[change] Fwd: [GSG supporters] Seeking a Community Mentor Manager for Gaza Sky Geeks! (volunteer business continuity team)
Gaza Sky Geeks http://www.gazaskygeeks.com/ is a startup accelerator in Gaza offering mentorship to technologists there. Could be an exciting opportunity. -- Forwarded message -- From: Iliana Montauk imont...@ps.mercycorps.org Date: Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 2:36 PM Subject: [GSG supporters] Seeking a Community Mentor Manager for Gaza Sky Geeks! (volunteer business continuity team) To: gaza-sky-geeks-support...@googlegroups.com gaza-sky-geeks-support...@googlegroups.com Hi GSG supporters, We're seeking a new Community Mentor Engagement Manager for the Gaza Sky Geeks startup accelerator! The full announcement is here http://www.gazaskygeeks.com/en/join-our-team/. *Could you please share it with your networks by forwarding this email or posting on social media (suggested messaging below)?* This is an unpaid internship/fellowship: a solid 10 hours per week for 6 months. We're seeking a young, go-getter professional who already has strong work experience under their belt and wants to experience more of the startup space. This role is a *fantastic* opportunity to: - *Learn how a startup accelerator works. *As a member of the GSG team, you'll get an inside look. - *Network with startup professionals *from around the globe, especially the US, MENA, and Europe. - *Grow your community engagement startup skills.* Learn the skills of a community manager... and learn a ton about startups through the people you engage with! - *Build something amazing. *GSG is a startup in its own right: we're designing the first ever accelerator in Gaza. You'll get to lead this area of work shape it, leaving lasting impact. Since last October, this role has been filled by our wonderful Justin! Justin joined us during the crowdfunding campaign and contributed a TON to our strategy then and beyond. Justin may need to transition to a smaller role in the next month if he picks up a new exciting job he's aiming for, which is why we are seeking a new fellow/intern. Justin will stick around to hand over the responsibilities (and keep sharing ideas possibly even some of the work, because it's hard not to get addicted to GSG :) *Thank you, Justin, for everything you have brought to GSG for the past 9 months!* --- Thanks, as always, for all your support! Best, Iliana PS: The best way to reach me quickly is always via Whatsapp - use that if you are having trouble getting a hold of me, especially when I'm traveling. Iliana Montauk *Director* *Gaza Sky Geeks Accelerator http://www.gazaskygeeks.comMercy Corps Digital Economy Program* Phone - Israel (Orange): +972 54-496-2706 Phone - Palestine (Jawwal): +970 59-750-1017 Phone - USA: +1 510-847-1369 Whatsapp: +1 510-847-1369 Skype: imontauk http://www.gazaskygeeks.com/ http://www.gazaskygeeks.com/ *[image: www.gazaskygeeks.com] http://www.gazaskygeeks.com http://www.mercycorps.org/*[image: www.mercycorps.org] http://www.mercycorps.org ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Fwd: Product Manager position at Creative
Creative is hiring a Product Manager - Technology for Development. - Contact: Jacqui Deelstra - jacq...@creativedc.com Job description: https://rew21.ultiproworkplace.com/CRE1010/JobBoard/JobDetails.aspx?__ID=*12FE9FDB761C77B8 Job Details Requisition Number14-0102Post Date1/22/2015TitleProduct Manager - T4DCity WashingtonDescription *Product Manager* *Technology for Development* *Position Location:* Washington D.C. *Background:* Creative Associates International (Creative) is a dynamic, fast-growing global development firm that specializes in education, economic growth, youth, democratic institutions, crisis mitigation and stabilization. Based in Washington, D.C., Creative has a field presence in more than 15 countries with a strong client portfolio that includes the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, among others. Since its founding in 1977, Creative has earned a solid reputation among its clients and is well-regarded by competitors and partners alike. *Position Summary:* Technology for Development (T4D) is a growing focus for Creative. Housed in the Cross-Functional and New Markets group, it is responsible for incubating innovative technologies for use in international development programs, and supporting various Creative divisions in the appropriate and creative application of these mobile and other information and community technologies for education, citizen engagement, workforce development and the like. The T4D Product Manager will lead the product strategy, management and design of the technologies Creative invests in, as well as contribute in shaping future Creative investments in technology. *Reporting Supervision:* The position will report to the Sr. Associate, Technology for Development. *Primary Responsibilities:* · Manage the product user research, design, usability, acceptance testing, roadmap, and sprint planning forCreativeU http://creativeu.com/ – a new home-grown responsive platform for blended learning for use in development. Interact with customers and clients, and liaise with the contracted software development team to strategize and grow CreativeU. · Manage the product development of an open-source mobile geospatial data collection and analysis toolset for improving development data analytics, visibility and sustainability. Collaborate in defining the vision of the product, and the adoption of it by the open source software community. · Experiment with and deploy various off the shelf and open source platforms for applications in Creative programs in different developing countries. E.g. installing, customizing and setting up KoBo Toolbox for data collection in a project; or KA Lite on Raspberry Pi for access to educational materials in schools with no internet access. *Required Skills Qualifications:* · 5 to 7 years of online and mobile product management experience · Experience in usability testing methods with a sharp eye for user experience and modern interface design · Rapid prototyping and programming skills in LAMP, RoR, Python, or similar stack · Adept in Agile software development processes and tools · Experience working with remote and multicultural tech teams · Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and interpersonal skills · Must be analytical, organized, customer focused, decisive, proactive, optimistic and creative. · Have demonstrable projects or a portfolio *Desired Skills Qualifications:* · Bachelors and master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, design, human-computer interaction or business related field · Open source software development experience, with a github profile of contributions · Experience with e-learning · Experience with geographic information systems (GIS) · Experience with product users from Middle East, Africa, and Latin America · Familiarity with Information Communication Technology for Development (ICTD) research, technologies, vendors, funders and implementers · Passion for the potential of technology for assisting the underserved *Creative Associates International is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply. AA/V/D.* ___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
[change] Today! Roy Williams on Disaster Response and International Development
*[image: Description: HCDE logo][image: Purple gold logo 75]* *Disaster Response and Development: Worlds Apart?* Speaker: Roy Williams *Tuesday**, December 4, 5:30 - 6:30pm* *Foege Auditorium, S-060 * *Genome Sciences Bldg * 3720 15th Avenue NE. Roy Williams, former director of USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), will speak on today's need for aid and development workers and planners to look at the underlying assumptions governing how we think and operate our programs. What used to be referred to as the transition between the two areas of development and relief is increasingly thought of as more a matter of recognizing areas of overlap. We see examples of this in Haiti and Afghanistan where rebuilding is now a national priority following on the considerable attention paid to relief and short-term reconstruction. The talk will include a facilitated Q+A to address implications of a changing operational context for implementation of GH programs and program design to meet these realities. *About the Speaker: **Roy Williams* was appointed as OFDA Director from 1998-2001. He also served 12 years with International Rescue Committee (IRC) including roles as VP for Overseas Policy and Planning, VP Overseas Programs, and Director of Operations; 6 years in developing countries with IOM; and is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Humanitarian Cooperation, an organization focused on achieving coordination in humanitarian work through enhanced cooperation. Mr. Williams also serves as an adjunct professor with Colombia University. Link to his website: http://www.cooperationcenter.org/about.html ___ Globalhealth mailing list globalhea...@u.washington.edu http://mailman2.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/globalhealth image002.jpgimage001.png___ change mailing list change@change.washington.edu http://changemm.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/change
