RTI is an independent organization
dedicated to conducting innovative, multidisciplinary research that improves
the human condition.
With a worldwide staff of more than
4,000 people, RTI offers innovative research and development and a full
spectrum of multidisciplinary services.
RTI anticipates staffing the following expertise in long term job positions for donor funded Tusome Early Grade Reading and Tayari Early Childhood Development and Education Project.
Tusome is focused on curriculum
support, teacher training and teaching material development to improve the
quality of early grade instruction in formal and non-formal schools through a
reading intervention.
Tayari is a Ministry of Education,
Science and Technology and RTI literacy program funded by Children Investment
Fund Foundation (CIFF).
The project is focused on improving
quality of Early Childhood Development (ECD) systems and instructions.
It seeks to develop cost-effective,
scalable models of Early Childhood Education (ECE) that ensures pre-primary
aged children are mentally, physically, socially and emotionally ready to
start, and succeed, in primary school
ICT Assistant (I.T Assistant)
Siaya
1 position
The ICT Assistant will be responsible
for first level support and deployment management for all end users in the
assigned region across several counties.
S/he will keep on top of new
operating system (Android) releases, test mobile applications with new devices
review crash reports from mobile applications.
The ICT Assistant will play a key
role in RTI strategic education initiatives and must thrive under tight
deadlines.
S/he will develop and execute
automated/manual test procedures, train the education officers’ in-charge of
ECD at the county level on how to use the android applications.
S/he will also serve as the focal
point of contact in the region and will be responsible for ICT related
communications.
S/he ensures that all software and hardware
deployments are managed according to RTI policies, USAID regulations, standard
operating procedures and good business practices.
S/he will support hardware (laptops,
routers, switches) and network users in use in Siaya office.
Required qualifications and experience:
- A BSc. Computer Science or related field with
a minimum of three (3) years of technical support experience or Diploma in
Computer Science with a minimum of four (4) years technical experience.
- S/he will possess a record of successful large
scale software and hardware installations with a wide range of hardware
including tablets and mobile phones.
- The suitable candidate will need to
demonstrate experience of android operating system releases, experience in
applications testing and executing automate/manual test procedures.
- Ability to train adults on how to use
applications deployed.
- Good communication skills and familiarity with
mobile tools (e.g. XCode, Android Debugger ADB).
Application Developer / Programmer (I.T
Officer) – Nairobi:
will work in collaboration with the TUSOME IT team and home office team to
support RTI-developed software solutions and its users.
S/he will work closely with IT
specialist, IT Assistants as well as the education technical team in the
application of these technology applications.
These include; troubleshooting and
addressing user issues and defects both at server level as well as with the
application and respond promptly and professionally to bug reports.
S/he will review, update, repair,
modify and develop
existing software and generic applications; specifically abstracting out classes and functions in JavaScript code and analyzing and understanding program structure in JavaScript code.
existing software and generic applications; specifically abstracting out classes and functions in JavaScript code and analyzing and understanding program structure in JavaScript code.
In addition the candidate will design
and develop programming systems making specific determinations about system
performance.
He / She will document codes
consistently throughout the development process by listing a description of the
program, special instructions, and any changes made in database tables on
procedural, modular and database level.
High skills sets will be required; this may also include feature design and development.
The successful candidate will have
outstanding programming skills and expertise, particularly for native Android
applications and Java.
This position requires the ability to
work well in an international team environment, excellent communication and
problem solving skills, and ability to work well under pressure.
Required qualifications and experience:
- A Bachelor’s of Science degree in Information
Technology or a related technical discipline with at least five (5) years’
experience working as a software developer.
- S/he need to have deep experience in
developing in and for the Cloud, specifically with HTML5, CSS, JSON, and
Javascript (CoffeeScript preferred).
- The suitable candidate requires
troubleshooting skills on software, network and communication devices.
- Strong knowledge and skills in software design
and development, including testing, test-driven development, and agile
methodologies.
- The successful candidate need to be fluent in
spoken and written Kiswahili and English.
- In addition s/he requires utmost reliability
and ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines under
pressure.
Preferred:
- Apache PhoneGap/Cordova
- CouchDB, PouchDB, SQLite
- Backbone.js, Marionette.js, Ruby
- Agile /Scrum Developer certification
- Experience building offline-first mobile
applications using standard web technologies
- Experience working on international development
projects funded by USAID, The World Bank, DfID or other funding agencies
To apply, please email cover letter
and CV to hrapplications@nb.rti.org by 11th November, 2015
Applicants must include POSITION and
REGION in the subject line of the email.
Please do not attach copies of
certificates.
Candidates who had applied previously
need not to apply for this position.
We regret that only shortlisted
applicants will be contacted.
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