Job Field: Sector in Project Management , Sales / Marketing / Retail / Business Development

Manager, Social Sector Financing (Global)

What you will do:

You will work with Genesis colleagues to acquire, lead and deliver consulting projects to help our clients unlock and realise value in human development, by helping governments and their partners spend enough, spend well, and access innovative sources and modes of financing, while understanding how population dynamics and economic change will affect requirements and resources. You will oversee rigorous economic and statistical analysis of data and reports using both conceptual and quantitative approaches. The intended result of this is that marginalised populations will have access to better social sector services. In each project, you will:

Ensure service excellent and delivery;
Manage interactions and negotiations with clients;
Performance manage the team and team members;
Ensure project profitability and efficiency;
Assess and structure the problem to be solved, and approach to the analysis of data and information, testing and refining hypotheses, and drafting and communicating conclusions and recommendations to the client.

In some cases, you will travel to do this, usually with colleagues.

You will also lead work in:

business development in social sector financing, including responsibility for leading and managing proposals;
turning new ideas on social sector financing into concrete products, such as blogposts, academic articles, conference presentations, or innovative products for clients.
practice organisation, including working on practice strategy, business systems, recruiting, nurturing, and managing consultants, and building and leading new specialisms in social sector financing.

Who you are:

The ideal Genesis candidate carries a balanced combination of powerful intellect, strong technical skills, and a consulting character to match. Such candidates:

Are passionate, self-motivated and energetic problem-solvers
Value integrity and exhibit ethical behaviour
Are analytical thinkers and fast learners with an excellent academic record.

For this role, the preferred candidate will possess the following essential skills and competencies

Master’s degree in Economics, Development Studies, Maths, Statistics or similar
At least 5 years’ relevant professional experience in social sector financing.
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams in changing environments
Leadership skills, and the capability to lead teams and projects
Ability to solve problems through clear thinking, and strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, including attention to detail.
Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills in English
Strong interpersonal skills
Excellence in Excel, and STATA, R, Matlab or Tableau.

Other desirable skills and competencies include:

Consulting experience
Proficiency in other advanced software packages, such as Python, dashboards, such as PowerBI, data visualisation, presentation or design software, and GIS
Languages relevant to Genesis’ geographies, especially French.

Additional information:

All applications must be made online on the Genesis website
Applicants must be eligible to work and willing to be based in any one of the following countries: South Africa, Kenya, Côte d’ Ivoire, United Kingdom, and India, or from home in other countries.
Candidates should be willing to travel for short periods of time (1-4 weeks at a time) to countries to conduct fieldwork depending on project requirements
Candidates should be comfortable to work with colleagues in a face-to-face and virtual setting.
Applications will be reviewed on a regular basis: we recommend interested candidates submit their applications now.

Apply via :

genesis.mcidirecthire.com

November 2, 2024
Trade and Consumer Activations Coordinator Invoicing & Procurement Clerk

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Trade Activation:

Plan and execute trade activation programs to engage trade partners, distributors, retailers, and other key stakeholders.
Coordinate trade events, including product launches, trade shows, conferences, and workshops.
Collaborate with sales teams to align trade activations with business objectives and sales strategies.
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of trade activations, gathering feedback and insights for continuous improvement.

Consumer Activation:

Coordinate consumer activation initiatives to drive brand awareness and product trials.
Develop and implement consumer sampling programs, in-store demos, experiential events, and promotional campaigns.
Work closely with marketing and creative teams to develop engaging consumer activation materials, including POS displays, promotional collateral, and digital content.
Collaborate with external agencies or vendors to execute consumer activation campaigns effectively.
Monitor and analyse consumer activation results, measuring impact and ROI.

Brand Execution:

Ensure consistent brand execution across all touchpoints, including events, promotions, and activations.
Implement brand guidelines and standards in all marketing collateral, ensuring alignment with brand positioning.
Provide guidance and support to internal teams and external partners to ensure brand consistency and adherence to brand guidelines.

Coordination and Collaboration:

Act as the central point of contact for coordinating trade and consumer activation activities.
Collaborate with internal teams, including marketing, sales, operations, and creative, to ensure seamless execution of activations.
Liaise with external partners, agencies, suppliers, and vendors to coordinate logistics, timelines, and deliverables.
Maintain strong communication channels with all stakeholders, providing regular updates, progress reports, and feedback.
Budgeting: Develop and manage budgets for trade and consumer activations, including expenses related to event venues, promotional items, travel, and staff
Sample Management: Coordinate the distribution and tracking of product samples for trade partners, retailers and consumers, ensuring accurate inventory and timely delivery. Analysis and Reporting:
Monitor and analyse market trends, competitor activities, and consumer insights to identify opportunities for trade and consumer activations.
Track and report on the performance and effectiveness of activations, providing actionable recommendations for improvement.
Prepare post-activation reports, summarising key findings, success metrics, and lessons learned.

