The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.
Information and Communication Technology Officer
Ref: IITA-HR-NRS2019-029
Location: Adamawa
Recruitment Type: National (2-year renewable contract)
Duties
Successful candidate will among other things perform the following duties:
- Assist in installing and ensuring proper functioning of voice network (IP PBX)
- Assist in monitoring internet system operation to detect potential problems
- Assist in installing, upgrading and maintaining all LAN items
- Support LANs & WANs network segments, internet and intranet systems
- Assist in maintaining system efficiency and ensure design of system and allow all its components to work properly
- Assist in configuring and installing system and set up new users
- Assist in setting up projectors, printers, photocopiers, digital cameras, etc. for everyday office use and as necessary for meetings
- Assist in troubleshooting technical problems with mobile subscription and IP phone
- Ensure satellite phones are working and SIM cards are activated at all times
- Ensure good asset management of ICT equipment at the offices
- Update asset register and inventory tracking system with the Activity Admin Assistant
- Perform any other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the supervisor.
Qualification
- B.Sc/HND in Computer Science, Statistics or related field with minimum of two (2) years’ experience performing similar or related roles.
Competencies
The ideal candidate must:
- Have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team-oriented multicultural environment
- Have experience in developing ICT related tools for promoting agriculture/agribusiness;
- Have experience in capturing events and reporting agribusiness related activities
- Have good working knowledge of MS Office packages
- Have ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team in a cross-cultural environment
- Have excellent oral and writing communication skills
- Be able to work with minimum supervision and with tight deadlines
- Have the ability to deliver accurate and timely reports
- Have ability to communicate in one or more of northern Nigeria’s major languages is desirable.
Remuneration
- We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
More Information
- Job City Adamawa