Location: Zambia
Job Code: 670
# of Openings: 1
About Us
Futures Group develops and delivers innovative, locally
relevant, evidence-based solutions to improve the health and well being of
people around the world. Since 1971, we have assisted governmental and
non-governmental agencies, foundations, and the private sector by designing,
implementing and evaluating programs in HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive
health, population and family planning, maternal and child health, infectious
diseases, and gender. Futures Group has deep expertise in policy and advocacy,
research and strategic information, health markets and private sector
engagement, modeling and economic analysis, patient monitoring and
management/HMIS, strategic consulting, and program management.
Position Summary
We are looking for a skilled, motivated and creative full
time .Net developer to augment our software development team. We are looking
for outstanding individuals that can work independently to solve complex
problems. A good work ethic and attitude is required and candidates must be
prepared to deal with non-core activities such as assisting our business
analyst and team manager with documentation requirements and level of effort
estimations, activity logs and sundry administrative documentation, and some
staff training. Candidates should have at least 5 years software
development experience. International development or health care experience is
a plus.
The candidate will build software using the .Net platform
using Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server. As such, the candidate must
have experience designing the software architecture with the .Net platform in
conjunction with a relational MS SQL database back end.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop
.Net applications
- Be
familiar data import / export to / from various formats
- Implement
software design components including coding, code documentation, unit
testing, debugging
- Write
technical documentation related to the project
- Follow
software best practices in an Agile / SCRUM environment
- Source
Code Management (Team Foundation Server)
- Be a
good communicator (Email, Skype, Telephonic)
- Be
prepared to work with a diverse international team from Africa, Caribbean,
India and USA
Qualifications
- 5+
years’ experience with Microsoft .Net Windows Forms, SQL Server, ASP.Net
and Visual Studio development environment
- Experience
designing and writing applications using C# in Visual Studio
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Computer Science or equivalent
All applications for this position should be submitted
online at www.futuresgroup.com via
the Careers page before October 25, 2013.
Futures Group provides equal employment to all participants
and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, disability,
sexual orientation, veteran or marital status.
