Jobs Kenya

Website: Website www.arifu.com

  • Chief Operating Officer

    Chief Operating Officer

    Job description
    The Opportunity:
    Arifu, a high-growth edtech company in Nairobi, is looking to hire an ambitious and analytical Chief Operations Officer to provide leadership in executing a bold vision of placing a smart personal learning assistant in everyone’s hands across Africa and globally. This is a full-time position with equity participation based at Arifu’s headquarters in Nairobi.
    Job Description:
    As the COO, you are a critical part of the leadership team reporting directly to the CEO with the following responsibilities:

    Contribute to the overall vision and goals of Arifu together with leadership;
    Design and implement successful strategies, initiatives, and measures to achieve operational objectives;
    Lead, hire for, and manage functional teams for Project Management, Finance, Talent, and Admin/Compliance;
    Option to lead the Product Team, depending on candidate’s skill set and career goals;
    Lead operationalization of new markets with existing partners;
    Develop risk identification and mitigation strategies;
    Lead efforts to identify opportunities and implement solutions for productivity and profitability gains;
    Support the CEO to raise investment rounds for growth financing;
    Contribute thought leadership internally and externally in relation to Arifu’s business, vision, and innovation;
    Participate in community events, trade meetups, and industry workshops in Nairobi and globally.

    Core Qualifications:

    Ambition, grit, and a desire to have impact are essential qualities for everyone on the Arifu team. For this role, we’re also looking for someone who meets the following criteria:
    Master-level degree in Business Administration or related category of study;
    Experience leading teams and operations within organizations that have over 25 employees;
    15+ years of relevant professional experience with a solid grasp of operations, finance, HR/talent, project management, and compliance;
    Demonstrated results related to cost management, productivity, and company growth;
    Ability to guide complex research and analysis that will fuel high-level business decisions;
    Experience structuring teams and upskilling talent;
    Fluency in English;
    Ability to live and work full-time in Nairobi, Kenya.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    Industry experience in education, advertising, publishing, or technology;
    Exposure to priority client verticals including financial services, agriculture, health, energy, humanitarian, and consumer goods;
    Working knowledge of STATA, R, or other data analysis tools and methodologies;
    Fluency in Swahili;
    Strong understanding of and history working in East Africa.

    Compensation and Benefits:
    We aspire to be competitive on compensation although, as an early-stage social enterprise, many on the team work below market rate. To make up for that, staff are able to participate in the Arifu employee share program. We also offer a comprehensive health insurance package and will cover the cost of a work permit for foreign staff. Other benefits include monthly airtime allowance, extra leave, a stocked kitchen, and plenty of ping-pong and foosball.

  • Director Of Business Development

    Director Of Business Development

    Job description
    The Opportunity:
    Arifu, a high-growth edtech company in Nairobi, is looking to hire an ambitious and entrepreneurial Director of Business Development to fuel the growth of our platform and content design services with multinational partners across Africa and globally. This is a full-time position with equity participation based at Arifu’s headquarters in Nairobi.
    Job Description:
    As the Director of Business Development, you are a critical part of the leadership team reporting directly to the CEO with responsibility for:

    Generating and refining sector growth strategies across key verticals including financial services, agriculture, health, consumer goods, energy, telecommunications, and humanitarian / development;
    Building, managing, and training a salesforce to acquire new clients and design high-impact service contracts that impact millions of lives while generating the financial resources necessary to scale operations;
    Collaborating closely with leadership to develop a market expansion strategy taking Arifu into new countries within East Africa and then across key countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America;
    Managing the sales pipeline and related communications to move partners from lead generation through to deal closing;
    Participating in industry events to expand the company’s network, influence, and brand awareness;
    Overseeing and contributing to the production of client proposals, grant applications, and investor briefs;
    Leading market research efforts to inform and prioritize new product feature development, competitive positioning, new partnerships, upselling opportunities, and team needs;
    Producing financial models that deepen our understanding of the evolving unit economics of our business and optimize pricing across existing and new product lines such as advanced data products and content licensing;
    Identifying new B2B and B2C revenue streams and assess their relative potential to drive growth;
    Advancing internal process automation that reduces CAC while producing stronger analytics for measuring business development team performance;
    Developing and maintaining healthy long term relationships with clients, donors, strategic partners, and investors;

