Information Technology Assistant at Jhpiego Nigeria

Jhpiego, an Affiliate of Johns Hopkins University is a global leader in improving healthcare services for women and their families.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Information Technology Assistant

Location: Akwa Ibom
Career Category: Information and Communications Technology

Job Summary

• The IT Assistant will be responsible for the support and maintenance of all IT-related hardware and software, will troubleshoot all IT-related activities on the ground.
• He/she will troubleshoot and ensure that IT services are working optimally to support all staffs routine official work.
• He/she will support in building capacity of staff on basic IT procedures, disseminate and monitor implementation of agency’s IT updates.
• The IT Assistants will liaise with the IT officer for higher-level support and communicate IT needs accordingly through the IT officer.
• The IT Assistants will manage servers and keep an inventory of IT related equipment such as laptops.
• He/She will update IT Library (Hardware, Software and Configuration of system's documentations).
• He/she will monitor the external services provided by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and ensure compliance with contractual terms and conditions.

Required Qualifications

• HND or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems Management, Engineering or related field
• Minimum of 2 - 3years’ of demonstrated IT development and IT implementation or Enterprise systems administration experience
• Knowledge of Networking design and implementation.
• Installation and configuration and maintenance of Radio and VSAT equipment and servers.
• Has experience in developing and/or implementing backup systems for organizations
• Experience in managing cloud-based systems
• Experience in maintenance and repair of computer systems and servers.
• Experience in planning and expansion of network.
• Experience in database system design, testing, and troubleshooting
• Computers skills including the use of spreadsheets and automated financial management and reporting software.
• Good oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate financial findings and analyses.

Application Closing Date
12th October, 2020.