KickStart International is an award winning non-profit social enterprise with a mission to help millions of people in developing countries escape from poverty and to “kickstart” sustainable economic growth.
KickStart develops simple money-making tools and markets them to poor, entrepreneurial persons who use them to start profitable new businesses, increase their family wealth and boost local economic growth. (www.kickstart.org).
The organization is recruiting for a qualified, enthusiastic Project Assistant-Business Processes.This person will be based in Nairobi, Kenya and will report to the Director, Business Improvement and Information Systems.
The Project Assistant will work closely with the Director of Business Improvement and Information systems to analyze and support KickStart’s Business re-engineering process.
She/he will engage with various functional teams to review existing processes, design and document Recommended Business processes and co-ordinate with the ERP implementation team to facilitate the mapping of these into the system.
Principle Accountabilities
- Co-ordinate business process requirements from various functions and teams.
- Rapid prototyping of business processes using applicable tools and software to enable fast decision making.
- Support Business process mapping for KickStart’s ERP system implementation.
- Documentation all Business process requirements and proposals.
- Liaise with ERP system implementers to facilitate business process mapping and knowledge transfer.
Required Skills and competencies
- First degree /Diploma preferably in IT/Computer Science or Business related.
- Additional IT certification – an added advantage.
- Experience in Project Management is mandatory.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines.
- Strong skills in MS Project and Microsoft Office Visio.
- Good team player.
If you believe you have what it takes to handle this challenging position, kindly email your one page Application letter together with your detailed CV, clearly indicating the position applied for in the subject line of your email to hr @ kickstart.org by Friday 19th February 2010.
Qualified female candidates are encouraged to apply
