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Business Consultant, Sub-Saharan Africa
Job description
Role & responsibilities:
To be successful in this role you will be comfortably working autonomously, as well as part of
larger teams, delivering work of a high standard to your clients. You will have a keen
understanding of what it takes to excel in a client-facing role and place the interest of clients at
the heart of everything that you do. The responsibilities attributable to this role will include some or all of the following:
Be an important part of a team that is delivering large and complex project engagements,
both on and off client sites. You will play a central role in multi-disciplinary projects by
us in Sub-Saharan Africa. You will liaise with our colleagues in other business areas and
assist in agreeing scope, being responsible for certain project deliverables and quality
and client satisfaction in your immediate area of responsibility.
Your work on a typical assignment will include gathering primary and secondary data,
analyzing this information with a logic check, putting your findings, conclusion and
recommendations into a well-written English language report for the client.
Consultants will also be directly responsible for the delivery of specific projects, with
oversight from more senior staff.
Preparation of robust and rigorous working papers and deliverables in line with our
Business Consulting standards and methodologies.
Helping develop strong, long term client relationships.
Involvement in supporting sales activities including assisting on proposals,
identifying opportunities during the course of engagements.
Business Consultant, Sub-Saharan Africa
Desired Skills and Experience
Successful candidates will display a combination of the following:
A broad interest in business and commerce, including international business, strategy,
marketing and economic issues
An understanding of the business model and customer value proposition possibly
gained from working within industry or through studying a professional business qualification.
An ability to absorb and analyze information quickly
Professional skepticism and commercial awareness
Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) and first rate interpersonal skills.
Excellent reporting and presentation skills
Ability to develop strong client relationships
Attention to detail
Ability to deliver work within tight time scales, to budget and to a high quality.
Strong team player but able to work on own initiative.
Ability to work in locations around South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria as well as
undertaking work in other Sub-Saharan countries
Proven academic record (from a leading university)
The ability to take charge of your own career! About us
We know there's no substitute for market facts and we excel in fact-based consulting.
Our client is a leader in fact-based business consulting, trusted by top businesses, government sectors, and institutions worldwide.
We support domestic and international organizations or businesses using our fact-based market
analysis as they endeavor to build, compete, and grow in emerging and developed markets globally.
How to apply:
Please follow the link below to apply for this position
http://backup.kamakazi.co.ke/job/business-consultant/
Chief Technology Officer
Our client is on their way to being Africa’s largest grocer. They are using a mobile-based, cashless, business-to-business(B2B) supply platform to access distribution into the millions of small and medium size vendors in African urban markets. This allows them to drastically lower their daily costs of goods by exploiting latent value in broken, informal, value-chains and wholesale providers. Nairobi alone has at least 18,000 small and medium size vendors buying $55 a day in stock, our client’s goal is to be their single source of supply. In the coming years will be expanding their platform to five African markets. How we do it: Our client solves the major flaw in African distribution: information. To get the information rolling down the value chain they are developing anmCommerce app for the millions of small vendors in densely populated areas. A vendor simply logs into the app, generates their order for goods from a fully stocked back-end grocery supply inventory (bananas, pineapples, batteries, light bulbs, toothpaste, etc.), and those goods get delivered to their shop the following morning on credit and for much lower prices than informal markets. When they’re done selling for the day, and ready to place the next day’s order, they mPesa (mobile money) their payment for the previous day’s stock and place the next day’s order. What it means: For Small Vendors the Vendor (where 96% of Food and FMCG products are sold)
Markedly lower prices on goods Better quality, longer shelf-life products No more 5am trips to wholesale markets, we do directly daily delivery of stock Stock is tied to selling power, instead of cash on handdue to credit options Reliable supply Loyalty programmes
Our client is transformative in African food and goods supply by being one of the only entities working in a formal way to add value to the informal market. What we are looking for in a CTO: Team Building: We’re moving from a SAAS model to an internal model, and you’ll need to lead a team to assemble an agile productto be completely in-house. We’ll help you find candidates, but this is your team to build. Empathy: Most of our users have never used a smart-phone or an app before, and while this is quickly changing, we have to meetthem where they are on product.
Exposure: We’ll be relying on you to identify the right technology platforms for us and for the market. These are not always rightat hand in Kenya, so persistent exposure to what’s going on outside our market is key. Strategy: Lead the IT component of the strategy team in reaching our goals within timetables, and in line with our broader initiatives. Communication: Aptly communicate our client’s IT strategy to investors, vendors, staff, and donor partners.
