Company Address: Address ABC Place, 2nd Floor – Block F, Waiyaki Way Westlands 293, Kenya

Senior Recruiter

What you will be doing

Help design and implement a scalable recruiting process, including the implementation of our new candidate tracking software.
Partner with hiring managers to write new job descriptions and source strong candidates.
Coordinate selection process and successfully close candidates in an efficient and effective manner.
Continually improve our process.

What you need to be successful

3+ years of experience as a sourcer or recruiter having part of a team that successfully hired 50+ candidates.
Great written and verbal communicator.
Proven ability and experience to design systems and influence teams to improve their processes despite the initial effort required.
Proficiency using LinkedIn recruiting, other sourcing tools, candidate tracking systems and google office tools.
Fast learner

What Pula will bring to the table

Growth potential: With an untapped market of 1.5 billion smallholders worldwide, on track to doubling the number of farmers insured in 2021 and Pula’s global leadership in Agriculture Insurance, the Commercial Director has a tremendous upside growth potential.
Market Leader: Not only is the opportunity massive, but Pula is by far the market leader in it’s category with 5.3m farmers insured as at the end of 2021.
Solid: Pula has been funded by leading venture capital investors (Omidyar Network, ACCION, MercyCorps) and global philanthropic institutions (MasterCard Foundation, CGAP/World Bank as well as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation). Pula closed a $6m series A funding in December 2020 in the right in middle of the pandemic a clear testimony of the opportunity that Pula is going after.
Respected: Winner of the Singapore FinTech Festival 2019, Winner of The InsureTech of the Award, Africa. Featured on TED talks, The New York Times, The Economist.
Impact and creation: This is a high-impact role, reporting to the CEO and Co-Founder, that offers a unique opportunity to bring the company to the next level, whilst developing new strategies, approaches and ideas.
Leadership: The founders & CEO foster a culture of transparency, respect, high performance, pragmatism, execution and personal development.
Purpose: It is rare to find a professional opportunity that offers accelerated professional development and a life purpose. Pula is going through a second phase of accelerated growth that will naturally provide professional development, whilst contributing to the financial stability of small farmers in the emerging markets.
Remuneration: Competitive base salary accordingly with seniority and experience, commission on closed sales and an employee share option plan that offers an attractive equity upside.

Apply via :

boards.eu.greenhouse.io

October 29, 2024
Field Manager Manager/Senior Manager/Director – Commercial Sales (NGO)

Who you are
The Field Manager will report to the Director of Field Operations, while also working closely with other departments to coordinate execution throughout the client journey.

You understand that we are helping to protect the food security of nations.
You have an intuitive understanding of rural life drawn from personal or professional experience
You want to make a difference.
You are resilient, proactive and have a problem-solvers mindset
You are not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get things done.
You are an effective communicator and a good planner
You are a great team leader

What you will be doing

We go to the remotest of areas to measure yields as farmers harvest. From North Nigeria, southern Zambia, Northern Kenya; name it. We are there. We do not believe in hiding behind a desk to come up with fuzzy claim reports from black boxes that do not reflect the outcome on the ground. We want our payouts to reflect the farmers’ outcomes. We deeply care about that.
The Field Manager at Pula has an essential role of leading the teams that interact with farmers and partners on the ground. You will be responsible for collecting the most complete and accurate data possible on farmers and their harvests which will stand up to the most intense scrutiny. This entails recruiting and training effective teams and contractors as well as engaging clients, government officials, and other stakeholders with clear, timely communication to ensure smooth operations. All of this must be executed with the utmost efficiency to minimize the cost of insuring smallholder farmers, thus ensuring the greatest number of farmers can be covered.

