Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, October 07, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The position is initially based on a 12-month contract with an opportunity for extension. The role is open to candidates in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda or Tanzania. The candidate will be expected to work remotely and must be open to travel in the region for meetings and workshops.

Tasks
• Lead the stakeholder engagement for specific areas of work including requirements gathering, stakeholder validation, user testing and engagement and validation with other work-streams
• Review and prioritise user requirements, often across complex, diverse audience types, cross referenced with business critical objectives and goals, demonstrating sensitivity to a wide variety of factors
• Plan and facilitate effective workshops from workshop planning and design, through user engagement and facilitation to results and translating outputs into materials that improve the UX of a project
• Research will include building questionnaires, document workshop interventions and compile conclusions into reports
• Facilitate and document workshops with stakeholders across the East Africa region to map their business processes including their pains/gains/expectations of a fully digital service for export/import processes
• Collaborate with the UI and graphic team to produce storyboards, scenarios, flowcharts and wireframes, turning them into fully-fledged UI designs.
• Effectively communicate research findings, conceptual ideas, detailed design, and design rationale both verbally and visually
• Work closely with development teams to ensure that design specifications are implemented
• Support the project team in any other organisational-wide efforts when required

Requirements
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience in creating and implementing product development
• Excellent knowledge of UX methodologies and best practices; research, persona creation, needs analysis, site maps, taxonomies, wireframes and prototypes.
• A design related degree, or equivalent industry experience
• Candidate needs dem
• Demonstrable experience with stakeholder management and general understanding of business requirements
• A passion for creating fluid products that connect with people
• Strong self-management with a friendly approach
• Must be able to function as a close collaborator or equally as an individual contributor
• Expert proficiency with design and prototyping tools, ideally Figma, in order to integrate with the project team and help deliver your projects
• Knowledge of web & mobile platforms, and their capabilities / limitations. HTML, CSS and JS knowledge is a bonus in order to understand the challenges of development.
• Excellent communication and organisation skills
• High written and spoken proficiency of English
• Proven track record of project deliverables
• When applying, please provide case-study examples of your work explaining your approach and decision-making as part of the design process.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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