Fresher Operations & Sales Internship Jobs - Tech 4 Development

Organisation: Tech 4 Development

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Tech

4 Development (www.tech4development.com) is a social enterprise that develops

innovative

digital solutions with the goal of addressing some of East Africa’s most

pressing

development

challenges in a profitable way. Following in-depth research on small and medium

enterprise (SME) in Uganda and Kenya, conducted in partnership with the UN in

2015, we are currently setting up a B2B mCommerce Venture in Kampala. Our aim

is to transform how Ugandan SMEs communicate and transact with suppliers and

buyers through the use of smartphones. While offline quality control and

delivery services play an important role, it is an Android App that will stand

at the heart of our business model. We will initially focus our efforts to SMEs

and entrepreneurs in Kampala before expanding into other regions and countries.

Our methodology to develop a meaningful product and profitable business model

is deeply rooted in design thinking and lean startup principles. This means we

spend a lot of time observing and talking with users, formulating and testing

assumptions about their needs, building prototypes, and continuously iterating

our technology and business. To do so effectively, we work in a

non-hierarchical & multi-disciplinary team of 6 people out of our beautiful

team-space at Venture Lab East Africa in Bugolobi.

Job Summary: The Intern should possess strong communication

skills and buys into our vision of using technology and new business models to

radically improve small business practices in Uganda. The candidates should

have worked in operational functions and should be willing to spend a

significant amount of time working closely with our SME partners in downtown

Kampala.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Handle operations for a part of the business
  
  which involves checking and buying items downtown and coordinating boda
  
  delivery logistics;


• Keep all delivery logistics working smoothly;


• Handle, maintain, and improve relationships
  
  with downtown SME partners;


• Test and assure quality of items purchased;


• Support the team to better understand the
  
  needs of downtown SME partners;


• Support the Operations Lead whenever
  
  necessary;


• Undertake any other necessary on-site
  
  operations support and sales activities.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:  

• The applicant should be a team-player with at
  
  least two years’ experience in an operational and/or sales position.


• The ideal candidates should have excellent
  
  skills in communicating with existing and perspective clients.


• The candidates should be passionate to work
  
  in a fast-paced, creative, and culturally diverse environment while adapting
  
  quickly to changing needs and priorities.


• Practical experience in handling business
  
  operations such as buying and selling;


• Excellent command of the English and local
  
  language (oral and writing);


• An open-minded personality with a strong
  
  inter-personal skills (a people person);


• Keen interest to work in a technology startup
  
  and to grow with it;


• Show commitment to social change and our
  
  vision for digital empowerment;


• Applicants with experience in supporting
  
  operations and/or sales in an eCommerce company are desired

NB: Please note that this internship is unpaid (transport

and lunch expenses are however covered). In case of satisfactory performance,

candidates have the opportunity to become full members of our team.

All

suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their updated CVs to

tobias@tech4development.com.

We strongly encourage early application.

Deadline: 8th April, 2016 by mid-night