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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 for the Samasource
  IT Officer job 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
the link below.

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