Client-Specific Deliverables

Collaborate with the commercial manager in client engagement, onboarding & contracting and providing recommendations
Take lead in organizing for internal kick-off meetings in collaboration with Commercial Manager
Collaborate with the commercial manager in organizing for external kick-off meetings
Establish and maintain interpersonal relationships with key partners and stakeholders across the private and public sector to ensure smooth running of project operations.
On a quarterly basis, participate in stakeholder fora and seek pitching opportunities
Oversee nation wide sensitization campaigns while engaging with internal and external stakeholders through collaboration in sectoral activities e.g., policy formulation, project design etc.
Coordinate with the commercial and insurance operations teams to provide monthly progress reports for all field operations activities
Coordinate and deliver high level trainings and workshops to Pula’s partners and clients across different industries
Provide strategic guidance to the field operations team through the Field Associate Manager

Execution of data collection:

Recruit Field Associate Manager, Field Coordinators and Call Centre Coordinators while providing oversight on Field Agent recruitment
Build a pipeline of candidates that have performed well in previous seasons for upcoming seasons
Monitor data collection closely and action any flags through the use of available dashboards
Provide strategic guidance on data collection issues, unusual events or significant farm losses, ensuring that they are meticulously and indisputably documented.
Provide accurate timelines for project implementation and completion through collaboration with the commercial and insurance operations teams based on the uniqueness of clients
Ensure meticulous completion – leave no farm behind.

Evaluate efficiency of service delivery and operations using spending data, while actioning strategic initiatives to keep costs low for field operations and call center teams

Detailed assessment of real costs by location and responsibility
Apply ingenuity to find savings wherever possible
Ensure all expenses are reconciled within policy deadlines.
Monitor budget vs spend closely

Strategic Development and learning

Organize post-project team workshops to evaluate key learnings and improvements in the design, tools, and execution of the project
Coordinating with the innovations and expansion teammates on launching new initiatives and pilots

Other operational work

Design data collection tools and any other operational related tools where necessary.
Write content for any stakeholders as asked (internal, clients, etc)
Other assignments as tasked

The right applicant would have the following skillset:

5 years + experience working in agriculture/ social enterprises. Experience leading field operations or Monitoring and Evaluation department is a must have
Experience working at national level in a fast moving environment/ startup is an added advantage
Experience in managing teams remotely is an added advantage
Deep commitment to the “art of management” and nuances of modern management practice
Ability to work independently – highly self-motivated
Creative problem-solving skills
Highly collaborative, with an outgoing personality and clear and consistent communication
Detail-oriented, meticulous, and attentive to accuracy
Ability to grasp complex analytical concepts quickly and thoroughly
Prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery

go to method of application »

Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.

Apply via :

October 29, 2024
Manager/Senior Manager/Director – Commercial Sales (B2B & B2G) Field Coordinator

The Commercial Manager at Pula is far from the typical sales role. You must be passionate about having meaning in your work. Willing to go the extra mile to evangelize the importance of agriculture insurance in transforming the lives of millions of smallholder farmers across multiple stakeholders from the political elites, to the Government systems, to development agencies all the way down to the farmer. For you to be successful at the role, one must consider it their mission – “how you will be remembered”. Whilst at it, you will be rewarded very well as we believe in “doing good and doing well”. When impacting hundreds of millions of farmers, our mantra is that those successful in the mission must be dollar millionaires in the end. At Pula, good deeds are rewarded.
In this role you’ll;
Expanding your networks, influence and Pula’s positioning in the region

Constantly building deeply entrenched relationships that will enable one to understand client needs, gather market intelligence and build a credible pipeline of opportunities. To succeed in the role, one must incredible enjoy building new relationships and leveraging on relationships to achieve your goals.
Effectively communicate value propositions through presentations and proposals
Act as the Pula spokesperson in the region.
Using knowledge of the market and competitors in the regions, identify and develop the company’s unique selling propositions and differentiators.

Business Development

Defining Commercial objective key results in your region and ownership of the results.
Research, prepare and execute a sales plan focused on delivering new and recurring revenues through partnerships with agro-input companies and the public sector.
Develop pipeline and continuously mature & qualify opportunities in order to increase Pula’’s market share and to enable achievement of sales target.
Generating and qualifying new leads and using different approaches to penetrate prospective clients in your region. You are expected to qualify opportunities, know which deals to work on, and which ones to pass on.
Progress prospects through a defined sales process to eventual contracting and implementation.

