WHO vacancy notice: Vietnamese national to work full-time as Technical ssistant, Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

Subject: WHO vacancy notice
Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 11:03:23 +0700
From: Hao, Mrs Nguyen Xuan (VTN) <haon@vtn.wpro.who.int>

WHO VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

The World Health Organization (WHO) in Viet Nam is seeking a
Vietnamese national to work full-time as Technical
Assistant, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to
support the operations of the WHO Offices in Viet Nam. This
position is for six months and will be based in WHO’s Ha Noi
office.

Duties and responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Administrative Officer and with
guidance from the Information Technology Officer at the
Regional Office the incumbent carries out the following
duties:

1. Provides technical support required for the
administration and operation of the country Office Local
Area Network, Wide Area Network and communications including
hardware/software requirements, network protocols,
information security measures and assists in system
integration through multiple LAN servers and protocols;

2. Coordinates, with the Information Technology unit at the
Regional Office, the installation, set-up, implementation
and training for computer applications to facilitate
workflow and implementation of technical programmes
including standard office applications, e-mail services and
regional applications (e.g. Plan of Action and the Imprest
Account system) and other country office applications
running on the country office LAN;

3. Installs, sets-up and assists in configuration and
certifies compliance with standards and specifications of
new hardware and software in offices of WHO supported
projects in the country;

4. Provides information technology training services leading
to better use of IT resources by WHO staff through
assessment of needs;

5. Implements, in collaboration with technical and
administrative officers, computer applications to facilitate
workflow and implementation of technical programmes;

6. Conducts assessment and evaluation of ICT needs in
support of WHO Office and national health programmes and
communicates results to the Regional Office for coordination
and approval of action;

7. Prepares and verifies receiving reports of newly received
data processing equipment for the WR Office and other WHO
supported projects and dispatch them to the Regional Office;

8. Any other Information and communication technology
related tasks, assigned by the Administrative Officer or the
information technology unit.

Requirements:

Education and special training

- Completion of secondary education;

- Training in area of informatics or telecommunication;

- Formal training on Windows Operating Systems family;

- Formal training on MS Office Suite.

Knowledge and skills

- Good knowledge of microcomputer operations;

- Working knowledge of Windows Operating Systems and Windows
based networking environment;

- Working knowledge of Windows based back office and desktop
applications;

- Knowledge of basic telecommunications technologies and
Internet based protocols.

Experience

- Six years experience in operation of computers, hardware
maintenance/trouble-shooting and software support.

Other

- Ability to work harmoniously as a member of a team, adapt
to diverse educational and cultural backgrounds and maintain
a high standard of personal conduct;

- Good communication and interpersonal skills and an ability
to work with limited supervision and meet deadlines;

- Good knowledge of written and spoken English.

Interested applicants can send detailed curriculum vitae
with an application letter marked “Application to the post
of Technical Assistant, ICT” no later than 26 May 2006 to:

Administrative Officer
World Health Organization Representative Office in Viet Nam
63 Tran Hung Dao Street
Ha Noi, Viet Nam

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for an
interview. No telephone enquiries will be entertained.
Applications will not be returned.

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