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Rwanda |
Posted 5 years ago |
Product Manager needed at One Acre Fund
JOB TITLE: Product Manager
LOCATION: Kigali, Rwanda
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible
Job Descriptions
- The Product Manager will lead the research and development of technology solutions to improve our impact and operating efficiency. As an example, we are increasingly interested in harnessing the power of mobile technology to better and more efficiently serve our farm families.
- With a distributed team of several thousand staff, and more than 800,000 clients, mobile technology not only has the potential to help drive more impact to huge numbers of rural farm families, but to make our operations more efficient and data-driven.
- In order to innovate on how technology can improve service delivery, we need an exceptional individual to lead on this work stream and build a strong support team. Example technology applications might include:
Field staff performance:
- Management / enhancement – One Acre Fund has thousands of field staff. Governments have tens of thousands of extension agents serving farmers. We want to explore how we can harness mobile technology to drive improved performance of field staff in multiple countries through a variety of tools/applications
Qualifications
- We are seeking an exceptional professional with 3+ years of work experience managing technology project management, product management and / or business analysis.
- Ideally a demonstrated passion for our mission. Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
- Strong work experiences. Examples include demanding professional work experience in a software engineering environment, or successful project management experience. Experience in the developing world is strongly preferred, but not required
- Strong communication skills. This role will require coordinating across multiple departments in multiple countries to push projects forward. Candidates must be capable of communicating complex ideas to a broad audience, managing issues up to management and facilitating cooperation across teams and individuals
- Experience with agile software development and mobile technologies, particularly in developing countries
- Solid understanding of user-centred design
- Top-performing academic background
- Demonstrated leadership experience at work, or outside of work, enthusiasm for learning, and openness to feedback
- Ability to build teams and collaborate with colleagues from diverse backgrounds
- Language: English required
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Job Features
Deadline | 27th April, 2020. |