Junior Technical Analyst at IITA - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Ref.: IITA-HR-NRS2016-018

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

• Care for the business connectivity of databases and SharePoint;
• Assist the Senior technical analyst with programming work in MySQL and MS SQL;
• Assist in analyzing business processes together with the data manager, project manager and any other relevant person in information management;
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Qualification and Competencies

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

Competencies
The ideal candidate must have:

• Good experience with administering an institutional SQL database (MySQL, MS SQL).
• Strong skills in database/SQL programming, both MySQL and MS SQL.
• Html, CSS, JavaScript high analytical skills.
• Strong in analyzing data structures and bug fixing.
• Advanced programming skills in Java and ASP.NET.
• Expertise in linking and patching MySQL databases with SharePoint.
• Experience with SharePoint is an asset.
• Ability to communicate with end-users and to assess/improve the usability of an interface.
• Team player: willing to share information with colleagues and users, flexible, respectful and friendly and open in cooperation, ready to seek compromise solutions.