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  • Posted: Oct 30, 2017
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    Acacia Sales

    Duma Works is recruiting a Sales Executive in Nairobi for Acacia Innovations Ltd. Acacia Innovations Ltd. is a start-up which provides environmentally friendly and cost-saving cooking and fuel solutions.

    They are seeking a full-time, high-level sales executive to bring in orders from schools, hotels and restaurants for Kuni Safi briquettes, a cost-effective and eco-friendly alternative to firewood made from sugarcane waste. Kuni Safi is nearly smokeless and lasts for up to 4 hours. It is twice as efficient as firewood, thereby helping customers save up to 50% on their cost of fuel. Acacia Innovations has supplied over 100 schools, hotels, and restaurants with Kuni Safi to date.

    Job Overview:

    We are seeking a mature, sophisticated, and experienced sales executive to grow their sales of Kuni Safi briquettes. This position is well suited to someone with extensive institutional sales experience and a professional network. Sales executives will work mostly in the field, with office work limited to customer phone calls and reporting.

    The ideal candidate should have a strong track record of meeting sales targets and be highly motivated, target-driven, and a persuasive negotiator.

    Job Qualifications

    • Strong track record in sales- demonstrable results of meeting 80-100% of sales goals per month, as confirmed by your references
    • 5+ years of experience selling to large institutions, ideally schools and/or hotels
    • Existing professional network of school/restaurant/hotel owners and administrators
    • Excellent at sales mathematics and comfortable discussing pricing and cost savings
    • High confident and presentable
    • Strong and persuasive negotiator
    • Able to work independently; highly motivated
    • Target-driven; able to realistically set and meet goals
    • Excited to work for a start-up and contribute to building a new sales strategy
    • Excellent and professional verbal and written communication abilities
    • Competent at basic computer and internet programs including Google Drive, Microsoft Word and Excel
    • Interest in improving people’s lives and our environment
    • Fluent in English and Kiswahili
    • Valid driver’s license; own car preferred but not required

    What We Offer:

    • Excellent prospects for career growth with a high-potential start-up
    • Flexible working hours and locations
    • An opportunity to create professional contacts and interact with high-level decision makers
    • A chance to make a positive impact while generating significant income

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    Marketing Manager

    Duma Works is recruiting a Marketing Manager for MDF Training & consulting, a leading Training and Consulting firm in Nairobi.

    Job Responsibilities

    • Set-up and lead a Product Market Combination study in order to understand client demands for MDF open entry training on the African continent.
    • Develop and implement a marketing strategy to acquire more registrations for training.
    • Guide and support marketing and communication officers at the Goma and Accra offices.

    Requirements

    • 7+ years of working experience in an international context.
    • Background in service oriented positions i.e. business, advisory, international programme management, marketing, customer relations.
    • Education level Bachelor degree in Marketing

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    Sales Representative

    Duma Works is recruiting a Sales Representative for one of our clients, a leading solar manufacturing and distributing company in East Africa

    Job Qualifications

    • University graduate – Energy Engineering preferred. B.Com/Business Administration with related professional qualifications in sales and marketing.
    • Proven track record in sales & marketing, preferably in the solar industry
    • Thorough knowledge in technical/electrical field will be an added advantage.
    • Should be computer literate.
    • Minimum of 4 years experience in the solar industry.
    • ERC License.
    • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Kiswahili.
    • Valid driving license, with over 3 years driving experience.
    • Age bracket: 30 – 40 years.

    Qualities

    • High level of Integrity.
    • Strong, clear communication skills.
    • Excellent in prospecting and closing sales.
    • Leadership & Time Management skills.
    • Strong organization, planning and team building skills.
    • Strong commitment and self-drive.
    • Proactive and result oriented individual, with sound management skills.
    • Global/Cultural Management.
    • Be ready to travel extensively and at short notice.
    • Sound understanding of related Finance

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    Platform Engineer

    Duma Works is recruiting a Platform Engineer for one of our clients in Nairobi, a company that is changing how data is collected via mobile technology.

    The company is looking for passionate Platform engineers who hunger to build the best possible software solutions for assisting local businesses on the African continent and beyond. As a Platform Engineer, you will get to build various aspects of company infrastructure to power innumerable conversations at scale.

