Career Opportunities in M-KOPA, Nairobi, Kenya

About M-KOPA Solar: 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 250,000 homes in Kenya, Tanzania

and Uganda to solar power, and is now adding over 500 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 Kshs 40, 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.
 

As of January 2015 M-KOPA employs

over 500 full time staff across East Africa and sells through a network of

1,000 direct sales agents. It has also commenced licensing its technology to

partners in other markets.  

M-KOPA has been recognised 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. 

Position Title: Application System Engineer
 

Location: Nairobi, Kenya
 

Reporting to: Head

of Technology Operations
 

Overall Purpose: Responsible

for the maintenance of M-KOPA’s core application systems.

• Responsible for ensuring that applications
  
  have 99.999% availability


• Manage and meet all customer internal OLAs and
  
  external SLAs


• Resolve application related support issues


• Respond to any related user issue

Education: Bachelor’s

degree in a related field.
 

• Experience working with virtual servers


• Demonstrated Windows Server administration
  
  skills


• Demonstrated SQL Server database querying
  
  skills


• Strong analytical and problem troubleshooting
  
  skills


• Creating tools to fix bugs or deliver
  
  operational capabilities


• Knowledge working with monitoring tools such
  
  as PRTG


• At least 1 year experience in performing in a
  
  similar role


• Good understanding of network protocols and
  
  services


• Solid understanding of application layer


• Experience running with web hosted applications
  
  on IIS


• Basic knowledge of programming languages


• Ability to effectively communicate and work
  
  closely with M-KOPA staff to determine needs and assist with system
  
  requirements


• Training and documentation of all work
  
  aroundsbug fixes


• Attend to support tickets on our service desk
  
  system



• Excellent verbal and written communication
  
  skills

• Windows Server 2012, SQL Server 2012, ASP.NET
  
  andor C#

• Experience working with messaging queue
  
  systems will be considered a plus


• MCSE certification will be considered a plus


• Scripting skills will be considered a plus

Remuneration: A generous and competitive remuneration package

will be offered to the successful candidate/s.

How to Apply
 

To apply, send an updated detailed

copy of your CV and a cover letter expressing why you feel you would be an

excellent candidate for the role to careers@m-kopa.com with the subject

EV-ASE-2055

Position Title: Head of Internal Audit
 

Location: Nairobi,

HQ Office
 

Position Start: As

Soon As Possible 
 

Reporting to: Board

of Directors
 

Overall Purpose: We are looking for an objective internal auditor to

add value and improve our operations in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania by bringing

a systematic and disciplined approach to the effectiveness of risk management,

control, and governance processes. 

The successful candidate will possess

a thorough knowledge of accounting procedures and a sound judgement.

• Perform and control the full audit cycle
  
  including risk management and control management over operations’
  
  effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance with all applicable
  
  directives and regulations


• Determine internal audit scope and develop
  
  annual plans


• Obtain, analyze and evaluate accounting
  
  documentation, previous reports, data, flowcharts e.t.c


• Prepare and present reports that reflect
  
  audit’s results and document process


• Act as an objective source of independent
  
  advice to ensure validity, legality and goal achievement


• Identify loopholes and recommend risk aversion
  
  measures and cost savings


• Maintain open communication with management


• Document process and prepare audit findings
  
  memorandum


• Conduct follow up audits to monitor
  
  management’s interventions


• Engage to continuous knowledge development
  
  regarding sector’s rules, regulations, best practices, tools, techniques
  
  and performance standards


• Liaise with external auditors during the
  
  statutory audit to ensure the audit is carried out as efficiently as
  
  possible.

Education: Degree in Accounting or Finance. CPA (K) or ACCA

required
 

Experience:  7-10 years working as an Internal

Auditor    
 

• Advanced computer skills on MS Office,
  
  accounting software and databases


• Ability to manipulate large amounts of data
  
  and to compile detailed reports


• Proven knowledge of auditing standards and
  
  procedures, laws, rules and regulations


• High attention to detail and excellent
  
  analytical skills


• Sound independent judgement

Remuneration: Competitive covering a monthly salary, performance

bonus and medical benefits reflective of the candidate’s experience and skills.

To Apply

 
To apply, send an updated detailed copy of your CV and a cover letter

expressing why you feel you would be an excellent candidate for the role to

careers@m-kopa.com with the subject EV-IA-2056

Deadline for applications is noon on Monday 14th December 2015.

Please Note: Due to the large number of applications received by

us, we regret that you will not be contacted unless you are short listed for

the post and invited for an interview. 

Therefore, if you have not heard from

M-KOPA within 4 weeks of the date of the deadline your application, you should

assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

This measure has been taken in the interests of efficiency and cost effectiveness

and we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.