Project Manager Mobile Services

We're Hiring! Souktel has the following position open now:

Position Title: Project Manager – Mobile Services  
 
About Us:
In 2006, Souktel changed Middle East labor markets by launching the first service to connect job-seekers and employers by cell phone. Today, we design and deliver mobile job & aid services on three continents—with clients ranging from the UN to Al Jazeera Television and the Red Cross. This work has earned us praise from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, and helped us win awards at the World Economic Forum for the Middle East. Building on these achievements, in 2012 Souktel received $1m in growth capital from Sadara Ventures--a fund backed by Google.org, Cisco, the Skoll Foundation and the Soros Economic Development Fund.

Your Job:
The Project Manager – Mobile Services works with fellow Project Managers and Software Developers to lead end-to-end implementation of mobile projects for Souktel clients. You’ll focus on both the job and aid sectors of Souktel’s work, with a regional emphasis on the Middle East and Africa. 
 
This position is full-time, based in Ramallah, Palestine, with potential travel to locations in the Middle East, Africa and Europe. The level of effort (LOE) for this position is equivalent to 40 hours per week; this position reports to Souktel’s senior management and may involve the supervision of additional staff or interns.
 
Your Responsibilities:

Prepare draft pitch documents, budgets and product demos for clients/new prospects.
Hold initial meetings with clients/new prospects; present and demonstrate technology.
Work with clients to understand use cases/business needs and general technical scoping.
Communicate client needs to Software Project Managers, work with Software Project Managers to identify additional technical requirements, costs and timelines/milestones.
Manage the set-up of network connectivity for new services, in partnership with mobile networks.
Maintain communication between client and IT team during development/testing phase.
Manage all project budgets, vendor/consultant reporting, and invoicing.
Carry out user-side quality assurance testing of new products, prior to client release.
Deliver finished product; train client on technology use, and provide follow-up user support to client as needed.
Liaise with media outlets to showcase finished products/services. 
Represent Souktel at regional project-related events, across the Middle East & Africa.
Author articles, blog posts, and academic papers about key projects for leading publications (eg. Stanford Social Innovation Review, Unicef Mobile Learning Review).

Required Qualifications:
Native proficiency in English. Excellent professional English writing skills.
Minimum 3 years’ prior field employment as a project manager at a USAID/DFID/EU/UN implementing organization.
Prior experience managing “ICT for Development” projects (preferably “Mobile for Development” projects) for international development organizations/aid agencies. 
Prior Middle East regional experience; passion for travel to Souktel project sites in locations like Iraq and Gaza.

Desired Qualifications:

Proficient spoken Arabic (Levant dialect) and/or French. 
Graduate degree(s) in computer science and/or business; PMP/CAPM certification.

To Apply:
Please email your CV, a professional writing sample and contact details for two professional references to

[email protected]

Application period ends at 5 pm Ramallah local time (GMT+2), Fri. Jun. 7, 2013. 
 

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