Information, Communication And Technology Technician

The new –Born screening for child survival –Sickle Cell Disease Project (NBS) has received funding from Human Development Innovation Fund (HDIF) to establish a New-Born Screening programme (NBS) to identify children with Sickle Cell Disease (SDC) at birth .The NBS programme has exciting employment opportunities for highly motivated and result –driven professionals interested in working in the health sector

Information, Communication And Technology Technician (1 Post)
Reporting to the ICT Manager, the position holder will be responsible to ensure the NBS ICT
systems and services are operating at a level that supports the NBS objectives

Specific Responsibilities
Perform repairs and planned preventative maintenance on NBS systems and services
Maintain and update the equipment inventory (including stored faulty equipment) by adding information on the status of equipment, maintenance history, where known, routine maintenance requirements and expected timing of replacement of all NBS ICT equipment.
Liaise with suppliers and or the procurement unit on the supply of ICT equipment.
Maintain the following critical NBS systems Email system
Document storage and retrieval system
Issue Tracking system
Data management system
Lab information system
All office and clinic workstations
Backend server hardware.
Training of staff on the use of NBS ICT.
Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures for the IT department.
Any other duties that might be assigned by the IT Manager

Key Qualifications
Diploma in Computer Science or other related field.
Bachelor's Degree or Masters in Computer Science or related field
Other professional lCT certifications are an added advantage.

Essential Work Experience (Please Do NOT Apply if you lack this)
Two years or more relevant experience in the following area's
Microsoft Office Applications
Managing windows workstations
Managing linux servers.
Managing network switches and routers.
Managing and using issue ticketing systems
Managing automated backup systems
ICT inventory management
Managing email systems
Managing web hosted applications
Structured cabling
ICT hardware diagnosis

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

If you believe you are the right candidate for any of the above positions, please send your application letter, detailed curriculum vitae, and photocopies of academic certificates, and
names and contact details of THREE referees to the address below. Applications which do not attach all the mentioned dossiers, including three referees, will be disqualified.
Your application should have a title of the position you are applying for. Failure to do this will disqualify the application
Applicants will be sent a fill out questionnaire when they submit, please ensure you use a
frequently monitored. They need to submit that questionnaire before the deadline for
applications. Failure to do this will disqualify the application.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

All applications should be submitted through jobs@blood.ac.tz no later than 1500 hours