Roles:
Build team who will design, development, implement, and maintain mobile tech and
back-end support technologies Oversee web-development Integrate payments platforms into mobile platforms
Create mobile-based client research initiative Basic Skills: • CSS/HTML • Javascript • APIs • Familiar with agile methodology • Has contributed to a demonstrable mCommerce product roll-out
• Demonstrated ability to envision web and mobile services that meet consumer needs or
solve business problems Desired Skills: • Java (Android SDK) • UI/UX experience • Ability to discern user requirements and develop specifications
• Minimum 3 years of development team experience Personal Qualities: • Strong design eye • Flexible personality able to work in informal market setting with vendors • Strong analytical skills • Completely customer focused
• Ability to transition from technical to non-technical audiences Benefits: • Salary to match a high standard of living with Kenya • Vehicle provided
Attractive and competitive long term and short-term incentives linked to performance.
How to apply:
Please follow the link below to apply for this position:
http://backup.kamakazi.co.ke/job/chief-technology-officer/
Consulting Manager
Job description
Role & responsibilities:
Reporting to the Head - Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the Consulting Manager (BC Manager) will
be expected to play a central role in the ongoing development of our business within South
Africa. As BC Manager you will work very closely with the Head-SSA for Business Consulting
in all aspects of business development, project execution and team management in South
Africa. You are capable of taking the lead and direct a wide range of assignments and will enjoy
managing client relations on a day-to-day basis.
Expected to adopt a leadership role, you will assist with development of strategies for the
growth of the business, and work on developing and managing a team that provides work of
the highest quality to clients. You will want to be a central figure in the continued growth and
development of the Business Consulting practice in SSA.
You are ambitious and are seeking a position that allows you the freedom to develop your career and rewards hard work and success.
Specific responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:
Working closely with the Head-SSA to identify new business opportunities and taking
a lead on business development efforts to translate these new opportunities into sales revenues, new projects and client accounts;
Providing advice/ recommendations on project focus to potential clients;
Preparing compelling proposals and presenting these to clients;
Acting as the Key Account Manager on selected SSA client accounts;
Leading project teams in successful project implementation and delivery of findings to the client;
Providing sound consultancy advice and recommendations on projects;
Assisting the SSA Manager on matters of client liaison and taking responsibility for day-to-day client management;
Monitoring and controlling delivery standards to clients;
Directly managing and overseeing project execution and delivery;
Working with the Head-SSA to build solid client relationships that help towards the retention and growth of client accounts
Managing staff and team performance.
Managing the use of external contractors
Desired Skills and Experience
At least 5 years working experience in a client-facing role or consulting environment.
Experience working within a B-to-B industry sector would be required, preferably in
agribusiness, automotive, construction, energy, healthcare or industrial manufacturing
Successful track record in building lasting client relationships;
A solid understanding of business strategy, product marketing, and the role of innovation in today’s business climate;
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to write and present compelling proposals in English as well as local dialects is preferable/essential;
Ability to understand and discuss a wide range of business issues and strategies and deliver innovative solutions to clients;
Excellent analytical skills and the ability to draw insights on an industry or market/data trends;
Excellent time management skills;
Demonstrated skills in strategic selling and business development;
Prior experience and demonstrable skills in team building and people management;
Ability to work in and manage a cross-functional project team across various parts of the organization;
Proven academic record.
About us
We know there's no substitute for market facts and we excel in fact-based consulting.
Our client is a leader in fact-based business consulting, trusted by top businesses, government sectors, and institutions worldwide.
We support domestic and international organizations or businesses using our fact-based market analysis as they endeavor to build, compete, and grow in emerging and developed markets globally.
HOD Operations
JOB DESCRIPTION
1. Job Title HEAD OF DEPARTMENT/OPERATIONS
A. Job reporting to: DIRECTOR SECURITY SERVICES
B. Responsible for: Heads of Sections, Field Officer Operations, Night
Manager, Dog Master and operations Administrators.
2. Main purpose of the job
Provide directly or indirectly a range of services to enhance and sustain the business
of the company.
3. KPA Key Tasks (Duties)
Finance:
Prepare the Departmental Budget and control expenditure
Negotiate with prospective clients
Ensure proper usage and safe custody of departmental or company property
Customer:
Deal with customer complaints and schedule client meeting to discuss
performance.
Provide a courteous and efficient service to both internal and external
customers by actioning all enquiries accurately and quickly.
Visit the scene of crime and make appropriate observations and brief senior
managers.
