Systems Developer

• Nairobi, Kenya
• Animal Bioscience

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The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Systems Developer to design and develop different softwares and systems that will be used in field data collection. In addition the position holder will assist in capacity building of the different partners. She/he will liaise with different projects and teams who will be conducting sampling activities to ensure that their sampling needs in terms of hardware and software requirements are met.
ILRI works with partners worldwide to enhance the roles that livestock play in food security and poverty alleviation, principally in Africa and Asia. The outcomes of these research partnerships help people in developing countries keep their farm animals’ alive and productive, increase and sustain their livestock and farm productivity, find profitable markets for their animal products, and reduce the risk of livestock-related diseases. www.ilri.org
ILRI is a not-for-profit institution with a staff of about 700 and in 2015, an operating budget of about USD83 million. A member of the CGIAR Consortium working for a food-secure future, ILRI has its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, a principal campus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and offices in other countries in East, West and Southern Africa and in South, Southeast and East Asia. www.cgiar.org.
Key Responsibilities

• Design and development of in-house systems that will be used in the biorepository and by different projects.
• Maintain, secure and upgrade sample collection and tracking systems.
• Ensure different databases and datasets that support the various systems are up to date.
• Design and develop systems that ensures that data associated with samples are always running and meet the needs of the different partners.
• Assist in data management of project data as collected by the different projects.
• Ensure that all systems, databases and datasets are backed up on a regular basis and the backups are working.
• Liaise with project teams to ensure that their sampling systems are running ok and are usable in a field setting.
• Customizing of developed systems and softwares to keep up with the ever changing IT field.
• Training of partners and project teams in the developed systems and softwares.

Requirements

• BSc.in Computer Science.
• Strong systems development skills and excellent data management skills.
• Entry level knowledge of biology is desirable but not a must.
• Good understanding of web based systems, mobile application and systems.
• Hardworking, responsible and responsive.

Terms of Appointment
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) position based at ILRI’s Nairobi campus. It is open to Kenyan nationals only.
Duration: The position is on temporary basis for 3 months.
Job Level: This position is job level 2B.
ILRI offers a competitive salary and benefits package which includes; pension, medical and other insurances for ILRI’s Nationally Recruited Staff.
How to apply: Applicants should send a cover letter and CV explaining their interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and the names and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work experience to the Director, People and Organizational Development through our recruitment portal http://ilri.simplicant.com before 26 November 2015. The position title and reference number SD/11/2015 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online application.
To find out more about ILRI, visit our websites at http://www.ilri.org 
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ILRI is an equal opportunity employer
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