Star Development Coordinator (Delta)

Jaza is a solar energy start-up working to power Sub-Saharan Africa. We build solar-powered shops which charge batteries customers use to power their homes. In 2022, we achieved over 1.5 million battery swaps, providing approximately 186,000 people access to clean, affordable energy. We employ women from each community (known as Jaza Stars) to run the service, empowering our team to become leaders, entrepreneurs and drivers of economic growth within their communities. We’ve already successfully entered the Nigerian market, piloted several sites here and will grow to hundreds of locations over the next year. To support this expansion, we’re planning to hire over 200 people over the next 6 months.

We are recruiting to fill the position below

Job Title: Star Development Coordinator

Location: Delta

Job role

• The SDC owns the entire process of recruitment, training and onboarding of new
• Jaza Stars recruited are competent and have the appropriate training to manage the hubs and accomplish company set goals.
• The Star Development Coordinator is responsible for acquiring competent Jaza Stars (Sales agents) for the new sites.
• Jaza Stars for new sites identified in the expansion pipeline and ensures that the

Responsibilities

• Making sure that all necessary arrangements for interviewing and training process are made for each site in the expansion process
• Identifying possible areas of concentration for training for the Jaza Star recruits and recommend inputs to the training materials 
• Conducting interviews, classroom training and on-site training for possible Jaza Star recruits 
• Ensuring that open Jaza Star positions for new sites in Expansion are advertised extensively.
• Monitoring the number of interested candidates during Jaza Stars recruitment and ensuring that it meets the set criteria for interviews and training to be conducted
• Ensuring that classroom and on-site training materials are kept up to date by flagging any additions or changes to be made by the QA Expansion Operations.
• Ensuring that all onboarding action items for new recruits are followed and all necessary documentation is filled appropriately. This includes:
  • Upload the Jaza Star registry with the new recruits details. 
  • Prepare and have them sign their contracts and upload them to the drive.
  • Ensure that the Jaza Stars are registered on the Dashboard and set their accounts on the Star App

Accountability:

• Manage the recruitment process (advertising, interviewing and hiring) of great Jaza Stars whose goals and ambitions align with the goals of the company in the new sites it expands to.
• Own the process of training and evaluation of the selected Jaza Stars and ensure that the training materials are kept up to date. Ensuring that all onboarding procedures for recruited Jaza Stars are followed and all necessary documentations are filed accordingly.

Qualifications

• Experience in conducting in-person interviews.
• Previous experience in roles where rural talent acquisition was done.
• Ability to work independently, interact with people of different backgrounds, cultures, languages and to travel frequently to remote locations.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills to establish trust within a close-knit community.
• Ability to develop tailored recruitment strategies to attract candidates.
• Familiarity with local languages or dialects can be a huge asset, especially in remote/rural areas.
• Ability to position the company as an attractive local employer.
• Ability to tap into local networks, leveraging community connections, and local job boards to find candidates.
• Bachelor’s Degree in any related field.
• Effective planning and prioritization to ensure timely and efficient hiring processes, even with fewer candidates.
• Ability to manage the full recruitment cycle in a rural environment where resources may be more limited.
• Strong problem-solving skills to handle challenges like long hiring timelines, and/or limited local candidate pools.
• Ability to assess candidates for both technical skills and cultural fit within the community-oriented nature of rural work environments.

Salary
N130,000 - N160,000 per month. 

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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