IT/ Data Research/ Intern Job in Kenya

Required for a growing Civil Society Organization based in Ongata Rongai an enterprising, innovative, imaginative and results oriented young professional willing to contribute and learn for a short stint.

IT/ Data Research/ Intern

Job Purpose

To support research, data crunching, mining of data from different portals, visualization of data, programming and write-ups for online content.

He/She will work closely with the project team to ensure delivery of high quality projects that are backed by hard data.

Main Responsibilities:

Project support

Supporting and developing capacity of project team in data and ICTTroubleshooting and maintenance of Office systemsDevelopment and coding of research materialsSupport enhancement of systems for monitoring and evaluationMedia monitoringData management and visualization through various mapsData mining, analysis and development of write-upsAdvisory and/ or development of digital apps especially mobile appsManagement of web contentOther tasks as may be assignedRequired qualifications and Competencies:Minimum Degree level of education in a technical discipline dealing with data and ICTDemonstrable experience in tinkering and developing IT solutionsThorough knowledge of programming languages like java, php and python and a good understanding of CSS and JavaScriptFamiliarity and expertise in use of mapping toolsAbility to transform end-user needs to applicationsStrong social awarenessExcellent research and web skillsKnowledge of statistical packages (SAS, STATA, SPSS)Extremely professional, personable and of reasonably high values and integrityA good understanding of how Civil Society Organizations operate is an advantageBe able to operate most of the time in Rongai and environs If you meet these specifications, send your application and CV, with details of three Referees to hr.wlrn@gmail.com before 25th November 2012. Brief 1-2 pager write-ups on suitability or samples of work/ projects done would help.