EDUCATION, REQUIREMENTS, COMPETENCIES & SKILLS
Academic Qualifications, Professional Qualifications & Relevant Experience

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or a related field.
Additional certifications in marketing or project management are a plus.
Three years of proven experience in coordinating trade and consumer activations, brand execution, and event management.
Strong coordination and project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple initiatives simultaneously.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with internal teams, external partners, and stakeholders.
Solid understanding of marketing principles, brand management, and consumer behaviour.
Creative mindset with the ability to develop engaging activation concepts and experiences.
Analytical skills to evaluate data, measure results, and make data-driven decisions.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management software.
Flexibility to work during evenings, weekends, or travel as required for event or activation coordination

go to method of application »

If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV to recruit@kenafricind.com quoting the title as the subject on or before 13th July 2023

Apply via :

recruit@kenafricind.com

November 1, 2024
Country Manager

Responsibilities:

Set up successful business operations
Be responsible for daily operations; reaching sales, expense, quality targets
Propose and implement different sales tactics for reaching best results
Recruit, overview and control all employees, ensuring proper reporting, work discipline and quality, communicating clear goals for them
All necessary communication with government institutions
Solve any assigned tasks from the Head Office regarding employees, tasks, legal or administrative issues, etc.
Responsibility to prepare and follow up budget for the country
Ensure employees acting according to company code of ethics
Organize the efficient administrative work-flow that is fast and easy

Requirements:

Bachelor Degree in Business, Marketing or related field
3-5 years of experience in managerial position
Experience in building high performance sales teams and processes
Strong understanding of the industry
Strong personality with ability to find compromise if needed
Positive attitude
Multitasking skills
High responsibility level
Out of box thinking
High proactivity level and initiative
Experience in building business or sales processes will be considered as advantage

They offer:

Work in an ambitious international company
Health insurance
Car allowance

If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Country Manager -Fintech) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 26th June 2023.

Apply via :

jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke

November 1, 2024
Manager, Social Sector Financing (Global)

What you will do:

You will work with Genesis colleagues to acquire, lead and deliver consulting projects to help our clients unlock and realise value in human development, by helping governments and their partners spend enough, spend well, and access innovative sources and modes of financing, while understanding how population dynamics and economic change will affect requirements and resources. You will oversee rigorous economic and statistical analysis of data and reports using both conceptual and quantitative approaches. The intended result of this is that marginalised populations will have access to better social sector services. In each project, you will:

Ensure service excellent and delivery;
Manage interactions and negotiations with clients;
Performance manage the team and team members;
Ensure project profitability and efficiency;
Assess and structure the problem to be solved, and approach to the analysis of data and information, testing and refining hypotheses, and drafting and communicating conclusions and recommendations to the client.

In some cases, you will travel to do this, usually with colleagues.

You will also lead work in:

business development in social sector financing, including responsibility for leading and managing proposals;
turning new ideas on social sector financing into concrete products, such as blogposts, academic articles, conference presentations, or innovative products for clients.
practice organisation, including working on practice strategy, business systems, recruiting, nurturing, and managing consultants, and building and leading new specialisms in social sector financing.

Who you are:

The ideal Genesis candidate carries a balanced combination of powerful intellect, strong technical skills, and a consulting character to match. Such candidates:

Are passionate, self-motivated and energetic problem-solvers
Value integrity and exhibit ethical behaviour
Are analytical thinkers and fast learners with an excellent academic record.

For this role, the preferred candidate will possess the following essential skills and competencies

Master’s degree in Economics, Development Studies, Maths, Statistics or similar
At least 5 years’ relevant professional experience in social sector financing.
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams in changing environments
Leadership skills, and the capability to lead teams and projects
Ability to solve problems through clear thinking, and strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, including attention to detail.
Strong communication, writing, and presentation skills in English
Strong interpersonal skills
Excellence in Excel, and STATA, R, Matlab or Tableau.

Other desirable skills and competencies include:

Consulting experience
Proficiency in other advanced software packages, such as Python, dashboards, such as PowerBI, data visualisation, presentation or design software, and GIS
Languages relevant to Genesis’ geographies, especially French.

