The National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (CENC) is looking for 01 Information System Officer, CoSMO Project Supervisor: Information System Manager, CoSMO
Project City, Country: Yaoundé, Cameroon
Number of positions: 01 Desired start
date: 05 January 2023 (subject to funding)Project duration: 5 years (2023-2028)
Contract duration: 12 months (with possibility of extension)
The National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (CENC) is the seat of the Catholic Church in Cameroon, where the promotion of human dignity is at the heart of the concerns of the Sustainable Development Goals. The CENC works to ensure the dignity of the human being, the common good, subsidiarity and solidarity of all human beings. The development work of the CENC in Cameroon is accomplished through, access to quality education, health, promotion of the commitment of the faithful for the reduction of inequalities and the empowerment of vulnerable groups.
SUMMARY OF THE COSMO
PROJECT The 5-year, US$33 million COSMO (Consolidating Systems and Services for the Management of Orphans and Vulnerable Children) project is funded by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). It will cover at least 68 health districts in the I O regions of Cameroon. The program will be implemented by a consortium of local organizations led by the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (CENC) from January I, 2023.
The OVC (Orphans and Vulnerable Children) programme addresses the challenges of sustainable care for OVC by strengthening the capacities of the Government of the Republic of Cameroon (GRC), civil society, communities and households to provide quality care and support to children infected and affected by HIV in Cameroon. Under the leadership of CENC, partners of the sub-recipients, the Government of Cameroon and other stakeholders will work collaboratively to reach approximately 65,000 OVCs and their families in health districts across the country where the HIV burden is high. The programme consists of HIV prevention and case finding activities for OVCs, as well as community support for liaison with the care and retention of children and adolescents living with HIV, with the aim of contributing to the control of the HIV epidemic by achieving and maintaining the UNSlDA 95-95-95 targets.
TERMS OF REFERENCE
Project Summary
You will ensure the maintenance of the applications and databases of the CoSMO project, the implementation of new components of the information system and the management of user privileges. You will provide users with the working tools and training materials to support capacity building or data management, and the technical support required in the operation of the project’s data collection and processing applications. You will also be in charge of data cleaning and visualization.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Manage routine data collected as part of the COSMO project and guarantee their quality and security;
- Identify and notify appropriate teams of data errors and inconsistencies;
- Develop and maintain collection tools, applications and databases according to the needs of different teams
- Produce and update technical documentation on tools, applications and databases;
- Produce according to the needs of the different teams tables and graphs of indicators to support the evaluation of performance and monitoring of the COSMO project;
- Propose and support capacity building of appropriate teams on applications and data management
- Manage user privileges on applications and databases; Provide technical support required by users;
- Perform other tasks assigned by Information System Manager.
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in a field related to computer science.
- Master would be a plus.
- At least three years of experience in software development.
- At least three years of experience in database development and management.
- Having worked in a humanitarian project in a similar position would be a plus.
Knowledge and skills
- Excellent skills on MySQL database management systems, PostgreSQL.
- Good skills on data analysis and visualization software such as EXCEL and Power BI.
- Excellent SQL language skills.
- Good skills on JAVA, PHP development languages and frameworks.
• Knowledge of ICT good practices.
Personal suitability
- Good communication skills
- Be honest and able to maintain the confidentiality of information Be solutions and results oriented.
- Be open to continuous improvement.
- Ability to work under high pressure
Languages required / desired
- Be bilingual (French and English) and be proficient in one of the two languages. Trips required: travel to Cameroon.
HOW TO APPLY?
Files MUST include:
I. Letter of motivation addressed to the Secretary General of the CENC;
2. CV of maximum pages;
3. List of at least 3 references, one of which must be a leader of a religious/confessional community
4. Evidence of relevant
academic/professional qualifications 5. Proof of work experience.
You can apply by sending your applications to the following address:
recruitment@necc-cenc.org
By mentioning “Information System Officer — CoSMO Project” in the subject line
. Applications that are incomplete or received after the deadline will not be considered.
Female candidates are encouraged.
This position is reserved for Cameroonian nationals only.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
NB: When applying for this position, the candidate must understand that the CENC protects human life at all costs and will require the candidate to do the same if recruited. The CENC also calls on its staff to treat all persons with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, expl and abuse.
Deadline: 15/12/2022 at midnight Cameroon time
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