Strategy Intern

At M-KOPA, We Finance Progress.

Recognized twice by the Financial Times as one Africa's fastest growing company (2022 and 2023) and by TIME100 Most influential companies in the world 2023 , we've served over 3 million customers, unlocking $1 billion in cumulative credit for the unbanked across Africa. At M-KOPA, we empower our people to own their careers through diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, and on-the-job training. We support individual journeys with family-friendly policies, prioritize well-being, and embrace flexibility. Join us in shaping the future of M-KOPA as we grow together. Explore more at m-kopa.com.

We're looking for a strategy intern who will work closely with M-KOPA's senior management team and other cross-functional teams to support the development of M-KOPA's 3 year strategic plan.

You will be in a full-time, 10 week internship reporting to Chief Customer Officer and based in Nairobi, Kenya. You will be working global in scope, covering all markets of operations: Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, and Ghana. As such, it may require travel to other markets of operations to engage with customers and in-country teams.

You're excited about this role because

• Conduct industry research and competitive analysis to inform M-KOPA's 3-year strategy

• Build financial models to analyze economics of strategic investments

• Prepare presentations for M-KOPA leadership, in-country teams, and team members to lead strategic clarity and agreement

• Manage high-priority projects and help to lead strategy to achieve our overall goals

• Develop departmental performance dashboards, coordinating with product and data teams to define and measure Goals

• Support M-KOPA's quarterly business planning and prioritization process

• Identify and scope opportunities to improve operations, process, efficiency and output

We are excited about you because you

• Are passionate about making fair and flexible financing accessible to everyone

• Have 5+ years of work experience in strategy, business operations, management consulting, product management, research, or comparable roles

• Are currently enrolled in an MBA or other relevant master's degree program

• Are concise with analytics and have excellent experience with excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets) modeling and making data-driven decisions

• Love solving open-ended business problems, from identifying the problem that needs to be solved through developing relevant recommendations and driving implementation

• Are excited to be an advocate for our customers in everything you do

• Are a collaborator who can work with others

• Love working in a dynamic company, succeed outcomes with urgency and someone who can own output on high visibility projects.

• Have emerging markets experience (particularly in East or West Africa)

• Have a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

What's in it for you

• Private health insurance (inpatient outpatient, maternity, eye care, and dental) -

• Group Life Cover

• Remote working (dependent on the nature of the role)

• Airtime allowance (dependent on the nature of the role)

• WIFI payment up to 5 Mbps monthly (dependent on the nature of the role)

• Pro rata to the time worked / 21 days per annum (excluding public holidays). Annual leave is accrued at the standard rate of 1.75 days per month

M-KOPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

M-KOPA explicitly prohibits the use of Forced or Child Labour and respects the rights of its employees to agree to terms and conditions of employment voluntarily, without coercion, and freely terminate their employment on appropriate notice. M-KOPA shall ensure that its Employees are of legal working age and shall comply with local laws for youth employment or student work, such as internships or apprenticeships. 

M-KOPA does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’, or any other kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process.

Why M-KOPA?

At M-KOPA, we empower our people to own their careers through diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, and on-the-job training. We support individual journeys with family-friendly policies, prioritize well-being, and embrace flexibility.

Join us in shaping the future of M-KOPA as we grow together. Explore more at m-kopa.com.

Recognized thrice by the Financial Times as one Africa's fastest growing companies (2022, 2023 and 2024) and by TIME100 Most influential companies in the world 2023 and 2024 , we've served over 5 million customers, unlocking $1.5 billion in cumulative credit for the unbanked across Africa.

Important Notice

M-KOPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

M-KOPA explicitly prohibits the use of Forced or Child Labour and respects the rights of its employees to agree to terms and conditions of employment voluntarily, without coercion, and freely terminate their employment on appropriate notice. M-KOPA shall ensure that its Employees are of legal working age and shall comply with local laws for youth employment or student work, such as internships or apprenticeships. 

M-KOPA does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’, or any other kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process.