Living Goods (LG)
Position Title: Project Manager
Employment Status: Full time
Language: Excellent spoken and written
English
Location: Kenya / Uganda
Report to: Software
Development Manager
Travel: 50%
To do this, Living Goods not only grows its
own business operations, but also dramatically magnifies its impact through
large-scale partnerships.
Living Goods works with many of the world’s
leading visionary organizations across the corporate, social and government
sectors.
Current partners include the governments of
Kenya and Uganda, plus Care International, BRAC and PSI. Living Goods’ future
success increasingly depends on the state of the art mHealth, communications,
the latest mobile tools, apps and technologies to drive impact.
Living Goods is looking to hire a Project
manager who will be responsible for delivering our Technology projects on time
within budget and scope.
An ideal candidate for this role should
possess business management, budgeting and analysis skills and have a track
record of delivering results in a fast-paced environment.
Project managers are skilled at getting the
best out of the people and projects that they oversee.
Ideally, you are proactive, a strong
written and verbal communicator, self-directed, self-motivated, committed and
passionate about Living Goods mission, and excited to join a dynamic, growing
team.
A successful candidate will work cross
functionally with different regional and global teams to ensure the successful
deployment of projects in Africa.
Responsibilities:
·
Developing
project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring
technical feasibility
·
Manage
and coordinate the ‘path-to-deployment’ and ‘path-to-scale’ for multiple
innovation projects; coordination of projects activities which include conceptualization,
designing, development and configuration, functional and user testing of
projects spanning multiple year, driving potential for large scale impact.
·
Work
with the design team to design and iteratively improve on the health service
delivery workflows incorporated in Living Goods products.
·
Develop
Impact and activity metrics/indicators and monitoring plan for portfolio
projects to track and address issues as they arise for successfully transition
to full-scale and realize health impact and monitoring overall progress and use
of resources, initiating corrective action where necessary.
·
Lead
the process of documenting and communicating lessons learned from projects both
internally and externally. Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
·
Support
the communication team with the development of external communication material
including; proposal, reports, presentations and write-ups for various audiences
ensuring timely reporting and communication with all stakeholders.
·
Prepare
and manage work plans and budgets for all projects under various scenarios to
facilitate quality project management and decision making in an ambiguous
environment.
·
Identify
all the internal and external resources whether financial or human resources
required completing the project successfully and recruiting for junior
positions within the project.
·
Use
appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope,
schedule and costs
·
Provide
coaching and guidance to the team members about every aspect of the project so
that the team members can understand their tasks fully and act on them
efficiently.
·
Manage
team members on assigned projects.
·
Perform
risk management to minimize project risks
·
Recommending
information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating
organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating
requirements.
·
As
Living Goods is a dynamic organization, perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
·
Be
based in Kenya /Uganda and/or have legal work permits for Kenya/Uganda.
·
BA/BS
degree in Project Management, Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or
related field.
·
3+
years’ experience in project management with experience in Project Management
tools.
·
Experience
working with marginalized communities in any social impact programs.
·
Excellent
work planning and budget management skills.
·
Experience
in collaborating multiple internal and external stakeholders and teams.
·
Experience
with managing expectations and change directly and indirectly.
·
Good
understanding of data collection, analytics and ability to interpret research
for program design and implementation.
·
Willingness
to travel to project implementation geographies in Africa up to 50% of the
time.
·
Adaptable,
self-motivated, inquisitive and a team player who is interested in being part
of a fast-paced, growing and diverse team with a start-up atmosphere.
·
Detail
oriented with demonstrated ability to multitask and manage timeline pressure
focusing on quality.
·
Excellent
written and spoken communication skills in English.
Compensation: A 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.
Life at Living Goods: Living Goods is aiming to make disruptive changes, dramatically improving the lives of underserved communities.
Life at Living Goods: Living Goods is aiming to make disruptive changes, dramatically improving the lives of underserved communities.
We think big, but we operate small and
nimble. At Living Goods, you will have the chance to use your creativity and
work with your teammates to conceive and test new ideas every day.
If you work well in a dynamic, highly
collaborative culture, if you set high standards for yourself and your
colleagues, if you know how to fail fast and learn fast, if you meet challenges
with calm determination and a sense of humor, you will thrive at Living Goods.
See more at www.livinggoods.org/principles.
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to
apply for this position online alternatively, please visit our career
page HERE and search for Technology Project
Managerposition.
Job
Vacancy:Innovation Manager, Innovation Network
Reporting to: Technical Director
Reporting to: Technical Director
Direct
Reports: No direct reports. Works
in close coordination with the Innovations Pipeline Management Team.
Location: Based in Nairobi with 50% travel to the field in the West of Kenya
Location: Based in Nairobi with 50% travel to the field in the West of Kenya
The
Organisation: Living Goods (LG) seeks to
improve the lives of tens of millions of underserved customers by
revolutionizing the way community health is delivered in the developing
world.
To
do this, Living Goods not only grows its own business operations, but also
dramatically magnifies its impact through large-scale partnerships.
Living
Goods works with many of the world’s leading visionary organizations across the
corporate, social and government sectors.
Current
partners include the governments of Kenya and Uganda, plus Care International,
BRAC and PSI.
Living
Goods’ future success increasingly depends on the state of the art mHealth,
communications, the latest mobile tools, apps and technologies to drive impact.
The Opportunity
The Opportunity
We
have created a Community Health Innovation Network to research, test and
demonstrate the viability of community based technical innovations.
The
Network will house and explore a wide range of initiatives that will integrate
traditional public health interventions with technology and diagnostic software
and hardware.
