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• Manage Project Technical Configuration:
  Work independently and partner with project managers to write technical
  scope of work, support service design, configure and customize
  communication technologies and data visualization dashboards to meet
  Partners’ health programme requirements, create user manuals, deploy and
  train on technologies managing project timelines and monitor usage of the
  technologies.
• Spearhead Analytics Platform Management
  for Africa: Maintain a growing library of dashboards and interactive
  data visualizations within the Medic Mobile Analytics platform. Train team
  members and partners to use Medic Mobile Analytics, and communicate best
  practices. Work with designers and project managers to ensure that
  dashboard designs are feasible and building upon past work. Be available
  to other teammates who may be building dashboards, to maintain best
  practices and quality. Manage project timelines, monitor usage of the
  platform, and track user licenses for invoicing purposes.
• Support Product Development:
  Work with Medic Mobile’s designers to describe mHealth needs and
  opportunities in your region and to ensure these needs are addressed in
  Medic Mobile’s current tool kit or product roadmap.
• Post Deployment Product Support:
  Support end users and stakeholders (internal and external) on any arising
  technology issues/bugs working alongside tech support team to resolve or
  escalate to other tech teams and follow up to resolution.
• Support in proposal writing, publications,
  present Medic Mobile in meeting, seminar, summits & forums when called
  upon to do so.

• The ideal candidate should preferably hold
  a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering or
  Mathematics
• At least five years relevant experience or
  equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least three years’  experience using command-line tools on
  Linux (preferred) or another UNIX-like operating system. Be comfortable
  and proficient in HTML, Javascript, Node.js, and JSON.
• Previous exposure and experience with
  relational databases, Postgres and MySQL
• Previous experience in Scripting languages
  Appscript/Shell/Awk
• Prior exposure and experience with data
  analysis and data visualization languages R/Matlab/Python
• Expertise in research to practice –
  identifying best practices and adapting them to program realities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal
  skills with the ability to pass on information clearly to users and to
  grasp difficulties perceived by users.
• Show commitment to frequent and timely
  communication, both in person and online (via email, Internet Relay Chat,
  and other online chat applications).
• Keen interest in working with and learning
  from a globally distributed team of diverse cultural settings
• Be a strong problem solver with good
  logical diagnostic skills and ability to exercise good judgement in the
  resolution of problems
• Ability to multi-task in dealing with
  several different problems at a time.
• Strong customer service orientation that
  establishes a good working relationship with customers, with the attitude
  of wanting to assist people and pass-on their knowledge and experience to
  others.
• Ability to work under high pressure, meet
  deadlines, monitor and follow-up on pending matters under minimum
  supervision.

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