Interested candidates should apply through the following link : https://grnh.se/ba6960941

Disclaimer : Candidature would only be accepted upon successful registration on Dimagi's career page as well. Once you apply here you would be redirected to the Dimagi's career page as well.

Please include a detailed cover letter with your application as we give a great weight-age to a well written cover letter. Therein, please describe your motivation to work with Dimagi and your suitability for the job you are applying for.

About Dimagi

Founded out of Harvard and MIT in 2002, Dimagi is an award-winning, 120-person[D1] software company that develops leading mobile technology for low-resource settings. Dimagi is a recognized social enterprise and certified Benefit Corporation, reflecting our commitment to making a real impact. Our team is impact-minded, diverse, dedicated, and they love what they do. Do you have a strong desire to make an impact in the tech-for-good space? Then come join us on the next leg of our journey.

Dimagi's product, CommCare, is a leading software platform that enables anyone to design and launch customized mobile applications for Android devices. We are currently pursuing aggressive goals to dramatically improve healthcare delivery at scale in India, and are assembling the right team to achieve these goals.

Position Description

- Dimagi India is looking for a Technical Project Manager (TPM) to drive the implementation and delivery of mHealth projects in India. Based out of the Delhi office, this position will report to senior leadership of the Global Services team at Dimagi and would include some travel. The TPM will join our team of local and international staff to learn and share best practices and expertise from across the globe.

- Technical Project Managers at Dimagi blend technical design and consulting skills to solve complex challenges using Dimagi's platform and more general technology principles in low-resource settings.

Responsibilities

- The objectives for this position is to take on overall technical accountability for projects, to ensure all business requirements are managed correctly, expectations are coordinated across teams and departments, and deliverables are implemented in a timely fashion. Specific responsibilities include (but are not restricted to):

- Take project management ownership of technical work streams of large-scale projects, including translation of business needs into technical requirements and design, management of technical efforts and timelines, quality of product delivery, and proactive communication of status updates and information gaps.

- Manage a team of Dimagi's Global Services staff members in order to develop solutions and configure complex features.

- Coordinate between Dimagi's international technology teams based in South Africa and the United States to ensure accountability and technical project deliverables.

- Work with teams to improve team pain points with workflows and processes

- Co -lead external conversations with Global Services team members to promote understanding of technical capabilities and limitations of Dimagi's offerings, timelines, and what expectations to set externally, as well as to engage in collaborative solutioning

- Have the ability to write appropriate technical documentation when needed, for example, technical design documents or reports to funders

- Manage a project plan, tracking action items, owners, and priorities

Who you are?

- You are organized, dependable, proactive, dedicated and interested in making technology work in low-resource settings. Additionally, you are self-driven, detail oriented and most importantly are driven by a desire to create real impact.

Skills & Experience

Must have:

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering or technology from a recognized university

- Minimum 6 years of experience, which includes at least 3 years experience in managing the software development life cycle.

- Demonstrated experience in:

- Managing large-scale and complex projects

- Collecting and managing requirements from different stakeholders and delivering against those

- Working in and coordinating among dynamic technical and non-technical teams

- Demonstrated reliability to deliver on time while managing competing priorities and schedules

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

- Eligible to work in or obtain a work visa for India

Good to have:

- Knowledge of Python, Django, Javascript/jQuery, HTML5/CSS, Knockout, CouchDB, Postgres and/or mobile technologies is a strong plus

- Experience with reporting tools, including UI/UX design for reporting

- Prior experience of having worked in ICT projects

- Software development or product management experience

Please note:

Applications will be processed as they are received, so hurry, send us your application as soon as you can!

Please include a Cover Letter with your application explaining your interest in Dimagi as an organisation and social impact sector in general. Please also mention reasons for your suitability and motivation for this position.

Application deadline is July 15, 2018.

In return we offer an international working environment: Our staff benefits from employee-centric policies such as flexible working hours, excellent health insurance and generous time off. Compensation will depend on level of experience and qualifications but will be competitive with local rates. We request a 2-year commitment for this position, but employment is at-will according to company policies.

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