DRC IT Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

DRC IT Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

Introduction

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC), an international non-governmental organization (NGO), has been providing relief and development services in the Horn of Africa since 1997. DRC promotes and supports solutions to the problems faced by refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs), and migrants.

The organization has offices across the region and has been operational in Ethiopia since 2009. With funding from bilateral and multilateral donors, DRC is currently implementing a range of activities across Ethiopia and Djibouti, including WASH and shelter provision, child and youth protection, gender-based violence response, awareness-raising of migration risks, protection monitoring of migration routes, and livelihoods support for returning migrants or those at-risk of migration.

Overall Purpose of the Role:

The IT Officer will be responsible for the configuration, implementation, and maintenance of all IT technologies across DRC’s country & field offices in Ethiopia. The Officer will focus on the efficient setup, maintenance & administration of all DRC hardware, software and local networks.

The IT Officer will, furthermore, ensure accessible and high-quality IT support & training to all DRC Ethiopia users, and will continually assess and identify the most appropriate IT solutions to meet the organization’s changing needs.

Responsibilities:

Assist in performing software installations and support day-to-day systems operations.

Monitoring Troubleshooting the LAN and WAN.

Provide hardware and software to both endpoints and server/commonly accessed services support.

Performing preventive maintenance service on the IT equipment on a scheduled basis.

Networking: Cisco Meraki, Routing, Switching, TCP/IP, NTP, LAN, WAN, Wireless, DNS, NFS, NIS, LDAP, SMTP, POP/IMAP, SSH, Telnet

Security Solutions: Heimdal, Bitdefender, Exchange Online Protection, Cisco Meraki

Maintain uptime of critical infrastructure and related business services and resources.

Ensure all endpoints are protected with the organization’s recognized anti-virus solution.

Perform general repairs on IT equipment and peripherals as instructed.

Provide support on Cloud Solution based Enterprise solutions including Microsoft Office365(Share Point, Azure, Teams, OneDrive Mail, Yammer, etc), Hosted Domain System and Microsoft Dynamics ERP System

Support to maintain an inventory schedule of all IT equipment and software in use and in the store, through diagnosing their status and performance.

Maintain a record of all equipment received for repairs and maintenance.

Ensure that internet invoices are received on time and forwarded to finance for payment.

Provide help desk and technical support to the users.

Provide Simple guidelines training to the staff during service time.

Respond to and resolve IT service outages by determining the probable cause, contacting the service providers where necessary and escalating if necessary.

DRC’s Core Competencies:

Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.

Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.

Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.

Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.

Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.

Experience and Technical Competencies:

Professional technical experience evidencing and demonstrating the ability to deliver against the above-mentioned responsibilities:

Ability to work in a fast-paced environment that provides regular challenges

Clear understanding of automated user life cycle

Heterogeneous Operating Systems including Windows, Linux and android (OS) and MacOS
Messaging, Directory, and Name Server including Exchange Online, Azur Directory Server, DNS, DHC and Hosted Domain System

Cloud Solution based Enterprise solutions including Microsoft Office365 (Share Point, Azure, Teams, OneDrive Mail, Yammer, etc),Hosted Domain System and Microsoft Dynamics ERP System
Networking: Cisco Meraki, Routing, Switching, TCP/IP, NTP, LAN, WAN, Wireless, DNS, NFS, NIS, LDAP, SMTP, POP/IMAP, SSH, Telnet

Security Solutions: Heimdal, Bitdefender, Exchange Online Protection, Cisco Meraki
Hardware and Peripherals including HP, Lenovo, DELL, Cisco, Meraki, TP-Link, D-Link

Clear understanding of telecommunication services being managed by the ISP

Willing to regularly learn about new technologies and adapt to ever-changing organizational needs

Must be a team player

Demonstrated communication and follow-up skills needed

Hands-on experience on Cisco Meraki device

Experience on cloud-based collaboration especially Modern SharePoint and Team

Extensive experience working with Microsoft products (such as O365, Microsoft Dynamics)

Able to work under harsh and extreme conditions, good judgment and problem-solving skills

Strong communication (written & spoken) and interpersonal skills, with a focus on proactive responses to queries

Strong planning, organization, and problem-solving skills with the ability to work hands-on, independently, and within the team in a difficult work environment

Experience working in remote locations and in emergency context and ability to travel and spend up to 50 % of the time in field locations;

Perform any other IT-related duties as assigned

Education:

BSc/BA in Computer Science or Information Technology or related field, Post graduate is a plus

Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience in in a large-scale, busy multi-site environment s of international NGO

Language:

Fluent in written and spoken English.

Somali Language have an advantage.

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; DRC IT Officer Jobs in Ethiopia

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