Data Management Intern at International Potato Center

The Data Management intern will provide support to the Senior Regional Knowledge Management Associate.

Key responsibilities:

• Update the sweetpotato DVM database on the knowledge portal and dashboard for Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Burkina Faso, by August 2021.
• Support upcoming sweetpotato characterization trial and subsequent update of the online sweetpotato catalogue.
• Update released varieties information on the sweetpotato dashboard.
• Supporting the Online Germplasm Tracking Database at KEPHIS.
• Supporting the rollout of the Germplasm Cleanup database at KEPHIS.
• Provide a monthly status update report on various activities.
• Any other information management roles as may be assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in information technology, Business Information Technology, Information systems or equivalent.
• Recent graduate with significant web programming experience. 
• Knowledge of web programing and web content management applications; PHP / MySQL; Drupal 8.
• Advanced level in written and spoken English.
• Fluent in Kiswahili.