• Country: Lviv, Ukraine
• No of vacancies: N/A
  
• Salary: N/A 
• Organization: DRC
• Gender: Both 
• Deadline: 2024-01-10

KEY Tasks

The ideal candidate will have a background in technical project management, preferably from a startup environment or a similar dynamic environment and possess strong communication skills to translate technical concepts for diverse audiences.

The main tasks will include (but will not be limited to):

• Collaborate with the app development company to oversee the development of the humanitarian app, ensuring alignment with project timelines, objectives, and budget constraints.
• Serve as a liaison between app developers and the community engagement officer to facilitate clear communication and understanding of project requirements.
• Translate technical jargon into easily understandable language for stakeholders with varying technical backgrounds.
• Conduct regular assessments to ensure the app’s usability, functionality, and efficiency in supporting humanitarian response between diaspora and local organizations.
• Identify and address technical challenges, offering innovative solutions in collaboration with the app development team.
• Coordinate with local NGOs and diaspora organizations to gather feedback, requirements, evaluation and insights for app optimization.
• Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps. Design graphic user interface elements, like menus, tabs and widgets.
• Other relevant tasks related to the project implementation and DEMAC activities.

Competencies and Experience

To be successful in this role, you excel in mobilizing and working with a broad range of actors. Moreover, we also expect the following:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• Proven experience (5 years) in technical project support/management in a startup environment focused on tech solutions or app development or other technical company.
• Strong understanding of software development processes, mobile app technologies, and project management methodologies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively interact with diverse stakeholders, including technical and non-technical team members.
• Ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders by translating complex technical concepts into easily understandable information.
• Experience in user-centered design principles and usability testing.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
• Cultural and gender sensitivity
• Full proficiency in English and Ukrainian.
• Interest in matters relating to civil society, diaspora, forced displacement and humanitarian work

• Proactive, results driven and perseverant.

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