Job Title: Systems Officer
Organisation: Ministry of Local Government
(MoLG)
(MoLG)
Project: The Second Financial Management
and Accountability Program (FINMAP II)
and Accountability Program (FINMAP II)
Reports to: Local Government Public Financial
Management (PFM) Systems Manager
Management (PFM) Systems Manager
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About FINMAP
II:
II:
The Government of Uganda has received funding from
Development Partners to support implementation of the Second Financial
Management and Accountability Programme (FINMAP II). The overall objective of
FINMAP II is to strengthen Public Financial Management Systems at Central and
Local Government levels in a bid to ensure efficient, effective and accountable
use of public resources as a basis for poverty eradication and improvement of
service delivery.
Development Partners to support implementation of the Second Financial
Management and Accountability Programme (FINMAP II). The overall objective of
FINMAP II is to strengthen Public Financial Management Systems at Central and
Local Government levels in a bid to ensure efficient, effective and accountable
use of public resources as a basis for poverty eradication and improvement of
service delivery.
Job Summary: The Systems Officer will work closely with a Data Centre team in
the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) and Local
Government PFM team in the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) in the
development and implementation of the PFM systems.
the Ministry of Finance Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) and Local
Government PFM team in the Ministry of Local Government (MoLG) in the
development and implementation of the PFM systems.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Monitor and troubleshoot
the IFMS and Tier 2 wide area network (WAN) and the servers. - Liaise / interface with
WAN service providers namely UTL and MTN in resolving WAN issues. - Participate in carrying
out updates and upgrades of Operating Systems, databases and the
application in use by the LGs. - Monitor the security of
all the installation including the network, the servers and the physical
security. - Execute of regular
back-ups at the data centre, the disaster recovery centre and at the LG
sites. - Provide application
support to users at LG sites. - Provide quarterly reports
to the Data centre Manager and the PFM Systems Manager. - Provide support to system
set up, testing and monitoring. - Act as trainee system
administrators for the storage, applications and Microsoft, Cisco and
other products. - Act as database
administrators in the absence of a substantive database administrators. - Conduct any such other
duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Data Centre Manager and
the PFM Systems Manager.
Key Performance
Indicators:
Indicators:
The Systems Officer will be required to provide the
following reports:
following reports:
- Quarterly performance
reports. - Annual Performance
reports. - Any other reports
requested for from time to time.
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The applicant should
possess a Bachelor’s degree in IT related discipline such as computer
Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, and Business Administration. - Strong inter- personal,
communication skills, and the ability to work as part of a team, which is
critical in carrying out this assignment. - A sound operating
knowledge of Information Technology (IT) systems.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified applicants should send their
applications addressed to the address below. Envelopes should have clear
indication of the job applied for.
applications addressed to the address below. Envelopes should have clear
indication of the job applied for.
The Programme Coordinator,
The Second Financial Management and Accountability
Programme (FINMAP II),
Programme (FINMAP II),
Ministry of Finance, Planning & Economic
Development,
Development,
Finance Building; 3rd Floor, Room 3.4,
Plot 2/12 Apollo Kaggwa Road
P.O. Box 8147,
Kampala,
Uganda.
Uganda.
Tel: 256-41-4707900, Fax: 256-41-4250005
Email: [email protected]
Deadline: 29th
November 2013 by 17:00 Hours
November 2013 by 17:00 Hours
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