Job ID
21203
Job Title
IT Programme Officer - Male
To work for
Syrian Arab Red Crescent
Country
Syria
City
Damascus
Field of Work
IT Software/IT Security - IT Hardware
Job Type
Full time
Military service
Finished or Exempted
Minimum Education Level
Bachelor/ License Degree
Responsibilities
• Manage a team of developers and work on a wide range of projects.
• Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery.
• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
• Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
• Collaborate with other developers and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain web-based and desktop-based business applications.
• Assist in the collection and documentation of user's requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.
• Prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software.
• Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards.
• Assess tests, implement new or upgraded software, and assist with strategic decisions on new systems.
• Line management and personal development of a team of highly skilled developers
• Define delivery phases of the project including activities, sub-activities, and milestones ensuring these are documented and used as the basis for the project event log, issues and risk log and any subsequent reporting
• Ensure awareness, involvement and support from the key stakeholders and participants by building strong project teams and maintaining robust communication on the project status throughout its life cycle.
• Participate in reviews and meetings and provide updates on project progress.
• Take responsibility for ensuring that risks and issues are identified and managed closely and drive all stakeholders to deliver on time and to the required quality standards
• Work closely with relevant teams internally to ensure alignment and coordination across operations as part of the seamless implementation of existing and new systems
• Contribution to the definition of departmental and systems strategies and progression of any allocated objectives.
• Work on a wide range of projects involving the implementation of new and existing systems, solutions and processes.
• Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time.
• Take responsibility for making key decisions to ensure the successful implementation of all initiatives
• Guide team development efforts towards successful project delivery.
• Provide technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship.
• Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
• Identify and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
• Collaborate with other developers and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain web-based and desktop-based business applications.
• Assist in the collection and documentation of user's requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.
• Prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software.
• Design, develop, and unit test applications in accordance with established standards.
• Assess tests, implement new or upgraded software, and assist with strategic decisions on new systems.
• Line management and personal development of a team of highly skilled developers
• Define delivery phases of the project including activities, sub-activities, and milestones ensuring these are documented and used as the basis for the project event log, issues and risk log and any subsequent reporting
• Ensure awareness, involvement and support from the key stakeholders and participants by building strong project teams and maintaining robust communication on the project status throughout its life cycle.
• Participate in reviews and meetings and provide updates on project progress.
• Take responsibility for ensuring that risks and issues are identified and managed closely and drive all stakeholders to deliver on time and to the required quality standards
• Work closely with relevant teams internally to ensure alignment and coordination across operations as part of the seamless implementation of existing and new systems
• Contribution to the definition of departmental and systems strategies and progression of any allocated objectives.
• Work on a wide range of projects involving the implementation of new and existing systems, solutions and processes.
• Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on-time.
• Take responsibility for making key decisions to ensure the successful implementation of all initiatives
Qualifications
• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or any related field.
• Minimum Requirements 3+ years’ experience as a Software Developer
• Experience of people management and the ability to lead and influence others
• Experience in formal personal development planning and individual, team and process performance management
• Proven experience in leading and managing the delivery of system/software development projects in a structured environment
• Experience in a variety of software development approaches and methodologies.
• Experience in both architecture and implementation-level software design
• Experience in requirements capture, analysis techniques and process improvement approaches
• Experience in the development of software using C#, .Net and SQL Server technologies
• Prior experience in a technical leadership position
• In depth knowledge and experience with core Microsoft .Net technologies including: WCF, WPF.
• Extensive experience designing and developing enterprise grade software
• Experience with source control management systems and continuous integration/deployment environments
• Experience with multi-threading and concurrency
• Experience with debugging, performance profiling and optimization
• Comprehensive understanding of object-oriented and service-oriented application development techniques and theories
• Internally motivated, able to work proficiently both independently and in a team environment
• Strong communication skills with both internal team members and external business stakeholders
• Strong initiative to find ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes
• Experience with web development technologies including ASP.NET, MVC3, JavaScript, AJAX and CSS
• Experience with database development including relational database design, SQL and Oracle.
• Excellent personal organisation and ability to prioritize and carry out multiple tasks.
• Fluent In English and Arabic.
• Minimum Requirements 3+ years’ experience as a Software Developer
• Experience of people management and the ability to lead and influence others
• Experience in formal personal development planning and individual, team and process performance management
• Proven experience in leading and managing the delivery of system/software development projects in a structured environment
• Experience in a variety of software development approaches and methodologies.
• Experience in both architecture and implementation-level software design
• Experience in requirements capture, analysis techniques and process improvement approaches
• Experience in the development of software using C#, .Net and SQL Server technologies
• Prior experience in a technical leadership position
• In depth knowledge and experience with core Microsoft .Net technologies including: WCF, WPF.
• Extensive experience designing and developing enterprise grade software
• Experience with source control management systems and continuous integration/deployment environments
• Experience with multi-threading and concurrency
• Experience with debugging, performance profiling and optimization
• Comprehensive understanding of object-oriented and service-oriented application development techniques and theories
• Internally motivated, able to work proficiently both independently and in a team environment
• Strong communication skills with both internal team members and external business stakeholders
• Strong initiative to find ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes
• Experience with web development technologies including ASP.NET, MVC3, JavaScript, AJAX and CSS
• Experience with database development including relational database design, SQL and Oracle.
• Excellent personal organisation and ability to prioritize and carry out multiple tasks.
• Fluent In English and Arabic.
Specific Vacancy Requirements
To apply for this role, you must have a proven management background in addition to having a proven technical capability and a track record in software development combined with experience in the leadership of software development teams and delivery of projects within a software development environment. You will be joining for a team of diverse skills and experience and the job requires a motivated individual who is experienced in taking responsibility.
Salary and Benefits
To Be Discussed.
About us
The Syrian Arab Red Crescent is an independent humanitarian organization of public utility, and it’s permanent and continuous, and it has a legal entity and enjoys financial and administrative independence.
Syrian Arab Red Crescent was founded in 1942 according to the decree No/540/ 1942 and the decree No/117/ 1966 that regulating the Organization’s work.
Syrian Arab Red Crescent has been recognized by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva (ICRC) in 1946, SARC is committed to Geneva Conventions and the seven basic principles of the International Movement of Red Cross and Red Crescent.
SARC has a headquarters in Damascus and fourteen branches in the fourteen governorates of Syria, and 75 of sub branches.
Syrian Arab Red Crescent was founded in 1942 according to the decree No/540/ 1942 and the decree No/117/ 1966 that regulating the Organization’s work.
Syrian Arab Red Crescent has been recognized by the International Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva (ICRC) in 1946, SARC is committed to Geneva Conventions and the seven basic principles of the International Movement of Red Cross and Red Crescent.
SARC has a headquarters in Damascus and fourteen branches in the fourteen governorates of Syria, and 75 of sub branches.
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Posted On
Nov 28, 2019
Expiry Date
Dec 28, 2019
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CV Language
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