IT Officer Job Placements – Abt Associates
Organization: Abt Associates
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Abt Associates, a major American business and government research technical assistance, and consulting company manages the USAID-funded Vector Control Task Order 1 Task Order 1 supports the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and USAID in planning and implementing an integrated vector control approach with the overall goal of reducing the burden of malaria. Abt has implemented indoor residual spraying (IRS) for PMI since 2010, delivering high-quality IRS programs and gathering the most comprehensive vector control entomological data in the world Under this contract, Abt will expand entomological monitoring to guide programs focused on insecticide-treated mosquito nets and IRS and continue to assist PMI in reducing the burden of malaria through RS and capacity building in 22 African countries where malaria is endemic Abt will also continue to support PMI in IRS monitoring and evaluation, as well as environmental compliance
Job Summary: The IT Officer will support the project with inventory management IT and data analyst support to the field office team. .
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Coordinate, update, and maintain the tracking database for new and existing Inventory including asset identification tagging, location identification, physical count, and departmental equipment custodians.
- Conduct periodical and annual fixed assets physical inventories, and coordinate assets physical inventories.
- Coordinate transfer of equipment and update the inventory list with each transfer. Provide assistance with the implementation of processes in relation to fixed assets safeguarding.
- Supply information for inventory reports as well as other assets reports and records.
- Provide cross training to relevant staff in relation to fixed asset processes and procedures as required.
- Provide technical support for major and/or urgent problems with LAN or any of its components (server crash, virus attack, hard drive failure, etc) Provide on-call assistance to individuals as needed.
- Perform Window Server maintenance and administration, including installing Windows 2003 patches and upgrades (Service Packs).
- Monitoring server logs and perform necessary operations to ensure the proper state of the systems
- Monitoring of the Antivirus software and applying updates. Perform File Server backup. weekly full backup, daily incremental on file server, monthly backups of file server and user’s data.
- Monitoring site firewall, managing VPN accounts, if any, monitor File Server, Group Policy, NTFS permissions, EFS. LAN Administration: creating and modifying user accounts and privileges/rights (for network and exchange): managing disk space, printer queues, and internet connection and updating antivirus software and definition files.
- Perform desktop and laptop computer support, including performing routine preventive maintenance (disk scan, deleting temp files, defragmentation, etc. Installing software patches and upgrades, troubleshooting hardware or software problems, and ensuring users are backing up their data files on the server. Monthly Conference call with International IT Management Review monthly activity, articulate and implement Action Plans relating to identified IT needs.
- Perform hardware troubleshooting, including identifying hardware failure for all hardware warranties: coordinating with hardware vendors/manufacturers for the prompt replacement of any defective components and working with the Project Internet service to solve any problems accessing the internet and/or sending and receiving email
Support the M&E department in the following:
- Collecting and collating data from the field
- Coordinating data collection and management in the field
- Ensuring daily entry of spray information from the field into the database
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
- At least 4-5 years’ experience in IT network administration in small/medium Windows 2000/3 environments, including Internet access support.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, flexibility, able team player, self-directed and ability to pay attention to detail. Fluent in English (oral and written).
- MCSE certification is a plus. Experience with Windows SharePoint Services a plus. Fluent on Active Directory, DHCP, DNS, Group Policies, Windows 2000/2003 server, Windows XP professional, software and basic hardware troubleshooting skills, networking.
- At least two years of relevant professional experience in Inventory Management.
- Ability to assess problems and develop solutions.
- Excellent interpersonal Communication skills and excellent organization skills. Preference for candidates who have experience that relates to USAID or other donor USAID experience and knowledge of FARs and AIDARs is highly desirable.
- English language proficiency
How to Apply:
All candidates should send applications VCUganda_Recruiting@pmivectorlink.com with the position title in the subject line of the email.
Documentation required to be considered includes a Cover Page, CV, biodata form, payslip from the most recent position held, copies of educational Certificates/degrees, and contact information of at least 3 references we can contact must include email addresses and phone numbers)
NB:
Candidates selected for an interview will be sent a more detailed job description in advance of the interview.
Applications that do not follow these instructions, or that do not meet the stated minimum qualification requirements, will not be considered
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted. Abt Associates Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Persons with disabilities and female candidates are encouraged to apply. Any form of canvassing shall lead to automatic disqualification.
Deadline: 13th March 2020