We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world
treats children by 2030:
·
No child dies from preventable causes before
their 5th birthday
·
All children learn from a quality basic
education and that,
·
Violence against children is no longer tolerated
We know that great people make a great organization, and
that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for
children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career,
along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity,
and integrity are highly valued.
Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all our
personnel and programmes are absolutely safe for children.
Job Title: Application
Developer – MNutrition System
Location: Abuja
Job Type: Full Time
Department: Program
Operations
Job No: sav-99394
Role Purpose:
This role provides professional technical, communications
and administrative support to the Nutrition team. The Post holder will develop
and maintain high quality mobile applications for the A&T and WINNN
programme. He/She be expected to collaborate with implementation teams to
develop functional mobile applications, while working in a fast-paced
department. The post holder is also expected to provide critical support to
data/information management and communications activities, assisting the Alive
and Thrive team by developing and implementing an appropriate communications
products and outputs for the team. S/he
will work closely with the Alive and Thrive team both in the States and Country
Office, to plan their communications, logistics and administrative needs. Also,
s/he will support the team in meeting documentations, compilation and filing of
Project reports and other relevant Project documents.The post holder will
support the entire application lifecycle (concept, design, test, release and
support), produce fully functional mobile applications, gather user requirements
and suggest solutions, Troubleshoot and debug applications to optimize
performance. Design interfaces (plan new features) to improve user experience
in collaboration with the Nutrition and IT teams. He/She will ensure that new
and legacy applications meet quality standards, research and suggest new mobile
products, applications and protocols based on acceptability and usage from
implementation sites while staying up-to-date with new technology trends.
S/he will be responsible for implementing and developing a
variety of communications pieces including email announcements, communications
and training materials as agreed.
Scope of Role: The
post holder will work closely with Programme Manager and Senior SBCC Officer.
Reports to: A&T Programme Manager
Matrix Manager –
IT Manager
Key Deliverables
Include :
- Develop functional mobile application for WINNN & Alive & Thrive
- Development of infographics and other visual content for mobile app
- Support the design, test, release and support of the mobile app
- Ensure that all legacy audio visual content from WINNN & Alive and Thrive are migrated to the mobile app
- Management of all audio-visual content of the nutrition team and uploading unto the app
- Setting up and roll out of mobile app on programme mobile devices for beneficiaries
- Training of beneficiaries and rollout of application use in Lagos, Kaduna, Jigawa and Yobe states
- Development of online marketing and publicity
- Lead the design and roll out of the A&T IPC component through mobile phones
- Support the state teams on the use of mobile phone technology for IPC and reporting
- Ensure IT support for the project and users
- The job duties and responsibilities as set out above are not exhaustive and the Post holder may be required to carry out additional duties within reasonableness of their level of skills and experience.
Qualifications Experience
and Skills:
- Proven work experience as a Mobile developer
- Demonstrable portfolio of released applications
- In-depth knowledge of at least one programming language like Swift and Java
- Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
- Familiarity with OOP design principles
- Excellent analytical skills with a good problem-solving attitude
- Ability to perform in a team environment
- BSc degree in Computer Science or relevant field
- Understanding of communications and staff engagement within a high profile global organisation utilising a range of new and traditional media.
- Good communication skills (verbal and written) and displays the potential for distilling complex information and materials into digestible and inspiring messages.
- Excellent organisational skills. Ability to manage a large workload in a pressured environment, working to short and long term objectives and tight deadlines. Attention to detail and ability to follow tasks and ideas through to completion.
- A high degree of flexibility and adaptability in order to respond to changing needs.
- Experience in drafting communications materials such as emails, newsletter content, internet content, etc.
- Understanding of NGO operations.
- Demonstrable experience working with various social media.
- Competency in Microsoft Office, design software and other digital tools.
- Proactive approach to work and the ability to identify and implement effective processes for achieving outcomes.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- A commitment to the Save the Children values.
We undertake rigorous procedures to ensure that only people
suitable to work with children are allowed to join our organisation and all
candidates will be therefore be subject to this scrutiny.
We need to keep children safe so our selection process
reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
Applicants are advised that Save the Children International
does not require any payment or expense during the entire recruitment process.
Any request in this direction should be immediately reported as it is contrary
to the values and practices of our organization.
Due to the volume of applications received, Save the
Children may not provide feedback to all applicants. Only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as
possible, as applications will be reviewed as received. Save the Children
reserves the right to change the closing date, if considered necessary.
Application Deadline
12th October, 2018
How to Apply
Interested persons should click here to apply
Good Luck!!!
