Technical Project Manager (Consultant) at Kidogo Innovations Limited

Key Responsibilities:

The key responsibilities of the Technical Project Manager include:

• Technical Project Plan: Development of a technical project plan and tracking of the same.
• Phased Development and Roll Out: Clustering of the design needs based on the 360 review into developmental phases, effectively tracking and rolling out of each phase in a timely manner.
• Project Management:
  • Daily standups with the developers on the progress of the Kidogo App software development.
  • Ensuring timely delivery of the Kidogo App and proper functioning of the same.
  • Field testing and iteration based on feedback collected.
  • Weekly reporting to leadership on the progress of app development.
• Mobile Phones: Recommendation and identification of affordable phones (based on the ideal operating software) which can be used with the Kidogo App.
• Back End Management: Development of a back-end system which consolidates communication, tracking and data collected from the Kidogo App.
• Training: Training of relevant stakeholders on the use of the app. This includes development of training materials and TOT materials.
• Maintenance:
• Transition of the Kidogo App and all relevant systems to Kidogo Staff, including system documentation.
• Ongoing Maintenance of the Kidogo App.

The ideal consultant will:

• Have 8+ years experience in software engineering, computer technology, devops and/or systems integration.
• Availability for fulltime consultancy for the next 6 months, and parttime consultancy there after.
• Experience building and maintaining mobile apps which target lower income market users in sub-Saharan Africa.
• Experience managing developers and successfully delivering projects on time.
• Experience in building bi-lingual systems and systems with multiple user interfaces.