GOALPrime Organization Nigeria (GPON) is a policy-driven humanitarian, non-governmental organization that implements her program through a revitalized partnership. It is a non-profit organization with a mandate of making the lives of vulnerable people better, those affected by disaster or crisis. GPON is presently operating in the Northeastern regional part of Nigeria where we have reached over 100,000 lives with relief materials, child protection services. GBV mitigation services, livelihood skill-building, health services, and Education support services.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: I.T Resident Consultant (Full Stack Developer - Back End Major)
GOALPrime Organization Nigeria (GPON) is a National Non-profit Non-Government Organization with a mandate of Making life better for vulnerable children and women across nations.
Following the challenges children are facing to have adequate support from social services and institutions to access basic amenities for their growth and development across nations.
GPON is saddled to provide complementary support to vulnerable children across nations to attain personal growth and development.
GOALPrime Organization Nigeria is presently operating in Northeast Nigeria and FTC where we have reached over 2,000,000 lives (directly and indirectly) with integrated services, we support internally displaced persons with emergency relief materials, Child Protection services, WASH services, GBV mitigation services, Livelihood skill building, Health services, Peace building and Education support services.
GPON work in both emergency and development context.
Job Description
We are looking for a Back-End Web Developer responsible for managing the interchange of data between the server and the users.
Your primary focus will be development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end.
You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by your co-workers into the application.
A basic understanding of front-end technologies is therefore necessary as well.
Responsibilities
Integration of user-facing elements developed by a front-end developers with server side logic
Building reusable code and libraries for future use
Optimization of the application for maximum speed and scalability
Implementation of security and data protection
Design and implementation of data storage solutions
Skills And Qualifications
Minimum of HND / BSc. However, anyone that can demonstrate that they have the sufficient skills and can deliver the anticipated result is encouraged to apply
Basic understanding of front-end technologies and platforms, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
Good understanding of server-side CSS pre-processors, such as LESS and SASS
Understanding accessibility and security compliance {{Depending on a specific project}}
User authentication and authorization between multiple systems, servers, and environments
Integration of multiple data sources and databases into one system
Management of hosting environment, including database administration and scaling an application to support load changes
Data migration, transformation, and scripting
Setup and administration of backups
Outputting data in different formats
Understanding differences between multiple delivery platforms such as mobile vs desktop, and optimizing output to match the specific platform
Creating database schemas that represent and support business processes
Implementing automated testing platforms and unit tests
Proficient knowledge of a back-end programming language { knowledge of one or more of PHP, Python, Ruby, Java, .NET, JavaScript etc.}
Proficient understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git
Proficient understanding of OWASP security principles
Understanding of “session management” in a distributed server environment
Salary and Conditions
In accordance with GPON Terms of Employment. The income will be subject to statutory deductions as per applicable Nigeria laws. The employee is responsible for the tax returns.
Application Closing Date
15th January, 2023 (Midnight, GMT time).
All applicants must send a cover letter and an updated CV (no longer than four pages). Both must be in English.
GPON provides equal opportunity in employment and prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability.
GPON encourages all applicants to apply and does not practice any discrimination in any recruitment process.
Due to the urgency of the position, GPON has the right to recruit a candidate who matches the required profile before the above deadline.
Applications submitted after this date will not be considered.