IT Specialist USAID Project Jobs – DAI Global

Job
Title:        
 IT
Specialist

Organization: DAI
Global

Duty Station: 
Kampala, Uganda

Reports to:
Director of Finance and Administration

About US:

DAI Global works at
the cutting edge of international development, combining technical excellence,
professional project management, and exceptional customer service to solve our
clients’ most complex problems. Since 1970, DAI has worked in 150 developing
and transition countries, providing comprehensive development solutions in
areas including crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic
governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private
sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS, avian
influenza control, water and natural resources management, and energy and
climate change. Clients include international development agencies,
international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies,
and host-country governments.

About USAID Project:

DAI seeks to
implement a five-year, $24 million dollar USAID-funded agriculture program. The
Feed the Future Uganda Inclusive Agricultural Markets Activity (FtF IAM) works
with agro-industry/agribusiness firms, Government of Uganda institutions and
agencies, and market actor organizations on creating efficiencies in
cross-market functions that enhance systemic changes to sustainably increase
incomes and improve the livelihoods of households through agriculture-led inclusive
economic growth. The Activity contributes to the Global Food Security Strategy
(GFSS) Uganda Country Plan goal of reducing hunger, malnutrition, and poverty,
as well as the USAID/Uganda Country Development Cooperation Strategy’s (CDCS)
2016-2021 five-year goal of strengthening Uganda’s systems to accelerate
inclusive education, health, and economic outcomes. The Activity works
throughout the FtF Uganda Zone of Influence (ZOI), which covers 38 districts
spread across four regions of Uganda.

Job Summary:  The IT Specialist will manage the IT network,
and computer equipment for the project. Under the direction of the Director of
Finance and Administration, s/he will be responsible for the proper maintenance
and functioning of the server, computer equipment, and multimedia equipment as
well as for the design and maintenance of the project’s webpage and databases.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Manage and troubleshoot all software, servers, local networks and IP
    PBX system.
  • Assess local availability of IT equipment.
  • Assist in procuring and providing staff with appropriate IT and
    communications equipment (cell phones, satellite phones, laptops,
    cartridges, toner etc.).
  • Provide technical advice and support to service arrangements with
    Ugandan ICT service providers.
  • Design and maintain databases relating to the project’s business
    contacts and monitoring and evaluation.
  • Verify, as required, data entry by project staff and partners.
  • Properly maintain all computer and multimedia equipment in the
    project offices
  • Quickly respond to problems or interruption in network access
  • Help project staff with computer-related problems, requests, or
    questions.
  • Resolve problems with network connection caused by factors outside
    the office space.
  • Stay on-call when out of the office to help staff with problems or
    questions related to the network.
  • Maintain communications with the DAI home office to resolve IT
    related problems.
  • Serve as an expert on DAI’s Technical and Administrative Management
    Information System (TAMIS), including troubleshooting, following up on
    customizations, and coordinating with the TAMIS home office backstop.
  • Regular communication with the DAI home office IT operations team
    regarding network, system hardware and software changes/issues/updates and
    user registration, updates and termination.
  • Maintain email accounts for all staff and confidentiality of all
    passwords and other restricted information.
  • Other IT-related tasks as assigned by the Director of Finance and
    Administration.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience: 

  • The applicant must hold a BS in Computer Science or related field
  • At least three to five years of experience working in an IT
    administration position required
  • Proficiency in English required.
  • Experience working with Microsoft-based applications.
  • Experience working for donor-funded projects preferred

How to Apply:

All candidates
should please send your CV and letter of interest to IAMrecruitment@dai.com
with “IT Specialist” in the subject line. Only short-listed candidates will be
notified. No phone inquiries, please.

Deadline: 6th December 2019

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