Mobile Technology Officer at IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Ref.: IITA-HR-NRS2016-018

Responsibilities
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:

• Review data management plans of proposals (or existing projects);
• Participate in data management planning workshops of projects;
• Advice for projects on the choice and use of mobile technology;
• Prepare devices with software (if not done by ICT)
• Design standard workflows for mobile collected data;
• Coordinate training of staff about ODK and designing questionnaires;
• Convert questionnaires into xlsforms and further into xml for upload in the android devices;
• Frequently update on new developments in the market;
• Integrate new developments/software modules into the workflows and overlooking the ODK server;
• Performa nay other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualification and Competencies

• BSc/HND in Computer Science and any other related field with minimum of 2-3 years of experience performing similar role in a structured organization.

Competencies

• Proven expertise in database design/data modeling.
• Experience in administering an ODK aggregate server.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Programming skills in html, css, JavaScript and web frameworks.
• Project data management experience.
• Ability to communicate with different stakeholders and to explain technicalities in their language for easy understanding and rising enthusiasm for new opportunities.
• Scientific or development working background is an asset.
• Innovative, curious, visionary, flexible, solution oriented personality.
• Team player: willingness to share all relevant information with colleagues and users pro-actively at the right time; to show flexibility, respect, friendliness and openness in cooperation; to show ability to compromise.