Reference number: 202515
Job status: In-progress
Job category: Local Position
Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya
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CIFOR-ICRAF
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) envision a more equitable world where trees in all landscapes, from drylands to the humid tropics, enhance the environment and well-being for all. CIFOR and ICRAF are non-profit science institutions that build and apply evidence to today’s most pressing challenges, including energy insecurity and the climate and biodiversity crises. Over a combined total of 65 years, we have built vast knowledge on forests and trees outside of forests in agricultural landscapes (agroforestry). Using a multidisciplinary approach, we seek to improve lives and to protect and restore ecosystems. Our work focuses on innovative research, partnering for impact, and engaging with stakeholders on policies and practices to benefit people and the planet. Founded in 1993 and 1978, CIFOR and ICRAF are members of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food secure future dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources.
Data Science Information Systems & Analytics Developer
Overview
As part of CIFOR-ICRAF, SPACIAL's mandate is to provide expertise and guidance in the realm of spatial/nonspatial information collection, management, data pipeline development, information dissemination. With the demand for these systems on the rise within CIFOR-ICRAF and by partners, we are looking to expand our developer's team especially with someone similar software designing and development skills using Free and Open-Source tools. The new position will be involved in diverse projects, collaborating with different units, projects (in many regions).
Duties and responsibilities
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1. Stakeholder Engagement and Requirement
Analysis
- Conduct in-depth analysis of
stakeholder requirements for new and existing systems.
- Provide comprehensive feedback to
stakeholders regarding their requirements.
- Facilitate stakeholder collaboration
in designing mockups and developing use-cases.
2. Information System
Design
- Develop Information System Architecture
based on stakeholder requirements and current technologies, including
deployment strategies and sustainability plans.
- Assist the unit in selecting suitable
technologies (related to backend, frontend).
- Create and validate UI/UX designs through
stakeholder engagement.
- Work with other CIFOR-ICRAF themes and
units to support platform development where relevant.
3. Information System
Development
- Implement software solutions using the
selected technology stack
- Perform thorough unit testing and
quality assurance
- Develop developer/user guides.
4. Data Science and
Analytics
- Assist in building data pipelines
using Open-Source technologies (e.g., Apache Airflow)
- Perform data cleaning and curation for
dashboard development.
- Apply Agile software development
principles in the design and development of data-driven dashboards
- Explore and implement emerging
technologies for micro dashboards (e.g., Apache Superset, Power BI, Observable
Framework)
- Assist with data analysis and
identification of data requirements for data-driven dashboards.
5. Continuous Integration
and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
- Establish, maintain, test and deploy
production CI/CD pipelines
- Utilize Docker Hub and GitHub for
efficient deployment and version control.
6. Collaborative
Requirements Gathering and supervision
- Actively participate in requirement
gathering workshops to analyze stakeholder needs
- Supervise junior developers on
database design and management, and in platform development.
7. Contribute to scientific papers where relevant.
8. Contribute to proposal development and
writing where relevant.
Requirements
- BSc degree in relevant field.
- Advance programming skills especially
in Python Django framework.
- Excellent understanding of database
systems, including advanced database development.
- Proven solution deployment experience.
- Good knowledge of Linux.
- Knowledge of Data Science and Machine
Learning.
- Knowledge of Data and analytical
pipelines.
- Knoweldge of EDA platforms.
- 2 to 4 years of experience.
Education, knowledge and experience
•BSc degree in relevant field.
•Advance programming skills especially in Python Django framework.
•Excellent understanding of database systems, including advanced database development.
•Proven solution deployment experience.
•Good knowledge of Linux.
•Knowledge of Data Science and Machine Learning.
•Knowledge of Data and analytical pipelines.
•Knowledge of EDA platforms.
•2 to 4 years of experience.
Terms and conditions
•This is a Locally Recruited position. CIFOR-ICRAF offers competitive remuneration in local currency commensurate with skills and experience.
•The duty station will be in Nairobi, Kenya CIFOR-ICRAF Offices.
Application process
The application deadline is 24 Feb 2025
We will acknowledge all applications, but will contact only short-listed candidates.
