Data Analyst at Greenlight Planet

Greenlight Planet is a multinational, for-profit business that designs, distributes, and finances solar-powered home energy products, with an underserved population in mind: the 1.3 billion global consumers for whom the old-fashioned electrical grid is either unavailable or too expensive.

Over a decade in business, the company is now a leading global brand in emerging markets across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Greenlight’s Sun King™ products provide modern light and energy to 26 million people in more than 40 countries and have sold over 10.5 million products worldwide.

From the company’s wide range of trusted Sun King™ solar lamps and home energy systems to its innovative distribution partnerships to its EasyBuy™ pay-as-you-go consumer financing model, Greenlight Planet continuously strives to meet the evolving needs of the off-grid market.

Greenlight stays in touch with underserved consumers’ needs in part by operating its own direct-to-consumer sales network, including thousands of trusted sales agents (called as “Sun King Energy Officers”) in local communities across local communities. For Sun King Energy Officers, this is not only a good source of income and employment but also they become an important member of their community bring light and catering to local energy needs within their communities.

Today, with over 1100 full-time employees in 8 countries, we remain continuously impressed at how each new team member contributes unique and innovative solutions to the global off-grid challenge, from new product designs to innovative sales and distribution strategies, to setting up better collection mechanisms, to better training strategies, to more efficient logistical and after-sales service systems. We listen closely to each other to improve our products, our service, and ultimately, the lives of underserved consumers.

Key responsibilities for the role:

• Analyzing and interpreting large amounts of data to identify trends, gaps, and inconsistencies
• Producing data for assigned clients and preparing information for client presentation
• Creating new processes for data extraction and suggesting automation tools for day-to-day analyses
• Providing support to data science team and clients by responding to ad-hoc data requests, answering questions, and providing basic technical support and analysis
• Turning data into insight and communicate findings effectively
• Attending occasional late-night and early-morning meetings with colleagues around the world

The ideal candidate has:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a quantitative field
• Proficiency in SQL
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and time management skills
• Ability to learn quickly, initiate and drive projects to completion with minimal guidance
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Experience using data visualization software such as Looker, Tableau, or Periscope (an added advantage)

We are looking for someone who is driven, passionate and excited about the opportunity to bring honest, affordable, energy to homes in Africa and Asia. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Greenlight Planet offers a competitive salary, a fun, supportive work environment and opportunities for continued professional growth within a fast-growing global enterprise.

Greenlight Planet believes in equal opportunity for all people, everywhere. It is the reason we exist! So, regardless of your race, color, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, HIV/Aids status, disability or any other protected characteristic as established by law, we will accept your application and make a decision based on your suitability for the position.

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Service Centre Technician at Greenlight Planet

Greenlight Planet is a multinational, for-profit business that designs, distributes, and finances solar-powered home energy products, with an underserved population in mind: the 1.3 billion global consumers for whom the old-fashioned electrical grid is either unavailable or too expensive.

Over a decade in business, the company is now a leading global brand in emerging markets across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Greenlight’s Sun King™ products provide modern light and energy to 26 million people in more than 40 countries and have sold over 10.5 million products worldwide.

From the company’s wide range of trusted Sun King™ solar lamps and home energy systems, to its innovative distribution partnerships, to its EasyBuy™ pay-as-you-go consumer financing model, Greenlight Planet continuously strives to meet the evolving needs of the off-grid market.

Greenlight stays in touch with underserved consumers’ needs in part by operating its own direct-to-consumer sales network, including thousands of trusted sales agents (called as “Sun King Energy Officers”) in local communities across local communities. For Sun King Energy Officers, this is not only a good source of income and employment but also they become an important member of their community bring light and catering to local energy needs within their communities.

Today, with over 1100 full-time employees in 8 countries, we remain continuously impressed at how each new team member contributes unique and innovative solutions to the global off-grid challenge, from new product designs, to innovative sales and distribution strategies, to setting up better collection mechanisms, to better training strategies, to more efficient logistical and after-sales service systems. We listen closely to each other to improve our products, our service, and ultimately, the lives of underserved consumers.

