United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Jobs – Network Engineer

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Job
Title: Network Engineer
Organisation:  United Nations Volunteers (UNV)
Duty
Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports
to: Resource Centre
Manager
About
UNV:
UNDP is supporting the
Diaspora Project which brings together Ministry of Foreign Affairs as
Implementing Partner for the project and Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) and
Bank of Uganda (BOU) as responsible parties (responsible for implementation of
specific outputs/activities).
About
Project:
The project is aimed at
strengthening national capacities for effective utilization of Diaspora
resources for national development. It is anchored onto the objectives of the
National Development Plan (NDP) which is aimed at promoting economic growth as
a key instrument for development in the country. The following are the key
outputs of project: Information and Management systems for coordination and
partnerships developed and strengthened; Diaspora paper and policy
institutional arrangements for Diaspora developed; Incentives for Diaspora
investments and remittances enhanced and opportunities identified for national
development.
Job
Summary: The Network
Engineer will be responsible for configuring and maintaining network hardware
and ensuring compatibility of existing and future systems. This will include
routers, switches, firewalls and other applications hosted at the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs such as Navision. 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Act
    as a focal point of administration for VoIP systems computing technology
    platforms.
  • Perform
    all Local Area Networks/Wide Area Networks (LAN/WAN) Security Management
    functions and audit including monitoring all system access request;
    validation of needs and evaluation of appropriate access levels needed for
    the system access;
  • Liaise
    with the Network Administrator at the data Centre to remain network
    servers and serve operating at the Centre to applicable version levels
    needed for the system access;
  • Develop
    and maintain the Network installation standards, procedures and
    checklists;
  • Assist
    in planning and testing emergency and Disaster Recovery strategies in
    liaison with MoFA Data Centre Team.
  • Coordinate
    scheduled and emergency service and maintenance with LAN/WAN server system
    vendors whilst monitoring, tracking and preparing periodic reports on
    LAN/WAN server systems availability, performance and capacity;
  • Assist
    in the procurement of products by being principally responsible for
    analyzing and monitoring network and computing platform needs to maintain
    a consistent platform performance and compatibility;
  • May
    provide 24 hour on-call support;
  • Maintains
    a broad knowledge of state-of-the-art technology, equipment and/or
    systems;
  • Perform
    such other job-related duties under the MoFA as may be assigned from time
    to time to ensure effective implementation of the MoFA systems;
  • Advise
    and assist in ensuring uniform integration of all IT software and hardware
    infrastructure and MoFA.
  • Act
    as a central point of administration for VoIP systems computing technology
    platforms;
  • Perform
    all Local Area Networks/Wide Area Networks (LAN/WAN) Security Management
    functions and audit including monitoring all system access request;
    validation of needs and evaluation of appropriate access levels needed for
    the system access;
  • Liaise
    with the Network Administrator at the data Centre to remain network
    servers and serve operating at the Centre to applicable version levels
    needed for the system access;
  • Develop
    and maintain the Network installation standards, procedures and checklists;
  • Assist
    in planning and testing emergency and Disaster Recovery strategies in
    liaison with MoFA Data Centre Team.
  • Coordinate
    scheduled and emergency service and maintenance with LAN/WAN server system
    vendors whilst monitoring, tracking and preparing periodic reports on
    LAN/WAN server systems availability, performance and capacity;
  • Assist
    in the procurement of products by being principally responsible for
    analyzing and monitoring network and computing platform needs to maintain
    a consistent platform performance and compatibility;
  • May
    provide 24 hour on-call support;
  • Maintains
    a broad knowledge of state-of-the-art technology, equipment and/or
    systems;
  • Perform
    such other job-related duties under the MoFA as may be assigned from time
    to time to ensure effective implementation of the MoFA systems;
  • Advise
    and assist in ensuring uniform integration of all IT software and hardware
    infrastructure and MoFA;
  • Act
    as a central point of administration for VoIP systems computing technology
    platforms;
  • Perform
    all Local Area Networks/Wide Area Networks (LAN/WAN) Security Management
    functions and audit including monitoring all system access request;
    validation of needs and evaluation of appropriate access levels needed for
    the system access;
  • Liaise
    with the Network Administrator at the data Centre to remain network
    servers and serve operating at the Centre to applicable version levels
    needed for the system access;
  • Develop
    and maintain the Network installation standards, procedures and
    checklists;
  • Assist
    in planning and testing emergency and Disaster Recovery strategies in
    liaison with MoFA Data Centre Team.
  • Coordinate
    scheduled and emergency service and maintenance with LAN/WAN server system
    vendors whilst monitoring, tracking and preparing periodic reports on
    LAN/WAN server systems availability, performance and capacity;
  • Assist
    in the procurement of products by being principally responsible for
    analyzing and monitoring network and computing platform needs to maintain
    a consistent platform performance and compatibility;
  • May
    provide 24 hour on-call support;
  • Maintains
    a broad knowledge of state-of-the-art technology, equipment and/or
    systems;
  • Perform
    such other job-related duties under the MoFA as may be assigned from time
    to time to ensure effective implementation of the MoFA systems;
  • Advise
    and assist in ensuring uniform integration of all IT software and hardware
    infrastructure and MoFA;
  • Act
    as a central point of administration for VoIP systems computing technology
    platforms;
  • Perform
    all Local Area Networks/Wide Area Networks (LAN/WAN) Security Management
    functions and audit including monitoring all system access request;
    validation of needs and evaluation of appropriate access levels needed for
    the system access;
  • Liaise
    with the Network Administrator at the data Centre to remain network
    servers and serve operating at the Centre to applicable version levels
    needed for the system access;
  • Develop
    and maintain the Network installation standards, procedures and
    checklists.
Qualifications,
Skills & Experience:
  • The
    applicant should possess a Bachelor’s degree in an IT/Engineering related
    discipline such as Computer Science, Software Engineering and Telecom
    Engineering; 
  • A
    Master’s degree in the related disciplines will be desirable;
  • Specialized
    LAN and WAN training and qualifications/certification in advanced
    networking skills. e.g. Windows servers 2003/2008/2012, Cisco, etc;
  • Industry
    standard qualifications such as MCSE, MCITP, and CCNP voice and security
    are desired.
  • The
    candidate should possess a minimum of  three (03) years of work experience
    directly related to the duties and responsibilities as specified is
    essential;
  • Experience
    in distributed network administration with a Data Centre or server farm
    environment, including maintenance of Cisco routers, switches and
    firewalls is desirable.
Personal
Competencies:
Functional Competencies:  
     
