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Position Title: Director of Technology Innovation,jobs Kampala ,Uganda,
Department: Information Technology
Primary Location:Nairobi, Kenya or Kampala, Uganda, with frequent travel.,Uganda Jobs 2014,
Education Level: Bachelor’s degree
Minimum Experience : Senior
Manager/Supervisor
Job Type : Full-time Employment
Brief Company Profile:
Living Goods is seeking a Director of Technology Innovation to join our
team in East Africa. We believe that
mobile is an increasingly powerful and
positive disruptive force in enabling our agents to sell and earn more while
igniting social connections to drive impact.
As the Director of Technology and Innovation you will pioneer and implement
game-changing innovations while overseeing Living Goods’ mission critical
mobile tools, data management systems and software needs. You will lead our
technology team in piloting multiple innovations to:
improve marketing & sales,
monitor and evaluate impact, solve last mile distribution problems, track
product and inventory and provide mobile credit systems. This position will play a key role on our
global leadership team and will be located in Nairobi, Kenya or Kampala,
Uganda, with frequent travel.
Responsibilities
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Lead the Living Goods technology
strategy, pioneering innovative mobile/tech solutions to drive our growth,
sales and impact.
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Stay up to speed on latest
innovations and applications of technology, building and maintaining
relationships with key actors. Seek to import and improve upon the best ideas
in the field.
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Build and manage the Living Goods
technology team, cultivating the growth of existing talent and bringing in new
skills and experience where necessary.
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Lead product management and
product design for all technology products, whether developed in-house at
Living Goods or developed by vendors, ensuring effective communication across
participants.
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Oversee development of innovative
mobile marketing tools and platforms – in particular the development of Android
apps – to support e.g. mobile money, customer financing, data collection,
training aids, field sales force management, incentive systems, GIS, etc.
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Manage all Living Goods
management information systems including: LG’s data warehouse and reporting
tools, website, accounting software, point of sale system, and Salesforce
database.
·
Contribute to overall
organizational strategy as a core member of the Living Goods global management
team.
Qualifications
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6-10 years’ experience leading
technology strategy, in particular, mobile tech strategy.
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Product management and
development management experience valuable.
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Experience with working with
large sales force teams accounting systems, CRMs, SCMs a distinct bonus.
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Significant experience in
emerging markets.
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Strong business acumen with a
track record of leading innovation and strategic initiatives.
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Cross-functional experience in
sales, marketing or program implementation a bonus
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Extensive experience leading and
managing software application development for web or mobile platforms.
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Willingness to travel between
Nairobi, Kampala and the USA.
·
Preference for candidates with
Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or Business
degrees.
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. Living Goods seeks nothing
less than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in the developing world,
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 the
poor.
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 the poor. 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 willthrive at
Living Goods. See www.livinggoods.org/principles.
Mode of Application:
If you are qualified and interested in
please submit your resume in confidence
by visiting the e-recruitment website HERE.
