Kenya: IT Officer

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

The IRC has been working in Somalia since 2006, providing essential services to conflict and disaster affected communities. The IRC has been operational in Central Somalia (Mudug and Galgaduud), Mogadishu and Puntland regions implementing interventions in the areas of livelihood, WASH, GBV, Governance, protection and primary health reaching out to more than 250,000 conflict and drought affected Somalis.

SCOPE OF WORK:

The Information Technology department supports the organization’s work by providing reliable and scalable application development and infrastructure for the IRC’s offices in the US and around the world, including many technologically challenging locations.

The IT officer will be primarily responsible with assisting and facilitating the installation and configuration of IT infrastructure, staff training and operations of IT activities in IRC Somalia offices in Nairobi and Somalia. The ICT Officer will work closely with the Deputy Director of Operations, Director of Field IT (or International ICT Coordinator) and all program sectors to ensure proper ICT functioning and support.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

College Degree in Computer Science or equivalent technical work experience.CCNA courses desired, MCSE or equivalent experience is required.At least three years of experience in IT professionOutlook experience required.Experience installing, configuring and managing both wired and wireless LAN, and firewalls.Computer imaging skills required.Excellent communication and interpersonal skills required.Strong written and interpersonal skills; customer service experienceAble to work independently within a team environment

WORK ENVIRNOMENT

The position will work in the Nairobi Office and is expected to be on-site.