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  • Posted: Jul 13, 2020
    Deadline: Not specified
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    International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI), a U.S. based international development consulting company established in 1987, has worked in over one hundred countries and has implemented over two hundred projects.
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    Information And Knowledge Management Specialist.

    Overview: IBTCI is seeking an Information and Knowledge Management Specialist for a third-party monitoring contract based in Nairobi, Kenya to manage and support the organization’s programming, engineering and automating the projects data/information management and related repositories, its periodic, quarterly, and annual management cycle systems and processes, and the project’s key business processes (data collection, verification, processing, and utilization value chain). This position is open to Kenyan Nationals only.

    Responsibilities

    Essential Duties/Tasks and Responsibilities:  

    • Lead the operations and management of the Management Information System (MIS) and its applications, (e.g., security best practices, permissions management, configuration of workflows, configuration of data input screens and generation of reports); including configuration of the system for future deployment;
    • Manages and maintains the overall information/data cataloguing, processing, filing and tracking systems for the project, this includes secondary data from IPs, secondary data from other sources, primary data from the project’s subcontractors;
    • Participate in the development and maintenance of SMLP IP activities/sites databases, and maintains accurate SMLP analytics, tracking of data sharing cycles and schedules with IPs, subcontractors, and other IBTCI staff;
    • Partner with the SMLP team in completing qualitative data coding utilizing the available tools as per the project design, such as Atlas and other applicable tools;
    • Lead development and maintenance of extensive monitoring surveys and other data collection tools;
    • Work with the Learning Specialist on data analysis and research methodologies;
    • Other duties as assigned by the Learning Specialist and COP.

    Qualifications

    Minimum Requirements:

    • Three (3) years’ experience and knowledge of computer systems, and other systems related to information management of electronic and hard copy data. Knowledge of various database systems and hardware requirements is required.
    • Experience with field data collection using mobile technology required.
    • Interpersonal skills in relating to and communicating with project staff, senior management and training staff in-person and/or via virtual methods is necessary.
    • Strong Oral and written fluency in English required.

    Education:  A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or related field is required, a Master’s degree is preferred or Bachelor’s degree in Computer engineering/Science; an Advanced degree within a social science and/or IT or equivalent will be an added advantage.

    Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

    • Excellent skills in web development and open source operating systems, open source tools including PHP and PHP frameworks, Elixir, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Vue, HTML5, ODK;
    • Knowledge of and experience in development of information management systems (MIS), interactive databases, and other academic/research platforms.

    Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

    • Experience with data visualization using PowerBI is desired.

    Working Environment:  Work is typically performed in an office environment.

    Physical Requirements:  This is largely a sedentary position that requires the ability to speak, hear, see, and lift small objects up to 20 lbs.

    Supervisory Responsibility:  This position does not have supervisory responsibilities.

    Travel:  International travel not required.

    Work Authorization:  Candidate must be authorized to work in Kenya

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