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  • 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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  • Project Manager

    Project Manager

    Detailed Responsibilities:
    Project planning and coordination
    Manage 3-5 projects at a time
    Create effective work plans for projects with multiple stakeholders
    Keep tabs on the progress and status of projects
    Control the scope and budget of projects to ensure projects don’t go over budget and all the activities in the scope are successfully completed
    Schedule and chair project coordination meetings
    Identify risk areas in a project, propose solutions and escalate risks as necessary
    Communication
    Clearly communicate the expectations for all project teams
    Keep all parties both internal and external up to date on the progress as needed
    Clearly communicate on changes in scope, budget and any risk areas to the affected parties
    Stakeholder Management
    Act as a liaison between different project teams and partners
    Manage expectations by communicating changes, challenges, delays and constraints
    Define appropriate project status check points for different stakeholders
    Experienced in creating work plans
    Strong communicator with ability to simplify information from different teams to formats that are easy to understand
    Proven experience in managing indirect and multi- functional teams
    Motivated by providing solutions to the least served members of the society

  • Director of Partnerships – Agriculture

    Director of Partnerships – Agriculture

    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.

  • Senior Software Engineer – Python

    Senior Software Engineer – Python

    Responsibilities

    Platform-wide improvements to the existing modules and new modules; Lead and mentor junior engineers
    Follow industry best practices; Write clean, scalable and testable code which will run on large Hadoop and Spark clusters
    Troubleshoot, test and maintain the core product(s) and configurations to ensure strong optimization and functionality. Contribute to all phases of the product development lifecycle
    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 forpartners; Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
    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

    7-10+ 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; Excellent analytical andproblem-solving skills.
    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;
    Be comfortable working with Linux and Shell; 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;
    Should be able to thrive in a fast-paced, quickly evolving, tech start-up environment
    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.

  • CDO Engineer Partner Relations Associate Marketing Manager

    CDO Engineer Partner Relations Associate Marketing Manager

    Responsibilities

    Working throughout the development lifecycle to create a seamless pipeline of work from development through production;
    Keeping up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies and devising elegant solutions for development optimization, in consultation with the tech leadership;
    Providing support for developers using skills including scripting languages, SQL, Linux, Windows, MacOS;
    Providing support for dev and runtime environments; docker containers running in Cloud (AWS) & local infrastructure;
    Providing support for automation/developer tools; working in the context of Software Development Life Cycle;
    Having a strong understanding of DevOps and building automation in a continuous delivery environment; working in the context of testing driven and behavior driven development.

    Qualifications

    4 to 7 years working experience with relevant technical competencies;
    Expertise in scripting on 1+ languages (ideally Python or Ruby, with Perl);
    Expertise in building/maintaining Linux and Windows system in the Cloud & on premises;
    Expertise in administering application servers, web servers (Tomcat, Apache);
    Expertise with Jenkins, Docker, Ansible, SaltStack, Chef, Puppet, Git/Github, Maven, Rest API, Selenium, and Unit Testing;
    Experience with 3+ databases: SQL, Solr, Elastic, Neo4j, Apache Cassandra, and/or Hadoop;
    Experience on AWS VPC networking, security, components of AWS networking, and AWS Cloud API framework;
    Experience on cost optimization, via scheduling uptimes.

    Compensation and Benefits
    First and foremost, we care about your success and will support you along your journey to achieving remarkable success. 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 football.

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  • Director of Partnerships – Agriculture Marketing Manager

    Director of Partnerships – Agriculture Marketing Manager

    Job description
    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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  • Marketing Manager Partner Relations Associate

    Marketing Manager Partner Relations Associate

    Job Description:
    The Marketing Manager’s workplan will be guided by the strategy and needs of the Business Development team. You will be given the creative autonomy to create the pictures, videos, blogs, website and presentations that will be used across multiple channels to engage our partners, potential recruits, and learners. Your responsibilities would include:

    Traveling to the field to capture pictures, videos and stories from our learners;
    Creating compelling marketing materials from various medias for our website, blog, social media and presentations;
    Designing and updating the Arifu website on a regular basis in line with our brand strategy;
    Creating and managing all promotional materials and “swag” to increase brand visibility;
    Using various software to create graphics for presentations and promotional material;
    Leading our social media campaigns;
    Collaborating and brainstorming with various teams to inform the marketing strategy.

