Organisation: Abt Associates
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About Abt:
Abt Associates was started over 50 years ago—on
January 12, 1965—by Clark Abt on his journey in a small Cambridge office to
create a place where innovation, bold thinking and creativity could tackle the
toughest social issues of the day. The International Health Division is
committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the
world. Serving both the public and
private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation,
health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems
management. Our impact is felt in
policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals
with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS
solutions.
January 12, 1965—by Clark Abt on his journey in a small Cambridge office to
create a place where innovation, bold thinking and creativity could tackle the
toughest social issues of the day. The International Health Division is
committed to the improvement of health and healthcare delivery around the
world. Serving both the public and
private sectors, our efforts include health policy research and evaluation,
health promotion and disease prevention, health finance, and health systems
management. Our impact is felt in
policies that ensure healthcare access for women, children, and individuals
with special needs, in strengthening health infrastructures, and HIV/AIDS
solutions.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the coordination
of office and District store
security
- Coordinate, update, and
maintain the tracking database for new and existing inventory including
asset identification tagging, location identification, physical count, and
departmental equipment custodians. - Carry out periodical and
annual fixed assets physical inventories, and coordinate assets physical
inventories - Coordinate transfer of
equipment and update the inventory list with each transfer. - Offer technical guidance
and assistance with the implementation of processes in relation to fixed
assets safeguarding. - Supply information for
inventory reports as well as other assets reports and records. - Provide cross training to
relevant staff in relation to fixed asset processes and procedures as
required. - Offer technical support
for major and/or urgent problems with LAN or any of its components (server
crash, virus attack, hard drive failure, etc.) - Provide on-call
assistance to individuals as needed. - Perform Window Server
maintenance and administration, including installing Windows 2003 patches
and upgrades (Service Packs); - Monitoring server logs
and perform necessary operations the ensure the proper state of the
systems; - Responsible for monitoring
of the Antivirus software and applying updates - Perform File Server
backup, weekly full backup, daily incremental on file server, monthly
backups of file server and users data - In charge of monitoring
site firewall, managing VPN accounts, if any, monitor File Server; Group
Policy, NTFS permissions, EFS LAN Administration: creating and modifying
user accounts and privileges/rights (for network and exchange); managing
disk space, printer queues, and internet connection; and updating
anti-virus software and definition files. - Perform desktop and
laptop computer support, including performing routine preventive
maintenance (disk scan, deleting temp files, defragmentation, etc.);
installing software patches and upgrades, troubleshooting hardware or
software problems; and ensuring users are backing up their data files on
the server. - Monthly conference call
with International IT Management.
Review monthly activity, articulate and implement Action Plans
relating to identified IT needs. - Conduct hardware
troubleshooting, including identifying hardware failure for all hardware
warranties; - Coordinating with
hardware vendors/manufacturers for the prompt replacement of any defective
components and working with the Project internet service to solve any
problems accessing the internet and/or sending and receiving email
Support the Data Analyst in the following:
- Collecting and collating
data from the field - Coordinating data collection
and management in the field - Ensuring daily entry of
spray information from the field into the database
Qualifications,
Skills and Experience:
Skills and Experience:
- The ideal Abt candidate
should hold a two-year post-secondary school technical diploma or
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering. - At least four to five years’
experience in IT network administration in small/medium Windows 2000/3
environments, including Internet access support. - A minimum of two years’
professional experience in Inventory Management - Possess excellent interpersonal
and communication skills, flexibility, able team player, self-directed and
ability to pay attention to detail. - Fluent in English (oral
and written) - Professional MCSE
certification a plus. - Past exposure and experience
with Windows Sharepoint Services a plus - Technical eloquence in Active
Directory, DHCP, DNS, Group Policies, Windows 2000/2003 server, Windows XP
professional, software and basic hardware troubleshooting skills,
networking; - Ability to assess problems
and develop solutions. - Excellent inter-personal
communication skills and excellent organization skills. - Preference for candidates
who have experience that relates to USAID or other donor USAID experience
and knowledge of FARs and AIDARs is highly desirable.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who
wish to join the Not for Profit Sector with Abt Associates should visit the
e-recruitment website below to express their interest in this vacancy.
wish to join the Not for Profit Sector with Abt Associates should visit the
e-recruitment website below to express their interest in this vacancy.
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