We
are seeking an innovative and dynamic professional to join LG as the Innovation
Manager.
The
Innovation Manager will play a key role in pipeline development, conducting
research on existing solutions and technologies.
As
part of the innovation pipeline management team, you will source and maintain
an active pipeline of new R&D ideas.
You
will be a technical expert with a broad knowledge of the diagnostic and health
technology field who will explore, engage, and vet new partners and
technologies for the lab.
You
will help conduct in field/in network scans to identify new needs, pain points,
and new ideas from within the Network itself, by conducting user research,
focus groups, and employing human centered design techniques to engage
Community Health Workers and clients in idea generation.
The
Innovation Manager will report in to the Technical Director, and work closely
with the Chief Technology Officer as well.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
·
Define and prioritize key innovation
projects based on work plan phases and decision points
·
Identify and liaise with potential
innovation partners individuals, organizations, governments to pursue the
innovation strategy
·
Manage innovation projects and
implementation partners
·
Report on progress of strategy on a
periodic basis, as agreed with the Technology Director
·
Identify areas for research and
innovation that includes and not limited to;
1.
User research to explore current
scenario and define problems and opportunities for improvement
2.
Development of user personas
3.
Literature reviews of existing
solutions
4.
Landscape of existing or potential
solutions
5.
Buy-in from required partners
6.
Research to establish and document
baseline and future success markers
·
Take the lead in the development of
knowledge products based on research outputs and validated innovation
activities
Minimum
Qualifications and Experience
·
Bachelor’s Degree level required;
Master’s or higher desirable
·
Experience in social research, with a
focus on technology, health and governance issues
·
A strong background and experience in
innovation work, technology, research, data science, and human-centered design
·
Excellent oral and written
communication skills in English; able to produce high quality presentations,
briefing papers etc.
·
A good understanding of Web
technologies
·
Understanding of regulatory
environment and health protocols that must be adhered to
·
Experience of commissioning and
managing contracts with third party researchers
·
Ability to work as part of a
distributed team and to work independently in a start-up environment, meeting
tight deadlines and multiple priorities with minimal supervision
·
Sensitive to different cultural and
social contexts, able to collaborate successfully with people from many
different countries
Compensation: A 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.
How
to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply
for this position online alternatively, please visit our career page HERE and search for Innovation Manager position.
Designer
Language: Excellent spoken and written English
Location: Kenya / Uganda
Travel: 50%
The Organisation: Living Goods (LG) seeks to improve the lives of tens of millions of underserved customers by revolutionizing the way community health is delivered in the developing world.
Location: Kenya / Uganda
Travel: 50%
The Organisation: Living Goods (LG) seeks to improve the lives of tens of millions of underserved customers by revolutionizing the way community health is delivered in the developing world.
To
do this, Living Goods not only grows its own business operations, but also
dramatically magnifies its impact through large-scale partnerships.
Living
Goods works with many of the world’s leading visionary organizations across the
corporate, social and government sectors.
Current
partners include the governments of Kenya and Uganda, plus Care International,
BRAC and PSI.
Living
Goods’ future success increasingly depends on the state of the art mHealth,
communications, the latest mobile tools, apps and technologies to drive impact.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
·
Conduct researches to understand our
users' needs, configure our product to fit service delivery workflows within a
particular health context.
·
Perform investigations, design,
implementation and maintenance of product modules and submodules for both new
and existing products according to architecture, guidelines and good software
engineering practices.
·
Support our project managers and
partners in conducting high-quality design research as design is a shared core
competency at Living Goods.
·
create design tools and templates to
assist teammates be equipped to carry out design work.
·
coach teammates through our design
process before, during, and after project deployments.
·
Conduct sessions directly with end
users to design workflows.
·
conduct UX testing on the product
features, implement prototypes and inform our product roadmap.
·
Take technical responsibility of
overall project design by ensuring end-to-end ownership of all technical aspect
·
Drive open communication across
disciplines.
Minimum
Qualifications
·
3-5 years work experience on a
product team conducting user experience research and testing OR in a
community-facing programs role, particularly in reaching vulnerable communities
·
Have some understanding of health
service provision/ public health systems/ community health
·
Excellent written and oral
communication and presentation skills in English
·
Willingness to learn and flexibility
to work across a multi disciplinary team
·
Demonstrated ability to work
remotely, under pressure and with limited supervision
·
Comfortable using different types of
technology
·
Ability to articulate complex
information clearly and concisely
·
Demonstrate Intense attention to
detail and quality
·
Experience in community-based field
work with underserved populations or with ICT4D is strongly
preferred.
Compensation: A 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.
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.
Life at Living Goods
Living Goods is aiming to make disruptive changes, dramatically improving the lives of underserved communities. We think big, but we operate small and nimble.
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.
Life at Living Goods
Living Goods is aiming to make disruptive changes, dramatically improving the lives of underserved communities. We think big, but we operate small and nimble.
At
Living Goods, you will have the chance to use your creativity and work with
your teammates to conceive and test new ideas every day.
If
you work well in a dynamic, highly collaborative culture, if you set high
standards for yourself and your colleagues, if you know how to fail fast and
learn fast, if you meet challenges with calm determination and a sense of
humor, you will thrive at Living Goods.
See www.livinggoods.org/principles.
How to Apply
How to Apply
CLICK HERE to apply
for this position online alternatively, please visit our career page HERE and search for Designer position.
Successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.
For more information about Living Goods, please visit:
www.livinggoods.org
follow us @Living_Goods
Successful applicants will be contacted for an interview.
For more information about Living Goods, please visit:
www.livinggoods.org
follow us @Living_Goods