BURN is a social venture that saves lives and forests in the developing world through the design, local production, and distribution of clean burning cookstoves. BURN currently manufactures one stove per minute in its solar-powered modern manufacturing facility just outside of Nairobi, Kenya. BURN has sold more than 200,000 of its flagship ‘jikokoa’ household improved charcoal stoves, thus reaching more than 1 million people. BURN’s Kenya-based product development team works closely with consumers and the factory to launch new products for the East African market.
Job DescriptionResponsibilities:
- Manage product tracking and consumer engagement database, including troubleshooting issues and building new functionality
- Analyze data and prepare reports from marketing activities, sales registrations, and SMS and phone based surveys
- Monitoring sales data and advising sales & marketing team weekly on trends
- Understand the Kenyan media landscape (market share, demographics, etc.) and communicate trends and current events to management.
- · Monitor, analyze and optimize ROI of marketing campaigns.
- Helping create and tracking sales & marketing KPIs systematically and in a variety of ways
- Communication of sales & marketing data to staff
- Quickly and flexibly creating solutions for obtaining, sharing, and displaying data
- Helping implement and monitor CRM software for use by sales staff
- Aiding in monetization and finding novel uses for Burn data
- Other roles as advised by the sales and marketing leads
- Technical background preferred
- Data analysis and reporting
- Good communication skills
- Knowledge of sales and marketing fields
- ·Coding skills, particularly Python
Location and Duration:
12-month fellowship in Ruiru, Kenya to begin in early 2017. Fellows receive a stipend of $1,100 per
month and housing in a company house. BURN will provide one round trip flight at the beginning and
end of the fellowship.
Skills Required
- Technical background
- Data analysis and reporting
- Good communication skills
- Knowledge of sales and marketing fields
- Coding skills, particularly Python
What We Do
BURN is working to create a world where cooking positively impacts all life on earth by producing the world’s most efficient biomass, liquid fuel, and electric cookstoves. BURN is the largest vertically integrated modern cookstove company in the world, providing world-class R&D, manufacturing, and carbon offset projects from our HQ in Kenya and across 10 countries in Africa. Our team – half of whom are women – produces and sells over 200,000 stoves per month at our solar-powered facility in Kenya. The company was founded by CEO Peter Scott, who is recognised as the global leader in cookstove commercialisation. BURN has received recognition for its cutting-edge innovation and environmental & social impact from, among others Bloomberg New Energy Finance Award, Global Leap Awards, and Ashden International. BURN is an equal-opportunity employer that is committed to creating the best workplace in the world. Visit BURN/careers if you would like to be part of a world-class team that is committed to making positive, measurable change for people, forests, and the climate.
