Requires a Cover Letter?: 
no
Application Submissions Guideline: 

Interested and qualified candidates must send their CV to [email protected] AND [email protected]. CV in English and subject of the application 'Information Development Officer'. Please note that this vacancy might be closed before the deadline in case a suitable candidate is found.

Contact Person Name: 
Amjad Bawarshi
Contact Person Position: 
Information Management Department Manager
Contact Person Email: 
Description: 

About the position:

GVC is developing an online platform to administrate beneficiaries’ data and referrals between GVC and other agencies. Also, other platforms available for other GVC projects and documents.

The Information Development Officer (IDO) will participate in the database structure design and will has to find best solution to develop an effective code in a reasonable period.

He/she will deal with and not limited to:

  1. Login system based on user privileges.
  2. Content Management System (CMS).
  3. Database feed (Excel uploads).
  4. PDF and Excel database exports.
  5. Develop Android application works offline/online to submit surveys from field to platform.
  6. Ensure database and codes security avoiding of any SQL Injection, Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks.
  7. Advanced use of Mail() function.
  8. API’s.

This position reports to the Information Management Department Manager and does not have any line management responsibilities. The IM department is based in Zahle. The IDO will be working within the IM department, in close collaboration with IM department Manager.

Specific Objectives and Fields of Responsibility:

  1. The IDO will be required to work on the development of the online platforms mainly creating, editing, updating and refactoring code written in PHP.
  2. The IDO has to create user-friendly user interface (UI) in HTML5/Bootstrap for the platform.
  3. Supporting the IM department with any IM related task delegated by the IM department Manager.

Personal profile:

Essential:

  • Experiences in developing, testing, and deploying web-based applications in PHP (at least 5 years).
  • Experiences in PHP even without using frameworks.
  • Experiences in writing efficient SQL queries for MySQL & PhpMyAdmin.
  • Proven experiences and deep understanding of the following:
    • HTML5
    • JavaScript
    • AJAX
    • JSON
    • RESTful APIs
    • jQuery
    • PHP
    • MySQL
    • CSS3
    • Bootstrap
    • UI layout development
    • Responsive development
    • Mobile Apps development

Desirable:

  • Experiences and understanding is an asset for the following:
    • Grails
    • AngularJS
    • NodeJS
    • Agile Scrum
    • GitHub
    • Working with iNGOs

Personal:

  • Strong attention to detail, rigorous in self-testing code and delivering high quality work
  • Ability to communicate effectively and work as part of a team.
Expired

NOTE:

Daleel Madani, the civil society network, serves as a platform for organisations to post their professional opportunities, but is not involved in the recruitment process. The hiring organisation is solely responsible for the job and candidate selection.

Last modified: 
11 Jun, 2018
Intervention Sector(s):
Disability, Human Rights & Protection, Refugees, Shelter and Non-Food Items, Water sanitation and hygiene
Application Deadline:
Thursday, 30 November 2017
Contract Type:
Full Time
Period of Employment:
Starting date: asap. Period of Employment: Until 31st of May 2018 with possibility of renewal
Salary
According to GVC salary scale - G5
Salary Range:
1500 to 2000 (USD)
Education Degree:
Bachelor Degree
Education Degree Details:
IT / Computer Science
Experience Requirements:
3 to 5 years
Arabic Language:
Excellent
English Language:
Excellent
French Language:
None