Open Institute
Job Title: Programme Manager
Job Title: Programme Manager
The Open Institute, a nonprofit organization that works to build
the capacity of communities, seeks to hire a program manager to help designs
and facilitate community-level programming, provide tailored technical
assistance services, and offers a range of support to community groups and
funding organizations by supporting the Global Goals for Local Impact (GGLI)
program.
About Open Institute: The Open Institute was
established by in 2012 to promote Open Government in Kenya and globally as well
as to experiment and develop ways to promote citizen engagement and
participation.
The founders of the Open Institute have been at the forefront of
Kenya’s ICT development since 2006 when they led the citizen process of the
development of Kenya’s ICT policy.
In May 2011, the duo led the process of the establishment of the
Kenya Open Data Initiative (Al Kags was the Chair of the taskforce). Since the
establishment of the Open Institute, we have worked towards the strengthening
of citizen engagement practices in Kenya.
We have, in doing so, worked to build the capacity of the media
to better use data in developing narratives for development, built the capacity
of other civil society organisations on Open Data, and worked with citizens to
develop use-cases for data.
Progressively, we have found that we are more impactful when we
work directly with citizens and with governments at subnational and hyperlocal
levels. This has grown to be our emerging focus over the past two years. We
have also continued to contribute to global and continental processes relating
to transparency, accountability and citizen engagement.
About GGLI: The Global Goals for Local Impact project has been ongoing in
Lanet Umoja location, for the past 10 months. The goal of the project is to
establish the relevance of the Sustainable Development Goals at village level
and to promote citizen engagement and participation in the development of
development priorities and the budgetary process at local level using citizen
generated data.
Over the past 10 months we have successfully piloted the project
in Lanet Umoja location and we now intend to scale this project up to at least
six other locations.
General Responsibilities:
The Program Manager plays a central role in the development and
coordination of the Open Institute Global Goals for Local Impact programmatic
activities.
The Program Manager works independently and collaboratively with
the Open Institute staff to plan, manage, and implement activities in the
following areas: program implementation, oversee research and evaluation,
meeting design and coordination, grant/contract management, grant and report
writing, and publications/materials development.
Other responsibilities include supporting communications
activities, serving as liaison and Open Institutes representative at meetings,
and establishing and maintaining partnerships to advance the Open Institute’s
mission.
The Program Manager position requires sub-national level
community engagement experience, as well as excellent analytical,
interpersonal, organizational, and writing skills.
Work duties may include, but are not limited to:
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Participate in long- and short-term program development and
planning.
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Develop and effectively manage program timelines to ensure
timely completion of program deliverables.
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Monitor program activities to ensure quality and accuracy of
Open Institute’s work outcomes vis-à-vis contractual and grant commitments.
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Manage and coordinate programmatic meetings including managing
logistical contractors.
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Facilitate small- and large-group meetings and trainings.
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Provide technical assistance to community-based organizations.
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Develop publications, grant applications, and reports through
collaborative writing and editing.
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Manage relationships with contractors.
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Participate in Open Institute’s strategic planning activities.
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Identify partnership and funding opportunities and promote
relationship-building among Open
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Institute and other organizations, agencies, and/or individuals.
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Develop and disseminate programmatic and marketing materials.
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Develop PowerPoint presentations and other materials for use
during program-related events.
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Develop written and online tools for programmatic use including
survey and evaluation instruments.
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Identify technological tools to enhance and support Open
Institutes capacity and programs.
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Serve as programmatic liaison to external partners, including representing
Open Institute at national, regional and local meetings.
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Adhere to Open Institute’s administrative and recordkeeping
guidelines to support accurate bookkeeping and documentation of activities.
Education and Experience:
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Graduate degree in a field related to program management or a
minimum of seven (7) years experience working on management, and/or
community-based issues.
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A strong understanding of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Ability to work with diverse individuals and groups on complex
community issues
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Track record of grants and program management
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Knowledge of and interest in technical assistance and
communications
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Willingness to engage in continuous learning and training
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Demonstrated professional and political aptitude
Salary Range & Benefits: Salary is contingent
upon available funding, and is commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Job Location: The position is based in Nairobi, and
requires the employee to work at the Open Institute office as well as to
perform field work.
Travel: Domestic travel to project locations is required for this
full-time position. Estimated travel: 30-50% annually.
Reports To: Executive Director
Open Institute values a diverse, respectful, and collaborative
work environment. We establish and maintain trustful relationships with all
staff, contractors, funders, partners, and communities. We believe that hard
work, a focus on quality, and a passion for community development are required
to improve the wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities. Open
Institute looks to all staff and contractors to contribute to the effective
implementation of programmatic activities.
Application Deadline: 5th February 2019
To apply for this job, go to the link below
Job Title: Senior
Developer
Job Description: Open
Institute is looking to hire a Senior Developer who is passionate about writing
great code to join our talented team on a full-time basis. Reporting to the
Head of Technology, the ideal candidate will be a skilled full stack developer
and have at least five years industry experience.
