USAID RHITES IT Assistant Jobs – Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)

Job Title:      IT Assistant 
Organization: Elizabeth
Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF)
Project Name: USAID Regional
Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in the South West Uganda Project
(RHITES)
Duty Station: Mbarara,
Uganda
About US:
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) seeks to end pediatric
HIV/AIDS through research, advocacy, and prevention and treatment programs. We
are a global leader in the fight against pediatric HIV and AIDS, working in 15
countries and at 7,000 sites around the world to prevent the transmission of
HIV to children, and to help those already infected. Today, because of the
highly successful work of the Foundation and its partners over the last 25
years, pediatric AIDS has been virtually eliminated in the United States and
new infections in children have declined by 58% worldwide. EGPAF Uganda Country
program is currently implementing a number of projects in partnership with
various donors.
About USAID RHITES Project:
The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF) implements the
USAID Regional Health Integration to Enhance Health Services in the South West
Uganda Project (RHITES) whose aim is to increase the availability,
accessibility and quality of integrated health services including HIV and TB
prevention, care and treatment; maternal, neonatal and child health services;
family planning; nutrition assessment, counseling support; malaria prevention
and treatment and other primary care services.
Job Summary: The IT
Assistant will support the administration and maintenance of computer systems
and data circuits. This includes managing the organization’s Information
technology systems, providing helpdesk IT support and training , maintaining
networks and software applications for remote sites , schedule maintenance and
upgrades i.e. hardware and software ; backup data for local and remote sites
and maintenance of IT equipment inventory 

Qualifications, Skills and
Experience:
  • The applicant for the USAID EGPAF RHITES
    Project IT Assistant job opportunity should hold a Bachelor’s Degree in
    Information Technology, Computer Science or related field.
  • Possession of MCSA /MCSE as an added
    advantage.
  • At least three years of hands-on
    experience with an International organization or busy environment
  • Familiarity with emerging technology
    trends, help-desk systems and cloud computing systems.
  • Proficiency in troubleshooting hardware
    i.e. printers, photocopiers and computers.
  • Knowledge of Windows Server operating
    systems and networking devices.
  • Excellent written and oral communication
    skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates are encouraged to send
their applications to this address;
The Country Director, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
(EGPAF), Plot 18A Kyadondo Road, Nakasero, P.O. Box 21127, Kampala, Uganda
E-mail to: UgandaRecruitment@pedaids.org
Deadline: 19th May, 2017
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