Category: Information Technology & Telecoms
Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Employment Type: Full-Time
Internews, www.internews.org, is an international not-for-profit media development firm that works to improve access to information for people around the globe, by developing self-supporting media and promoting open communication policies in the public interests. Internews programs are built on the conviction that providing people with access to vibrant, diverse news and information empowers them to participate effectively in their communities and make their voices heard.
The organization trains and mentors journalists and news managers, helps produce innovative radio and television news programming and provides technical assistance to local journalists in countries all around the world. For more than 25 years, it has worked in 70 countries and presently has Offices in 23 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and the Middle East. Internews works towards building media capacity for effective and accurate reporting in issues such as democracy, governance and transparency, health, environment, humanitarian media and ICT. It trains over 9000 media professionals each year and since inception has worked with 4,300 radio, television and print publications around the world.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Management of all ICT related resources.
- Installing and configuring computer hardware operating systems and applications
- Monitoring and maintaining Media resource center data base and accounts.
- Troubleshooting system, diagnosing and solving hardware/software faults;
- Routine hardware and software preventive maintenance.
- Managing, running and maintaining the e-learning platform
- Setting up audio visual equipment for the purpose of training.
Qualifications:
- A Degree in ICT or related field
- Experience in a training institution
- Good understanding of new media
Personal attributes:
- Good technical skills, time management and organizational skills.
- Good knowledge IT and ability to respond to emergencies
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
- A team player.
Deadline: 10 March 2012
