{IBIS,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Jun-2015};

IBIS is a Danish International NGO that works for a just world in which all people have equal access to education, influence and resources.Through the capacity strengthening of local civil society organisations, IBIS works to address the structural causes of poverty by promoting individual and collective rights of citizens’ participation in governance, empowering quality basic education as well as human rights and democratisation.

Job Sumamry

The IT Officer will be primarily responsible for the organisation’s current IT and communications network and systems, ensuring the maintenance, integration, and smooth running of new and old systems and providing strategic overview of all IT systems to meet future business and system requirements.

Main Responsibilities

•   Provide or manage the servicing and maintenance, troubleshooting, repairing of hardware and other IT infrastructure
•   Monitor, manage and maintain computers, peripherals and network of the organisation
•   Ensure regular updates and upgrades of systems.
•   Provide hardware, software and network support to all staff
•   Software and hardware installations and configuration
•   Exercise administrative oversight of organisation’s domain and web-hosting services
•   Organise regular IT schedules to address policy and practical gaps in the organisation
•   Document all relevant activities in the IT environment including access credentials, licenses etc,
•   Provide IT Support for all staff
•   Support administration with technical inputs for procurement
•   Negotiate and administer supplier contracts and service agreements.
•   Communicate regularly with management and all users of IT services and systems.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or equivalent education/certification and experience
•   A ppst graduate qualification or certificate related to the position will be an advantage
•   A good mix of knowledge on hardware, software, network, and security
•   Knowledge of domains, webhosting and website technologies
•   Progressive IT experience, including experience in a multi-office environment.
•   Experience in working with non-profits organisation’s preferred
•   Demonstrated ability to work without supervision
•   Demonstrated ability to work with a team
•   Excellent verbal and written communication skills
•   Strong people management skills
•   Excellent problem-solving, analytical and evaluative skills

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

•   We look forward to receiving a motivated application letter and a detailed Curriculum Vitae completed in English.
•   Please state clearly on the subject on the email the job being applied for and forward application to:-

jobs2015@ibisghana.org

Closing Date: 19 June, 2015

IBIS considers diversity to be an advantage and we encourage everybody irrespective of gender and of religious, sexual or ethnic affiliation – to apply for this position

{Confidential,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Jun-2015};

Graphic Designer / Animator wanted for immediate employment.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Diploma in Fine/Arts
•   3D Artist / Animator / Graphics Creative Artist
•   At least 5 years experience in the field

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Application letters, CVs including reference should be sent to:-

west2015media@gmail.com

Closing Date: 30 June, 2015

 

{Ghana Health Service,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Jun-2015};

In line with the decentralization of some key human resource functions of the Ghana Health Service, the Regional Health Directorate, Upper East Region is seeking to engage qualified persons for the following position for placement in the health facilities within the region:- IT Manager

Qualification Required & Experience

•   BSc Information Technology or Computer science
•   Proficient knowledge in computer hardware and software systems and programs
•   Good in computer networks, network administration and network installation

Compensation

The compensation package of the Ghana Health Service is competitive in the Public Sector.

Location: Upper East Region

How To Apply For The Job

Interested persons who meet the above requirements should submit three(3) copies of the following documents in a quarto size envelope:

•   Application for Permanent Appointment Form (This form must be procured at the Accounts Office of the Regional Health Directorate, Bolgatanga for Thirty Ghana Cedis only (GHc 30.00)
•   Curriculum Vitae with names, addresses and telephone numbers of three(3) referees
•   Copies of academic and professional certificates
•   Evidence of permanent registration with the Regulatory Body (where appliable)
•   Evidence of completion of National Service or Internship

The completed form together with the necessary attachments should be submitted to the address below:-

The Regional Director of Health Services
Regional Health Directorate
Ghana Health Service
Private Mail, Bolgatanga

For further enquiries, please contact:- 0243-630907  or  edmundtso@yahoo.com

Closing Date: 19 June, 2015

{Confidential,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Jun-2015};

Strategy & Planning

•   In partnership with the company’s founders, identify opportunities and risks for delivering the company’s services as a mobile and web-based business, including identification of competitive services, opportunities for innovation, and assessment of marketplace obstacles and technical hurdles to the business success.
•   Identify technology trends and evolving social behavior that may support or impede the success of the business.
•   Evaluate and identify appropriate technology platforms (including web application frameworks and the deployment stack) for delivering the company’s services.
•   Lead strategic planning to achieve business goals by identifying and prioritizing development initiatives and setting timetables for the evaluation, development, and deployment of all web-based services.
•   Establish a governance process that meets government, partner, and company expectations for customer information privacy.
•   Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide information security plan that protects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the company’s data and servers.
•   Direct development and execution of an enterprise-wide disaster recovery and business continuity plan.
•   Communicate the company’s technology strategy to investors, management, staff, partners, customers, and stakeholders.

