Job Opportunities at Duma works

Role Summary: We are looking for a front-end Web application developer experienced in building interfaces to rich Internet applications to join our front-end development team.

The successful applicant will be an individual skilled in highly dynamic web interface development (HTML, JAVASCRIPT, CSS with the following being of added advantage COFFEESCRIPT, FRAMERJS, ANGULARJS.).

Duties and Responsibilities

• Takes responsibility for successful delivery of the solution Translates designs and style guides provided by the UI/UX team into functional user interfaces, ensuring cross browser compatibility and performance
• Contributes to continual improvement by suggesting improvements to user interface, software architecture or new technologies
• Experience with GIT (bitbucket) and other versioning technologies
• Experience working with Linux environments will be an added advantage
• Builds UI/UX that Follows coding standards, builds appropriate unit tests, integration tests and deployment scripts Assists in defining software architectures
• Collaborates with leads to explore existing systems, determines areas of complexity, potential risks to successful implementation, learns the applications capabilities Communicates continually with the client and project teams
• Explains progress on the development effort Owns success
• Support in taking correct technology decisions

Required Skills

• Highly skilled at front-end engineering using Object-Oriented JavaScript, various JavaScript libraries and micro frameworks HTML and CSS Well-versed in software engineering principles, frameworks and technologies.
• Excellent communication skills
• Self-directed team player who thrives in a continually changing environment.
• Strong customer service/client service skills.
• Should understand various backend technologies and at least be proficient with either PHP or frameworks such as Laravel

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Qualifications and skills

• Relevant academic education in relation to Economics, Statistics, , Business Management, Marketing, Finance and Accounting or related fields.
• 2-3 years’ experience working in a relevant field including experience in M&E, management consulting, market research, social sciences research and/or market systems & facilitation.
• Confident with MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook
• Fluent in English and Kiswahili

Functions

• Use existing monitoring and evaluation tools to measure performance
• Develop new and innovative systems and processes for performance management
• Advise in the application of these performance management systems and processes, including how best to construct results chains, develop measurement plans, set baselines and undertake monitoring activities
• Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data, including the measurement of behavior change through the use of innovative tools.
• Manage evaluation exercises as well as planned and ad-hoc surveys
• Support the preparation of case studies and narrative reports as required

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Job Summary: The marketing executive will manage all the marketing efforts for our group as per the detailed description below.

The position requires someone willing to work in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment who is a self-starter.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Developing opportunities for advertising that involves advertising in regional, national, and specialist publications.
• Building strong relationships with a wide range of stakeholders such as suppliers, customers, colleagues etc.
• Managing marketing materials production, include leaflets, flyers and posters. This involves proofreading and writing, liaising with printers and designers.
• Arranging effective marketing materials distribution.
• Reviewing documents for brand consistency before they are shared with external parties
• Implementing marketing research, brand awareness, customer surveys, and analyze demands of the customers.
• Securing sponsorship and assisting in publicity and marketing plans and strategies.
• Analyzing product and market pricing.
• Developing, contributing to, long-term marketing plans, and strategies.
• Building up and maintaining contacts with media.
• Writing and distributing the press releases.
• Maintaining and updating mail database and measuring marketing campaigns.
• Supervising the activities of a company competitor.
• Assisting in delivering of approved marketing strategies.
• Managing and implementing distribution of the product.
• Coordinating with and reporting to managers in carrying out campaigns.
• Attending and organizing exhibitions, sales and promotional events.
• Acting as liaison between the suppliers, media and clients.
• Arranging and monitoring promotional materials distributional activities.
• Carrying out marketing campaigns on email, social media etc for company products and services, events etc
• Visiting clients to make product pitches on a case by case basis.
• Maintaining the company blog in conjunction with the team.
• Organizing and coordinating company events.
• Liaise with clients to follow up on details on projects

Skills and Specifications

Education and Qualifications

• Degree in Marketing would be an advantage as would CIM qualification.
• 2-3 years experience in a similar role.
• Strong project management/organisational skills.
• Ability to use spreadsheets to analyse data and spot trends.
• Understanding of customer segmentation.
• Background in consulting or making presentations.
• Excellent communication and writing skills.
• Attentive to details.
• Experience managing social media pages (FB, LinkedIn, Twitter).
• Female candidates encouraged to apply.

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Duties and responsibilities

The sales manager will be;

• Responsible for sales targets of the company’s SaaS product.
• Develop and foster the sales pipeline.
• Carry out demos.
• Develop new channels for business
• Nurture and sustain the business partnerships with all clients.
• Follow up on lead generation from marketing activities.
• Track sales and report to the management.
• Support the technical staff where need be.
• Managing the monthly, quarterly and annual targets to be met.
• Responsible for direct sales as well as managing a lean sales team to help achieve targets
• In charge of any other related duties that may be assigned

Essential Skills

• Self-starter
• Problem solving skills
• Self management and discipline
• Positive and Enthusiastic to do work in a new industry
• Dependable, hardworking and persistent
• Planning and organising skills
• Building relationships
• Excellent communication skills,  both written and verbal

Requirements

• Minimum experience of 5 years as a Sales Manager
• A degree in a relevant field of study.
• Experience in the retail, technology and SaaS sales is preferred.
• A network in the retail or retail focused solution sector is an added advantage.