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IT Specialist – DRC

Background:
SoCha, LLC is implementing The United States Agency for International Development in the Democratic Republic of Congo (USAID/DRC) 5-year Mission Strategic Support Program (MSSP). The purpose of MSSP is to provide technical and advisory services in planning, designing, conducting, disseminating, and learning from monitoring and evaluation of the Mission’s portfolios  assisting  the mission with  strategy and activity-level performance monitoring, evaluation, and learning, including conducting  data gathering and verification, data visualization (including Geographic Information Systems), data  quality assessments, impact and performance evaluations, assessments, organizational learning, and collaboration among USAID’s implementing partners. The Program  will also implement a capacity building agenda for the mission and Implementing Partners, developing a baseline of M&E knowledge within the mission and tailoring a curriculum to provide skills development to mission  staff.   
SoCha is looking for qualified individuals to fill the role of IT Specialist.   

Scope of Work:
The IT Specialist position will report to the Director of Finance and Administration and will be responsible for the IT functions of the project.   

Responsibilities:

  • Technical support for all the start-up IT procurement; 
  • Assist with the set-up and maintenance of all IT systems;
  • Support the design and installation of IT systems in the new project office; 
  • Act as level 1 helpdesk to project staff in Kinshasa and Goma for all IT related matters;
  • Set-up and support all technical requirements for in person and remote meetings with project staff, donors, implementing partners, stakeholders, and 
  • Any other task as requested by your supervisor. 

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor degree or higher in relevant field; 
  • Minimum of 5 years IT work experience;  
  • Minimum of 1-year work experience with USAID or on USAID funded activities in an IT position;   
  • Strong communications skills, and 
  • Proficiency in English and French. 

Location:
Kinshasa – Democratic Republic of Congo, with occasional travel within the country.   

Comment postuler : 

Pour déposer une candidature, veuillez déposer un CV (en anglais) via le formulaire en ligne ci-dessous. La clôture des candidatures est fixée au 25 novembre 2021. Toutefois, un candidat approprié peut être sélectionné avant cette date. 
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