    Platform Engineer Job Requirements

    • Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures and distributed systems
    • Experience in the same field. 3 years experience or more preferred or a talented software developer.
    • S. in Computer Science or related engineering discipline
    • Enjoy building things and shipping them, truly making them work in the best way possible
    • Extensive experience with Java server-side programming
    • Advanced knowledge of JAVA, JVM Runtime, and JVM performance tuning is a plus
    • Open Source project contributions are a plus
    • Unix systems programming experience is a plus
    • Candidates should expect to take a coding challenge once shortlisted.

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    Operations Associate

    Duma Works is recruiting an Operations Associate for Kipato Unbranded.

    Kipato Unbranded is a social enterprise that collaborates with local artists, promoting their talents and skills and giving them access to markets.

    Kipato Unbranded is about beauty and unique designs. They create jewelry that is inspired by everyday people and for everyday people. Their pieces are made from local materials that include brass, recycled bone, and beads.

    Kipato Unbranded is about simplicity, accessibility and empowerment.

    The company isentering into a new stage with Kipato Unbranded, and the individual will be absolutely essential to making sure Kipato Unbranded is a success. They need someone that is willing to work flexibly (to be comfortable working from home and in an office).

    He/she should be committed to social justice, having experience working for social enterprises previously, and is familiar with the start-up environment.

    He/she should have the knowledge and understands the East African market for fashion and their customer base.

    The Operations Manager is responsible for improving the performance, productivity, efficiency and profitability of the social enterprise.

    Job Responsibilities

    • Lead on planning the scope of work
    • Contribute to deliverables and objectives set out by the social enterprise
    • Recruitment and training of new staff
    • Identify and pursue new business opportunities
    • Oversee accounting and social enterprise expenses
    • Manage an Operations Assistant and a team of Brand Activators
    • Oversee budget expenditure
    • Coordinate and manage external events and promotions
    • Manage retailers and wholesalers, nationally and internationally
    • Manage domestic and international orders
    • Represent Kipato Unbranded in external engagements and media opportunities.

    Requirements

    • Applicant must have the right to work in Kenya. We are looking for a self-driven individual who is looking to gain experience and is ready is learn and grow with a fast-paced business that is expanding internationally.
    • Undergraduate degree (min. 4 year degree) – within the Social Sciences (ideally Business Administration and/or Marketing)
    • At least 2 years of work experience (could be done during or after university as long as it is relevant)
    • Experience with operations in the retail sector
    • Flexibility around working with a start-up and working remotely

    Key competencies

    • Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
    • Planning and organizing, including time management
    • Decision-making and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
    • Communication skills and interpersonal skills
    • Influencing and leading – the applicant must be self-driven and take initiative
    • Ability to delegate work effectively
    • Team work – the applicant will be required to report to the Director and manage a team of Brand Activators and work directly with the artisans
    • Conflict management
    • Adaptability, ability to be creative, and be flexible in working hours

    Core Values

    • Be the change you want to see
    • Solutions driven
    • Make an impact and make money
    • Use your heart in everything you do
    • Put your conscious filter on

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    Finance & Operations

    Duma Works is recruiting a Finance and Operations Officer for AFRIpads.

    AFRIpads is  the leading supplier of reusable sanitary pads in the East Africa region and beyond. Its innovative solution has provided over 1.5m girls and women with access to affordable sanitary pads. For its fast growing office in Nairobi, AFRIpads seeks a Finance and Operations Officer who will report hierarchically to the country director and functionally to the Finance Manager in Uganda.

    About The Role

    The main responsibility for this position is the maintenance of financial records, the processing of income and expenditure, purchase of goods and services and the undertaking of a range of financial reporting and operational tasks.
    The ideal candidate is a self-starter capable of handling multiple tasks at the same time, and is competent in prioritizing a range of financial and operational tasks.