The Role

Greenlight Planet is looking for a Service Center Technician to join its technical team in Africa. The Service Center Technician will work closely with the operations and technical teams to ensure the Sun king products with faults are well Managed, repaired and maintained.

Key responsibilities for the role include:

Quality Assurance

• Performing timely diagnostics and repairs on all customer returns from the assigned area while maintaining a report on all issues observed and the action taken.
• Improving on all the existing processes at the Service Centre regularly

Product Training

• Ensuring adoption of best practices for all Sun king products for efficient performance for customers as well as adoption of troubleshooting techniques for partners and other customer facing departments.

Customer Service

• Ensuring timely resolution of all customer queries either on phone or walk in customers.
• Repairing or replacement within 72hours maximum
• 100% positive feedback from all customers is paramount

Spare Parts & Components Management

• Ensuring thorough spare stock inventory for all components to be published bi-weekly and 100% accuracy on physical vs system values
• Efficient reverse logistics on all products that require shipping to the Central Warehouse with keen reference on the e-waste internal policy

The ideal Service Center Technician:

• Has minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar role
• Has a Bachelors/ Diploma in electronics/ computer electronics/ electronics engineering
• Possesses a proficiency certificate/ICDL in Microsoft office suite
• Excellent oral and written communication skills as well as the ability to follow instructions
• Is able to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted during work, including Sun king clients
• Has good analytical & time management skills
• NITA/ERC T2 certification will be considered as an added advantage

We are looking for someone who is driven, passionate and excited about the opportunity to bring honest, affordable, energy to homes in Africa and Asia. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Greenlight Planet offers competitive compensation, a fun, supportive work environment, and opportunities for continued professional growth within a fast-growing global enterprise.

Greenlight Planet believes in equal opportunity for all people: We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, HIV/AIDS status, or disability.

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Associate, Human Resources at Greenlight Planet

Greenlight Planet is a multinational, for-profit business that designs, distributes, and finances solar-powered home energy products, with an underserved population in mind: the 1.3 billion global consumers for whom the old-fashioned electrical grid is either unavailable or too expensive.

Over a decade in business, the company is now a leading global brand in emerging markets across Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Greenlight’s Sun King™ products provide modern light and energy to 26 million people in more than 40 countries and have sold over 10.5 million products worldwide.

From the company’s wide range of trusted Sun King™ solar lamps and home energy systems to its innovative distribution partnerships to its EasyBuy™ pay-as-you-go consumer financing model, Greenlight Planet continuously strives to meet the evolving needs of the off-grid market.

Greenlight stays in touch with underserved consumers’ needs in part by operating its own direct-to-consumer sales network, including thousands of trusted sales agents (called as “Sun King Energy Officers”) in local communities across local communities. For Sun King Energy Officers, this is not only a good source of income and employment but also they become an important member of their community bring light and catering to local energy needs within their communities.

Today, with over 1100 full-time employees in 8 countries, we remain continuously impressed at how each new team member contributes unique and innovative solutions to the global off-grid challenge, from new product designs to innovative sales and distribution strategies, to setting up better collection mechanisms, to better training strategies, to more efficient logistical and after-sales service systems. We listen closely to each other to improve our products, our service, and ultimately, the lives of underserved consumers.

The Role:

Greenlight Planet is looking for an Associate to join its Human Resources Management team in Kenya. The Associate, Human Resources will work closely with the HR team in Kenya to ensure the organisation has adequate capacity to build new business units and expand existing operations in Kenya.

Key responsibilities for the role include:

• Supporting recruitment exercises and communications including coordinating interviews, administering tests or taking part in interviews where necessary while adhering to company policy on recruitment
• Ensuring staff medical and other insurance are up to date including but not limited to enrollment, deletions, issuance/replacement of medical cards
• Ensuring staff mobile phone closed user group (CUG) is up-to-date and is being reconciled for payment month on month while ensuring timely enrollment and deletions
• Capturing and updating employee personal information data accurately, completely and timeously in the Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS)
• Supporting the Human Resource Business Partner in development and implementation of induction and orientation of both new and existing employees while ensuring that all relevant documentation is made available
• Initiating contract renewal requests while ensuring timely preparation and renewal of all types of contracts
• Maintaining an efficient and effective filing system for HR documents while ensuring quality, accuracy, integrity, confidentiality and that all files are up-to-date
• Inducting new staff and coordinating the pre-employment requirements and documentation
• Processing payroll related additions/deductions for staff and assisting the Human Resource Business Partner in payroll processing
• Responding to general staff queries and advising them on HR policies and procedures in consultation with the Human Resource Business Partner
• Maintaining a notification system of contract expiry dates, end of probation etc
• Working with IT to ensure that new joiners have been set up with appropriate tools
• Ensuring staff have read, and signed off on all policies as required and maintain an up-to-date list
• From time to time sitting in for the office manager and performing other office administrative tasks as may be assigned

The ideal candidate:

• Is excited about joining a fast growing, entrepreneurial and innovative environment with an opportunity to build teams, local HR practices and policies
• Has 2 years of HR Operations experience, ideally with a bachelor’s degree in Human Resource Management.
• Is comfortable and experienced working in a multi-cultural environment
• Has strong communication skills with excellent planning and project management ability
• Experience working with a HRMIS
• A solutions-oriented self-starter; comfortable taking on substantial work with limited oversight

We are looking for someone who is driven, passionate and excited about the opportunity to bring honest, affordable, energy to homes in Africa and Asia. If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Greenlight Planet offers a competitive salary, a fun, supportive work environment and opportunities for continued professional growth within a fast-growing global enterprise.

Greenlight Planet believes in equal opportunity for all people, everywhere. It is the reason we exist! So, regardless of your race, color, religion, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, HIV/Aids status, disability or any other protected characteristic as established by law, we will accept your application and make a decision based on your suitability for the position.

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Administrative Officer at United Nations Children’s Fund

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, Nutrition

Responsibilities:

• Participates in the development of the government and UNICEF work plan(s) and ensures compliance with specific assigned objectives.
• Provide guidance and support to focal government staff and partners to manage and implement Programme/projects (strengthening working group and coordination structures), conducts periodic programme reviews with government counterparts, donors and/or other partners, meets with national and international agencies covering the management of programme/projects and prepares programme/project status reports required for management, donors, budget review, programme analysis, annual reports,
• Identify capacity building needs and sustainability of programme/projects and assists partners and government authorities to plan and organize capacity strengthening programmes.
• Participates in technical development of relevant guidelines, strategies, policies, etc and supports their implementation through monitoring and evaluation
• Supports the development of partnership programmes and documents for the nutrition services implementation
• Supports partners for programme roll-out, including training and monitoring. This includes analyzing quarterly technical reports from partners and addresses presenting issues in consultation with supervisor
• Coordinates with the Operations/Supply staff on supply and non-supply assistance activities ensuring proper and timely UNICEF and government accountability. Certifies disbursements of funds, monitors and submits financial status reports to supervisor, section chief or representative, as required.
• Participates in meetings with Ministries responsible for programme/project review and follows up on implementation of recommendations and agreements.
• Assists in the development and/or introduction of innovative approaches, methods and practices in project management and evaluation with a focus on MIYCN.
• Contributes towards the preparation of the situation analysis by compiling data, analyzing and evaluating information, ensuring accurate and timely input of programme information in surveys, HMIS/CBHIS programme system and the issuance of status reports for monitoring and evaluation purposes on MIYCN
• Participates in intersectoral collaboration with other programme colleagues

Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, Social Science, public health, health Education/promotion or related technical field
• At least a minimum of 2 years demonstrated experience of working in nutrition and at least one year working on maternal, infant and young child nutrition in Kenya; additional years of experience will be an added advantage
• Experience in implementing programs in Liaison with Ministry of health.
• Fluency in English and Kiswahili required.

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Engineering And Maintenance Manager at Silafrica

Senior Human Resources Officer at Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.  We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

Job Category  

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Operations and Corporate Services)

Job Subcategory  

HR

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)  

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.  We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

Main purpose of job:

In support of the objectives and priorities of the British High Commission, the Senior Human Resources Officer will provide HR support to staff and ensure co-ordination with the Regional HR Hub in Pretoria.