Customer Relationship Management

Manage and nurture existing client relationships across a wide range of stakeholders including commodity associations, farmers’ aggregators, insurers, government and private companies.
Manage the handover of new customers to the operations team for the implementation of the solution.

What you need to be successful

You have experience in strong demonstrable sales to development agencies, governments and / or financial institutions.
You have demonstrable success working against a sales quota target.
You have experience working with Development Agencies and / or Government officials at all levels and navigating government structures.
Critical Thinking Skills. You must have the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Behavioural Skills. You must be self-directed, work well alone or in a team structure, highly results oriented, and willing to learn and expand his/her technical and product knowledge base through formal education, professional training, and self-study.
You have knowledge and understanding of dealing with C-suite executives with excellent communication and presentation skills, integrity and impeccable professionalism.
Sales and or consulting experience in the area of agriculture: seed / fertilizer / agrochemical industry or related is a significant advantage.
Experience and knowledge in the insurance industry will place you at an advantage.
You have the ability to use data and KPIs to make management decisions.
You are fully comfortable with sales CRM platforms, Google Drive applications such as Google Sheets, Google Docs etc.

go to method of application »

Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.

Apply via :

October 29, 2024
Strategy Fellow

Key Responsibilities

Develop robust scalable strategies that enable Pula to become more efficient in its operations
Use research, data and insights to come up with effective solutions to our current challenges
Problem solving – help teams surface issues and develop tactical action plans to quickly resolve them
Work with various teams to formulate and test hypotheses, and arrive at high impact, realisable recommendations
Through research and insights gathering, share suggestions on expansion of product portfolio and geography
Project Management; run key strategic initiatives from ideation to completion. This will largely vary depending on the needs of the business.

What you need to be successful

Experience working for a top 5 management consulting firm seeking sabbatical project OR an MBA graduate or in pursuance of.
Experience working in a high performing environment
Experience building systems and processes to support organizational growth
Experience designing well-considered strategy (strategic), as well as successfully delivering projects
Ability to use data, insights to map out effective strategies
Rigorous and analytical
Entrepreneurial, curious and iterative, willing to be experimental by trying and testing new ideas
Resilient
Authentic and trustworthy
A love for the work we do at Pula
Professional fluency in English is required. French would be a plus

Apply via :

boards.eu.greenhouse.io

October 29, 2024
Assistant Field Coordinator

At Pula, our values are:

Obsessed with results: We are responsible for our future and therefore we get things done!
Connect the Dots: We continuously identify different customer needs & business problems and build solutions that deliver value.
Have a Can do Attitude! We dare to do things differently to make things work.
We have each others’ back: We look out for each other & we share high quality, timely feedback that makes us better.

What you will be doing

Conducting Enumerator/Agent Training.
Help set project budgets, Recordkeeping for expenses and reconciliation against the budget for each project
Field management support for crop cut exercise.
Field management support for yield index insurance payouts, if necessary.
Coordination with client field staff and insurance auditors.
Assisting in product launches when required.
Clear and consistent communication up and down the reporting lines.
Handling and resolving customer complaints from farmers and stakeholders as needed
Submitting timely reports to the Direct manager.
Working on Comm care surveys.
Data collection and data management: that is, refining the study design and survey instruments, overseeing and monitoring data collection exercises using the Business Intelligence dashboard and assisting with data quality queries.
Help to go to the field to diagnose issues when required.
Escalating issues experienced in the field.
Help with internal data audits when required
Any other duties as requested by management

What you will need to be successful

A BSc degree in Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, a degree in Business/project management or related field.
Experience with (2 years) and proven skills in working with clients, project teams, farmers, field teams and agro dealers.
Experience in data collection and data management.
Skills to interact with clients, farmers, field teams and agro dealers.
Ability to work independently in a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, and multicultural environment
Must have a motorbike
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Intermediate Excel skills is an added advantage

Some more expectations

Our team is deeply field based. We hire from the areas that we are working, rather than focusing on hiring only from capital cities or major metropolitan areas.
The individuals best suited for these positions are those who are comfortable speaking in relevant local languages and moving around rural areas.
Everyone needs to be able to work “on the go”: staff are expected to call into conference calls multiple times a week, and to submit communications on email and other mediums throughout the week. While it is difficult to keep a phone and other devices charged while working in rural areas, the best employees plan their movements well enough to ensure being in contact at the right times.

