Agile Project Manager

Seeking: Agile Project Manager

Eneza is seeking a Project Manager for an initial 6-month position, with the possibility of a long-term contract. The PM will work directly with the CTO and customer relations team, communicating product vision to the development team and determining the best way to architecture products for scale and impact.

About us:

We’re a fast-growing, investment-backed educational technology company based in Nairobi, Kenya and the United States. We aim to be the go-to mobile educational source for 50 Million students across Africa, starting in Kenya. Currently, we provide products to 60,000+ students, teachers and parents across every region of Kenya through SMS, USSD, mobile web and web technology.

Job Specs:

• Lead team in implementing Agile methodologies
• Prioritize product goals based on customer feedback and market response
• Facilitate communication among community coordinators (field colleagues who work directly with schools) and development team
• Define and prioritize urgent development needs based on customer feedback
• Estimate timing of work packages and assign tasks based on larger product goals
• Determine acceptable rates of development work completion according to noted strengths and weaknesses of development team
• Organize and analyze in-person observations and data to inform development decisions
• Document development outcomes: bugs, verified fixes, new features, features in testing, etc
• Monitor progress of milestone completion against overall project plan
• Provide weekly internal status reporting
• Develop and proactively identify, communicate and manage project issues, risks, resources and contingency plans

Requirements for the position:

• 3+ years of experience as a project/product manager in the technology space
• Must be extremely organized, flexible, resilient in the face of challenges, and passionate about education
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal skills with technical and management staff
• Excellent communication, collaboration and facilitation skills
• Must be willing to relocate to Nairobi, if currently elsewhere
• Scrum Alliance or Scrum Master certificate is a plus, but not required

Salary/Benefits:

• Competitive market salary
• Possibility of long term extension of contract

Please send proof of awesomeness in the form of a CV and Cover Letter to geeks@enezaeducation.com to be considered for the job. Only convincing cases will be notified.