Partnerships Associate at Sistema Biobolsa

Your mission at Sistema.bio

• Reporting to the Head of Partnerships, you will be responsible for supporting the growth of partnerships portfolio in Kenya.

You’ll be in charge of:

• Developing concept  notes and proposals for potential partners in Kenya to grow the portfolio. Coordinating and submitting tender and grant applications for the Kenyan market growth. 
• Liaising with the legal team to ensure the development of suitable legal documentation promptly.
• Coordinating orders of partnership sales in Kenya, preparing and providing quotes, and coordinating the delivery of our legal mandate with the respective departments.
• Monitoring the performance of the active partners in Kenya to help in partner evaluation.
• Creating, managing dashboards (Salesforce)  and providing partnership reports in a timely manner.
• Coordination with credit and finance department to ensure timely payments of partner invoices.
• Coordinating the partnership academy and be the lead person for partnership trainings in Kenya.
• Managing partnership relationships, monitoring partnership complaints and ensuring that they are resolved in a timely manner.
• Developing local partner project reports for timely submission to partners.
• Coordinating with commercial field teams for timely and quality farm data capture.

More about YOU

• BSc. Business Administration, Economics, International Business Management, Agribusiness or related field, MSc. desired
• Demonstrated passion to empower smallholder farmers through climate smart technology.
• Leadership experience in a professional, educational or community setting (experience managing another employee, starting a new company or organization, leading a volunteer project, captain of sports team).
• 2-3+ years of business research, business analysis, project management, or managing partner relations.
• Strong professional verbal, written, visual communication and presentation skills.
• Experience in analyzing qualitative and quantitative data to inform strategy and decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to a strong team culture and build and maintain strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
• Must be comfortable self-managing multiple priorities and partners concurrently, thrive in the face of change and uncertainty, and be motivated to drive projects forward.
• Positive, encouraging, collaborative attitude.
• Ability to work with diverse teams.
• Excellent Customer relations.