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Market Development – Project Manager Job Placement – M-KOPA Solar
Job
Title: Market Development – Project
Manager
Title: Market Development – Project
Manager
Organisation: M-KOPA
Solar
Solar
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: Deputy
General Manager
General Manager
About US:
M-KOPA Solar,
headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya with offices in Kampala, Dar es Salaam, London,
and Hong Kong, is the global leader of “pay-as-you-go” energy for
off-grid customers. Since its commercial launch in October 2012, M-KOPA has
connected more than 650,000 homes in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to solar power,
and is now adding over 600 new homes each day. The success of M-KOPA (M=
mobile, KOPA= to borrow) stems from making solar products affordable to
low-income households on a pay-per-use instalment plan. Customers acquire solar
systems for a small deposit and then purchase daily usage “credits”
for US $0.50-$1.00,or less than the price of traditional kerosene lighting.
headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya with offices in Kampala, Dar es Salaam, London,
and Hong Kong, is the global leader of “pay-as-you-go” energy for
off-grid customers. Since its commercial launch in October 2012, M-KOPA has
connected more than 650,000 homes in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to solar power,
and is now adding over 600 new homes each day. The success of M-KOPA (M=
mobile, KOPA= to borrow) stems from making solar products affordable to
low-income households on a pay-per-use instalment plan. Customers acquire solar
systems for a small deposit and then purchase daily usage “credits”
for US $0.50-$1.00,or less than the price of traditional kerosene lighting.
Job Summary: The Market
Development – Project Manager will oversee and manage M-KOPA’s “Powering
Agriculture” project supported by funding from the MasterCard Fund for Rural
Prosperity (FRP). The project will enable M-KOPA to expand some if it’s new
product and financial services line deeper into the rural areas of Uganda and
to offer innovative financial solutions targeted at rural farming customers.
This includes overseeing all aspects of delivering on project results, strategy
oversight, implementation, team management, and budget management.
Development – Project Manager will oversee and manage M-KOPA’s “Powering
Agriculture” project supported by funding from the MasterCard Fund for Rural
Prosperity (FRP). The project will enable M-KOPA to expand some if it’s new
product and financial services line deeper into the rural areas of Uganda and
to offer innovative financial solutions targeted at rural farming customers.
This includes overseeing all aspects of delivering on project results, strategy
oversight, implementation, team management, and budget management.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
·
Oversee
all aspects involved in delivering the results of the M-KOPA FRP project within
timeframes and budget and ensuring the project has lasting commercial and
operational impact on the M-KOPA Uganda core business
Oversee
all aspects involved in delivering the results of the M-KOPA FRP project within
timeframes and budget and ensuring the project has lasting commercial and
operational impact on the M-KOPA Uganda core business
·
Work
with the Uganda management team and M-KOPA UK Labs Team to determine the
project strategy, goals, team, and implementation plan
Work
with the Uganda management team and M-KOPA UK Labs Team to determine the
project strategy, goals, team, and implementation plan
·
Analyze
and understand the challenges facing M-KOPA in delivering new product and financial
services to rural off-grid populations involved in agriculture and test new
solutions to determine scalable solutions
Analyze
and understand the challenges facing M-KOPA in delivering new product and financial
services to rural off-grid populations involved in agriculture and test new
solutions to determine scalable solutions
·
Build
strategic partnerships with potential partners to test the new solutions and
manage implementing the working solutions at scale
Build
strategic partnerships with potential partners to test the new solutions and
manage implementing the working solutions at scale
·
Oversee
an entire multi-functional team to implement the project, which can include
distribution partnership officers, field sales officers, financial accountants,
R&D partners, and many other stakeholders.
Oversee
an entire multi-functional team to implement the project, which can include
distribution partnership officers, field sales officers, financial accountants,
R&D partners, and many other stakeholders.
·
Oversight
of project data collection and analysis (financial and other) and development
of regular progress reports to the MasterCard Foundation.
Oversight
of project data collection and analysis (financial and other) and development
of regular progress reports to the MasterCard Foundation.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
·
The ideal
candidate for the Market Development – Project Manager job must have relevant
skills, qualifications and experience
The ideal
candidate for the Market Development – Project Manager job must have relevant
skills, qualifications and experience
·
Deep
analytical and project management capabilities across multiple areas of a
business, ideally having managed large projects or strategic consulting work
Deep
analytical and project management capabilities across multiple areas of a
business, ideally having managed large projects or strategic consulting work
·
Experience
studying market opportunities and launching innovative new products and then
optimizing their operational implementation across a business
Experience
studying market opportunities and launching innovative new products and then
optimizing their operational implementation across a business
·
Experiencing
modeling, iterating and optimizing operational processes within a business
Experiencing
modeling, iterating and optimizing operational processes within a business
·
Thrives
equally well managing a large team from the head office as they do deep in the
rural field understanding the realities of rural customers and determining the
right products to be offering them
Thrives
equally well managing a large team from the head office as they do deep in the
rural field understanding the realities of rural customers and determining the
right products to be offering them
·
An
innovative problem solver who can create simple agriculture products in complex
and diverse farmer environments
An
innovative problem solver who can create simple agriculture products in complex
and diverse farmer environments
·
Excellent
team and project management skills, being able to achieve results of a project
within budget manage to results and
Excellent
team and project management skills, being able to achieve results of a project
within budget manage to results and
·
Strong
leadership, coaching, communication, and facilitation skills
Strong
leadership, coaching, communication, and facilitation skills
·
English
fluency both written and spoken, Ugandan languages an asset
English
fluency both written and spoken, Ugandan languages an asset
·
Excellent
computer and data skills with strong experience using Microsoft Office suite
and other data analysis and visualization experience
Excellent
computer and data skills with strong experience using Microsoft Office suite
and other data analysis and visualization experience
How to Apply:
All candidates
should send their updated detailed copies of CVs and a cover letter expressing
why you feel you would be an excellent candidate for the role to
careersug@m-kopa.com with the subject Market Development Project Manager
should send their updated detailed copies of CVs and a cover letter expressing
why you feel you would be an excellent candidate for the role to
careersug@m-kopa.com with the subject Market Development Project Manager
Deadline: 17th December 2018
Please Note: Due to the large number of applications
received by us, we regret that you will not be contacted unless you are short
listed for the post and invited for an interview. Therefore, if you have not
heard from M-KOPA within 4 weeks of the date of the deadline your application,
you should assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. This
measure has been taken in the interests of efficiency and cost effectiveness
and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
received by us, we regret that you will not be contacted unless you are short
listed for the post and invited for an interview. Therefore, if you have not
heard from M-KOPA within 4 weeks of the date of the deadline your application,
you should assume that you have not been successful on this occasion. This
measure has been taken in the interests of efficiency and cost effectiveness
and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
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