UNAIDS IT Assistant Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Title: IT Assistant (Two positions)

Vacancy No.: UNAIDS/13/FT36

Grade: G5

Contract type: Fixed-Term Appointment

Duration of contract:  1 year

Application Deadline: 20 July 2013

Organization unit: Technology and Innovation / Field and Remote Support Division

Duty station:  Nairobi Kenya

Mandate of the Department:

The Technology and Innovation Department (TIN) ensures that information technology is a strategic enabler of the vision of Getting to Zero, and contributes to the transition from managing a disease to ending an epidemic.

TIN makes possible new ways of collaboration, facilitates greater sharing of knowledge and provides new tools to reach out and communicate - with unprecedented reach and speed - with our key stakeholders and constituencies.

To play this important role, the department is an agent of change, contributing to making UNAIDS work fast, smart and efficiently.

Main tasks and Responsibilities of the Position:

• The Global Service Desk aligns learning strategies and coordinates delivery of all UNAIDS IT learning services, including user support at a first-level diagnosis and second-level support. 
• The GSD promotes IT literacy, optimizing utilization of systems and enhancing the performance of users.
• Reporting to the Chief, Field and Remote Support Division, the IT Assistant provides the delivery of UNAIDS learning services and User support , ensuring that all calls coming via telephone and email are attended to and responded within a specified time frame.

The incumbent will provide technical assistance to the Global Service Desk for all user-related aspects of desktop hardware and software facilitating their ongoing maintenance, usage and enhancement.

The ITAssistant will interact directly with the users, providing practical operational support and IT services that facilitate the work of all staff.

Specifically, the Training and Support Assistant will:

• Assist in delivering and organizing , group learning sessions, hands-on sessions, demo sessions, customization of learning activities to suit individual, workgroup and organizational learning needs.
• Provide support to the, delivery and evaluation of a comprehensive and innovative, on-going IT training programme for UNAIDS staff in Geneva, the RSTs and country offices.
• Manage the Global Service Desk Hotline by recording all incoming calls, providing solutions to users and escalate calls to second level support, as needed.
• Provide technical and operational support to users for calls coming in via the Global Service Desk hotline or e-mail.
• Ensure timely configuration and deployment of desktop/laptop equipment to staff, both in headquarters and in regional/country offices, providing first level support and escalating to proximity support and external vendors where applicable.
• Provide support to Global Service Desk Coordinator to identify areas which need coaching and training with the aim to reduce helpdesk calls and enhance user self reliance.
• Contribute to a positive attitude among staff toward technology utilization.
• Perform all other related duties or assignments as assigned by the Chief, Field and Remote Support Division and participate in on-call rotation.

Required Qualifications

Education:

Essential: 

Completion of secondary school education complimented by formal training in computer science or related field. including training in the use of office systems. ICDL (International Computer Driving Licence) Core Certification

Desirable:  

University degree (Bachelors) in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field, ITIL Certification.

Competencies:

UNAIDS Values

• Commitment to the AIDS response
• Integrity
• Respect for diversity

Core competencies

• Working in teams
• Communicating with impact
• Applying expertise
• Delivering results
• Driving change and innovation
• Being accountable

Experience:

Essential: 

• A minimum of five to seven years' experience in IT end-user support, user training or (preferably) a combination of both. 
• In addition experience with supporting Microsoft operating systems and Office suite.

Desirable: 

• Experience supporting large-scale ERP systems, preferably in an international environment. 
• Experience in supporting Microsoft Servers.

Languages:

Essential: 
Advanced knowledge of English.

Desirable: 
Good working knowledge of another UN official language.

Annual salary, (Net of tax): 1,486,554 Schillings at single rate

Applications from people living with HIV are particularly welcome.

Applications from women and from nationals of non- and under-represented member states are particularly encouraged.

Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations and Rules.

Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

Note: The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer or promotion of staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity. 

The medical criterion for recruitment is fitness to work in the particular post.

The United Nations HIV/AIDS Personnel Policy clearly stipulates that no staff and/or potential candidates shall be discriminated against on the basis of real or perceived HIV status. 

HIV infection, in itself, does not constitute lack of fitness to work. 

There is no obligation to disclose HIV-related personal information.

Online applications are strongly encouraged to enable UNAIDS to store your profile in a permanent database. Please visit UNAIDS's e-Recruitment website at: https://erecruit.unaids.org.

