About The Role

In this opportunity as the Software Engineer, you will:

Develop data processing applications and frameworks on cloud-based infrastructure in partnership with Data Analysts and Architects with guidance from Lead Software Engineer.
Innovate with new approaches to meet data management requirements. Make recommendations about platform adoption, including technology integrations, application servers, libraries, and AWS frameworks, documentation, and usability by stakeholders.
Contribute to improving the customer experience.
Participate in code reviews to maintain a high-quality codebase
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
Work closely with product owners, designers, and other developers to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
Effectively communicate and liaise across the data platform & management teams
Stay updated on emerging trends and technologies in cloud computing

About You

You're a fit for the role of Software Engineer, if you meet all or most of these criteria:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field 3+ years of relevant experience in Implementation of data lake and data management of data technologies for large scale organizations.
Experience in building & maintaining data pipelines with excellent run-time characteristics such as low-latency, fault-tolerance and high availability.
Proficient in Python programming language.
Experience in AWS services and management, including Serverless, Container, Queueing and Monitoring services like Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, RDS, Dynamo DB, Glue, S3, IAM, Step Functions, CloudWatch, SQS, SNS.
Good knowledge in Consuming and building APIs
Solid understanding in Software development practices such as version control via Git, CI/CD and Release management
Agile development cadence
Fluency in querying languages such as SQL

Nice-to-have skills:

Snowflake cloud data platform
Business Intelligence tools like PowerBI

Personal skills:

Good critical thinking, communication, documentation, troubleshooting and collaborative skills.

About The Role

As a Project Manager at Thomson Reuters Foundation, you will:

Plan and manage the SAMRI project, ensuring it adheres to scope, timeline, and budget, within the organization's project management framework.
Provide monthly and quarterly project updates including financial, narrative, and impact reports to key stakeholders.
Work closely with the organisation’s Monitoring and Evaluation team to implement the projects impact monitoring plan and capture project impact systematically.
Collaborate with team members to drive project success, resolve conflicts, and secure stakeholder commitment.
Identify, assess, and mitigate risks that may impact project success.
Oversee the project's finances, coordinating with Project Coordinators, partners, and the finance team.
Estimate project costs, resource requirements, and timescales to ensure successful completion within scope and constraints.
Prepare and maintain project plans, tracking activities and progress against the plan.
Ensure project finances are in line with the foundation’s policies and audit requirements.
Work closely with the Global Development Team and the Regional Programme Manager for Africa to identify strategic networking and business development opportunities.
Represent SAMRI in relevant networks, forums, and project consortia to enhance the project's external profile.
Develop and implement an effective communication plan, including regular reporting and accurate updates.
Support the Business Development team in identifying funding opportunities through proposal development, activity design, and budget planning.

About You:

To be our Project Manager, you will likely have:

Experience working with international donors and familiarity with donor reporting requirements.
Proven track record in successfully managing multi-country, multi-partner projects in the international development context (5+ years).
Exceptional project and program management skills, including monitoring and evaluation.
Proficiency in budget and financial management.
Experience in remote program management, program start-up, mobilization, and closure.
Resilience and ability to thrive in high-pressure environments with the capacity to find solutions when challenges arise.
Strong ability to convey complex information to non-experts.
Excellent interpersonal skills to build positive working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluency in English. Knowledge of other languages, such as French and Swahili, is advantageous.