Job Vacancies at Code for Africa (CfA)

The successful candidate will help design the remote sensing and Internet of Things (IoT) devices that underpin sensors.AFRICA’s existing network of low-cost ‘citizen sensors’ that monitor air quality in five countries, as well as improving the cutting-edge experimental water sensors that detect cholera and other contaminants, and novel hydrophone sensors that detect illegal dynamite fishing and coral bleaching in East Africa’s oceans. You will also help customise/deploy drones to map settlements and better understand how to combat climate change.

CfA is a non-profit technology R&D lab. While robust hardware engineering skills are required, no prior air/water/climate monitoring or urban development experience is required.

The successful candidate will report to CfA’s sensors.AFRICA manager, and will also work with CfA’s wider technology, data, design and content teams in 21 African countries to build robust systems and infrastructures for our partners in watchdog civil society organisations, the investigative media and selected progressive government agencies.

Required:

• BSc/BEng Electrical Engineers, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated experience in electronics packaging mechanical design.
• Demonstrated experience in electronic Design For Manufacturing (DFM) best practices.
• Demonstrated experience in IoT,  Low Power Electronic Design.
• Experience reading and interpreting data sheets and electrical schematics.
• Excellent command of electrical engineering fundamentals.
• Demonstrated experience in revision control using Git and Git workflows.
• Demonstrated experience in the Espressif MCU ecosystem and ARM-based microcontrollers.
• Board documentation and liaison with the firmware development team
• Experience in design of reusable libraries and SDKs is a plus.
• Self starter with the ability to work effectively in teams across internal and external organisations and virtual teams.
• Ability to design, prototype, validate, test and assemble printed circuit boards (PCBs) using electronic ECAD tools, preferably Autodesk Eagle and Fusion360.
• Experience working on PCB post-manufacturing processes including circuit board reflow and soldering, and final testing.

Closing: 20 February 2023

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The successful candidate will collaborate with a dynamic, cross-border team of data analysts, community coordinators, digital designers, and editorial experts. They will also receive support from CfA’s software engineering and forensic research teams located in 22 countries across Africa.

Required

The ideal candidate for this role should have the following:

• A minimum of 4 years of experience in community organising or a related field, working directly with groups and individuals.
• Excellent project management skills, including handling multiple priorities and meeting deadlines.
• Experience delivering on contractual project requirements and producing regular reports for monitoring purposes.
• Experience organising and coordinating local and international events and community outreach (including offline, online, and hybrid events).
• Comfortable with facilitating and delivering training, skills coaching and mentoring.
• Significant experience in stakeholder engagement, with a proven ability to build relationships and engage with diverse audiences, including academics, journalists, storytellers, data analysts, researchers, technologists, and editors.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills, written and verbal, for large and small groups, in-person and via phone and email.
• Experience designing and implementing community-informed research strategies, including writing and designing surveys and questionnaires to solicit feedback on various topics.
• Familiarity with growth and impact metrics, as well as web analytics
• Ability to work creatively and accurately under pressure, with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to multitask, prioritise, and manage time efficiently.
• Proficiency in the English language (spoken and written).

Preferred

Candidates who can demonstrate the following will have an advantage:

• Experience working in the technology, non-profit and/or media environments will be advantageous.
• An understanding of database management and familiarity with spreadsheets. 
• Experience managing content distribution, such as blogs and stories through various channels, including social media, and websites (Medium, WordPress). 
• Good working knowledge of HTML, WordPress and SEO. 
• Experience working with a multinational and fully remote organisation.
• Bilingual in English and French (spoken and written).

Closing: 20 February 2023

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About the Role:

The successful candidates will join CfA’s transnational iLAB digital forensic team, to craft and manage the content production process and output for the iLAB team. Outputs take the form of research reports, briefing documents and presentations, among others. 

As part of a multinational team within a growing organisation, you must be agile and able to thrive in a multicultural environment. 

You will need to work easily with people from different backgrounds who may speak different languages.

The role also will involve the ability to multitask as a writer, an editor and publisher. Developing cutting edge contents like dossiers that speak directly to the actions and advocacy needed. It is intended that the role will help shape the skills of other team members to enable them to become better writers and storytellers.  

Responsibilities: 

• Managing the editorial production process and content diaries for the iLAB producing analytic and investigative reports.
• Scheduling and running the weekly ‘insights diary’ used to shape iLAB  reports and investigative outputs.
• Ensuring that reports, presentations and briefing documents are delivered on time by the relevant teams.
• Ensuring that analytical and investigative outputs are aligned with organisational goals and lead to meaningful outcomes.

Required

• Demonstrable newsroom management skills in a mainstream media or equivalent digital publishing environment.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and demonstrable aptitude for operationally managing multiple content production teams across countries.
• Demonstrable ability to create team timelines and milestones with clear systems/processes.
• A solid understanding of journalistic or other media-related production systems and workflow methodologies.
• Digital workplace skill sets, including proficiency in collaborative digital work solutions such as Google Drive (Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, etc.), Slack (or equivalents such as Teams), and project management tools like Trello (or equivalents).
• An understanding of media ecosystems and/or digital advocacy and/or digital civic engagement.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to present research insights and shape research outputs.
• The ability to collaborate with a diverse set of multidisciplinary project stakeholders.
• Experience in working with remote, distributed teams with agile methodologies.
• Proactive, solutions-oriented approach to problem solving
• Ability to work under tight deadlines with good prioritisation and time management skills
• Ability to work with minimal instruction in a teamwork environment
• Strong organisational, analytical and interpersonal skills
• High professional standards and ethics
• The basics – research, reporting, grammar, Associated Press style – are priorities in writing. .

Closing: 15 February 2023

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The successful candidates will work as part of a multinational and multilingual team that works across a variety of programmes and projects.

Required

• Bachelors degree in human resources management  or equivalent qualification
• 2-3 years of experience in a similar role
• Fluency in written and spoken English
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Superb organisational skills and detail orientated
• Experience in or familiarity with digital collaboration tools, including Slack, Google Drive, and Trello

Preferred: 

• Experience working in the technology, non-profit and/or media environments will be advantageous
• Experience working with a multinational &  fully remote organisation

Closing: 15 February 2023