What Pula will bring to the table

Growth potential: With an untapped market of 1.5 billion smallholders worldwide, on track to doubling the number of farmers insured in 2021 and Pula’s global leadership in Agriculture Insurance, the Commercial Director has a tremendous upside growth potential.
Market Leader: Not only is the opportunity massive, but Pula is by far the market leader in it’s category with 5.3m farmers insured as at the end of 2021.
Solid: Pula has been funded by leading venture capital investors (Omidyar Network, ACCION, MercyCorps) and global philanthropic institutions (MasterCard Foundation, CGAP/World Bank as well as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation). Pula closed a $6m series A funding in December 2020 in the right in middle of the pandemic a clear testimony of the opportunity that Pula is going after.
Respected: Winner of the Singapore FinTech Festival 2019, Winner of The InsureTech of the Award, Africa. Featured on TED talks, The New York Times, The Economist.
Impact and creation: This is a high-impact role, reporting to the CEO and Co-Founder, that offers a unique opportunity to bring the company to the next level, whilst developing new strategies, approaches and ideas.
Leadership: The founders & CEO foster a culture of transparency, respect, high performance, pragmatism, execution and personal development.
Purpose: It is rare to find a professional opportunity that offers accelerated professional development and a life purpose. Pula is going through a second phase of accelerated growth that will naturally provide professional development, whilst contributing to the financial stability of small farmers in the emerging markets.
Remuneration: Competitive base salary accordingly with seniority and experience, commission on closed sales and an employee share option plan that offers an attractive equity upside.

Apply via :

boards.eu.greenhouse.io

October 29, 2024
Learning & Development Specialist Senior Associate, People & Culture

At Pula, our values are:

Obsessed with results: We are responsible for our future and therefore we get things done!
Connect the Dots: We continuously identify different customer needs & business problems and build solutions that deliver value.
Have a Can do Attitude! We dare to do things differently to make things work.
We have each others’ back: We look out for each other & we share high quality, timely feedback that makes us better.

What You Will Be Doing

Create and execute learning strategies and programs.
Evaluate individual and organizational development needs.
Implement various learning methods companywide (e.g. coaching, job-shadowing, online training).
Act as product manager for learning systems, shepherding them from design through systems and tools development, training of trainers through delivery and measuring outcomes.
Design training and learning approaches which are optimized for effectiveness, scalability, and cost including hybrid learning (best use of in person, live remote sessions, and independent learning across a program).
Assess the success of development plans and help employees make the most of learning opportunities.
In partnership with internal and external subject matter experts, create engaging learning activities and compelling course content that enhances retention and transfer.
Work with subject matter experts and identify the target audience’s training needs based on clearly defined, measurable outcomes and learning objectives.
Visualize instructional graphics, the user interface and the finished product.
Conduct instructional research and analysis on learners and contexts.
Apply tested instructional design theories, practice and methods for adult learners.
Provide exercises and activities that enhance the learning process.
Create supporting material/media (audio, video, simulations, role plays, games etc).
Monitor and report on agreed interim indicators and outcomes to stakeholders for each learning program/product, including ROI, on at least a quarterly basis..
Maintain project documentation and course folders
Maintain a keen understanding of training trends, developments and best practices in vocational training and adult learning.

