ICT Specialist

FHI360 is recruiting a ICT Specialist, to be based in Maputo.

Duties

• Technically supervise and manage all ICT program activities (including four technical officers) across four provinces including lead design, development and implementation of technical guidance
• Provide technical assistance to partner organizations on ICT concepts and principles
• Led the overall project design, the development of a training strategy for ICT training, coordinate with private sector partners and other project partners on implementing ICT-related project activities, and oversee content development and management of the youth portal
• Develop and instruct partners on effective methodologies for identifying appropriate ICT methods for specific households, depending on the needs and resources of those households; train/mentor these partners in principles and standards for good implementation of these interventions
• Provide day-to-day management of the project’s ICT activities
• Evaluate and assist USAID thinking through the deployment of agriculturally appropriate technology based solutions Manage the work of any research firms and/or consultants hired by the project to assist with ICT approaches. This includes building capacity of local implementing partners to implement quality and successful work
• Collaborate with other technical specialists and stakeholders beyond the project to ensure coordination of materials and communication message strategies and avoid gaps and overlaps
• Ensure that ICT materials are pre-tested, proved effective and used efficiently and by the correct target group
• Help develop, maintain, and follow the indicators set in the workplan for ICT
• Work with M&E Advisor to monitor and evaluate the progress and impact of these activities
• Contribute to regular quarterly and annual reports to the client
• Document project results and impacts in various forms, including media stories, lessons learned, case studies, client satisfaction, etc
• Other duties as assigned

Requisites

• Experience and demonstrated results in ICT for development
• Knowledge of and experience with telecommunications and mobile money platforms preferred; experience in economic development, agriculture, financial inclusion or microfinance preferred; experience in GIS mapping preferred
• Sensitivity to cultural differences and understanding of the socio-economic and political situation in Mozambique and targeted communication to stimulate behavior change
• Ability to organize systems to monitor results
• Well-developed written and oral communication skills in English and Portuguese
• Ability to work well with others and to develop and maintain compatibility among project staff, subcontractors, consultants, and recipients of assistance
• Ability to travel as needed
• A Master’s Degree in one of the following or related fields: Communications, Marketing, Social Sciences, Information Technology, Agriculture, Business Administration, Development Economics
• At least 6 years of experience working on agribusiness development programs, especially USAID-funded project/programs
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing systems sustainable and scalable approaches to use information and communications technology that improve the impact of agriculture value chain projects
• Familiarity and understanding of USAID policies and procedures (highly preferred), or those of other donors, donor-funded projects, community-based projects, or corporate social responsibility projects
• Proven abilities to set priorities, to multi-task, and to work collaboratively across technical disciplines
• Possess outstanding professional reputation and have strong demonstrated interpersonal, written, and oral presentation skills
• Willingness to travel within the country as needed
• Oral and written English language required
• Portuguese fluency required

Notes

• Only short listed applicants will be contacted
• Kindly reference the source of this job post: emprego.co.mz