    Qualifications:
    To deliver successfully on the above responsibilities, you bring to the table:

    7+ years of professional experience with at least 3 years in institutional / B2B sales;
    Demonstrated experience managing a team to achieve sales targets or client deliverables;
    MBA or domain-relevant master’s degree;
    Ability to live and work in Nairobi, Kenya;
    Strong analytical skills and ability to generate actionable recommendations from research and analysis;
    Strong financial modelling, analysis, and forecasting skills;
    Deep domain expertise in at least one of the following sectors: financial services, agriculture, consumer goods, telecommunications, health, energy, humanitarian;
    Ability to establish relationships and close deals with multinational executives;
    Persuasive verbal and written communication skills. Fluency in English required;
    Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, resource-constrained, early stage work environment.

    Compensation and Benefits:
    We aspire to be competitive on compensation although, as an early-stage social enterprise, many on the team work just below market rate. To make up for that, staff are able to participate in the Arifu employee share program. We also offer a comprehensive health insurance package and will cover the cost of a work permit for foreign staff. Other benefits include monthly airtime allowance, extra leave, a stocked kitchen, and plenty of ping-pong and foosball.

  • Director of Project Management

    Director of Project Management

    We are looking to hire an experienced Director of Project Management to provide leadership in executing a growing portfolio of projects with multinational clients as we place a smart personal learning assistant in everyone’s hands across Africa and globally. This is a full-time position with equity participation based at Arifu’s headquarters in Nairobi.
    Job Description:
    The Director of Project Management will report directly to the COO. Working closely with the entire team, the Director of Project Management will be responsible for, but not limited to:

    Leading the entire project management function for Arifu and ensuring all projects are well-executed and on-time to strong learning outcomes for our learners and high satisfaction for institutional clients;
    Managing, hiring, and training all project managers and overseeing their development, delivery, and professional growth;
    Directly managing Arifu’s larger and more complex projects with multinational clients as our partnerships expand to reach millions of people across multiple countries;
    Providing strategic advice, perspective, and decision support on all aspects of company growth as a member of the extended leadership team;
    Tracking project analytics and conducting analysis to generate recommendations for improving client services and project implementation in terms of profit margins, quality, and timeliness;
    Completing and improving on all project management systems, processes, and tools for effective project implementation and delivery of products and services for our clients;
    Developing company-wide project management training materials that increase the project management capacity of all business functions and teams in collaboration with the Talent team;
    Developing, tracking, and updating workflows, workplans, and individual scorecards for the PM team;
    Providing day-to-day support to project teams and partners, ensuring compliance with partnership contracts as well as applicable regulations;
    Ensuring and maintaining effective communication both internally and with partners, including project status updates, progress reports, and risk tracking;
    Contributing to establishing company-wide information systems and database management, as well as all business function documentation and training;
    Maintaining project budgets, budget to actual (BTA) reports, and mapping them to project timelines to anticipate cash flow need;
    Support the Finance and Accounting Team in conducting financial analysis on projects and products to manage and understand cost of delivery, margins on each project and product, financial projections, and where to optimize efforts and leverage resources;
    Establish strong relationships with clients and partners and identify opportunities for new business growth that the Business Development team can pursue.

    Qualifications:
    A commitment to excellence and a desire to have real impact are essential qualities for everyone on the Arifu team. For this role, we’re also looking for someone with the following:

    Master-level degree in Business Administration or related category of study;
    Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in project management with at least 3 of those years actively managing teams;
    Recognised formal project management qualification, e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, etc.
    Work experience in Kenya is essential; work experience in other countries across Africa is preferred;
    Demonstrated project management results related to cost, quality, and timeliness of implementation;
    Ability to cope with uncertainty, change, and pressure in a low-resource, high-growth environment;
    Technical skills in software engineering and mobile application development will be an advantage;
    Fluency in English required; fliency in Swahili preferred.
    Ability to live and work full-time in Nairobi, Kenya.

    Compensation and Benefits:
    We aspire to be competitive on compensation although, as an early-stage social enterprise, many on the team work below market rate. To make up for that, staff are able to participate in the Arifu employee share program. We also offer a comprehensive health insurance package and will cover the cost of a work permit for foreign staff. Other benefits include monthly airtime allowance, extra leave, a stocked kitchen, and plenty of ping-pong and foosball.

  • Chief Technology Officer

    Chief Technology Officer

    Job description
    The Opportunity:
    Arifu, a high-growth edtech company in Nairobi, is looking to hire an ambitious and analytical Chief Technology Officer to realize a bold vision of placing a smart personal learning assistant in everyone’s hands across Africa and globally. This is a full-time position with equity participation based at Arifu’s headquarters in Nairobi.
    As part of the core leadership, the CTO will work closely with the COO, CLO, and CEO. You will manage and work closely with software engineers, product managers, data scientists, and learning designers to drive our pioneering technical innovation agenda by applying machine learning, data science, NLP, and conversational interfaces to personalize information and opportunity for millions of people.
    Job Description:
    You will have the following responsibilities:

    Develop a clear vision, objectives, and implementation strategy for the technology product of Arifu;
    Attract, structure, lead, and inspire a high performing team of engineers, product managers, data scientists, hackers, and designers;
    Identify competitive advantages and technological trends for the benefit of Arifu;
    Oversee the design, development, and deployment of a highly profitable and impactful learning platform in key expansion markets initially across Africa and then to Asia and Latin America;
    Guide near term innovations including the adaptive learning engine, predictive analytics, and natural language interface;
    Collaborate closely with the education and learning team to improve engagement and other key learning outcomes for users;
    Provide perspective and guidance on long-term scalable architecture, strategy, investments and innovation;
    Publish technical white papers on the innovations behind our product’s impact;
    Contribute thought leadership with industry executives at the organizations that Arifu works with across financial services, agriculture, consumer goods, energy, health, telecommunications and other sectors;
    Facilitate workshops, hackathons and seminars to position Arifu as an edtech industry leader and attract top level talent;
    Participate in community events, trade meetups, and industry workshops in Nairobi and globally.

    Basic Qualifications:
    Ambition and a desire to have impact are prerequisites on the Arifu team. For this role, we’re also looking for someone with the following:

    Master-level degree in Computer Science;
    Practical experience applying AI/ML into product development;
    10+ years of relevant professional experience with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity;
    Track record of end-to-end mobile product development and deployment resulting in strong engagement KPIs;
    Demonstrated ability to think strategically about how technology can advance business objectives;
    Proven ability to design, coach, and lead a high performing and dynamic tech team;
    Working technical knowledge in all areas relevant to the Arifu product: MVC, PHP, Java, MySQL, Android, Python, R, AWS, Bitbucket, CSS, SMS, HTML5, and Laravel;
    Experience with DevOps, Continuous integration and deployment and micro-services architecture.
    Experience with server and database frameworks and tools such as Ubuntu, Apache, MySQL, PostgreSQL and MongoDB;
    Ability to communicate with non-technical audiences;
    Ability to live and work at least 50% in Nairobi, Kenya.

    Preferred Qualifications:
    Extra points for the following:

    Ph.D. in Computer Science;
    Master’s degree in Business Administration;
    Experience developing and applying for patents;
    Strong understanding of and history working in East Africa.
    Compensation and Benefits:

    We aspire to be competitive on compensation although, as an early-stage social enterprise, many on the team work just below market rate. To make up for that, staff are able to participate in the Arifu employee share program. We also offer a comprehensive health insurance package and will cover the cost of a work permit for foreign staff. Other benefits include monthly airtime allowance, extra leave, a stocked kitchen, and plenty of ping-pong and foosball.

