UI/UX Designer at eHealth Systems Africa

Job Summary

• We are looking for a talented Senior UI Designer to create amazing user experiences.  The ideal candidate should have an eye for clean and artful design, possess superior UI /UX skills and be able to translate high-level requirements into interaction flows and artifacts and transform them into beautiful, intuitive, and functional user interfaces.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned:

• Collaborate with product management and engineering to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals, and experience.
• Execute all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off to engineering
• Conceptualize original ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex design roadblocks
• Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and sitemaps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas for mobile and web platforms.
• Present and defend designs and key milestone deliverables to peers and executive level stakeholders conducts user research and evaluate user feedback
• Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices, and standards
• Show willingness/ability to work on delegated responsibilities when appropriate.
• Performs any other duties assigned by Management.
• May travel between company worksites.
• Presents a professional demeanor at all times.

Qualifications and Experience  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required to successfully perform this job:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in interaction design, new media design or related design field
• Minimum of years experience in UI/ UX design.
• Advanced knowledge of all aspects of the software development lifecycle (e.g. requirements, analysis, design, implementation, testing, and documentation) and associated execution models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile, Iterative Development, etc.).
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to work independently and comfortable working with multi-country staff.
• Good learning ability
• Action-oriented and resilient in a fast-paced environment
• Proven UI experience
• Demonstrable UI design skills with a strong portfolio
• Solid experience in creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows and sitemaps
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Fireworks, Illustrator, OmniGraffle, or other visual design and wireframing tools
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for rapid prototyping.
• Excellent visual design skills with sensitivity to user-system interaction
• Ability to present your designs and sell your solutions to various stakeholders.
• Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively
• Up-to-date with the latest UI trends, techniques, and technologies.

Why work for us?

• Life at eHealth Africa means not only working towards saving thousands of lives but also collaborating with dedicated professionals with a passion for innovative technology.
• We offer a series of programs that enables them to pursue a career that fulfills their potential.
• Our team members’ health and well-being is our priority as well as rewarding them for their hard work.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate but can become louder at times due to group discussions or activities. eHealth Africa is a tobacco-free environment.
  

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk.
• The employee is frequently required to sit and use a computer and/or reach with hands and arms.