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East Africa Mobile Technology Manager Job at Living Goods
Job
Title: East Africa Mobile
Technology Manager
Title: East Africa Mobile
Technology Manager
Organisation:
Living Goods
Living Goods
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
or Nairobi, Kenya
Station: Kampala, Uganda
or Nairobi, Kenya
About
Living Goods:
Living Goods:
We believe that the poor
are not helpless victims; they are resilient entrepreneurs and value conscious
consumers. We empower the poor through our 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 simple
treatments for malaria and diarrhea, fortified foods, water filters, clean
cookstoves, 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, wealth, and
productivity of the world’s poor.
are not helpless victims; they are resilient entrepreneurs and value conscious
consumers. We empower the poor through our 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 simple
treatments for malaria and diarrhea, fortified foods, water filters, clean
cookstoves, 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, wealth, and
productivity of the world’s poor.
Job
History and Justification:
Mobile phones are transforming lives all over the world, most dramatically in
developing countries. At Living Goods we believe that mobile technology will become
our single most transformative tool for success: empowering our agents to sell
and earn more, dramatically lowering our cost to market and monitor, enabling
real time sales force management and igniting social connections that drive
impact and business success. To accelerate the development of our powerful
mobile technology platform, Living Goods seeks an energetic and resourceful
Mobile Technology Manager. This position will be responsible for fully
leveraging and expanding our mobile system including new services, tools, and
strategies that improve our profitability and deepen our impact. The
position can be based in Nairobi or Kampala. This is your chance to join and
shape a successful, fast growing, multi-national organization at a time of huge
opportunity for professional growth.
History and Justification:
Mobile phones are transforming lives all over the world, most dramatically in
developing countries. At Living Goods we believe that mobile technology will become
our single most transformative tool for success: empowering our agents to sell
and earn more, dramatically lowering our cost to market and monitor, enabling
real time sales force management and igniting social connections that drive
impact and business success. To accelerate the development of our powerful
mobile technology platform, Living Goods seeks an energetic and resourceful
Mobile Technology Manager. This position will be responsible for fully
leveraging and expanding our mobile system including new services, tools, and
strategies that improve our profitability and deepen our impact. The
position can be based in Nairobi or Kampala. This is your chance to join and
shape a successful, fast growing, multi-national organization at a time of huge
opportunity for professional growth.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Proactively
lead the continued development of Living Goods mobile technology platform
and suite of tools and services including: performance management systems,
mobile money integration, direct response marketing, social selling tools,
customer insight capabilities, and more. - Ensure
universal adoption and deep engagement with our mobile tools across all
our field teams in East Africa. - Manage
and cultivate relationships with best in class technology contractors. - Manage
a team of Mobile Technology staff in Living Goods’ Kenya and Uganda
offices. - Research,
innovate and adapt best practices in mobile marketing strategies and tools
for improving health and livelihoods among base of the pyramid consumers.
Qualifications,
Skills & Experience:
Skills & Experience:
- A
University degree required with a high preference to candidates with
Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering or Business
degrees. - Between
4-6 years work experience focused on mobile technology; preference to
candidates with East Africa experience. - An
excellent track record of innovation and results. - Strong
project management skills, experienced in managing projects that involve
coding/software development, field testing, user training, etc. - Willingness
to travel between Uganda and Kenya.
How
to Apply:
to Apply:
If interested in working
with Living Goods, Send a single file with resume/CV and cover letter to jobs@livinggoods.org not forgetting to include:
with Living Goods, Send a single file with resume/CV and cover letter to jobs@livinggoods.org not forgetting to include:
- How
you heard about this position (Quote the Ugandan Jobline Jobs Website) - Current
and desired salary - Optional –
Links to any online content that helps us know you better: LinkedIn,
Twitter, Blogs, or relevant work samples. - Please
type “East Africa Mobile Technology Manager – [insert last name]” in the
subject line.
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