IT Assistant -Junior Professional Associate (JPA) Appointment

Position: IT Assistant -Junior Professional Associate (JPA) Appointment

Location: Dar Es Salaam,Tanzania

Deadline :Jan 6 2014

Descriptions:

The World Bank Country office in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania seeks to hire an Information Technology (IT) Assistant to fill an entry-level Information and Technology client services role. This position is designed as a term learning opportunity for students who have graduated from University with Bachelor’s Degree or higher, in an IT related field, but have limited or no work experience. The IT service team of the world Banks Africa Region offers this opportunity in order to contribute towards building strong local capacity for IT client support services. The term of the position is expected to be one to two years with no renewal. Eligibility will follow the World Bank’s Junior Professional Associate (JPA) program and candidates must be age of 28 or less at Entry on Duty date.

Qualifications:

Selection criteria:
The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate the following competences in addition to having the outlined qualifications
Analytical Thinking, Information system knowledge, Knowledge of Emerging Technology, Quality Assurance, Compliance with standards, Client Orientation, Drive for Results, Initiative , Electronic service, Teamwork (Collaboration) and Inclusion, Knowledge, Learning and communication


In additional to the competences, the successful candidate should possesses four year University degree, Bachelors or equivalent, in the study of Information Technology, Computer Science or a related area; strong level of comfort with and interest in consumer information technologies, devices, services and apps; expresses thoughts and ideas effectively in oral and written communications in English; Ability to apply problem solving strategies to evaluate and solve problems effectively; and ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively in a virtual team environment

How to apply:

To apply , qualified candidates are requested to prepare a customized letter of interest indicating what they have done during their university study and brief professional career to be prepared for this sort of job opportunity. The letter of interest and updated CV should be emailed to RecruitAFRIT@worldbank.org
Applicants should include their primary email address and phone number.

World bank is committed to achieving diversity of gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Individuals with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. The closing date is 6th January, 2014. 

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From Mwananchi December 13,2013.