    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:

    Marketing/Communications Diploma or related field required; University Degree preferred.
    2-3 years of professional marketing and content creation experience required;
    Experience and strong command of CSS, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and video editing software;
    Compelling storyteller that translates into pictures, videos, blogs, and social media;
    Strong proficiency in website design is required;
    Working knowledge of photography and videography and comfortable with using a DSLR;
    Professional video editing experience is preferred;
    Understanding and vision to create social media campaigns;
    Detail oriented with strong analytical skills to exercise independent judgment and decision making;
    Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, resource-constrained, early stage work environment;
    Fluency in English and Swahili required;
    Driver’s license and ability to travel throughout Kenya (up to 15% travel). Possibility of international travel.

    Compensation and Benefits:
    First and foremost, we care about your success and will support you along your journey to achieving remarkable success. 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.

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  • Partner Relations Associate Marketing Manager

    Partner Relations Associate Marketing Manager

    Job description
    The Opportunity:
    Arifu, a high-growth edtech company in Nairobi, is looking to hire an ambitious Partner Relations Associate to support the Business Development team to fuel the growth of our partnerships and platform. The Associate will gain valuable experience attending conferences, networking with multinational organizations, and writing proposals for projects across various sectors.
    Job Description:
    The Partner Relations Associate will directly support the Partner Relations Manager with the objective of generating new leads, writing proposals, negotiating projects, and closing deals. Your responsibilities would include:

    Contributing to the strategy of, as well as producing, client proposals and grant applications, including using excel to generate project budgets;
    Conducting research to inform the Business Development team’s sector strategies and Arifu’s value-add;
    Generating new leads through networking, attending conferences and industry events, and updating and managing various marketing channels;
    Creating powerpoint presentations for conferences and clients as well as other marketing materials as needed;
    Tracking team and company metrics through various documentation;
    Tracking and updating CRM system;
    Improving internal processes by contributing to brainstorming sessions, updating internal documentation based on changing processes, and working across teams to optimize our collaboration efforts.

    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:

    Business Administration/Management or Social Sciences Diploma or related field required; University Degree preferred.
    Minimum 1 year of professional writing experience;
    Strong technical writing skills, preferably with experience in grant writing;
    Strong Word, Powerpoint, and Excel skills;
    Comfortable creating and analyzing budgets;
    Detail oriented with strong analytical skills to exercise independent judgment and decision-making;
    Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, resource-constrained, early stage work environment;
    Fluency in English required; fluency in Swahili is an asset;
    Experience creating marketing materials is an asset, particularly with blog writing, video editing, website development, and/or presentations;

    Compensation and Benefits:
    First and foremost, we care about your success and will support you along your journey to achieving remarkable success. 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.

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  • Director of Partnerships for Financial Inclusion

    Director of Partnerships for Financial Inclusion

    Job description
    The Opportunity:
    Arifu, a high-growth edtech company in Nairobi, is looking to hire an ambitious and entrepreneurial Director of Partnerships for Financial Inclusion, to fuel the growth of our platform and content design services with large organizations in the Financial Services 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 Financial Inclusion, you will lead regional and global expansion ensuring millions of people get access to high impact financial information and services through strategic partnerships with financial service providers. You will be a key part of the leadership team reporting directly to the CEO with responsibility for:

    Generating and implementing a Financial Inclusion 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;
    Designing a Financial Inclusion theory of change and overseeing a research agenda to collect strong evidence around it;
    Generating new leads and developing a pipeline through use of your networks, attending events, and liaising with industry experts and stakeholders.
    Identifying, securing, and nurturing partnerships with leading banks, MFIs, donors, and government to drive Financial Inclusion 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 alternative data 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 financial services sector;
    Deep domain knowledge of financial inclusion 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 financial services or otherwise innovating in the financial inclusion 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.