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Piper Companies is searching for a Business Analyst/ Scrum Master . In this role you will own the backlog and be a servant leader to the team. Analyze and define business requirements Manage software development projects Configuration and management of Scrum Boards Lead the development team in using agile methodology and scrum practices Consult on client projects to extract business requirements Facilitation of daily stand-ups and scheduled sprint planning meetings as needed Regular status reports for clients and stakeholders Communication with clients on progress, roadblocks, and expectations Support clients and provide education where needed Salary:  This role is a long term contract that pays $55.0 an hour. Schedule : Remote, Preferably sitting in EST or CST

Mwaka Bags 43 points in Airtel Uganda’s September Golf Tourney

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Golfers tipped on Airtel’s IPO opportunity Kampala : Uganda’s First 5G Network, Airtel Uganda has climaxed its monthly mug with senior golfer Emmanuel Mwaka emerging winner after gaining 43 points on the Kitante Golf Course. In partnership with Uganda Golf Club, Airtel Uganda has continued to host the popular Wednesday club nights dubbed Airtel’s Wednesday Club Nights, where Golfers get a chance to engage with the brand and win lots of goodies that culminate into a bigger monthly club night activation, at the end of each month. The September monthly mug comprised of 120 Golfers received Airtel Goodies after teeing off a 72-par course at the Uganda Golf Club today. The winners walked away with Airtel branded umbrellas, Airtel 4G Smartphones, Airtel 4GMiFi that connects up to 10 users with 15GB free data. Mwaka outshone more than 120 skilled competitors to claim the September championship title. His victory serves as an inspiration to young Ugandans, encouraging them to pursue their...

Why entertainment and tourism need to hold each other’s hands

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By Hassan Saleh Entertainment and tourism have over the years collaborated developing a mutually beneficial relationship that has seen their paths cross that the two cannot be separated . As intertwined as these two sectors are, each of them still stands out on its own. Like tourism in the past, the entertainment sector in Uganda is currently undergoing a resurgence. Projects by local Ugandan content creators are starting to gain traction and international acceptance or recognition and in so doing introducing a side of Uganda that is not often seen to an international audience that is hungry for unique content. Hassan Saleh, MultiChoice Uganda Managing Director The surge is starting to yield fruit as local filmmakers are getting recognition for their projects beyond the local awards and film festival circuit while the things that tickle people’s fancy about Uganda, without doing a random Google search, are unfolding right before their eyes through cinematic storytelling. As an ...

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At-a-glance application process: Prepare your profile, portfolio, code samples, and summary of experience (including YOE in production by language). Highlight leadership experience (technical or managerial), and collaborative accomplishments Requirements: Apply if you meet both frontend and backend requirements below. For frontend: 4+ hours of overlap with 9am-5pm US Mountain time 3+ years of experience on frontend (React, TypeScript) GraphQL (Apollo, schema design, input validation, etc) UI experience (understands components, HTML, CSS layouts) For backend: Python/Django, 3+ years of experience This is our core stack pytest / unit testing graphene Python3 typing Comfortable with Django We’re also looking for all of these: Self-sufficient (can get stuff done with Trello tasks, can make decisions) Good communicator. Makes deadlines and estimates, raises concerns. Passionate, self-driven learner waiting for the opportunity to build something new and cool. Bon...

“Rickman Manrick Shares Sheilah Gashumba With Several Men” Grenade Official

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Singer Grenade Official has come out and explained why he called off his romantic relationship with socialite Sheilah Gashumba. Recently, Grenade Official bitterly fell out with Sheilah Gashumba and her boyfriend Rickman Manrick at La Tareza bar in Kampala. The physical altercation saw Rickman go away with injuries on his lips, while Grenade Official claimed his limbs were fractured. The fallout also left Grenade Official with a sour taste in his mouth and has no kind words for Sheilah and Rickman whenever a chance avails itself to address the media. In his most recent interview with Galaxy FM, Grenade watered down Sheilah Gashumba’s claims that she never dated him. Grenade revealed that Sheilah and him dated over seven years back, when Paul Owori was still his manager. He stated that he couldn’t stay in a relationship where cheating was the norm, unlike Rickman whom he labelled Sheilah’s dummy. Grenade maintains that Rickman Manrick shares Sheilah Gashumba with several ...

