African Economic Research Consortium
An Exciting Career Opportunity
The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) is a not-for-profit Pan-African institution, dedicated for over 20 years to enabling the advancement of economic policy research and training in Africa.
An Exciting Career Opportunity
The African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) is a not-for-profit Pan-African institution, dedicated for over 20 years to enabling the advancement of economic policy research and training in Africa.
AERC agitates the provision of capacity building in economic
policy in Francophone and Anglophone African countries through provision of
support in the areas of policy research and training.
AERC is seeking to recruit a suitable individual to fill the following position:
ICT Administrator
AERC is seeking to recruit a suitable individual to fill the following position:
ICT Administrator
Reporting to the ICT Manager, this position is responsible for
the provision of IT services to the organization including
installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of systems hardware and
software and related IT infrastructure, first level user support, and network
administration.
The position additionally ensures the security of the IT
infrastructure including the implementation of appropriate disaster recovery
and contingency controls.
The IT Administrator will also assist in the development and
implementation of innovative IT enabled solutions in response to emerging
project and operational requirements.
Key responsibilities:
- Provide
Systems Administration services and ensure required service performance
levels are maintained as per the Service Level Agreements;
- Provide
first level IT user support and technical support including change
management for IT enabled business applications as per project and
operational needs;
- Conduct
IT risk analysis; design, implement, monitor and maintain
appropriate IT controls to effectively mitigate risks related to the
acquisition and use of IT resources;
- Ensure
that the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information and
related IT systems meet operational requirements and conforms to all
relevant statutory requirements;
- Implement
IT contingency and disaster recovery programmes;
- Conduct
systems analysis to identify user requirements, required system functions
and recommend suitable approaches and implementation tools.
- Coordinate
technical development, testing, and implementation of systems in
outsourced systems development projects
- Research
and recommend IT enabled solutions in response to emerging user
needs for new systems or changes to existing systems as required;
- Perform
technical evaluations to determine suitability of new systems in meeting
AERC operational requirements;
- Maintain
system performance records and provide recommendations for IT capacity and
availability planning;
- Set
up new and maintain existing systems in accordance with established
standards and project/operational requirements;
- Assist
in the development and implementation of ICT projects
- Keep
inventory of hardware and maintenance records;
- Carry
out relevant in-house IT training programmes.
Requirements:
- Bachelors
degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or other relevant
discipline
- Professional
ICT qualifications including MCITP, ITIL practitioner , CISSP ,or other
equivalent and recognized qualifications
- At
least three years relevant experience
- Experience
in systems/ network administration and providing first level user support
on Microsoft Windows application platforms
- Proficiency
in Windows server virtualization, MS Exchange, MS SharePoint and Cyberoam
UTM firewall administration
- Knowledge
and experience in IT project management based on PMBOK and systems
engineering including systems analysis, design and implementation
- Good
interpersonal skills
- Good
problem solving and analytical skills
If you believe you believe you have the qualifications and
experience to match this role, please submit your application with a detailed
CV, stating your current position, remuneration, email, telephone contacts, and
names and addresses of three referees.
To be considered your application must be received by 25 January
2013 addressed to:
The Manager, Human Resources and Administration
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
MEMBANK Towers, 3rd Floor
Milimani Road
The Manager, Human Resources and Administration
African Economic Research Consortium (AERC)
MEMBANK Towers, 3rd Floor
Milimani Road
Email: recruitment@aercafrica.org
For more information on AERC, you can visit our website onwww.aercafrica.org
For more information on AERC, you can visit our website onwww.aercafrica.org