AFRICAN UNION
UNION AFRICAINE UNIÃO AFRICANA
P. O. Box 3243, Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA Tel.: (251-11) 5517700 Fax: (251-11) 5517844 www.au.int VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: ICT OFFICER The African Union, established as a unique Pan African continental body, is charged with spearheading Africa's rapid integration and sustainable development by promoting unity, solidarity, cohesion and cooperation among the peoples of Africa and African States as well as developing a new partnership worldwide. Its Headquarters is located in Addis Ababa, capital city of Ethiopia. In seeking to achieve these objectives, the African Union intends to strengthen its capacity to deliver by, among others, the implementation of new organization structure and the filling of vacant posts. The Commission of the African Union invites applications from citizens of Member States for a position of ICT Officer in the Department of Political Affairs. 1. Post: Job Title: Grade: Supervisor: Unit: Duty Station: 2. ICT Officer P2 Executive Secretary African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights Banjul, Gambia
JOB PURPOSE: To ensure that all computer systems at the Secretariat of the African Commission work smoothly and to manage the African Commission's computers, NT servers, internet facilities, etc
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MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Diagnose and resolve complex technical problems, associated with computer hardware and software interrelationships/dependencies and ensure availability to system users; Maintain the office local-area network (LAN), wide-area network (WAN), network segment, Internet, or intranet system and provide day-to-day onsite administrative support and periodic servicing of the network and all peripherals; Install, assemble and configure computers, monitors, networks infrastructure and peripherals such as printers, scanners and related hardware; pull cables and rewire or direct the rewiring of cables as required for new installations and office reconfiguration;
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Make hardware and software acquisition recommendations, including helping users assess needs and providing justification for equipment and services, as well as training and orientation; Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures and educate staff members about computer security, install security software, monitor the network for security breaches, respond to cyber attacks, and, gather data and evidence to be used in prosecuting cyber crime. Handle all computer and related instalment, diagnosis and network connections during the sessions and other meetings of the Commission that require establishment of a secretariat; Develop an electronic Database of all National Human Rights Institutions and NGOs that have Observer and Affiliate Status with the Commission; Develop programme for an electronic filing system and work with the Clerk to implement it; Perform other duties as may be assigned. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates must have a University Bachelor Degree in Computer Science and should be certified systems engineers in server Administration, network, infrastructure and messaging suites. A higher qualification will be an added advantage.
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WORK EXPERIENCE: Candidate must have a minimum of five (5) years of experience in server hardware installation and maintenance, server infrastructure, maintenance capacity planning and database application installation and basic maintenance.
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OTHER RELEVANT SKILLS: Demonstrable professionalism and leadership abilities; Knowledge of TCP/IP stacks and their functionality; Advanced knowledge and troubleshooting of various Windows Servers and other Servers; Excellent knowledge of international organizations; Good communication and planning skills; LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT: Proficiency in one of the African Union working languages. Proficiency of one or several other working language(s) would be an added advantage.
8. TENURE OF APPOINTMENT: The appointment will be made on fixed term contract for a period of three (3) years, of which the first twelve months be consider as a probationary period. Thereafter, the contract will be for a period of two years renewable, subject to satisfactory performance and deliverables.
9. LEAST REPRESENTATIVE COUNTRIES: Candidates from the following least represented countries are encouraged to apply: Eretria, Central African Republic, Cape Verde, Comoros, Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Mauritania, Namibia, Sahrawi Arab Republic, SaoTome and Principe, Seychelles and Somalia.
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GENDER MAINSTREAMING:
The AU Commission is an equal opportunity employer and qualified women are strongly encouraged to apply.
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REMUNERATION:
Indicative basic salary of US$ 29287.00 per annum plus other related entitlements e.g. Post adjustment (46% of basic salary), Housing allowance US$ 13,248.00 per annum), education allowance (75% of tuition and other education related expenses for every eligible dependent up to a maximum of US$7,800.00 per child per annum), etc for internationally recruited staff of the Commission.
Applications must be made through the AUC E-recruitment Website http://www.aucareers.org not later than 19th May 2014. Directorate of Administration and Human Resource Management African Union Commission