Under the brand name “Field Buzz” (http://field.buzz), Field Information Solutions GmbH develops, sells and implements software systems for organizations that wish to manage their dispersed and remote operations more effectively, especially in developing countries.
At the earliest possible date, Field Buzz is currently seeking a full-time (40h/week)
Project Consultant (f/m)
Key tasks and responsibilities:
As a project consultant, you will enhance the client-facing side of our company. Your exact duties will depend on the company’s needs at the time, and your level of responsibility will grow over the course of your career based on enthusiasm and demonstrated ability to produce high-quality work.
The scope of your duties could be any or all of the following:
- Project implementation:
- Through interviews and field visits, understanding clients’ needs and business processes, and based on that making proposals for how our software can solve their problems;
- Converting this information into functional specifications for our software developers to customize our software for a client’s specific needs;
- Day-to-day project management at the interface between our clients and our software engineers;
- Testing and quality assurance of our software for specific projects (testing of the system to make sure that it does not contain major bugs and meets the needs of the client, reporting bugs and functionality issues);
- Helping the client to implement the software on the ground, including field testing, piloting, and user training;
- Business development:
- Helping to design and implement our marketing strategy and materials (writing content for articles, preparing case studies, curating our newsletter, identifying, applying for and participating in relevant competitions, tenders and events, etc.)
- Identifying new potential clients and industries for our software system, and helping the sales process to these clients;
- Helping to manage relationships with potential partners, supporters, journalists and other potential stakeholders who can impact the growth of the company positively.
Apart from that, we welcome employees’ initiatives to improve our internal processes and operations to support our company’s growth and development.
Required skills:
For the right kind of person, this role can prove to be very exciting, challenging and rewarding. It will require:
- Very strong logical thinking, analytical ability and problem-solving attitude, creative thinking and intuition;
- Significant self-initiative, ambition, maturity, responsibility, hard work and meeting deadlines;
- Being a fun part of the team and helping each other out;
- Strategic vision, focus on the “most important” and looking for smart short-cuts whenever possible, but also attention to detail, the commitment to finish things properly and making them the best they can be;
- Ability to talk with and be understood by anyone, from the clients’ top management all the way down to the rural employees;
- Willingness to travel.
A pre-existing interest in technology and in rural development, as well as relevant work experience in international development, CSR and/or software, are obviously advantages. However, these are not requirements, as long as you can show to us that you are a quick learner and a problem-solver.
What we offer:
In exchange for your enthusiasm, hard work and intelligence, we will train you in the key skills of management consulting and project management, including needs analysis and specifications-writing, preparing client-ready documents, conducting interviews and training sessions, as well as sales and marketing.
Place of assignment: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Beginning and duration of contract: At the earliest possible date; unlimited
Application deadline: August 17, 2018
Please send your CV and cover letter to: viola@field.buzz
Further information: www.field.buzz