ProSidian Seeks a Deputy Human-Centered Design (HCD) Project Director to support requirements of a Federal Agency contract which supports the development of global health products/technologies, service delivery models, and other approaches that can be efficiently and effectively scaled
Requirements
- application of new and relevant HCD techniques that create insights into end-user actions, thoughts and behaviors
- investigative methods including: ethnographic study, contextual inquiry, concept/solution testing, usability testing and similar methods
- generative methods including: card sorting, affinity diagramming and participatory design sessions
- cooperative design
- contextual design
- community participation, rural WASH, behavior change, field research, governance, institutional development, and private sector engagement
Responsibilities
- leading implementation of activities in line with the project’s overall strategic direction
- ensuring technical excellence and successful execution of the Statement of Work (SOW)
- closely overseeing all activities and ensuring lessons learned are shared across activities and applied to improve performance
- working closely with the Activity Manager at USAID to identify and solve issues as they arise
- attending major briefings and managing the client relationship across all activities on a day-to-day basis
- designing and managing field-based research studies
- applying human-centered design techniques to create insights into end-user actions, thoughts and behaviors
Other
- Master’s degree or higher in human-centered design, design, engineering, public health, business, behavioral studies, or other related field
- at least 5 years of demonstrated technical expertise, with substantial developing country context experience
- at least 2 years of demonstrated experience in a management position in design
- previous experience managing projects of a similar magnitude and complexity
- excellent oral and written communication skills in English