The system provides instructions for online application procedures.

All applicants are encouraged to apply online as soon as possible after the vacancy has been posted and well before the deadline stated in the vacancy announcement.




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Pharmaceutical Technologist and General ICU Nurses Jobs in Nairobi, Kenya

1. Pharmaceutical Technologist

Our client in Health Sector is seeking recruit a Pharmaceutical Technologist to support pharmacological services by stocking, assembling, and distributing medications.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Helps health care providers and patients by greeting them in person and by phone; answering questions and requests; referring inquiries to the pharmacist.
• Maintains pharmacy inventory by checking pharmaceutical stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed medications and supplies; placing and expediting orders; verifying receipt; removing outdated drugs.
• Maintains a safe and clean pharmacy by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Organizes medications for pharmacist to dispense by reading medication orders and prescriptions; preparing labels; calculating quantities; assembling intravenous solutions and other pharmaceutical therapies.
• Maintains records by recording and filing physicians' orders and prescriptions.
• Generates revenues by calculating, recording, and issuing charges.
• Ensures medication availability by delivering medications to patients and departments.
• Prepares reports by collecting and summarizing information.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

Qualifications;

• Minimum in diploma in pharmaceutical technology
• Must be licensed by pharmacy and poisons board
• Trained in KMTC and at least 2 years of experience

Skills and Competencies

• Must be detailed oriented and highly organized. Mistakes in prescription can cause serious health problems, so it's important that pharmacy technicians are able to focus for long periods of time.
• Customer service skills are also required, as most pharmacy technicians interact directly with the customers they're helping.

2. General ICU Nurses

Duties and responsibilities:

• Assessing a patient’s condition and planning and implementing patient care plans
• Treating wounds and providing advanced life support
• Assisting physicians in performing procedures
• Observing and recording patient vital signs
• Ensuring that ventilators, monitors and other types of medical equipment function properly
• Administering intravenous fluids and medications
• Ordering diagnostic tests
• Collaborating with fellow members of the critical care team
• Responding to life-saving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment
• Acting as patient advocate
• Providing education and support to patient families

Qualifications:

• KRCHN with a certificate in critical Care
• At least 2 years of experience.
• Valid practice license
• Diploma in Community Health Nursing from recognized institution

If qualified kindly send your application and CV to jobs@jantakenya.com by 5th July, 2013 clearly indicating the specific job you are applying. 

DO NOT attach any certificates.

Failure to follow instructions will lead to total disqualification.

Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted

UNAIDS Assistant Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Title: Assistant

Vacancy No.: UNAIDS/13/FT35

Grade: G5

Contract type: Fixed-Term Appointment

Duration of contract:  One year

Application Deadline: 20 July 2013

Organization unit: Technology and Innovation / Field and Remote Support Division

Duty station:  Nairobi Kenya

Mandate of the Department:

• The Technology and Innovation Department (TIN) ensures that information technology is a strategic enabler of the vision of Getting to Zero, and contributes to the transition from managing a disease to ending an epidemic.
• TIN makes possible new ways of collaboration, facilitates greater sharing of knowledge and provides new tools to reach out and communicate - with unprecedented reach and speed - with our key stakeholders and constituencies.
• To play this important role, the department is an agent of change, contributing to making UNAIDS work fast, smart and efficiently.

Main tasks and Responsibilities of the Position:

Under the general supervision of the responsible officer, working closely with others, the incumbent provides secretarial and administrative support, and is assigned part of or all the following duties and responsibilities:

• Secretarial: Screen incoming calls, emails, and correspondence and handle telephone queries, taking appropriate action, drafting and finalizing correspondence based on instructions or on own initiative; proof-reading and editing, for grammar and style, correspondence and documents before signatures; designing and/or drafting presentations in PowerPoint; managing the supervisor's calendar, including setting up of meetings and appointments, preparing files with background materials; and ensuring coverage arrangements in the absence of supervisor.
• Contracts: Prepare or oversee the preparation of, and manage the division/team contracts and agreements ensuring conformity with UNAIDS administrative rules and procedures, as well as tracking deliverables and payments.
• Personnel-related issues: Monitor the contractual status of staff, drawing to the attention of the supervisor in a timely manner contract ending dates; initiate extensions where necessary; monitor due dates of performance evaluation reports, and coordinate travel and leave calendar.
• Organization of meetings: Manage the planning of meetings organized or supported by office, as well as regular divisional/team meetings, including but not limited to drawing up agendas and preparing background files, drafting minutes and note for the record; organize conference calls and video conferences.
• General Administration: Participate in the harmonisation of administrative and management systems within the office/team, sharing experiences and lessons learnt with others; developing and maintaining a comprehensive filing system; coordinating quarterly travel plans; and handling all aspects of travel arrangements for the supervisor and other staff/consultants.
• Perform other related duties as assigned, including replacing and backstopping for others as required.

