Vacancy Number: AV/ICT/3/14
Department: ICT
Duration: 2 years
Department: ICT
Duration: 2 years
ILRI seeks to recruit an Audio Visual Technician to provide
Audio Visual support for all meetings (Physical and Virtual) on campus as well
as regional offices when required.
ILRI works to enhance the roles livestock play in pathways
out of poverty in developing countries. ILRI is a member of the Consultative
Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Consortium, a global
research partnership of 15 centres working with many partners for a food-secure
future. ILRI has two main campuses in East Africa and other hubs in West and
southern Africa and South and Southeast Asia.www.ilri.org.
The Centre’s headquarters are located in Nairobi, Kenya, and
research is conducted in 31 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. We are
supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
(CGIAR) and receive funding from over 50 different donors.
CGIAR is a global agricultural research partnership for a
food-secure future. Its science is carried out by 15 research centres that are
members of the CGIAR Consortium in collaboration with hundreds of partner
organizations. www.cgiar.org.
Responsibilities
- Ensure
that audio visual conferencing equipment is in good working condition.
These are Projectors, Mixers, DIS system, Screens, Microphones, Speakers,
Cameras, Amplifiers, associated desktop computers and laptops;
- Managing
and Setting up of PA system during meetings and functions and ensuring
recording of meetings as required e.g. FMC as well as having them posted
on the intranet as required;
- Develop
the annual preventive maintenance schedule for all AV equipment and
meeting rooms and handle/facilitate the exercise;
- Manage
the Centre’s Computer Lab and ensure that equipment is in usable condition
at all times.
- Proactively
develop contacts with other institutions with similar AV equipment and
activities to ensure that the Centre maintains a state of the art AV
equipment and practices;
- Provide
quarterly reports on e.g. Equipment and platform utilization;
- Gather
feedback on conferencing services quality from participants and
opportunities to improve – Share and implement in liaison with other key
staff;
- Setup
and Operate the DIS system as per the different meeting room arrangements
upon clients’ request;
- Carrying
out orientation for new staff and prepare induction materials for user
reference;
- Provide
“tips of the week” that will help staff run and participate in meetings
efficiently;
- Supervise
students that are on attachment to the ICT Department;
- Keep
the helpdesk status up-to-date and communicate regularly with the
requester to keep them informed of the status. Close the call as soon as
the service has been delivered to the satisfaction of the customer;
- Support
virtual meetings and collaboration spaces (WebEx, gtalk, Skype, ustream
and any others) used by the Centre to enhance meetings between staff or with
partners whatever their location;
- Conduct
regular training and awareness sessions on use of available communication
equipment and tools;
- Participate
as required in projects that are implemented by the ICT Customer Services
team.
- Be
available to provide required support for meetings held out of office
hours;
- Provide
basic ICT support to meeting participants and escalating to relevant ICT
staff tasks that he/she cannot handle.
Requirements
- A
college diploma in ICT;
- Training
in Audio Visual operations;
- At
least 2yrs of experience in a similar or almost similar environment;
- Good
communication and interpersonal skills;
- Strong
customer service orientation that establishes a good working relationship
with customers, with the attitude of wanting to assist people and pass-on
their knowledge and experience to others;
- Organized,
dynamic self-starter;
- Good
logical diagnostic skills and ability to exercise good judgment in the
resolution of problems;
- Ability
to multi-task in dealing with several different tasks at the same time;
- Proficiency
in the applications used at ILRI e.g MS Office Suite;
- Ability
to meet deadlines, monitor and follow-up on pending matters under minimum
supervision;
- Ability
to work under high pressure;
- Ability
to communicate fluently in English.
Terms of appointment:
This is a Nationally Recruited Staff (NRS) positions based
at ILRI’s Nairobi campus and is for a 2 years’ contract period.
Job level and salary:
This position is job level 2A with a starting salary of
KES71, 479 per month. The benefits package includes pension, medical and
other insurances for ILRI’s Nationally Recruited Staff.
How to apply:
Applicants should send a cover letter and CV explaining
their interest in the position, what they can bring to the job and the names
and addresses (including telephone and email) of three referees who are
knowledgeable about the candidate’s professional qualifications and work
experience to the Human Resources Director through: http://ilri.simplicant.com/ before 4
April 2014. The position title and reference number REF:
AV/ICT/3/14 should be clearly marked on the subject line of the online
application.
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