UNHCR Senior IT Assistant Jobs 2024 – Zambia NGO Jobs

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UNHCR Senior IT Assistant Jobs 2024 – Zambia NGO Jobs.

UNHCR Zambia looking for “Senior IT Assistant”.

Applicants with a High School Diploma may apply on or before 28th May, 2024.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a UN agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement to a third country. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with over 17,300 staff working in 135 countries.

The UNHCR has published a job vacancy announcement on 15th May, 2024 for qualified Zambia’s to fill in the vacant post of Assistant Procurement Officer to be based in Kawambwa, Zambia.

UNHCR Job Vacancy 2024

Duties:

Assist the office in implementing set standards for applications that meets the needs of the users and supports the overall Information and Communication Technology.
Monitor and maintain the LAN, Network Servers, Routers, Printers, LAN Points, Switches, Patch panels, Access points, HF and VHF bases, HF and VHF relay stations, Satellite Modem to prevent faults occurring.
Carry out missions for new installations and routine maintenance tours of ICT equipment.
Ensure that ICT problem recovery is done as quickly as possible and make regular system back-ups.
Assist with the installation of the software packages, basic repair/maintenance of computer hardware, HF and VHF equipment.
Train UNHCR staff on email system, utilization of VHF handhelds, telephone system.
Add and remove users from the Networks.
Maintain the inventory of ICT equipment and keep track of movements of ICT equipment.
Draft mails and memoranda on ICT matters.
Assist in the drafting of technical documentation on radio equipment operating procedures
Certify invoices and delivery notes and pass for payment.
Evaluate needs for upgrading and eventually replacing ICT equipment in the field, to meet with UNHCR standards.
Select the most efficient and economic means for the transmission of messages, taking into consideration the nature and priority of communications to be transmitted.
Carry out administrative duties, within the area of competence as assigned.
To decide on appropriate resolution to incidents.
Escalating incidents where they cannot be resolved at the office level.
Support the identification and management of risks and seek to seize opportunities impacting objectives in the area of responsibility.
Ensure decision making in risk based in the functional area of work. Raise risks, issues and concerns to a supervisor or to relevant functional colleague(s).
Perform other related duties as required.

Position in Organization:

Position: Senior IT Assistant
locations: Kawambwa, Zambia
time type: Full time
posted on: Posted Today
job requisition id: JR2441745

Minimum Requirements:

Education and Experience:

2 years relevant experience with High School Diploma; or 1 year relevant work experience with Bachelor or equivalent or higher.

Language Requirements:

For International Professional and Field Service jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English.
For National Professional jobs: Knowledge of English and UN working language of the duty station if not English and local language.
For General Service jobs: Knowledge of English and/or UN working language of the duty station if not English.