Software Quality Assurance Officer Job Vacancy at One Acre Fund in Bungoma Kenya March 2015

Industry: Nonprofit / International Development / Agriculture
 
Function: Staffing
 
Employer: One Acre Fund
 
Job Title: Software Quality Assurance Officer
Job Location: Bungoma
 
Commitment: Six Months renewable subject to performance

Organization Description: One Acre Fund is an NGO in Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, and Tanzania that is innovating a new way of helping farm families to achieve their full potential.

One Acre invests in farmers to generate a permanent gain in farm income. We provide farmers with a “market bundle” that includes education, finance, seed and fertilizer, and market access.
Our program is proven impactful – every year, we weigh thousands of harvests and measure more than 100% average gain in farm income per acre.

We are growing quickly. In six years, we have grown to serve over 135,000 farm families with more than 1400 full-time staff.

Job Description: One Acre Fund is a rapidly growing organization; we are seeking individuals to take up the position of Software Quality Assurance Officer.

One Acre Fund is looking for experienced and talented candidates who are committed to making a difference in farmers’ lives.

Tech develops systems in Microsoft Access, SQL Server and C# and helps manage a wide variety of operations from the enrollment of clients, taking farm supply orders, tracking millions of payment transactions, providing software tools for assisting with the delivery of seed and fertilizer.

We are constantly looking for new ways to improve services to our clients often resulting in radical changes to the way we do things as an organization and in software.
To help in testing changes to Tech’s services and features, we are hiring a Software Quality Assurance Senior Officer, who will:
  • Improve our current testing procedures to test for a wide variety of data and use cases
  • Help supervise other QA Testers
  • Develop manual test procedures for new Roster and Ops website features
  • Perform scalability testing based on our client number projections
  • Update testing procedures according to changing requirements and new features
  • Coordinate testing, software releases, bug reporting and bug fixes with developers
  • Work with end-users to identify usage bottlenecks and requirement gaps
  • Perform field visits to verify that tools/reports produced by the system are effective in the field
Qualifications
  • Candidates who fit the following criteria are strongly encouraged to apply:
  • Computer skills – Excel, internet, troubleshooting basic problems
  • Diagnostic abilities – can identify the cause/root of problems
  • Desire for quality, and an attention to detail
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Ability to work with little direct supervision
  • Strong written and oral communication skills; able to discuss complex technical subjects
  • An ability to take the point of view of the user
  • Solid programming skills – preferable, not required
  • Knowledge Roster and the operations website – preferable, not required
Preferred Start Date: As soon as possible
 
Compensation: Competitive salary based on experience and education
Benefits: Performance based bonuses, airtime and small transportation allowances, medical insurance cover
Career development: Twice annual career reviews and constant feedback. Your manager will invest significant time in your career development.

One Acre Fund Kenya is an equal opportunity employer; both women and men of integrity are invited to apply.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

To Apply

Submit Resume and Cover letter to: kenyajobs@oneacrefund.org (Subject line: Software Quality Assurance Officer + the place you heard of the position) and salary expectation.

Deadline for resume submissions is on the 11th April 2015 at 5pm.



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