Job
description
The School of St
Jude is a charity funded school that provides a free, high-quality education to
over 1,800 primary and secondary children from the poorest communities in Arusha.
The School is
currently seeking an experienced IT professional with management experience to
oversee our IT Department. The successful candidate will be responsible for the
management of the IT Department at a large multi-site educational institution,
supporting over 2,200 users, managing over 500 workstations. This is a hands on
role, being the senior technical team member for escalated support issues,
while also overseeing budgeting, team leadership and planning overall IT
strategy.
Please note
this is a long term volunteer position that requires at least an 18 month
commitment
- Managing
a team of eight technical staff - Preparation
of yearly departmental budget - Senior
technical support for elevated technical support issues - Computer
networking and performance monitoring, including relevant experience in
intranet and Internet service provisioning - Computer
and/or network security systems, applications, procedures, and techniques - Administration
of LAN and WAN infrastructure and Network hardware software - Server
and workstation hardware management - Develop
and implement preventive maintenance plan for the network - Review
and update network configuration plan
Qualifications,
Skills & Attributes:
- IT
Degree or similar from a recognized University, or equivalent experience - Experience
as a manager or 2IC in a medium to large IT Department
- Troubleshooting
network issues - Experience
in Windows 2008 R2 based environment - Extensive
knowledge of MS Exchange 2010 - Extensive
knowledge of VMware ESXi 5 - Network
design and implementation (Ethernet, fibre, wireless) - Firewalls,
VPN and VLAN design - Server
and network installation - Knowledge
of SharePoint - Helpdesk
management, user support - IT
staff training and mentoring - Strong
inter-personal and communication skills - Effectively
prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
Desirables
- Database
Knowledge (MS Access, MS SQL Server) - Library
catalogue systems - VLAN
and subnet design - Citrix
terminal server - Working
in an education environment (school, college, university) - Experience
with Smoothwall Firewall & Web Filter - Experience
with Veeam backup technology - Unifi
wireless networks - Microsoft
Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE), Cisco Certified Network Associate
(CCNA) or similar IT qualification and advantage - Familiarity
of Spiceworks, Aruti Payroll, TASS School software - Work
experience in a developing country and/or for an NGO
Living
Allowance:
International
volunteers receive a comfortable monthly living allowance, which is enough to
live on but not enough to fund travel around Africa. For further information
regarding volunteering at The School of St Jude please visit our website www.schoolofstjude.org
How
to apply
If you are
interested in joining our team then send your application to hradmin@schoolofstjude.co.tz
or visit our website to find our further information www.schoolofsfjude.org