Roles and responsibilities :

Co-ordination (50%)

• Co-ordinate updates to Local Staff Terms and Conditions of Service and other key FCO and DFID HR policies, in consultation with the Post  management and the regional HR Hub
• Liaising with the Regional HR Hub in Pretoria support the recruitment process through maintaining oversight of appointment letters, starting pay, allowances etc;
• Work with the people committee to ensure regular learning and development sessions and events for all BHC staff are undertaken as per schedule

Advisory and management (30%)

• Provide advice on changes in local employment law and best practice to management, staff and the Hub and ensure compliance
• Support the Head of Financial and Human Resources in Overseeing HR operations and ensure a functional HR department
• Work with post management and the regional hub to manage staff conduct
• Provide support for reward and recognition programmes such as the HMG Nairobi Awards
• Provide the Secretariat to, and be an active member of the BHC People Committee

Resources managed (20%):

• Manage the Learning & Development budget ensuring accurate forecasting and budget monitoring;
• Perform HR payroll functions – oversee the preparation of the report on any payroll changes and carry out 10% check ahead of monthly payment
• Contract manager for the BHC medical and pension schemes
• Line management of two Human Resources Officers

Essential qualifications, skills and experience  

• Full member in good standing with the  Institute of  Human Resource Management (shortlisted candidates will be required to provide evidence)
• Certified Human Resource Practitioner
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Previous Human Resources experience (At least 5 years in a medium size company)
• Good IT skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, including discretion and an ability to maintain confidentiality.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience  

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences or  Human Resources Management

Required competencies  

Changing and Improving, Collaborating and Partnering, Building Capability for All, Managing a Quality Service

Application deadline  

13 September 2019

Grade  

B3 (L)

Type of Position  

Permanent

Region  

Africa

Country/Territory  

Kenya

Location (City)  

Nairobi

Type of Post  

British High Commission

Starting monthly salary ()  

KES 201,733.40

Start Date  

1 November 2019

Other benefits and conditions of employment  

Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):

The British High Commission takes Learning and Development seriously and offers a wide range of in-house training as well as support for Continuous Professional Development hours (acceptable minimum of 10 CPDs hours per year).

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UK-Kenya Tech Hub Deputy Director at Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer.  We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow.

Job Category  

Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Policy & Political roles)

Job Subcategory  

Economic and Prosperity

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)  

Main purpose of job:

This is an exciting opportunity to support the establishment and success of a new, innovative and high-profile Tech Hub in Kenya that will aim to develop the Kenyan tech ecosystem, deliver digital skills programmes, and build links between Kenyan and international (including UK) tech businesses.  We are looking for a dynamic, well-networked individual from the Kenya tech scene for this role,, to initiate and pursue new strategic opportunities for the Hub across a number of sectors. The hub will be one of four critical pillars of a new Prosperity Fund programme to drive greater digital access in countries like Kenya. New and innovative, the Prosperity Fund (PF) represents a step change in HMG’s approach to promoting economic development and prosperity overseas.

The PF was established under the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) with the primary aim of supporting growth in recipient countries and thereby reducing poverty. As such, it represents a key component of the prosperity pillar of the UK Aid Strategy. But the Fund uniquely focuses on promoting growth in ODA-eligible middle income countries, which are home to nearly 60% of the world’s poor and where the development challenges remain significant, but at the same time are important business partners and drivers of prosperity. By delivering high impact, strategic multi-year programmes, across high opportunity countries, regions and sectors, the Fund will help create opportunities for international business, including UK companies. As the UK leaves the EU, an even more outward-looking global Britain investing and trading with the fastest growing markets will become increasingly important.

The role will be based in Nairobi, with some travel across the country which will be required to maximise the success and outputs of the hub across Kenya. There will also be some overseas travel, including to the UK.

The UK-Kenya Tech Hub will be one of the first in a global network of international tech partnerships developed by the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to build digital ecosystems that will facilitate sustainable economic growth and development.

