measures
during periods/instances of increased threat.
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Ensure that all critical areas of
security concern are adequately covered in the security plan and are
effectively managed, monitored and controlled.
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Represent the company in operational,
coordinative and consultative security meetings and forums.
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Ensure good working relationship with
the Government, Kenya Police, INTERPOL as well as Security divisions of
diplomatic offices for up to date information.
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Prepare, monitor & control the
security budget to ensure effective cost control.
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Undertake regular audits, research,
surveys and investigations to continuously improve security management through
regular review of policies, procedures and processes in relation to findings.
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Source and monitor the effectiveness
of third party security services in liaison with the Facilities Manager.
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Provide specialized advice to line
management in all security functions, protection, Intelligence, information and
investigation.
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Ensure ongoing compliance with all
regulatory requirement, organization standards and local security procedures.
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Carry out conclusive investigations
on incidents and accidents in order to create a safe environment and prevent
recurrence.
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Act as a link between the
organization and the police in security matters.
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Prepare weekly reports on the general
security status of the organization to keep management updated on security
issues.
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Plan for and ensure consistent
maintenance of all security equipment such as CCTV, Access control system to
ensure they are in good serviceable condition.
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Institute security internal controls
to prevent occurrence and recurrence of security threats.
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Any other duties as assigned by
immediate supervisor.
How to Apply
HR Operations Manager
About the Role
Human Resource function needs 1
Operations Manager to assist in the building of efficient HR systems and
processes to improve the customer experience. HR department in Andela is
referred to as the People and Culture Department which will be abbreviated as
P&C in this description.
Responsibilities
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Create a comprehensive people
operations procedures and protocols to influence lasting change and culture in
Andela.
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Provide HR support and consultation
to the business, answering employee questions about HR programs, policies, and
other HR-related items.
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Build efficiency and effective
responsiveness into existing operations. Anticipate and address needs before
they are raised by our employees.
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Drive the identification, assessment
and execution of ongoing process and improvement opportunities in terms of
P&C Analytics, Policies, SOC II compliance, P&C Workflow etc.
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Partner with the Engineering team and
other key constituents to translate the current people operations team’s
requirements into cutting-edge product enhancements or entirely new
applications.
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Drive operational requirements for
tools, systems, and processes across multiple integrated P&C processes.
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Architect, develop and automate data
and analytics solutions. Build and prototype dashboards iteratively to provide
insights at scale.
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Manipulate and analyze large data
sets to distill insights, and connect disparate ideas into cohesive,
well-grounded recommendations using creative, structured and analytical
thinking.
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Create effective, scalable, and easy
to understand reporting solutions. Provide insightful data to guide decision
making and provide proactive solutions.
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Drive key People and Culture Programs
such as implementing our values, performance management and feedback, and
employee engagement programs.
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Help conceive of and plan events
(office events, off-sites). Initiate programs that help our culture continue to
thrive.
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Employee Relations: You will be a
trusted resource to the team. You’ll handle day to day employee inquiries as
well as ad hoc, sensitive matters with the utmost discretion and fairness.
How to Apply