eHealth Africa Vacancy for a Product Owner

eHealth Africa's mission is to build stronger health systems through the design & implementation of data-driven solutions that respond to local needs and provide underserved communities with tools to lead healthier lives.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Product Owner

Location: Kano, Nigeria
Department: Software Development
Type: Full Time

Job Description

• We’re currently looking for a Product Owner (1 year, freelance, full time contract) to join us and work on outbreak response, nutrition and health system strengthening products, starting as soon as possible.

Your Tasks

• Develop the vision for products which support our software strategy for health system support and communicate this to the software team and stakeholders.
• Ensure that what is being built represents great product design practices, is relevant, effective and focused.
• Throughout the product lifecycle, spend a significant amount of time on site - for collecting the first requests, getting feedback and rolling out the product.
• Gather feature / product requirements from stakeholder input and define and prioritize these for the development team.
• Coordinate with local partners, governments and users to ensure products effectively satisfy their needs throughout development.

Qualifications and Experience

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned.
• Strong analytical and technical skills - software development experience a massive plus.
• Experience working in developing, rural or low-literacy contexts.
• Willingness and ability to take trips to areas where our products are used (currently Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria) and work with diverse stakeholders.
• German, Spanish and French are desirable but not essential.
• Degree in computer science / software engineering.
• 5+ years experience building software with web technologies.
• Excellent communication skills and self-initiative.
• Experience working in product design and development, user-centered design.
• Experience in one of informatics, information design, public health, mobile applications.

Language/ Communication Skills:

• English is the spoken and written language so English fluency is required.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, or government regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Excellent writing ability, strong interpersonal, group facilitation and oral presentation skills.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees and the general public.

Math/Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.