IT Manager

TRANSCULTURAL PSYCHOSOCIAL ORGANIZATION NEPAL (TPO Nepal) is a non-governmental organization established in 2005, working on psychosocial and mental health research, intervention design and implementation, capacity building and service provision.

The organization is currently looking for a part-time position (3 days/week) of “IT Manager” to develop and manage the organization’s digital data and platforms. The person will be working with the Executive Manager, Technical Advisors and Research Coordinators to develop a strategy for digitalizing the organization’s data and is expected to bring innovative digital solutions in research data collection and management.

Roles include: -

•  Work with the Executive Manager, Technical advisors and Research Coordinators to develop and implement a comprehensive digital data collection and management strategy.
• Building platforms for different online/offline digital data collection of the organization’s different research activities. Platform includes but not limited to – Open Data Kit (ODK), Redcap, Qualtrics, SMS APIs.
• Develop and establish digital data storage system in accordance to international data safety guidelines. 
• Train the organization’s researchers in digital data collection, safety and management.

Required competencies: -

•  Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in IT. Master’s degree will be given priority.
•  Prior experience of working with digital data and basic knowledge of quantitative and qualitative data.
• Experience developing and using different digital data collection platforms.
• Creative, focus in detail, highly organized.
•  Ability to meet deadlines while ensuring accuracy of work

Prior experience working with non-governmental/academic institutions is an added value. In addition, the applicant should have an interest in mental health and psychological issues. Salary will depend on prior experiences, educationand motivation to work.

Only short listed applicants will be contacted. The organization reserves the right to cancel or reject the application. Phone calls or any other enquiries will NOT be entertained and any type of solicitation will automatically disqualify the application.

Application procedure:

Interested applicants are requested to submit updated curriculum vitae with two referees, and a cover letter with subject head as “Application for the post of IT manager” hrtponepal@tponepal.org.np by not later than 16:00, July 31, 2017.

NOTE: Applications without cover letter will NOT be considered.