Senior Manager, Software Engineering
2025-04-15T14:56:53+00:00
Raising The Village (RTV)
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https://www.www.raisingthevillage.org/
FULL_TIME
Mbarara
Mbarara
00256
Uganda
Nonprofit, and NGO
Computer & IT
2025-04-28T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
8
Location: Mbarara
Supervisor: Head of Department, Venn
Years of experience: 10+ years
Department: Venn
Field Travel: 10%
About Us:
At Raising The Village (RTV), we are dedicated to eradicating ultra-poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a dynamic, rapidly growing international development organization, we've assembled a team of over 250 passionate individuals in Uganda, alongside an additional 17 professionals in North America and 15 in Rwanda. Together, we are committed to elevating communities out of ultra-poverty by implementing innovative solutions and leveraging advanced data analytics to drive impact.
To date, our holistic approach has positively impacted over 1 million lives since 2012, and we're poised to achieve even greater milestones, aiming to assist 1 million individuals annually by 2027. Our growth and success are fueled by the invaluable support of global partners who share our vision of sustainable change. Learn more about our impactful programs at www.raisingthevillage.org
The Venn department is the data and technology backbone of our organization, connecting advanced analytics, and custom software tools with field implementation to ensure data-informed decision-making at every level.
Job Summary
The Senior Manager Software Engineering will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end execution of software development projects, ensuring solutions are strategically prioritized, effectively engineered, rigorously tested, and seamlessly deployed. While this role does not lead on defining technical solutions, it plays a crucial role in driving execution, ensuring accountability, and optimizing delivery processes. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and strong project leader, capable of bridging technology and operations to accelerate RTV's digital transformation.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Software Execution & Delivery
- Drive the end-to-end execution of software development initiatives, ensuring solutions are aligned with RTV's mission and operational needs.
- Establish a structured project execution framework, defining clear milestones, success metrics, and risk mitigation strategies to ensure timely and cost-effective software delivery.
- Ensure software projects are prioritized based on impact, scalability, and efficiency, working closely with leadership and key stakeholders.
- Monitor and optimize development lifecycles, balancing speed, quality, and cost efficiency while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Cross-Functional Alignment & Stakeholder Management
- Act as the strategic liaison between technology teams, Venn, program teams, and external partners, ensuring software solutions are user-centric, scalable, and aligned with organizational priorities.
- Facilitate solution-seeking discussions, ensuring proposed solutions are actionable, well-structured, and backed by clear execution plans.
- Oversee vendor partnerships and external technology collaborations, ensuring RTV leverages the right expertise, tools, and solutions for long-term success.
Quality Assurance, Testing & Compliance
- Implement a rigorous testing and validation framework to ensure solutions meet operational, security, and compliance standards before deployment.
- Establish a proactive risk assessment approach, identifying and resolving potential barriers to project success in advance.
- Ensure all technology solutions align with data security, ethical technology use, and regulatory compliance requirements.
Optimization, Scalability & Cost Efficiency
- Develop and drive cost-effective software implementation strategies, ensuring RTV maximizes impact while minimizing resource expenditure.
- Leverage data-driven insights to optimize technology adoption, system performance, and user engagement across different software applications.
- Identify opportunities for automation and digital transformation, enhancing operational efficiency and scalability across RTV's technology ecosystem.
Qualifications and Experience
Experience & Skills:
- 10+ years of experience in software development, with a proven track record of managing and delivering complex, high-impact projects in fast-paced environments, including 3-5 years in a senior leadership or management role, responsible for driving the strategy and execution of software initiatives in alignment with organizational goals.
- Expertise in cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP), full-stack development, and DevOps.
- Strong background in software architecture, security, and performance optimization.
- Proven expertise in agile project management, software testing, and deployment strategies.
- Strong ability to align technology initiatives with business objectives and drive strategic execution.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on optimizing software implementation processes.
Education and Professional Certifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field. Master's Degree in a related field (e.g., Software Engineering, Business Administration, or Technology Management) is preferred and considered an asset.
- Relevant certifications in Software Engineering, Agile Project Management, or DevOps (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, PMP, Certified ScrumMaster, or equivalent) are highly desirable.
- Certifications in Business Development or Leadership (e.g., Strategic Leadership, ITIL) are advantageous for a broader strategic role.
Qualities:
- Leadership: Capable of setting a clear vision for software development that aligns with organizational growth and social impact.
- Resilience and adaptability: Ability to thrive in a dynamic, evolving environment and manage multiple priorities with poise and effectiveness.
- Commitment to mission: A passion for using technology to drive social impact, particularly in addressing ultra-poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Strategic Software Execution & Delivery Drive the end-to-end execution of software development initiatives, ensuring solutions are aligned with RTV's mission and operational needs. Establish a structured project execution framework, defining clear milestones, success metrics, and risk mitigation strategies to ensure timely and cost-effective software delivery. Ensure software projects are prioritized based on impact, scalability, and efficiency, working closely with leadership and key stakeholders. Monitor and optimize development lifecycles, balancing speed, quality, and cost efficiency while fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Cross-Functional Alignment & Stakeholder Management Act as the strategic liaison between technology teams, Venn, program teams, and external partners, ensuring software solutions are user-centric, scalable, and aligned with organizational priorities. Facilitate solution-seeking discussions, ensuring proposed solutions are actionable, well-structured, and backed by clear execution plans. Oversee vendor partnerships and external technology collaborations, ensuring RTV leverages the right expertise, tools, and solutions for long-term success. Quality Assurance, Testing & Compliance Implement a rigorous testing and validation framework to ensure solutions meet operational, security, and compliance standards before deployment. Establish a proactive risk assessment approach, identifying and resolving potential barriers to project success in advance. Ensure all technology solutions align with data security, ethical technology use, and regulatory compliance requirements. Optimization, Scalability & Cost Efficiency Develop and drive cost-effective software implementation strategies, ensuring RTV maximizes impact while minimizing resource expenditure. Leverage data-driven insights to optimize technology adoption, system performance, and user engagement across different software applications. Identify opportunities for automation and digital transformation, enhancing operational efficiency and scalability across RTV's technology ecosystem.
