IT Interns Jobs in Kenya 2015

Job Description

IT Intern (2 Posts)

Description: We are an international training and consultancy organization offering technical training and education services designed for individuals, and organizations working in the agriculture, climate change and environment; disaster management; education; food and nutrition; health;  humanitarian relief; logistics and telecommunication; recovery and reconstruction; safety and security; water sanitation and hygiene sectors amongst others.

We are looking for IT interns to work in our IT department

Duties and Responsibilities   

Continuous management and improvement of our joomla website

Reacting to problems and correcting  programs as necessary, devising possible solutions to anticipated problems

Evaluating and increasing  program’s effectiveness, adapting  program to new requirements if necessary

Conducting user acceptance testing to ensure a program can be used easily, quickly and accurately

Writing detailed documentation for the operation of a program by users and computer operators

Reviewing, updating, repairing, modifying and developing existing IRES information systems

Presenting ideas for system improvements, including cost and writing prospective proposals

Maintaining IRES and clients’ systems once they are up and running

Consulting manuals, periodicals,  technical reports, attending seminars and workshops to learn new ways to develop programs, and for continuous improvement of existing skills and knowledge

General IT support work

Any other IT related work

Qualifications

A degree/Diploma in IT, ICTM, BBIT or any other related field

Knowledge and skills required

Excellent Knowledge in Content Management Systems (CMS).

PHP programming skills

Skills in Java

Knowledge of databases and database systems

Understanding of Web technologies

Experience working with common Internet technologies (e.g. CSS, HTML, and JavaScript)

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical issues to a non-technical audience

Strong ambition to adapt and learn new development technologies

How to Apply

If you meet the above criteria, please send your application and a detailed CV via email to hr@indepthresearch.org