    Job Responsibilities

    Finance

    • Prepare monthly accounting reconciliations and prepare all necessary reports including but not limited to income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statements, budget performance.
    • Administer all payroll activities – Ensuring that the payroll exercise satisfies legal obligations and internal audit requirements.
    • Liaise with all statutory bodies including but not limited to KRA and NSSF, to ensure
      company is properly filing its returns.
    • Ensure proper controls are in place to administer day-to-day finances
    • Maintain all financial records and files as per the company policies
    • Sales invoicing & postings
    • Administer payment of bills, invoices and staff expense claims
    • Assist in preparation of year-end audit and liaise with external accounting firm to submit to proper authorities
    • Bank reconciliation – daily routine (Receipts)
    • Close management and monitoring of major control accounts (Staff Advances, Accounts Receivables /Payables, etc.)

    Operations

    • Inventory management and control
    • Responsible for acquiring shipping quotes and export procedures for the sales team
    • Manage logistics operations in order to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of customer orders
    • Support procurement processes
    • Maintain inventory of office stationery
    • Coordinate office activities and operations to secure efficiency and compliance to company policies
    • Create and update records and databases with personnel, financial and other data

    Qualifications

    • A university degree in finance related field or Accountancy professional qualification i.e. completed ACCA or CPA (K);
    • Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role
    • Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities
    • Demonstrated ability to work independently and proactively, with excellent time management
    • Mastery of English with excellent command of the language, both written and oral
    • Understanding of and experience in using Quick Books.
    • Complete familiarity with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
    • Flexibility with shifting priorities and competing demands in a fast-paced, challenging work environment
    • Commitment to the company’s mission and objectives, with a keen sensitivity to empower and enable value-conscious consumers through social enterprise

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    Inventory Accountant

    Duma Works is recruiting an Inventory Accountant for one of our clients;The hiring company is Africa’s leading diversified packaging manufacturer.

    Qualifications

    • A holder of a B com degree in Accounting/Finance, Professional qualifications (CPA) ongoing but not below Sec III.
    • Working experience and proficiency in any of the following areas; AR, AP, Cash management, Payroll, Inventory etc
    • Proficiency in any ERP

    Job Responsibilities

    Stock management:

    • Prepare yearly stock take schedule
    • Coordinate the physical verification exercise with team leaders
    • select stock take areas (Freeze warehouses)
    • issue stock take sheets and stationary
    • Print stock take forms
    • Capture stock take
    • Print stock variance reports
    • Summarize stock count
    • Summarize Packs received GRNS for credit notes raising
    • Analyse stock scrapping for the month

    Fixed Assets

    • file the approved capex forms
    • Analyse capex spend in the month
    • file capex spend documents
    • coordinate and participate in fixed assets verification exercise

    Others

    • Analyse Maintenance spend for the month
    • Manual dispatch note checks
    • stationery store
    • analyse scrap sales
    • Archives Management
    • Any other duty that may be assigned

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    Senior Investment Support

    Duma works is recruiting a Senior Investor Support Associate for one of our clients in Uganda. The hiring company is a reputable organization in East Africa that trains, support and invest in startups and entrepreneurs.

    About the Job

    The core focus of this role is to equip entrepreneurs with the right resources, tools and knowledge so they can build and execute their financing and financial management plans. As the Senior Associate-Investment Support you will also be expected to support the due diligence of our prospective portfolio companies through doing a financial review on each of these companies.

    This role will also be be required from time to time, to support our  internal finance and Investment needs.

    Job Responsibilities

    • Coaching and Advisory: Support companies to develop their investment potential and generally serve as an investment readiness advisor
    • Due Diligence: Conducting financial analysis and due diligence on prospective client companies and communicating insights to the selection committee through memos and presentations
    • Investment Readiness: Support the Venture Support team to develop and execute the curriculum with focus on investment readiness. This may include developing and delivering training content
    • Implementation Support: Support companies to develop and implement their financing plan. This will include working with entrepreneurs through the capital raising process from structuring to termsheet negotiation and closure
    • Financial Analysis: .Support companies to build and analyze their financial models and capitalization tables to support capital budgeting and financial management decisions of portfolio companies
    • Doing whatever it takes to give an UNREASONABLE advantage to ventures; We are a small entrepreneurial team that steps up when there is work to be done. At times, you’ll be expected to work outside of just your role to contribute to our team’s overall efforts

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor’s degree, with a major in business, finance, accounting or economics preferred
    • 3-5 years of experience in the areas of investment advisory for start ups, corporate finance and venture capital
    • You have worked for a startup or in a startup environment, and/or have worked in supporting startups to grow
    • You are willing to work beyond the job description, wear many hats, and roll with constant change.