  • Understands
    the main processes and methods of work regarding to the position;
  • Identifies
    new and better approaches to work processes and incorporates same in own
    work;
  • Strives
    to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other
    means of learning;
  • Demonstrates
    good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work
    assignments;
  • Design
    and Implementation of Management Systems;
  • Uses
    information/databases/other management systems.
  • Client
    Orientation
  • Reports
    to internal and external clients in a timely and appropriate fashion;
  • Organizes
    and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines;
  • Establishes,
    builds and sustains effective relationships within the work unit and with
    internal and external clients
  • Responds
    to client needs promptly.
Core Competencies:
  • Demonstrating/safeguarding
    ethics and integrity;
  • Self-development,
    initiative-taking;
  • Acting
    as a team player and facilitating team work;
  • Facilitating
    and encouraging open communication in the team;
  • Creating
    synergies through self-control;
  • Managing
    conflict;
  • Informed
    and transparent decision making;
Job
Terms:  A 12-month contract will be issued upon
acceptance of offer and medical clearance. A volunteer living allowance
(VLA) will be paid on monthly basis which is intended to cover housing, basic
needs and utilities, and is equivalent to UGX 1,298,508. A settling-in-grant
equivalent to one-month VLA is payable for a 12 months contract (if one is
recruited from a different duty station) which is intended to assist the UN
Volunteer while establishing residence in the new duty station, e.g. to
purchase basic household items such as furniture, kitchen utensils, bed linen
etc. The UN Volunteer will be entitled to life, health, and permanent
disability insurance. At the end of UNV assignment, the UN Volunteer will be
provided with a resettlement allowance equivalent to one-month VLA per year of
satisfactory service.
How
to Apply:
If you believe you are one
of the ideal candidates for this opportunity in working with the United Nations
Volunteers (UNV), then visit the web link below for full job
details  
NB: UNV
is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified Women are encouraged to apply.
 Deadline: 6th December,
2013

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