Verde Edge Consulting Careers

Job Description

Overview of the role

• The Key role is a combination of Quality assurance and Product Management. This role will ensure the final product satisfies business objectives and user expectations.  The role will also be the bridge between the business case and the technical capabilities of our team.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop the project’s Quality Assurance strategy.
• Monitor and continuously refine the Quality Assurance strategy.
• Work to understand root cause and solutions to recurring bugs.
• Help developers test their software.
• Participate in product reviews and get approvals from stakeholders.
• Read and analyze technical system specifications and validate the deliverable.
• Validate features by comparing Business Case to final delivered features.
• Bug investigation, regression testing and solution proposals.
• Provide feedback on usability and suggest possible improvements.
• Manual QA testing on a variety of systems: web-based applications, mobile & tablet applications.
• Create and maintain technical and process documentation required for the role.
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures.
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Effectively communicate with the Board in presenting status reports on ongoing projects.
• Documentation and regular updates of User Manuals, FAQs, User Tool Tips

Qualifications

Required qualification, experience & skills

• Holder of or Working towards a Bachelor’s degree in information technology.
• Self-driven, highly motivated, and passionate about technology
• Strong sense of urgency, problem solving and follow up skills.
• Strong work ethic that thrives in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
• Maintaining high activity with strong time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Works well in a highly collaborative team
• Works well in a remote based, highly collaborative team
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and to prioritize work.
• Excellent time management skills and attention to detail

Job Description

Overview of the role

• The Key role is a combination of Quality assurance and Product Management. This role will ensure the final product satisfies business objectives and user expectations.  The role will also be the bridge between the business case and the technical capabilities of our team.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop the project’s Quality Assurance strategy.
• Monitor and continuously refine the Quality Assurance strategy.
• Work to understand root cause and solutions to recurring bugs.
• Help developers test their software.
• Participate in product reviews and get approvals from stakeholders.
• Read and analyze technical system specifications and validate the deliverable.
• Validate features by comparing Business Case to final delivered features.
• Bug investigation, regression testing and solution proposals.
• Provide feedback on usability and suggest possible improvements.
• Manual QA testing on a variety of systems: web-based applications, mobile & tablet applications.
• Create and maintain technical and process documentation required for the role.
• Maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures.
• Perform related duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Effectively communicate with the Board in presenting status reports on ongoing projects.
• Documentation and regular updates of User Manuals, FAQs, User Tool Tips

Qualifications

Required qualification, experience & skills

• Holder of or Working towards a Bachelor’s degree in information technology.
• Self-driven, highly motivated, and passionate about technology
• Strong sense of urgency, problem solving and follow up skills.
• Strong work ethic that thrives in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment
• Maintaining high activity with strong time management skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Works well in a highly collaborative team
• Works well in a remote based, highly collaborative team
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and to prioritize work.
• Excellent time management skills and attention to detail

Job Summary:

• On behalf of our client, we are recruiting a Marketing Intern! The successful candidate will play a crucial role in our marketing efforts, focusing on utilizing HubSpot and Seamless AI for lead generation and email marketing campaigns targeting prospective clients. This position offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in digital marketing and sales within the technology sector.

Job Description:

• Utilize HubSpot to manage and segment leads, ensuring accurate tracking of interactions and engagements.
• Leverage Seamless AI to identify and generate new leads by analyzing market trends and prospect data.
• Develop and implement email marketing campaigns to engage with prospects, utilizing HubSpot’s email marketing tools.
• Analyze the performance of email campaigns, providing insights and recommendations for optimization.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to align lead generation strategies with overall marketing goals.
• Assist in the maintenance of the CRM database, ensuring all information is up-to-date and accurately recorded.
• Participate in team meetings and contribute ideas for improving marketing strategies and lead generation efforts.

Qualifications

• Recent graduates in Marketing, Business Administration, Communication, or a related field.
• Strong interest in digital marketing, particularly in the technology sector.
• Familiarity with CRM and email marketing tools, specifically HubSpot and Seamless AI, is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to analyze data and derive insights from marketing campaigns.
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Enthusiastic about learning new technologies and marketing strategies.

Job Description

• Undertake development tasks across a number of projects and products.
• Undertake reviews of colleague’s code as part of peer review before publication.
• Identify technical tasks from a specification and implement the same to meet the specification.
• Participate and contribute to Sprint planning.
• Undertake comprehensive unit testing ahead of delivery to Quality Assurance.
• The successful candidate must be intellectually curious with the ability pick up concepts quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• The role also provides an exceptional opportunity for learning new and cutting edge technologies across IoT, mobile and web channels as well as career growth and the experience of working in a challenging start-up environment.

