Executive Job vacancy for IT Officer at The Nigeria Northern Education Initiative Plus

Employment Nigeria 03-Dec-2015 BAUCHI , Education and Training

The Nigeria Northern Education Initiative Plus (NEI+), a USAID project is seeking application from qualified Nigerian National to fill the position below:

Job Position: IT Officer

Project Summary

The Northern Nigeria Education Initiative Plus (NEI+) project is a five year USAID funded project that will work to improve the quality of and access to education in Northern Nigeria, equitably and sustainably.

Position Summary

The IT Officer will be responsible for overseeing the installation, usage, and maintenance of the office IT system, as well as troubleshooting and being involved in ICT solutions.

Reporting & Supervision:

This position is housed in Bauchi, Nigeria, reporting to the Senior Finance Specialist and will work in close collaboration with HQ field office support and HQ Help Desk on office IT issues.

Primary Responsibilities

Provide technical set-up and needed support on all IT related issues, including installation and testing of workstations, printers, client software, upgrades, and configuration
Implement and document network operations, processes, and procedures
Deploy and implement office network according to HQ specifications
Serve as the office Network Administrator
Identify and solve possible problems in the network
Supervise installations performed by third parties such as cabling, Internet connection, etc.
Supervise and follow-up on equipment maintenance performed by other contractors
Support and troubleshoot users in the Abuja office on their daily work
Implement and enforce security on the network and prevent misuse of the IT resources
Participate in writing IT office policy
Responsible for IT inventory; work closely with the DCOP and procurement team to monitor distribution and location of IT equipment by performing a yearly inventory check-up
Set up, implement, and maintain hardware firewall
Keep the network healthy by applying all required security patches and monitoring the correct delivery of all antivirus updates
Implement and document a disaster recovery plan and offsite storage of backed up data

Required Skills & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in ICT, Information Systems, or a related field
5+ years’ experience in IT Systems Management
Previous experience working on USAID-funded projects is preferred.

Interested and qualified candidates should send a current resume or CV listing all job responsibilities and cover letter as one Word or PDF document to the "Human Resources Manager".

Note:

Bauchi state indigenes and females are encouraged to apply.
Candidate should indicate the position and location for which he is applying for in the Subject of the email.
Only successful candidates will be contacted for interview

Sorry the application deadline for this job has elapsed

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Executive Job vacancy for IT Officer at The Nigeria Northern Education Initiative Plus

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