Special Projects Associate
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Date Posted | October 24, 2021 |
| Category |
Business Development
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| Job Type |
Full-time
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| Currency | KES |
Description
Founded in April 2014, Moringa School plays a crucial role in developing and nurturing highly potential individuals who are passionate about technology and want to take a lead role in mobile and web development through equipping them with life long skills. Through our top quality teachers, to our intensive curriculum we are creating world-class developers in Africa with the help of our partnership with Hack Reactor and many other coding schools from all around the world. We are dedicated to committing the majority of our profits back to our main mission of transforming higher education in Africa. Diversity We are an all inclusive school that is accepting of students and staff from all walks of life. Our ever growing community comprises of people from all backgrounds each and every one of whom share a passion for code. Vision Our vision is to increase access to high quality market driven education that empowers people to pursue excellence and transform society. Mission Our goal is to build human capacity by training people of varied technical ability in a holistic way; we focus on both technical proficiency and personal growth, meaning that graduates are effective learners and contributors, and well rounded employees and leaders.
What you will do
- Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects
- Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
- Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals
- Develop comprehensive project plans to be shared with clients as well as other staff members
- Participate with other staff on working groups outside of the project scope
- Support in business development and sales activities in engaging with external stakeholders and clients.
- Schedule and coordinate logistics for meetings, calls and site visits
- Conduct research on different strategic initiatives
- Prepare and present business plans along with overall strategy for every initiative
- Coordinate interactions and ensure to streamline stakeholders, cross functional teams and Senior Management teams
- Perform other duties and responsibilities as requested
Who you are
- Bachelor’s Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience
- Minimum 2–3 years of experience in a professional office environment coordinating basic projects, performing complex scheduling and writing correspondence
- Strong communication skills (written and verbal), flexible, ability to work in a fast-paced, startup environment.
- Extremely organized.
- Able to work as a team member and participate in a positive manner toward achieving the mission of the division.
- Ability to work independently with limited supervision, and as part of a team.
- Comfort with quantitative data, budgets and financial information.
- Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office/Google Suite
- Strong expertise working with Trello/Asana/Jira
- Project Management Professional (PMP)/PRINCE II/SCRUM certification is a plus
- Passionate about Moringa School’s mission
Career Growth & Development
We do not believe that an organization can grow without the growth & development of its staff. At Moringa School, we are consistently building systems to invest in the growth of our employees. We are deeply invested in offering career growth within Moringa, provide actionable feedback through “weekly check-ins” & thorough career reviews.
We will work together with you to craft roles that both support the needs of the organization and that you can be passionate about.