Job Title: Research and Development Officer
Organisation: SolarNow
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About US:
SolarNow is an asset financing company that sells high quality solar product
and appliances to households and businesses in Uganda. The company started in
2011 and has since opened 46 branches throughout Uganda, employs around 600
people.
and appliances to households and businesses in Uganda. The company started in
2011 and has since opened 46 branches throughout Uganda, employs around 600
people.
Job Summary: The Research
and Development Officer will be tasked with ensuring the quality of the
SolarNow Products. The incumbent will be working on new Technologies.
and Development Officer will be tasked with ensuring the quality of the
SolarNow Products. The incumbent will be working on new Technologies.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Introduction:
·
Testing and Specification:
Test products against the company defined test methods, suggest updates to the
test methods where relevant
Testing and Specification:
Test products against the company defined test methods, suggest updates to the
test methods where relevant
·
Launch: Test new products
prior to launch as per company test method to ensure they meet sample
specification
Launch: Test new products
prior to launch as per company test method to ensure they meet sample
specification
Intervention:
·
Report: You test products as per requirements to
better understand issues being experience by clients and highlighted in Product
Insights Engine
Report: You test products as per requirements to
better understand issues being experience by clients and highlighted in Product
Insights Engine
·
You create basic intervention reports and roll
out basic interventions based on your testing and insights from officers to
enable improved products.
You create basic intervention reports and roll
out basic interventions based on your testing and insights from officers to
enable improved products.
Interface/ Communications: Support development of
communications out to Desks to promote the work you do and understanding on how
your team works.
communications out to Desks to promote the work you do and understanding on how
your team works.
Management/ Coaching
·
Reporting: You prepare your
weekly report on time to enable accurate tracking of your work and the team
Reporting: You prepare your
weekly report on time to enable accurate tracking of your work and the team
·
Mentoring and Coaching: You
support the development of the team through sharing skills and abilities
Mentoring and Coaching: You
support the development of the team through sharing skills and abilities
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
·
The ideal candidate for the SolarNow Research
and Development Officer job opportunity must hold a Diploma in Electrical
Engineering, Electronics or related field
The ideal candidate for the SolarNow Research
and Development Officer job opportunity must hold a Diploma in Electrical
Engineering, Electronics or related field
·
Computer literacy skills i.e.
Excel/Word/PowerPoint
Computer literacy skills i.e.
Excel/Word/PowerPoint
·
Good and consistent performance record.
Good and consistent performance record.
·
Highly motivated and passionate about work.
Highly motivated and passionate about work.
·
Pay keen attention to detail.
Pay keen attention to detail.
·
Able to work with minimum supervision.
Able to work with minimum supervision.
·
Good communication & reporting skills.
Good communication & reporting skills.
·
Team player / People Management skills.
Team player / People Management skills.
·
Good team player
Good team player
·
Self-motivated
Self-motivated
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send
their motivation letters and updated CVs to: [email protected]
their motivation letters and updated CVs to: [email protected]
Deadline: 15th December
2017
2017
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