IT Assistant

Overview

Provide technical support for IT services and infrastructure

You have:

• Secondary education with specialized formal training on ICT systems
• At least 4 years of relevant work experience in ICT Support services
• Fluent or advanced (Level C) Spanish for Spanish speaking Duty Stations
• Fluent or advanced (Level C) English for English speaking Duty Stations
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) for Windows 10 (latest version) installation and configuration
• National of Haiti or resident in the country with a regular work permit

Organizational Settings

The general objective is to support FAO in its Technical Cooperation program for the country, contributing to its positioning as a dynamic and modern organization, in the elimination of hunger and rural poverty, in the promotion of agriculture, fisheries, animal husbandry and the sustainable management of natural resources for the benefit of vulnerable rural communities and populations.

Reporting Lines

The IT Assistant Reports to the Office Admin & Finance Officer and RLC colleagues.

Technical Focus

The incumbent is accountable for the IT support and operation at the level of the country office and she/he is responsible to understand the corporate setup, rules, regulations and policy and fulfil all the needed competences, skills and certifications needed.

Tasks and responsibilities

The IT Assistant will provide support in the following areas:

User support

• Assist in the presentation of display materials and Video Conferencing events
• Provide orientation to New Users and existing users on the IT rules and regulations, in particular related to equipment, printers, scanners, and IT security matter, as well as One Drive for Business, Team-works, MSOffice, Intranet, Skype for Business, etc.
• Receive; log and monitor requests related to IT matters in the Service Desk LANDesk system; resolve IT-related issues pertaining to FAO standard equipment; escalate those issues that cannot be resolved to the IT Group of the Regional Office; monitor progress and resolution.
• Provide support to missions from Regional Office, HQ, or internal missions within the Decentralized Office.

Network and Connectivity

• Assist to develop an adaptable and effective office network infrastructure (LAN and WAN) and the respective office connectivity contract
• Maintain the office technology maps and architecture and technical specifications of the network infrastructure (LAN and WAN) updated

• Ensure security of the network by following security policies and report problems as they are detected.

  IT Equipment

• Keep track of IT assets, and maintain the local office IT inventory list and regional assets record up-to-date, including the assignment of new equipment

• Monitor IT equipment expiry dates on a monthly basis and take upgrading/replacing measures in time
• In case of equipment to be granted to external organizations, follow the MS502 procedures and inform the ISD accordingly

Corporate and non-corporate software

• Ensure that all the official equipment (desktop and laptop) in the office are updated in terms of the corporate policy and requirements
• Follow appropriate procedures for clearance and/or informing on inadmissibility relating to the use of non-official equipment and/or non-corporate software
• Ensure security and privacy of user identity (user credentials) and data managed by the user, following the relevant corporate policies.

Troubleshooting:

• Support the corporate IT Services according to the current policies and regulations, ensuring the timely provision of the Post Incident Report (PIR) to the regional ISD
• Troubleshoot requests related to IT hardware, software and services issues, reporting and recording accordingly in the corporate Service Management system;

Planning and Proactive Work

• Support regional ISD by providing timely assistance in terms of the ABC categories (IT Management and Support matters)
• Identify the future office needs relating to equipment, connectivity and moves
• Perform a simulation of the Disaster and Incident recovery plan, reporting to the regional ISD about the planning, execution, lessons learned and proposed improvements

Weekly Reporting to IT Manager

• Weekly report to the regional ISD on all IT services, Internet, emails, laptop/desktop systems; UPS backup time and maintenance log update; troubleshooting, errors and solutions; network/network printer troubleshooting; physical condition of IT equipment

Other tasks

• Provide IT assistance to staff and visitors for organizational related issues;
• Perform any other duty assigned by the regional ISD related with the IT Services;

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• Secondary education with specialized formal training on ICT systems
• At least 4 years of relevant work experience in ICT Support services
• For Spanish speaking Duty Stations: Fluent or advanced (Level C) Spanish
• For English speaking Duty Stations: Fluent or advanced (Level C) English
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) for Windows 10 (latest version) installation and configuration
• National of Haiti or resident in the country with a regular work permit.

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

• Intermediate (Level B) English (except for English speaking Duty Stations)
• Relevant Microsoft and Apple certifications
• Cisco CCNA certified
• ITIL v3 certification
• Knowledge of UN systems policies, rules and regulations
• Service Desk client orientated environment
• Experience in MS O365 platform support
• Strong understanding of desktop and laptop hardware set-up and configuration
• Good communication skills
• Team work

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Potential interview questions

Added 5 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: fao.org