    Skills + Capabilities

    • You know what it takes for a startup to raise and manage capital efficiently
    • You are able to coach and support other to finding their own solutions to challenges
    • You have experience building financial models, cap tables and conducting quantitative and qualitative financial analysis
    • Highly proficient with excel, and have a good working knowledge of word and powerpoint
    • High attention to detail
    • Ability to interact with portfolio company management and to prepare, understand and present financial analysis
    • You are willing to tackle projects without much guidance/structure. You are an excellent self-starter. While we have some structure, you will also be called upon to build structure. You can show us how you have stepped into ambiguous and disorganized situations and brought structure
    • You believe that we > I (a hat tip to Skillshare for sharing this great value with us). We believe in finding ways to expand the pie so that everyone can get a larger slice rather than trying to claim as much value as possible from a fixed pie. Thus, we believe in pathological collaboration and that this journey is about all of us
    • Most importantly, you believe in the power of entrepreneurship to solving some of the greatest challenges that we face and will jump for an opportunity to play a small part in a grand journey as we seek to make our world a much better place.

    Our Values

    We are a values-driven organization, and we love to work with people that share these values

    • Treat everyone like the Messiah
    • Be militantly transparent
    • Lean into fear
    • Experiment boldly
    • Do what works
    • Get shit done
    • Remember to dance

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    General Manager

    Duma Works is recruiting a General Manager for our client; a leading research company in Nairobi.

    Job Purpose

    The General manager is a local, regional and international business strategist who combines an element of commercial acumen and innovative business solutions with the affinity for people, partnerships, innovations and profit to propel the organization forward. If this is descriptive of you, then this role will suit you!

    Fundamentally;

    • You are completely responsible for the operations in the Agency and our alternative locations.
    • You’ll effectively manage client relationships.
    • You’re responsible for all Agency functions such as planning, business development, client strategy and direction, research and experiential marketing, production, digital, HR, finance and legal.
    • You’ll galvanize Agency team to do good work; that we are proud of and that solves the clients problems.

    General Manager Marketing Job Responsibilities

    Business Development

    • Grow the company’s bottom line by instituting internal and external measures that will harness growth opportunities.
    • Lead staff to accomplish set out targets to facilitate business growth and client retention.
    • Leverage innovation by introducing new methodologies, tools and processes.

    Financial Planning and Forecasting

    • Charting annual focus areas in collaboration with the CEO and Board and translating these goals into annual financial forecast plans to ensure continuity of business growth.
    • Plan, develop, organize, implement, direct and evaluate the organization’s fiscal function and performance against market conditions and set targets.
    • Oversee company operations to ensure production efficiency, quality, service, and cost-effective management of resources.

    Relationship Management

    • Strategic client engagement to nurture senior level relationships on a day-to-day basis to position TGC as a valued, trusted partner resulting in business growth.
    • Understanding client’s strategic goals and employing creative thought in company’s approach to ensure quality, innovative and relevant output.
    • Transform “economically challenged” client relationships into profitable, sustainable partnerships

    Team Management

    • Increase the team’s effectiveness by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, counseling, and disciplining staff.
    • Provide capacity-building in required areas to ensure various teams are operating at optimal level. This includes effecting coaching and educational opportunities, inculcating company culture/values and compliance to company policies.
    • Implementing departmental reporting mechanisms on KPI’s and instituting measures for periodic reviews alongside relevant parties and building in reward mechanisms.

    Quality Management

    • Overseeing the completion of projects excellently, whilst leveraging new and existing process to enhance quality and profitable outputs.
    • Troubleshooting departmental challenges and providing strategic, creative solutions in everyday work environment. 3.Exemplify strategic level thinking in project direction, implementation and review of project outcomes.