What You Need To Have To Be Successful

5+ years experience in a similar full-time role in a busy start up or innovative organization that cares deeply about people development.
A Bachelor’s degree in HR, Psychology, education, business, or a related field. or a related field.
Track record in designing and executing successful training programs
Familiarity with traditional and modern training methods (mentoring, coaching, on-the-job or in-class training, adult learning, e-learning, workshops, simulations etc) field (additional L&D training or experience is a plus).
Current knowledge of effective learning and development methods
Familiarity with e-learning platforms and practices
You have excellent communication skills, interpersonal skills, and strong work ethics.
Experience in project management and budgeting
Proficient in MS Office and Learning Management Systems (LMS)
Visual design skills (Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator) and ability to storyboard
Ability to build rapport with employees
Excellent knowledge of learning theories and instructional design models
Professional certification (e.g. CPLP) is a plus

go to method of application »

Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.

Apply via :

October 29, 2024
Global Field Operations Manager Commercial Manager Kenya

Duties And Responsibilities

Support the VP in coordinating communication across the department and with other departments.
Lead the department’s operational cadence, including Weekly departmental management meetings, Monthly meetings, Senior Management Meeting Team Weekly, and quarterly reviews.
Responsible for coordinating cascaded OKR development and tracking across all departmental team members and reporting to VP on progress.
Prepare weekly and monthly departmental OKR reports for the Pula Senior Management team.
Develop and execute performance metric data collection exercises, analyze and produce clear, succinct and actionable reports based on facts and data.
Oversee global project management and execution, track and report on performance metrics, analyze and report on variances and areas for improvement.
Coaching and supporting two direct reports:

Project Manager

Metrics and reporting
Project setup and configuration
Tracking of project management and deliverables

Administration officer

Project budget reporting
Recruitment tracking
Contract management (2000+ contracts per year)
Travel requests
Procurement Requests

Budget management

Track and report all project (Cost of Sales) expenses against budget weekly to relevant managers and directors;
Monthly report of turnaround times from request to receipt of funds by field teams
Analyze variances of both and produce estimates/forecasts of spending for the remainder of the year.
Draft annual budgets for VP review and approval

What You Need To Have To Be Successful

You have experience in a fast- paced environment coordinating different people in various workstreams
Critical Thinking Skills. You must have the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Behavioral Skills. You must be self-directed, work well alone or in a team structure, highly results oriented, and willing to learn and expand his/her technical and product knowledge base through formal education, professional training, and self-study.
You have knowledge and understanding of dealing with C-suite executives with excellent communication and presentation skills, integrity and impeccable professionalism.
You are fully comfortable with project management tools (Jira preferred), Google Drive applications such as Google Sheets, Google Docs etc.as you will mainly work on these platforms.
Great at generating high quality reports and presentations
Detail oriented and persistent with black belt project management skills
Quick-learner- somebody who is not afraid to try something but also learns from mistakes once corrected

go to method of application »

Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.

Apply via :

October 29, 2024
Data & Insights Director Manager – Consulting & Research

Within the Field Operations team, the Data & Insights team is responsible for ensuring the highest possible quality of ground truth data collected by the field team, provide the tools and business intelligence support needed for excellent field execution, glean and communicate actionable insights from collected data, and report out standard and ad-hoc knowledge products based on field data to internal and external stakeholders. The team should further lead recommendations and innovations around data collection on the ground. The Data and Insights director will work in close collaboration with Field country teams and the insurance payouts team.
The outputs of the D&I team will be subject to strict scrutiny by clients and insurers, requiring the utmost attention to detail and thoroughness in process to ensure every report, conclusion and data point is highly defensible.
Data & Insights Team Key functions:

End-to-end data project management

Project setup including sampling and configuration of data collection and monitoring tools ex dashboards and quality controls)
Administration and deployment of surveys
Data quality monitoring with at least weekly reports for every project
Create, maintain, and audit dashboards for reliable use by teams across the whole business
Produce and report on project performance monitoring and metrics, including execution and data quality metrics
Frequent monitoring of enumerators and RMs for action by field managers
Data cleaning and structuring
Investigation and validation of anomalies and unexpected results with additional evidence
Final reporting on data and conclusions addressing all aspects relevant to the insurance cover, fully supported by evidence.

