Project Manager Job in Kenya

Job

Vacancy: Project Manager – Future Initiatives
 

Sanergy

is an award-winning social venture that builds healthy, prosperous communities

by making hygienic sanitation accessible and affordable in Africa’s urban

informal settlements. 

Our

systems-based approach to solving the sanitation crisis involves five key

steps: we build a dense network of franchised micro-entrepreneurs, who operate

low-cost, high-quality waterless sanitation facilities – called Fresh Life – as

small businesses. 

We

provide critical support services – such as access to finance, business

analytics, training, and marketing. We collect the waste regularly and safely

remove it from the community. 

We

convert the waste into valuable by-products, such as organic fertilizer and renewable

energy. Finally, we sell the by-products to Kenyan farms under the brand name

Farm Star.

Since November 2011, we have launched nearly 700 Fresh Life Toilets to a

network of more than 300 Fresh Life Operators. We have collected and converted

over 7,000 tons of waste. At the same time, we have built a team of over 200

people. 

For

our work, we have been recognized by Fast Company as one of the 10 Most

Innovative Companies in the World Doing Social Good and one of the 10 Most

Innovative Companies in Africa.
 

Job

Purpose Statement: The

Project Manager will be responsible for managing the development and testing of

products and services for potential incorporation into the Fresh Life

portfolio.
 

Reports

to: Manager,

Future Initiatives
 

Role

& Responsibilities
 

Manage

a portfolio of Future Initiatives offerings, moving each through the Future

Initiatives process for development and testing.

• Contribute
  
  to the definition of project scope and objectives


• Develop
  
  detailed project plan to monitor progress


• Ensure
  
  that each stage in the Future Initiatives process is completed and
  
  documented before advancing the offering to the next stage. The process
  
  includes:

1.   
Conduct initial research (i.e., technical feasibility, market

size, operational feasibility, cost effectiveness, financial viability)

2.   
Design product or service

3.   
Develop research plan

5.   
Analyze pilot results

6.   
Make recommendation regarding operationalization, further

testing or termination of offering

• Engage
  
  members of the Future Initiatives team with appropriate areas of expertise
  
  for stages outside the specialty of the Project Manager


• Engage
  
  other organizational stakeholders and resources as appropriate

While

each Project Manager on the Future Initiatives team is responsible for projects

from start to finish, each Project Manager brings expertise in one step in the

Future Initiatives process. 

The

Project Manager will provide support for Future Initiatives team members in at

least one of the following:

• Assess
  
  market size, operational feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and overall
  
  financial viability of potential offerings


• Conduct
  
  research on technical feasibility and existing technologies that can be
  
  leveraged for potential offerings


• Design
  
  new products and adapt existing technologies to generate offerings
  
  appropriate for the context in which we work


• Design
  
  plans for testing of products and services


• Oversee
  
  implementation of testing plan


• Design
  
  plan and tools for data analysis


• Analyze
  
  data to make evidence-based decisions to operationalize, kill, or conduct
  
  additional research on offerings post-pilot


• Develop
  
  strategies for operationalization and scale-up of offerings after
  
  successful pilot

Capacity

and Process Building
 

Build

tools for Future Initiatives development and testing process and offer support

to Future Initiatives team members.

• As
  
  projects advance out of each stage, ensure the tools for conducting and
  
  assessing each stage evolve as necessary to meet the needs of the team


• Create
  
  guidelines to support other Future Initiatives team members in conducting
  
  the stages covered by the area of expertise of the Project Manager


• Provide
  
  support in Project Manager’s area(s) of expertise on projects managed by
  
  Future Initiatives team members.


• Contribute
  
  to conceptualization of new offerings for development and testing

• Engage
  
  and communicate transparently with team members outside of Future
  
  Initiatives about new initiatives


• Provide
  
  Business Development and Communications teams with high quality
  
  information on new products (pitch) and in-progress pilots (reporting) to
  
  support their efforts to secure and maintain partners and funding


• When
  
  relevant, communicate directly with external stakeholders for purposes of
  
  research / information gathering, knowledge sharing and partnership
  
  development

• Degree
  
  in research, design or business related field; Masters degree desirable


• 2-5
  
  years’ work experience, preferably in a developing country context


• Experience
  
  in human-centered design and/or design thinking


• Background
  
  in WASH or another area of innovation in global health / development


• Experience
  
  conducting primary and secondary research, preferably in a developing
  
  country context or regarding issues of development


• Knowledge
  
  of study design and analysis techniques


• Good
  
  time management skills


• Ability
  
  to multitask and meet deadlines with ease


• Strong
  
  people skills.

Application

Deadline: 1st

August 2016