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Associate Director, Application Services at MSI Reproductive Choices, Kampala, Uganda

MSI Reproductive Choices

Associate Director, Application Services at MSI Reproductive Choices, Kampala, Uganda

MSI Reproductive Choices

Full time Job

Date Posted: March 14, 2025

Application deadline:

March 27, 2025 5:00pm

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Job description

For us, it’s vital that every MSI team member believes in and is committed to our organisational mission, vision and values.

This means that we will only accept applications from candidates who are unequivocally pro-choice.

Our values act as guiding principles, providing us with a clear direction. They set the tone for how we approach our work, interact with others and align ourselves as ‘One MSI’. It’s important that our team members truly resonate with our values and demonstrate them consistently, in all that they do.

We recruit talented, dynamic individuals with diverse backgrounds who share our mission and are focused on delivering measurable results. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone can participate and contribute meaningfully. We value open-mindedness, curiosity, resilience, and a solutions-oriented mindset, alongside a commitment to promoting equality and safeguarding the welfare of both team members and clients.

We seek exceptional communicators who are self-motivated, solutions-driven, and aligned with MSI’s mission and entrepreneurial mindset. You should be dedicated to driving social change in an environment focused on sustainable impact, both locally and globally, and comfortable working with diverse teams in an ambiguous setting.

To perform this role, you’ll need the following skills:

  • Proven leadership skills, able to develop and motivate staff to perform to the highest level, including management of distributed teams and different cultures.
  • Skills and/or certifications in Microsoft technologies, including Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365, Azure, Modern Data Warehouse, Power BI and Microsoft integration technologies such as Azure integration services.
  • Background experience in development programming languages, in particular C#, SQL and .Net, to be able to oversee and quality assure the development work of the team and/or 3rd party suppliers.
  • Ability to deploy appropriate methodologies, techniques and approaches to successfully develop and implement digital technology, including deep understanding of effective project management, change management and business analysis.
  • Skills in core business processes which will likely include Finance and Operational business processes.
  • Fluent in business English, both written and verbal.

To perform this role, you’ll need the following experience:

  • Demonstrable experience in business models and digital technology in African countries, ideally within a healthcare space.
  • Experience in developing digital and technology strategy to enable organisational strategy within operational and back-office domains.
  • Demonstrable experience of managing all aspects of business applications such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) apps, and bespoke operational applications, acquired through multiple full project and application lifecycles.
  • Experience in working effectively at all levels in the organisation, both with business and technical stakeholders and 3rd party vendors, and up to exec and board level.
  • Experience with data and business intelligence / enterprise reporting solutions and supporting data models / approaches.
  • Experience of creating new teams and developing a high performing team culture to successfully deliver on strategic objectives.
  • Strong leadership, management, and customer service skills, and excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
  • Strong financial management skills and experience managing budgets up to USD 500k annually.
  • Ability to steer, motivate and manage a team.
  • Open and clear communicator, excellent networking skills including across cultures.

Formal education/qualification

Education: BSC, preferably in Computers Science or tech related fields.

Application deadline:

March 27, 2025

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