M-KOPA - System Administrator

M-KOPA is a mobile technology company that uses mobile payments to offer consumer financing for energy products and services, targeted at off-grid users. 

The M-KOPA payment system uses mobile payments as a way to pay slowly for renewable energy for a range of applications such as solar lighting or mobile charging.

M-KOPA is seeking a skilled and motivated System Administrator to help manage the growing M-KOPA network.

Background
 

M-KOPA was founded in 2011 following a successful commercial pilot using mobile services to collect payments for use of energy. The company’s first scaled commercial application is off-grid solar power systems, undergoing commercial roll-out across Kenya from May 2012.
 

M-KOPA was incubated by Signal Point Partners (www.signalpointpartners.com).

The partners and management team of M-KOPA include several former executives responsible for the initiation and scaling of M-PESA, the award-winning mobile financial service platform in Kenya. M-KOPA has strong international investors to help scale its business.
 

The Position
 

Title: System Administrator

Role: Managing the M-KOPA network and ensuring all network hardware and software assets and computers are running optimally
 

Location: Nairobi, Kenya
 

Start Date: September 2012
 

Reporting to: Head of Technology
 

Responsibilities Include:

• Manage M-KOPA’s Windows based network, both in terms of software configuration and hardware maintenance
• Manage all of M-KOPA’s Linux and Windows servers
• Support all M-KOPA end users with Windows, Macintosh, Office and other common applications
• Work to ensure the M-KOPA internet service has minimal downtime by improving and managing the operation and configuration of the failover link
• Determine hardware and infrastructure requirements for M-KOPA and create configuration plans and solutions to support the requirements
• Identification and procurement of hardware required for IT

Skills & Experience

• Experience with Microsoft Server Administration including Active Directory, DHCP, printer management, user share management and other related services.
• End User Support – Ability to install, troubleshoot and repair Laptop, Desktop, Server and Printer hardware and software. This will include Windows, Linux and Apple OS based machines.
• Experience assisting with the installation, configuration and cabling of Routers, Switches, Hubs and Firewalls
• Experience supporting VPN clients.
• Experience troubleshooting end user network connectivity issues.
• Technical Understanding of network protocols and services including (TCP/IP, FTP, DNS, DHCP, SMTP etc). Should have experience troubleshooting LAN, WAN and WLAN issues.
• Experience dealing with security issues (malware/virus cleaning, hardware hardening etc.)
• Ability to effectively communicate and work closely with M-KOPA staff to determine needs and assist with systems requirements.
• Excellent Verbal and Written Skills

Contacts: Please send a cover letter outlining your interest in this role and a CV to: apps@m-kopa.com by August 15th, 2012.

Sales & Marketing Executive

BPC-Africa  is one of the leading consulting firms in the East, Central and Southern Africa Region. 

Our vision is to deliver best value that business can find through partnering in Strategy, Organization and People.

We partner with both local and international clients to source for best talent in a number of Specialized and generalist areas. 

Our client is a fast growing local SME and is currently sourcing for talent to join its vibrant Sales & Marketing Team.

Sales & Marketing Executive
 

The job reports to the Country Sales Manager.
 

Main Purpose of the Job
 

To ensure sales targets are consistently realized in value and volume while ensuring brand visibility and growth.

Main Responsibilities

• Identifying, generating & qualifying new leads for generating client database
• Implementing the agreed marketing and promotional activities
• Recruiting and developing customers into growth
• Ensuring sales performance of various products in line with targets and sales plan
• Analyzing sales and proactively taking corrective action into achieving targets
• Providing sales focus and feedback to the Sales Managers to plan for current and future capacities and as inputs into the supply chain planning
• Analyzing own sales and competitors’ as well as trends in the industry
• Developing clientele database and ensuring active relationship
• Providing the organization with knowledge and insights for job and product continous improvement

Job Skills

• Consumer & Market intelligence Skills
• Selling skills
• Negotiation skills
• interpersonal skills
• IT skills
• Analytical skills

Competencies

• Entrepreneurship
• Visionary team player
• Change leader

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce Degree with a Marketing Specialization
• Or Diploma in Marketing with 2years subsequent experience

Professional Affiliation

• Any professional body preferably MSK
• CIMA

Send application & CV to the following address: talentsearch@bpc.co.ke on or before 15th August, 2012.
 

Only qualifying candidates will be contacted.

Business Development Manager

Business Development Manager 

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( Gross Salary 80k-100K) Plus Commissions

Our client is Real Estate firm based in Lavington and is looking for a business development manager.

