Safaricom Job Vacancy , Lead Data Scientist
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Company: Safaricom
Location: Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
State: Nairobi
Job type: Full-Time
Job category: IT/Telecom Jobs in Kenya
We are pleased to announce the following opportunity in the Big Data and Business Analytics Department within the Strategy and Innovation Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for persons who meets the criteria indicated below.
Brief Description
Reporting to the Head of Big Data & Business Analytics, the position holder will lead the data science team to create value from Safaricom’s vast amount and variety of data using advance analytical and statistical methods and models to answer complex business questions. This will serve to aid in decision making, unlock new revenue opportunities and areas to create efficiency through deep insights. The role requires deployment of Artificial Intelligence driven by Safaricom’s data to create Machine learning models and solutions to deliver specific business relevant use cases. Safaricom is investing heavily in big data and this will be a truly exciting role in view of the organizations unique data set and position in this region.
Key Responsibilities
Data mining using state-of-the-art methods
Selecting features, building and optimizing classifiers using machine learning techniques
Processing, cleansing, and verifying the integrity of data used for analysis
Collaborate with business units and engineering teams to understand and prioritize company needs and devise possible solutions based on business use cases
Create various machine learning-based tools or processes within the company, such as recommendation engines or automated lead scoring systems to drive revenue or create cost efficiencies
Create visualizations using state of the art visualization tools
Lead and manage data science team
Qualifications
BSC. or MS. in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics or equivalent practical experience
5 – 8 years data science working experience and with a leadership role.
Excellent understanding of machine learning techniques and algorithms, such as k-NN, Naive Bayes, SVM, Decision Forests
Experience with common data science toolkits, such as R, Weka, NumPy, MatLab
Experience with data visualization tools, such as D3.js, GGplot
Experience with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB, Cassandra, HBase
Good applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing, regression
Good scripting and programming skills
Good understanding of big data technologies like Hadoop
Strong communications and interpersonal skills and quick grasps to understand business problems
Additional Information
As part of our recruitment process we will request the below documentation which will be required as soft copies at a later stage of the process;
An updated CV with a confirmation of three referees- 2 must be professional and must have supervised you at some point, the other referee can be a colleague in the same professional field. If the referees are within the same organization that you are working with, you will need to confirm to us that it’s okay to contact them in writing (via email). This also includes all references within the Human Resources department.
Scanned copy of certificate of good conduct from the CID (Less than 1 year old) – Applicable to Kenyans Only
Scanned copy of certificate from Credit Reference Bureau (CRB) – Applicable to Kenyans Only
Scanned copy of University Certificate or letter from the University requesting for internship
Scanned copy of your National ID / Passport – Legal Form of Identification
How to Apply
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Jobs Vacancy Sustainable Agriculture Community Development Programme
Sustainable Agriculture Community Development Programme (SACDEP – Kenya) is an indigenous Kenyan Development Agency.
For the past 20 years the NGO has enabled achievement of improved livelihoods for more than 500,000 families in Eleven (11) counties.
Development work among rural small scale farmers is ongoing in Rift Valley, Central, Eastern and coast Regions.
To continue building of its technical base, several opportunities have emerged for which qualified personnel are being sought as shown below:
1. Manager – Agriculture Training and Extension
2. Programme Officer – Technical Training & Research (TTR)
General Professional Qualifications for position 1 and 2
1. Be a holder of Diploma, Degree in General Agriculture with a specific bias in Sustainable Agriculture (SA)
2. With ten (10) years and above experience in project implementation among rural small –holder farmers (in the area of crops, livestock, water, value addition, Rural savings & Credit Schemes, Renewable Energy e,t.c )
3. Has proven experience and has been a successful fundraiser through writing winning Project Proposals. Ability to use other methods of resource mobilization to implement projects.
4. High levels of ability to interpret Project documents, translate the objectives to activities, implement activities and carry out formative and summative evaluations. Submit technical reports based on achievement of objectives and impact.
5. A Self driven person with an achievers, attitude, creative, able to travel for distant official missions good interpersonal working skills, A go getter person.
6. Experience in working with an NGO for at least 3 years will be an added advantage.
Specific Tasks and Obligations Position (1)
Reporting to the Executive Director:
1. The applicant has to have proven experience in leading a team of technical field officers and ensure they achieve targets sets up in strategies and Annual plans.
2. With proven ability to implement Community Based projects with components being ,mixed farming,
pastorists, irrigations, water harvesting , value chains agriculture policies e.t.c
3. They have a wide scope of Agriculture and Development at Global platform and be able to interpret such dynamics and act at local and regional levels.
Specific Tasks and Obligations Position (2)
1. Identify shortcomings within the principles and practices of Sustainable Agriculture (SA) as a tool of development, design intervention strategies implement the strategies and record the outputs, outcomes and impact of the interventions.