Qualifications

• Holder of, or Working towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics or Physics.
• Some experience is a plus but we shall also consider recent graduates who can demonstrate creative thought in personal or academic projects and have a hunger to learn.
• An understanding of Software Development and Design principles.
• Familiarity with frameworks such as React, NextJS and Django.
• Excellent (in-code) documentation skills.
• Conversant in object oriented/functional programming language such as Java, C# or Scala
• Experience with Front-end responsive frameworks such as Material UI.
• Familiarity with ORMs and comfortable with SQL.
• Familiarity with the Agile Methodology.
• A self-starter with initiative requiring minimal supervision.
• A quick learner and critical thinker unafraid to ask informed questions.
• Familiarity with GCS, Azure or AWS is a plus.
• Data Science experience is a plus.

Job Description

Overview of the role

• To enhance the knowledge and skills of both internal & external stakeholders regarding the company’s products and services with a direct aim of improving sales performance, customer satisfaction, and ultimately, the overall success of the organization. The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with sales to support, develop, and implement training programs for commercial customers, end users and a distribution network that spans the East African region

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all internal & external personnel are equipped to meet the demands of their roles, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth through designing, and delivering a combination of hands-on training, workshops, and digital learning materials.
• Develop comprehensive training materials, including manuals, slide decks, and e-learning modules, tailored to different learning styles and needs.
• Facilitate engaging and interactive training sessions on product features, benefits, and best use cases.
• Assess training needs through surveys, interviews, or consultations with internal staff & dealer environment, then customize training programs accordingly.
• Implement training KPIs and metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of training programs and identify areas for improvement.
• Organize and manage training schedules, ensuring all participants have the necessary resources and access to training sessions.
• Provide & customize one-on-one coaching or mentoring to dealers, internal staff & key users requiring additional support post-training to ensure they can effectively apply what they’ve learned.
• Coordinate user research and testing through pre & post sales demonstrations to ensure that products are user-centered and meet customer needs-
• Assist in creating quality assurance checkpoints and alerts throughout product development production timeline and report quality concerns to management. 
• Assists with product demonstrations and new product introductions as directed by Product Manager.  

Qualifications

• Minimum requirements:  Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree in any technical, agricultural, specialized field sales discipline or any equivalent qualification
• Work experience 3-4yrs in a technical, sales or business environment, with customer service, training in product sales engineering. of hand-held power tools.
• Hands-on roles in product development or demonstrated ability in dealing with hand-held power tools is required.
• Experience with crafting training materials, leveraging multimedia tools, and evaluating program effectiveness.
• Candidate must be creative & have a think-out-of-the box attitude.
• The candidate must be an excellent communicator & able to dissect big topics into easier to understand levels.
• Must possess strong organizational, analytical, writing, and presentation skills.
• The candidate should be a Self-starter with strong enthusiasm and for new technologies and new media with positive attitude and advanced listening skills.
• Must be able to express themselves well and be able to give presentations to the management team.
• Must be capable of prioritizing multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. 
• Must have a valid driver’s license.  
• Must have a valid passport and be willing to travel 60% infield travel to our distribution partners & key accounts within our operating regions in East Africa to achieve business goals.
• Be ready to engage in a high level of interaction with others, from one-on-one coaching to leading large group sessions, making the social environment vibrant and engaging.

Job Description

• Coordinate daily operations including service, housekeeping, production, purchasing, and admin to ensure efficient operations. 
• Deliver excellent service and maximize customer satisfaction.
• Respond efficiently and accurately to customer complaints.
• Ensure compliance with sanitation and safety regulations.
• Estimate future needs for goods, kitchen utensils, and cleaning products. 
• Regularly review market prices and research new suppliers
• Control operational costs and identify measures to cut waste.
• Promote the Restaurant brand in the local community through word-of-mouth and other relevant channels.
• Recommend ways to increase customer reach
• Manage the restaurant’s good image and suggest ways to improve it.
• Organize and supervise shifts. 
• Train new and current employees on proper customer service practices
• Appraise staff performance and provide feedback to improve productivity. 
• Implement policies and protocols that will maintain future restaurant operations.
• Create detailed reports on weekly, monthly, and annual revenues and expenses.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Hospitality or relevant field of study
• Minimum 3 years on a similar role
• Good leadership and people management skills
• Good in planning and organization skills
• High integrity in managing the business process
• Proven customer service skills
• Ability to work under minimum supervision and deliver results

Job Description

Overview of the role

• The successful candidate will be expected to be accurate and meticulous with data & analysis, with strong IT skills and experience with several business intelligence systems as an added advantage. The ideal candidate must be self-driven, highly competent individual with outstanding planning and organizational skills and a proven ability to adjust quickly to shifting priorities, multiple demands and rapid change. He/She should possess strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy. He / She should have a hands-on experience in Reporting, Market/Sales Data Analysis, and a team player.

