GIZ- Internal/External Vacancy Announcement #186/2019

GIZ- Office

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a German implementing organisation which provides services worldwide in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development. We work to shape a future worth living in over 120 countries around the world.

 The GIZ Office in Addis Ababa oversees projects in Ethiopia and Djibouti where GIZ works on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the German Federal Ministry of Nutrition and Agriculture (BMEL) and other commissioning parties.

 The German-Ethiopian development cooperation concentrates on three priority areas: Vocational education, agriculture and food security as well as conservation and sustainable use of natural resources (biodiversity), and cross-cutting issue. Furthermore, GIZ implements projects in the area of migration, climate change and governance.

 Based on GIZ corporate policy guidelines, the GIZ Office supports the preparation and implementation of international cooperation projects, as well as the administrative implementation on site. The GIZ Office represents the GIZ to government authorities and national partners in Ethiopia and Djibouti, and maintains close communication with the German Embassy and other German implementing organizations as well as with international donors.

 GIZ seeks a qualified candidate for the position of    

     Position:                            IT intern

     Application deadline:      December 08, 2019

     Place of Work:                  Addis Ababa

 Responsibilities

Assist day to day work of GIZ ICT service team members;

The IT Intern performs the following tasks:

Tasks

 Tasks (operational support)

The IT Intern

• Assist day to day work of GIZ ICT service team members;
• Assist on Helpdesk service as needed
• Provide first level support, technically as well as logistically
• Assist preparation and follow up of meetings and IT system documentation
• Assist staff with writing IT business procedures and designing flow charts
• Research and gather documentation on various topics and technologies
• Create and maintain PowerPoint presentations
• Performing tests on in-house systems
• Assist on the network installation, configuration and documentation works
• Assist on IT Systems & network design documentations

 Tasks (software)

The IT professional

• tests new or upgraded software and updates all the software to the latest versions
• regularly updates antivirus software 
  

Other duties/additional tasks

The IT professional

Required qualifications, competences and experience

Qualifications

• First degree on Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering or equivalent;

 Professional experience

• 0 years of work experience

 Other knowledge, additional competences

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-directed and able to work without supervision
• Energetic and eager to tackle new projects and ideas