Lake Region Development Programme ICT Officer Job in Rongo Kenya

Lake Region Development Programme Working with Child Fund Kenya

Vacancy Announcement, Lake Program Area
 

Date of Issue: 15th November 2012
 

Deadline date: 30th November 2012
 

Position: Information Communication Technology Officer

1 Position
 

Reporting to: Programme Coordinator Lake Region
 

Lake Region Development Programme is a Community Based Organization
(CBO) working with ChildFund Kenya, a child-focused international development organization.
 

Lake Region Development Program Area is seeking to recruit a self motivated and dynamic individual to fill the position of Information Communications and Technology Officer, to be based at the Lake Region Area Office in Rongo, with frequent travel to five project areas within the area (Rongo, Kuria, Kenyenya, Kendu Bay and Rusinga).

The Area comprises five projects covering five districts in Nyanza province of Kenya .i.e. Kuria West, Rachuonyo North, Mbita, Kenyenya and Rongo Districts.

The Lake Region program Intervention areas include Early Childhood Care &
Development, Integrated Management of Childhood Illness and Youth Livelihood.
 

The Job:
 

The incumbent shall be required to offer support to the Area and projects staff to guarantee accurate, timely and quality delivery of Information, Communications Technology support services to all team members.
 

Key Responsibilities
 

The Information Communications Technology Officer shall be responsible for

• Ongoing development of long-term IT strategies.
• Technical and operational advice to other members of staff developing ICT dependent projects and systems
• Identification and prioritization of IT needs in each financial year
• Specification, ordering and installation of equipment and software.
• Software support (within reason)
• Maintenance and repairs to systems at all levels
• Maintenance of network infrastructure and architecture
• Maintenance of network software systems
• Control over software licensing
• Data and network security
• Control over and maintenance of user accounts
• The development of custom software solutions, where possible and/or reasonable within time constraints
• Maintenance of 24-hour email and internet access
• Data Access and protection
• Virus protection
• User training and end user support
• Data backups

Requirements / Skills and Experience
 

The Ideal candidate should have the following:-

• Degree in computer science or information technology or equivalent
• 1-2 years experience within the same field
• IT related certification will be an added advantage

If you possess the above requirements and would like to be part of our team, kindly forward your CV of not more than 3 pages, with 3 professional referees and their contacts, a cover letter quoting your current remuneration together with your daytime  contact
 

Addressed To: - 

The Area Manager, 

Childfund Kenya, 

Lake Region Cluster, 

P. O. Box 198, 

Rongo, 

to reach not later than 30th November, 2012.
 

The applications can also be delivered physically to the Lake Program Area Office at Rongo Township during working hours before the said date 

or Email: RFinyange@kenya.childfund.org or sallyanyanzwa@yahoo.com
 

Note: - Only Successful candidates will be contacted

Source: joballfind.blogspot.com/, Date of Publication: November 15, 2012.