About Arifu:
Arifu’s mission is to place information and opportunity in everyone’s hands. The Arifu chatbot is an omni-channel (SMS, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, and very soon Interactive Voice) enabled content marketplace and delivery platform enables personalized advisory services that makes learning FREE and RELEVANT whilst generating valuable insights and analytics for partners. Arifu has been able to provide learning to over 1.5 million people. We partner with organizations to digitize their in-person training programs, allowing anyone to access the content, anytime, on any mobile device. The Arifu personal adviser delivers content based on learner preferences and responses allowing for better engagement and impact.
Position: Product Management Intern
Location: Nairobi
Job Description
Arifu is looking to hire
a highly motivated Product Management Intern.
The Product Management
Intern will assist in the product planning and execution throughout the product
life cycle, including gathering and prioritizing product and customer
requirements, defining the product vision, and working closely with
engineering, sales, marketing and support to ensure revenue and customer
satisfaction goals are met.
This is a 3-month
full-time internship (with possibility of extension depending on the
candidate’s availability) and the role is open to candidates worldwide with
good written and verbal skills in English and will be remote home office based
given the Pandemic we’re in.
Responsibilities
- Execution of new ideas e.g. build incentivization
model for content creators.
- Think through pricing models for campaign
launching.
- Research on influencers and value propositions.
- Work cross-functionally to enable Arifu’s
go-to-market teams as they deliver new functionality to
customers. ● B2C testing.
- Build recommender systems (conversational
recommenders/event triggered: automated responses triggered
by learning actions).
- Running beta and pilot programs with early-stage
products and samples.
- Working with our developers and UX researchers to
design focus groups, interviews, and AB tests with users and clients that
will continuously inform and validate the product-market fit of
features.
- Translating insights from qualitative and quantitative
research into specific feature improvements. ● Assist in
managing and tracking feature requests from research, product, operations,
and business development teams in an organized way that can be prioritized
for development.
- Maintaining strong project management capabilities
with planning, communicating, documenting, and tracking milestones and
results.
- Sharing what you’ll be learning with the broader
community through blogs and participation in industry events.
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a Bachelor or Master Degree in
Product Management, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business
Analytics, Mathematics, Economics or a related field is preferred.
- Additional certifications and a product/project
portfolio are recommended.
- Minimum 1 year of work experience in a relevant
field is an added advantage.
- A strong portfolio of work, with recommender
systems (ontology/taxonomy) experience. ● Working knowledge of
software systems architecture and development. Technical programming
skills are not essential.
- Gantt charts, excel and tracking sheets are your
best friends.
- Talented UX design skills and ability to use
design software; highly recommended.
- Qualitative research skills and familiarity with
HCD.
- Quantitative research skills and ability to work
with R or STATA will be advantageous but not essential. ● Fluency
in English required and fluency in Swahili is nice to have.
- Innate curiosity, measured skepticism, and a
desire to find answers to the difficult “Why’s” ● Demonstrated
success defining and launching excellent products; Examples and at least
one sample of an effective document delivered in the past.
How to apply
Send your CV and cover
letter (in Word format, “FirstName LastName – Product Intern”) to talent@arifu.com with “Product
Intern – Arifu” in the subject. If we see a good fit, we’ll get back to you to
set up a first conversation.
Arifu is an equal
opportunity employer and will consider every qualified applicant. Arifu does
not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, religion,
gender, sexual orientation or disability.
Position: Investment Intern
Location: Nairobi
Job Description
Arifu is looking to hire a highly motivated Investment
Intern.
The Investment Intern will support leadership with the
preparation and launch of the Arifu Series A funding round aiming at raising
$5m+ in equity investment to fuel the growth and impact of Arifu into new
markets and sectors.
This is a 3-month full-time internship (with possibility of
extension depending on the candidate’s availability) and the role is open to
candidates worldwide with good written and verbal skills in English and will be
remote home office based given the Pandemic we’re in.
