Jobs Kenya

Company Founded: Founded in 1993

  • Principal Investment Officer

    Principal Investment Officer

    Reports to: Chief Investment Officer – WAM

    Location: African capital city

    Start Date: Immediate

    Summary

    WWB Asset Management (WAM) is seeking an experienced, highly motivated principal investment officer (“PIO”) with strong private equity experience in inclusive and / or specialty finance sectors – such as fintech, insurance, agriculture finance, education finance or housing finance – to join its impact investment team. The PIO will be responsible for sourcing, structuring, closing and monitoring investments in inclusive financial service providers focused on women. The PIO position to be located in an African capital city, and will report directly to the Chief Investment Officer (“CIO”).

     

    About Women’s World Banking Asset Management (WAM)

    WAM is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Women’s World Banking, Inc., headquartered in New York City. It manages the Women’s World Banking impact investment program, including a co-managed USD 50M private equity fund, WWB Capital Partners, LP, and a solely-managed USD 75M private equity fund, WWB Capital Partners II (“WWBCP II” or “the Fund”). WAM is continuing to fundraise for the latter fund, which is a Mauritius-based blended finance limited partnership, with a dedicated, grant-funded, side-car technical assistance program. WWBCP II will make direct minority equity investments ranging between USD 1M – 15M in high-performing, women-focused inclusive finance institutions worldwide, and will provide technical assistance to improve client and staff gender diversity, in accordance with the impact investment program established by Women’s World Banking.

     

    Responsibilities       

    Source investment opportunities in line with the objectives of WWBCP II, with a specific focus on inclusive and specialty finance sectors such as micro-enterprise finance, small business finance, housing finance, micro-insurance, fintech and smallholder agri-finance located principally in Sub-Saharan Africa, and opportunistically in South and Southeast Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Latin America.
    Conduct initial vetting of pipeline opportunities against the Fund’s investment criteria
    Gather data, analyze financial statements, prepare initial valuation analyses and draft first stage investment proposals on vetted opportunities to determine suitability for on-site due diligence
    Prepare and defend first stage proposals to the first stage committee
    Lead and support deal teams to conduct on-site due diligence on Fund investment opportunities together with at least one other WAM investment officer, either as lead or as second, to gather further information and undertake risk assessments.
    Manage deliverables of WAM analysts, and technical consultants, if any, accompanying the due diligence team.
    Perform valuation analyses, develop meaningful scenarios, prepare and defend investment proposals as a team to the Investment Committee
    Negotiate transaction terms and review transaction documents as team lead or second
    Monitor and manage portfolio of investments, which may include board member responsibilities, to achieve Fund objectives.
    Advocate for and oversee delivery of Women’s World Banking technical assistance to improve client and staff gender diversity
    Prepare financial and social performance reports on portfolio companies
    Identify high-return exit opportunities for investments and lead or support exit process

    Success

    Within the first 90 days:

    Embrace Women’s World Banking’s and WAM’s core values and desired behaviors
    Develop familiarity with the Women’s World Banking and WAM organizations, policies and procedures
    Take ownership of pre-identified pipeline of specialty finance opportunities in South and Southeast Asia, and develop sourcing strategy for additional investment opportunities. Identify at least two new prospects for the pipeline.
    Lead first stage proposal preparation of at least one new pipeline opportunity
    Act as lead or second investment officer for at least one investment proposal, including preparing for and conducting due diligence and preparing to present prospect to investment committee.
    Support capital raising activities as needed for subsequent Fund closing

