Information Technology Officer NGO Jobs – Youth Advocacy and Development Network (YADNET Uganda)

Information Technology Officer NGO Jobs – Youth Advocacy and Development Network (YADNET Uganda)

Job Title:    Information Technology Officer

Organisation: Youth Advocacy and Development Network (YADNET Uganda)

Project Name: SHE LEADS PROJECT

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: IT Manager

About US:

Youth Advocacy and Development Network (YADNET Uganda) is an organization /coalition registered in Uganda with registration number INDR153454304NB that brings together partners/CSOs that work with and for young people on SRHR, Economic Empowerment and Environment. The membership organization has coordination structures of members in all regions of uganda with regional coordination offices in Arua, Lira, Mbale, Hoima, Mbarara, Kamuli and Moroto with National office in Najeera, Kampala.

 

About SHE LEADS PROJECT:

She Leads is a programme developed for the Power of Voices Strategic Partnerships with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands. The programme focuses on strengthening capacity of civil society organisations in the field of lobby and advocacy, with a specific focus on strengthening lobby capacity of young women and girls (GYW) and the civic space wherein they operate. Consortium partners are Terre de Hommes, Defence for Children-Ecpat and FEMNET. The number of targeted groups are; 28 girl – led groups, 35 CSOs. In total 3000 girls and young women will benefit. The districts to be covered are Kampala, Kamuli and Buyende. There will be many stakeholders in the project (Government, CSOs), in this regard Plan International Uganda mutually agrees with Youth advocacy and development network (YADNET) on how to collaborate in the implementation of the aforementioned project.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Ensuring smooth operations of the Information Technology system and the quality assurance of the service provided
• Establish, maintain and constantly update the organization communication and data management platforms and channels such as websites and social media.
• Provides IT support, training, and orientation for new technology users
• Offer troubleshooting, support, and repair when IT equipment or networks malfunction
• Provide phone, live chat, or in-person support, depending on the organization’s scope
• Document daily tasks, training, and support sessions to inform the department and organization better regarding IT support needs
• Maintain records of hardware and software inventory
• Assists with maintaining information security through controlled hardware or software installation and staff education

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold an Honors Bachelors’ Degree in Information Technology; or Information Systems; or Library and Information Science from a recognized University / Institution.
• A minimum of three years’ experience in Information Technology/Communication support, telephony systems, wide and local area networks including experience with common-carrier data networks; Microsoft and/or Cisco Network Certification or other network certification.
• Experience in Windows server configurations (ADDS, DNS, Group Policy, DHCP, print server, WSUS, Windows backup, etc), server virtualization, high availability and load balancing configuration and other windows server installations

How to Apply:

All candidates should send their applications to: kyadnet@gmail.com

Deadline: Friday 26th March 2021 at 17:00hours/5:00pm

 

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