Vacancy title:
Program Officer – IT Support (RC)

Jobs at:
African Field Epidemiology ( AFENET)

Deadline of this Job:
February 3, 2017

Duty Station:
Uganda

Job details:
Background
The African Field Epidemiology Network (AFENET) is a not for profit, networking alliance and service organization that brings together field epidemiology training programs (FETPs) across Africa working side by side with Ministries of Health, regional and international partners. AFENET works to strengthen epidemiology and disease surveillance capabilities of African countries that are critical to meeting the requirements of the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR) strategy and the international Health Regulations (IHR). AFENET is seeking to recruit highly qualified & experienced personnel to serve in the indicated positions below.

AFENET was in April 2016 awarded a five, year cooperative agreement: Strengthening the Uganda Ministry of Health Capacity to Execute its Essential Public Health Functions through Provision of Technical Assistance and Public Health Workforce Development and Institutional Capacity Building in the Republic of Uganda, under PEPFAR.

The recruitment shall be done by AFENET through this advert as well as secondment of the suitable and qualified personnel from the Ministry of Health.

Applications Deadline: February 3, 2017

Program Officer – IT Support (RC)
Reports to: Application Team Leader

Job Purpose: To monitor and maintain the computer systems and networks of the organization. To install and configure computer systems, diagnose hardware/software faults and solve technical and applications problems.

Key Functions _

• Installing and configuring computer hardware operating systems and applications;
  
• Monitoring and maintaining computer systems and networks
  
• Taking staff/clients through a series of actions, either face to face or over the telephone to help set up systems or resolve issues
  
• Ensuring all staff are assigned official email addresses
  
• Ensure that Ministry Website is maintained and updated 7. Providing support, including procedural documentation and relevant reports
  
• Supporting the roll-out of new applications including cloud computing
  
• Responding within agreed time limits to call-outs
  
• Working continuously on a task until completion
  
• Prioritizing and managing many open cases at one time
  
• Rapidly establishing a good working relationship with customers and other professionals colleagues
  
• Conducting electrical safety checks on computer equipment

Qualifications:

• Must possess a degree in Information Technology from a recognized University
  
• Professional qualification in Microsoft, Cisco and CompTlA.
  
• Six (6) years relevant working experience in a large Organization

Competences:

• Technical knowledge of disaster management strategies and tools
  
• A team player, dependable with interpersonal and communication skills

Job application procedure
Suitable candidates should: ‘
Submit your resume, application letter, and relevant documentation to:
The Administration & Human Resource Office
African Field Epidemiology Network.(AFENET)
Email: sec@afenet.net

Please note that all applications should be sent online by close 5 30pm (EAT) Friday February 3, 2017.

*ONLY successful candidates shall be contacted for an interview.

Note: More details about this position can be obtained from our website: www.afenet.net