Esoko Senior Partner Advisor Job inKenya

Our Client, Esoko, is a technology platform Company that aims to strengthen the connection between farmers and markets in Africa with the use of mobile phones. 

They are seeking to recruit a highly ambitious candidate to fill in the following position.
 

Senior Partner Advisor
 

The Senior Partner Advisor will be responsible for working with the partner’s teams to provide services to a diverse set of clients including government, NGO, agribusinesses and mobile network operators, setting up in-country strategies and training visits, deployment processes and tracking and monitoring impact of Esoko’s services.
 

This is a Senior- level position 
 

Principal Accountabilities  

• Build relationships with Esoko’s partners to grow their businesses in East Africa
• Manage reseller performance provide training, processes and support to drive sales
• Conduct strategic consulting visits and trainings for clients & resellers, including business plan development, investment assistance, strategic project planning, and/or market information system setup
• Consult with clients and partners on best MIS implementation methods and lead deployment of Esoko's key services on the ground
• Update and maintain partner toolkit training programs, methodologies, rollout plans, budgets, how to guides
• Present Esoko, its services and value propositions at conferences and events internationally
• Create a community of partners and resellers to share ideas, challenges and lessons learnt
• Supervise and drive up selling of Esoko solutions into key client accounts
• Provide mentoring and coaching to junior team members
• Provide feedback on product features and their application in various contexts and client sectors

Key Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in  (international development, business, social sciences, Marketing or  another relevant field) Master's is preferred
• Must have at least 6 to 9 years experience ( 4 years in senior level position)
• Must have a sales background preferably in  Agri-business
• Track record of strong leadership, business development and people management skills
• Experience in training and/or consulting is a must.
• Be willing to work in an exciting startup and travel extensively within Africa.

East African Nationals are encouraged to apply

Interested candidates are requested to forward their updated CVs to recruit@virtualhr.co.ke by 17th November 2014 stating their current and expected remuneration, daytime telephone contacts and addresses of three referees. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.