African Population and Health Research Center Software Development Intern Jobs in Kenya
African Population and Health Research Center Software Development Intern Jobs in Kenya
BackgroundThe African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) operates from its head office in Nairobi, Kenya but coordinates all its work across all countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
It also has an office in Senegal which oversees projects and activities in West Africa.
The Center’s vision is to transform lives in Africa through research. Its mission is to generate evidence, strengthen research capacity and engage policy to inform action on population health and wellbeing
APHRC’s vision, mandate and mission are premised on tracking the activities, outputs and outcomes of various research projects.
As such, APHRC collects primary data from various research participants mainly through face to face (F2F) interviews.
With new advancements in mobile technology, and rapidly increasing internet connectivity and mobile phone penetration in Africa, it is now possible to conduct some types of studies using telephone interviews, Short Message Services (SMS) or mobile web all of which require mobile phone numbers mounted on an electronic communication device and/or access to internet connectivity.
In addition to technology advancement, pandemics such as COVID-19 dictate that researchers minimize F2F interviews, something that has become the new normal. This has awoken the need to establish a telephone number database at APHRC to support data collection for existing and future research projects
APHRC seeks to engage an intern for an initial period of six months to support in designing and implementing database management systems.
More specifically, the intern will be supporting the development and management of a telephone directory
What is a telephone database and what is its purpose?
A telephone database consists of telephone numbers stored in an institutionally controlled device, e.g. a server, standalone computer or cloud solution.
The phone numbers, ideally mobile phone numbers, are part of an individual’s contact information.
The contact information includes other selected details of the individual.
The database can be connected to a calling system for purposes of contacting the individual when needed.
The purpose of a telephone database is to:
To conduct non-face to face research, trainings, communications and policy engagement;
To conduct targeted marketing, and monitoring of research activities including implementation of interventions;
To provided sampling
frames that will allow efficient samples to be drawn;
To reduce the time, it takes to collect primary data with large samples; and,
To enhance the cost-effectiveness of APHRC field activities.
Desirable Skills
Experience in design disciplines and processes such as client server solution architecture, MVC Models, OOP or High performance solutions preferably using PHP, HTML 5, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax and pre-processors like SASS and LESS is highly desirable
Experience using collaborative software tools such as SVN, GIT, CVS and Mercurial for version control purposes
Experience with relational databases (schemas, design) and XML is highly desirable
Experience with web analytics tools (Google Analytics, Web trends, etc.) is highly desirable
Knowledge of PowerShell, NET platform, and/or C# programming is an added advantage
Strong skills in designing interactive responsive user interfaces
Key Competencies
Ability to analyze and critique requirements and make recommendations on possible solution designs
Ability to complete work independently, incorporate client feedback, and deliver on time
Initiative and sound judgment and ability to understand and process client feedback to improve assignments
Ability to plan, prioritize and deliver quality deliverables while working with tight timelines
Have a good eye for detail, with excellent spelling, grammar and punctuation skills in the context of IT programming
Have good organizational skills to collate material from multiple sources and produce web content within tight deadlines
Possess good interpersonal skills to work effectively with content developers and webmasters
Creative, innovative thinker with excellent design skills
Proven hands-on skills in development of web applications with strong bias in HTML, CSS, Bootstrap and JavaScript
Qualifications
A degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or Information Technology
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; African Population and Health Research Center Software Development Intern Jobs in Kenya
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