Afghanistan: Remote Monitoring Specialist, Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund, Kabul, Afghanistan

Remote Monitoring Specialist,
Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund,
Kabul, Afghanistan
Project Summary
In November 2015 MSI was awarded a three-year contract to conduct third party monitoring (TPM) of Afghanistan Reconstruction Trust Fund (ARTF) projects for the World Bank. The ARTF TPM program was put in place to meet a number of objectives:

1. Given an increasingly challenging security environment, the TPM program provides critical data from the field as input to the World Bank’s implementation support and GoA line ministries’ own monitoring systems. The TPM program provides data on nationwide project sites, including asset verification and quality assurance, where World Bank staff are not always able to systematically visit the sites of geographically widely disbursed projects.
2. The TPM program provides additional evidence that World Bank-funded programs are being implemented correctly, provides assurance to donors, focusing on infrastructure quality assurance and social and environmental safeguards, gender issues and select financial/fiduciary aspects.
3. The Supervisor Agent (SA) provides GoA line ministries with project monitoring and data collection support and shows how such practices could improve GoA project performance and results. This also helps strengthen GoA line ministries’ own monitoring programs. The SA reports directly to the World Bank, but also works closely with GoA line ministries responsible for project implementation at local and central levels.
   Position Summary
   The Remote Monitoring Specialist is responsible to design, develop, test, operate and maintain open source hardware and software solutions for remote monitoring applications using locally sourced, low-cost sensors in challenging environments. The selected candidate will also be required to conduct field trips when needed to test and troubleshoot the remote sensors. In addition, the Remote Monitoring Specialist is responsible for developing and maintaining mobile and web-based software applications.
   **Please note: Only Afghan citizens are eligible for this position.**
   Responsibilities
   The primary responsibilities of the MSI Remote Monitoring Specialist include:
   • Assist the M&E Technology Manager to define required functionalities and resulting specifications for each remote monitoring assignment.
   • Act as the Point of Contact for local national sensor system user groups, such as farmers and water resource specialists.
   • Assemble, test and debug sensor hardware for remote monitoring applications, including but not limited to Arduino and Raspberry Pi-based solutions.
   • Develop, test and debug embedded software on sensor hardware for remote monitoring applications, including but not limited to Arduino and Raspberry Pi platforms.
   • Assist the M&E Technology Manager design and conduct realistic tests on remote monitoring prototypes.
   • Work with Government of Afghanistan ministry teams and local national user groups to test prototypes in real conductions, such as on farms, canals, rivers, etc.
   • Participate in peer reviews, code audits, and reliability testing
   • Develop remote monitoring system operation and maintenance manuals
   • Train and support local national remote monitoring user groups
   • Assist and work hands-on with lab tools such as soldering and multi-meter
   • Other duties as assigned by MSI Senior Management
   Qualifications
   The required qualifications for this position are as follows:
   • A university degree from a recognized higher education institution in computer science, electrical engineering or a related field.
   • Minimum two (2) years demonstrable work experience as a hardware and/or software developer.
   • The applicant must be skilled in integrating one or more of the following Web Face design technologies in system architecture, including, but not limited to DHTML, JavaScript, C#/C++ Visual Studio, ado.net, databases, MySQL, XML, XSL, web services, encryption PKI techniques, VB script.
   • Excellent spoken and written English.
   Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No

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