- The top telecommunications firm in Kenya, Safaricom, is looking to hire several open roles and encourages qualified individuals to submit their applications.
- The organization outlined the procedure for applicants and specified the criteria for every role.
- Safaricom provides employment to thousands of Kenyan nationals and residents from other countries within the East African Community (EAC) region.
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The top telecommunications firm in Kenya, Safaricom, has revealed multiple job opportunities for experts across various disciplines.
The organization, led by Peter Ndegwa, promoted the available positions on its online platform and encouraged eligible applicants to apply.
What steps are involved in applying for positions at Safaricom?
The telecommunications company mentioned that candidates need to provide their academic and work-related certificates via its online hiring platform.
" If you believe you are capable of taking on the challenge and have the required skills and background, please go ahead and create or update your candidate profile on the hiring website, then click the apply button," the company mentioned.
What positions did Safaricom promote?
1. Lead for Human Resources Information Technology
The individual in this role will focus on improving Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS), address issues with existing systems, and oversee and assist in the automation of HR processes.
Requirements:
- Minimum of five years of growing experience within an HRIS setting, HR technology deployment, or the administration of large-scale HR systems.
- Demonstrated proficiency in Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud, covering setup, implementation, and maintenance of key modules.
2. Lead of the Center of Excellence, financial technology systems
Under team objectives, the CoE lead, fintech platforms, will be responsible for guiding and shaping the strategic and innovative direction of Safaricom's financial technology solutions.
Requirements:
- A bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
- At least 10 years of expertise and background in the corresponding area, with a minimum of three years spent in a high-level managerial position.
3. Tribal leader - acknowledgment
The tribe's lead-credit role will be responsible for managing a team of specialists involved in the development and delivery of credit-related products and services.
Requirements:
- A four-year degree in business management, accounting, or a similar area.
- Minimum of eight years of expertise within the financial sector, specifically in areas related to credit offerings and solutions.
- Demonstrate excellent leadership abilities, having successfully managed teams that consistently deliver outstanding results.
4. M-Pesa Africa product manager for payments and money transfer
The individual in this role will oversee the product strategy and planning for one of the M-Pesa development teams, operating within a scaled agile framework (SAFe) model.
Requirements:
- A four-year degree in business, computer science, engineering, or a similar discipline.
- A postgraduate degree offers an additional benefit.
5. M-Pesa Africa cybersecurity - timeless application (various roles)
Vacancies here include:
- Specialist - cloud security.
- Expert - cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance.
- Expert - cybersecurity framework and validation.
- Expert - cybersecurity protection.
- Specialist - cybersecurity prevention.
Which other groups have posted job openings?
In other developments, Kakamega County announced 148 vacancies for sports officers and various positions.
NCBA Bank Kenya promoted leadership roles with imminent deadlines.
At the same time, World Vision aims to hire 50 individuals to fill open roles in Nairobi.