Additional information:

All applications must be made online on the Genesis website
Applicants must be eligible to work and willing to be based in any one of the following countries: South Africa, Kenya, Côte d’ Ivoire, United Kingdom, and India, or from home in other countries.
Candidates should be willing to travel for short periods of time (1-4 weeks at a time) to countries to conduct fieldwork depending on project requirements
Candidates should be comfortable to work with colleagues in a face-to-face and virtual setting.
Applications will be reviewed on a regular basis: we recommend interested candidates submit their applications now.

Apply via :

genesis.mcidirecthire.com

October 30, 2024
Trade and Consumer Activations Coordinator Invoicing & Procurement Clerk

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Trade Activation:

Plan and execute trade activation programs to engage trade partners, distributors, retailers, and other key stakeholders.
Coordinate trade events, including product launches, trade shows, conferences, and workshops.
Collaborate with sales teams to align trade activations with business objectives and sales strategies.
Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of trade activations, gathering feedback and insights for continuous improvement.

Consumer Activation:

Coordinate consumer activation initiatives to drive brand awareness and product trials.
Develop and implement consumer sampling programs, in-store demos, experiential events, and promotional campaigns.
Work closely with marketing and creative teams to develop engaging consumer activation materials, including POS displays, promotional collateral, and digital content.
Collaborate with external agencies or vendors to execute consumer activation campaigns effectively.
Monitor and analyse consumer activation results, measuring impact and ROI.

Brand Execution:

Ensure consistent brand execution across all touchpoints, including events, promotions, and activations.
Implement brand guidelines and standards in all marketing collateral, ensuring alignment with brand positioning.
Provide guidance and support to internal teams and external partners to ensure brand consistency and adherence to brand guidelines.

Coordination and Collaboration:

Act as the central point of contact for coordinating trade and consumer activation activities.
Collaborate with internal teams, including marketing, sales, operations, and creative, to ensure seamless execution of activations.
Liaise with external partners, agencies, suppliers, and vendors to coordinate logistics, timelines, and deliverables.
Maintain strong communication channels with all stakeholders, providing regular updates, progress reports, and feedback.
Budgeting: Develop and manage budgets for trade and consumer activations, including expenses related to event venues, promotional items, travel, and staff
Sample Management: Coordinate the distribution and tracking of product samples for trade partners, retailers and consumers, ensuring accurate inventory and timely delivery. Analysis and Reporting:
Monitor and analyse market trends, competitor activities, and consumer insights to identify opportunities for trade and consumer activations.
Track and report on the performance and effectiveness of activations, providing actionable recommendations for improvement.
Prepare post-activation reports, summarising key findings, success metrics, and lessons learned.

EDUCATION, REQUIREMENTS, COMPETENCIES & SKILLS
Academic Qualifications, Professional Qualifications & Relevant Experience

Bachelor’s degree in marketing, business, or a related field.
Additional certifications in marketing or project management are a plus.
Three years of proven experience in coordinating trade and consumer activations, brand execution, and event management.
Strong coordination and project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple initiatives simultaneously.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with internal teams, external partners, and stakeholders.
Solid understanding of marketing principles, brand management, and consumer behaviour.
Creative mindset with the ability to develop engaging activation concepts and experiences.
Analytical skills to evaluate data, measure results, and make data-driven decisions.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and project management software.
Flexibility to work during evenings, weekends, or travel as required for event or activation coordination

go to method of application »

If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV to recruit@kenafricind.com quoting the title as the subject on or before 13th July 2023

Apply via :

recruit@kenafricind.com

October 30, 2024
Country Manager

Responsibilities:

Set up successful business operations
Be responsible for daily operations; reaching sales, expense, quality targets
Propose and implement different sales tactics for reaching best results
Recruit, overview and control all employees, ensuring proper reporting, work discipline and quality, communicating clear goals for them
All necessary communication with government institutions
Solve any assigned tasks from the Head Office regarding employees, tasks, legal or administrative issues, etc.
Responsibility to prepare and follow up budget for the country
Ensure employees acting according to company code of ethics
Organize the efficient administrative work-flow that is fast and easy

Requirements:

Bachelor Degree in Business, Marketing or related field
3-5 years of experience in managerial position
Experience in building high performance sales teams and processes
Strong understanding of the industry
Strong personality with ability to find compromise if needed
Positive attitude
Multitasking skills
High responsibility level
Out of box thinking
High proactivity level and initiative
Experience in building business or sales processes will be considered as advantage

They offer:

Work in an ambitious international company
Health insurance
Car allowance

If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualification and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Country Manager -Fintech) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 26th June 2023.

