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. Universities in North Carolina founded
RTI in 1958 as a centerpiece of the Research Triangle Park.
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.
The positions will be based in the
counties of Nairobi.
Administrative Assistant
1 Position
Nairobi
The Administrative Assistant ensures
that administrative systems in the Nairobi office are conducted according to;
all RTI policies, client regulations, standard operating procedures and good
business practice.
In addition, the person provides
reception, secretarial, administrative, logistics support management and basic
procurement support to the Nairobi staff.
The person will facilitate effective
communication between the Nairobi Office and its key clients and
partners.
Qualifications and experience:
minimum of three (3) years
relevant experience and a Bachelor’s Degree or a Higher Diploma in
Administration or Secretarial studies;
Additional qualification in office
management, business management or accounting preferred.
Experience in logistics management,
organizing workshops and training courses, preparing, monitoring budgets and
petty cash management in an international organization preferred.
Experience within the Not for
Profit sector and familiarity with donor reporting requirements is preferred.
Application Developer / Programmer
1 Position
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 support of
these technology applications.
This includes troubleshooting and
addressing user issues and defects both, at server side, as well as in the
application’s code. Responding 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.
In addition the candidate will design
and develop programming systems making specific determinations about system
performance.
Document code 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.
Qualifications and experience:
A Bachelor’s of Science or higher in
Information Technology or other technical discipline, and at least five (5)
years working as a software developer.
S/he need to have deep experience
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 29th February, 2016
Applicants must include Position and
Location in the subject line of the email.
Candidates who had applied previously
need not to apply for these positions.
Please do not attach copies of
certificates.
We regret that only shortlisted
applicants will be contacted.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer
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