We are an insuretech firm that provides agriculture insurance design and execution services, specialising in index based insurance and are backed by top tier VC investors who have invested more than $25 million in the business. Since 2015 we have provided climate insurance to 15.4 million smallholder farmers, 41% of which were women across 19 markets in Africa and Asia who pay an average of $6.8 per season to insure their crops. So far we've unlocked over $2.22 billion of capital from local and international insurance markets for climate risks since we started in 2015 and paid out $40.8 million to our client farmers.
Pula is a fast-paced space, constantly adapting to new opportunities and challenges and we are made up of a high-performance, multi-cultural team. We expect our team to value performance, results and professionalism.
Duties and Responsibilities
At Pula, our values are: -Obsessed with results: We are responsible for our future and therefore we get things done! -Connect the Dots: We continuously identify different customer needs & business problems and build solutions that deliver value. -Have a Can do Attitude! We dare to do things differently to make things work. -We have each others' back: We look out for each other & we share high quality, timely feedback that makes us better.
What you will be doing -Conducting Enumerator/Agent Training. -Help set project budgets, Recordkeeping for expenses and reconciliation against the budget for each project -Field management support for crop cut exercise. -Field management support for yield index insurance payouts, if necessary. -Coordination with client field staff and insurance auditors. -Assisting in product launches when required. -Clear and consistent communication up and down the reporting lines. -Handling and resolving customer complaints from farmers and stakeholders as needed -Submitting timely reports to the Direct manager. -Working on Commcare surveys. -Data collection and data management: that is, refining the study design and survey instruments, overseeing and monitoring data collection exercises using the Business Intelligence dashboard and assisting with data quality queries. -Help to go to the field to diagnose issues when required. -Escalating issues experienced in the field. -Help with internal data audits when required -Any other duties as requested by management
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Qualifications and Experience
-A BSc degree in Agricultural Economics, Agribusiness, a degree in Business/project management or related field. -Experience with (2 years) and proven skills in working with clients, project teams, farmers, field teams and agro dealers. -Experience in data collection and data management. -Skills to interact with clients, farmers, field teams and agro dealers. -Ability to work independently in a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, and multicultural environment -Must have a motorbike -Excellent communication and organizational skills -Intermediate Excel skills is an added advantage
