Software Developers at John Snow Inc in Dar es Salaam

REPORTS TO:DIRECTOR, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

LOCATION:DAR ES SALAAM 

JOB SUMMARY:
Working under the guidance of the Director of Management Information Systems, he/she will support JSI’s work in improving health commodity availability in Tanzania by assisting in the design, development, testing, documentation and maintenance of applications developed using PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server 2005 Enterprise and later editions, SQL, Visual Basic, C#, Java, and related technologies. 

Overall Responsibilities:
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following: 
• Work closely with users to design and develop specifications for software development work including wireframes, screen/report layouts, business rules and user interfaces.
• Work closely with tester(s) to develop test plans for modules and applications
• Develop enhancements, test, and maintain existing tools such as the electronic Logistics Information System (eLMIS), ILS gateway, PipeLine, Quantimed and other related database systems developed by JSI.
• Develop, test, enhance and maintain other database systems and software applications as needed by the project.
• Adopt and establish a JSI software project management environment in the local office. This may include establishing a web-based activity tracking and resource portal. 
• Use JSI’s web-based bug tracking systems to log bugs, enhancements and to update bug resolution status. Use the JSI software development group (SDG) as a resource portal to find templates for JSI software development practices and develop with the support of MIS team the web pages related to Tanzania specific software development activities.
• Prepare technical documentation, user/training manuals for software applications.
• Assist in training application users.
• Develop and/or review user manuals, guides, job aids and training manuals for database systems.
• Liaise with IT Specialists to deploy, maintain and secure database application systems.
• Liaise with the US-based JSI Software Development Group for software applications to become familiar with JSI software development practices, to seek guidance, to solicit and obtain standard practices/templates to follow for software development, to brief on progress being made on software development projects, and to collaborate and contribute to JSI and DELIVER software development practices.
• Liaise with partners, stakeholders, users in design, development and deployment of computerized information systems in MOHSW facilities such as the electronic Logistics Management Information Systems (eLMIS), ILSGateway
• Conduct training on various database systems and applications for trainers, users, consultants, partners and JSI Staff.
• Conduct regular reviews and evaluation of all database systems and related applications and implement improvements that may be deemed necessary.
• Provide regular updates to the supervisor, users, the technical team and project management team on work progress and any local database development issues that may be of concern to management and respective teams.
• Work as part of the MIS team and be available for deployment to systems administration and user support whenever need arises. 
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by the supervisor.

QUALIFICATIONS AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES REQUIRED:
Applicants for this position should possess the following minimum qualifications:
• Masters degree in IT or Computer Science or related concentration from recognized University/College
• More than five years of experience in developing database applications in C++, C#, and/or Java
• Experience in administering corporate level RDMS including PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL server 2005/2008 Enterprise and the use of t-SQL
• Experience with ANSI SQL:2008
• Experience with Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
• Experience in programming using Java or experience C# or C++ 
• Experience with Javascript and HTML
• Experience with Model – View – Controller (MVC) based application development
• Experience with deployment management tools (chef/puppet)
• Experience with ant/gradle scripting
• Experience with creating and using automated testing frameworks
• Ability to work with Linux operating systems (server and client) environments
• Understanding of networking and information security 
• Experience using software development methodologies
• Experience in systems analysis and architecture development
• Strong analytic and problem solving skills
• Strong verbal and written English 
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work in a dynamic team-oriented environment but self-managing of own time
• Ability to interact with and assist a wide range of end users
• Ability to work well within a team
• Ability to work independently, take responsibility, and follow-through on assignments

REMUNERATION:
A competitive remuneration and benefits package will be offered to the successful candidate for the above positions basing on qualification, experience and salary history.

How to apply;
MODE OF APPLICATION:
Interested candidates are invited to send their cover letters, Curriculum Vitae with names and contact details of 3 work related references, enclosing certificate copies of relevant education and training.
Submission may be sent to the address below not later than 31 Jan, 2013. 

Senior Human Resource Officer
John Snow, Inc.
Plot No. 392,
Toure Drive, Masaki
P.O .Box 9263
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Email: recruitment@tz.pfscm.org

Please indicate on the envelope the position applied for. Only candidates meeting the minimum requirements will be contacted. If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, kindly assume that your application was not successful. JSI is an equal opportunity employer.