Organisation: Numida Technologies
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Numida
Technologies is a digital financial services company based in Kampala, Uganda.
Our goal is to unlock financing to the 22 million African small businesses who
need it. We are building a mobile application called TrackApp that helps
entrepreneurs keep track of their finances for the purpose of making
evidence-based decisions. In addition, these financial track records are
channeled to lending institutions in Uganda who are looking to finance small
businesses, and who require real business data about prospective borrowers. We
are launching a pilot with 200 small businesses in Kampala in 2016 that will
test a core set of TrackApp features with our target user.
Job Summary: The Outreach Representative will work together with
other team members to bring a mobile record keeping application called TrackApp
to the awareness of 200 small business owners in Uganda. The incumbent will support
these businesses owners to integrate TrackApp into their daily management
practices. This position will require the Outreach Representatives to relate to
entrepreneurs in Uganda of varying ages and literacy levels, and therefore the
ability to deeply understand these business owners is critical. As
representatives of Numida Technologies, the successful candidates will act as
ambassadors of TrackApp to our clients, and they should believe in Numida
Technologies’ mission of unlocking financing to small businesses in Africa
through the development of good financial record keeping habits. The successful candidates must be organized,
reliable, and skilled at working in a fast-paced, collaborative team
environment. The responsibilities of an Outreach Representative will be
twofold: 1. to acquire TrackApp users and 2. to collect feedback from these
users so that the tech development team may continually make TrackApp more
useful, user-friendly, and generally better.
In
this position, the Outreach Representatives may find themselves organizing and
facilitating training sessions about TrackApp to groups of 30+ entrepreneurs.
On other days they may be following up with entrepreneurs over the phone,
troubleshooting problems that users have encountered when using TrackApp, or
traveling throughout the Greater Kampala area to meet with entrepreneurs in
person. While the Outreach Representatives will be working to implement a
structured pilot of TrackApp, the ability to suggest new ideas and approaches
for promoting TrackApp in the Ugandan context will be highly valued by Numida.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate should preferably hold a Bachelor’s
degree in a business-related field - At least a year or two years’ experience in managing
or working in a small business in Uganda - Professional
or volunteer experience advising small businesses is a strong asset - Working knowledge of good business management
practices (accounting, marketing, finance) - Knowledge of bank loan due diligence
processes would be an asset - Excellent interpersonal skills
- Independent critical thinking skills
- Broad knowledge and understanding of how to
operate and troubleshoot an Android smartphone - Disciplined with excellent organizational
skills for collecting reliable data - Ability to convincingly promote Numida
Technologies and TrackApp Ability
to contribute effectively in a team environment - Ability to independently facilitate group
training workshops - Proven ability to travel independently throughout
the Greater Kampala area - Ability to work productively with limited
supervision - Desire to help small businesses in Uganda
grow and succeed - Genuine belief that good management and
control systems are vital for business success - An entrepreneurial drive: you are motivated
by challenges and take proactive steps to solve problems - Inclination to continuously improve the way
that Numida Technologies works by suggesting more efficient and effective
ways of working - Care and concern for the experience of
entrepreneurs using TrackApp, both in their interaction with the app and
with Numida staff - Ability to communicate in both English and
Luganda
NB: The assignment that we are currently recruiting
for is a 2-month contract.
All
suitably qualified candidates are strongly encouraged to send an updated CV, a
brief motivation letter, and copy of national ID to jobs@numidatech.com with
the subject line “Last_Name, First_Name – Outreach Representatives” in the
email subject line. All application materials should be in English, written
directly by the candidate.
Deadline: Thursday, 4th
February, 2016 by 11:59 pm
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