Apply via :

jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke

October 30, 2024
Brand Manager (Consumer)

What you become a part of:
The successful candidate will ensure effective execution of all aspects of branding and marketing for Shalina’s consumer product portfolio in Kenya.
What to expect:

Curate and execute the annual marketing calendar, including Above the line (ATL)/ Below the line (BTL) marketing activities.
Execute activation programs including designing/ production of POSM, consumer promotions, E-com activities, sampling programs, etc.
Develop project specific promotion material like brochures/ renders/ collaterals.
Own new product launch/ re-launch management; implement all aspects of the G-T-M for new product launches- building and executing plans and channel strategies (promotions, media and POS).
Lead the monitoring and reviewing of effectiveness of campaigns and initiatives that have been rolled out.
Conduct consumer research, develop and manage web content, product and process innovation, competitive analysis, and campaign management.
Identify market-specific threats/ opportunities and execute plans like price/ pack modifications, product innovations, marketing communications etc.
Work with internal/ external creative teams and other agencies to build 360 IMC campaigns.
Assume responsibility for A&P budget to drive sales growth (both top line and bottom line).
Prepare for weekly/ monthly brand performance reviews.

Essential skills, experience & education:

Excellent consulting and communication skills, with the ability to influence customers and internal stakeholders.
Strong collaboration skills to partner with functional teams, agency partners and business teams.
Strong communication skills to push on ground activation agenda.
Strong analytical skills, understanding consumer needs/ trends and problem-solving approach.
Experience of working cross-culturally with diverse colleagues in a complex multi-country, matrix environment is preferred.
Self-starter with an ability to stay independently motivated and deliver the assigned mandate.
Ability to prioritize and manage own workload effectively but also to be flexible and adapt/ respond to emerging issues, short deadlines and other demands or challenges.
Minimum 3 years’ experience in brand management role, ideally within consumer healthcare or FMCG industry in Kenya.
Bachelor’s degree in business management or equivalent is mandatory, tertiary qualifications such as MBA in Marketing highly preferred.

If this role is of interest to you please upload a recent copy of your CV and a member of the Talent Acquisition team will be in touch. We believe that equal opportunities mean inclusion, diversity and fair treatment for all.

Apply via :

www.linkedin.com

October 29, 2024
Chief of Staff to the CEO

About the Role:

Apollo is seeking Chief of Staff to serve Apollo’s CEO as strategic partner, trusted operator, project manager, and executor of strategic initiatives across the company. The Chief of Staff’s mandate is to ensure that the CEO allocates his time to the most important and strategic areas by (i) setting and helping to execute the CEO’s priorities, (ii) developing a deep and broad view of goings on across the company, (iii) managing complex cross-company challenges and initiatives, and (iv) generally managing a broad spectrum of responsibilities in response to changing business needs. This is a fantastic opportunity to take a highly strategic role in a rapidly growing start up and serve as a force multiplier for Apollo’s senior leadership team. This position will also take on significant responsibility for new strategic investments and partnerships

Your Core Responsibilities:

Act as an extension of the CEO and funnel appropriate information across the leadership team by exercising both exceptional relationship building skills as well as excellent discretion and judgment.
Own relationships with key partners and drive Apollo’s partnership strategy, for example with ag-input suppliers and insurance companies, to maximize our value proposition and drive further growth
Assess new strategic business opportunities and manage initial experimentation and implementation
Identify key gaps and move quickly to address them, either directly or by flagging necessary additions to the leadership team.
Serve as thought partner, strategic advisor, and confidante to the CEO.
Provide analysis, recommendations, and options to the CEO regarding high impact decisions.
Move with urgency and without ego to solve whatever problem or need comes up.
Travel as needed between Apollo’s offices in Nairobi, Zambia, and Amsterdam.
Support the CEO with the development of board materials.

You:

Are an exceptional writer and communicator. You can turn complex information into digestible and actionable insights and can communicate effectively to a broad range of audiences and stakeholders, and you exercise excellent judgment about what level of information is necessary to enable efficient decision making.
Are a tireless problem solver who can roll up your sleeves to tackle whatever challenges need urgent attention, no matter when they arise. You have a “whatever it takes” attitude and are comfortable managing both strategic initiatives and nitty-gritty details to get the job done.
Have an eye for design, and can develop compelling investor materials and presentations. You are a great storyteller and can translate that across mediums, both written and visual.
Exercise excellent judgement and discretion and have deep emotional intelligence. You are a considerate listener and believe that effective leadership requires meaningful relationships across the company that are built on trust and transparency.
Are excited to travel frequently between Apollo’s offices and service territories, and are as comfortable spending time with Apollo’s farmer customers as you are in the boardroom.
Are comfortable providing effective feedback on ideas and proposals from team members across the company. You are comfortable pushing back when necessary and are excited to wade into the details to ensure you can partner with leaders effectively and help bring improvements to life.
Are a strategic and analytical thinker who can analyze complex business challenges and independently investigate when things go wrong. You are comfortable in excel and either know or would be excited to learn SQL to enhance your understanding of business challenges.
Have worked in management consulting, in a high-growth tech start up or similar, ideally in a cross-cutting role, or previously in a Chief of Staff role.

Apply via :

jobs.lever.co

October 29, 2024
Strategy Associate

Role Profile

We are seeking a Strategy Associate, an excellent problem solver who can design and execute projects across the organization to unlock business opportunities and work effectively with multiple stakeholders in the organization to allow for sustainable solution implementation. You will be working on 1-2 projects at a time that focus on future strategic initiatives and/or operational and commercial improvements.

Key Responsibilities:

Problem Solving: Work with the Strategy Manager to identify key business issues, articulate the problem, apply the right analytical framework, develop solution and recommendations, represent findings to stakeholders. This includes problem definition and root cause analyses for challenges brought up by various departments and solution design for specific problem definition identified. Piloting or implementation support on a need basis
Analysis: Undertake ad hoc analysis and modelling to determine strategic directions and priorities and identify new business opportunities in the markets we operate in. Perform quality control and validation procedures on all aspects of analysis and reporting on strategic matters. Apply a broad knowledge of concepts and principles to develop analytical frameworks, approach and methodology best practices to analyze complex strategy issues, often applying ingenuity and originality to provide unique solutions
Reporting:Prepare relevant PowerPoint presentations and other written content for internal and external stakeholders, including monthly and quarterly executive operating meetings as well as strategic communications.
Dashboard Preparation: Collaborate with the Business Intelligence Manager to develop business reporting dashboards to track top business KPIs, strategic initiatives and projects.
Project Management: Support the delivery of the business’ strategic projects/workstreams and initiatives with the help of internal or external strategy consulting resources.
Stakeholder management:Engage with various stakeholders within the business to drive the strategic agenda as guided by the Strategy Ensure the needs of the various business stakeholders are met from a strategic perspective.

Minimum Requirements & Key Skills:

Bachelor degree in business administration, economics, engineering, computer sciences or similar;
A minimum of 2 year’s work experience in a progressively developing role at a management consulting company (e.g. MBB, Big4 or similar);
Excellent analytical skills with a demonstrable ability to capture and communicate projections as well as to model out various scenarios using Excel;
Business acumen and an eye for the customers;
Strong ownership and drive for solutions;
Drive for self-development and growth.

Competencies & Skills

Strategic Appreciation;
Results Orientation;
Problem solving;
Critical and analytical thinking;
Ownership and drive;
Excel modelling.

Apply via :

kyosk.hire.trakstar.com

October 29, 2024
Market Research Analyst and Knowledge Management Associate

This role is responsible for providing market research and business intelligence. The holder will also work closely with the Marketing team to facilitate collaboration in the Firm.
Key roles and responsibilities

Market research and analysis

Produce a range of analysis and research work to support the Firm’s strategic decisions on sectors, key accounts, and emerging business topics.
Proactively alert respective teams about important key market sector changes likely to impact the business landscape.
Continually develop his / her knowledge of diverse sectors and generate original ideas for research and analysis.

Knowledge Management

Updating of various databases and manage their access
Bid management support for key sectors.
Monitoring share of voice.

Academic/Professional qualifications and Experience:

An undergraduate degree from a recognised university with a Second Upper Degree/GPA 3.5
Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a busy administrative environment.
Good communication, organization and interpersonal skills.
Mastery of the Microsoft Office suite especially Ms. PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.
Ability to use Microsoft PowerBi is an added advantage

Personal attributes:

Good communication (written and verbal), numeracy, presentation and analytical skills
IT proficiency, especially Microsoft Office
An eye for detail
Team player with leadership capability
Excellent coordination and planning skills

If your career aspirations match this exciting opportunity, please use the link below to apply: Market research and knowledge management Associate Filling the link is mandatory for consideration alongside your application to talentrecruit@kpmg.co.ke quoting ‘Market research and knowledge management Associate by 19 May 2023.

Apply via :

talentrecruit@kpmg.co.ke

October 29, 2024