2. Design, execute, evaluate and report thematic courses Workshops, Seminars and symposia in the area of Sustainable Agriculture and Development.
3. Co-ordinate execution of training curricula for students undertaking certificate and Diploma courses in SA and Development.
4. Design practical training aids for students as in cropping demonstrations Plots Livestock units Renewable Energy, community level student attachments e.t.c
3. Human Resource Officer
Reporting to the Deputy Executive Director
General Professional Qualifications
Diploma in Human Resource Management or a Bachelor’s in a Business Management course, Human Resource option.
Five years work experience on Human Resource Management issues
Have thorough knowledge and understanding of Labour laws and other statutes touching on Personnel matters.
Packages in line with his/her profession
Skills in Human Resource Management.
Competent in reports writing and good communication skills
Proficiency in Microsoft office and other computer packages relevant to his/ her profession.
Specific Tasks and Obligations
To be responsible of keeping and updating all staff records.
Liaising with the respective managers on staff status and follow up on appropriate actions required in regard to the different categories of staff.
This to encompass working with Managers during recruitment, giving feedback to interviewees and any other matters touching on organizational human resource
Applications to be accompanied by a C.V and indicating Current or previous salary to reach the undersigned on or before Wednesday 26th November 2014.
If you will not have heard from us by Thursday, 15th January 2015 kindly consider your application unsuccessful
Executive Director
SACDEP – Kenya
P. O. Box 1134 – 01000
Thika
For the past 20 years the NGO has enabled achievement of improved livelihoods for more than 500,000 families in Eleven (11) counties.
Development work among rural small scale farmers is ongoing in Rift Valley, Central, Eastern and coast Regions.
To continue building of its technical base, several opportunities have emerged for which qualified personnel are being sought as shown below:
1. Manager – Agriculture Training and Extension
2. Programme Officer – Technical Training & Research (TTR)
General Professional Qualifications for position 1 and 2
1. Be a holder of Diploma, Degree in General Agriculture with a specific bias in Sustainable Agriculture (SA)
2. With ten (10) years and above experience in project implementation among rural small –holder farmers (in the area of crops, livestock, water, value addition, Rural savings & Credit Schemes, Renewable Energy e,t.c )
3. Has proven experience and has been a successful fundraiser through writing winning Project Proposals. Ability to use other methods of resource mobilization to implement projects.
4. High levels of ability to interpret Project documents, translate the objectives to activities, implement activities and carry out formative and summative evaluations. Submit technical reports based on achievement of objectives and impact.
5. A Self driven person with an achievers, attitude, creative, able to travel for distant official missions good interpersonal working skills, A go getter person.
6. Experience in working with an NGO for at least 3 years will be an added advantage.
Specific Tasks and Obligations Position (1)
Reporting to the Executive Director:
1. The applicant has to have proven experience in leading a team of technical field officers and ensure they achieve targets sets up in strategies and Annual plans.
2. With proven ability to implement Community Based projects with components being ,mixed farming,
pastorists, irrigations, water harvesting , value chains agriculture policies e.t.c
3. They have a wide scope of Agriculture and Development at Global platform and be able to interpret such dynamics and act at local and regional levels.
Specific Tasks and Obligations Position (2)
1. Identify shortcomings within the principles and practices of Sustainable Agriculture (SA) as a tool of development, design intervention strategies implement the strategies and record the outputs, outcomes and impact of the interventions.
2. Design, execute, evaluate and report thematic courses Workshops, Seminars and symposia in the area of Sustainable Agriculture and Development.
3. Co-ordinate execution of training curricula for students undertaking certificate and Diploma courses in SA and Development.
4. Design practical training aids for students as in cropping demonstrations Plots Livestock units Renewable Energy, community level student attachments e.t.c
3. Human Resource Officer
Reporting to the Deputy Executive Director
General Professional Qualifications
Diploma in Human Resource Management or a Bachelor’s in a Business Management course, Human Resource option.
Five years work experience on Human Resource Management issues
Have thorough knowledge and understanding of Labour laws and other statutes touching on Personnel matters.
Packages in line with his/her profession
Skills in Human Resource Management.
Competent in reports writing and good communication skills
Proficiency in Microsoft office and other computer packages relevant to his/ her profession.
Specific Tasks and Obligations
To be responsible of keeping and updating all staff records.
Liaising with the respective managers on staff status and follow up on appropriate actions required in regard to the different categories of staff.
This to encompass working with Managers during recruitment, giving feedback to interviewees and any other matters touching on organizational human resource
Applications to be accompanied by a C.V and indicating Current or previous salary to reach the undersigned on or before Wednesday 26th November 2014.
If you will not have heard from us by Thursday, 15th January 2015 kindly consider your application unsuccessful
Executive Director
SACDEP – Kenya
P. O. Box 1134 – 01000
Thika
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