MIS Lead Developer

General Background

The OEC: The Organisation of Educational Cooperation (OEC) is an international intergovernmental organisation, founded in January 2020 by countries from across the Global South, to “contribute to the equitable, just, and prosperous social transformation of societies by promoting balanced and inclusive education, in order to attain the fundamental rights to liberty, justice, dignity, sustainability, social cohesion, and material and immaterial security for the peoples of the world”.

The main functions of the Department of Technological Innovation and Digitalisation Enhancement (TIDE) are to:

• Develop advanced, open-source, customisable software and digital platforms for Member States that support access to knowledge, the production of learning resources, and more efficient governance;
• Building institutional capacities in technology use and development;
• Reinforce the digital infrastructure of Member States; and
• Support the development of endogenous technologies.

Job Title

Management Information System (MIS) Lead Developer

Duty Station

Headquarters (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)

Duration

Indeterminate appointment

Category and Level

T3, Step I (mid-level technical post)

Role Summary

Under the overall authority of the Secretary-General, the guidance of the Under-Secretary-General for TIDE, and the direct supervision of the Chief of Section – Software Research and Development, the MIS Leader Developer is responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of management information systems, including the development of monitoring and evaluation software with an emphasis on automated data entry, analysis, and visualization. This position provides the unique opportunity of joining the core team of a new international organisation, contributing to its lasting construction and influencing its future trajectory.

Duties

• In close collaboration with the Departments of Research, Evaluation, and Foresight (REEF) and of System Enhancement and Endogenous Development (SEED), design, develop, and maintain an open-source, digital balanced and inclusive education system diagnostic, monitoring, and evaluation tool;

• Oversee and coordinate the development work of consultants and other experts working on the MIS software;

• Develop an actionable plan for the software development, deployment, and growth;

• Develop a data entry, analysis, and visualisation system requiring minimal human intervention, in particular through the use of Artificial Intelligence;

• Test, troubleshoot, monitor, and update component versions of the software;

• Run, regulate, and upgrade the system, in particular from end-user feedback;

• Perform other duties as required.

Competencies

• Ability to analyse technical challenges to identify and communicate actual and potential solutions;
• Excellent communication, planning, and management skills ;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills ;
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and remain effective and composed under pressure;
• Strong collaborative skills.

Qualifications

– A Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or other related fields.

– Proven Experience in:

1. Full cycle of software development “Full stack” with a focus in PHP/Laravel, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 & Sass and MySQL;

2. No SQL database e.g., Mongodb, Cassandra;

3. Designing, developing and testing integration of software components;

4. Front-end frameworks: Angular, React, Vue.js, Ionic & Cordova, webpack.js;

5. Common third-party APIs (Google, Facebook, etc.);

6. Integrating AI/ Machine Learning and Neural networks solutions;

7. Web applications’ security principles;

8. Object-oriented programming;

9. Hadoop (or similar) Ecosystem (MapReduce, Yarn, HDFS, Hive, Spark, Presto, Pig, HBase);

10. Data exploration / data visualization tools like Tableau, Looker, Chartio, etc.

11. Basics of encryption and cybersecurity

– A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional work experience in software and/or digital platform design, deployment, and maintenance, as well as experience in code cloning.

Language Requirements

Candidate must at least be fluent in English. Additional knowledge of one or more other official languages (French, Arabic, Spanish) is an asset.