Rig Trucker Assistant – Kampala – M-KOPA Solar Ltd

About M-KOPA 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.

Job Summary: The Rig Trucker Assistant will be responsible for route and equipment maintenance with special attention to sound system, rig generator and in built M-KOPA shop.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Support Marketing officer in brand management to attract brand visibility in line with marketing procedures
Manage route and equipment maintenance with specific attention to sound system, generator and in built M-KOPA shop
Assemble rig truck on site, loads and unloads marketing materials as per instructions
Pick and deliver supplies and devices on and off M-KOPA premises as per schedule
Maintain general cleanliness and safety of the Truck in line with Truck safety guidelines

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The Rig Trucker Assistant should hold a good academic qualification
Hold a valid driving license
Broad technical understanding of rig truck sound system and basic rig events management
Field marketing exposure to handle branding in the trade
Knowledge of truck and equipment safety
Ability to comprehend and carry verbal or written instructions
Effective verbal and listening communications skills
Physical Effort
High degree of integrity and reliability

How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their applications and up-to-date CVs to: careersug@m-kopa.com addressed to with the subject “Rig Truck Assistant” addressed to:

The Human Resource & Administration Manager,
M-KOPA Uganda Limited,
Plot 12 Eric Magala Road, Entebbe. Uganda

Deadline: 28th April, 2016