EMERGENCY is an independent and neutral international organisation founded in 1994 to provide free, high-quality medical and surgical care to victims of war, landmines and poverty.

EMERGENCY promotes a culture of peace, solidarity and respect for human rights. We work in a sustainable way: building healthcare facilities, training local personnel, and conducting search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea.

ROSTER POSITION FOR: Sudan

TYPE OF CONTRACT: fixed term contract (6 months), which includes a monthly salary, travel expenses, board and lodgings, insurance cover (liability, health and accident insurance), a period of paid leave to be taken at the end of the mission.

The IT System Administrator is responsible for the effective provisioning, installation/configuration, operation, and maintenance of the system’s hardware and software and related infrastructure both in the hospital and in the residential area.

(S)He is involved in technical research and development to guarantee continuous innovation within the infrastructure. The Hospital IT System Administrator is in charge of the teaching and supervision of the local IT Staff. (S)He is responsible to the Hospital Manager and to the IT Field Operations Department based in Milan.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The main duties and responsibilities of the IT System Administrator consist in providing the following services:

-Collaborating, supervising and teaching the IT national staff:

-Managing the infrastructure, including firewalls, switches, databases, VoIP, malware protection software and other processes;

-Creating and verifying data backups and disaster recovery procedures;

-Creating, contributing and maintaining an updated documentation;

-Monitoring the system daily and responding immediately to security or usability concerns;

-Upgrading systems and processes as required for enhanced functionality and security issue resolution;

-Collecting needs/requests and proposing solutions;

-Managing the configuration and operation of client-based computer operating systems;

-Responding to the help desk requests and solving them;

-Installing and testing computer-related equipment.

REQUIRED SKILLS

-Knowledge of Active Directory and management of Windows domains;

-Management of network devices and protocols and their security appliances;

-Knowledge of Vlans and VOIP technologies;

-Knowledge of virtualized environments;

-Knowledge and management of Windows servers and client environments;

-Knowledge of main Office Automation and collaboration solutions;

-Knowledge of RDBMS and web servers;

-Fluency in English.

DESIDERED SKILLS

-Previous experience with biomedical devices;

-Previous experience in this role in hospital environments.