ICAP of Columbia University is
working in partnership with the Ministry of Health, Kenya to strengthen HIV
Prevention, Care and Treatment services at County and Sub County health
facilities.
This program is part of a US
Government initiative against HIV in Kenya that receives funding from PEPFAR
through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Position: IT Assistant
Location:Kisumu with travel to ICAP sites in Nyanza
including Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching & Referral Hospital( JOOTRH)
Overall Job Function: Reporting to the IT Officer, Nyanza the IT
Assistant will help to ensure the already configured systems, physical
infrastructure both in the office and the various ICAP supported health facilities
are running.
Key responsibilities
- Trouble shoots the Office and JOOTRH’s Local
Area Networks.
- Strictly adhere to and incorporate the
Standard Operating Procedures developed by ICAP in the day to day
operations.
- With the help of IT Officer, liaise with the
Internet services Provider to ensure the availability of internet for
staff at all times.
- Work in collaboration with the entire ICAP
team to technologically strengthen capacity of site staff to operate and
trouble shoot computer systems and other IT equipment.
- Any other duties as assigned by the
Supervisor, IT Manager or Program Director.
- Work directly with the IT Officer in
implementation of policies and procedures for the IT component of the ICAP
program.
- Implement database for effective and efficient
monitoring of movement of IT equipment from Imarisha office to the
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching & Referral Hospital (JOOTRH) .
- Maintain an up-to-date database for all the IT
assets supplied to the Hospital and those in the Kisumu office.
- Monitor the availability of Local Area Network
to users and ensure users access general share, printing and scanning
services at their convenience.
- Work closely with the Data Management Unit to
ensure the C-PAD systems installed in various health facilities and DHIS
are well operational.
Requirements
- Diploma in Information Technology/ Microsoft
Certified Systems Engineer qualification
- Degree in Computer Science or Information
Science or any related filed is desirable
- At least two year’s experience in an IT firm or
related field
All applications including a current
CV, telephone number and referees (either current or former supervisor) should
be sent to the
Director- Human Resources,
ICAP,
jobs@icapkenya.org
on or before 20th April 2016.
Do not send certificates.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted
ICAP is an Equal Opportunity Employer
icap.columbia.edu
