Re-advertised Regional ICT Officer - Middle East Office ( Jordanian Nationals Only )
Ensure efficient ICT support and adhere to NRC policies.
Overview
Ensure efficient ICT support and adhere to NRC policies.
You have:
- 2 years of experience in ICT Technical Support or relevant IT field.
- Fluency in English, both verbal and written.
- University degree in IT or equivalent.
- Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office and Office 365.
- Ability to keep up to date with modern ICT trends.
Contract
This is a Professional contract, Grade 5 (NRC) contract. More about Professional contract, Grade 5 (NRC) contracts.
All NRC employees are expected to work in accordance with the organization’s core values: dedication, innovation, inclusivity and accountability. These attitudes and believes shall guide our actions and relationships.
- Roles and Responsibilities
The ICT officer for the NRC MERO is responsible for ensuring all NRC Global & Local ICT policies and guidelines are implemented and to ensure the efficient and cost-effective set-up, also will be responsible for technical support and training of staff.
Generic responsibilities (max 10)
- Ensure adherence with NRC policies, tools, handbooks and guidelines.
- Implement delegated support function portfolio according to plan of action.
- Prepare and develop status reports as required by management.
- Ensure proper filing of documents.
- Promote and share ideas for improvement of the support function.
- Actively promote PSEA (Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse) standards & principles within NRC and amongst beneficiaries served by NRC.
Specific responsibilities
- Responsible of providing first level support to NRC staff, including but not limited to network, printers, computers software and hardware troubleshooting.
- Ensures effective coordination of ICT helpdesk functions and provide support to NRC Staff.
- Assist in roll out of new software or hardware to all devices.
- Assure that all software on NRC equipment is licensed and keep record of licenses and support contracts to include notification of renewal timeframe to management.
- Configure, manage and support network equipment.
- Conduct awareness sessions and ICT training when needed.
Critical Interfaces
By interfaces, NRC means processes and projects that are interlinked with other departments/units or persons. Relevant interfaces for this position are
- SRO/SCO ICT Coordinator
- SRO/MERO Amman staff and visitors
- Head Office ICT Team
Scale and scope of position
• Staff: Does not directly manage staff
• Information: All ICT related procedures and policies;
• Legal or Compliance: Code of Conduct, Donor Agreements, NRC Acceptable Use Policies.
- Competencies
Competencies are important in order for the employee and the organization to deliver desired results. They are relevant for all staff and are divided into the following two categories:
- Professional Competencies
Generic professional competencies for this position:
- Experience working as a Support Function in a humanitarian/recovery context.
- Documented results related to the position’s responsibilities.
- Fluency in English, both verbal and written
- Ability of keeping up to date with modern ICT trends
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Advance knowledge in Microsoft Office, Office 365, Network infrastructure.
Context/specific skills, knowledge and experience:
Qualification requirement: University degree of IT or equivalent Years of Experience: 2
- experience in ICT Technical Support, or any relevant field related to IT. Has a very good technical background in Windows, MS office and Office 365, experience in troubleshooting and configuring network, and has a very good level of English both written and verbal.
- Behavioral Competencies (max 6)
- Planning and delivering results
- Managing resources to optimize results
- Initiating action and change
- Analyzing
- Working with people
- Performance Management
The employee will be accountable for the responsibilities and the competencies, in accordance with the NRC Performance Management Manual. The following documents will be used for performance reviews:
- The Job Description
- The work and Development Plan
- The NRC Competency Framework
PS : This position is re-advertised and open for Jordanian national staff only . This contract is till 31 Dec 2022 subject to extension based with individual performance and the funding availability .
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you had to troubleshoot a technical issue remotely? | This question assesses your problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure. | Provide a specific example, detailing the problem, steps taken, and the outcome. |
| How do you keep your ICT knowledge and skills updated? | The interviewer wants to know your commitment to continuous learning in the ICT field. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe your experience working in a team to implement ICT projects. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What strategies do you use to manage user expectations during ICT support requests? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you give an example of how you implemented a new technology in a previous role? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |