IT Officer at Youth Foundation for Development, Education & Leadership (YouthhubAfrica)

Job Summary

• The IT Officer is responsible for providing leadership and direction for strategic communication and project branding.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical set-up and needed support on all IT-related issues, including installation and testing of workstations, printers, client software, upgrades, and configuration.
• Implement and document network operations, processes and procedures.
• Deploy and implement office network according to specifications.
• Serve as the office Network Administrator.
• Identify and solve possible problems in the network.
• Supervise installations performed by third parties, such as cabling, Internet connection, etc.
• Supervise and follow up on equipment maintenance performed by other contractors.
• Implement and enforce security on the network and prevent misuse of the IT resources.
• Keep the network healthy by applying all required security patches and monitoring the correct delivery of all antivirus updates.
• Maintain all IT Equipment, Computer accessories and peripherals (Software) e.g. desktops, laptops, printers, etc. and ensure that they function at least 90% efficiency rate.
• Ensure that the virus protection software is active on all machines & updated regularly.
• Manage Google Workspace and maintain the File Permissions on the shared Google drive
• Keep an up-to-date inventory of all IT equipment.
• Identify competitive advantages and technological trends for the benefit of the organisation.
• Maintain and update the organisation’s websites.

Qualifications

• HND or Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following areas: Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems Management or Electrical / Electronic Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of Networking design and implementation.
• Knowledge of Clouds domains like Azure, Aws.
• Knowledge of web design and development.
• Professional qualification is not a most – ITIL, CCNA, MCSE, Azure Fundamental, AWS Practitioner & CompTIA security+
• Ethical with a high level of integrity.
• Good communicator, listener and a team player.
• Professional, responsible and accountable.
• Quality and customer-focused, open to ideas and change.
• Commitment to the Organization’s Vision and Values.

Functional Skill Set:

• Information technology skills- LAN, WLAN and internet
• Web Design
• Cloud management
• Able to conduct technological research and analysis
• Excellent Communication and Presentation skills
• Team playing skill.