Key Responsibilities

Business analysis

• Support business strategies with quantitative analysis
• Work cross-departmentally on data-driven strategies that improve business processes and decision-making.
• Understand and interpret business objectives, processes, change, needs and assessing the impact of those changes.
• Carry out market research on products and consumers across diverse markets in Eastern Africa

Financial Analysis

• Forecasting, budgeting, and performing both variance analysis and financial analysis.
• Quantitative analysis
• Undertake price calculations, gross margins
• Gathering, tracking, and analyzing performance metrics

Data Analysis

• Provide weekly, monthly, and annual forecasts and resource planning in order to support the company performance objectives.
• Extensive experience analyzing a variety of data for numerous stakeholders, in order to support their business requirements.
• Management of monthly sales plans, forecasts and reports at subsidiary level.

Data Preparation:

• Preparing Sales & Stock reports, presentations & information briefs to support business requirements.

Collaboration

• Utilize interpersonal skills to develop good relationships with suppliers, distributors colleagues and management. 
• Support Sales Documentation processes in SAP/4 HANA
• Participate in cross-functional meetings to resolve recurring customer issues
• Provide customer support and assistance in issue troubleshooting and resolution

Market Analysis

• Monitor market conditions, and prepare analysis of sales and market situation for Sales meetings.
• Prepare management briefings on key topics and meet ad-hoc requests from all areas of the business.
• Improve the frequency of internal reporting to support management decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Understanding of basic accounting principles
• Previous experience in a similar role preferably in FMCG sector.
• Quantitative and business analysis skills
• Experience in Excel, SAP/ S4 HANA, ONE CRM and PowerBI
• Project Management skills
• Proficient in relevant software application 
• Business Analytics tools Power BI, ONE CRM, SAP/ S4 HANA reports
• Documentation and Presentation.
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills.
• Creation of Reports and Dashboards.
• Problem analysis and solving skills
• Strategic thinking/planning
• Organizational and planning skills
• Attention to detail
• Team player
• Stress tolerance
• Good Customer orientation

Key Role

Deliver a mix of artistic, marketing, and business expertise, while promoting the company and that of its valued clients. The ideal manager, will head the art department, while guiding an extremely talented team of designers who are known for exceptional creativity.

Key Objectives

• Oversee the art department by hiring, training, assigning, scheduling, and mentoring staff
• Establish art department standards for production, productivity, quality, and client service
• Ensure team adheres to current processes, identifies opportunities for improvement, and proposes and creates processes and tools to support design operations
• Collaborate with marketing and sales divisions in creating marketing plans and aligning team priorities with business objectives so that high-quality work is delivered on time and on budget
• Develop presentation approaches, styles, and techniques for the team
• Analyze market trends, consumer needs, and the competitor landscape, and track campaign performance

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the entire team on a creative audit to elevate innovation and establish a unified brand understanding and company voice
• Conceptualize campaign vision, harnessing original graphics, copy, website content, social media, and other marketing materials
• Develop creative briefs based on ideas from brainstorming sessions, with direction, schedules, and deliverables for the creative team
• Delegate projects to in-house designers and oversee storyboards
• Obtain team approval of final layouts, storyboards, and illustrations; encourage members to provide feedback; and respond to internal commentary and requests
• Oversee presentation of final concepts and coordinate production and dissemination for cross-organizational use

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in fine art, graphic design, or similar discipline would be ideal
• Demonstrated experience as an art director and Web development
• Solid knowledge of photography and video production
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in graphic design, with four or more years in a management role
• Proficiency with design software such as Adobe Creative Cloud, Cinema 4D and After effects would also be great
• Exceptional ability in typography, layout, and prototyping
• Highly skilled in leading a team of creatives
• Strong creative vision with attention to business objectives
• Have a natural eye for design and a passion for delivering dynamic ideas that connect with any audience.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Working closely with the Manager or assigned staff member, and completing all allocated tasks.  Research and generate lists of potential customers  
• Attending and participating in meetings, workshops.  
• Help develop customer relationships and retain existing accounts  
• Updating documents and sales records.  
• Observing and carrying out sales processes. 
• Identifying potential weaknesses and offering improvement suggestions.  
• Assisting managers with negotiations. 
• Keeping a log of everything learned and delivering presentations to staff and other stakeholders. 

Qualifications
Required Qualifications, Experience & Competencies

• Fresh graduate or a maximum of up to one year post-graduation.  
• Degree or Diploma in Sales, Advertising, Marketing, or Business-related course
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills  
• Must be self-motivated with a positive attitude
• Ability to work alone or as part of a team.  
• Ability to cope with rejection. 
• Ability to remain calm in fast-paced environments.