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Position Title: Logistics/IT Officer
Organisation: The USAID-funded Uganda
Duty Station: Gulu, Uganda
Application Deadline: 17th March 2014
Background Information:
The USAID-funded Uganda IRS Phase II Project’s objective is to conduct a
comprehensive spraying program and establish the foundation for sustainable,
effective, high-quality indoor residual spraying (IRS) activities.
Abt Associates, the prime contractor of this program seeks to recruit a
suitably qualified candidate to fill the position of: Logistics/IT Officer
(Gulu)
Duties:
• 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 technical
support for major and/or urgent problems with LAN or any of its components.
• Provide on-call
assistance to individuals as needed.
• Perform Window Server
maintenance and administration, including software upgrades.
• Monitor server logs and
perform necessary operations to ensure the proper state of the systems. Monitor
Antivirus software and updates.
• Perform File Server
backup, weekly full backup, daily incremental on file server, monthly backups
of file server and users data.
• Monitoring site
firewall, managing VPN accounts, if any, monitor File Server, Group Policy,
NTFS permissions and EFS. LAN Administration, create and modify user accounts
and privileges/rights (for network and exchange); manage disk space, printer
queues, and internet connection.
• Update anti-virus
software and definition files.
• Perform desktop and
laptop computer support, including performing routine preventive maintenance.
• Install software patches
and upgrades, troubleshoot hardware or software problems; and ensure users are
backing up their data files on the server. Participate in monthly conference
calls 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 and ensure prompt replacement of defective components. Work with the
Project internet service provider to solve any problems accessing the internet
and/or sending and receiving email.
• Support the Data Analyst
in collecting and collating data from the field, coordinating data collection
and management in the field and ensuring daily entry of spray information from
the field into the database.
Qualification requirements:
• A two-year
post-secondary school technical diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science or Computer Engineering.
• 4-5 years experience in
IT network administration in small/medium Windows environments, including
Internet access support.
• Good interpersonal and
communication skills, flexibility, able team player, self-directed and ability
to pay attention to detail.
• MCSE certification 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 2 years of
relevant professional experience in Inventory Management. Preference for
candidates who have experience that relates to USAID or other donor experience
and knowledge of FARs and AIDARs is highly desirable.
• English language
proficiency and ability to travel to program locations within Uganda, as
required.
How to Apply
Candidates who meet the above requirements should send ONLY their CV and
cover letters by March 17, 2014 at 5:00pm to: procurement@ugandairs.com
Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
Abt Associates Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Any form of
canvassing shall lead to automatic disqualification.
