Vacancy: Android Field Officer -
Thika
Living Goods supports a network of over 800 micro-entrepreneurs in Uganda and Kenya who teach families in their communities how to improve health and well-being while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cook-stoves, and solar lights.
We believe that successful deployment of technology, specifically mobile tools,
will be a critical element in contributing to achieving the organization’s
commitment to managing a community health program that is scalable, impactful,
and cost effective. Living Goods supports a network of over 800 micro-entrepreneurs in Uganda and Kenya who teach families in their communities how to improve health and well-being while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cook-stoves, and solar lights.
Living Goods Android Field Officers (AFOs) play a key role in supporting Community Health Promoters’ (CHPs) usage and adoption of mobile tools.
In addition, the AFOs are critical in
providing feedback from on-the-ground usage to improve the services, tools, and
strategies for most effective deployment.
This role is a contract position and
will be based in Thika, Kenya.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Provide training of CHPs on the device (either
in the base training for new CHPs or at the branch.)
- Provide intensive field support to CHPs during
the deployment of the Android.
- Provide support from the branches during
restocking days to CHPs.
- Use the console to inform work plan.
- Provide the branch team and supervisors
ongoing feedback on usage, challenges and suggested solutions.
- Provide the IT coordinator ongoing feedback on
technical issues.
- Provide administrative and technical support
for Android related projects.
Qualifications
- Diploma in IT or Computer Science required.
- Experience operating and troubleshooting
Android smartphones a must.
- Willingness to travel in the field.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communications
skills, both in English and Kiswahili.
- Ability to work in a team and independently.
Compensation: A highly competitive salary and benefits package
commensurate with experience including health insurance and bonus
opportunity.
The opportunity to be your best while
making lives better for those in need.
What is Living Goods?
Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cook stoves, and solar lights.
What is Living Goods?
Living Goods supports networks of ‘Avon-like’ micro-entrepreneurs who go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth while selling affordable, high-impact products like basic medicines, fortified foods, water filters, clean cook stoves, and solar lights.
Living Goods seeks nothing less than
a disruptive reinvention of distribution in emerging markets, through networks
of franchised micro-entrepreneurs who leverage Living Goods’ brand, buying
power and mobile marketing tools to deliver vital products at accessible prices
to the people who need them most.
By combining the best practices from
the worlds of micro-enterprise, franchising and public health, Living Goods is
creating a fully sustainable system to improve the health, and wealth, of
underserved communities.
Living Goods has been featured in The New York Times, NBC News, The Economist, and The Huffington Post. Check out these articles and more on our press page.
How to Apply
To apply for this position please visit our career page and apply for Android Field Officer - Thika through our applicant tracking system.
Successful candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Living Goods has been featured in The New York Times, NBC News, The Economist, and The Huffington Post. Check out these articles and more on our press page.
How to Apply
To apply for this position please visit our career page and apply for Android Field Officer - Thika through our applicant tracking system.
Successful candidates will be contacted for an interview.