    Qualifications

    Minimum 6-9 years’ private equity experience with proven success; preferably across different African or Asian countries
    Familiarity with operation and regulation of financial institutions; preferably with experience in one or more of the following sectors: housing finance, insurance, fintech, smallholder agri-finance
    Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related major; CFA, MBA or Master in Economics/Finance preferred
    Demonstrated leadership skills, setting vision for others, owning and implementing a strategic agenda, organizing others toward a common goal, overcoming obstacles / solving problems and setting new ways forward.
    Demonstrated ability to apply strategic and analytical thinking to decision-making, problem-solving, data/information analysis; key issue identification and deal progression
    Demonstrated ability to effectively exchange information clearly and appropriately with all levels in an organization and with external stakeholders through verbal and written communication
    Excellent financial modeling capabilities and the ability to manage multiple projects with a keen attention to detail;
    Demonstrated negotiation and transaction documentation management skills
    Multi-lingual – English required; French strongly preferred, Asian, Arabic or African languages a plus;
    High level of comfort with team projects and global team engagement, with strong interpersonal skills
    Self-motivated, self-directed with a positive attitude
    Strong work ethic appropriate for a small, fast-paced, team-oriented organization;
    Passion for inclusive finance and women’s empowerment
    Willing to travel 30-35% of the time throughout Africa, Middle East / North Africa and Asia plus 2 – 4 visits to New York per year

    Women’s World Banking and WWB Asset Management is an equal employment opportunity for all regardless of race, color, citizenship, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran or reservist status or any other category protected by federal, state or local law.

    Apply via :

    www.womensworldbanking.org

  • Kenya: Monitoring and Evaluation Volunteer – Nairobi

    Kenya: Monitoring and Evaluation Volunteer – Nairobi

    You will be in charge of

    Contribute to the development and updating of the consolidated M&E work plan and M&E frameworks for all ongoing projects;
    Contribute to an effective roll-out of M&E collection and reporting systems to all staff and partners through training, site visits, manuals, and other technical support as needed;
    Assist in the development of the ToRs and mission plans and carrying out assessments, monitoring and evaluations (baselines, mid-terms, endlines) as reflected in the ToR and mission plan;
    Assist in the development and implementation of appropriate data collection and analysis instruments, methodologies (e.g. survey questionnaires, focus group discussions, key-informant interviews) and data/information dissemination/utilization plans;
    Assist supervising of data collection activities as reflected in the mission plans;
    Assist maintaining electronic and/or paper-based MIS systems for tracking and reporting all quantitative data and information;
    Analyze AME data and produce reports, factsheets with useful statistical analysis and presentation (charts, tables, histograms, box plots) as necessary in a timely manner;
    Assist measuring and reporting on qualitative and quantitative input, process, output, outcome, impact, objective, and goal-level performance indicators for all projects;
    Contribute to organizing and facilitating learning events in order to capture best practices and lessons learnt when a project closes or as required;
    Assist documentation and sharing the lessons learnt and best practices on time and ensure that the knowledge gained contributes to the improvement of projects and influence the strategic development of future projects and activities;
    Contribute to the implementation of the beneficiary Complaints and Response Mechanism (CRM) for the country mission in line with ACTED standard beneficiary CRM procedures;
    Provide regular and timely updates on progress and challenges to supervisors and other team members;
    Participate in M&E-related conferences and workshops when possible and stay up to date of best practices and new knowledge created in the field of M&E;
    Perform any other related activities as assigned by immediate supervisor.

    Expected skills and qualifications

    University Degree in Public Administration, International Affairs, or a related field preferable
    Excellent written and verbal communication skills
    Experience establishing and/or working with community groups desirable
    Knowledge of and experience in field-based data collection methods
    Design, Monitoring and Evaluation experience in humanitarian/development settings
    Relevant local language and/or regional experience highly desirable
    Willingness to live and work in an insecure environment

    Conditions

    Status : volunteer

    Living allowance of 300 USD
    Lodging and food provided in the ACTED Guesthouse
    Flights tickets in and out + Visa taken in charge by ACTED
    Provision of medical and repatriation insurances

    Send your application by email (jobs@acted.org) under Ref: AMEV/KEN

    Apply via :

    jobs@acted.org

  • Compliance Intern (National Position), Nairobi.

    Compliance Intern (National Position), Nairobi.

    Contract Duration: 3 months

    Starting: April 2021

    ACTED is looking for professionally confident, self-motivated and committed team player to fill the internship position in Nairobi- Kenya.

    Main objective:The main objective of the Compliance intern is to assist ACTED Nairobi Compliance department with their operational tasks. This translates to ensure a proper and clean documentation of every project conducted by ACTED.

