Temporary Vacant Position: ICT Assistant
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With a worldwide staff of
more than 4,000 people, RTI offers innovative research and development and a full
spectrum of multidisciplinary services.
Universities in North
Carolina founded RTI in 1958 as a centerpiece of the Research Triangle Park.
Tusome is focused on
curriculum support, teacher training and teaching material development to
improve the quality of early grade instruction in formal and non-formal schools
through a reading intervention.
Tayari is a Ministry of
Education, Science and Technology and RTI literacy program funded by Children
Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF).
The project is focused on
improving quality of Early Childhood Development (ECD) systems and
instructions.
It seeks to develop
cost-effective, scalable models of Early Childhood Education (ECE) that ensures
pre-primary aged children are mentally, physically, socially and emotionally
ready to start, and succeed, in primary school
Temporary ICT Assistant (I.T Assistant Temp for 3 months) - Eldoret
1 Position
The ICT Assistant will be
responsible for first level support and deployment management for all end users
in the assigned region across several counties.
S/he will keep on top of new
operating system (Android) releases, test mobile applications with new devices
review crash reports from mobile applications.
The ICT Assistant will play a
key role in RTI strategic education initiatives and must thrive under tight
deadlines.
S/he will develop and execute
automated/manual test procedures, train the education officers’ in-charge of
the programmes at the county level on how to use the android
applications.
S/he will also serve as the
focal point of contact in the region and will be responsible for ICT related
communications.
S/he ensures that all
software and hardware deployments are managed according to RTI policies, USAID
regulations, standard operating procedures and good business practices. S/he
will support hardware (laptops, routers, switches) and network users in use in
Eldoret office.
Required qualifications and experience:
- A minimum of
Diploma in Information technology or related field with a minimum of three
(3) years of technical support experience.
- S/he will
possess a record of successful large scale software and hardware
installations with a wide range of hardware including tablets and mobile
phones.
- The suitable
candidate will need to demonstrate experience of android operating system
releases, experience in applications testing and executing automate/manual
test procedures.
- Ability to
train adults on how to use applications deployed.
- Good
communication skills and familiarity with mobile tools (e.g. XCode,
Android Debugger ADB).
To apply, please email cover
letter and CV to hrapplications@nb.rti.org by 26th September, 2016.
Applicants must include
POSITION and REGION in the subject line of the email.
Please do not attach copies
of certificates.
We regret that only
shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
Please note RTI International
does not use agents or require any form payment in the recruitment process.
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