The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), re-established by proclamation No. 1133/2019, is the constitutionally mandated body to conduct elections, organize referendum and regulate political parties in Ethiopia. NEBE is undergoing institutional reform to enhance its credibility and capacity and conduct free, impartial, and credible elections. Through the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), NEBE has contracted ABH Partners to provide human resource recruitment and management services.
Accordingly, ABH partners would like to invite applicants who meet the below requirements to apply for the position of Electronics Hardware Expert.
The Electronic Hardware Expert will be responsible to facilitate and ensure proper function of information communication technology infrastructure at NEBE. She/he will be in charge of the handling of ICT equipment, monitoring and maintenance.
Required number: One
Reports to: ICT Manager
Duty station: NEBE Head Quarter, Addis Ababa
Duration: 12 months with a possibility of extension
Salary: Attractive (Non Civil Service Scale)
Expected Start Date: Immediately after obtaining the contract
Major Responsibilities
· Required to prepare a regular schedule for prevention and monitoring the ICT infrastructure.
· Ensure prevention mechanisms are in place in order to make the ICT infrastructure is functional.
· Aware the end users of NEBE how they use the ICT infrastructure and equipment.
· Develop a specification whenever there is a need of procuring computers and other related equipment and ensure the procured equipment are as per the specification.
· Install ICT infrastructures when the need arises.
· Organize and handle all the necessary software.
· Identifying the cause of hardware failure and maintain on timely basis.
· Identifying ICT infrastructures maintenance that need to be outsourced and ensure the maintenance solves the problems during receiving.
· Prepares a computer lab based on the requests.
· Identify non-functional ICT infrastructures for disposal and propose for the ICT manager for final decisions.
· Provide trainings for the end users of NEBE whenever there is a new hardware or software technology.
· Perform others professional tasks as requested.
· BSc in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems and related fields
· A relevant Masters’ degree would be an added advantage
· BA degree with 5 years’ and for MA Degree with 3 years’ work experience in related activities
· Proven experience in monitoring and maintain electronic hardware
· High proficiency in verbal/spoken and written English
· High proficiency in solving problems of electronic hardware
· Data organization and storage knowledge
· Able to work independently and in a team environment
· Ability to remain highly organized while handling multiple tasks under tight deadlines
· Willingness to adhere to all principles of confidentiality;
· Proven communication and presentation skills to large and varying audiences;
· Ability to show initiative, good judgment, and resourcefulness;