IT Project Assistant International Land Coalition Rome, Italy
The Land Portal – facilitated by the International land Coalition (ILC) is the global gateway for land related information, aggregating information on land from multiple sources and building a specialized community of land experts from civil society organizations, governmental and intergovernmental institutions and academia. It is the result of a partnership of many organizations.
The Land Portal Coordination at ILC is looking for an IT Assistant (Junior Consultancy ) for Land Portal content and technical related activities.
Main duties
1. Data integration: In close coordination with the LP coordinator, the consultant will support external data integration. The consultant will liaise directly with third-party technical personnel, as well as conceptualize, develop and deploy integration mechanisms, including web-based user interfaces. Fine tune the integration of resources already integrated and make them functional and consistent with the overall LP layout. The consultant will finalize the integration of:
a. FAO CDR (to be fixed in topic pages)
b. FAOLEX (second step integration)
c. Matrix (to be integrated in country pages)
d. CPL portal (to be migrated into the LP)
e. IFPRI publication libraries
f. WB publication libraries and LGAF project
g. FAOSTAT (to be integrated in country pages)
h. Gini concentr index (to be integrated in country pages)
i. IFAD (all land related publications and new country pages in CSM)
j. SOLA documentation and open tecnology material
k. FAO Gender Dbase
l. LandAc (country profiles)
m. WRI (country profiles)
n. Landesa publication libraries
o. OECD – SIGI (to be integrated in country pages)
p. FIG www.oicrf.org –
q. ILC Observatories and land watches (Madagascar, Asia, Peru, Guatemala, Colombia).
r. ICRAF (publications)
Maps
s. http://gaez.fao.org/
t. other maps from data.fao.org (initial assessment)
u. integrate other data as required
The consultant will support partner organizations in developing specific APIs and land focussed RSS Feeds to be integrated into the LP.
2. Fix and enhance Drupal functionalities that are not functioning properly (this will involve the re-writing of Drupal modules when necessary), including the notification system, organic group function, search engine function (including the creation of a specific search engine for external databases), management of spam, and others. Update and upgrade existing functionalities. Ensure the proper functioning of the website (quality, speed, professionalism), administration of the database, and maintenance of the websites at the server, content and software level, including any code optimisation duties. Resolve any maintenance or server issues as needed.
3. After a proper assessment, migrate web content into the new dedicated server.
4. Land Portal website regular management and upgrading including management of users, taxonomy gardening. Monitor users traffic on Google Analytics and suggest technical solutions to increase visibility and website referencing. Send out the monthly update (manually) and monthly web statistic reports (automatic).
5. Support the design and implementation of new topic pages in collaboration with partner organizations. Act as technical support for all web design tasks and updating of content on the websites.
6. Support the design and implementation of comprehensive country pages (in close collaboration with Tactical Tech and an ad hoc working group to be set up).
7. Perform other duties as required.
Minimum qualifications:
1. Diploma of completed studies at university level or - in exceptional cases - equivalent professional experience.
2. Have an excellent understanding of IT-related matters. At least [2 years] of experience in the field of IT in particular of the development of Drupal or similar CMS websites, with a proven experience as a Drupal custom themer and administrator
3. Have a solid knowledge of php, mysql, css, html, xml, javascript
4. Fluency in English is essential; knowledge of French and/or Spanish is desirable.
5. Strong interest in land and rural development issues.
6. Have authorization to work in EU countries.
The ideal candidate will:
• be able to work carefully, accurately and reliably;
• be a team player, able to work independently within a defined framework;
• proactively approach the daily challenges which arise;
• have worked in an international environment.
Reporting
The consultant will be working at ILC c/o IFAD HQs under the direct supervision of the Land Portal Coordinator in coordination with ILC secretariat staff.
Position
This position will be staffed on a consultancy basis between 20th September 2012, to January 20th, 2013 with the possibility of renewal.