  • Director of Business Development Chief Technology Officer Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

    Director of Business Development Chief Technology Officer Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

    Job Description
    This is a full-time position with equity participation based at Arifu’s headquarters off Kindaruma Road, Nairobi.
    Send your CV with “Director of Business Development” in the subject and tell us what excites you about this role. If we see a good fit, we’ll get back to you to set up a first conversation.
    Job Responsibilities

    Generating and refining sector growth strategies across key verticals including financial services, agriculture, health, consumer goods, energy, telecommunications, and humanitarian / development;
    Building, managing, and training a salesforce to acquire new clients and design high-impact service contracts that impact millions of lives while generating the financial resources necessary to scale operations;
    Collaborating closely with leadership to develop a market expansion strategy taking Arifu into new countries within East Africa and then across key countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America;
    Managing the sales pipeline and related communications to move partners from lead generation through to deal closing;
    Participating in industry events to expand the company’s network, influence, and brand awareness;
    Overseeing and contributing to the production of client proposals, grant applications, and investor briefs;
    Leading market research efforts to inform and prioritize new product feature development, competitive positioning, new partnerships, upselling opportunities, and team needs;
    Producing financial models that deepen our understanding of the evolving unit economics of our business and optimize pricing across existing and new product lines such as advanced data products and content licensing;
    Identifying new B2B and B2C revenue streams and assess their relative potential to drive growth;
    Advancing internal process automation that reduces CAC while producing stronger analytics for measuring business development team performance;
    Developing and maintaining healthy long term relationships with clients, donors, strategic partners, and investors;

    Qualifications

    7+ years of professional experience with at least 3 years in institutional / B2B sales;
    Demonstrated experience managing a team to achieve sales targets or client deliverables;
    MBA or domain-relevant master’s degree;
    Ability to live and work in Nairobi, Kenya;
    Strong analytical skills and ability to generate actionable recommendations from research and analysis;
    Strong financial modelling, analysis, and forecasting skills;
    Deep domain expertise in at least one of the following sectors: financial services, agriculture, consumer goods, telecommunications, health, energy, humanitarian;
    Ability to establish relationships and close deals with multinational executives;
    Persuasive verbal and written communication skills. Fluency in English required;
    Grit and resourcefulness in the pursuit of solutions to the problems that stand in your way;
    Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, resource-constrained, early stage work environment.

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  • Director of Partnerships – Agriculture Director of Partnerships for Financial Inclusion

    Director of Partnerships – Agriculture Director of Partnerships for Financial Inclusion

    Job description
    The Opportunity:
    Arifu, a high-growth edtech company in Nairobi, is looking to hire an ambitious Director of Partnerships for Agriculture, to fuel the growth of our platform and content design services with large organizations in the Agricultural sector across Africa and globally. This is a full-time position with equity participation and an optional sales incentive program based at Arifu’s headquarters in Nairobi.
    Job Description:
    As the Director of Partnerships for Agriculture, you will lead regional and global expansion ensuring millions of farmers get access to high impact agronomy training, information, and services through strategic partnerships with private and public organizations in the agricultural sector. You will be a key part of the leadership team reporting directly to the CEO with responsibility for:

    Generating and implementing an agriculture sector growth strategy including what content, partnerships, and products to focus on for maximizing impact and profitability;
    Building, managing, and training the team needed to implement the growth strategy;
    Generating new leads and developing a pipeline through use of your networks, attending events, and liaising with industry experts and stakeholders.
    Designing a theory of change for impacting farmer livelihoods and informing a research agenda to collect strong evidence around it;
    Identifying, securing, and nurturing partnerships with leading buyers, suppliers, donors, and government ministries to drive digital advisory services for farmer livelihoods regionally and globally;
    Overseeing and contributing to the production of client proposals and grant applications;
    Generating new product and feature ideas for the Arifu Platform that will enhance value to both “learners” and institutional partners;
    Informing the pricing strategy for validated products and features such as farmer alternative data for credit scoring and propensity scoring;
    Contributing thought leadership and building brand awareness through blogs, PR, and case studies;
    Reporting on KPIs to the leadership team, Board, and investors.

