Scope & General Purpose:

•   To plan, create, support, maintain and develop the Authority's databases, create and maintain development standards and procedures to guarantee maximum database performance levels, also to create and implement security of the database.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

Assist the Head, IT in performing the following:

•   Implement strong database systems required for data storage and reconciliation of processes.
•   Work with the MIS administrator to establish user management policy.
•   Create and manage databases, tables, views, macros, stored procedures, user defined functions, journals, query logs and other database objects.
•   Grant privileges to roles and users on database objects.
•   Use a variety of online and offline tools for managing content, graphics, etc. in performance of responsibilities.
•   Install new/rebuild existing servers and configure hardware, peripherals, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. in accordance with standards and project/operational requirements.
•   Ensure that users can access data concurrently, in a format that suits their needs.
•   Maintain organisational security and confidentiality of information in accordance with Authority policy and legislative requirements .

Qualification Required & Experience

•   Bachelor's Degree in MIS, IS, IT, Computer Science or related discipline.
•   Minimum 3 years relevant working experience.
•   Good working knowledge of the following operating systems: Windows Server 2008/2008R2/2012/2012R2.
•   Experience in working with SQL databases and administering Linux systems
•   Strong scripting (HTML, CSS, JAVA, PHP, MySQL) skills.
•   Good communication and interpersonal skills with all levels of employees.
•   High level of confidentiality.
•   High level of integrity.

Location: Accra

How To Apply For The Job

Interested and suitably qualified candidates should email the following to:-

careers@npa.gov.gh

•   Curriculum Vitae
•   Signed cover letter
•   Scanned copies of certificates
•   The subject of the email should be DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR and applicant's name.

Closing Date: 22 February, 2016