IT Advisor

A top employer is now accepting applications for this role. Vacancy Announcement 013 Key Responsibilities: & tasks: - You support the Head of the Energy Information System Component in carrying out his/her tasks within the framework of Output 2 The - Energy Information System is fully operational, maintained and updated in all ECOWAS Member States and Mauritania for providing reliable energy indicators. - In this capacity, you are responsible for carrying out the following tasks: - Assess equipment and software used by national ECOWAS energy teams (plus Mauritania) and ECOWAS Commission to identify and procure, if needed, new equipment and software. - Establish and manage the platforms at regional and national level. - Develop the database software environment and structure the database. - Maintain and update the information system in all ECOWAS Member States and Mauritania. - Run capacity-building sessions to provide national players with the relevant knowledge to use the energy information system. - Contribute to project monitoring and evaluation and to the preparation of project reports. - Gather useful information for activities, missions, study trips, meetings, etc. Required Qualifications: , Competences and Experience Required Qualifications: - University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Data Science or any related field. Professional experience - At least 8 years of professional experience in the field of Computer Network and Internet Design. - At least 5 years of professional experience in the field of the Energy information System. - At least 5 years of professional experience regarding support to an ECOWAS Institution. - Proven experience in supporting public and private institutions in ECOWAS member states. - Extensive experience in cooperating with institutions responsible for energy statistics, such as ECREEE, AFREC, IRENA, and IEA. - Good command of IT tools, in particular: E-sankey and sankey.csaladen, Computer languages: MySQL (databases), HTML, XML, etc and the Internet, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access, Outlook), MS Teams. - Fluency in spoken and written French is mandatory (international level C2). Independent and proficient use of English (at least international level C1).