Caritas RWANDA VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Position: IT Manager
Period: One-year renewable (including a probation period of 3 months)
Line Manager: Programs Director
Number of positions : (1)
Job Locations: Caritas Rwanda HQ, with field technical support
General information
Caritas RWANDA is a non-profit organization, since more than 50 years mandated by the Catholic Church in Rwanda to assist people in needs and foster for the whole human being. Caritas services are designated to assist poor families through their efforts to achieve resiliency through development, Health, and Social Welfare interventions. Caritas Rwanda is an equal opportunity organization, without any discrimination, and its recruitment strategy focus on people’s merits.
Job Summary
The IT Manager will be responsible for the organizational data management including but not limited to data collection, processing, and analysis in different areas of interventions e.g development, health, and social welfare. The person will be in charge the organization data security, disclosure process, and related guidance for publications. S/he will be responsible for the organization software design and maintenance according to the organization mission and vision.
Key Responsibilities of an IT Manager
- To manage the information technology and the computer systems;
- To plan, to organize, to control, and to evaluate IT, the electronic data operations, and lead computer-related activities in the organization;
- To build the capacity of Caritas Rwanda staff through the training and coaching in the area of IT and to appraise their performance;
- To design, to develop, to implement, and to coordinate systems, policies, and procedures;
- To ensure the security of data and their storage in the organization network with regular updates of the backup systems;
- To do the troubleshooting of hardware and software issues related to internal IT;
- To monitor the performance of the information technology systems to determine cost and productivity levels, and to formulate the recommendations for improving the IT infrastructure;
- To act in alignment with user needs and system functionality to contribute to the organizational policy;
- To identify the problematic areas and to implement strategic solutions timely;
- To audit systems and to assess their outcomes;
- To preserve assets, information security, and control structures;
- To handle annual budget and to ensure cost-effectiveness;
- To update/design data security and disclosure guidance to all concerned in the institution.
Qualifications and Experience
- At least 5 years of working experience with non-governmental organizations, doing IT operations;
- At least 3 years working experience as an IT Manager in organizations. Having this experience with an international organization will be an added value;
- Having a certification in CompTIA Network+, ITIL-Information Technology Infrastructure Library, and CCNP;
- Having a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, information science or similar field;
- Having an experience in leading and managing large IT projects and rolling out IT infrastructures across various technologies;
- Having an excellent working knowledge of computer systems, security, network and systems administration, databases and data storage systems, and phone systems;
- Having a strong critical thinking and decision-making skills;
- Having an excellent project management skills and strong ability to prioritize;
- Having an excellent knowledge of technical management, information analysis, and of computer hardware/software systems;
- Having the expertise in data center management and data governance;
- Having hands-on experience with computer networks, network administration, and network installation.
How to Apply:
Please submit the following documents in a single file attachment to the following email hr@caritasrwanda.org (indicate in the subject: application for IT Manager).
- Motivation letter addressed to Father Secretary General of Caritas Rwanda (maximum 1page).
- Curriculum Vitae (maximum 3 pages), with the list of 3 professional referees.
- Copies of your degree and/or other relevant certificates.
Please add this statement in your motivation letter “By applying to this job, I understand and acknowledge that Caritas Rwanda requires its staff to treat all people with dignity and respect and to actively prevent harassment, abuse, exploitation, and human trafficking. Furthermore, I understand that passing exams doesn’t guarantee the employment. The decision will be dependent of the results from my referees’ vetting in regards to my behavior on safeguarding”
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for written exam and interview.
The deadline for application is December 22, 2021 at 5:00 PM. Late submissions will be rejected!
Done at Kigali, December 8, 2021
Father Yves SEWADATA
Deputy Secretary General
Caritas RWANDA
