Jobs at icipe - International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology

Overall Purpose of the Job

• To provide high-level project management support to the Vector Atlas PI, scientists, staff, consultants, students, and interns for efficient and timely implementation of the project’s activities.

Specific Duties

• Coordinate logistical and content aspects (i.e., maintain GANTT charts) of project management activities, including ensuring smooth execution of events such as seminars, workshops, and training activities and producing progress charts and documents on demand.
• Ensure documentation management regarding meetings and trainings and help compile and share minutes and perform filing.
• Support effective internal and external communications among project stakeholders as well as researchers, trainers, policymakers, and partner institutions.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and other project-related documents, ensuring alignment with project objectives and stakeholders’ requirements.
• Assist in organizing the availability of necessary resources to facilitate learning sessions and project implementation skill development.
• Coordinate the planning and organising of internal and external meetings and other events (e.g., folders and materials, registration forms, workshop programmes and name tags, follow-up on payments and settlement of working advances, documentation, and proceedings).
• Processes and makes follow-up on project payments, including partner disbursement and other payments, and maintains a database of the same for ease of reference and follow-up.
• Coordinate all matters pertaining to travel advances, cross-checking, and accountability of employees within the unit.
• Facilitate staff and student recruitment and renewal of contracts.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a science-related course or its equivalent.
• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, time management, ability to multitask, define and set priorities, and problem-solving.
• Effective communication and writing skills, taking notes and report writing.
• Experience facilitating teamwork and collaboration with partners at all levels.
• Strong ability to anticipate and plan ahead, take personal initiative, work both independently and as a team member, and collaborate and coordinate with others.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure.
• At least 2 years’ experience in project implementation, documenting reporting experience in an NGO setting

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Overall Purpose of the Job

The Cloud Solutions Architect will supervise and develop scalable and cost-effective architectural solutions for on-premises and cloud-managed services to icipe’s 4-H paradigm (Environmental, Plant, Human, and Animal Health Themes). The Cloud Solutions Architect will also be responsible for engineering elastic and interoperable solutions that inter-play with the research data management and archiving infrastructure. Furthermore, the upgraded position requires to provide leadership to the development team by implementing quality control, technical supervision, and encouraging fellow developers to faster their careers in icipe. The candidate is expected to contribute to all software backendsolutions being developed in icipe.

Specific Duties

• Design and deploy scalable, cost-effective, interoperable, and robust cloud architectural solutions that adapt to the dynamic business and research data needs.
• Assessing deployed system architectures and those under implementation and working with technical staff to reengineer optimal solutions and products.
• Deploying and documenting API’s in microservice architectures.
• Migration of on-premises and off-premises software, data, and services.
• Developing web applications preferably in Node/React JS, Django/Flask, or any other relevant front and backend web programming languages.
• Write Linux scripts and commands and containerization of applications.
• Provide regular input to high level reports and cost estimates for next steps.

Requirements/Qualifications

• BSc/BA in Computer Science, Information Technology, or any other related field from a recognized University.
• Related certification(s) in cloud managed services is an added advantage.
• Extensive knowledge and skills in cloud-managed services preferably in Azure and AWS.
• Good understanding of architecting and building secure and cost-effective on-premises and cloud enterprise systems.
• Good understanding of Agile methodologies.
• Knowledge and skills in big data analytics
• Good understanding of IT security, data infrastructure, governance, and user-centered design practices.
• Sound knowledge of various operating systems (Linux, AIX, Solaris, Windows) and database management systems (Oracle, Ms. SQL, MySQL, Postgres, and NoSQL DBs).
• Self-motivated with strong organizational and interpersonal skills and leadership skills.
• Experience in installing end-user applications and supporting end users working on highperformance computing (HPC) systems is an added advantage.
• At least 2 years of work experience in a relevant area.
• Previous experience at an international/ regional research organization is an added advantage.

Reporting

• This position reports to the Postdoctoral Fellow.