B/Procesess:
Lead and manage regional branches so as to ensure sustainability and growth
Manage the human resources within the department in terms of discipline,
performance management etc
Ensure proper management of the occurrence book i.e. custody,
implementation of activities affecting the department etc
Develop strategies to ensure sustainability of existing business as well as
attracting new business
Develop performance targets and ensure that they are met
Establish, implement and review procedures, protocol and standards of
performance
Conduct security surveys/audits
Initiate and develop departmental strategic and business plans in line with the
company objectives/vision
Participate in the development of company policies, strategies and business
plans
Carry out operational intelligence reports and disseminate relevant
information to the senior management team
Direct and control all the activities of the Department
Provide advice on matters related to the operations of the Department
Foster mutual interest and encourage teamwork within the department.
Learning:
Appraise staff performance and recommend desirable development
Carry out training needs and participate in the training of recruits and staff.
4. Knowledge and Experience
A. Education: -
Degree in Social Science with other professional qualifications such as
diploma in business management.
Security training will be an added advantage
Must be computer literate
B. Experience:
At least 10 years working experience in a senior position in a business
environment or security organisation.
How to Apply :
Please follow the link below to apply for the position :
http://backup.kamakazi.co.ke/job/head-of-department-operations/
Operations Officer
Job Profile
Our client is a young and quickly-growing company serving Kenya’s furniture industry. Their mission is
to make quality furniture more available and affordable to millions of Kenyans. They offer an exciting,
dynamic working environment with opportunity for growth for all of their employees.
About the Position
As our company approaches the 100 million turnover mark, we are seeking an Operations Officer to take
the reins of our increasingly complex operations. This is a key management and leadership role which
will oversee our company’s most critical functions and advance them to the next level. The ideal
Workshop Officer will master logistics, procurement, production and inventory management to efficiently
and reliably deliver quality products to our customers.
Deliver our products when they are needed, anywhere in Kenya
Satisfy our customers by filling all orders quickly and correctly
Plan deliveries within Nairobi and across Kenya
Manage relationships with contracted transporters
Lead our production team to create quality products, efficiently
Manage all production staff
Ensure consistent quality control to high standards
Plan and track all production
Ensure everything we need is in stock and ready for use
Manage purchases from local suppliers
Ensure efficient management of inventory and determine optimum stock and re-order
levels
Oversee stock tracking and management
Take ultimate responsibility for all stock inflows and outflows
Qualifications
We seek new team members who are first and foremost eager to learn and grow in their roles.
We put less of an emphasis on formal qualifications and look carefully at candidates’ abilities,
experience and character. Any candidate who feels they can undertake the responsibilities above
to a high standard is welcome to apply. Candidates should demonstrate the following in their
application materials:
Strong organizational and recordkeeping skills, including the ability to develop
operational tools in Microsoft Excel
Strong management and leadership skills, including the ability to relate well with direct
reports, customers and colleagues. Candidates with at least 2 years management
experience will have an advantage.
Strong professional references demonstrating professional accomplishment and
trustworthiness
Eagerness to join a young, quickly-growing organization and team
How to Apply:
Please follow the link below to apply for this position:
http://backup.kamakazi.co.ke/job/operations-officer/
Performance Manger Job Description
What we do
Our client is on the way to being Africa’s largest grocer. They’re using mobile-based, cashless,
business-to-business (B2B) supply platform to access distribution into the millions of small and
medium size vendors in African urban markets. This allows them to drastically lower their daily
costs of goods by exploiting latent value in broken, informal, value-chains and wholesale
providers. Nairobi alone has at least 18,000 small and medium size vendors buying $55 a day in
stock, their goal is to be their single source of supply. In the coming years will be expanding our
platform to five African markets.
How we do it
Our client solves the major flaw in African distribution: information. To get the information
rolling down the value chain they are developing an m-Commerce app for the millions of small
vendors in densely populated areas. A vendor simply logs into the app, generates their order for
goods from a fully stocked back-end grocery supply inventory (bananas, pineapples, batteries,
light bulbs, toothpaste, etc.), and those goods get delivered to their shop the following morning
on credit and for much lower prices than informal markets. When they’re done selling for the
day, and ready to place the next day’s order, they mPesa (mobile money) their payment for the
previous day’s stock and place the next day’s order.
What it means:
•For Small Vendors the Vendor (where 96% of Food and FMCG products are sold)
•Markedly lower prices on goods
•Better quality, longer shelf-life products
•No more 5am trips to wholesale markets, we do directly daily delivery of stock
•Stock is tied to selling power, instead of cash on handdue to credit options
•Reliable supply
•Loyalty programmes
Our client is transformative in African food and goods supply by being one of the only entities
working in a formal way to add value to the informal market.