Pre-crop cut preliminary analysis of available data on crop health and evidence of perils via remote sensing data analysis, phone and other farmer surveys; report out as crop development reports
Advise on improvements to the type and way data is collected
Leverage a deep understanding of our data to proactively suggest strategic technical, product, and business investments
Translate business problems into technical solutions for data infrastructure & engineering development
Ownership of the quality control system for collected data
Administration of call center tools and systems, including quality control and performance monitoring
Representation and defense of reports and data to clients and insurers

Data and Insights Director Responsibilities
The Data and Insights Director will oversee the namesake team and will be responsible for leading the team in the Field Operations department responsible for ensuring the quality of the data we use in our index products, interrogating it, understanding it, and transforming it into well-documented conclusions. The Data and Insights Director aligns and directs the management, development, and integration of data analytics and business intelligence necessary for supporting the mission, vision strategies, objectives, and goals of business.
The Data and Insights Director, will organize and assemble the man-power, technology, processes, and financial resources necessary to address the current and future analytics needs of the business.
Job responsibilities:

Lead on the delivery of high quality data, architecture, analytics and insights
Design and implement end-to-end structured workflows for ground data which are fully documented.
Build automation systems to maximize efficiency and focus team attention on exploratory data analysis and data interpretation.
Strategic role in creating a vision and roadmap for crop monitoring data
Understand the needs of the business, to help prioritize workflow
Understanding and design of data architecture that backs all data insights
Lead, coach and develop Data & Insights team
Create processes and oversight to ensure the team deliver timely high quality work
Empower Field Operations staff on the ground with data for decision making on a daily basis
Charisma to get ideas across and promote understanding and engagement with Field data and conclusions
Lead efforts to leverage Pula’s extensive historical knowledge and new insights to drive growth and innovation in the next phase of the business
Assess the commercial value and risks of growth opportunities as well as provide analytics that will position the business for dynamic growth
Establish Pula as an industry leader by actively participating in data conferences, workshops, seminars, and so forth

Who you are:
Key Competencies

At least 7 years of working experience, including commercial experience in a data analytics or data warehousing department, preferably working as a Head of Analytics or Data.
Highly motivated and resourceful, with a track record in driving change at pace
Can tell a great story that’s backed up by the data
Strong project management and organizational skills
Strong understanding of data architecture
Knowledge and experience of data science in production, using these capabilities to build, maintain and improve processes
Experience in bringing together diverse functions and building teams that include data analytics and warehousing personnel, guiding them through successful data analytic projects in a dynamic environment.
Strong background and experience in training multi-cultural teams
Agricultural and/or geospatial experience will be helpful -can be from private sector or social enterprise
Great at content generation such as materials for training or internal policies, or types of write ups.
Able to inspire, engage and influence both internally and externally
You are comfortable with GSuite applications (Google Sheets, Google Docs, etc.) and are able to adapt to new systems easily (e.g., Asana, Slack, Jira)
Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Information Technology, Economics, Statistics, Information Systems, Applied Math, or any other closely related field.
You are passionate about helping smallholder farmers build resilience
Eager to learn and adapt
Flexible to travel up to 40% of the time

Preferred Technical competencies:

Python, R, APIs (currently our most widely used tools for data access and analysis)
Microsoft BI (SSIS, SSRS, SSAS) and SQL Server / Transact SQL – a plus
Azure Modern Data Platform: Synapse Analytics, Azure Analysis Services, Azure Data Factory,…
ETL: Talend, Alteryx
Gartner Magic Quadrant leader BI and Analytics platforms: Power BI, Tableau, Qlik, Board.
Augmented Analytics (Thoughtspot,..) & Process Mining (Celonis, Prom, Disco)

go to method of application »

Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.