Implementation & Deployment

•   As a member of the senior management team, participate in the selection and registration of the company’s mobile and web site domain names, including any related-but-unused domains that could compromise the integrity of the business (through competition, typosquatting, etc.).
•   Select and set up a software revision control sytem and repository
•   Select and set up mobile and web-based internal communications systems, such as a wiki, blog, chatroom, project management, and bug tracking systems
•   Collaborate with the founders and potential customers to develop use cases (or user stories) and specifications that describe the implementation of the company’s services as a mobile and web application.
•   Collaborate with a User Experience Designer and potential customers to prepare wireframes or mockups of a prototype of the company’s web application.
•   As a member of the senior management team, participate in the selection of a graphic designer who will create the company corporate identity and design the web and mobile application’s look and feel. Ensure that the graphic designer has sufficient web experience, follows guidelines established in the User Experience design process, and delivers assets that can be easily adapted to web requirements.
•   Select and manage company staff or outsourced vendors who will implement a design as web and mobile pages using appropriate web and mobile development technologies; conforming to web and mobile standards.
•   Select or define the company’s software development methodology.
•   Establish a specification conformance and testing regimen based on user stories and the User Experience design.
•   Promulgate coding conventions and documentation standards.
•   Review current best practices for the selected web framework and establish the initial architecture for the application.
•   Select and manage company staff or outsourced vendors who will implement the application.
•   Establish and supervise the software development process, setting short-term objectives and assessing progress as defined by the selected software development methodology.
•   Conduct code reviews and specification conformance testing as defined by the selected software development methodology.
•   Establish and supervise a quality assurance process, including integration and system testing.
•   Select, deploy, and monitor performance profiling tools and procedures.
•   Review and approve proposed development releases and manage the release process.
•   Evaluate and select web application hosting providers.
•   Establish an application deployment process and supervise deployment to staging and production servers.
•   Monitor application performance and review any application failures in staging or production.
•   Establish and monitor a web analytics regime that measures site traffic and application usage relative to business goals.
•   Support the marketing process by providing implementation of technical requirements for Internet marketing and search engine optimization.
•   As a member of the senior management team, establish a customer service and support process, with particular responsibility for mobile and web-based services that implement the support function. Establish a process to integrate customer service and support with the software engineering process to support resolution of customer issues and improve application usability.

Operational Management

•   Maintain up-to-date knowledge of technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and software development best practices by attending relevant conferences and reading widely
•   Define and communicate company values and standards for acquiring or developing systems, equipment, or software within the company.
•   Ensure that technology standards and best practices are maintained across the organization.
•   Share knowledge, mentor, and educate the organization’s investors, management, staff, partners, customers, and stakeholders with regard to the company’s technological vision, opportunities, and challenges.
•   Ensure company technical problems are resolved in a timely and cost-effective manner.
•   Develop, track, and control the development and deployment annual operating and capital budgets for purchasing, staffing, and operations.
•   Supervise recruitment, training, retention, and organization of all development staff in accordance with the company hiring process, personnel policies, and budget requirements.
•   Establish standards of performance and monitor conformance for staff (through performance review) and vendors (through service level agreements).
•   Ensure the company’s internal technological processes and customer-facing services comply with community expectations and applicable laws and regulations for privacy, security, and social responsibility.
•   Promote achievement of the company’s business goals within a context of community collaboration by developing policies for sharing software code, technological innovation, business processes, and other intellectual property.
•   Contribute to open source software development, standardization of technologies, and evolution of best practices by collaborating with peers outside the company, releasing code, presenting at conferences, and writing for publication (online or offline).

Qualification Required & Experience

•   University degree in the field of computer science, business administration, or another rigorous discipline. An advanced degree in one these fields is a plus.

Knowledge & Experience

•   Demonstrated ability to envision mobile and web-based social commerce and financial technology services.
•   At least 5 years experience managing mobile and web application development.
•   At least 3 years experience with startup companies.
•   Hands-on experience coding in more than one currently popular mobile and web application framework.
•   Familiar with more than one software development methodology.
•   Ability to discern user requirements and develop specifications.
•   Has contributed to one or more open source projects.
•   Skill with the above mentioned technology tools.
•   Knowledge of web and mobile standards.
•   Experience with UNIX system administration and web server configuration.
•   Knowledge of Internet protocols and RFC standards, database management systems, and revivion control systems.
•   Familiarity with technical requirements of Internet marketing and search engine optimization.
•   Familiarity with information security vulnerabilities and risk management.
•   Familiarity with consumer privacy and payments industry compliance requirements.
•   Exposure to business theory, business process development, governance processes, management, budgeting, and administrative operations.

