Technology/IT Manager Career Placement - Living Goods ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Organisation: Living Goods

Duty Station: Kampala,

Uganda

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.

Job Summary:  The Technology/IT Manager will steer and

implement game-changing innovations while managing Living Goods’ mission

critical mobile tools, data management systems and software needs. Working with

our Nairobi-based tech team, the incumbent will lead the Kampala technology

team in piloting multiple innovations to use mobile technology to improve

diagnosis and treatments by agents, monitor and evaluate impact, solve last

mile distribution problems, and track product and inventory. You will provide

management leadership in the IT projects though coordination and supervision of

the implementation of project activities.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

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Technically support the Living Goods Uganda’s IT

technology strategy implementation, pioneering innovative mobile/tech solutions

and applications to drive our growth, expansion and impact.

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Establish and implement appropriate IT project

management plan and infrastructure and undertake continuous coordination and

monitoring of the project activities to assess progress against planned

delivery.

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Establish appropriate IT quality assurance and control

standards and ensure compliance

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The incumbent will also manage the Living Goods’

in-country technology team, cultivating the growth of existing talent and

bringing in new skills and experience where necessary.

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Support product management and product design for

all technology products, whether developed in-house at Living Goods or

developed by vendors, ensuring effective communication across actors.

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The job holder will support the development of

innovative mobile marketing tools and platforms, e.g. data collection, training

support, field sales force management, mobile money, customer financing,

incentive systems, smart phone and tablet apps, GIS etc.

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Support management of all Living Goods management

information systems including: LG’s data warehouse and reporting tools,

website, accounting software, point of sale system, and Salesforce database.

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Prepare and disseminating project reports on a

regular basis to internal and external users.

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Work closely with department heads, end users and

stakeholders to understand their needs and develop creative and effective

solutions.

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Contribute to overall organizational tech strategy.

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience: 

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The ideal candidate must hold a good University

degree in preferably Information Technology, Computer Science, Software

Engineering or Business degrees

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The ideal candidate should preferably possess a

minimum of five years’ experience leading or implementing technology strategy

for organizations with large teams, with in depth exposure to: mobile-based

systems, accounting systems, and CRMs.

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A minimum of three years’ experience managing

multi-stakeholder IT projects or programs.

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Significant experience in leading and managing

software application development for web or mobile platforms as well as

developing database systems.

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Excellent project management skills, comfortable

with managing complex project in one or more: SQL, PHP, Python, JavaScript,

web-development and health systems development.

All candidates

are strongly encouraged to Apply Online at the web link below.