Apply via :

October 29, 2024
Commercial Director – Africa

In this role, you’ll;

Expanding your networks, influence and Pula’s positioning in the region

Constantly building deeply entrenched relationships that will enable one to understand client needs, gather market intelligence and build a credible pipeline of opportunities. To succeed in the role, one must incredible enjoy building new relationships and leveraging on relationships to achieve your goals.
Effectively communicate value propositions through presentations and proposals
Act as the Pula spokesperson in the region.
Using knowledge of the market and competitors in the regions, identify and develop the company’s unique selling propositions and differentiators.

Business Development

Defining Commercial OKRs in your region and ownership of the results.
Research, prepare and execute a sales plan focused on delivering new and recurring revenues through partnerships with agro-input companies and the public sector.
Develop pipeline and continuously mature & qualify opportunities in order to increase Pula”s market share and to enable achievement of sales target.
Generating and qualifying new leads and using different approaches to penetrate prospective clients in your region. You are expected to qualify opportunities, know which deals to work on, and which ones to pass on.
Progress prospects through a defined sales process to eventual contracting and implementation.

Customer Relationship Management

Manage and nurture existing client relationships across a wide range of stakeholders including commodity associations, farmers’ aggregators, insurers, government and private companies.
Manage the handover of new customers to the operations team for the implementation of the solution.

Team Leadership

Build and / or manage a high performing sales team to execute end to end sales including outreach, pitching, getting alignment, negotiation, closing deals and implementation.
Analyze data and use it to make key strategic decisions for the business.

What you need to be successful

You have experience in strong demonstrable sales to development agencies, governments and / or financial institutions.
You have demonstrable success working against a sales quota target.
You have experience working with Development Agencies and / or Government officials at all levels and navigating government structures.
Critical Thinking Skills. You must have the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Behavioural Skills. You must be self-directed, work well alone or in a team structure, highly results oriented, and willing to learn and expand his/her technical and product knowledge base through formal education, professional training, and self-study.
You have knowledge and understanding of dealing with C-suite executives with excellent communication and presentation skills, integrity and impeccable professionalism.
Sales and or consulting experience in the area of agriculture: seed / fertilizer / agrochemical industry or related is a significant advantage.
Experience and knowledge in the insurance industry will place you at an advantage.
You have the ability to use data and KPIs to make management decisions.
You are fully comfortable with sales CRM platforms, Google Drive applications such as Google Sheets, Google Docs etc.

Apply via :

boards.eu.greenhouse.io

October 29, 2024
Senior Mobile Developer

The Senior Mobile Developer role

To execute on our ambitious product roadmap for 2023, our Innovation team is looking to hire an experienced senior mobile developer with deep familiarity with native Android application development.
Experience with our web stack technologies django and vue js would be a bonus, as it would let you work on both our web and mobile stacks but not a requirement.
If this sounds like you, and you are looking for an exciting opportunity to apply your in-depthnmobile development towards solving real problems for farmers across Africa and beyond,
apply today!
The right applicant would have the following skillset:

Required:

5 or more years’ industry experience building Android native applications with Java or Kotlin
Deep understanding of principles and architectures related to Android development, e.g. reactive programming, architecture components, responsive UI, multithreading, and others
Deep understanding of the principles of programming and software development, especially usage of common data structures, OOP, clean code, legacy code e.t.c
Experience implementing and maintaining CI pipelines for Android, and deploying apps to Google Play Store
Proven team leadership, interpersonal skills, and ability to get things done
Strong understanding of cloud technologies like AWS/Google Cloud/Azure
Should have good experience in Firebase and its services like Firebase Cloud Messaging, Firebase Analytics, Google Analytics, Remote Config and others.
Should have good experience in App monitoring services like Firebase Crashlytics, Firebase Performance, A/B switching.
Experience with rapidly identifying and fixing issues raised by both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Good communicator, capable of engaging with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Capability to transform abstract requirements from stakeholders into technical specifications
Proven experience mentoring/coaching less experienced developers
Ability to work in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high-quality software. Breakdown complex projects/epics/epics/stories into achievable tasks for developers.
Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.

Apply via :

boards.eu.greenhouse.io

October 29, 2024