Front End Developer and Graphic Designer(TA)

Salary: Per MOF Contract Staff salary scale

Terms of employment: Contract

Duration of contract: One year with possibility of extension

Place of Work: Ethiopian Public Health Institute, Addis Ababa 

Reporting to: National Data Management Center for health (NDMC), Lead 

Quantity: One

Background

The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) has received financial support from the World Bank for Africa CDC Regional Investment Financing project to strengthen regional infectious disease detection and response systems. EPHI is the technical wing for the FMoH re-established as an exciting and dynamic autonomous federal government institute having its own legal entity in charge of three main objectives as expressed in the regulation number 301/2013: 1) Research on priority public health and nutrition issues (based on national public health research agendas), generate, translate and disseminate scientific and technological knowledge; 2) Surveillance for the early identification and detection of public health risks and prevent public health emergencies through adequate preparedness, alert, timely information to respond effectively and timely and ensure rapid recovery of the affected population from the impact of public health emergency; 3) national laboratory services on emerging and re-emerging public health emergency threats including referral diagnostic, back up services and analytical tests and support the capacity building of health and food science laboratories at the national level for quality laboratory services. In 2018, the institute has established a National Data Management Center for health (NDMC) to transform its data systems, evidence generation and data use for public health emergency responses. 

NDMC is responsible to centrally archive health and health related data; ensure data governance and security; create platforms for data sharing, access and use; process and manage data by applying robust data analytic technics, integration of datasets and apply data science to generate and synthesis evidence; and ensure evidence utilization for decision making by the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) and other relevant stakeholders at local, sub-national and national continental and international levels; ensure relevant capacities are built at local, national and regional levels and to serve as canter of excellence. 

The NDMC  has the responsibility of implementing Africa CDC Regional Investment Financing Project (ACDCP) functions related to developing innovative interconnected and interoperable disease surveillance and reporting systems, networking regional and continental partners and with Africa CDC and to build data analytic, disease surveillance and reporting, undertaking integrated data analysis, evidence translation, and database development and evidence synthesis, digital platforms and data sharing and, will also serve as a regional and continental information hub. EPHI is therefore looking for a high calibre Front End Developer and Graphic Designer with strong qualification and experience to contribute for the effective implementation of its aforementioned responsibilities.

Job Summary

The Front-End Developer and Graphic Designer will be responsible for coordinating and creating all graphic art needs for National Data Management Centre (NDMC) health related projects, and also to create engaging and on-brand graphics for a variety of medias/webpages. This person will be the point person on the creation of all graphic needs for specific projects as dictated by the Data Analytics and Visualization Team (DAVT) and other NDMC Sub-team. The ideal candidate has existing educational background in general software development life cycle, graphic design skills and Knowledge of the web content design is also highly valuable skills. Candidates should have advance graphics skills and a working familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite, primarily In Design, Photoshop and Premiere. Candidate will also be detail oriented, a self-starter, a creative thinker, a team player, and a strong communicator.

Objective

The objective of this post is to ensure deployment of a high calibre Front End Developer and Graphic Designer, who will contribute to the success of the Africa CDC Regional Investment Financing project.

Roles and responsibilities 

• Use markup languages like CSS, HTML to create user-friendly web pages

• Developing user friendly dashboards to display the data/result of analysis for easy reference and decision making

• Maintain and improve website

• Optimize applications for maximum speed

• Design mobile-based features

• Collaborate with back-end developers and web designers to improve usability

• Get feedback from, and build solutions for, users and customers

• Write functional requirement documents and guides

• Create quality mockups and prototypes

• Help back-end developers with coding and troubleshooting

• Create and design various materials for print and digital collateral

• Ensure projects are completed with high quality and on schedule

• Establish creative direction for the company as well as brand guidelines

• Prioritize and manage multiple projects within design specifications and time restrictions

• Perform retouching and manipulation of images

• Work with a wide range of media and use graphic design software

• Study design briefs and determine requirements

• Conceptualize visuals based on requirements

• Prepare rough drafts and present ideas

• Develop illustrations, logos and other designs using software or by hand

• Use the appropriate colours and layouts for each graphic

• Test graphics across various media/pages. 

• Amend designs after feedback

• Ensure final graphics and layouts are visually appealing and on-brand

• Good understanding of software development life cycle

• Capability of reading specifications, word-press and other CMS design components.

• Provides support for workshops, seminars, exhibitions, development, educational,

• Responsible for creative design and having a working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite- primarily In-design, Photoshop and Premiere.

• gain feedback continuously from users, customers, and colleagues

• monitor app performance, watch for traffic drops related to site usability problems and rectify any issues

• write functional requirement documents and guides

• create quality mockups and prototypes, ensuring high-quality graphic standards and brand consistency

• turn UI/UX designs into prototypes, creating excellent interactions from designs

• write reusable code and libraries (with matching documentation) to a standard which makes it quick and easy to maintain the code in the future

• optimize applications for maximum speed

• optimize applications for maximum scalability

• design new features, or maintain old features

• collaborate with back-end developers and web designers to improve usability

• help back-end developers with coding and troubleshooting

• stay up-to-date with emerging technologies

• BSc and/or MSc degree in the field of computer science/Software Engineering/Computer Engineering/Information Technology and/or a relevant combination of equivalent training. In addition, the applicants must have certificate(s) in computer graphics design

• 6 or more years of relevant work experiences for BSc applicants and 4 or more years of relevant work experiences for MSc applicants

• Preference will be given to candidates who can submit their previous works in form of portfolio

Desired skills and experiences 

• Proven graphic designing experience

• A strong portfolio of illustrations or other graphics

• Familiarity with design software and technologies (such as InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Photoshop)

• A keen eye for aesthetics and details

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to work methodically and meet deadlines

• Degree in Design, Fine Arts or related field is a plus

• Expert proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript

• A high level of proficiency with JavaScript frameworks such as jQuery, Angular, React, Flutter, Vue.

• A high level of experience with UI layouts, SASS, LESS, Bootstrap, and the CSS GRID system

• Solid experience in using a complex REST API from the client-side

• A solid understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues, and ways to work around them

• Good knowledge and practical experience of client-side build/config management

• Good knowledge and practical experience of testing tools like Webpack, Jasmine, Karma, etc.

• Good understanding of code versioning tools, such as Git, Mercurial, or SVN

• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, and Ajax

• Significant experience of debugging using JavaScript-based tools like Chrome Developer Console

• Some exposure to Continuous Integration/Delivery pipeline for cloud, including Jenkins, SonarQube, Docker, etc.

Contract Duration and Remuneration

• The contract will be for one year with the possibility of extension based on performance and project needs.

How To Apply

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Remarks: Please attach copies of transcripts, academic degree or recommendation letters together with the application. If not attached the copies you may be not short listed.