What we are looking for in a Performance Manager:
Leadership:
•Team Building: We’re on a fast roll-out pace. Which means every day has targets, research to
get done, and deliverables to meet. Your job is to collate the various teams (tech, production,
sales, administration) into a workable process flow to assure the company is out performing our
stated targets. Further, we encourage all staff members to meet personal objectives, it your job to
be their coach in doing so.
•Organization: The chief task of the performance manager is to work with each division in
concert to assure goal delivery is happening. This means weekly outlining objectives in concert
with the CEO and GM, and monitoring achievement of those objectives whilst pin-pointing
roadblocks.
•Structure: We’ll be onboarding people quickly in the next 18 months. So you’ll need to set-up a
scalable project and performance management tool that allows staff to see daily what their
objectives are.
•Strategy: There are a lot of moving parts in our company. Sales expands when we move more
volume, but for us to move more volume warehousing and production have to expand first.
You’ll be setting up these process flows to make sure the interlinking parts are working together.
•Communication: You’ll need to aptly communicate our progress to the team on a weekly basis.
Further, daily, you’ll have to communicate objectives across the company, and weekly work with
the management team to outline those objectives.
Roles:
•Encourage team in outlining clear, and achievable objectives
•Quickly spot potential road blacks and advance them to management
•Develop a scalable M&E and PM strategy across the company
•Report daily to the GM and CEO on progress
Basic Skills:
•5 years+ senior project management experience
•Previous management experience
•University Degreed
•Experience in project management software
•Full working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Especially Excel)
Personal Qualities:
•Strong team mentality
•Flexible personality able to work in informal market setting with vendors
• Strong analytical skills
•Organized.
Benefits:
Salary to match a high standard of living with Kenya
Options and benefits
How to Apply:
Please follow the link below to apply for this position:
http://backup.kamakazi.co.ke/job/performance-manager/
TRAINING MANAGER- TM/HR/08/15 AND OPERATIONS MANAGER – OM/HR/8/15
Our client is a leading security service provider specializing in manned guarding, cash
management, response services, executive security services, integrated Electronic solutions, dog
services, dedicated services (riders, drivers, controllers, tally clerks and receptionist) and
consultancy services with an elaborate national branch network.
We are seeking highly competent, focused and results oriented Managers for above positions.
1. Job Title : Training Manager
A. Title reporting to: Director Strategy
B. Responsible for: Senior Training Officer, Training Officer, Training
Instructor, Assistant Training Officer.
2. Main purpose of the job
Ensure the development and management of the company training functions so as to
meet the stakeholders’ and customers’ needs.
3. KPA Key Tasks (Duties)
Financial:
Formulate training academic policies that will enhance the company's
financial viability.
Ensure safe custody of Training Aids equipment
Budget and control sectional expenditure.
Learning:
Identify new training needs/markets and formulate training strategies to meet
the market needs
Ensure that the training programmes are relevant to the customers/market.
Monitor recruits performance
Facilitate the provision of high standards of training
Staff appraisal and development
Ensure that both internal and external examinations are conducted in
accordance with laid down procedures.
B/Procesess:
To ensure that recruits’ admission procedures are adhered to and that high
standards of training and recruits or staff welfare during training period are
maintained.
Co-ordinate research, consultancy and evaluate the training programmes
offered
Ensure that students are properly admitted, duly registered and prompt
processing of relevant application forms.
Develop training systems and procedures that ensure sound management of
scarce resources
Undertake highly specialized teaching and consultancy services
Customer:
Design, formulate and develop strategies for meeting major clients and
general demand for the market place
Market courses offered by the company
Handle external and internal customers’ enquiries on recruits matters
4. Knowledge and Experience
A. Education: -
Degree in Education (Administration) or Management with professional
qualifications such as CPS (K) or equivalent. Postgraduate Degree will be an
added advantage.
Management of the Training Function & must be computer literate
Post graduate diploma in Education or Trainer of Trainer Certification
B. Experience:
At least 6 years experience in a training institution of which 3 must have
worked in a similar position in a business environment or security
organisation.
Excellent Interpersonal skill
Any experience in the Private security Industry or the disciplined forces will
have an added advantage.
How to Apply :
Please follow the link below to apply for this position :
http://backup.kamakazi.co.ke/job/training-manager/