Information Technology (IT) Officer AVCP Project Jobs – Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
Job Title: Information Technology (IT) Officer
Organization: Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries
Project: Agriculture Value Chain Development Program (AVCP) Project 1
Duty Station: Entebbe, Uganda
Reports to: National Project Coordinator
About US:
The Mission of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries is to “Transform Subsistence Farming to Commercial Agriculture”. The Government of Uganda has received credit from the African Development Bank towards financing the Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (AVCP 1). The main goal of the project is to contribute to poverty reduction and economic growth in Uganda through enhanced productivity and commercialization of agriculture.
Job Summary: The Information Technology (IT) Officer will support the planning and implementation of the ICT based input and extension platform that will be implemented by the project. The IT officer will also provide overall ICT support to the project.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, implementation and maintenance of the project ICT based platform
- Administering and overseeing application networks, designs and their installations.
- Administering physical network infrastructure, documenting and managing data communication needs.
- Coordinating systems planning, design, development, deployment and modification.
- Monitoring and controlling service level of networks and other related hardware suppliers and overseeing acquisition of required hardware and software
- Developing ICT Security and User guidelines
- Providing day-to-day management of AVCP’s ICT activities.
- Working closely with project staff, MAAIF and relevant agencies to review existing ICT facilities that are relevant to AVCP; identify priority areas for information technology relevant to AVCP.
- Providing technical assistance to partner organizations on ICT concepts and principles, and serving as the advisor to the project on matters of ICT
- Participate in the development of the Agricultural Sector ICT Strategy
- Working with the Senior M&E officer to monitor and evaluate the progress and impact of ICT-related activities
- Undertake other duties and responsibilities related to Project work as directed by the National Project Coordinator
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold an honors Degree in Computer Science, Business Computing, Information Systems, Systems or Information Technology or Information Communications Technology (ICT)
- A minimum of 5 years of relevant working experience, 3 years of which should be in establishment/ maintenance of ICT platforms gained from a Government or Development Partner supported Organization.
- A valid professional certification in networking/ security / and systems administration is an added advantage.
How to Apply:
All candidates should fill the Public Service Form 3, Download Here, to be submitted to the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, P.O. Box 102, Entebbe, Uganda
Deadline: 31st December 2019.