Business Development Coordinator / Project Operations Officer Job in Nairobi Kenya
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The two hiring companies operate
within the telecommunications sector, and are beginning a project, offering
business to business telecommunications and call centre solutions in Kenya.
Location: Nairobi
Location: Nairobi
Purpose of the role: The purpose of this role is to liaise between our two partner
companies, one based in Nairobi, Kenya, where the role will be based, and
the international partner, based
in UK/Germany, to implement, monitor and project manage our joint-venture
activities.
We are looking for an excellent
communicator who can liaise between the 2 parties, solve problems, troubleshoot
but also develop our business further and seek sales opportunities pro-actively
in the future.
Responsibilities
- Ensure timely and
accurate project management and implementation of jointventure activities
- Create and monitor
project plan needed to successfully implement actions
- Acting as a contact
between the 2 parties ensuring successful implementation of joint venture
activities, problem solution and troubleshooting. The contact will be
mainly face to face within Kenya, and via telephone, email and Skype to
the international partner.
- Gaining a clear
understanding of both parties as well as customers’ businesses and
requirements and translate them into feasible actions
- Monitor customer
uptake and traffic as well as reporting on progress regularly to the 2
parties
- Establish new business
opportunities and sales leads once the joint venture has been succesfully
implemented
Your Requirements
- (Bachelor’s) Degree
in Business, Economics, Sales, Project Management or related field
required
- 3- 5 years
experience in a business development and/or project management role
ideally with an IT focus or technology background
- Ability to think
strategically and passionate about driving the business to implement joint
venture activities and meet/exceed targets
- Excellent
communicator who has the ability to work without supervision and meet
tight deadlines
- Must be proactive
with ability to take pre-emptive measures to contain a situation
- Strong
prioritization and organizational skills
- Strong understanding
of technical requirements and how to translate them into business actions
- Excellent numerical
and analytical skills
- Ability to think on
their feet and find solutions to challenges
- 1 to 2 years of
demonstrated, successful sales experience is a plus
Apply
Cover Letter and detailed CV are to be sent by email to apply@dumaworks.com marking the subject as “2486”, Your Full name & Phone number e.g. 2486 Barack Obama, +2547xxxxxxxx. If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through.
Deadline for receiving applications: 10th November 2016
N.B.* You will receive a confirmation email and an alert to take a basic screening test over SMS or online. The email with the test may not arrive immediately. Please be patient. 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 have any issues with the process, please reach out to +254702093793.
If you apply and don’t meet these minimum qualifications, we won’t be able to forward your application to the employer.
Cover Letter and detailed CV are to be sent by email to apply@dumaworks.com marking the subject as “2486”, Your Full name & Phone number e.g. 2486 Barack Obama, +2547xxxxxxxx. If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through.
Deadline for receiving applications: 10th November 2016
N.B.* You will receive a confirmation email and an alert to take a basic screening test over SMS or online. The email with the test may not arrive immediately. Please be patient. 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 have any issues with the process, please reach out to +254702093793.
If you apply and don’t meet these minimum qualifications, we won’t be able to forward your application to the employer.