Personal Attributes

•   Proven leadership ability.
•   Ability to set and manage priorities judiciously.
•   Excellent written and oral communication skills.
•   Excellent interpersonal skills.
•   Ability to articulate ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
•   Exceptionally self-motivated and directed.
•   Keen attention to detail.
•   Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities.
•   Exceptional service orientation.
•   Ability to motivate in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
•   A consistent top performer who is able to exceed goals and expectations
•   Should have passion for startups and have a desire to excel at greater heights
•   Should be or have ever been a technical leader and an experienced developer with preferably over 5 or 10 years’ experience with a software company; preferably a social network, e-commerce or fin-tech company
•   Should possess architectural authority and technical responsibility for multiple products and services preferably in a fin-tech/ personal finance/ online store/e-commerce/social media or a combination of products and services such as listed above.
•   A proven innovator, preferably with a considerable number of software patents.
•   Should be conversant with a few or preferably all of the following technologies;  ActiveMQ, Apache, Axis, BGP, C/C++, CatOS, CC/PP, cHTML, JIRA, CVS, DNS, GNU, Hibernate, Ant, HTML, HTTP, IBM MQ, IMAP, IOS, IP, J2EE, J2ME, J2SE, JAXP, JDBC, JFC, JMS, JNDI, Java, Flex, COCO ,Java Mail, Java RMI, Java Servlets, JavaServer Pages, LDAP, Linux, M4, MPLS, MRTG, MySQL, OSPF, Intelij IDEA, Oracle DB, Perl, RPM, RRD, SOAP, SQL, SSL, SVN, Solaris, Spring, TeamCity Squid, Sybase DB,Tomcat, TCP, Tibco EMS, UAProf, UDP, Unix, Varnish, VLAN, VRF, VoiceXML, WAP, WCCP, WML, WSDL, WSRM, Windows, XHTML, XML, YUI,XSLT

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Send a cover letter explaining why you are the best candidate to join our team. All CVs and cover letters are to be directed to:-

kwakye.nanayaw@gmail.com

Closing Date: 16 June, 2015

{Confidential,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Jun-2015};

A reputable company needs six smart and hardworking ladies with HND computer Science / Information Technology (IT) for immediate employment.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Please send application letter and CV to:-

checkpointonline@k5online.com

or call:-

0302-689880 for more information.

Closing Date: 30 June, 2015

{Old Mutual Company (Ghana) Limited,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Jun-2015};

Applicants are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill in exciting positions that have arisen within Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Ghana) Limited.

Individually accountable for providing immediate response to administrative requirements in accordance with Service level Agreement (SLAs)

Duties and Responsibilities

•   Follows standardised processes and provides administrative support in line with normal business functioning
•   Delivers on daily production standards and adheres to service and quality standards
•   Provides an indirect service to customers and responds to immediate requirements within procedure
•   Uses standard administrative techniques to coordinate own work
•   Fully multi-skilled across products and processes

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A degree in information technology
•   At least 2 years experience working in a similar environment

The person should have the following competencies:

•   Gaining Commitment
•   Decision Making
•   Ownership
•   Initiating Action
•   Technical knowledge
•   Information Monitoring
•   Team orientation

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Suitably qualified and expeprienced applicants should submit their applications together with detailed CVs to:-

vacancies@oldmutual.com.gh

The position being applied for must be clearly stated in the subject line.

Closing Date: 10 June, 2015

{Old Mutual Company (Ghana) Limited,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Jun-2015};

Applicants are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill in exciting positions that have arisen within Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Ghana) Limited.

This role implements, operates and maintains an IT infrastructure within the operational  framework

Duties and Responsibilities

•   Implements and maintains all network and system changes
•   Implements new software as identified by the business and approved by the IT Manager
•   Ensures system availability, researches and proposes IT solutions
•   Maintains documentation relevant to area of responsibility such as configurations
•   Maintains logical security and ensures alignment to policies and standards
•   May lead a small team of specialists

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Degree in Information Technology and at least 4 years experience in an IT environment

The person should have the following competencies:

•   Gaining Commitment
•   Decision Making
•   Initiating Action
•   Technical knowledge
•   Information Monitoring
•   Thinking Skills
•   Team orientation

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Suitably qualified and expeprienced applicants should submit their applications together with detailed CVs to:-

vacancies@oldmutual.com.gh

The position being applied for must be clearly stated in the subject line.

Closing Date: 10 June, 2015

{Old Mutual Company (Ghana) Limited,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Jun-2015};

Applicants are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill in exciting positions that have arisen within Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Ghana) Limited.

This role supports the smooth running of the production applications and infrastructure and the incumbent must be knowledgeable adn be able to work across many platforms.