Leadership: Capable of setting a clear vision for software development that aligns with organizational growth and social impact. Resilience and adaptability: Ability to thrive in a dynamic, evolving environment and manage multiple priorities with poise and effectiveness. Commitment to mission: A passion for using technology to drive social impact, particularly in addressing ultra-poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field. Master's Degree in a related field (e.g., Software Engineering, Business Administration, or Technology Management) is preferred and considered an asset. Relevant certifications in Software Engineering, Agile Project Management, or DevOps (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, PMP, Certified ScrumMaster, or equivalent) are highly desirable. Certifications in Business Development or Leadership (e.g., Strategic Leadership, ITIL) are advantageous for a broader strategic role.
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Vacancy title:
Senior Manager, Software Engineering
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Nonprofit, and NGO, Category: Computer & IT]
Jobs at:
Raising The Village (RTV)
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, April 28 2025
Duty Station:
Mbarara | Mbarara | Uganda
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Date Posted: Tuesday, April 15 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Location: Mbarara
Supervisor: Head of Department, Venn
Years of experience: 10+ years
Department: Venn
Field Travel: 10%
About Us:
At Raising The Village (RTV), we are dedicated to eradicating ultra-poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. As a dynamic, rapidly growing international development organization, we've assembled a team of over 250 passionate individuals in Uganda, alongside an additional 17 professionals in North America and 15 in Rwanda. Together, we are committed to elevating communities out of ultra-poverty by implementing innovative solutions and leveraging advanced data analytics to drive impact.
To date, our holistic approach has positively impacted over 1 million lives since 2012, and we're poised to achieve even greater milestones, aiming to assist 1 million individuals annually by 2027. Our growth and success are fueled by the invaluable support of global partners who share our vision of sustainable change. Learn more about our impactful programs at www.raisingthevillage.org
The Venn department is the data and technology backbone of our organization, connecting advanced analytics, and custom software tools with field implementation to ensure data-informed decision-making at every level.
Job Summary
The Senior Manager Software Engineering will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end execution of software development projects, ensuring solutions are strategically prioritized, effectively engineered, rigorously tested, and seamlessly deployed. While this role does not lead on defining technical solutions, it plays a crucial role in driving execution, ensuring accountability, and optimizing delivery processes. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and strong project leader, capable of bridging technology and operations to accelerate RTV's digital transformation.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Software Execution & Delivery
- Drive the end-to-end execution of software development initiatives, ensuring solutions are aligned with RTV's mission and operational needs.
- Establish a structured project execution framework, defining clear milestones, success metrics, and risk mitigation strategies to ensure timely and cost-effective software delivery.
- Ensure software projects are prioritized based on impact, scalability, and efficiency, working closely with leadership and key stakeholders.
- Monitor and optimize development lifecycles, balancing speed, quality, and cost efficiency while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
Cross-Functional Alignment & Stakeholder Management
- Act as the strategic liaison between technology teams, Venn, program teams, and external partners, ensuring software solutions are user-centric, scalable, and aligned with organizational priorities.
- Facilitate solution-seeking discussions, ensuring proposed solutions are actionable, well-structured, and backed by clear execution plans.
- Oversee vendor partnerships and external technology collaborations, ensuring RTV leverages the right expertise, tools, and solutions for long-term success.
Quality Assurance, Testing & Compliance
- Implement a rigorous testing and validation framework to ensure solutions meet operational, security, and compliance standards before deployment.
- Establish a proactive risk assessment approach, identifying and resolving potential barriers to project success in advance.
- Ensure all technology solutions align with data security, ethical technology use, and regulatory compliance requirements.
Optimization, Scalability & Cost Efficiency
- Develop and drive cost-effective software implementation strategies, ensuring RTV maximizes impact while minimizing resource expenditure.
- Leverage data-driven insights to optimize technology adoption, system performance, and user engagement across different software applications.
- Identify opportunities for automation and digital transformation, enhancing operational efficiency and scalability across RTV's technology ecosystem.
Qualifications and Experience
Experience & Skills:
- 10+ years of experience in software development, with a proven track record of managing and delivering complex, high-impact projects in fast-paced environments, including 3-5 years in a senior leadership or management role, responsible for driving the strategy and execution of software initiatives in alignment with organizational goals.
- Expertise in cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP), full-stack development, and DevOps.
- Strong background in software architecture, security, and performance optimization.
- Proven expertise in agile project management, software testing, and deployment strategies.
- Strong ability to align technology initiatives with business objectives and drive strategic execution.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on optimizing software implementation processes.
Education and Professional Certifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field. Master's Degree in a related field (e.g., Software Engineering, Business Administration, or Technology Management) is preferred and considered an asset.
- Relevant certifications in Software Engineering, Agile Project Management, or DevOps (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, PMP, Certified ScrumMaster, or equivalent) are highly desirable.
- Certifications in Business Development or Leadership (e.g., Strategic Leadership, ITIL) are advantageous for a broader strategic role.
Qualities:
- Leadership: Capable of setting a clear vision for software development that aligns with organizational growth and social impact.
- Resilience and adaptability: Ability to thrive in a dynamic, evolving environment and manage multiple priorities with poise and effectiveness.
- Commitment to mission: A passion for using technology to drive social impact, particularly in addressing ultra-poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Experience in Months: 120
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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