IT SPECIALIST JOB OPPORTUNITY. DEADLINE 31ST JANUARY 2022

Vacancies NCPD

1. Introduction

National Council of Persons with Disabilities (NCDP) represents the views of persons with disabilities and is a forum for advocacy and social mobilisation on issues affecting persons with disabilities to build their capacity and ensure participation in the national development. NCPD assists the Government of Rwanda (GoR) to implement programmes and policies that benefit persons with disabilities and strengthens the disability network in Rwanda.

Around 15% of the global population – over a billion people – lives with some form of disability. According to the 2012 Census 446,453 persons with disabilities aged 5 and above (5%) live in Rwanda. While Rwanda has ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and is committed towards building an inclusive society, persons with disabilities still face major inequalities. Exclusion of Persons with disabilities from participating equally in society makes them invisible.

Although disability data is collected occasionally, there is a gap of nation-wide reliable disaggregated data in Rwanda. Absence of data makes it difficult to effectively advocate for inclusion, actively target and support them, and measure change according to the most important indicators. For follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), it is recognized that quality, accessible, timely, and reliable disaggregated data will be needed to help with the measurement of progress towards disability inclusion.

NCPD wants to tackle this problem and will develop a Disability Management Information System (DMIS) which supports the council and key stakeholders in its function for better decision making, increased accountability, improved disability service delivery, and better coordination, ultimately to improve living conditions of persons with disabilities in Rwanda.

2. Disability Management Information System – DMIS

The DMIS will be an innovative digital support tool for the Identification & Registry of all Persons with Disabilities including a Case-Management support tool for the most in need in Rwanda. During the implementation of the DMIS as many as persons with disability will be identified. Consequently, in every village, persons with disabilities will be interviewed through a questionnaire developed in collaboration with stakeholders. Identification of persons with disabilities will be administered through a questionnaire where only relevant questions pop-up. Answers given are linked with (SDG) indicators about demographics, socioeconomic status, functional limitations, assistive devices, health care utilisation, barriers, wellbeing including specific needs and priorities of persons with disabilities and will be the base for on-demand dashboards and maps for M&E purposes.

Disability Registry including degree of disability as required in the Ministerial Order will be automatically calculated within the DMIS environment including a digital Limitation Profile and calculated Limitation Degree which is linked to certain GoR benefits. After the project phase in 2024, DMIS will continue through on-demand identification embedded in the GoR administrative structure.

Case management is available for those persons with disabilities who have special needs and additional support assessed during the identification process of disability. This will be in general persons who have a severe type of disability. A case-manager will support, assist and refer but will not take over the responsibilities of the individual person with disability. Together with a person with disability and/or family a case manager will make an Individual Support Plan (ISP) including proposed actions.

3. DMIS Key functions

DMIS will have the following key functions:

• DMIS will identify and register all persons with disabilities in Rwanda through a validated and international recognized comprehensive questionnaire;
• DMIS is linked with National ID Agency (NIDA) for a digital Limitation profile and degree;
• DMIS will have an overview of barriers and needs of persons with disabilities including assistive devices and personal assistance;
•  DMIS is a web-based database which could be linked with other GoR databases such as LODA for UBUDEHE categories, HMIS for health services, and NISR for comparison with Demographic Health Survey (DHS) and National Census;
• DMIS is accessible anytime and anywhere by all groups of stakeholders through a secure environment in line with the national personal data security law with different levels of access for different users and through different devices;
•  DMIS is free of barriers, both through Kinyarwanda and English languages, where persons with disabilities could check their own profile;
•  DMIS will transform data into easy to read dashboards and maps with all relevant (SDG) indicators for different purposes and for all relevant stakeholders;
•  DMIS will support case-management for persons with a severe type of disability.

4.IT SPECIALIST

NCPD is seeking a highly motivated IT Specialist with outstanding Information, Communication, and Technology skills to assist the NCPD in the development and implementation of the DMIS. This role requires IT capabilities to support on a day-to-day basis the development and implementation of the DMIS.

