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By:Hiring Kenya
Company Details
Industry:
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing
Description:
M-KOPA’s mission is to make high quality energy affordable to everyone. OUR GROWTH SO FAR… M-KOPA has connected more than 400,000 homes in Kenya,Tanzania and Uganda to solar power with over 550 new homes being added every day. Each 8W battery powered-system comes with three lights, mobile phone-charging and a solar powered radio. Customers can now opt for a 20W system with digital TV. As of July 2016, M-KOPA has connected over 400,000 homes to affordable solar power. Current customers will make projected savings of US$ 300 Million over the next four years. M-KOPA’s customers will enjoy 50 million hours of kerosene-free lighting per month. Total employment created in East Africa is 2,500. In March 2016, M-KOPA emerged boldest at Financial Times Arcelor Mittal- Boldness in Business Awards in the Developing Markets category. In February 2016, M-KOPA was recognised as the Best Mobile Innovation for Emerging Markets at the Global Mobile Awards. In 2015, M-KOPA was recognised by Fortune Magazine as one of the Top 5
Job Description
- You'll be joining a newly established team that's rapidly expanding our credit and underwriting capabilities. We are looking for someone who loves analyzing complex data and solving challenging, ambiguous data problems — if that sounds like you, you might be a fit!
In this role, you would be responsible for:
- Analyzing M-KOPA's repayments data and other data sources to continuously improve our loan eligibility criteria while managing credit risk
- Refining loan pricing based on credit analysis and customer behavior
- Testing new types of loans to understand customer demand and credit performance
- Monitoring credit performance to detect risk shifts and quantify margin impact
- Testing the predictiveness of new data sets for the purposes of eligibility criteria
- Using Python, SQL, and other tools for data analysis to drive insights
- Working with data scientists to leverage machine learning models as part of loan eligibility decisions
- This role can be remote or hybrid, but candidates must be located within our time zones (UTC -1 to UTC+3) to ensure effective collaboration with teams across our multiple locations.
Your application should demonstrate:
- Several years in roles with significant analytical components
- Strong statistical modeling and quantitative analysis skills, including the ability to conduct your own analysis of unstructured data
- Fluency in Python, SQL, and other relevant tools for data analysis
- Experience translating complex data insights into actionable business strategies
- Ability to work cross-functionally with product, engineering, and commercial teams
- Strong data communication skills — written, oral, and visual
- Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills
- (Nice to have) Experience in credit, underwriting, or lending analytics
Salary: Discuss During Interview
Education: Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time