Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Mobile-Based Agriculture Platform Managing Director Job in Kenya

Dynamic People Consulting is recruiting a Managing Director for one of its clients, a leading mobile-based agriculture platform that is expanding into East Africa.

The Managing Director will specifically be responsible for the following:


| Define company’s strategy, processes, rollout plan & KPIs;

| Articulate the company’s mission and vision to employees and clients;

| Create and manage annual budget and quarterly reporting;

| Manage day-to-day operations of company;

| Motivate, train and mentor staff members;

| Segment the market, define targets, develop a sales strategy;

| Create a marketing strategy to promote brand awareness/sales;

| Establish and oversee Helpline for registration/Q&A service;

|  Establish and manage partnerships with Mobile Operators;

| Understand Industry constraints and generate product ideas;

| Oversee monitoring & evaluation programs to measure social impact;

|  Attend international development conferences on M-Agriculture;

| Demonstrate thought-leadership within the sector at an International l level.

The successful candidate should have the following qualifications:

  • Background in agriculture (agriculture-business preferable);
  • Project management experience in development or agriculture (8-10 years);
  • Entrepreneurial experience leading a business or tech venture (8 years);
  • Be creative and original thinker: design the strategy;
  • Be process driven: value KPIs, targets, reporting;
  • Want to work in a business with strong social impact;
  • Want to work in innovative technology company;
  • Be able to articulate client needs into product enhancements;
  • Have a consultative approach to problem solving for clients;
  • Be comfortable networking across sectors within society.

If you believe you qualify for this position, please apply for the position by uploading your CV to our website: www.dpckenya.com  under Vacancies.

Only qualified candidates shall be contacted