The DMIS IT Specialist will work in close collaboration with the DMIS Project Manager and NCPD national and local staff, MINALOC assigned staff to NCPD, RISA, and QT Software Solutions Ltd. The DMIS IT specialist will play a key role in the collaboration with key stakeholders in the disability sector in Rwanda including the Disability Coordination Forum.

The IT Specialist should have the technical IT skills to advise, oversee and support NCPD staff and other assigned staff for the development, pilot, and implementation of the DMIS including training, monitoring, and evaluation of data collection by enumerators and case-management by Disability Mainstream Officers (DMO’s) or other assigned staff.

The desired candidate must be able to multi-task effectively and have experience with IT project work streams. Candidates should have experience managing IT information systems and ideally will have worked in the field of statistics and data collection. Successful candidates must have a passion for results and a commitment to excellence. Knowledge of the disability sector is an added value. Being a person with disability will give you priority when equal in capacity assessment.

The IT Specialist will report to the DMIS Project Manager, is based in Kigali with some travelling to districts to support the data collection and implementation of the DMIS in the districts.

The total duration of the DMIS project will be around 3 years. The contract duration of this position will be 1-year renewable every year based on performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain data in the DMIS ecosystem
• Ensure proper management of DMIS equipment
• Ensure proper functioning of DMIS software after design and development by IT company - Train NCPD staff on new DMIS technologies
•  Develop documents and information dissemination products as needed
• Support the execution of a training, monitoring, and evaluation plan of the DMIS
• Proactively identify and mitigate any risks that is related to this program
• Become a member of NCPD team and actively contribute to the development of the DMIS
• Identify areas where support is needed - Provide internal and external IT technical inputs on all DMIS program activities
• Serve as the NCPD focal point for IT engagement in the DMIS environment
• Develop, maintain, and facilitate strong working relationships with DMIS partners such as RISA, QT Software Solutions Ltd., and all relevant key stakeholders in the disability sector in Rwanda - Create an environment of continuous learning, where staff are encouraged, supported to grow and develop, and are willing to be held accountable for their commitments
• Develop and maintain efficient and effective IT systems, and ensure compliance with GoR policies, procedures, and guidelines
• Other responsibilities as assigned by the NCPD Executive Secretary

Qualifications and experiences

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems or related technical field
• At least 5 years of IT experience and master’s in computer sciences/information technology including software development and engineering

Other required skills

• Demonstrated experience providing technical assistance to government institutions
• Ability to multitask and to work independently and effectively in high-pressure environment
• High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Office applications - Comprehensive knowledge of ICT practices, processes, and procedures
• Proficiency with web development programming language (PHP, ASP, JAVA, XML, HTML, XHTML)
• Proficiency in the use of web protocols including HTTP, HTTPS, WSFTP, SSL, SOCS, FTP, and TELNET
• Highly organized with demonstrated IT projects experience - Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to build relationships
• Problem-solving and critical thinking skills to diagnose problems and determine steps necessary to achieve an effective solution
• Experienced in debugging and troubleshooting
• Experience with data warehouse platforms, data models, and database design development
• Development skills in the area of CAPI technology and interactive dashboards with flexible KPIs (Kibana, PowerBi, Tableau, etc)
• Advanced web development skills using tools including Typo3 CMS, JavaScript, VBScript, HTML, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, macromedia Fireworks, Macro flash
• Technical writing skills to document systems procedures and prepare reports.
• Eye for detail and quality results driven.
•  Ability to communicate effectively to users, including persons with all type of disabilities who have only fundamental levels of computer understanding
•  Fluent in Kinyarwanda and English

When potential candidates have the same capacity, a person with a functional limitation will be given priority.

Interested candidates should send their application documents (in one PDF document) including application letter, CVs including a least 3 referees, copies of certificates, proof of experience, and copy of Rwandan ID to the email address of NCPD: info@ncpd.gov.rw

Applicants must describe the position applied for in the email subject.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

The deadline for submission is on 31/01/2022.

Done at Kigali on 21/01/ 2022

NDAYISABA Emmanuel

Executive Secretary