Senior Operations Officer at GreenBay - 6 Month Contract
Delta40 Venture StudioThis role is a 6-month contract (with the possibility of extension) and will be based in Nairobi, Kenya. Applications are welcome from candidates from Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania.
About Delta40
Delta40 is a Venture Studio headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Our mission is to increase incomes and tackle climate change in Africa by building and investing in inclusive climate innovations. More specifically, we focus on technology-driven energy, agriculture, and mobility ventures led by experienced, diverse Founders. We ideate, launch, and scale new ventures from idea to exit. In addition to capital, we provide hands-on support, shared services, and a community of experienced leaders to increase the speed, scale, returns and reach of these innovations. Over the next 5 years, we aim to build a portfolio of ventures that impacts $20M lives, reduces 100M tonnes of carbon and catalyzes $1B of follow-on investment into these key sectors in Africa. We also aspire to build a scalable venture studio model that can be used to increase the speed and scale of venture building in other sectors and geographies in emerging markets.
About GreenBay
GreenBay is a pilot-phase startup incubated within Delta40. This innovative startup will help accelerate access to sustainable appliances and energy systems in Sub-Saharan Africa by creating a credible online sales platform for certified second-hand equipment.
Responsibilities
● Lead, motivate, and support a team of 5 interns and one fellow
● Manage data collection for the updating of metrics
● Deliver excellent customer service
● Manage financial projections
● Manage marketing KPIs
● Contribute to the vision for GreenBay
Required skills and qualifications
● 3 - 5 years of proven success in an operations management role
● Skills in budget development and oversight
● Excellent ability to delegate responsibilities while maintaining organizational control of operations and customer service
● Proficiency in conflict management and business negotiation processes
● Knowledge of business productivity software and an aptitude for learning new applications
Preferred skills and qualifications
● Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent)
● Strong IT skills
● Financial and account reporting experience
About Delta40 Venture Studio
Our mission at Delta40 is to increase incomes and tackle climate change in Africa by building and investing in inclusive climate innovations. At Delta40, we invest in Africa because 40% of the world will live on this continent by 2100. We invest in energy, agriculture and mobility innovations because they are essential to sustainable growth. We invest in climate innovation because we only have 10 years to act to prevent irreparable damage to Planet Earth. We invest in diverse Founders because they are close to the customer and bring critical ideas, experiences and skills to solving the biggest problems on this important continent.
Beyond capital, our venture studio team provides hands on support, shared services and partnerships to our ventures and Founders to increase speed, returns and impact.
Together, we aim to deliver life-changing innovations to the last mile across Africa and to build a community of Founders go from idea to scale to exit.