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Job Title:     IT Officer

Organisation: Samasource

Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda

About Us:

Samasource is a
social enterprise that provides dignified, internet-based work to people living
in poverty. We build technology that helps leverage the brain-power of the poor
so they can lift themselves out of poverty by providing valuable services to
companies around the world. We are a dynamic and growing team with a big
vision–to reduce worldwide poverty and its effects through technology. We need
the best people to help us achieve it. We like to move fast and get things
done. If you join us, you’ll be able to make an immediate impact, connect with
some of the brightest people in the fields of social enterprise, impact
sourcing, and tech. Samasource is supported by major corporate and
philanthropic funders including eBay, Google, Cisco, and the Rockefeller and
Ford Foundations.

Job Summary:  The IT Officer will ensure that the system
hardware, operating systems, software systems and related procedures adhere to
organizational values and enabling staff to effectively perform their duties.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Ensure that virus protection software is installed on all PCs and
  are updated regularly.
• Manage all communications and connection solutions including
  workstation connectivity, LANs & WAN to ensure high levels of
  availability and security of the supported business applications.
• Participate in planning and implementation of IT policies and
  procedures to ensure system provisioning and maintenance is consistent
  with organization goals, industry best practice and regulatory
  requirements.
• Coordinate with business application functions to implement desktop
  and server systems that utilize industry best practices to meet corporate
  objectives.
• Deploying workstations, servers, printers, scanners, firewalls,
  encryption systems and all host security systems.
• Manage all operating systems and end-user software.
• Ensure integrity and security of enterprise data on host computers,
  servers and databases in accordance with business needs and industry best
  practices regarding privacy, security and regulatory compliance.
• Manage end user accounts, permissions, access rights and storage
  allocations
• Perform regular network and security audits and document the same.
• Perform and test routine system back-ups and restores.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

• The ideal candidate must hold a Degree in IT, Computer Science or
  Computer Engineering from a recognized University
• Professional qualifications: Systems administration/System
  Engineering, Certification in Microsoft MCSE/MCTIP, CCNA.
• At least three years of practical experience in a reputable
  organization.
• Working technical knowledge of network, PC and platform operating
  systems.
• Extensive application, support experience and working technical
  knowledge of current system software, protocols and standards including
  firewalls and active directory.
• Experience in LAN administration, software and hardware
  troubleshooting and data maintenance.

How to Apply:

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qualified and interested candidates should send their applications online at
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