Entity:
Aga Khan University
Location:
Karachi
Introduction to the Aga Khan University:
Chartered in 1983, Aga Khan University (AKU) is a private, autonomous and self-governing international university with 13 teaching sites in 6 countries distributed across three continents. As an integral part of the Aga Khan Development Network, AKU provides higher education in several disciplines, carries out research pertinent to the countries in which it exists and has campuses, programmes and/or teaching hospitals in Afghanistan, Kenya, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda and the UK. As an international institution, AKU operates on the core principles of quality, relevance, impact and access; and AKU is a model of academic excellence and an agent of social change.
As an equal opportunity employer, AKU believes in promoting a diverse and inclusive culture and is committed to adopt appropriate standards for safeguarding and promoting a respectful relationship with and between diverse workforce of its faculty, staff, trainees, volunteers, beneficiaries, wider communities, and other stakeholders with whom it works, including children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees/trainees and partners to share this commitment.
Job Role / Responsibilities:
The position is critical for the development and maintenance of AKU public facing website as well as AKU employee portal on MS SharePoint technology. The target audience and users of these sites are located in different geographic locations hence a thorough understanding of the organizational structure and good communication skills are an added advantage. Apart from this the position shall be responsible for development of mobile apps using cross-platform development. Specifically, you will be responsible for;
• Developing and maintaining SharePoint and .NET applications and gain knowledge of the existing applications, both from the technical and business perspective
• participating in all phases of application development, i.e. study, analysis, design, development, test and implementation
• undertaking activities for continuous professional development in line with the plan and keep abreast of latest developments in the profession
• operating within practices and procedures for smooth functioning of all operational services as per quality standards
• liaisoning with others/Sections/Departments for delivery of the results.
• providing T2/T3 support for SharePoint implementations
• proactively identifying improvement areas and take steps to optimize the implementations.
Eligibility Criteria / Requirements:
• Degree in Computer Science or related disciplines, Masters in
• Computer Science would be preferred
• strong fundamentals of object-oriented programming
• conversant with data modelling and analysis techniques
• able to write queries and stored procedures
• hands-on software development experience
• be able to document procedural issues related to applications
• have adequate inter-personal skills to communicate with departmental users
• able to influence internal customers on technical limitations and propose workarounds/possible solutions
• work in a team for the operations, support & enhancements of AKU websites
• gather business requirements and propose & agree on solutions with the customer
• support existing .Net applications
Comprehensive employment reference checks will be conducted