Vacancy Announcement

IT Coordinator For

GIZ Rwanda Country Office

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a federally owned international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development with worldwide operations. The GIZ Office in Kigali covers GIZ’s portfolio in Rwanda and Burundi. GIZ Rwanda/Burundi implements projects on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Union and other commissioning authorities in the following priority areas: Sustainable Economic Development; Good Governance; Climate, Energy and Sustainable Urban Development; Digitalization and Digital Economy; and regional projects in the Great Lakes Region.

GIZ Offices are the central element of GIZ’s field structure. They ensure consistent overall representation of the company and its successful positioning as a service provider in the international cooperation market. GIZ Office Rwanda is searching a candidate for the position of IT Coordinator. The position will be based in the GIZ Country Office at Kigali.

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Location: Kigali

Fixed Term: 24 months (renewable upon review)

Position: one (1)

The IT Coordinator performs the following responsibilities and tasks:

A.    Responsibilities 

  • Coordination of IT unit
  • Efficiently dealing with queries about issues in his/her section
  • Performing tasks in compliance with GIZ’s Orientation and Rules (O+R)
  • Correctly providing services within the team in accordance with GIZ’s requirements
  • Ensuring that IT and management systems operate and function correctly
  • Implementing and complying with GIZ IT standards.

B.    Tasks

  • Advises his/her superior (DAF) on questions relating to the thematic area and on issues that are relevant to different groups
  • Guiding the Unit technically
  • Supporting the Unit technically
  • Representing the Unit internally as well as externally
  • Organizing the Unit
  • Ensures the availability of up-to-date hardware (laptops, servers, all PCs) in accordance with current GIZ standards
  • Discusses possible new purchases of or improvements to hardware and networks with the administrative manager, based on the requirements and recommendations outlined in GIZ’s IT guidelines
  • Tests new or upgraded software and updates all the software to the latest versions
  • Provides and maintains backup programmes to ensure system availability
  • Coordinates necessary modifications to the existing home page in consultation with office management and the project or programme managers
  • Responsible for the availability of the LAN, installs any updates and ensures routine, professional maintenance of the necessary hardware, installs and maintains the LAN
  • Monitors the market for quality and value for money, and is responsible for specifying and procuring computer equipment
  • Manages and ensures general administration of the entire IT system
  • Ensures that an IT emergency service is available
  • Notifies the GIZ IT help desk of fundamental problems with GIZ IT applications
  • Assists in advising on IT projects

Other duties/additional tasks

The IT Coordinator

  • Performs other duties and tasks at the request of management.

C.    Required qualifications, competences, and experience

Qualifications

  • MSc in IT
  • Familiarity with IT hardware and software used at GIZ, IT network systems, database software, GIZ intranet and basic understanding of specific GIZ software (SAP, APS, AMS, PACCS, etc.)

Professional experience

  • At least 5 years’ professional experience in a comparable position with management experience

Other knowledge, additional competences

  • Outstanding working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
  • good knowledge of the European language widely used in the country, ideally a knowledge of German
  • willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management

Interested candidates should submit their application (motivation letter, updated CV, certificates and references) until 12th June 2023 by e-mail to recruitment-rw@giz.de. All attachments should be put together in one PDF file not larger than 2 MB. Please quote the job title in the subject.

GIZ is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified candidates. This includes the provision of reasonable accommodation, if needed, in order to participate in the job application and interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please let us know, if you have any particular requirements should you be invited for assessment/interview or that you wish us to consider, when considering your application. Women and persons with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for test and interview.

GIZ Office Rwanda

KN 41 St. / Nr.17, Kiyovu

P.O. Box 59, Kigali,

Rwanda

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