The Roma Education Fund seeks an IT specialist
The Roma Education Fund seeks a full-time, in-house IT specialist
Background information:
The Roma Education Fund (REF) is an international organization that aims to close the gap in educational outcomes between Roma and non-Roma through policies and programs that support quality education for Roma and through the desegregation of educational systems in formal Decade for Roma Inclusion member countries.
- Job description:
The focus of the role is to provide inhouse support for the development and continuous maintenance of the organization’s IT systems and applications. Represent the organization towards 3rd party suppliers. Translate the requests of the professional REF staff into IT language and formulate IT related service needs. Help formulate achievable goals within the scope of IT. The IT expert should ensure that the office infrastructure enables smooth-operation, make sure solutions are cost-effective and fully utilize the available up-to-date technology improvements. Negotiate new contracts if needed, arrange purchases or renegotiate existing contracts with suppliers such as the Internet Service Provider or hardware suppliers etc. The job is a full-time position.
Required skills:
• Operating System : Windows/Linux office infrastructure experience
• Databases : SQL basics
• Networking: Some, distributed business application maintenance
• Other SW developement tools, environments, frameworks
• On-Line Application Systems, Data Base /Grants Management Systems and Beneficiary Platform , supporting domains,
• Knowledge on Linux and Windows
• Managing exchange and main servers
• Introducing and linking the system with e-based data input and application process
• Online customer gate
• be able to document procedures and put together help documentation for users
• Fluent in English
Advantage:
• Experience in developing and programming JAVA, MSQL
• Knowing Rromanes language
Other professional skills
• Authonomy
• High level of problem solving capacity, service orietation,
• Ability to work in team with people who are not IT specialitsts or computer savvy
• Ability to produce easily ubnderstandible and comprehensive documents.
• Ability to work with 3rd parties, manage 3rd party relationships
• Ability to develop the Data-base application Manual/s,
• Design and participate in Staff and stakeholder IT trainings,
2.Detailed job description:
• The IT specialist should act as the organization’s overall IT expert.
• Provide consulting to the organization’s management on possible improvements of existing systems and the solutions available.
• Will be responsible for efficient tools and application purchase, lead the acquisition process for development of SW, and be responsible for installment of the above for the office use.
• Should be willing and ready to provide technical assistance/distance support for those country coordinators and facilitators who are using Data base GMS and those who are on business travel.
• As REF network exchange server supplies REF Romania office as well, the expert need to stay in contact with the Romanian IT expert to manage any modification relating to exchange servers.
• Willingness and interest in undergoing professional trainings for provision of quality maintenance and support to GMS/MIS.
• Leading role in the GMS new feature development and/or replacement of the current system with a new one.
• Analyze current performance and define problem areas from technology point of view.
• Write technical specifications based on user requirements.
• Make sure the right supplier is selected for new developments and manage the project to reach “on time-in budget” targets. Make sure the transition from the old application to the new is smooth.
Level of responsibility:
• Prepare IT concepts for management
• Will be required to be able to work alone
• Will directly report to the Executive Director, and will cooperate with the Financial and Administrative Manager
The ideal candidate :
• Shall be willing to work for a non-profit organization and shall agree with the organization’s purposes.
• Will be able to communicate with people with less or no IT skills
• Multitasked, able to follow several parallel projects.
• Possess good analytical skills
• Is open minded, flexible and tolerant
• Is expected to fill the role for a longer period
Required work experience in years :
• 3 years +
Please, send your CV and motivation letter to Jzsiga@romaeducationfund.org providing your wage expectations as well.
The deadline for submitting applications is 4th April 2011.
