Reports to: Business Operations Director
Level: Mid-level position with significant growth and upward mobility potential
Compensation: Competitive salary based on experience
Open to Kenyan citizens only
Introduction: Komaza is looking for a full-time Forestry Information Manager based out of its Kilifi, Kenya office to lead a field based team of Forestry Information Associates who measure and evaluate our tree inventory in the thousands of tree farms located in Kilifi county, Kenya.
Several teams operate day to day in
the field to support Komaza’s operations.
The Forestry Information team is
crucial in collecting the data necessary to guide the senior leadership team in
critical decision making.
The Role: Komaza’s Field Information department is a highly mobile team which specializes in the collection of data from literally thousands of tree farms.
The Role: Komaza’s Field Information department is a highly mobile team which specializes in the collection of data from literally thousands of tree farms.
The data is collected using different
capturing methods by teams on Motorbikes who live and breathe “Data”.
The Manager of this team has to be an exceptional team-leader who plans and organizes the work schedules of the various team members and prioritizes various data needs by other teams.
The Manager of this team has to be an exceptional team-leader who plans and organizes the work schedules of the various team members and prioritizes various data needs by other teams.
This role requires somebody who
always thinks “How can I make the data collection more effective?” “Which other
data do we have to collect?” “How can I support the other teams better?”
This role is partially field based and requires somebody who is confident and flexible when interacting with local farmers and team members.
As the Forestry Information Manager, a typical day might include:
This role is partially field based and requires somebody who is confident and flexible when interacting with local farmers and team members.
As the Forestry Information Manager, a typical day might include:
- Plan and organize the work schedule for the
team
- Upload forestry information into the IMS
- Generate reports and conduct analyses
- Collaborate with case management team
- Visit farms and do fact checking on location
This job might be for you, if:
- You love working in a fast paced work
environment
- You love challenging situations
- You are extremely detail oriented
- You love working in a rural setting and
interacting with farmers
- Speak amazing Kiswahili and Giriama
Job Title: Information Technology Director
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Level: Senior
Compensation: Competitive salary based on experience
Location: Kilifi, Kenya head office, Alternatively San Francisco U.S.A. or Nairobi, Kenya
Introduction: Komaza is looking for a full-time Information Technology Director to build and develop the technology vision for a fast-growing sustainable forestry company.
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Level: Senior
Compensation: Competitive salary based on experience
Location: Kilifi, Kenya head office, Alternatively San Francisco U.S.A. or Nairobi, Kenya
Introduction: Komaza is looking for a full-time Information Technology Director to build and develop the technology vision for a fast-growing sustainable forestry company.
This is a senior strategic leadership
position in a fast-paced and culturally diverse organization.
The Role: The Information Technology Director will serve as
the internal consultant to senior management in all things regarding technology
as well as the team leader of the Information Technology team.
Komaza requires huge IT support to
move its operations and decision making to a data driven approach. Systems
across all departments and groups will have to be built as well as data
collected and analysed.
This requires somebody who is a true tech entrepreneur and has built complex organization spanning systems at start-ups, tech companies and data driven organizations and who’s looking for a new challenge.
As the Information Technology Director, a typical day might include:
This requires somebody who is a true tech entrepreneur and has built complex organization spanning systems at start-ups, tech companies and data driven organizations and who’s looking for a new challenge.
As the Information Technology Director, a typical day might include:
- Consulting with department and group heads on
their technology needs
- Researching technology trends and conducting
case studies
- Designing systems
- Coaching and training the team
- Develop policies and best practices for the
organizations technology use
This job might be for you, if:
- You love new challenges
- Want to contribute to a forestry revolution
- Don’t like doing the same thing from day to
day
- Figuring out solutions to unique problems
How to apply:
How to get this job:
In order to land this awesome opportunity you will need to love helping and growing people.
How to get this job:
In order to land this awesome opportunity you will need to love helping and growing people.
Have previous experience in
developing and building comprehensive technology strategies and not being
afraid of getting your hands dirty.
Several years of work experience will
definitely be helpful.
If you want to move to sunny Kilifi
on the Kenyan coast, or work from San Francisco or alternatively Nairobi, do
something meaningful which will have huge impact on the local coastal
communities, are not afraid of a complex and tough job, and want to grow
professionally and personally then please apply for this role.
Please send your maximum 3 page-CV
and a cover letter detailing why you are the right fit as well as why you want
to work for Komaza to recruiting@komaza.org with “REF: Information Technology
Director Application” in the subject matter line.
Please do not send your academic
documents and any other documents not asked for in this job ad. Closing date is
the 19th February 2016
