Main responsibilities

• Assist in the development and design of an electronic platform for capturing of relevant information on the performance of the dairy industry;
• Assist in the development and design of information collection instruments tailor made to the different value chain actors;
• Manage the collection, capturing and storage of data/information into the data base;
• Facilitate the setting-up of a digital data gathering system;
• Facilitate the establishment of a baseline on DVC performance indicators and assist in annual performance assessments;
• Generate and share periodic performance assessment reports;
• Compile progress and assessment reports as may be required in the project;
• Attend Project Management Team meetings;
• Carry out any other duties within the framework of the project assigned by the ZDIT Administrator and the Project Coordinator.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent in the same field;
• At least 5 to 10 years’ experience from data base administration including design of data base systems, data processing and analysis, use of spreadsheets and IT statistical packages and digital data collection;
• Excellent communication skills using print, electronic and presentation media;
• Clean class 4 driving license, excellent English written and oral communication skills.

The successful candidate will be engaged on an annual contractual basis to be renewed based on performance for a maximum period of four years and will be stationed in the ZDIT Secretariat housed in the Dairy Services offices, Makombe Complex, Herbert Chitepo Street, Harare, Zimbabwe.