Bridge International Academies - Software Production Designer - Nairobi, Kenya -

Position Title: Software Production Designer

Location: Nairobi

Number of Positions: 1

About Bridge International Academies

Bridge International Academies is a for-profit startup company revolutionizing education across Africa with a unique business model. The company runs a large-scale network of low-cost primary schools in Kenya that significantly outperforms other primary schools in the same areas because of our “school in a box” systems.

Our schools profitably deliver this high-quality education for less than $4 per child per month, which enable the schools to cover all their costs and create a profitable central organization at scale. We have launched 37 schools in Kenya, we will double in size in the next 6 months, and plan to rapidly scale the company to serve more than 1 million students across the continent.

About this position

We have and are continuing to develop one of the most sophisticated approaches to providing affordable education to MILLIONS of children in one of the most challenging environments in the world.

We have a need to recruit for the position of Software Production Designer whose duties will be to design and document business processes, workflows and user interfaces for software products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Being the subject matter expert in one functional area of the business and owning all software and other tools developed for that area
• Working with users and stakeholders in departments throughout the company to understand and document functional requirements for software systems
• Writing software functional specifications
• Designing user interfaces for software products
• Creating wireframes and paper prototypes for user interfaces and testing them with users
• Producing user interface design documents
• Working with software engineers and quality assurance engineers to ensure to ensure that software is implemented following functional specifications and to troubleshoot design issues during development
• Post-deployment follow up and evaluations of software with end users
• End user training and support for software systems

Specialist knowledge required:

• Knowledge and experience in the design and rollout of multiple enterprise software systems (ERP, CRM…) in a commercial environment, with particular emphasis on the workflow and interaction design
• Ability to analyze business processes and translate them into software including requirements gathering, workflow design, and UI design
• Ability to quickly understand and analyze business requirements
• Solid understanding of user interface design principals and human factors and an innate sense of how people perceive and interact with software

About You

• They should have good writing skills
• Possess good problem solving skills
• Ability to work with a team
• Ability to be adaptable and flexible
• Good communication skills
• The individual should be detail oriented
• They should have good planning, organizing as well as analytical skills
• Ability to take initiative and to coordinate projects
• Good writing, oral communication and presentation skills

In order to be considered for this position all candidates must register and upload their CV’s on our website at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

Team Money Academy - Sales Associate

Background:

Our parent company is a rapidly growing corporate training firm that is poised to be the largest training firm in the country within the next 2 years. Our product lines offer training in financial management, personal finance, and continuing legal education.

We have also built up core competency in developing customized training programs for our clients. In addition, we publish Kenya’s leading source of personal financial information and education for young urban professionals.

We’d like you to be a part of our team, because we want you!

Role: Sales Associate

Job Description:

As a Sales Associate, you will be responsible for driving sales from the point of first contact. Once you identify a client, it will be up to you to coordinate exchanges, oversee progress, follow up on correspondence, and close the deal.

In other words, you will be your own manager, administrator, assessor, and PA.

Your routine will include networking and meeting with relevant stakeholders, strategizing on sales targets, and carrying out direct marketing activities.

You will set your executive, your skills should include strong organizational ability, concise and compelling written English language, and an attractive personality.

Your self-directed initiative should go hand-in-hand with your ability to work as a team player.

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Maintain and develop a lead, prospect and customer database.
• Keep accurate records of all sales and prospecting activities including sales calls, presentations, closed sales, and follow-up activities.
• Plan and carry out direct marketing activities (principally direct e-mail and personal visits).
• Create an itinerary that fits into agreed budgets, sales volumes, values, product mix, and timescales.
• Develop ideas and create offers for direct marketing to major accounts by main market sector and products.
• Respond to and follow up sales enquiries through e-mail, telephone, and personal visits.
• Maintain and develop existing and new customers through planned individual account support, and liaison with internal staff.
• Carry out market research, competitor and customer surveys.
• Maintain and report on equipment and software suitability for direct marketing and sales reporting purposes.

Benefits:

• Training: Training sessions are focused towards giving you the skills you need to make you more efficient at your job. Training also allows you to improve your personal growth by managing your money, increasing your wealth, expanding your financial intellect, and teaching you the basics on how business works.
• Portability: You will have the option to work from home or at your preferred business premises.
• Flexibility: You may choose to work in the area of your preference - training sales, digital ad sales, content sales.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors’ degree in related field or comparable work experience
• Fluent written and spoken English
• Experience in B2B sales is an added advantage
• Proficiency with MS Office and skilled Internet use
• Very strong organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Self-directed initiative

** We’re looking for the right fit, so we’re more interested in your character and drive than we are in documents. We hire for attitude and train for skills and experience.

If you think you’ve got what it takes to be a world class sales person, and if you feel you can convince us, please email your CV to jobs@moneyacademy.co.ke.

The subject line should read: Sales Associate.

Kindly include a cover-email of not more than 2 paragraphs explaining why you think we should let you join our team. We hope to hear from you soon.

Deadline: 15th January

Sales Executive Career - Mombasa, Kenya

Job Title: Sales Executive

Location: Mombasa

Company Profile:

Our client is one of the largest manufacturers of edible oils, fat and laundry bar soap in the region

Main Purpose of Job

• Ensure full penetration for product portfolio for all customers.
• Grow the base of customers in the area of operation

Main Responsibilities

• Ensure sales target achievement in designated territory.
• Control of sales performance of bad goods by customer.
• Execute field management best practise, including pre-call planning and a post call review with each call.
• Identify and communicate new business opportunities and all competitor activity to SM via a weekly call sheet.
• Execution of all trade standards manuals by category and customer
• Work with distributor to Achieve primary and secondary sales targets as agreed upon with Sales manager.
• Create and Manage excellent relationships with top management in the channels that we serve.
• Divide the area of operation into channel basis (HORECA, B&I, Educational…).
• Prepare Customers’ orders and collections.
• Coordinate with the Sales Manager concerning promotions & marketing activities to be done for key accounts.
• Continuous review for customers’ achievements to ensure a sustainable growth and take necessary action whenever facing shortage in their turnover (Consumer promotion, trade deals, activity…).
• Submit accurate and factual daily reports, reporting all competitive activities

Required Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Diploma in Sales & Marketing
• 3 years’ experience in a busy environment
• 3-5 years in FMCG Industry
• Possess a clean Driving Licence

To apply for this position send your CV to mycv@myjobseye.com quoting the position in the subject line.

Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contact

Software Sales Consultant

We are looking for a Software Sales Consultant with the following description:

Description:

A Software Sales Consultant who will sell CRM Software

Application to businesses around the Country.

The ideal person should be:

• Good in leads generation and with capability to follow through
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good knowledge of ICT is preferred
• Knowledge of MS SQL is an advantage
• Preferably between 24 and 30 years
• Ready to report on February 1st.

Email: info@lanxafrica.co.ke