M-KOPA is a mobile technology company that uses mobile payments
to offer consumer financing for energy products and services, targeted at
off-grid users.
The M-KOPA payment system uses mobile payments as a way to pay
slowly for renewable energy for a range of applications such as solar lighting
or mobile charging.
Background
M-KOPA was founded in 2011 following a successful commercial
pilot using mobile services to collect payments for use of energy.
The company’s first scaled commercial application is off-grid
solar power systems, undergoing commercial roll-out across Kenya from May 2012.
M-KOPA was incubated by Signal Point Partners (www.signalpointpartners.com).
The partners and management team of M-KOPA include several
former executives responsible for the initiation and scaling of M-PESA, the
award-winning mobile financial service platform in Kenya.
M-KOPA has strong international investors to help scale its
business.
The Position
Title: Business Systems Analyst
Role: Collecting and analyzing business and user requirements
for M-KOPA Systems and documenting and communicating these to the Technology
Team.
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Start Date: December 2012
Reporting to: Head of Technology
Responsibilities Include:
- Collecting,
understanding and analyzing operational objectives by studying business
functions; gathering information; evaluating output requirements and
formats.
- Documenting
all business requirements in a clear and concise manner
- Engaging
business users and the technology team in order to prioritize system
feature requests
- Engaging
business users and the technology team in design of M-KOPA’s systems from
a user’s perspective
- Developing
new business procedures that have an impact on M-KOPA’s systems and making
improvements on existing ones
- Suggests
improvements to M-KOPA’s systems by studying current practices and
conceptualizing solutions to challenges arising
- Leading
the process of User Acceptance Testing by preparing, coordinating,
collecting and analyzing feedback
- Developing
user documentation and training manuals for new members of staff
Skills & Experience
- Should
have at least 4 years of experience working in a similar role with a
software development team
- Strong
analytical and problem solving skills with an attention to detail
- Experience
in the development and implementation of standards, procedures and
guidelines to support operational processes
- Self-motivated
with the ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and manage own time with
changing priorities
- Nothing
short of excellent oral and written communication skills
- A
results oriented individual who thrives working in a fast paced
environment
- Excellent
interpersonal skills with a willingness to go the extra mile to assist
other team members
- Background
in computer science or other equivalent technical field leading to a good
understanding of technology solutions
To apply, please go to the Jobs section on the M-KOPA website
and submit your application by October 31st 2012.
