Webmaster Job: African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)

AFRICAN POPULATION AND HEALTH RESEARCH CENTER
Promoting the well-being of Africans through policy-relevant research on population and health

The African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) is an international non-profit, non-governmental organization that carries out high quality and policy-relevant research on population and health issues facing sub-Saharan Africa.

The Center seeks to recruit a Webmaster.

The overall purpose of the job is to redesign and manage APHRC's website and intranet.

Responsibilities

1. Redesigning and managing the APHRC website

• Revitalize the information architecture and link knowledge products to the four research focus areas.
• Redesign the website focusing on new innovations in the field, such as blogs, wikis, etc, to improve content presentation, access, use and feedback.
• Introduce links to enable users to share documents with friends or colleagues.
• Use a content management system that enables anyone to update the site without requiring specialized skills or training.
• Develop fundraising opportunities through the website by creating systems that will facilitate such.
• Assess the IT needs of various programs at APHRC - both research and administration programs - and create avenues to respond to the identified needs through the website and other IT tools.

2. Managing the Center's Intranet

• Upload information on the intranet.
• Train staff on how to make best use of the intranet.
• Keep the intranet fresh and adaptable to emerging needs.

3. Communication

• Generate stories and photos for online posting.

Skills and Qualifications

• At least a Bachelors Degree in information sciences or a related discipline
• At least four years relevant experience

Preference will be given to candidates who are competent writers and good photographers, with an interest in knowledge management.

Women are encouraged to apply.

Please, apply enclosing a detailed CV, quoting current and expected salary and providing contact details of three referees (at least one of whom must be a present/former employer) to jobs @ aphrc.org or to the address below by June 1, 2009.

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.

The Human Resources Manager
African Population and Health Research Center
P.O. Box 10787-00100 GPO, Nairobi
www.aphrc.org