By: Walter Wafula


In these three East African countries in addition to Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal, Google is seeking the services of an office lead who will be the country managers. According to information from the company, Google is recruiting office leads who will be charged with representing the company in all of their major business development and partnership opportunities and serving as the voice of the countries' users at Google.

“You're a visionary and a leader with solid technical skills and experience in managing a variety of technical projects. Additionally, you're innovative and business-savvy. You bring a solid understanding of the country's information and technology communications ecosystem, and you'll quickly be able to recruit and manage a team,” reads a notice about the role of the lead at Google.

In Uganda, applicants for the jobs should hold either a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degree (computer science preferred) or have a thorough understanding of the Ugandan information and technology communications ecosystem, including backbone infrastructure, last-mile access and local content and have experience in working with local telecom companies, internet service providers and mobile operators.

Google is also looking for East Africans to fill the positions of; geographic specialist, HR and communications associate, localisation project manager, search quality improvement agent, SMS data analyst, strategic investment principal - Google.org, strategic partner development (SPD), local markets, technical support associate - Google Applications, who will be based in Kenya.

[25 Sep 2008 10:20]

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