    Qualifications:
    To deliver successfully on the above responsibilities, you bring to the table:

    10+ years of professional experience with at least 5 years in the agriculture sector;
    Deep domain knowledge of smallholder challenges, solutions, and trends;
    Ability to build and nurture new relationships and close deals with institutional executives;
    Existing relationships with decision makers at regional organizations delivering agricultural products and services or otherwise innovating in the agricultural space;
    Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, resource-constrained, early stage work environment;
    Fluency in English required; fluency in Swahili is preferred;
    Ability to live and work in Nairobi, Kenya;
    The preferred candidate will have strong analytical skills and an MBA.

    Compensation and Benefits:
    Arifu offers a competitive compensation package including participation in the Arifu employee share program. An optional commission-based incentive and compensation model will also be made available. Benefits include a comprehensive health insurance package, work permit for foreign staff, monthly airtime allowance, extra leave, a stocked kitchen, and plenty of ping-pong and foosball

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  • Software Engineer – Python

    Software Engineer – Python

    Job description
    The Opportunity:
    Job Description:
    The Software Engineer will be responsible for:

    Platform-wide improvements to the existing modules and new modules;
    Leading and supporting product builds (depending on ability and interest) such as our Android app, Messenger and third party chat integration, adaptive learning engine, predictive analytics, gamification, partner API;
    Dreaming up powerful new features that will improve the lives of our learners and create more value for partners;
    Learning from live AB tests and internal analytics to upgrade features based on solid evidence;
    Running scrums and sprint cycles with your fellow devs and product manager;
    Keeping up with the essentials: testing, bug fixes, deployment, and documentation;
    Active participation in community events, trade meetups, and industry workshops in Nairobi and globally.

    Qualifications:

    A desire to impact lives, the ability to make a long term commitment to your team and the product, and exceptional problem solving abilities are all essential prerequisites on the Arifu team. For this role, we’re also looking for someone with the following:
    3-5+ years of professional experience in software development after completing an undergraduate degree;
    Minimum of Bachelor degree in CS, IT or related field. Masters level preferred;
    Demonstrated abilities in Python, MVC & R. Should also be familiar with Java, PHP, and MySQL;
    Demonstrated abilities in 2 or more NoSQL tools, such as Solr or ElasticSearch, MongoDB, CouchDB, and Redis;
    Working knowledge of AWS, Git, Bitbucket, SMS, IVR, HTML5, and Laravel, as well as S3 for data storage;
    Fluency in spoken and written English a must. Strong Swahili a plus;
    Ability to work off of and build upon other people’s code;
    Ability to get things done! We are all super ambitious and the road to greatness is paved with many lines of code;
    Ability to enjoy (and survive) the chaos of a high-growth tech company;

    Compensation and Benefits:
    We aspire to be competitive on compensation although, as an early-stage social enterprise, many on the team work just below market rate. To make up for that, staff are able to participate in the Arifu employee share program. We also offer a comprehensive health insurance package and will cover the cost of a work permit for foreign staff. Other benefits include monthly airtime allowance, extra leave, a stocked kitchen, and plenty of ping-pong and foosball.

  • Chief Operating Officer

    Chief Operating Officer

    Job description
    The Opportunity:
    Arifu, a high-growth edtech company in Nairobi, is looking to hire an ambitious and analytical Chief Operations Officer to provide leadership in executing a bold vision of placing a smart personal learning assistant in everyone’s hands across Africa and globally. This is a full-time position with equity participation based at Arifu’s headquarters in Nairobi.
    Job Description:
    As the COO, you are a critical part of the leadership team reporting directly to the CEO with the following responsibilities:

    Contribute to the overall vision and goals of Arifu together with leadership;
    Design and implement successful strategies, initiatives, and measures to achieve operational objectives;
    Lead, hire for, and manage functional teams for Project Management, Finance, Talent, and Admin/Compliance;
    Option to lead the Product Team, depending on candidate’s skill set and career goals;
    Lead operationalization of new markets with existing partners;
    Develop risk identification and mitigation strategies;
    Lead efforts to identify opportunities and implement solutions for productivity and profitability gains;
    Support the CEO to raise investment rounds for growth financing;
    Contribute thought leadership internally and externally in relation to Arifu’s business, vision, and innovation;
    Participate in community events, trade meetups, and industry workshops in Nairobi and globally.

