IT Officer at the Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS)

The Excellence Community Education Welfare Scheme (ECEWS) is a leading and reputable indigenous non-governmental organization that promotes access to qualitative healthcare, Education and economic strengthening opportunities for all Nigerians. With its headquarters in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State with a corporate office in Abuja, ECEWS has presence in 17 States across the South-South, South East, South West and North Central Nigeria with a strong client portfolio with the Global Fund to fight against AIDS, TB and Malaria, United States agency for international development (USAID), United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US CDC), The United Nations office of Projects, World Bank & Federal Government of Nigeria. Since its founding in 2001, ECEWS has built a vast network of health and allied professional staff, partners and collaborators which has earned her a solid reputation among its funders and is well regarded by competitors and partners alike.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: IT Officer

Location: Ebonyi
Employment Type: Full Time
Project: ECEWS GF
Reporting Line: Senior IT Officer

Job Description

• IT officer is to manage and maintain an organization’s technology infrastructure and systems.
• This includes responsibilities such as planning and implementing IT systems, providing technical support, ensuring data security, and staying up to date with new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Managing and maintaining an organization’s computer systems and networks
• Installing and configuring software
• Troubleshooting technical issues
• Providing support to users
• Managing and maintaining databases
• Implementing security measures
• Ensuring compliance with industry regulations
• Planning and implementing new technology projects
• Training and educating staff on the use of new systems
• Strong technical skills and knowledge of computer systems and networks are essential
• Good problem-solving and communication skills are required.
• Managing and monitoring Azure resources: This includes creating, updating, and deleting resources such as virtual machines, storage accounts and virtual networks.
• Managing Azure Active Directory: This includes creating and managing users, groups, and roles, and configuring single sign-on and multi-factor authentication.
• Managing Azure security: This includes configuring Azure Security Center and Azure Information Protection and implementing security best practices.
• Managing and monitoring network security: This includes implementing security measures such as firewalls, VPNs, and intrusion detection and prevention systems to protect the network from unauthorized access and cyber-attacks.
• Managing and monitoring network capacity: This includes monitoring network usage, identifying and resolving capacity issues, and implementing solutions to improve network capacity.

Minimum Recruitment Standard

• BSc / BA in Computer Science or Information Technology or related field.
• 2-3 years’ Experience with skills
• Experience with large complex organization is required, familiarity with intentional NGOs preferred.
• Proven experience in transferring knowledge into operational plan with client’s collaboration and sustainable buy-in.
• Articulate, professional and able to communicate in a clear, positive manner with clients and staff.
• Must be able to read, write, and speak fluent English.

Application Closing Date
5th November, 2025.