The Accra institute of Technology (AIT) – a dynamic private university is looking for a highly motivated individual for the following position: It Specialist – Systems Development and Support

•  The successful applicant will be part of a hard-working team in charge of the development and support of software systems for supporting and managing academic, learning, teaching and administrative activities and functions of the university.
•  The team is also in charge of the development and support of our learning management system (lms)

Qualification Required & Experience

APPLICANTS  MUST HAVE  A  BACHELOR’S DEGREE OR EQUIVALENT WITH 3-5  YEARS POST QUALIFICATION WORK EXPERIENCE IN A DYNAMIC ORGANIZATION.

•  Qualified candidates must be proficient in PHP.
•  3+ years Developing Web Applications in PHP
•  3+ years customizing and developing modules with a major CMS
•  MySQL or another RDBMS
•  Writing quality HTML with CSS and Javascript.
•  Requirements analysis and gathering experience
•  Excellent written and verbal communication skills
•  Web Host Control Panels administration, and troubleshooting
•  Web Servers: PHP administration, and troubleshooting.
•  Databases: MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008 (installation, administration, and troubleshooting)
•  CMS: Joomla, Alfresco, Drupal, WordPress (installation, administration Scripting PHP, Perl, etc.)
•  Self-starter with strong interpersonal communication skills
•  Able to work on several projects at one time....meeting tight deadlines and deliverables - Self-starter with strong interpersonal communication skills.
•  Able to work on several projects at one time....meeting tight deadlines and deliverables

SUITABLE APPLICANTS MUST BE BUSINESS-LIKE IN THEIR APPROACH TO WORK AND ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE SELF-DRIVE AND BE ABLE TO WORK AND DELIVER ON TASKS WITH LITTLE OR NO SUPERVISION.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Please send your application and cv to:

jobs@ait.edu.gh

Closing Date: 17 February 2013