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The role of the Director-Customer Success is to be a trusted advisor to the client who not only plans, and manages the team and delivers work according to deadlines and within budget but also drives new solutions to best serve the clients. You’ll work as part of and also manage a driven and creative team of product, data, and integration engineers and designers to deploy our platform and solutions against the most challenging problems in the healthcare industry. You’ll immerse yourselves in our customers’ most intricate workflows, explore the business problems and understand their true needs, and deliver our solutions that enable our customers to scale and drive adoption while ensuring a great experience for your customers. The problems you tackle will require an analytical and technological mindset, a sharp intuition for the key business and technology issues, and a strong degree of user empathy. A Day in the Life: Understand customer needs and be a client-counselor by working tog...

Empowering Women in Business: The Rising Woman Campaign is a Beacon of Progress

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By Ruth Asasira In the dynamic landscape of business in Uganda, the role of women is increasingly taking centre stage . It’s a transformational journey marked by grit, resilience, and remarkable success stories. As we explore this landscape, one initiative stands out as a beacon of progress – the Rising Woman Initiative – held in partnership with Nation Media Group, dfcu Bank, Uganda Investment Authority and Uganda Airlines. The Rising Woman Campaign, pioneered by dfcu Bank, has become synonymous with empowering women in business across Uganda. This campaign has not only shone a light on the extraordinary achievements of women entrepreneurs but has also addressed the multifaceted challenges they face in the business world. Ruth Asasira In a traditionally male-dominated arena, Ugandan women have been breaking barriers, shattering glass ceilings, and carving their niches in diverse sectors. From agribusiness to technology, finance to hospitality, the success stories are both inspi...

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People deserve more from their money. More visibility, more control, more freedom. And since 2015, Revolut has been on a mission to deliver just that. With an arsenal of awesome products that span spending, saving, travel, transfers, investing, exchanging and more, our super app has helped 30+ million customers get more from their money. And we’re not done yet. As we continue our lightning-fast growth, we believe that two things are essential to continuing our success: our people and our culture. So far, we have 6000+ people working around the world, from our great offices or remotely, on our mission. And we’re looking for more. We want brilliant people that love building great products, love redefining success, and love turning the complexity of a chaotic world into the simplicity of a beautiful solution. About the role The Finance team is an integral part of any business. At Revolut, we take that one step further. Our global financial super app would be lost without them. They’re ...

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We all have important information we need to manage, and protecting it should be easy. Over 100,000 businesses and millions of people log in to 1Password to unlock smart, simple access to everything they care about. Our vision is to create a safer, simpler digital future for everyone, and our culture values simplicity, honesty and a human-centric approach to solving problems. Come help us unlock peace of mind so everyone can stay safer online. We’re looking for an exceptional communicator, with strong organizational and analytical skills to manage the development, design, communication and implementation of our various go-to-market incentive plans from end to end.  The Sales Incentive Manager will collaborate internally with our sales leaders, along with finance and legal to ensure that incentive plans and quotas align to overall company objectives and are distributed org-wide in a timely manner. This role has a direct impact on driving revenue growth and the success of the overa...

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Headspace is seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer to join its growing B2B Org. Our org is responsible for building and maintaining the eligibility systems and the enrollment experience for our growing enterprise & SME customer base, as well as building partnership integrations for strategic partnerships. As part of this team, you’ll be tasked with prototyping, architecting, and executing on the creation of our enterprise platform, and be integral in the B2B org’s continued growth. We are also big on sharing knowledge, helping each other learn and get better, and you will see frequent mini-tech talks throughout the year. Being on the Headspace engineering team, you’ll be working on a product that impacts more than 65M users. You will help us bring new features to life to meet our mission, while also helping push our platform to newer technologies as we embrace the cutting edge. A big goal needs talented people, so come join us and give your job a sense of purpose! What you ...

