M-KOPA Business Systems Analyst Job in Kenya

 

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.

M-KOPA is seeking a skilled and motivated Business Systems Analyst to help in the process of developing the growing M-KOPA system.

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.