Safaricom Kenya Recruitment 2021

Safaricom Kenya Recruitment 2021…See Details on how to apply for the vacancies available at Safaricom Kenya.

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• Engineer(Financial Solutions)

Responsibilities:

• Participate in design, testing, and implementation of new products, services, functionalities, or upgrades.
• Use software skills to automate repetitive tasks within the M-PESA system and the ecosystem.
• Analyze code and communicate detailed reviews to development teams to ensure a marked improvement in applications and the timely completion of projects.
• Optimize existing software design architectures and ensure new architecture provide always-on solutions.
• Collaborate with team members to improve processes, tools, systems, and procedures.
• Participate and provide input to the M-PESA roadmap to ensure timely delivery of relevant products to Safaricom Customers;
• Implement DevOps technologies and processes e.g containerization
• Engage stakeholders to ensure new functionality, processes, and systems are fully understood
• Transfer system knowledge to internal customers on new features and support processes
• Diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues on the assigned systems and apply for a workaround or a permanent solution to resolve within SLA
• Provide prompt and accurate feedback to stakeholders on assigned tasks

Qualification;

• A Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field as a minimum
• Minimum 2 years of work experience as an engineer in a telecommunications or financial services environment (vendor or operator)
• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot complex technical issues
• Expertise in system monitoring and alerting strategies and can draw on their experience to drive improvements in system monitoring with automation, third party tools, and frameworks
• Working knowledge of databases and SQL
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills
• Software development skills preferably in Java, Python.
• Knowledge in ITIL Service Operations processes and Agile methodology. Certification in Scrum fundamentals or higher is an added advantage.
• Working knowledge in dev ops and dev ops tools like Github.
• Knowledge in Tibco is an added advantage
• Knowledge in mobile money systems, integrations, or Financial systems
• Must be able to work without supervision & meet tight deadlines.
• Good presentation skills.
• Proactive & self-motivated.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should CLICK HERE to apply.

Application Deadline:4th March 2021.

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• Senior Manager(Investor Relations)

Responsibilities:

• Develop investor confidence and belief in the company’s vision and strategy for delivering shareholder value through the development of a robust investor relations strategy and framework
• Provide strong leadership in professional and operational matters, contributing new and best practice approaches to investor relations and capital markets approach.
• Lead, coach, and mentor the IR team demonstrated through the efficiency of team workflow, improved engagement with internal cross-functional teams, better performance in terms of responsiveness to investors, and more insight to management on stock performance
• Oversee the development of investor relations market insight reports utilizing Bloomberg analysis and feedback from investor engagements.
• Create and manage a strong. reputation by demonstrating consistent and clear communication between internal and external parties
• Oversee coordination of investor events including earning release, AGM, and Roadshows.
• Coordinates conference call and webcast hosting logistics for the analyst conference call (setting up a conference call, running call management software, and participant queues during the call) and investor conferences.
• Managing expectations of the market about Safaricom’s performance, and the expectations of the board on the company’s absolute and relative valuation by investors through investor engagements.
• Work with internal teams to gather global performance data, competitive analysis, and in-depth financial and strategic information to draft and issue earnings and news releases on material information to the investment community and other external stakeholders.
• Oversee coordination of information gathering within the organization to respond to investors’ questions and develop presentations for major announcements (Including investor presentations for earnings release).
• Ensure compliance with the regulatory environment.
• Carry out shareholder analysis and targeting by analyzing shareholder base, identifying underweight or non-investors, and carry out investor targeting for roadshows and conferences.
• Lead the analysis of current and potential institutional ownership of the company’s stock and create and help develop a plan to optimize the shareholder base for the company.
• Develop earnings release investor presentations and annual integrated report focusing on key disclosures on Safaricom’s material issues including operating environment/macroeconomics, financial performance, and strategy. IR function coordinates the development of the Integrated Report, as the report is a key investor communications tool.
• Other key roles include; Ensure response to investor email queries, management of the contact database, Website and development, and management of the IR Budget
• Create complex financial models for both the Company and its competitors to develop an internal strategic and competitive framework from which the senior management team can better assess overall corporate performance and institutional investor expectations.

Qualifications;

• Graduate with a financial or communications-related degree from a recognized University. MBA will be an added advantage
• Strong financial exposure/background understanding of dynamics in the investment environment. A Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1 qualification is an added advantage
• Demonstratable strong numeric and analytical skills
• Excellent cross-function and cross seniority communicator
• Minimum five years’ experience of media and/or investor relations or financial operations in a telecom or fintech environment
• Excellent proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Must be flexible to travel within and outside Kenya
• Proven communication and presentation skills, including messaging skills, applied confidently and consistently in a high-pressure environment
• Organizational and project management experience and the drive to lead projects to successful outcomes
• Effective networking skills and clear experience quickly building trust and rapport with internal and external stakeholders.
• Credibility and gravitas, both with external and internal constituencies.

How to Apply

Interested applicants should CLICK HERE to apply.

Application Deadline:4th March 2021.