Save the Children (SC), Ethiopia Country Office has opening for Application Development Coordinator and IT support Officer positions, to be stationed in Addis Ababa. If you are interested to join our team, please review below the position specification and requirement to help you make a decision
Job Title
Application Development Coordinator
Code
Place of Work
Addis Ababa
Programme/Unit
Monthly Salary in ETB
As per the organization scale
No. of Positions
1
Length of Contract
1 Year
JOB SUMMARY: The application development coordinator will provide solution for all Save the Children Ethiopia country office by developing or customizing applications. He/she is expected to administer, maintain and ensure proper functionality of existing web based and standalone systems using strategic mechanism within the framework of the agency IT Policy and standardization. The incumbent will serve as a point of contact to any application related matters and is required to assess programs and projects needs in relation to automation; computerizing major manual systems, providing technical support and provide training to system users and update staff on changes and current IT systems. He/she is responsible to design and implement disaster recovery and carry out preventive maintenance on all running automation system in a cost effective and succinct manner. He/she is also expected to conducts research in variety of IT topics; Makes regular check-up tests for Finance Agresso Systems and application within the intranet and ASiST servers; Ensures for the proper functioning of the servers on which applications are running and conducts pre- and post-tests of servers; and do a scheduled backups and tests. The role holder is also expected to conducts performance appraisal of the staff under his/her supervision; and to prepare periodic reports
Job Requirement
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED To be considered for the position applicants must have a Bachelor Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology and a specialized certification on Database Management System and Programming; 6 Years of experience in IT related role and out of which 3 years should be directly related to Software Development and Application support. He/she must also have a demonstrated ability to analyse information, evaluate options and to think and plan strategically; Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills; Fluency in written and spoken English; ability to work with incoming teams in the event of major emergencies and a commitment to save the children values