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ICT Officer
Concern Worldwide
Nairobi, Kenya
Permanent
Published 1 month ago · Expires 3 weeks from now
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated professional.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic direction for ICT needs in the country programme.
- Align ICT policies and procedures to international standards.
- Ensure the organisation derives maximum value for money from its ICT investment.
- Provide continuous and effective ICT solutions to the organisation.
- Keep abreast of current ICT trends and standards and provide direction and advice based on knowledge and understanding of current technologies/ICT trends within the market
- Keep up to date with Artificial Intelligence (AI) advancements and evaluate how AI can be integrated to improve the organization’s ICT operations and efficiency.
- Ensure that all staff in the organisation's offices have adequate and appropriate ICT skills.
- Ensure that all computer users are provided with adequate and appropriate training based on the needs identified.
- Perform ICT reviews in field offices to ensure the systems are working as per defined standards and procedures.
- Participate in the piloting of ICT projects and contribute towards any ICT initiatives.
- Liaise with the ICT team in the head office and the region to ensure that systems are accessible and running smoothly.
- Support the Country transition to a new Enterprise resource Planning (ERP) system
- Periodically update line managers and senior management team on developments in telecommunications issues in the country to improve connectivity as well as reduce costs of connectivity.
- Installation, configuration and maintenance of all ICT and communications equipment.
- Be the lead person in fostering ICT innovation within the Country office
- Implement ICT Strategy and Policy in Kenya.
- Formulate and implement country ICT plans, based on impact within the Country Programme framework.
- Sensitize country staff to changes and improvements in technology.
- Proactively understand the software needs of the country and manage and supervise the implementation through the use of contractors (where appropriate).
- Proactively understand the ICT needs of the communities served by the organisation and implement systems so that ICT can be used as an instrument of development and for evaluating the impact of the organisation.
- Adhere to and promote the standards outlined in the Concern Code of Conduct and associated policies to their team, beneficiaries, and be committed to providing a safe working environment
- Take all possible measure to meet Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS)