Cytonn FinTech, a subsidiary of Cytonn Investments, is a digital platform that will connect individuals to financial planning solutions including mutual funds, housing, diaspora products, pensions, crowdfunding, digital loans, insurance, healthcare and education financial solutions.
As technology evolves and the number of financial offerings expands, we are looking to expand the business development arm. Cytonn Investments is inviting applications from qualified graduates to its unique internship program. As a fresh graduate, joining the workforce can be daunting, due to the gap between what you have learned and what the industry needs. At Cytonn Investments, we are bridging this gap by providing you an opportunity to develop your career from the ground up and turn your newly learned subject knowledge into a tool that is sought after by industry. Your productivity is driven by your passion and excellent knowledge of your subject. You bring your passion and aptitude, we sharpen your skills and show you how to learn and lead.
Responsibilities
Proactively developing business relationships and securing business opportunities for the company
Prospecting and conducting client meetings, presentations and understand requirements of various institutions, with the aim of growing the business
Develop and recommend to the management long and short-term plans to achieve the company objectives and goals in growing the company’s revenues
Developing sales goals for the fintech team and ensuring that they are met
Identifying new sales leads by researching organizations and individuals to identify new leads and potential new markets
Prepare daily reports and periodic reports showing products uptake, potential sales and areas of proposed client base expansion
Planning and overseeing new fintech marketing initiatives
Pitching products and contacting potential clients via email or phone to establish rapport
Maintaining fruitful relationships with existing customers
Database management, including keeping records of queries and addition of contacts to the database
Liaison person between internal and external stakeholders of the department by responding to queries and providing information as requested
Following up and tracking of tasks to ensure timely closure
Perform such other duties as may be assigned to from time to time
Requirements
A grade of B+ and above in KCSE (or equivalent) with good grades in math and languages
A bachelor’s degree with a minimum of upper second-class honors. Candidates must have completed their degrees no more than one year ago. Candidates expecting to complete their degree work in the next few months are eligible as long as they will be available for the training
A team player with strong work ethic
Strong organizational and time management skills, and ability to adhere to deadlines, multi-task and be able to prioritize
A desire to take initiative and suggest process improvements
Ability to learn quickly and manage workload in a demanding environment
Demonstrated interest in financial technology and is willing to take a deep dive in understanding the intersection between technology and business
Entrepreneurial spirit with demonstrated creativity & innovation in business
Desire to use technology to develop innovative solutions that solve real world problems
Learning Opportunities
The 12-week internship program is an intensive deep dive into the real world of financial services and technology. To succeed, you need to be sharp, talented, detail oriented and tenacious. This internship gives you the unique opportunity to learn in a real business environment in the context of investment management in a company led by young, dynamic and creative executives with worldwide exposure. The training will allow you Interns to create solutions that solve real-world business problems. In addition , interns learn essential communication and entrepreneurial skills needed to succeed in the industry and learn to work in a high-efficiency productive environment that guarantees the ability to fit in multiple work cultures. At the end of the internship, successful interns, who exhibit a high aptitude, creativity, and teamwork will be eligible for full-time employment. Those who do not get hired stand a very high chance of getting absorbed into the job market. Past graduates of this training have moved on to gainful employment. This training will define your future.
