Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA) in Morogoro, Tanzania, is seeking a full-time developer/webmaster to redevelop and maintain SUA’s website. The Web Developer/Administrator will provide technical and management expertise to a team that is responsible for delivering a new website for SUA. The Web Developer will manage the design process, maintenance and share ownership of the delivery and success of the new site.

The Web Developer will lead the functional and technical design, development, testing, integration, and training for ongoing support of the SUA website. He or she will work with the Centre for ICT to direct aspects of the development lifecycle. The primary responsibility of this position is to clearly define, manage and maintain priorities. The developer will work closely with the fellow staffs of the Centre for ICT to implement a website that fulfills the needs of the university while using technology appropriate for the area and available resources. A large component of this project will be to provide training to SUA staff on website design, planning and maintenance.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:
(a) Defining and implementing technical direction for the website;
(b) Selecting and implementing a CMS software solution including, but not limited to, template creation, security and approval levels, WYSIWYG content editor, versioning, content scheduling, etc.
(c) Performing and reviewing systems analysis, design, programming, testing, debugging, and documentation for all projects;
(d) Providing technical and user training and manuals to SUA staff;
(e) Leading process improvement;
(f) Providing technical leadership to team and department members, leading through example, mentoring/ influencing others and effectively working with peers, team members, and other departments;
(g) Creating mechanisms to enable members of staff to create and maintain online profiles;
(h) Creating templates for content storage;
(i) Implementing website archiving strategies.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
(a) Creative, dynamic, and forward thinking individual;
(b) Innovative – able to identify new opportunities and make them happen;
(c) Experience, managing websites, including management of design and developer staff;
(d) Extensive Web User Interface Design (UI), Debugging and Cross-Browser

Compatible Development Experience;
(e) Knowledge of online Security Principles;
(f) Knowledge of automatic backup and mirroring;
(g) Intermediate or expert knowledge of HTML5, CSS, PHP, Javascript, jQuery, XML,CSS, SOAP and RESTful APIs implementation;
(h) Knowledge of web multimedia technologies a plus;
(i) Analytical capabilities to measure performance and weigh tradeoffs;
(j) Problem solving and project management skills, with ability to balance competing project and resource demands;
(k) Comfort with cross-cultural interaction across language barriers;
(l) Team player who can work independently.
(m) Ensuring that all design elements, templates and finished solutions work within a variety of browser types and screen settings;

Required Qualifications/Experience
(a) Degree or Advanced Diploma in Computer Science/Engineering, Information
Technology, Web Development or related field and/or equivalent work experience.
Masters is a plus;
(b) Experience managing the development of a complex website;
(c) At least 2 years of experience related to the Webmaster position;
(d) Experience with open source content management systems like Joomla, Drupal or WordPress;
(e) Experience in coaching, training and mentoring staff;
(f) Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
(g) English language fluency required;

How to Apply
Qualified candidates should send their applications by 18th December 2015. To apply for either opportunity, please send a cover letter referencing the position you are applying for, CV or resume, and at least two samples/links of your previous website related work to:

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration and Finance)
Sokoine University of Agriculture
P. O. Box 3000
Morogoro
Tanzania

A copy of the application dossier must be sent by email to: dircc@suanet.ac.tz