Technical Project Manager

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• Lead the needs assessment analysis from multiple stakeholders about their interaction with the existing systems to ensure that all perspectives are taken into account during the design process of the new application platform
• Lead the recruitment and hiring of a competent software development team who will deliver the envisioned platform. Thereafter, define their scope of work and manage them to ensure successful delivery of the platform
• Direct daily operations of the development process, manage project timeframes, oversee budget and timelines as well and provide status reports to the Africa Co-CEO.
• Oversee the design, planning, and management of the data migration process from the old system to the new platform
• Lead the piloting and iterating of the new systems ensuring our partners’ feedback is effectively integrated into the ongoing upgrading of the platform.
• Continuously coordinate between multiple stakeholders to ensure that the system under development captures all perspectives and has buy-in from the start

• Identify and design new process improvement opportunities for the platform and ensure continuous maintenance of the platform as needed
• Lead the integration of the platform to the existing portfolio management services
• Support AVFund team members in drawing necessary information from the system.

• Analyze collected data by sector, region, size, etc, and make it easy to draw out trends and patterns
• Convert trends or patterns into usable insights for the AVFund team to act upon
• Identify and manage data requests from AVFund funders who are interested in our partner pipeline

• You have a strong understanding of User Experience and Design Thinking, concerning our work of making any partner interactions less and not more burdensome in terms of system usability.
• You have successfully led the needs analysis, development, and roll-out of technology platforms to successfully support multi-stakeholder workflows across diverse sectors
• You have at least 4 years of experience in technical project management and at least 8 years of overall work experience.
• You have a good understanding of technology – not necessarily a developer but having the skills to effectively manage software developers to deliver within project time frames
• Proven ability to select and oversee the tailoring of highly suitable tech platforms to meet the unique requirements of users and complex workflows.
• You possess strong project management skills and can successfully handle multiple moving pieces, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks. A certification in project management is an added advantage
• You have successfully recruited and managed technical teams of full-time staff or consultants.
• You are excited to dig into and analyze big sets of qualitative and quantitative data to identify trends and valuable insights that can move the mission forward
• You have proven data analysis skills and can confidently use a range of tools and technologies to analyze large sets of data and the ability to communicate these in a comprehensible manner to diverse audiences.
• You have successfully overseen data migration projects.
• You possess strong interpersonal and communications skills with a proven ability to effectively influence and collaborate with diverse team members in a multicultural environment.
• You have a track record of managing the balance between systems and people – you design great systems. Still, you do so in ways that are collaborative and incorporate the human element of implementing systems.
• You are a resourceful self-starter, have a high level of initiative, and a strong ability to work independently. You have a strong ability to make decisions based on information and insights gathered.
• You love working in start-up environments, are highly agile, and are comfortable with creating results even when faced with ambiguity and changing contexts.
• You have an understanding of the social impact space, funding, and the inequities present in both spaces. You strongly believe in the power of community-driven development and the importance of African social changemakers being at the forefront of development.
• Strong cultural awareness to work in a very diverse work environment of teams across cultures and time zones.
• A background in computer science, engineering, business and information technology, or any other relevant degree and training is an added advantage
• Familiarity with Google Suites, Slack, Smartsheet, and Salesforce is a big plus

• This is a full-time remote role of 40 hours per week. The location is flexible within Sub-Saharan Africa. The ideal candidate has pre-existing work authorization in the country they desire to be based.
• While there is some autonomy and flexibility in the work schedule during the week, the Operations team that will highly collaborate with this role is currently based in East Africa. Thus our ideal candidate must be able to work productively in this timezone.
• The role requires some travel, likely 1-2 trips per year or as needed.
• The compensation for this position will be commensurate with experience, alongside such benefits as generous PTO and health insurance, and retirement savings stipends.
• AVFund believes our team is better and stronger with a diversity of perspectives and experiences. We welcome applications from candidates historically underrepresented in the nonprofit sector, especially within the international development sector. AVFund is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.

• Please fill out this form https://bit.ly/AVFundTPMApply
• Be sure to answer all questions comprehensively and concisely.
• You will be asked to upload your CV as part of the application form. Please ensure your CV is in PDF format, tailored to this role, and no more than 4 pages.
• Applications will be shortlisted on a rolling basis. Due to the high number of applications anticipated, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Recruitment process in partnership with Edge. All emails regarding this role will come from email accounts in the domains @edgeperformance.co.ke and @africanvisionary.org. If you have any questions, please reach out to [email protected].

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