Duties and Responsibilities

•   Supports the running of production applications and infrastructure
•   Provides 24 x 7 first-line standby / support for production environments
•   Creates temporary fixes within systems to achieve Service Level Agreements
•   Provides Technical advice and consultation to the business
•   Identifies and implements cost saving / optimisation initiatives
•   Participates in and co-ordinates systems handover process
•   Acquires and applies knowledge of business processes, procedures, policies and practices
•   Communicates effectively regarding support related activities
•   Participates in software and/or hardware upgrades and is responsible for capacity monitoring
•   Pro-actively monitors the production environment
•   Leads others in technical initiatives across platforms / environments such as cost saving and timing.

Qualification Required & Experience

•   A degree in information technology
•   At least 4 years practical technical support experience

The person should have the following competencies:

•   Gaining Commitment
•   Decision Making
•   Initiating Action
•   Technical knowledge
•   Information Monitoring
•   Thinking Skills
•   Team orientation

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Suitably qualified and expeprienced applicants should submit their applications together with detailed CVs to:-

vacancies@oldmutual.com.gh

The position being applied for must be clearly stated in the subject line.

Closing Date: 10 June, 2015

 

{Ministry of Communications,Ghana,Full-Time,GH,N/A,N/A,30 Jun-2015};

The Government of the Republic of Ghana has received funding from the World Bank toward the cost of the eTransform Project, and intends to apply part of the proceeds for the recruitment of Project Implementation Unit (PIU) staff.

The overall Project Development Objective of the eTransform Project is to improve the efficiency and coverage of government service delivery using Information Communication Technologies (ICT).The principal outputs are: (a) Enabling environment for electronic government and business; (b) foxmdational systems for electronic identification to promote electronic service delivery and social inclusion; (c) scaling up of ICT applications and services to improve services in priority sectors in Ghana and (d) effective project management.

The ICT Policy Specialist will lead the Ministry of Communications efforts under the eTransform project to providing technical leadership in the development of sustainable policies, plans, budgets, strategies, programmes and projects for the Ministry. This will involve working closely with NITA, MDAs, telecom operators, and other private organisations in Ghana.

The ICT Policy Specialist will facilitate the implementation of an efficient and effective ICT policy and plan country-wide as part of the eTransform project.

ICT/Telecom Policy Specialist will among others perform the following tasks:

Policy Analysis

•   Providing technical advice on policy issues related to the Telecommunications and the Information and Communications Technology sub-sectors of the Ministry,  and on the development of the ICT sector and the use of ICT in Ghana;
•   Reviewing and updating the telecom/ICT legislative/regulatory and incentive framework to facilitate the achievement of policy goals and to set targets of the sector.
•   Providing expert advice on emerging areas of ICT policy, including cyber
•   security, data privacy, data for development, service delivery, digital commerce, and others

ICT Development

•   Support the coordination of ICT programmes and related technical assistance of other sector ministries to enhance the creation of critical support network in close collaboration with NITA and a team of experts to be identified by the MoC. The work will include monitoring and promoting mechanisms by which ICT can help improve governance and service delivery at all levels of government from national to local.

Local Industry and Content

•   Developing a strategy for the availability and use of local language and locally relevant content and to remove barriers in the use of the Internet.
•   Providing technical advice on convergence of technologies and the consequent impact on policy and overall national development.
•   Developing a global knowledge database and best practices for development of innovation centers and technology parks.
•   Supporting the opening up of government data, and the use of open data for government accountability, transparency, private sector development, and job creation.
•   Working with ITES Secretariat to develop policy/strategy for IT/ITES industry in    Ghana.

Development Impact

•   Developing a comprehensive system of assessing development impact, including   by monitoring and evaluating programmes and projects of the Telecom/ICT subsector, and reviewing different aspects of e-applications/ICT implementation initiatives; and
•   Developing relevant indicators for measuring impact of ICT on Ghana’s  development

Qualification Required & Experience

The prospective candidate should have a Masters or higher degree in Computer Science/ICT, Business Administration, Management or any related discipline. A professional qualification in ICT will be an added advantage. Suitable candidate must demonstrate:

•   At least 15 years of minimum experience in public service or a similar position.
•   A solid understanding of ICT policy as related to national development. Knowledge of regional and international practices and trends on ICT is preferred.
•   An understanding of Policy Analysis and Project Management is essential.
•   Strategic thinking in ICT-based development, as well as proven capacity to carry out similar assignments.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

•   The Ministry of Communications now invites eligible Individual Consultants to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have the required qualifications and relevant experience to perform the Services.
•   Individual Consultants will be selected in accordance with the procedures set out in the World Bank’s Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers, January 2011, (revised July 2014). Interested Individuals may obtain further information at the address below from Monday to Friday between 9:00a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
•   Expressions of Interest may be hand delivered or sent by email to the address below by 4:00 p.m. (local time) on or before the June 12,2015.

Chief Director
Room 16, First Floor Ministry of Communications
Ministerial Enclave, Accra
Attention: Project Coordinator eTransform Project

Tel:+233 302 685606

Email:piu.etransform@moc.gov.gh

Closing Date: 12 June, 2015