International Medical Corps Emergency IT Officer Job Vacancy in Washington

Established in 1984
by volunteer doctors and nurses, International Medical Corps is a private,
voluntary, nonpolitical, nonsectarian organization. Its mission is to improve
the quality of life through health interventions and related activities that
build local capacity in underserved communities worldwide. By offering training
and health care to local populations and medical assistance to people at
highest risk, and with the flexibility to respond rapidly to emergency
situations, International Medical Corps rehabilitates devastated health care
systems and helps bring them back to self-reliance.

• Set basic IT office functions such
  as simple network to enable data sharing, files printing, internet access
  for other ERT members.
• Establish tools for effective data
  communication from affected area towards HQ and IMC external parties.
• Assess local capacity for access
  to communication network in affected areas (as back up to IMC ERT comms
  system for data transfers)
• Ensure data back-ups and data
  protection.
• Set up basic power protection for
  IT equipment.
• Locate local suppliers and support
  services for IT equipment (if existing).
• Start looking for longer term
  communication solutions and office set up from IT perspective (if
  indication that intervention may be for longer period of time)
• Liaise with HQ IT department for
  remote support with necessary.
• Coordinate with other team members
  / departments to ensure optimal achieving of all tasks.
• Provide on the ground technical
  support for all field ERT sites via phone and Internet
• Documentation of field IT systems
  and uses and make recommendations
• Audit and report back any misuses
  of IT equipment