IT Assistant

Catholic Relief Services is an international aid agency and has been present in the Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza since 1961. The CRS JWBG country program currently supports development/relief programs and activities in the sectors of civil society, humanitarian assistance, youth development, education, and peace & justice.

CRS is seeking highly qualified candidates for the following position:

Position Title: IT Assistant
Reports to: Administration Project Officer and JWBG IT Officer
Locations: Gaza Field Office

Job Summary:
The IT Assistant in Gaza is responsible for maintaining the interactive communication and collaboration system for the CRS Gaza Field Office. A primary responsibility of the IT Assistant is to assure the Network System runs smoothly and virus-free, provide System administration and maintenance, ensure data protection and provide end-user support. The IT Assistant will help M&E Assistant in ensuring that the M&E system is working properly, edit and produce Flip Video’s used for M&E purposes, develop programming promotional materials as requested by Field Manager, assist program staff in developing various forms and databases to record program outputs and results, including here the system for distribution records, crosschecking of beneficiaries, etc.Additionally, The IT Assistant will be responsible for the development, implementation and maintenance of the M&E databases, and also responsible for the installation and training on the various tools that assist the work flow of the projects such as Google docs, Flip Video’s, support the Gaza program staff in developing and proposing various programming tools that will help the implementation, such as systems for beneficiaries crosschecking, maintain distribution records, and other program requirements as needed.

Position Requirements and Qualifications:
-Graduate degree in a respective field such as Computer Networking, Programming, Information systems, Internet Technologies, significant work experience in a directly related field will be considered in lieu of a graduate degree.
-At least three years experience in IT management for international agencies.
-Fluency in written and spoken English; excellent written and oral communication skills.
-Good skills in applications developments specially web based application
-Excellent knowledge in Database development, administration and maintenance ( Ms access, SQL
Server,…)
Interested candidates with relevant education and experience are encouraged to send their CV and a cover letter by email to [email protected] and must indicate the position title and location within the subject line of the email to which they are applying (i.e. Admin Officer -Gaza) no later than November 18, 2010.