Summary
Date Posted: Friday, January 13, 2023 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Afri-SET Web Developer

Reports to Afri-SET Project Coordinator
Job purpose
The Kigali Collaborative Research Centre (KCRC), an NGO based in Kigali, Rwanda, facilitates high standard and diverse research and innovations. It consists of affiliated researchers and technical staff who carry out projects promoting research and innovation in Africa. Projects are funded by domestic and international organizations that require best accounting and reporting practices for their continued support.
This position will support the project coordinator for The air quality Sensor Evaluation and Training centre for West Africa (Afri-SET) project hosted by KCRC. This position will develop and maintain a website for the Afri-SET project. The website will act as 1) a data and code hosting and distribution space for data/products coming from the air quality sensor evaluations and 2) an information and announcement space for the project including links to the project’s social media spaces. This position will be in charge of designing and maintaining the webpage, initiating and maintaining the data servers (AWS or similar), and other duties relating to the online presence of the project. The ideal candidate will have some familiarity with server-side application of python-based code (machine learning models) to incoming data streams.
This position is a 100% full-time position for one (1) year. Upon satisfactory performance, the position can be extended for another two (2) years.
The position is based in Rwanda.

Duties and Responsibilities
Typical duties include:
1. Work collaboratively with project stakeholders to design and implement a website for Afri-SET
2. Work collaboratively with project stakeholders to design and implement an API for data upload, storage, and access
3. Maintain project front-end website and back-end databases and related systems.
4. Provide a framework for continuous website updates and content uploads.
5. Meet regularly with project stakeholders to improve web functionality and resources. Qualifications
Essential
• Associate's or Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or demonstrable experience in web development
• Knowledge of frontend web development, including website design
• Knowledge of backend web development, including creating and managing APIs
• Strong knowledge of backend web development languages i.e. JavaScript, Python, PHP, Ruby etc
• Good knowledge of cloud technologies i.e. AWS
• Strong understanding of the web development cycle and tools
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in international teams
• Two years relevant work experience
• Strong English communication skills

Desirable
• Basic knowledge of python-based machine learning
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Job Experience: No Requirements

Work Hours: 8

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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