    Duties and Responsibilities:

    Compliance: FLAT internal procedures
    Assisting on a monthly basis on updating project folders
    Assisting on filling project checklists upon review of project expenses to identify potential risks.
    Assisting on the collection and consolidation of the necessary documentation for the FLAT folders (with the help of each departments)
    Checking the FLAT folders in the server to ensure they are complete.
    Assisting on Compilation of monthly compliance report
    Filing of all project related documents
    Assist in preparation of external audits under the supervision of the Compliance Officer
    Assist in providing timely supplementary quality control of the FLAT documentation by checking the accuracy and consistency of the information between the related documents and report discrepancies immediately to the Compliance Officer.
    Report the updates of the Compliance situation for all projects during the country compliance meetings.Audit preparation
    Assisting the compliance manager and officer to prepare the upcoming external audits.
    Assisting the compliance manager and officer to perform internal audit when requested
    Implement the recommendation highlighted by the compliance manager of external auditors.Implementing Partners
    Support in undertaking due diligence for the new and existing Implementing partners
    Undertake Financial reviews and provide quality and timely reports with actionable recommendations to the implementing partners
    Ensure proper archiving of Implementing partners documents with regular follow ups to ensure completeness of the IP files.
    Capacity building and support to Implementing Partners
    Any other duty as may be requested by your supervisor.

    Qualifications

    Bachelor degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field.
    Deep and clear understanding of humanitarian principles and activities.
    Sound understanding/experience in financial processing and management
    Excellent skills in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel.
    Keen to detail and accuracy required and willing to learn
    Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail.
    Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish effective work relations at all levels.
    Proven ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines and work with limited supervision, pro-active and a good team-player.
    High level of integrity and honesty.

    Qualified Nationals with the required skills are invited to submit their applications accompanied by detailed curriculum vitae as a single document i.e. with the cover letter being on the first page and the CV starting on the second page to kenya.jobs@acted.org and received on or before 5.00PM on 29 January 2021 with the subject line “COMPLIANCE INTERN – NAIROBI”. Please do not attach any other documents while sending your applications, if required they will be requested at a later stage. CVs will be shortlisted on an on-going basis.ACTED will at no stage of recruitment process request candidate to make payments of any kind. Further, ACTED has not retained any agent in connection with recruitment. ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer.ACTED is committed to protecting beneficiaries within our programmes from exploitation and abuse and any kind of misconduct. ACTED has specific policies, including PSEA and Child Protection, which outlines the expected behaviour and the responsibility of all staff, beneficiaries, consultants and other stakeholders and has zero tolerance towards misconducts. Any candidate offered a job with ACTED will be expected to sign ACTED’s organizational Policies and Code of Conduct as an annex to their contract of employment and agree to conduct themselves in accordance with the provisions of these documents.ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ACTED is an Equal Opportunity Employer

    Apply via :

    kenya.jobs@acted.org

  • M-PESA DevOps Lead

    M-PESA DevOps Lead

    Description

    We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Digital IT Department within the Technology Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below:

    Reporting to the Senior Manager – Financial Solutions, the role holder responsibilities will include financial services system management, team management, third party management and Partner Relationship Management.

    Key Responsibilities:

    Planning & design for new solutions;
    Development and implementation of the financial systems architecture and roadmap
    Evaluation of new and existing financial systems infrastructure;
    Implementation and integration of new hardware/software;
    Optimization of existing systems;
    Internal Process Improvement in accordance with ITIL and Agile standards;
    Change management
    Contributing towards innovation initiatives.
    Research and development of future technologies and solutions to meet financial systems needs
    Team leadership

    Qualifications

    Role requirements;

    Degree in one of the following: Computer Science, Telecommunications; Electronic Engineering; IT (Computing) – Operating systems, databases, system development
    5 years of work experience as an engineer in Financial Technology or a telecommunications environment (vendor or operator).
    Software development skills in Java, python, C, and web technologies
    Development and management of database based applications
    Knowledge in Agile methodology. Certification in Scrum fundamentals is an added advantage.
    Knowledge in Dev Ops
    Experience in mobile money systems.
    Knowledge in cloud technologies (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Huawei or GCP). Certifications will be an added advantage
    Proven Analytical & problem-solving skills;
    Must be able to work without supervision & meet tight deadlines/schedules;
    Good presentation skills required;
    Proactive & self-motivated;
    Good public relations, communication & interpersonal.

