Job Title: Systems Administrator
Organization: Save the
Children International
Children International
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
Reports to: IT Manager
About US:
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for
children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world and has
been implementing programs for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a
Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection,
development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the
way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in
their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our
Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice
for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six
thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance,
Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in
development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over
36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of
Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 200
persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them
fulfil their potential. In 2014, we reached over 143 million children through
our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
children and has program presence in over 120 countries in the world and has
been implementing programs for over 90 years. Save the Children envisions a
Uganda in which every child attains the right to survival, protection,
development and participation. Our mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the
way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in
their lives. We strive to create impact for children by delivering our
Programmes through partnerships, by being innovative, by acting as the voice
for and of children, and by achieving results at scale. In Uganda, we implement programmes in six
thematic programme areas of Child Protection, Child Rights Governance,
Education, Livelihoods & Food Security, Health, Nutrition and HIV/AIDS in
development and emergency contexts. Save the Children delivers programs in over
36 districts in the North, Rwenzori, North-Eastern and Central regions of
Uganda, Currently, Save the Children has a staff complement of over 200
persons. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them
fulfil their potential. In 2014, we reached over 143 million children through
our work around 52m directly and 91 million indirectly around the world.
Job Summary: The Systems
Administrator is mainly responsible for managing the infrastructure and systems
used to support all of Save the Children’s IT environments in Uganda. This
includes providing support on any of the global technologies deployed,
proactively utilising monitoring and capacity planning tools to be aware of any
potential issues and taking remedial action/escalating where necessary, working
on long-term infrastructure improvement projects and helping to grow the
capacity of other IT staff in country. The Systems Administrator may be called
upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of
humanitarian crisis.
Administrator is mainly responsible for managing the infrastructure and systems
used to support all of Save the Children’s IT environments in Uganda. This
includes providing support on any of the global technologies deployed,
proactively utilising monitoring and capacity planning tools to be aware of any
potential issues and taking remedial action/escalating where necessary, working
on long-term infrastructure improvement projects and helping to grow the
capacity of other IT staff in country. The Systems Administrator may be called
upon as and when necessary to support the emergency team in cases of
humanitarian crisis.
Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Save the
Children International Systems Administrator job placement should
preferably hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology/Bsc or
related but relevant field and able to demonstrate relevant professional
experience and skills in server and network management - At least five years’ experience as a
system administrator in an enterprise level Microsoft based environment in
a busy IT environment - Previous experience working with Active
Directory implementations - Experience of solving complex issues and
effective troubleshooting - Prior experience with CISCO or any other
recognized networking technologies for data and systems security - Strong results orientation, with the
ability to challenge existing mind sets - Excellent interpersonal and communication
skills - Good service desk management skills
- Kaspersky network security management
- Microsoft windows server administration
and management - Experience in backup management is
mandatory - Past exposure and experience of working
with local partners and District Local Government in Child Rights
Governance, Health, Nutrition, Education, HIV/AIDS or Child Protection is
an added advantage. - Excellent analytical skills and strategic
planning abilities. - Ability to establish and maintain
conducive collegial relations and perform effectively as a member of a
team. - Computer literacy and excellent
documentation skills are a must. - Willingness to travel and work in
hard-to-reach areas, occasionally under strenuous conditions. - Availability and willingness to work extra
hours during times of humanitarian responses. - Highly developed cultural awareness and
ability to work well in an international environment with people from
diverse backgrounds and cultures. - Ability to intervene with crisis
management or troubleshooting as necessary. - Exceptional interpersonal and
communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching. - Excellent time management and planning
capacity. - Availability and willingness to work extra
hours during times of humanitarian responses.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified candidates are encouraged to send their
application letters with detailed CVs indicating three referees, two of whom
should have been direct supervisors submitted to:
[email protected] addressed to:
application letters with detailed CVs indicating three referees, two of whom
should have been direct supervisors submitted to:
[email protected] addressed to:
The Director of Human Resources & Administration,
Save the Children,
Plot 68/70, Kira Road,
Kampala. Uganda.
NB:
- Testimonials/certificates should not be
attached to applications. - Hand delivered applications will not be
accepted and are therefore not considered during the shortlisting process.
Deadline: 21st April 2017
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