UNICEF contributes to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria with a mandate to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. UNICEF’s Nigeria country programme: Aims to accelerate the realization of the rights of all children and women to survival, development, protection and participation. Promotes efforts to reduce infant, child and maternal mortality; expand access to quality basic education; and strengthen social and child protection systems. Uses a rights-based and gender-sensitive approach Plays a catalytic role in supporting federal, state and local governments in identifying key bottlenecks that hinder realization of the rights of disadvantaged children, supported by equity-focused, inclusive advocacy, planning, action and monitoring at all levels. Supports adolescent development.
Purpose for the job:
Senior Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Associates perform specialized activities pertaining to UNICEF’s ICT systems including desktop administration, server operations, hardware, and software. Specialized activities may include technical support in the testing and implementation of new application system releases, modules and functionalities and systems administration tasks. This is skilled work, which may include the provision of procedural leadership to more junior staff or serve as a focal point for a systems project.
The position can involve the supervisory responsibility of others or in some instances be non-supervisory if highly technical.
Key functions/accountabilities:
- ICT Office Customer Service Support
- ICT Administration
- Cybersecurity and General Protection of Digital Assets
- Strategic Planning and Implementation
Education:
- Completion of Secondary education is required. Professional and/or university courses related to the field of work are highly desirable.
Experience:
- Minimum seven years of practical work experience in information technology, requiring systematic methods of troubleshooting, problem solving and business process automation is required.
- Field experience /familiarity with Emergency.
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