Youth Foundation for Development, Education & Leadership (YouthhubAfrica) is a non-profit organization founded in 2011. YouthhubAfrica is a platform for young people in Africa involved in social change to interact, learn and collaborate in new, creative and easy ways. It was registered in Nigeria with the CAC in 2014. YHA is a youth advocacy and policy-oriented organization based in Abuja, Nigeria, but programming into Africa and beyond.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: IT Officer

Location: Abuja

Job Summary

• The IT Officer is responsible for providing leadership and direction for strategic communication and project branding.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical set-up and needed support on all IT-related issues, including installation and testing of workstations, printers, client software, upgrades, and configuration.
• Implement and document network operations, processes and procedures.
• Deploy and implement office network according to specifications.
• Serve as the office Network Administrator.
• Identify and solve possible problems in the network.
• Supervise installations performed by third parties, such as cabling, Internet connection, etc.
• Supervise and follow up on equipment maintenance performed by other contractors.
• Implement and enforce security on the network and prevent misuse of the IT resources.
• Keep the network healthy by applying all required security patches and monitoring the correct delivery of all antivirus updates.
• Maintain all IT Equipment, Computer accessories and peripherals (Software) e.g. desktops, laptops, printers, etc. and ensure that they function at least 90% efficiency rate.
• Ensure that the virus protection software is active on all machines & updated regularly.
• Manage Google Workspace and maintain the File Permissions on the shared Google drive
• Keep an up-to-date inventory of all IT equipment.
• Identify competitive advantages and technological trends for the benefit of the organisation.
• Maintain and update the organisation’s websites.

Qualifications

• HND or Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following areas: Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems Management or Electrical / Electronic Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of Networking design and implementation.
• Knowledge of Clouds domains like Azure, Aws.
• Knowledge of web design and development.
• Professional qualification is not a most – ITIL, CCNA, MCSE, Azure Fundamental, AWS Practitioner & CompTIA security+
• Ethical with a high level of integrity.
• Good communicator, listener and a team player.
• Professional, responsible and accountable.
• Quality and customer-focused, open to ideas and change.
• Commitment to the Organization’s Vision and Values.

Functional Skill Set:

• Information technology skills- LAN, WLAN and internet
• Web Design
• Cloud management
• Able to conduct technological research and analysis
• Excellent Communication and Presentation skills
• Team playing skill.

Application Closing Date
20th January, 2023.