IT Operations Assistant

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This job is based in Benghazi Field Office. At this level job holders are expected to take responsibility for completion of a range of processes and activities requiring interpretation of standard guidelines/practices. Job holders are able to recommend a course of action to staff at various levels and may allocate tasks to other staff. 

JOB PURPOSE

• To deliver high quality technical support, system and data maintenance across a range of areas, in order to contribute to the effective delivery of IT services. 

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive)

• Carry out system maintenance tasks, such as performing monitoring tasks, running system diagnostics, and system optimisation, to ensure they are running effectively and enable easy and efficient use.
• Maintain technology, including standard repairs, configuration, and storage, in accordance with data security and access controls to ensure IT equipment required for WFP staff is available.
• Prepare files and systems for inventory and archives, such as website content and directories, to ensure information is accurate and up-to-date.
• Allocate tasks to other colleagues, ensuring that tasks are delivered to agreed standards and deadlines, to support the effective delivery of services.
• Respond to a variety of queries about technology and systems in order to assist WFP staff to deliver their services.
• With support of senior colleagues, provide standard training to end users of technology and systems to ensure staff use standard technology and systems effectively.
• Perform routine deployments of server hardware and software, including testing and the identification of problems, to contribute to the effective functioning of technology.
• Responsible for maintaining information records such as updating web pages and statistical databases to ensure the information is current and well organised.
• Install, operate and maintain telecommunications systems and equipment, to ensure optimal services in compliance with standard operations procedures.
• Support the development of standard material such as training documentation and web content on behalf of senior officers, to ensure staff have access to required information about IT services and products.
• Suggest improvements to methods and processes in order to support the continuous improvement of IT services.
• Follow set emergency response processes and procedures as required to provide support in enabling emergency food assistance needs to be met.  

STANDARD MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

• Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in the information technology area is desirable.

Experience:

• Five or more years of progressively responsible work experience in the relative business stream with experience in providing end user support.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Demonstrates awareness of overall IT governance structure and system architecture development to support the process and assist in design of interaction between systems. 
• Has basic understanding of project management principles to provide basic estimates on timing, resource utilisation and costs to facilitate the project planning process. 
• Continuously updates one’s own knowledge about new technologies and product modifications; Is sought out for advice/expertise and recognized internally as an important technical reference. 
• Understands and follows the established standards and protocols for service excellence within own domain to maintain quality of delivery and high levels of customer satisfaction. 
• Exhibits a detailed understanding of customers’ IT requests in order to effectively address and manage internal customers ‘needs. Identifies recurrent issues to propose long-term solutions.
• Assists in the technology selection process by collating information on vendors and/or products for evaluation against criteria. 

Language:

• Fluency in both oral and written communication in English and Arabic.

Source: https://career5.successfactors.eu//career?career_ns=job_listing&company=C0000168410P&navBarLevel=JOB_SEARCH&rcm_site_locale=en_GB&career_job_req_id=832874

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