The successful candidate will be part of a small team of locally-engaged staff, based within the British High Commission, and will support the Director of the Hub to develop its strategy, and then be responsible for helping to deliver that strategy. They will also manage the hub’s day to day operations. The Tech Hub Network is funded as part of a cross-government, Prosperity-funded programme, so collaboration across departments will be a critical success factor in this role.

The Hub will have three main aims:

• Identify, develop, and deliver tailored interventions to cultivate digital skills responding to the needs and   opportunities for inclusion in the local tech sector for example promoting opportunities for youth and women in the local tech sector. Interventions will generally be delivered by local and international partners;
• Support tech entrepreneurship through partnerships with local digital ecosystem stakeholders including incubators, accelerators and private sector firms, Kenyan government departments and agencies and non-profit organisations
• Facilitate partnerships between local tech firms (including tech startups) and international companies (across all sectors) in the form of commercial partnerships or joint ventures

Roles and responsibilities

• Supporting the Director of the Hub in their development of a strategy to establish and make this hub succeed in the Kenyan landscape;
• Supporting the Director to initiate and pursue new strategic opportunities for the Hub, cultivating new leads, understanding business and innovation needs across all sectors and convincingly presenting the opportunities for collaboration via the Hub;
• Providing leadership on the management of the Hub’s ongoing projects, as well as the development of new ones. This will include budget development and management;
• Working in collaboration with DCMS and other government departments, taking responsibility for delivering delegations (both inward and outward) and events that support the development of the local tech ecosystem;
• Developing and managing relationships with local tech firms, startups and wider tech sector stakeholders, using these to support the development of new partnerships and programmes;
• Collaborating with the other Hubs in the global network to develop the network offering;
• Leading on selected operational management responsibilities, including potentially: project oversight, budget management, impact assessment (monitoring and evaluation), HR supervision, or as further defined according to need in order to support the work of the Hub’s Director and new strategic directions for the Hub;
• Deputising for the Director in various leadership roles within the team, including representing the Hub and the British High Commission externally in some circumstances (media, speaking opportunities, event representation).
• Acting as a gender champion in your leadership role.  Ensure Gender Equality Act (2014) compliance and support implementation of gender policy and guidance so that, at the least, no harm is done and gender inequality is not worsened. Actively support PF ambitions on women’s economic opportunities, inclusive growth and poverty reduction through your team.

Resources managed:

The post-holder will report to the UK-Kenya Tech Hub Director. The postholder will be required to work closely with the DCMS Tech Hub network team; other government departments, including DfID, FCO and DIT, as well as the other Tech Hubs in the network.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience  

This role will suit individuals with experience of the UK/Kenya tech and startup scenes. The applicant would ideally bring a network of business contacts in Kenya, using this to expand the Hub’s network.

• Experience in, and knowledge of, the tech sector and startup scene within Kenya
• Well networked within the tech sector (private sector firms and/or startups); Knowledge of, and experience with, the Kenyan business landscape
• Track record of leading successful delivery in either industry or government
• Ability to engage credibly with senior government and senior industry stakeholders
• Proven track record of developing and running programs and partnerships from the ground up
• Proven project management and budget management skills
• Willingness to travel frequently within Kenya, and to occasionally travel to the UK and other locations
• Strong organisational skills
• Highly motivated, passionate about innovation and technology
• Open and clear communicator, excellent networking skills including across international environments

Required competencies  

Seeing the Big Picture, Leading and Communicating, Collaborating and Partnering, Delivering at Pace

Application deadline  

13 September 2019

Grade  

C5 (L)

Type of Position  

Fixed term, with possibility of renewal

Region  

Africa

Country/Territory  

Kenya

Location (City)  

Nairobi

Type of Post  

British High Commission

Starting monthly salary ()  

KES 477,832.00

Start Date  

1 October 2019

Other benefits and conditions of employment  

Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed):

We place a strong emphasis on learning and development.  You will be encouraged to undertake developmental training and get involved in corporate activities.  This role provides an excellent opportunity to build up programme knowledge and expertise and gain exposure to working across government.  You will have access to existing and new Project & Programme Management L&D as well as wider job-relevant L&D and support for your own personal development.

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