    Apply via :

    safaricom.taleo.net

  • Business Development Manager EA/WA

    Business Development Manager EA/WA

    THE ROLE

    As we accelerate in our transformation, we are looking for passionate, creative, entrepreneurial sales professionals and leaders from all over the world and from different backgrounds to join us on our journey.
    We believe in making banking better for all and are building supportive teams of unique people who share in our vision and purpose.
    Our Business Development Managers work closely with our customers every day to help them transform and ensure that they can realize the value of our technology and service capabilities.

    Key Responsibilities

    Articulating and demonstrating Temenos digital-first solutions through strategic value-based selling, building strong business cases, developing a return on investment analysis, and using other references and industry data to build relationships at multiple levels and ultimately drive deals from inception to close.
    Working with customer stakeholders to understand their bank’s strategy, challenges, and opportunities and articulating how Temenos can help them achieve their digital transformation ambitions.
    Creating value by partnering with technical and non-technical executives to support their transformation journey by showcasing the commercial and technology value of our digital offering.
    Building and maintaining a robust sales pipeline and accurately tracking quarterly forecasts/revenue.
    Balancing quarterly results while keeping a clear line of sight of strategic and long term revenue opportunities.
    Create and execute account plans which address tactical and strategic opportunities.
    Collaborating with various distributed internal and external teams to ensure the seamless execution of end to end sales cycles and ensure the highest level of customer advocacy.
    Representing Temenos at internal and external events as an industry authority of digital banking technology.

    Skills & Experience

    In-depth knowledge of the financial services industry; the trends, challenges, and innovations.
    Proven track record of success in selling complex and high-value Digital/CRM/SaaS/Cloud solutions to the financial services sector.
    A consultative sales approach which enables listening to and understanding customer needs.
    Excellent communication and problem-solving skills with an ability to translate business requirements into value propositions which engage a range of audiences.
    Able to spot opportunities and diligently manage customer engagements from inception to close.
    Commercially aware with sound financial acumen.
    Data-driven and able to use data to tell stories, engage clients and create value and drive clients to action.
    Entrepreneurial spirit, can-do attitude, and tenacious deal maker and closer.
    Able to navigate change and deal with ambiguity.
    A global mindset, a team spirit, and a desire to make a real impact.
    An appetite for learning and growth.
    Resilient and resourceful.
    A passion for technology and selling!
    Fluency in English, other languages are helpful.

    WHY TEMENOS

    You will work at the cutting edge of technology innovation; we challenge the status quo and are transforming banking every day.
    You will experience in a fast-paced environment, ambitious team; we look forwards and continuously strive to be the best.
    You will be part of a team that values integrity; we support each other and keep our promises.
    You will be able to work freely, flexibly and true to your authentic self; we champion diversity.
    You will be joining a global and diverse family that works together through the good times and bad; we care deeply about each other and our clients.
    You will experience what we call – Temenosity!

    We value applications from people from all walks of life; if you are excited to be part of our journey and want to make a real impact, we would love to hear from you.

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    Apply via :

    temenos.csod.com

  • Senior Manager – Digital Financial Services

    Senior Manager – Digital Financial Services

    Description

    We are pleased to announce the vacancy for Senior Manager – Digital Financial Services within Financial Services. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

    Detailed Description

    Reporting to Head of Department – M-PESA New Business Ventures, the position holder will ensure strategic business arm of M-PESA New Business Ventures that will focus on developing digital financial services with the view of fostering a saving culture, empowering and improving the financial health of M-PESA customers while ensuring M-PESA remains the Strategic Partner of choice for financial services. Digital financial services include and is not limited to insurance and wealth management. This will involve fostering innovation culture and formulation of business strategy, managing relationships with existing partners and developing new partnerships with organizations that scale-up the financial services business.

