Project Manager Job Opportunity - M-KOPA Solar Ltd

M-KOPA

Solar, headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, is the global leader of

“pay-as-you-go” energy for off-grid customers.  Since its commercial launch in October 2012,

M-KOPA has connected more than 150,000 homes in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania to

solar power, and is now adding over 600 new homes each day. The success of

M-KOPA (M= mobile, KOPA= to borrow) stems from making solar products affordable

to low-income households on a pay-per-use installment plan. Customers acquire

solar systems for a small deposit and then purchase daily usage

“credits” for US $0.45, or less than the price of traditional

kerosene lighting.  After one year of

payments customers own their solar systems outright and can upgrade to more

power. All

revenues are collected in real-time via mobile money systems (such as M-PESA in

Kenya) and embedded GSM sensors in each solar system allow M-KOPA to monitor

real time performance and regulate usage based upon payments.  This connected design means that M-KOPA is

processing vast amounts of data (i.e. over 10,000 mobile payments per day) via

the company’s proprietary cloud platform, M-KOPAnet. M-KOPA has been recognized

for its pioneering business mode and scale, notably winning the 2015 Zayed

Future Energy Prize, being selected as the top New Energy Pioneer at the 2014

Bloomberg New Energy Finance awards and earning the 2013 FT/IFC Excellence in

Sustainable Finance Award.

• Define project scope and objectives,
  
  involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.


• Develop a schedule for project completion
  
  that effectively allocates the resources to the activities and review it
  
  with senior management and all other staff that will be affected by the
  
  project activities; revise the schedule as required


• Determine the objectives and measures upon
  
  which the project will be evaluated at its completion


• Develop forms and records to document project
  
  activities and set up files to ensure that all project information is
  
  appropriately documented and secured


• Make sure that all project personnel receive
  
  an appropriate orientation to the organization and the project


• Keenly monitor the progress of the project
  
  and make adjustments as necessary to ensure the successful completion of
  
  the project


• Establish a communication schedule to update
  
  stakeholders including appropriate staff in the organization on the
  
  progress of the project


• Keenly review the quality of the work
  
  completed with the project team on a regular basis to ensure that it meets
  
  the project standards


• Monitor and approve all budgeted project
  
  expenditures


• Evaluate the outcomes of the project as
  
  established during the planning phase

• The ideal candidate for the Project Manager
  
  career opportunity should preferably hold a University Degree or post
  
  graduate qualification in a related field.


• At least two years’ experience in project
  
  management in a busy sales environment sector.


• Computer literacy i.e. Proficiency in the use
  
  of computers for: Word processing, Simple accounting, Database management,
  
  Spreadsheets-Email and Internet.


• Communicate effectively: Speak, listen and write in a clear,
  
  thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication
  
  tools and techniques.


• Creativity/Innovation: Develop new and unique ways to
  
  improve operations of the organization and to create new opportunities.


• Problem solving and analytical skills.


• Solid organizational skills including
  
  attention to detail and multi-tasking skills.