We’re  growing  our  team!   VOTO  is  hiring  for:   Director  of  Programs   Kenya,  Tanzania,  Uganda,  Nigeria  and  Senegal   (5  positions)    

About  VOTO  Mobile:    

VOTO  Mobile  is  a  fast  growing  social  enterprise  with  offices  in  Ghana,  Canada,  the  US,  Zimbabwe  (soon   Kenya,  Tanzania,  Uganda,  Nigeria  and  Senegal).  Our  services  help  partners  distribute  and  collect   information  by  engaging  difficult-­‐to-­‐reach  populations  through  their  mobile  phones.  We  specialize  in   interactive  voice  calls  (including  IVR)  and  SMS  in  local  languages,  instantly  reaching  across  distance  and   literacy  barriers.  We  serve  a  wide  variety  of  use-­‐cases  including:  journalists  who  run  national  public   interest  surveys,  rural  clinics  who  distribute  maternal  health  education,  policy  makers  who  study  vaccine   supply  chains,  economic  development  organizations  who  reach  out  to  farmers,  urban  planners  who   monitor  water  distribution  access,  and  academics  who  research  the  effect  of  public  health   interventions.  We  also  have  an  API  used  to  power  existing  mobile  service  providers.     In  24  months  since  our  launch,  our  product  has  been  used  by  400  organizations  to  reach  over  450,000   people  across  26  countries  (18  in  Africa).  We  offer  the  most  robust  platform  in  the  industry  and  work   across  all  sectors.  We  have  already  set-­‐up  the  international  connections  that  allow  us  to  call  every  phone   on  the  planet.  Further,  through  conducting  a  number  of  tests,  we  have  developed  a  large  number  of  best   practices  that  help  our  partners  to  push  the  boundary  on  what’s  possible  in  terms  of  mobile  engagement   rates.  This  knowledge  will  soon  be  shared  online  in  our  “VOTO  University”.     Some  of  our  most  active  users  include:  the  World  Bank,  UNICEF,  UNDP,  Ghana  Health  Services,  Stanford   University,  McKinsey&Company,  the  Bill  &  Melinda  Gates  Foundation,  Esoko,  Facebook,  MIT,  IDEO.org,   Camfed,  ONE  Campaign,  Innovations  for  Poverty  Action,  Vodafone  Foundation,  FHI360,  and  Equal  Access.       About  the  Role:    

In  short,  you  will  be  VOTO  Mobile’s  ambassador  in  that  country.  Your  main  role  is  to  make  sure  that  every   large  development  organization  knows  about  VOTO  and  our  offering.  More  specifically:     1-­‐ Prospect  and  network  to  build  a  list  of  organizations  (and  contacts)  that  are  creating  large  scale   positive  impact  in  your  country.  This  includes  NGOs,  donors,  social  enterprises,  private  companies,   government  agencies,  etc.   2-­‐ Build  relationships  with  decision  makers  in  those  organizations  by  demonstrating  how  our   platform  can  help  them  cost-­‐effectively  scale  their  impact.  This  includes  developing  a  compelling   and  unique  value  proposition  for  each  organization,  regardless  of  their  business  model  and  sector   of  activity.  This  will  require  you  to  become  a  world-­‐class  M4D  expert.   3-­‐ Onboard  organizations  that  show  interest  in  partnering  with  VOTO  Mobile  and  work  with  our   Operations  team  and  Technical  team  to  ensure  our  partnership  is  successful  and  expectations  are   met.      

          Team  interactions:    

You  will  report  to  our  Director  of  Growth  (Kevin  Schuster).  You  will  work  independently  in  your  country   until  we  have  gained  enough  traction  that  it  will  justify  expanding  the  team  there.  That  said,  you  will  join   a  growing  team  of  entrepreneurial  people  who  will  have  the  same  job  in  other  countries  and  with  who   you  will  be  able  to  learn  and  share  insights  (mostly  virtually,  but  also  in  person  during  regular  Program   team  meetings).      

Qualifications:    

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3+  years  of  work  experience.  Bachelors  degree  required,  Master  degree  preferred.   Experience  living  and  working  in  your  desired  country  of  activity.   Experience  of  2+  years  in  as  many  of  these  contexts  as  possible:  business  development,  startup,   INGO/donor,  social  enterprise,  mobile  network  operator.   Excellent  problem  solving  skills   Excellent  written/oral  communication  skills   Demonstrated  self-­‐management/entrepreneurial  skills   Sense  of  humor,  charming  and  fun  personality  

Our  Team  and  Culture:    

We  believe  that  More  Voices  leads  to  Better  Choices.  This  means  giving  valuable  information  to  poor   households  to  help  them  make  better  lifestyle  decisions,  and  it  also  means  giving  a  voice  to  those  same   households  to  influence  national  and  development  policy  in  their  country.  Three  billion  people  are   disconnected  from  the  information  economy  and  VOTO  Mobile  is  using  simple  mobile  technology  to   bridge  the  pervasive  literacy,  distance  and  infrastructure  gaps.     VOTO  Mobile  is  a  technology  startup.  We  are  proud  of  our  product,  the  leader  in  the  M4D  space.  We  are   the  only  platform  that  integrates  both  IVR  and  SMS,  that  is  setup  to  call  every  phone  on  the  planet,  and   has  a  unique  “smart  delivery  node”  that  allows  organizations  to  perform  their  mobile  engagement   programing  even  in  the  context  of  non-­‐reliable  internet  connections.  We  are  at  the  cutting  edge  of  M4D.     We  currently  have  30  employees,  the  majority  of  which  (our  Operations  and  Technical  teams)  is  based  in   Ghana.  We  have  a  near  even  gender  split,  and  we  are  planning  to  maintain  this.  We  are  2.5  years  old  and   have  been  doubling  our  staff  every  year  –  something  we  are  also  hoping  to  maintain.  We  won’t  hide   however  that  our  ambition  and  growth  is  causing  some  strain  on  our  organizational  systems.     That  said,  we  have  a  very  supportive  team  culture.  We  have  a  learning  approach  and  understand  that   most  of  us  are  working  outside  of  our  comfort  zone.  If  you  ask  anyone  at  VOTO  what  their  favorite  part  of   working  here,  they’ll  say  the  team…  even  those  that  are  working  remotely!     If  you  are  interested  in  helping  3B  people  get  connected  to  the  information  economy,  please  consider   joining  VOTO.     Apply  now!    Send  your  resume  and  any  other  useful  information  to:  [email protected]        

Note:  we  are  also  hiring  for  our  Operations  and  Technical  teams.  Please  enquire!