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Database Programmer (Re-advertised)

Mine Action Coordination Center of Afghanistan, Multi Location

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Multi Location ()
Full Time
332

About Mine Action Coordination Center of Afghanistan

Job Summary

The Database Programmer under the direction of the Senior Information Officer is responsible to the Chief Information Officer for all assigned tasks as follows:

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists in maintain a high standard for the information in the Mine Action Information System.
• Assist with planning, designing, development and programming of all modules for IMSMA database, add-on databases tables, forms, queries and reports as directed by the Senior Information Officer.
• Assist with drafting technical specification documents for new proposed modules to be linked to IMSMA.
• Assist with routine maintenance of all modules of IMSMA relations, components and data integrity.
• Programming the required tools and statistics reports as directed by the Senior Information Officer.
• Develop and maintain the user guides and the technical programmer references for all additional modules of the IMSMA.
• Assist the IMSMA Officer in the customization of IMSMA as per user requirements and update all customization documentation accordingly.
• Produce standard data and data quality reports from the Mine Action Information System as requested by the Senior Information Officer and/or Senior Database Programmer.
• On a periodic basis visit all AMAC offices to ensure a high level of functionality and quality of MIS work.
• Complete additional tasks assigned by the Senior Information Officer.
• Design databases for MACCA as required.

Job Requirements

• Secondary Diploma required (Bachelors Degree in the field of Information Technology, Information Management of Computer Science is an asset)
• At least 5-7 years of working experience in the filed if of Information Technology, Information Management or Computer Science.
• Advance skills in MS-Access, Visual Basic, SQL, and MS Office.
• Advanced knowledge of software engineering theory and applications.
• Advance skills in working with relational databases and knowledge of programming theory.
• Good working knowledge of both written and spoken English.
• Flexible and adaptable to any situation.
• Ability to work under pressure and long hours.
• Posses good work habits with a willingness to work in a multi-cultural environment.

Submission Guideline

Interested candidates who meet the above-mentioned criteria must submit a covering letter along with Personnel History Form (P.11) at: vacancies@macca.org.af or to the address below.

MACCA Office, Charahee Sadarat, beside Alfalah Bank.

The Personnel History Form (P.11) is available at:http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/field/p11.pdf

Please note that only short listed candidates will be contacted for interview.

Female and candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

MACCA provides some special considerations for its female staff.

Functional Area

IT - Software

Countries

Post Date

Oct 18, 2010

Closing Date

Oct 31, 2010

Reference

MACCA 2010/10/01

Number of Vacancies

1

Salary Range

Salary is negotiable

Years of Experience

10 years

Probation Period

Not Specified

Contract Type

Short Term

Contract Duration

Not Specified

Contract Extensible

true

Gender

Male