Country Director Discovered, Kenya at Enviu

You will be based in Nairobi Kenya, in the offices of our co-founder Enviu.

• Discovered is looking for a country director who can set up a pan-Kenya hub-and-spoke model in order to activate local artisans to list their products on
• Discovered. We are looking for a country director with a wide experience working with artisans and/ or organisations working with artisans in Kenya. It will be your responsibility to set up a hub-and-spoke model enabling hundreds of artisans open their own shop and to sell their products through Discovered.
• The activities include meeting artisans all over Kenya and setting up your own local teams.

Are you up for this challenge?

What it means to be a Country Manager for Discovered

• Setting up the local organization & processes
• Planning and budgeting your team(s). Analysis and control of revenues, costs and margins of each of the local offices and the project as a whole.
• Hiring, training & guiding local scouts who will be scouting for and training artisans.
• Building the Discovered culture in your team.
• Scouting artisans and organizations working with artisans pan-Kenya.
• Building key partnerships, with both large and small organizations, particularly those who work with artisans.
• Collaborating with partners, maintains the relationship and defines (commercial) actions when appropriate.
• Collaborating with the Netherlands office of Discovered.

The job will include regular traveling within Kenya, to urban and rural areas.

You will be perfect for the role if you have

• Wide experience working with artisans and/or organisations working with artisans in Kenya, in identifying, setting up, and managing supply of artisanal products;
• Experience with online sales, worked for a start-up or E-Commerce company;
• A track record of curating collections of high quality artisanal products;
• Knowledge of variety and locations of artisanal hubs across Kenya;
• A relevant network;
• The right attitude to work with people with all kind of backgrounds, from small rural artisans and slum dwellers to investors or CEOs of large NGOs;
• Led small teams of up to 10 people;
• Passion for social entrepreneurship;
• A hands-on, can-do approach;
• A Bachelor’s degree at a reputed institute;
• Successful track record in multi-stakeholder project management;
• Experience in building partnerships with commercial partners (investors, corporate, NGO, Government);
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

Moreover, the ideal candidate is a people manager, fluent in English, can work independently and has a good sense of humour.

What we offer

• Competitive package with the opportunity to develop yourself in a truly unique and challenging international environment;
• A great opportunity to develop yourself both personally and professionally;
• A job with purpose and societal impact;
• The opportunity to build social enterprises;
• Working with a small group of talented, passionate and fun colleagues who share the ambition to change the world.

You will be stationed in the offices of our co-founder Enviu in Nairobi from the start.