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Kampala, Uganda
Full Time
About the Organisation
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH, often simply shortened to GIZ, is the main German development agency. It is headquartered in Bonn and Eschborn and provides services in the field of international development cooperation and international education work.
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations on behalf of the German Government.
The SFF-AMP project (BMZ Study and Expert Fund – Aid Management Platform) is a special project commissioned and funded by BMZ and implemented by GIZ. The fund focuses on professional, organisational and process development. The project aims to support the Ugandan Government to enhance its Aid Management Platform. This is with a focus on overseeing the performance of personnel hired to; ensure timely diagnosis of software faults, solve technical and application problems, and ensure timely input of data and generation of quality reports thus ensuring overall data quality of the AMP.
The AMP was designed by Development Gateway in collaboration with the OECD, World Bank, UNDP, and Governments of Ethiopia and India. It is anchored on the principles of the global aid effectiveness agenda, and it is promoted as contributing to aid coordination and harmonization – helping Governments and their donor partners manage aid for results. The AMP was developed to facilitate timely and comprehensive reporting; enable a comprehensive view of all aid resources within the country; help monitor progress towards national development objectives; reduce duplication of donor funded projects and transaction costs associated with data collection and processing.
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Information Technology Specialist-Energy and Climate Cluster job at GIZ
GIZ
Job Description
Job Title: Information Technology Specialist-Energy and Climate Cluster
Ref No. GIZ- ECC/ITS/1224062
Organisation: GIZ Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
GIZ Uganda is recruiting an Information Technology Specialist to support the implementation of this project.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
The Information Technology Specialist will be responsible for:
Ensure the reliability and security of the I.T infrastructure.
Database administration and maintenance.
Troubleshooting and technical support.
System monitoring and performance optimization.
Capacity building and documentation.
Specific Tasks
The Information Technology Specialist performs the following tasks:
Troubleshoot and diagnose network failures of AMP within and outside the Ministry network infrastructure.
Installation and configuration of both the Aid Management Platform application and database server for reliability and availability.
Always investigate and maintain the availability of the server.
Troubleshoot and diagnose the Aid Management Platform database in instances where it’s not accessible to the users.
Configure and manage of database backup for recovery infrastructure, archive and storage strategy in case it’s not accessible.
Always ensure database security, integrity and system availability.
Monitor and maintain the health of the database.
Manage database access to all authenticated users.
Design maintenance procedures and putting them into operation.
Create new user accounts, profiles and dealing with password changes.
Enter data in the predetermined database and organizing them in a format that enables selection decisions to be made basing on application information.
Other Duties/Additional Tasks
Perform other duties and tasks at the request of management.
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Qualifications, Education and Competencies
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Science.
Details of experience
5 years’ experience in end-user support, troubleshooting hardware and software issues.
Knowledge, skills and competences
Knowledge in database management, system administration, hardware and software maintenance, cloud computing systems and networking.
Excellent English language skills (spoken and written).
Good working knowledge of ICT and computer applications (e.g. MS office, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Teams, MS Outlook, etc).
Good teamwork and ability to operate in a diverse and multicultural work environment.
Willingness to learn and desire to exceed expectations.
Good analytical, writing and communication skills.
How to Apply
Applications and CVs should be in one document and a maximum of 5 pages only and sent electronically, quoting the position and reference number.
Please include name and contact of three references. One official reference from your current workplace is a MUST.
Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply to the Head of Human Resources by email to vacancy@futureoptions.org
Please note: This is a national position. Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Disclaimer: GIZ DOES NOT charge any kind of FEE(s) at whichever stage of the recruitment process.
Deadline: 29th December 2024