The job holder will be responsible for marketing the firm services and bringing in new work.

They will also be responsible for managing client relations and assisting in marketing management.

Duties and Responsibilities.

• Development  and implementation of a marketing strategy
• Ensuring strong understanding of the firms value proposition
• Identifying and pitching  for potential clients
• Negotiating for new clients
• Maintaining the client database of contacts
• Ensuring client feedback is received and following up on action
• Maintaining client feedback record
• Undertaking any ad hoc duties associated with the marketing function, including drafting correspondence and maintaining records.
• Carrying out other related tasks as might be required from time to time.

Job Requirements
Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor of Commerce degree, marketing option or similar
• A competent user of Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel.
• At least 5 years experience working in sales and marketing especially services, 2  yrs being in business Development.

Skills

• Excellent communication and negotiating skills
• Good organization and administrative skills
• A strong team player
• Ability to perform  with minimal supervision
• Ability to adopt a flexible approach to meet the needs of the business.

Personal attributes

•     High integrity
•     Articulate and self confident
•     Professional and highly motivated
•     Ability to manage assigned tasks in a proactive and efficient manner
•     Adaptable and able to work in an environment of fluctuating workloads
•     Must display a high degree of emotional maturity

If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience,  please send your CV only indicating why you are the most suitable candidate for the role clearly quoting the job title Business Development Manager on the email subject to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke.

Please indicate current or last salary.

Call Centre Operator

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
   
Vacancy Announcement No: FAO/32/2012
 

Issued on: 8th August 2012   
 

Deadline for Application: 21st August 2012    

Position Title: Call Centre Operator 

1 Position   

Grade Level: SC-4
 

Contract Type: Service Contract    

Duty Station: Nairobi

Organizational Unit: FAO-Somalia

Duration: 3 Months with possible extension 
 

Eligible Candidates: Kenya & Somali Nationals Only    

Anticipated Start Date: September 2012

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Somalia O-I-C and of the Emergency Coordinator and the Programme Coordinator, and the direct supervision of the Information Management Unit Officer,  the Call Centre Operator will  contribute to efforts that monitor projects outputs against work plan and targets, including those of the Service Providers for the overall FAO Somalia Programmes.

He/ She will:

• Assist in collecting data and information on the activities of each component of the FAO emergency and programme components
• Assist in compiling the data for each components of the emergency and programmes
• Organizes and conducts phone-based surveys for the units utilizing a pre-existing format
• Follow FAO SO survey methodologies and existing formats for data and metadata storage (databases, tools, protocols)
• Be available to receive phone calls from key informants and record data in standard template (green-line calls)
• Enter data received from key informants into FAO SO databases
• Maintain a schedule of surveys and work efficiently towards their completion
• Perform other related duties as required.

Minimum Requirements

• Diploma in a related field
• At least two years of experience working in communications or outreach position
• Ability to effectively use standard MS Office software, especially experience with data entry and management systems.
• Ability to work under minimum supervision.
• Ability to work in a multicultural environment.  

Minimum requirements:

Education: Diploma in a related field.

Knowledge and skills:     

• At least two years of experience working in communications or outreach position. 
• Systematic and efficient approach to work assignments; good judgment and analytical ability; ability to manipulate large data sets; excellent attention to details; communicates with supervisors and colleagues on a regular basis; candid and trustworthy when issues are raised.
• Ability to work under minimum supervision.
• Good knowledge of the UN work system and ability to work effectively with people of different national and cultural backgrounds.

Languages: Excellent knowledge of English and Somali

To Apply:

Send your application to:
   
Candidates are requested to submit a covering letter quoting the Position Title and Vacancy Announcement No. FAO/32/2012 along with their current/detailed Curriculum Vitae and FAO Personal History (PH) form available at http://fmt.faoso.net/documents/PH_form-Blank.docx . 

E-mail is the preferred means of receipt and the application should be sent to HR-Somalia@fao.org.  

The subject line of the e-mail message should read CONFIDENTIAL – FAO/32/2012.

If making a hard copy submission, the envelope should be clearly marked CONFIDENTIAL – FAO/32/2012 and sent to the following address:

FAO-Somalia
UN-Somalia Ngecha Road Complex
Corner Lower Kabete Road/Ngecha Road
P.O. Box 30470-00100
Nairobi, Kenya.

Applications may also be faxed, again clearly indicating CONFIDENTIAL - FAO/32/2012 in the subject line, to +254-20-4000333.

Applications must be received by the deadline.  

Late applications will not be considered.

Only short listed candidates meeting all essential qualifications will be contacted.