App Developer Manager Careers – Medic

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Job Title:  App Developer Manager

Organisation: Medic

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

 

About US:

Medic is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2010 to advance health and human flourishing with and for the hardest-to-reach communities. We envision a more just world in which health workers are supported as they provide care for their neighbors, universal health coverage is a reality, and health is a secured human right. Practically, we have advanced our mission by building, implementing, and supporting open-source digital tools that support Community Health Workers, managers, and facility-based health workers. Along with our partners, we build and apply software that helps health workers deliver high-quality, equitable care in redesigned health systems. Our team and partners support more than 28,000 frontline health workers caring for an estimated 15 million people in 18 countries across Africa and Asia.

 

Job Summary:  We’re seeking an experienced, technical, and people-focused App Developer Manager to lead our team of app developers in East Africa, within the App Services team.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Building a world-class software development team and culture.
  • Manage a team of software developers to produce high-quality digital tools that make a difference.
  • Guide the growth of the team through technical mentorship, performance management, and development opportunities.
  • Set technical direction and directly contribute to solve the team’s hardest technical challenges.
  • Support the growth of our open-source community by contributing learnings, expertise, and code.
  • Travel to the field (Kenya, Uganda) to test apps in their realistic operating environment.
  • Support in proposal writing, publications, present Medic Mobile in meetings, seminars, summits & forums when called upon to do so.


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Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • Have a history of building highly effective teams of software developers.
  • Have 5+ years of experience managing a group of software developers. Experience managing a remote team is an asset.
  • Have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent.
  • Are proficient in both written and spoken English. Knowledge of French would be an asset.
  • Are proficient in Javascript or other programming languages.
  • Are proficient in relational databases (Postgres)
  • Are capable and experienced mentor of junior to intermediate developers.
  • Can manage and prioritise a distributed team of developers to deliver on multiple concurrent projects.
  • Experience delivering and monitoring software services.
  • Familiarity with the Community Health Toolkit is an asset.
  • Good logical diagnostic skills and ability to exercise good judgment in the resolution of problems.
  • Passion for digital health systems
  • Candidates must have valid authorization to work in the region without requiring sponsorship.

 

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to apply online at the link below.

 

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Deadline: 29th June 2023

 

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