    Core Qualifications:

    Ambition, grit, and a desire to have impact are essential qualities for everyone on the Arifu team. For this role, we’re also looking for someone who meets the following criteria:
    Master-level degree in Business Administration or related category of study;
    Experience leading teams and operations within organizations that have over 25 employees;
    15+ years of relevant professional experience with a solid grasp of operations, finance, HR/talent, project management, and compliance;
    Demonstrated results related to cost management, productivity, and company growth;
    Ability to guide complex research and analysis that will fuel high-level business decisions;
    Experience structuring teams and upskilling talent;
    Fluency in English;
    Ability to live and work full-time in Nairobi, Kenya.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    Industry experience in education, advertising, publishing, or technology;
    Exposure to priority client verticals including financial services, agriculture, health, energy, humanitarian, and consumer goods;
    Working knowledge of STATA, R, or other data analysis tools and methodologies;
    Fluency in Swahili;
    Strong understanding of and history working in East Africa.

    Compensation and Benefits:
    We aspire to be competitive on compensation although, as an early-stage social enterprise, many on the team work below market rate. To make up for that, staff are able to participate in the Arifu employee share program. We also offer a comprehensive health insurance package and will cover the cost of a work permit for foreign staff. Other benefits include monthly airtime allowance, extra leave, a stocked kitchen, and plenty of ping-pong and foosball.

  • Director Of Business Development

    Director Of Business Development

    Job description
    The Opportunity:
    Arifu, a high-growth edtech company in Nairobi, is looking to hire an ambitious and entrepreneurial Director of Business Development to fuel the growth of our platform and content design services with multinational partners across Africa and globally. This is a full-time position with equity participation based at Arifu’s headquarters in Nairobi.
    Job Description:
    As the Director of Business Development, you are a critical part of the leadership team reporting directly to the CEO with responsibility for:

    Generating and refining sector growth strategies across key verticals including financial services, agriculture, health, consumer goods, energy, telecommunications, and humanitarian / development;
    Building, managing, and training a salesforce to acquire new clients and design high-impact service contracts that impact millions of lives while generating the financial resources necessary to scale operations;
    Collaborating closely with leadership to develop a market expansion strategy taking Arifu into new countries within East Africa and then across key countries in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America;
    Managing the sales pipeline and related communications to move partners from lead generation through to deal closing;
    Participating in industry events to expand the company’s network, influence, and brand awareness;
    Overseeing and contributing to the production of client proposals, grant applications, and investor briefs;
    Leading market research efforts to inform and prioritize new product feature development, competitive positioning, new partnerships, upselling opportunities, and team needs;
    Producing financial models that deepen our understanding of the evolving unit economics of our business and optimize pricing across existing and new product lines such as advanced data products and content licensing;
    Identifying new B2B and B2C revenue streams and assess their relative potential to drive growth;
    Advancing internal process automation that reduces CAC while producing stronger analytics for measuring business development team performance;
    Developing and maintaining healthy long term relationships with clients, donors, strategic partners, and investors;

    Qualifications:
    To deliver successfully on the above responsibilities, you bring to the table:

    7+ years of professional experience with at least 3 years in institutional / B2B sales;
    Demonstrated experience managing a team to achieve sales targets or client deliverables;
    MBA or domain-relevant master’s degree;
    Ability to live and work in Nairobi, Kenya;
    Strong analytical skills and ability to generate actionable recommendations from research and analysis;
    Strong financial modelling, analysis, and forecasting skills;
    Deep domain expertise in at least one of the following sectors: financial services, agriculture, consumer goods, telecommunications, health, energy, humanitarian;
    Ability to establish relationships and close deals with multinational executives;
    Persuasive verbal and written communication skills. Fluency in English required;
    Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, resource-constrained, early stage work environment.