Candidates wishing to be considered for this work should send their CV and a letter of motivation
by September 10th 2012 to:
Laura Meggiolaro – Land Portal Coordinator laura.meggiolaro@landportal.info
The Land Portal Coordination at ILC is looking for an IT Assistant (Junior Consultancy ) for Land Portal content and technical related activities.
Main duties
1. Data integration: In close coordination with the LP coordinator, the consultant will support external data integration. The consultant will liaise directly with third-party technical personnel, as well as conceptualize, develop and deploy integration mechanisms, including web-based user interfaces. Fine tune the integration of resources already integrated and make them functional and consistent with the overall LP layout. The consultant will finalize the integration of:
a. FAO CDR (to be fixed in topic pages)
b. FAOLEX (second step integration)
c. Matrix (to be integrated in country pages)
d. CPL portal (to be migrated into the LP)
e. IFPRI publication libraries
f. WB publication libraries and LGAF project
g. FAOSTAT (to be integrated in country pages)
h. Gini concentr index (to be integrated in country pages)
i. IFAD (all land related publications and new country pages in CSM)
j. SOLA documentation and open tecnology material
k. FAO Gender Dbase
l. LandAc (country profiles)
m. WRI (country profiles)
n. Landesa publication libraries
o. OECD – SIGI (to be integrated in country pages)
p. FIG www.oicrf.org –
q. ILC Observatories and land watches (Madagascar, Asia, Peru, Guatemala, Colombia).
r. ICRAF (publications)
Maps
s. http://gaez.fao.org/
t. other maps from data.fao.org (initial assessment)
u. integrate other data as required
The consultant will support partner organizations in developing specific APIs and land focussed RSS Feeds to be integrated into the LP.
2. Fix and enhance Drupal functionalities that are not functioning properly (this will involve the re-writing of Drupal modules when necessary), including the notification system, organic group function, search engine function (including the creation of a specific search engine for external databases), management of spam, and others. Update and upgrade existing functionalities. Ensure the proper functioning of the website (quality, speed, professionalism), administration of the database, and maintenance of the websites at the server, content and software level, including any code optimisation duties. Resolve any maintenance or server issues as needed.
3. After a proper assessment, migrate web content into the new dedicated server.
4. Land Portal website regular management and upgrading including management of users, taxonomy gardening. Monitor users traffic on Google Analytics and suggest technical solutions to increase visibility and website referencing. Send out the monthly update (manually) and monthly web statistic reports (automatic).
5. Support the design and implementation of new topic pages in collaboration with partner organizations. Act as technical support for all web design tasks and updating of content on the websites.
6. Support the design and implementation of comprehensive country pages (in close collaboration with Tactical Tech and an ad hoc working group to be set up).
7. Perform other duties as required.
Minimum qualifications:
1. Diploma of completed studies at university level or - in exceptional cases - equivalent professional experience.
2. Have an excellent understanding of IT-related matters. At least [2 years] of experience in the field of IT in particular of the development of Drupal or similar CMS websites, with a proven experience as a Drupal custom themer and administrator
3. Have a solid knowledge of php, mysql, css, html, xml, javascript
4. Fluency in English is essential; knowledge of French and/or Spanish is desirable.
5. Strong interest in land and rural development issues.
6. Have authorization to work in EU countries.
The ideal candidate will:
• be able to work carefully, accurately and reliably;
• be a team player, able to work independently within a defined framework;
• proactively approach the daily challenges which arise;
• have worked in an international environment.
Reporting
The consultant will be working at ILC c/o IFAD HQs under the direct supervision of the Land Portal Coordinator in coordination with ILC secretariat staff.
Position
This position will be staffed on a consultancy basis between 20th September 2012, to January 20th, 2013 with the possibility of renewal.
Candidates wishing to be considered for this work should send their CV and a letter of motivation
by September 10th 2012 to:
Laura Meggiolaro – Land Portal Coordinator laura.meggiolaro@landportal.info
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