iDE is looking for a full time Lead Product
Designer with Human Centered Design and
Mechanical Engineering experience to take on the
challenge of designing and testing marketable
water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) solutions for Bangladesh.
You have the potential to make a massive global
impact and be at the frontier of development work.
2.5 billion people globally cannot access a
proper toilet, suffering dire consequences in
health, environment, economics, and human
dignity. Purchasing a latrine is prohibitively
expensive and logistically challenging for the
majority of people living in developing
countries. Diarrheal illnesses kill more children
than HIV, malaria, and tuberculosis combined.
Well-meaning subsidy programs have depressed
demand for toilets, stymied private markets, and
discouraged pride of ownership.
For more than 30 years, in Africa, Asia, and
Central America, iDE has pioneered innovative,
market-based approaches that incorporate business
and design thinking to global development
challenges to create income and livelihood
opportunities for the rural poor. In this spirit,
iDE is currently developing market-oriented
solutions grounded by cutting-edge design
approaches across a growing portfolio of WASH programs in Bangladesh.
We are looking for:
-Mechanical Engineering Degree (Masters), or
equivalent, with the following experience:
-5+ years product design experience, background
in mechanical or civil engineering
-Experience with Human Centered Design (HCD)
-Experience working with and knowledge of concrete structures
-Experience with wide range of manufacturing processes
-Experience with prototyping and a creative
problem solver: youíre used to working nimbly as
road-blocks arise and have basic metal working, wood working, and hand skills
-Design For Manufacturability and experience with
high volume manufacturing methods
-Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including documentation
-Engineering/manufacturing experience in developing world a plus
-Cross cultural or international experience a plus
-Project management experience
-Leadership and mentorship skills
-Willingness to get dirty and work in the field
Your responsibilities will include:
-Working closely with the WASH Portfolio Manager
and staff across multiple WASH projects
-Lead product development efforts to design
desirable, viable, and feasible WASH solutions
-Design, develop, and prototype product concepts
through hands-on prototyping and testing in the field
-Test and evaluate the applicability of new
sanitation and other WASH technologies for Bangladesh
-Build the capacity of other iDE Bangladesh
staff in Human Centered Design and product prototyping and testing
Additional details:
-Based in Dhaka with frequent trips to the field
-This a full time staff position, not a consultancy
Interested candidates should send their CV and
cover letter to WASH Portfolio Manager Conor
Riggs,
<mailto:conor.riggs_at_ide-bangladesh.org>conor.riggs_at_ide-bangladesh.org,
including your earliest available start date, by
close of business EST October 26, 2012.
iDE is an innovative, international
not-for-profit market development organization
that has helped lift over 20 million rural people
out of poverty. For more information about iDE
please visit <
http://www.ideorg.org>www.ideorg.org.
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Received on 2012-10-21 13:51:32