4 Network Administrator Assistants Job at The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA)

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA)

4 Network Administrator Assistants Job Post

Location: Jobs in Uganda 2023 - 2024

Work Hours: Full-time, 08 hours per day

Salary: UGX

No. of vacancies: 04

Deadline: March 12 2024

Hiring Organization: The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA)

Job Details:

RECRUITMENT OF TEMPORARY STAFF – MASS ENROLMENT AND MASS RENEWAL OF NATIONAL IDs

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) was established by the Registration of Persons Act (ROPA), 2015 and is mandated to establish and maintain the National Identification Register (NIR). The Authority is also charged with among others; the registration of citizens and legally resident aliens; assigning National Identification / Alien Identification Numbers (NINs/AINS) to qualifying persons and issuing Identification Cards to those 16 years and above; registration of births, deaths and adoption orders and issuance of the relevant certificates.

The first release of National Identification Cards in Uganda was issued in 2014 with validity of ten (10) years. NIRA intends to conduct a mass renewal and mass enrolment exercise for all expired cards and unregistered citizens. Section 66 of the Registration of Persons Act, 2015 makes possession of a National Identification Card or National Identification Number (NIN) a mandatory requirement for persons to access public services.

To support the above exercise, NIRA wishes to recruit suitable candidates for the following temporary positions:

10.Job title: Network Administrator Assistant
Reports To: Network Administrator
Department: ICT

Job Summary: The Network Administrator Assistant will be responsible for assisting in supporting, configuring, and maintaining NIRA’s internal and external networks.

Key Duties and Responsibilities
• Assists in maintaining connectivity of field equipment and optimized network.
• Assists in maintaining network servers, routers, switches, and related software.
• Assists in maintaining an inventory of all IT related equipment showing the physical location, user, a clear description and specification details.
• Assists in supporting diagnostics of network issues and providing support for service desk and technical staff.
• Assists in updating and maintaining network documentation, assigning networking addresses, managing device configurations in accordance with approved policies.
Assist in monitoring backups, scheduled server and workstation maintenance. Overseeing new and existing equipment, hardware, and software upgrades relating to network or telephone equipment.
• Assist in planning and implementing any improvement, modification, or replacement of network infrastructure components.
• Assist in receiving, prioritizing, and responding to incoming work orders regarding equipment connectivity problems.
• Assist in ensuring efficient and effective network security and connectivity and monitoring network performance (availability, utilization, throughput, good output, and latency) and test for weaknesses.
• Assists in managing user accounts, permissions and passwords.
• Ensuring that data protection and privacy in accordance with the Data Protection and Privacy Act 2019 is embedded.
• Perform any other related duties as may be assigned by the Manager Information Systems

Qualifications / Education
• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree with Honors in computer science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or related field
• Hands on experience in networking, routing and switching in LAN, APNs and WAN
• Excellent knowledge of best practices around management, control, and monitoring of server infrastructure
• Experience with firewalls, Internet VPN’s remote implementation, troubleshooting, and problem resolution.
• Ability to set up and configure network switches, routers, firewalls and server hardware.
• Familiarity with backup and recovery software and methodologies
• International certification in Juniper, Cisco, CWNA or BCNE

Experience and Skills
• Proven network administrator experience will be an added advantage.
• Problem solving skills and ability to think algorithmically, Ability to work under pressure and deadlines, Ability to work with or without supervision, Ability to sit for long working on a computer, Flexibility to work night shift and weekends.
• Accuracy, Team player, Good organizational skills, Cost awareness

Application procedure

Interested and qualified applicants should submit applications clearly indicating the position applied for and preferred area of work by district for registration Assistants. Applications should be addressed to the Executive Director-NIRA and should include a detailed curriculum vitae (CV), copies of academic and professional certificates. Applicants must possess a valid National ID, an active bank account, Tax Identification Number (TIN) and telephone contacts registered in their names.

Applications should be submitted online (in soft copy) to https://recruitment.nira.go.ug. Applications should include a telephone contact of the applicant, names and contact details of at least three (3) referees.

Applications should reach the above address not later than Tuesday 12th March 2024 at
5.00pm

NIRA is an equal opportunity employer.

Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Any form of canvassing or lobbying shall lead to disqualification.