Public Accountability & Justice Strengthening Activity/USAID Project Hiring for INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR, PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY AND JUSTICE STRENGTHEN at Amman, Jordan Full Time

Management Systems International (MSI), a Tetra Tech Company, is a Washington, D.C. metro area management consultancy with a 40-year history of delivering results for our clients. Our expertise is in the fields of monitoring and evaluation; democracy and governance; peace and stability; rule of law and accountability; education; gender and inclusion; strategic communications; and leadership and organizational development. MSI has implemented projects in 90 countries around the world such as Colombia, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Syria and Ukraine, and orks domestically. We support clients ranging from the U.S. Government (e.g., the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Departments of State and Labor, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation) to large bilateral and multilateral donors (e.g., the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program). We also work with national and local governments, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, foundations and universities. For more information, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.

Project Summary: 

The Jordan Public Accountability and Justice Strengthening Activity (PAJ) is designed to strengthen accountability systems, procedures, and mechanisms within the Government of Jordan and judicial institutions and enhance their ability to serve and communicate effectively with the public. It also fosters awareness and pressure by civil society organizations, the public, and the private sector on the government’s adherence to the law and its international commitments to govern in an accountable manner that safeguards the rights of vulnerable populations.

**Please note: Only Jordanian citizens are eligible for this position.**

Position Summary:

The Information Technology Coordinator will serve under the USAID Public Accountability and Justice Strengthening Activity (PAJ) in Jordan and will carry out duties designed to meet the objectives of the project as part of a design/development team with PAJ IT and counterpart staff.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Information Technology Development Team Leader to identify priorities and prepare work plans and action plans that are congruent with PAJ objectives.
• Create flexible, informative web sites, web portals, and other IT software/tools for counterparts that are easy to use and maintain.
• Develop all site/portal planning, interface design and production.
• Develop a preferred site/portal model which calls for authorized members at all five levels including public, prospective associate members, government agencies, attorneys, and anti-corruption.
• Draft and provide input for required project reports, including, but not limited to weekly, quarterly, and performance monitoring reports.
• Supervise the software developers in line with PAJ and MSI SOPs.
• Other duties as assigned by the Information Technology Development Team Leader.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or a related field required. Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum seven years of experience with the following is required: Highly developed management and communication skills, including the preparation of high-quality reports; ASP.NET with .NET Framework 4.5, 4.0, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1; ASP.NET MVC 4 with Razor View Engine, Web API, SignalR, MVC 3, MVC 2, MVC, Webforms, ADO.NET; WCF Services, Web Services, RESTful, WSDL, SOAP, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA); XML, XSL, XSLT and XSD; Advanced T-SQL with MS SQL Server 2012, 2008, 2005, 2000, SSRS, SSIS, DTS, Relational Database Design; AJAX, JSON, JQuery, Javascript, HTML5, CSS3, HTML, CSS; Test Driven Development (TDD) using RhinoMocks, NMocks & NUnit; Domain Driven Development (DDD), IoC, DI; Continuous Integration using TeamCity, Octopus Deploy, CruiseControl.NET, MS TF Build & MSBuild; UML object-oriented design including Use Case and Sequence diagrams; Design Patterns including MVC, MVVM, MVP, , DDD and Enterprise Application Blocks; Knowledge of Accessibility issues, Responsive design, SEO,W3C, DDA & PCI DSS compliancy; and Visual Studio Development (Versions 2003-2013)
• Fluency in Arabic and English is required.

MSI is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We strive to develop and maintain a culture that honors the perspectives and identities of our employees, our communities and those impacted by our work.

We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

MSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities/Veterans Employer.

Reasonable Accommodations:

MSI is dedicated to hiring an inclusive workforce. If you would like to request reasonable accommodations during the application process, please visit Tetra Tech’s Disability Assistance Page. Our recruitment team looks forward to engaging in an interactive process to provide reasonable accommodations for candidates.

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