Required Qualifications:

Education:

Essential: 

Completion of secondary school, complemented by secretarial training, including training in ICDL (International Computer Driving Licence) Core Certification

Desirable: 

Higher education.

Competencies:

UNAIDS Values

• Commitment to the AIDS response
• Integrity
• Respect for diversity

Core competencies

• Working in teams
• Communicating with impact
• Applying expertise
• Delivering results
• Driving change and innovation
• Being accountable

Experience:

Essential: 

A minimum of five to seven years' experience in secretarial positions, including experience in dealing with administrative issues, and some experience in the UN system, including knowledge of its rules and procedures.

Desirable: 

Experience in the UN System and in the use of system such as ERP.

Languages:

Essential: 

Excellent knowledge of English.

Desirable: 

Knowledge of another UN official language

Annual salary, (Net of tax): 1,486,554 Schillings at single rate

Applications from people living with HIV are particularly welcome.

Applications from women and from nationals of non- and under-represented member states are particularly encouraged. Any appointment/extension of appointment is subject to WHO Staff Regulations and Rules.

Only candidates under serious consideration will be contacted.

Note:  

The paramount consideration in the appointment, transfer or promotion of staff is the necessity of securing the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity. 

The medical criterion for recruitment is fitness to work in the particular post. 

The United Nations HIV/AIDS Personnel Policy clearly stipulates that no staff and/or potential candidates shall be discriminated against on the basis of real or perceived HIV status. HIV infection, in itself, does not constitute lack of fitness to work. 

There is no obligation to disclose HIV-related personal information.

Online applications are strongly encouraged to enable UNAIDS to store your profile in a permanent database. 

Please visit UNAIDS's e-Recruitment website at: https://erecruit.unaids.org. The system provides instructions for online application procedures.

All applicants are encouraged to apply online as soon as possible after the vacancy has been posted and well before the deadline stated in the vacancy announcement.

To Apply click here

IT Support Officer Career Opportunity in Nairobi Kenya

Position:  IT Support Officer
 

Industry: Records Management
 

Location: Nairobi

Our client, is the leading records and information management solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa, operates from 15 offices in 12 countries developing secure, innovative and customized solutions that address the full information life-cycle, meeting the needs of corporate and government clients across an extremely broad range of industries seeks to recruit an IT Support Officer.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Act as central point of contact between the users within station and IT
• Provide major customers with system integration solutions
• Handle incidents and requests and provide an interface for other IT activities 
• Monitor Datacenters health to ensure maximum availability and quick response to problems
• Solving incidents and escalating problems to second line as they arrive through phone, mail and helpdesk system when necessary
• Informing users of scheduled downtimes or any service outage
• Performing scheduled datacenter backups, database replication and report scheduling
• Managing, maintaining and upgrading all needed databases e.g SQL
• Performing periodic capacity planning for existing running servers such as LAN, communication links and escalating requirements to IT Manager/Station Manager/Chief Technology Officer
• Implementing all new upgrades and updates for the available systems
• Managing and controlling the IT systems and networks at the  branches
• Developing user accounts and email filter
• Ensuring datacenter patch management and helpdesk system administration
• Maintaining AMC (Annual Maintenance Contract) for out of warranty systems

Qualification and Experience

• Bachelor Degree / Diploma in Information Systems / Computer Science / Engineering
• A minimum of 2 years working experience
• MCSE is a credit  
• MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, Power Point & Outlook)
• Previous experience in database development and design is a plus (preferred SQL)
• Previous experience in IT/MIS field is a plus

To apply, send your CV only to vacancies@flexi-personnel.com before Friday 5th July 2013. 

Clearly indicate the position applied for and your minimum salary expectation on the subject line.