FIJIAN ELECTIONS OFFICE

JOB DESCRIPTION: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT OFFICER (Z5)

CORPORATE INFORMATION

  1. Position Level: Officer (Ongoing, Core HQ Staff)
  2. Salary Range: FJ$25,000 to FJ$40,000 per annum, full package
  3. Duty Station: Suva, limited travel to provinces and districts required.
  4. Reporting Responsibilities;

a)  Reports To: Network Administrator

b)  Liaises with: Deputy SOE, other FEO Directors and staff as required

c)  Subordinates: Nil

POSITION PURPOSE

The position is responsible for providing ICT services to the staff of the FEO to enable them to achieve election operations in a timely, efficient and effective manner.

KEY DUTIES

The position will achieve its purpose through the following key duties. In support of FEO staff to enable them to meet the operational needs:

  1. Provide timely and expert support on ICT matters to the staff of the FEO as required;
  2. Undertake programming and software development of small applications to meet FEO needs;
  3. Provide technical support to steering committees when software needs identification and procurement if planned;
  4. Undertake Database Administrator and System Administrator roles for FEO databases as required;
  5. Develop reports as required from specific databases to support user needs;
  6. Maintain the FEO website content;
  7. Provide input as required to key sections of the FEO plans.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Performance will be measured through the following indicators:

  1. FEO software is specified, developed, implemented, maintained and supported to meet FEO operational needs;
  2. Web site up to date, user friendly, with content as specified by relevant authorised FEO management and staff;
  3. Timely support

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The Knowledge, Experience, Skills and Abilities required to successfully undertake this role are:

Knowledge and Experience

  1. At least 3 years hands on, practical experience in a multi user environment supporting Microsoft products, Oracle databases, MS SQL Server or equivalent and web site maintenance;
  2. Detailed knowledge of and experience programming and developing small applications with ASP.NET, C#, JAVA scripting, Perl, PHP scripting, MS-SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle reporting or equivalent;
  3. Demonstrated experience in developing and maintaining web sites to support the core business of sensitive organisations and meet client / stakeholder needs;
  4. Understanding of teams and how to work within a team to achieve results.

Qualification

Degree in Computer Science / Information System. Certification in CompTIA’s Network+, or Cisco CCNA or MS MCTS would be highly regarded.

Skills and Abilities

  1. Demonstrated ability to analyse and solve complex information technology problems, and to provide assistance to a wide range of staff, in a resource constrained environment;
  2. Ability to interpret user specifications and deliver appropriate content to a web site;
  3. Capacity to install, maintain and repair computer software to support the operations of a complex organisation;
  4. Demonstrated ability to meet tight and immovable deadlines;
  5. Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and neutrality, in a sensitive environment;
  6. Service oriented approach, with a commitment to supporting the operational / corporate environment of the organisation.

Personal Character and Political Neutrality

All applicants for employment in the Fijian Elections Office (FEO) must be in sound health, with a clear police record and be politically neutral. The successful applicant will be required to provide a police clearance report.

The Fijian Elections Office (FEO) operates in a politically sensitive environment. Any person who is, and is seen to be active in political affairs and intends to publicly carry on this activity, may compromise the strict political neutrality of the FEO and cannot be considered for employment.

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