Growth & Partnerships Lead

Job Title: Growth & Partnerships Lead

Location: Nairobi/Kisumu, Kenya

Experience Level: 3+ Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Remuneration: Ksh 60,000 + commissions

Reports To: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Role Profile:

We are seeking a highly driven, energetic, and commercially minded Growth & Partnerships Lead to

support the growth and commercialization of our core business operations. This role sits at

the intersection of sales, partnerships, business development, marketing coordination, and growth

execution.

The ideal candidate is highly proactive, target-oriented, relationship-driven, and capable of operating

effectively within a fast-paced startup environment. The candidate should be comfortable engaging

partners, driving business growth initiatives, supporting campaigns, and contributing to the successful

launch and adoption of launching new initiative. This is a high-impact role for someone who can think strategically, execute operationally, and contribute directly to company's growth journey.

Key Roles & Responsibilities

S/he shall undertake the following responsibilities:

1. Partnerships & Business Development

● Identify, engage, and onboard strategic partners including real estate companies, SACCOs,

developers, NGOs, diaspora associations, property managers, and land sellers.

● Build and maintain partnership pipelines and relationship networks.

● Coordinate partnership meetings, follow-ups, presentations, and engagement activities

● Support development of partnership proposals, collaboration frameworks, and MoUs

● Drive referral partnerships and strategic collaboration opportunities.

2. Sales & Pipeline Growth

● Generate and qualify business leads and opportunities.

● Support customer acquisition and conversion initiatives.

● Maintain updated CRM and sales pipeline records.

● Follow up prospects and opportunities consistently to support deal conversion.

● Support proposal preparation, pitch coordination, and client engagement processes.

● Contribute towards achievement of monthly pipeline and growth targets.

3. Marketing & Campaign Execution

● Coordinate execution of growth and marketing campaigns including the DiBuBuMa

(Discover.Buy.Build.Manage) campaign.

● Support social media engagement and digital outreach initiatives.

● Coordinate WhatsApp, LinkedIn, email, and community engagement campaigns.

● Support content coordination and brand visibility initiatives.

● Assist in driving awareness and adoption of JaGedo V3.

4. JaGedo V3 Launch & Community Engagement

● Support commercialization and visibility activities for the launch of JaGedo V3.

● Coordinate stakeholder invitations, launch engagements, demos, and activations.

● Support webinars, community outreach, networking events, and strategic engagements.

● Drive diaspora and community engagement initiatives.

5. Reporting & Performance Tracking

● Prepare weekly and monthly growth and activity reports.

● Maintain updated partnership, marketing, and pipeline reports.

● Track progress against monthly deliverables and scorecard KPIs.

● Provide growth insights, recommendations, and improvement opportunities.

Key Qualifications & Experience Required

● 3+ years relevant experience in sales, partnerships, business development, marketing, or

growth roles;

● Experience in startups, technology, construction, real estate, or related industries is an

added advantage

● Strong communication and negotiation skills.

● Strong networking and relationship-building ability.

● Highly energetic and self-driven personality.

● Strong execution and ownership mindset.

● Commercial and growth-oriented mindset.

● Ability to work independently and meet targets.

● Excellent organizational and follow-up skills.

● Ability to multitask within a fast-paced startup environment.

● Basic understanding of digital marketing and social media engagement.

What We Offer

● Opportunity to contribute to a fast-scaling African technology platform.

● Exposure to strategic partnerships and high-impact projects.

● Opportunity to support the launch and growth of JaGedo V3.

● Dynamic and collaborative startup environment.

● Performance-based growth opportunities.