Your role as part of our
development team will be to deliver systems, websites, portals and
applications, working with modern technologies and techniques, a variety of
content management systems (off-the-shelf and custom) and toolkits.
Your primary focus will be
the development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of
databases, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from
the front-end.
You will also be responsible
for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into various
applications and platforms.
We are a friendly and agile
organization where strong communications skills are essential, including the
ability to explain your ideas and provide feedback frequently.
You should be able to
participate in an open, creative, innovative company culture. Being real is
critical to our organisation – which to us means being open with your
challenges.
Your Work
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Create and implement an array of web-based solutions in an agile
environment
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Contribute to the scalability and Improve the overall
performance of the existing platforms
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Enhancing data collection procedures to include information that
is relevant for building solutions, applications and platforms
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Processing, cleansing, and verifying the integrity of data used
for analysis
Your Skills:
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Strong hands-on development and experience in PHP and MySQL,
Responsive Design dealing with HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery,
Bootstrap and API development (including AJAX and JSON)
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Experience in object-oriented design, version control and third
party services via APIs
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Experience with NoSQL databases, such as MongoDB, Cassandra,
HBase, etc is an added advantage
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Experience with common data science toolkits, such as R
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A deep understanding of the software development lifecycle, and
a track record of releasing production quality software on time
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Possess strong problem-solving and analytical skills, diligent
and reliable
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Ability to communicate clearly (both verbal and written) with
team members and relevant stakeholders
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A clear understanding of MVC Frameworks and / or experience with
the same
About
The Open Institute was
established in 2012 to promote Open Government in Kenya and globally as well as
to experiment and develop ways to promote citizen engagement and participation.
The Open Institute is
registered in Kenya as a Trust that is dedicated to collaborating with
governments and civil society organisations in the Open Government and Open
Data space.
Our Vision – “ an open
society, managed by informed, fact-driven citizens. ”
Our Mission – is to
collaborate with governments, citizens, civil society organisations and other
players to develop policies, tools and knowledge that strengthen citizens’
voices in the governance and development in their societies.
https://openinstitute.com
Application Deadline: 5th
February 2019
To apply for
this job, go to the link below
Job Title: Developer
Job Description: Open
Institute is looking to hire a Developer who is passionate about writing great
code to join our nascent talented team on a full-time basis. Reporting to the
Head of Technology, the ideal candidate will be part of our development team
and have at least 3 years of industry experience.
Your role will be to d esign
and develop software applications (apps), with a strong focus on applications
for mobile phones, Smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices.
We are a friendly and agile
organization where strong communications skills are essential, including the
ability to explain your ideas and provide feedback frequently. You should be
able to participate in an open, creative, innovative company culture
Your Work
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Creatively architect, design, develop and deliver complete
front-end, independent and/or database linked mobile apps in an agile
environment, to meet the goals and requirements of various projects with
minimal bugs.
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Manage the full software development life cycle including
testing, implementation, and auditing.
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Perform product design, bug verification, and beta support,
which may require research and analysis, in collaboration with other team
members (including data analysts and UI/UX designers).
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Cooperate with back-end developers in the process of building
RESTful API’s.
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Participate in weekly scrum meetings, technical design review
sessions and specification review (functional and technical) sessions.
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Contribute to the scalability of existing platforms by making
sure that code can run smoothly on multiple devices.
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Improve the overall performance of existing apps by finding
bottlenecks, recommending enhancements, conducting maintenance and fixing bugs
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Implement new features on existing apps (backend and frontend)
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Produce high-quality, commented and documented code that will
easily be maintainable
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Work under minimal supervision with wide latitude for
independent judgment.
Your Skills:
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A Bachelor of Science Degree or equivalent practical experience
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Experience with Android Application Development Environments (at
least 2+ years of experience)
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Experience working with remote data via REST and JSON, third
party libraries and APIs
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Experience developing native Android platforms: Android SDK,
Android Visual studio, and Proguard
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Experience in Android application development from scratch
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Proficiency with JavaScript, AJAX, JSON and HTML5
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Proficiency with MySQL database
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Ability to create self-contained, reusable, and testable modules
and components
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Good working knowledge of Web Services (REST) communication
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Good capabilities in managing UX/UI issues
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Experience in Unit Testing and Version Control
About
The Open Institute was
established in 2012 to promote Open Government in Kenya and globally as well as
to experiment and develop ways to promote citizen engagement and participation.
The Open Institute is
registered in Kenya as a Trust that is dedicated to collaborating with
governments and civil society organisations in the Open Government and Open
Data space.
Our Vision – “ an open
society, managed by informed, fact-driven citizens. ”
Our Mission – is to
collaborate with governments, citizens, civil society organisations and other
players to develop policies, tools and knowledge that strengthen citizens’
voices in the governance and development in their societies.
Application Deadline: 5th
February 2019
To apply for
this job, go to the link below
