The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional grouping with 15 Member States in West Africa (three landlocked and one island) with a population of about 300 million with an annual economic growth rate of around 6%. The ECOWAS Commission is one of the eight Regional Economic Communities supporting the African Union to coordinate the implementation of continental and regional integration and development programmes in the West African region.
We are currently recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Information Technologies Officer (Court of Justice)
Reference: ECW-CCJ/ITO- P/006/2015
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Department: Specialised Institution
Directorate: Administration and Finances
Supervisor: Head of Administration and Human Resources Division
Grade: P3
Duties and Responsibilities
- Directly responsible to the Head of Administration and Human Resources Division
- Analysis and development of computer applications;
- Development and maintenance of the website of the Court;
- Maintenance of existing applications: troubleshooting and technical support;
- Development of interfaces between existing and future applications of the Court of Justice in order to obtain a stable and efficient information system;
- Participation in all project linked to information system of the Court and ownership of roles that will be his/hers in order to take charge of obligations and time limits;
- Establishment of a management solution and coordination of information flow in accordance with the internal information system of the Court;
- Participation in the distribution and integration of solutions in production environments of the local area network of the Court (LAN);
- First-class support in the integration of any software solution and training of users in the context of ongoing and future projects;
- Implementation of operating manuals for the various systems deployed.
Qualifications/Experience/Skills
- Must have a Bachelor's degree or its equivalent in Information Technology;
- Must have at least five (5) years post qualification professional experience in a technical and functional management project in which large projects have been carried out to completion;
- Must have a minimum of three (3) years experience in software and/or web platforms development;
- Must have a mastery of the concept and technology of software engineering workshops and have great experience in the design, distribution and use of related databases;
- Must have a mastery of Mysql, Postgresql and SQL databases in general;
- Must have the ability to use tools or language programming such as HTML, ASP, PHP, C, C++, CSS and JAVASCRIPT;
- Must have a good knowledge of the Internet and associated technologies;
- Must have a good aptitude for analysis and synthesis, organizational skills and good ability to work as a team in a multicultural environment.
Age:
- Applicants must not be over 50 years of age at the point of recruitment.
Language:
- Applicants must be fluent in one of the official languages of ECOWAS: English, French and Portuguese.
- A working knowledge of another would be an advantage.
Annual Salary
USD 36,901 - USD 44,469
Application Closing Date
4th December, 2015
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online