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If your ideal workday consists of prospecting new leads, sending follow-up emails, conducting discovery calls and software demos, uncovering pain points and closing deals, you just might be Fleetio’s next  Account Executive  selling to small & medium-size businesses (SMB). Fleetio is a modern software platform that helps thousands of organizations around the world manage their fleet of vehicles and equipment. The need for fleet management software is only on the rise and Fleetio has positioned itself as a best-in-class software in this space. We have big goals in 2023 and we’re looking for talented salespeople to join our team and help grow our revenue by demonstrating our software platform’s value. What’s Fleetio? Fleetio (pronounced “flee-tee-oh”) is a leading provider of fleet management SaaS that helps organizations of all sizes track, analyze, automate, and manage their vehicles and equipment. With a purpose-built, easy-to-use, and comprehensive suite of tools...

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Our customer service team supports our company through their confidence, knowledge, and commitment to our customers. We’re passionate about understanding customer needs, finding solutions that fit their business and supporting our customers every step of the way. We take pride in the pivotal role we play in providing our customers with a seamless experience. What you’ll be doing: Create roadmaps for your specific product / program. Conduct planning sessions to execute roadmap. Make product recommendations based on data, and qualitative feedback from business partners to help increase efficiency and create a better CX. Provide direction and oversight on projects. Partner with technical and reporting teams.  Design, document, test and implement technology applications and associated reporting. Conduct end-user training as necessary. Document appropriate procedures, instructions, and rules to share knowledge and create standards or practice. Create user stories / accept...

CNOOC Uganda Limited celebrates excellence in a Grand send off ceremony for scholarship beneficiaries

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Kampala : CNOOC Uganda Limited, a leading player in Uganda’s oil and gas sector, held a prestigious send-off ceremony to celebrate the achievements of its International Scholarship Program beneficiaries. The event marked a significant milestone in the journey of three outstanding Ugandan students who are set to pursue a Bachelor of Petroleum Engineering at the China University of Petroleum-East China. The purpose of this scholarship program is to enhance capacity building and skills development in the oil and gas industry, to promote and ensure National Content participation in the oil and gas industry, and to further demonstrate that CNOOC Uganda Limited values its area of operation and communities in it. Since 2014, CNOOC Uganda Limited has so far sponsored a total number of eight (8) Ugandan students, 5 at the bachelor’s level and 3 at the master’s level to undertake studies at China University of Petroleum (East China). These will continue in their footsteps to become our fut...

Ugandan Music Maestros Fik Fameica and Zulitums Ignite Coke Studio with Electrifying performances

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Kampala : In a night of musical magic, Uganda’s renowned rapper, Fik Fameica, a.k.a Fresh Bwoy, and the versatile songwriter, performing artist, and producer Zulitums took center stage under the COKE STUDIO project . These talented artists, representing Uganda in the global COKE STUDIO , unveiled their sensational local collaboration, “Manyi Mangi,” this season, creating a musical masterpiece that resonates with fans worldwide. For Fik Fameica, this marks his second appearance as Uganda’s representative in the COKE STUDIO project, while it’s Zulitums’ debut season. The song “Manyi Mangi” is a harmonious blend of their unique vocal styles, making it an absolute musical gem that’s already capturing hearts. Vivienne Olenyo, Frontline Marketing Portfolio Activation Manager-Uganda, expressed the significance of music in bringing people together, stating, “Through music, we can express our emotions, and it’s a language that can be understood by everyone. These local collaborations remin...

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Firstbase.io is hiring a Full-stack Software Engineer to be an important member of our small and nimble product team. You will be expected to wear many hats and help make influential product decisions. You will write plenty of code, but also oversee software projects. You enjoy following good product development practices like reviewing, debugging, and testing code. You should obsess over delivering the best customer experience to a global market of founders, ensuring simplicity and clarity. What’s Firstbase.io? Firstbase, a YC-backed company, is building an all-in-one Company OS to help define how founders across the globe launch, manage and grow their businesses. More than ten thousand founders from over 170 countries have used our incorporation product, Firstbase Start, to launch their startup. For many founders, “firstbase.io” has become what they type into their address bars when they think about incorporating a business. We are backed by Y Combinator & our team, investors...