    Compensation and Benefits:
    We aspire to be competitive on compensation although, as an early-stage social enterprise, many on the team work just below market rate. To make up for that, staff are able to participate in the Arifu employee share program. We also offer a comprehensive health insurance package and will cover the cost of a work permit for foreign staff. Other benefits include monthly airtime allowance, extra leave, a stocked kitchen, and plenty of ping-pong and foosball.

  • Director of Project Management

    Director of Project Management

    We are looking to hire an experienced Director of Project Management to provide leadership in executing a growing portfolio of projects with multinational clients as we place a smart personal learning assistant in everyone’s hands across Africa and globally. This is a full-time position with equity participation based at Arifu’s headquarters in Nairobi.
    Job Description:
    The Director of Project Management will report directly to the COO. Working closely with the entire team, the Director of Project Management will be responsible for, but not limited to:

    Leading the entire project management function for Arifu and ensuring all projects are well-executed and on-time to strong learning outcomes for our learners and high satisfaction for institutional clients;
    Managing, hiring, and training all project managers and overseeing their development, delivery, and professional growth;
    Directly managing Arifu’s larger and more complex projects with multinational clients as our partnerships expand to reach millions of people across multiple countries;
    Providing strategic advice, perspective, and decision support on all aspects of company growth as a member of the extended leadership team;
    Tracking project analytics and conducting analysis to generate recommendations for improving client services and project implementation in terms of profit margins, quality, and timeliness;
    Completing and improving on all project management systems, processes, and tools for effective project implementation and delivery of products and services for our clients;
    Developing company-wide project management training materials that increase the project management capacity of all business functions and teams in collaboration with the Talent team;
    Developing, tracking, and updating workflows, workplans, and individual scorecards for the PM team;
    Providing day-to-day support to project teams and partners, ensuring compliance with partnership contracts as well as applicable regulations;
    Ensuring and maintaining effective communication both internally and with partners, including project status updates, progress reports, and risk tracking;
    Contributing to establishing company-wide information systems and database management, as well as all business function documentation and training;
    Maintaining project budgets, budget to actual (BTA) reports, and mapping them to project timelines to anticipate cash flow need;
    Support the Finance and Accounting Team in conducting financial analysis on projects and products to manage and understand cost of delivery, margins on each project and product, financial projections, and where to optimize efforts and leverage resources;
    Establish strong relationships with clients and partners and identify opportunities for new business growth that the Business Development team can pursue.

    Qualifications:
    A commitment to excellence and a desire to have real impact are essential qualities for everyone on the Arifu team. For this role, we’re also looking for someone with the following:

    Master-level degree in Business Administration or related category of study;
    Minimum of 7 years of relevant professional experience in project management with at least 3 of those years actively managing teams;
    Recognised formal project management qualification, e.g. PRINCE2, PMP, etc.
    Work experience in Kenya is essential; work experience in other countries across Africa is preferred;
    Demonstrated project management results related to cost, quality, and timeliness of implementation;
    Ability to cope with uncertainty, change, and pressure in a low-resource, high-growth environment;
    Technical skills in software engineering and mobile application development will be an advantage;
    Fluency in English required; fliency in Swahili preferred.
    Ability to live and work full-time in Nairobi, Kenya.

    Compensation and Benefits:
    We aspire to be competitive on compensation although, as an early-stage social enterprise, many on the team work below market rate. To make up for that, staff are able to participate in the Arifu employee share program. We also offer a comprehensive health insurance package and will cover the cost of a work permit for foreign staff. Other benefits include monthly airtime allowance, extra leave, a stocked kitchen, and plenty of ping-pong and foosball.