Product Development Manager job at Enviu
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Vacancy title:
Product Development Manager

[ Type: FULL TIME , Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO , Category: Management ]

Jobs at:

Enviu

Deadline of this Job:
27 June 2022  

Duty Station:
Within Kenya , Nairobi , East Africa

Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 21, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:
About the Role
With our team in Nairobi we are running several projects in agriculture, circular economy and financial inclusion. For example, within our FoodFlow program, we have developed key interventions to realize 0% post-harvest food loss. This has led to the start-up of SokoFresh (cold storage as a service), ideation of a market linkage service, and validation of the value-add processing service Shambani Pro. The upcoming years, we will be focusing on building Regenerative Agriculture businesses. In most cases, developing innovative business models through lean validation in pilots is key. As we’re starting new programs and projects, we are looking for a Product Development Lead with a strong strategic and conceptual mindset to analyze new markets, ideate innovative products and services in the form of business solutions and validate sustainable business models for scale.

You will:
• Perform in-depth primary and secondary research and root cause analysis into the issues we are targeting.
• Use design concepts & methodologies to design scalable game-changing business ideas
• Engage and work together with partners, both large and small organizations, commercial and non-commercial.
• Be a product manager who is responsible for defining the “market – value proposition – product” triangle.
• Quickly prototype and test different business models or assumptions with the target group.
• Design business concepts for scalability and replicability, leveraging technological innovation.
• Set up and structure new companies, including team, operations, financial and legal compliance, and so on.
• Plan and budget for your project
• Analyse and control of revenues, costs and margins.
• Raise funds (both grants and equity). identify funders, build financial models, prepare pitch deck, pitch venture to investors, grant-writing and support due diligence processes.
• Collaborate with the international team on strategy, finance, marketing, etc.
Profile
You’d be perfect for the role if you have:
• A Bachelor’s degree in innovation, product design or similar areas
• A proven track record of at least seven years of working experience, with solid experience in developing products and services that are innovative and scalable
• Experience executing new product rollout, multi-stakeholder project management, or building a startup are an added advantage
• Experience in the fields of agritech, sustainable agriculture and the food value chain in Kenya is also an added advantage.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.
• The ability to think conceptually and act pragmatically
• The right attitude to work with people with all kinds of backgrounds, from small farmers to investors or CEOs of multinationals.
• Experience in building partnerships with commercial partners (investors, corporate, NGO, Government);
• Empathy and are inquisitive.
• Furthermore, the ideal candidate is a people manager, fluent in English, can work independently and has a good sense of humour. The job will be performed in Nairobi, Kenya and we are looking for a local candidate.


Work Hours: 8


Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education:
Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Interested and qualified? Go to Enviu on docs.google.com to apply

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Job Info
Job Category: Management jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: 27 June 2022
Duty Station: Nairobi
Posted: 21-06-2022
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 21-06-2022
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 21-06-2065
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