RDB/RITA in partnership with partners in Health (PIH) and support from IDRC wishes to recruit qualified and well experienced candidates to fill the following vacant positions for which job descriptions and requirements are listed below.
MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITES
Work in team of 3 full-time, computer-programming mentors to develop and run a new technical capacity-building training program for 10 Rwandan computer programming students for 11 months. Work with the team of mentors to design and run regular learning sessions for all students, who are graduate from Rwandan universities; curriculum includes web design, basic java programming, advanced java programming, and enterprise java programming. Contribute to a broader curriculum development for future mentor program and the broader international OpenMRS community Provide close oversight and guidance to a team of three Rwandan programming students to customize software for the electronic medical record system OpenMRS to fit the needs of the Rwandan Ministry of Health Maintain close contact with members of the Rwandan Ministry of Health to ensure the successful completion of programming deliverables.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPETENCE
University degree in ICT, Information technology or related field and minimum 3 years relevant experience; master’s degree preferred. Experience developing web applications with the Java programming language. Demonstrated teaching or leadership experience. Experience or strong interest in health care and capacity building in Rwanda. Ability to work independently, take initiative and multitask. Excellent interpersonal skills to interact professionally with in a multi-cultural environment, also with government officials and academia. Strong communication and organizational skills 12 month commitment required, 18 month preferred. Experience with relational database design preferred Ability to write clearly and concisely in English and Kinyarwanda; French is good but not required. Experience in web-based data applications. Knowledge of related software and systems (word processing, desktop publishing).
Mode of Application: Interested Rwandan candidates, who meet the conditions herein, should submit their written application accompanied with a comprehensive CV, notified copies of relevant academic and professional certificates, cover letter clearly identifying how they meet the requirements of the posts to:
Deputy CEO- IT RDB/RITA, 3rd Floor, Telecom House, Boulevard de l’Umuganda, BP 7229, Kigali – Rwanda. Email: rita@rwanda1.com or info@rita.rw fax: 250 – 583222
Notes: 1. Deadline of submission is 24th February 2009 at 3.30pm 2. Soft copies of the application letter should also be emailed to: info@rita.rw
BAKURAMUTSA M. NKUBITO
Deputy CEO- IT
