Consultant ICT Services(Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS -PREFA) -Job vacancy in Uganda

Job Title: Consultant ICT Services
Organization: Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Consultancy services
Deadline: Friday 15th November, 2013.
Background Information:
Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA) is an indigenous Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was formed in 2004 to contribute to Uganda's efforts in enhancing access to quality HIV/AIDS prevention, care, treatment, and support services to families with a historical focus on Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission, PREFA is looking for a competent person to fill the following position:

Job Purpose:
To provide technical, operational and procedural support and end user services within PREFA. Be instrumental in the development, implementation, maintenance and improvement of information technology systems, procedures and activities of the office in accordance with ICT work plan.
Job Specification
•        Prepare effective ICT plan, operating guidelines and procedures, document LAN network related policies including security.
•        Perform systems and security administration functions for the head office and district offices.
•        Provide monitoring and primary response and intervention for information technology related security incidents and violations.
•        Perform troubleshooting and diagnosing problems; and take corrective action.
•        Maintain application security, event investigations and compliance enforcement, as well as maintaining system documentation and logs.
•        Administer secure links with public key encryption, anti-virus, user authentication and intrusion detection
•        Keep current with new Information Technology Security protocols, applicable laws and regulations
•        Schedule regular servicing of ICT equipment.
•        Monitor and manage system resources, including computer usage, and response times to maintain operating efficiency.
•        Provide accountability for ICT resources through accurate analysis and evaluation of office's ICT needs, sound procurement, maintaining software/hardware standards and accurate recording of inventory and effective reporting of ICT inventory.
Qualification and Experience:
•        Proven ICT technical experience of supporting users and systems in a large organization.
•        Proven experience of leading or supporting the successful delivery of ICT related projects
•        Ability to analyze business problems and recommend suitable ICT solutions. Understanding of ICT service desk functions.
•        Understanding of Microsoft network environments
How to apply:
Interested applicants should send a letter of application, current Curriculum Vita, copies of testimonials, certificates, telephone and email contacts and 3 referees. Applications should reach not later than Friday 15th November, 2013. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Firms interested in providing ICT and Internal Audit services are invited to submit their proposals to the address below.
Send to:
The Executive Director
Protecting Families against HIV/AIDS (PREFA)
Plot 71, Luthuli Avenue, Bugolobi, P.O Box 25769, Kampala, Uganda