Responsibilities
- Project
Summary: support the preparation and launch of the Arifu Series A funding
round aiming at raising $5m+ in equity investment to fuel the growth
and impact of Arifu into new markets and sectors.
- Research,
summary, and recommendations covering: Total Addressable Market,
Competitive Landscape, Investor Database, Comparable Deal Valuations,
Best Practices for Series A success
- Interactive
chatbot experience for investor due diligence: designing and building an
interactive learning experience for investors to discover
information/media about Arifu’s company, team, and product using the
Arifu bot to navigate e.g. FAQs, team profiles, testimonial videos,
and animated data/results.
- To
build this, you would be among the first beta testers to use
the incoming Arifu Content Marketplace product enabling, for the
first time, 3rd party content creators and subject matter experts to design
and publish content directly on our platform — using this tool would
have a secondary outcome of providing critical feedback to our
product teams on how to improve this new product before our planned
full launch in June.
- Project
management: converting our list of tasks/initiatives into a sequenced
gantt chart, coordinating weekly meetings and activities, helping
implementing teams keep their tasks visible and moving forward on
schedule.
- Database
development: setting up and adding to our Hubspot database which will be
the CRM we use to manage the entire Series A investor pipeline from
outreach to deal close.
Qualifications
- Minimum
Bachelor’s degree required in Economics, Actuarial Science, or Mathematics
from reputable national, regional or international universities.
- Additional
certifications such as CPA/ACCA, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), MBA
are an added advantage.
- Minimum
1 year of work experience in a relevant field is an added advantage.
- Excellent
MS Office Suite skills.
- Advanced
financial modelling and deal analysis.
- Strong
communication and presentation skills.
- Have
highly organized, methodical, and good work ethics.
- Be
proactive and self-motivated.
- Ability
to keep sensitive business financial information confidential.
How to apply
Arifu is an equal opportunity employer and will consider every
qualified applicant. Arifu does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity,
national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation or
disability.
Send your CV/Resume and cover letter (in Word format, “FirstName
LastName – Investment Intern”) to talent@arifu.com with
“Investment Intern – Arifu” in the subject. If we see a good fit, we’ll get
back to you to set up the first conversation.
Position: Grants Intern
Location: Nairobi
Job Description
Arifu is looking to hire a highly motivated Grants Intern.
The Grants Intern will assist with the overall grant(s)
application process in Arifu. The ideal candidate should be capable of working
under minimal supervision, have high numerical accuracy and demonstrate
integrity. The ideal candidate will work closely with leadership and business
development teams to ensure successful grant(s) applications.
This is a 3-month full-time internship (with possibility of
extension depending on the candidate’s availability) and the role is open to
candidates worldwide with good written and verbal skills in English and will be
remote home office based given the Pandemic we’re in.
Responsibilities
- Build
Arifu team capacity in raising grant funding from donors.
- Develop
grant fundraising “pitch” to improve success rate.
- Work
on new opportunities for grant fundraising.
- Provide
regular (monthly) progress updates.
- Organize
and file award reports and other documentation.
Qualifications
- Students
pursuing post graduate studies from reputable national, regional or
international universities studying relevant disciplines.
- Young
professionals, on completion of at least an undergraduate degree, who have
not yet entered formal employment.
- Professional
accounting qualification (fully qualified or studying for the final part
of CPA / ACCA) will be an added advantage.
- Minimum
1 year of work experience in a relevant field is an added advantage.
- Sense
of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on Arifu’s
success.
- Team
player and ability to work under minimal supervision.
- Good
time-management skills.
- Great
interpersonal and communication skills.
- Excellent
knowledge of Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.
- Ability
to effectively manage multiple tasks and to prioritize them.
How to apply
Arifu is an equal opportunity employer and will consider every
qualified applicant. Arifu does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity,
national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation or
disability.
Send your CV/Resume and cover letter (in Word format, “FirstName
LastName – Grants Intern”) to talent@arifu.com with “Grants
Intern – Arifu” in the subject. If we see a good fit, we’ll get back to you to
set up the first conversation.