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 Marketing Officer will implement the company’s marketing campaigns both internally and externally to help increase company brand image and product sales.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Render support in preparing and organizing marketing events such as product launches and promotions as per the company marketing strategy.
Ensure smooth execution of all Media and public related events and campaigns are achieved periodically and evaluating their success and effectiveness.
Drive promotional campaigns targeted at supporting group sales.
Significantly contribute to company’s innovative ideas geared towards growing the Brand.
Prepare and submit evaluation reports on marketing activities to the marketing manager.
Develop clear public relations plans to promote company’s image.
Keenly analyze the competition and conduct periodic market research.
Prepare , plan and manage the publication of all publicity material to maximize brand promotion.
Create and develop new innovative ways to communicate the company message to their existing customers.
Actively contribute to the annual sales and marketing plan.
Plan and project managing marketing events.
Provide support the marketing manager in day to day marketing activities.
Plan, develop and deliver campaigns as agreed within timescales.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
The applicant should hold a Degree or post graduate qualification in marketing.
Previous experience in a similar marketing role.
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Excellent copywriting skills and experience.
Design skills including graphics and web design.
Innovative and good at multitasking.
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:
The Human Resource & Administration Manager ,
M-KOPA Uganda Limited,
Plot 12 Eric Magala Road, Entebbe. Uganda
Deadline: 10th February 2016