Innovative Agricultural Research Initiative ,Web Developer/Web Administrator Jobs in Tanzania

Job
description

The Web
Developer/Administrator will provide technical and management expertise to a
team that is
responsible for delivering a new website for SUA. The team will be
coordinated by a member of SUA Computer Centre staff, but the Web
Developer/Administrator will manage the design process and share ownership of
the delivery and success of the new site. Our ultimate goal is to build the
capacity of the SUA Computer Centre to create and manage the website, and we
expect the person in this role to assist in making this happen.

The Web Developer
will lead the functional and technical design, development, testing,
integration, and training for ongoing support of the SUA website. He or she
will work with the SUA Computer Centre to direct aspects of the development
lifecycle. The primary responsibility of this position is to clearly define,
manage and maintain priorities. The developer will work closely with the staff of
the SUA Computer Centre to implement a website that fulfills the needs of the
university while using technology appropriate for the area and available
resources. A large component of this project will be to provide training to SUA
staff on website design, planning and maintenance.

The
successful candidate will be responsible for:

Defining
and implementing technical direction for the website;
Selecting
and implementing a CMS software solution including, but not limited to,
template creation, security and approval levels, WYSIWYG content editor,
versioning, content scheduling, etc.
Performing
and reviewing systems analysis, design, programming, testing, debugging,
and documentation for all projects;
Providing
technical and user training and manuals to Computer Centre staff;
Leading
process improvement;
Providing
technical leadership to team and department members, leading through
example, mentoring/ influencing others and effectively working with peers,
team members, and other departments;
Creating
mechanisms to enable members of academic staff to create and maintain
online profiles;
Creating
templates for content storage;
Implementing
website archiving strategies.

Knowledge,
Skills, and Abilities

Creative,
dynamic, and forward thinking individual;
Innovative
– able to identify new opportunities and make them happen;
Managing
websites, including management of design and developer staff;
Extensive
Web User Interface Design (UI), Debugging and Cross-Browser Compatible
Development Experience;
Knowledge
of online Security Principles;
Knowledge
of automatic backup and mirroring;
Intermediate
or expert knowledge of HTML5, CSS, PHP, Javascript, jQuery, XML,CSS, API
implementation;
Knowledge
of web multimedia technologies a plus;
Analytical
capabilities to measure performance and weigh tradeoffs;
Problem
solving and project management skills, with ability to balance competing
project and resource demands;
Cross-cultural
interaction across language barriers;
Team
player who can work independently.

Required
Qualifications/Experience

BS in
Computer Science, Web Development or related field and/or equivalent work
experience. Masters preferred;
Experience
managing the development of a complex website;
At
least five years of experience related to the Web Developer/Web
Administrator position;
Experience
with open source content management systems like Joomla, Drupal or
WordPress;
Experience
in coaching, training and mentoring staff;
Familiarity
with server administration;
Excellent
verbal and written communication skills;
English
language fluency required, Kiswahili language skills a plus
Background
and experience in the East Africa region preferred.

How
to apply

To apply for this
opportunity, please send a cover letter, CV or résumé, three samples/links of
your previous web development work, and salary history to alvis@iagri.org by
January 22, 2015.

Applications
submitted without samples will not be considered.

East African
nationals are strongly encouraged to apply