Junior Associate
Kupa Global
- Kenya
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Gritty: you are a fighter, you will continue to gnaw at an important problem until you find a solution, you are resilient in the face of adversity
- Reliable & ethical: you meet your deadlines, you care about doing more good than harm in the world, you lift others up, especially your team
- Pragmatic: you understand the realities of getting work done, you are not overly academic or theoretical in your approach, you bring a practical and contextual perspective
- A problem-solver at heart: you love to learn, you break down problems into their component parts, you thrive on finding innovative solutions to tough problems
- Sector-shaping research & analysis:
- Independently carry out sector-shaping research on cutting-edge topics relevant to Kupa.
- Write articles on the back of proprietary insights gained from research and content creation for workshops, short courses, mentoring, etc
- Data analysis & visualisation of market data for prospective customers & partners
- Stay up to date with leading industry trends & insights & share with team (daily)
- Website Management:
- Input on and implement strategic website updates
- Manage content and ensure accuracy and relevancy
- Troubleshoot issues and resolve technical issues them in a timely manner on our website and ATS as they arise
- Integrate plugins, write code, integrate APIs as needed
- Optimize website for SEO. Track website analytics and performance.
- Social media management:
- Manage LinkedIn page, which will include publishing original posts, engaging with our audience, and sharing relevant news
- Eventually manage other social media channels (TikTok, Instagram)
- Create content marketing calendars
- Process improvement: Help productise and automate processes that are currently manual, thus flexing your product management & design skills.
- General tech integration / management
- Advise on and drive any tech-related initiatives at Kupa
- Assist with conducting tech interviews of junior candidates
- Administrative duties: where required, support the senior team with admin tasks
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
- 2+ years of full time work experience, preferably in a high-caliber tech team or in management consulting
- Strong research and analysis skills
- Strong writing skills for writing longer articles and also short content pieces for social media
- Proficiency in web analytics tools (Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, etc.)
- Knowledge of search engine optimization (SEO) best practices
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
- Able to work independently and as part of a team
- Extremely reliable and delivers work on time
- A genuine interest in our mission and vision
- Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
- Technical knowledge of frontend and backend languages; and visualisation tools
- Experience actively and successfully managing social media accounts
- Competitive salary: Up to US$35,000 gross annual depending on seniority & experience
- Flexi-hours
- All other benefits will be dependent on your local country labour laws