    Job Responsibilities

    Develop and manage the overall digital financial services strategy from planning through to tactical execution.
    To deepen financial services by fostering a saving culture that is accessible, affordable and reliable leveraging on new technologies that are transparent and innovative.
    To develop new Business Models around Financial services that will ensure that Safaricom keeps its strategic focus of financial inclusion.
    Work in partnership with Financial Services institutions including Banks, SACCOs, Insurance, Investments, MFIs, Pension Schemes, and Fund Managers among others to drive financial inclusion.
    Work in partnership with key strategic partners across all business pillars including Payments, Retail, Sector based (e.g. Health and Agriculture) etc. to drive strategic partnerships around different business areas.
    Embrace new-to-world technology and disruptive business models to ensure Safaricom remains Africa market leader in Digital Financial Services.
    Fiscal Market Disruption – Engage with relevant bodies towards participation in the new business regulatory environment.
    Key Project and Strategy execution/delivery in driving overall Financial Services objectives.
    To manage and cultivate strategic partnerships that are key to development and growth of Financial Ensure the company has an effective framework for creating and maintaining strategic business partner relationships.
    Develop and implement a partnership strategy to increase the reach and impact of our ongoing efforts to deepen financial inclusion agenda with an eye toward identifying creative initiatives
    Target, prospect, develop and strengthen partnerships with other organizations that enable to scale financial services business
    Responsible for initiating, negotiating terms, and maintaining the comprehensive partnerships and contractual agreement process
    Ensure partners are fulfilling their contractual obligations and that the company is providing the required support for them to do so.
    Maintain consistent communication and builds positive brand partner rapport
    Collaborate with cross-functional teams to structure and execute business initiatives, lead analysis and develop and communicate final recommendations for growing partner relationships
    Suggest and develop processes and services to improve operational efficiency between the partners
    Engage with key influencers and decision makers across different teams to accomplish the partnership goals.
    Be an expert in customer trends, stay informed of data-driven marketing news, emerging technologies and competitor offerings.

    Qualifications

    Job Requirements

    Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field from a recognized university.
    Masters degree will be an added advantage
    At least 6 – 8 years’ experience in a large corporate or multinational company, demonstrated progression and at least 3 years’ experience in a Telecommunications company handling partnerships, business development and strategy formulation.
    Experience in management of budgets and forecasts in a large company
    Track record of innovation and development of new products and services
    Must demonstrate strategy execution/delivery

    Apply via :

    safaricom.taleo.net

  • Evergreen Requisition – IT Solutions Architect

    Evergreen Requisition – IT Solutions Architect

    Description

    An Evergreen Requisition is an advertisement for positions that Safaricom PLC hires for throughout the year. It is a way for Safaricom to build a database of qualified, interested individuals for a particular job function so that when there is a need to fill that type of role, the hiring process will be faster. By applying to an Evergreen Requisition, you are expressing your interest for a job function within the Safaricom family.

    In addition to submitting your resume to an Evergreen Requisition, we encourage you to create a job search agent to be alerted when positions in your areas of interest become available. In the job search agent specify all the geographic locations you would consider

    We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Digital IT Department within the Technology.  In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for persons who meets the criteria indicated below.

    Detailed Description

    Reporting to Business Engagement Manager – Financial Services, the position holder will develop technical solutions designs for business problems, utilizing available IT assets. Act as technical lead on IT systems projects, providing and articulating forward-looking technical proposals for implementation either to cover existing functionality gaps or to generate new innovative solutions.

    Roles and Responsibilities

    Engage with various teams, ranging from business and the immediate development team who need to understand and buy in to the architecture, right through to the extended team of those people who will have an interest in the architecture from a security, database, operations, and maintenance or support point of view.
    Translate documented business requirements into a technical solution design for implementation.
    Leading with development teams to ensure business intent is understood and effectively carried into development phases.
    Collaboratively oversee the development of the solution as per agreed architecture, evolving it throughout the delivery in the face of changing requirements and feedback from the team.
    Set baseline through introduction of standards and working practices such as coding standards, design principles and tools.
    Ensure that the architecture is being implemented consistently across the team through regular code reviews.
    Experimenting by building prototypes, frameworks and foundations to be consumed by the technical team.
    Responsible for making technology decisions by considering all risk factors, reviewed and evaluated with all the relevant stakeholders of interest.
    Contribute to Architecture Review Board (ARB) on monthly basis. 