    Qualifications

    • At least a bachelors degree in the relevant fields of business management, advertising, marketing research and communication.
    • Proven experience in effectively delivering high performing teams.
    • Minimum 5 years experience in a similar position.
    • Leadership Skills: Ability to motivate people, resolve conflicts and make decisions for your team members.
    • Effective stakeholder engagement skills.
    • Time Management: Essential to make sure everything done.
    • Math and Budgeting: Employ your math skills to ensure you know where your company’s money is going.
    • Analytical Critical Thinking Skills: You’ll need to be a good judge of character to employ the right team members and maintain an efficient, motivated team as well as solve problems arising on day-to-day basis. You’ll need to provoke thought, initiate innovation, pitch for and deliver quality projects.
    • Decision-Making Skills: The buck stops with you; whilst dealing with employees, vendors, partners or clients, you have to make decisions that affect the company. Making hard and fast deacons is crucial to your success.
    • Speaking and writing: From negotiations, high level discussions, pitches, presentations to reporting and recommendations, great communications and writing skills will help you in any of these scenarios.
    • Demonstrated experience in Advertising, Sales, Business Administration or Project Management will add value to your application.

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    Investment Support

    Duma Works is recruiting an Investment Support Associate. The hiring company is a reputable social enterprise that seeks to empower entrepreneurs across the region through innovation and business metrics.

    About the Job

    The core focus of this role is to equip entrepreneurs with the right resources, tools and knowledge so they can build and execute their financing and financial management plans. As the Senior Associate-Investment Support you will also be expected to support the due diligence of our prospective portfolio companies through doing a financial review on each of these companies.

    This role will also be be required from time to time, to support our  internal finance and Investment needs.

    Job Responsibilities

    • Coaching and Advisory: Support companies to develop their investment potential and generally serve as an investment readiness advisor
    • Due Diligence: Conducting financial analysis and due diligence on prospective client companies and communicating insights to the selection committee through memos and presentations
    • Investment Readiness: Support the Venture Support team to develop and execute the curriculum with focus on investment readiness. This may include developing and delivering training content
    • Implementation Support: Support companies to develop and implement their financing plan. This will include working with entrepreneurs through the capital raising process from structuring to termsheet negotiation and closure
    • Financial Analysis: .Support companies to build and analyze their financial models and capitalization tables to support capital budgeting and financial management decisions of portfolio companies
    • Doing whatever it takes to give an UNREASONABLE advantage to ventures; We are a small entrepreneurial team that steps up when there is work to be done. At times, you’ll be expected to work outside of just your role to contribute to our team’s overall efforts

    Qualifications for the Investment Support Associate Finance Job

    • Bachelor’s degree, with a major in business, finance, accounting or economics preferred
    • 3-5 years of experience in the areas of investment advisory for start ups, corporate finance and venture capital
    • You have worked for a startup or in a startup environment, and/or have worked in supporting startups to grow
    • You are willing to work beyond the job description, wear many hats, and roll with constant change.
    • You know what it takes for a startup to raise and manage capital efficiently
    • You are able to coach and support other to finding their own solutions to challenges
    • You have experience building financial models, cap tables and conducting quantitative and qualitative financial analysis
    • Highly proficient with excel, and have a good working knowledge of word and powerpoint
    • High attention to detail
    • Ability to interact with portfolio company management and to prepare, understand and present financial analysis
    • You are willing to tackle projects without much guidance/structure. You are an excellent self-starter. While we have some structure, you will also be called upon to build structure. You can show us how you have stepped into ambiguous and disorganized situations and brought structure
    • You believe that we > I (a hat tip to Skillshare for sharing this great value with us). We believe in finding ways to expand the pie so that everyone can get a larger slice rather than trying to claim as much value as possible from a fixed pie. Thus, we believe in pathological collaboration and that this journey is about all of us
    • Most importantly, you believe in the power of entrepreneurship to solving some of the greatest challenges that we face and will jump for an opportunity to play a small part in a grand journey as we seek to make our world a much better place.

    Our Values

    We are a values-driven organization, and we love to work with people that share these values

    • Treat everyone like the Messiah
    • Be militantly transparent
    • Lean into fear
    • Experiment boldly
    • Do what works
    • Get shit done
    • Remember to dance

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    Method of Application

    Applicants should send a Cover Letter and detailed CV to apply@jobs.dumaworks.com Your Full name & Phone number e.g. 3084 Barack Obama, +2547xxxxxxxx. If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through. The email/SMS test will typically be 5-8 questions to help us understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the test. If you apply and don’t meet these minimum qualifications, we won’t be able to forward your application to the employer.

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