ICT intern at Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI)

Position: ICT intern                                                                                           

Reports to: ICT Officer
Contract: 3 Months (Renewable)                                                                                       

ROLE DESCRIPTION:

As a ICT intern will be responsible for functional knowledge and expertise of a number of software solutions, conduct training, requirement gathering, implementation/ rollout, coordinate system support and change management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and write computer programs to perform specific tasks related to organizational goals
• Create workflow diagrams and charts to demonstrate the functionality of programs before coding them
• Run software tests to spot and resolve bugs and inconsistencies
• Write code for software patches and bug fixes
• Work with team members to find creative, innovative solutions to problems
• Collaborate with other departments to understand their needs and devise ways to accommodate them with software
• Perform regular audits to identify software inefficiencies and mastermind ways to improve workflow
• Write and continually update documentation for all programs for internal and external reference
• Collaborate with business analysts and developers to produce software designs
• Formulate program specifications and basic prototypes
• Transform software designs and specifications into high functioning code in the appropriate language
• Integrate individual software solutions to higher level systems
• Use web-based tools to create advanced SaaS when applicable
• Test code periodically to ensure it produces the desirable results and perform debugging when necessary
• Perform upgrades to make software and systems more secure and efficient
• Collaborate with technical writers to create documentation for user support
• Skillful in Java, SQL, Python, among other programming language

COMPETENCIES

• Excellent interpersonal skill and willingness to work in a diverse and multicultural team.
• Demonstrate professionalism, maturity and sound Judgement
• A high level of organizational skill; excellent attention to detail.
• Possess energy, drive, enthusiasm, commitment and passion for high quality work
• Proven ability to solve problems independently without supervision.
• Must be highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated with the ability to multi-task and
• prioritize needs.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, IT or related field
• Knowledge in programming languages: Java, PHP, Mobile(android/iOS), React native, C, C++ and C#
• Knowledge in Development Frameworks: Spring Framework, NodeJS
• SQL database or relational database skills: MySQL, Oracle
• Knowledge in Web Technologies: Angular, HTML5, CSS3, JQuery
• Knowledge in Methodologies: Object Oriented Programming, Agile Development.
• Operating Systems: Windows, Linux.