    Qualifications

    Degree in Science/computer science/Engineering/Business related degree from reputable education institution.
    3+ technical background in software development inclusive of databases, applications, Infrastructure, cloud development , 2+ years experience in solutions architecture and system design.
    Experience of software development lifecycle is essential, in agile and waterfall methodologies.
    Certification in Solution Architecture  and Certificate in Cloud expertise will be an added advantage.
    A “hands-on software architect” capable of sharing software development experience with the rest of the team, which in turn helps them better understand how the architecture is viewed from a development perspective.
    Domain experience in financial services, financial technologies will be an added advantage.
    Strong business acumen and leadership mindset
    Ability to drive initiatives without any formal authority in an ambiguous environment
    Ability to mentor/coach developers and other solution architects in architecture principles
    Proven track record in designing and implementing large scale, complex projects delivering IT/Telco customer solutions; demonstrable leadership skills and organizational experience
    Ability to communicate and influence others.

    Apply via :

    safaricom.taleo.net

  • M-Pesa Africa – Service Operations Manager

    M-Pesa Africa – Service Operations Manager

    Description

    We are pleased to announce the subject career opportunity within the Technology (M-Pesa Africa) reporting to the Senior Manager-Service Operations.

    Role Description

    The M-PESA Operations Manager will have a unique insight into the development of an essential product and connect with people who are considered ‘unbanked’ and living on the bare minimum, to help lift themselves out of poverty. The successful candidate should be passionate about shaping the product, its operations, and ultimately the life-changing benefits it delivers to customers. You will be joining a collaborative team that works tirelessly to achieve these common goals.

    This opportunity will develop your career in Service Management – including contractual negotiation & management, offshore support, interaction with senior stakeholders who are customers in the markets (CTO/CIO and Heads of) – all whilst working within the team that design and develop the product.

    Key Role Responsibilities

    Delivery, to agreed SLA/KPIs, of the end-to-end service to a subset of Vodafone Markets
    Managing the local market operational relationships
    3rd Party supplier Operational Management
    Internal Operations Liaison within Vodafone Group Technology
    Continuous Service Improvement (CSI) opportunities
    Developing improvement plans and training the local market in best operational practices
    Overseeing Capacity planning
    Assisting with Budget forecasting
    Supporting Delivery and Project activity with operational experience, acceptance into BAU, training, and process adherence
    Influencing product development with real-world Operational experience and local market knowledge

    Qualifications

    Apply if you have:

    Bachelor’s degree, a Master’s degree in a related field preferred
    At least 3+ years of professional experience in M-Pesa Operations Management.
    ITIL Foundation is a must
    Experience managing OLTP Environments
    Global / cultural management and awareness

    We are happy if you have:

    Experience in banking or finance Operations Management
    OLTP architecture knowledge
    Project planning and delivery skills and budget management
    Advanced ITIL qualification

    What you can expect from us:

    We believe in a fair and robust interview process
    We have a robust flexible total reward scheme
    Dedicated support and mentoring/coaching
    Opportunity to develop and progress – plus a solid dedication to work-life integration. It all means you’ll have everything you need to advance your career and achieve your full potential.

    Apply via :

    safaricom.taleo.net

  • Evergreen Requisition – Interaction Designer Evergreen Requisition – User Experience Researcher Evergreen Requisition – User Interface Designer Evergreen Requisition – Analyst – IT Business Analysis Evergreen Requisition – Network Engineer

    Evergreen Requisition – Interaction Designer Evergreen Requisition – User Experience Researcher Evergreen Requisition – User Interface Designer Evergreen Requisition – Analyst – IT Business Analysis Evergreen Requisition – Network Engineer

    An Evergreen Requisition is an advertisement for positions that Safaricom PLC hires for throughout the year. It is a way for Safaricom to build a database of qualified, interested individuals for a particular job function so that when there is a need to fill that type of role, the hiring process will be faster. By applying to an Evergreen Requisition, you are expressing your interest for a particular job function within the Safaricom family.

    In addition to submitting your resume to an Evergreen Requisition, we encourage you to create a job search agent to be alerted when positions in your areas of interest become available. In the job search agent specify all the geographic locations you would consider. *

    The Interaction Designer will primarily be responsible for translating user research into user requirements, strongly advocating for the user throughout the design and development process and creating, improving and owning the experience of the users.

    Deliverables expected from an interaction designer include but are not limited to wireframes, user journeys, experience maps, storyboards, concepts, proto-personas and personas, stakeholder maps, scenarios and contextual inquiry models.

    The Roles Of An Interaction Designer Include

    Translating research insights into product/feature requirements and/or design recommendations
    Clearly articulating user challenges and user needs through use of storyboards, user journeys, experience maps and other UX models
    Usability and user experience testing
    Creating the interactive layout of products and concepts
    Conducting design sprints
    Testing and analysing recently released products/features to identify potential areas of improvement
    Staying abreast of UX trends and looking for creative ideas and inspiration
    Developing interactive reporting dashboards and different types of visualizations
    Creating rapid prototypes to validate design concepts with stakeholders
    Establishing design principles + UX direction for designers and engineers
    Communicating with product managers, engineers, designers and the team at large to ensure that user needs and requirements are considered throughout development.
     

    Experience Requirements

    Field, remote and lab testing, heuristic evaluation, A/B testing, prototyping, UX model creation, information architecture and design, excellent verbal and written communication, deep understanding of information design and user psychology, 2 to 5 years’ experience as an interaction/UX designer.
     

    Academic Requirements

    A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human-Computer interaction, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Information Technology, Psychology, Cognitive Science, Anthropology, Information Systems, or any related field.

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

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  • Safaricom STEM Internship Program 2021

    Safaricom STEM Internship Program 2021

    Description

    At Safaricom PLC, we take pride in continually investing in talent to ensure that we have the best pool of resources in the market and that our interns are equipped with key learning opportunities to expose and develop their skills for the future.

    We are pleased to announce internship opportunities for the year 2021 within the STEM disciplines.

    Our Internship program runs quarterly i.e. From February to April, May to July, August to October and November to February. Call for applications will only happen once in the year allowing you to indicate which quarter of the year you are available for. This internship will seek to expose you to the various teams within your assigned projects.

    As an intern,

    You will be exposed to ‘on job training’ and exposure to our experienced leaders throughout the program.
    Work closely with different departments across organization
    You’ll tackle business challenges that make a real impact.  Understand the different problems and solve them through data analytics
    You’ll work alongside teams performing real tasks and you’ll develop your skills and build your network in a dynamic environment designed to support your long-term career objectives.
    Understand the different problems and solve them through data analytics
    Access complex data sets and work with advanced analytical tools
    Gain industry experience by working with domain and technology experts
    Get knowledge in different Safaricom products and services
    Participate in ideation, brainstorming on solving data science problems
    Improve your knowledge in Software Engineering, Big Data Engineering and Data Science
    Gain understanding of Agile practices and methodologies 

    Qualifications

    In keeping with our current learning needs, we are looking for candidates who meet the criteria indicated below:

    You must be either in: Your final year of a Undergraduate Degree in Applied Statistics, Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or closely related studies OR Have completed your Undergraduate studies in the last 12 months OR currently Ongoing Masters/Post graduate studies in an accredited institution of higher learning;
    You must be on break from school during the internship period for any of the quarters selected within the year to allow you to fully focus on the internship program (Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm);
    Knowledge in any digital vertical within commercial e.g. digital marketing, digital sales, data science will be an added advantage;
    Dean’s academic commendation is an added advantage;
    You can only select 1 quarter in the year for which you will be available for the internship

    Ideal candidate’s requirements:

    Desire to gain professional experience and is incredibly eager to learn and explore the corporate environment
    Oral and written communication skills, the ability to follow instructions, as well as the ability to challenge the status quo will enhance a successful internship.
    As part of the recruitment and on-boarding process the below documents will be required at a later stage.
    Letter from your college indicating you are a student there and/or require internship as part of requirement for course completion.
    NSSF, NHIF, KRA PIN & Bank account details
    Copy of National Identity Card.
    Good conduct & CRB certificate (not older than 12 months)

    Apply via :

    safaricom.taleo.net