System Administrator Needed at Ministry of Finance and Planning(MOF)

Job Position System Administrator (1POST) at Ministry of Finance and Planning(MOF)

The Ministry of Finance and Planning is a government ministry of Tanzania. It manages the overall revenue, expenditure and financing of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania that includes Donor funds through The Global Fund .The Global Fund for fighting AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria was established in 2002 to dramatically increase resources to fight three of the world’s most devastating diseases, and to direct those resources to areas of greatest need. Tanzania is one of the major beneficiaries of Global Fund support to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, Malaria and to build resilient and sustainable systems for health since 2002. There are three operational grands being implemented through the public sector principal recipient (PR). These include: HIV grant, TB grant and Malaria grant. The grants are implemented in collaboration between the public and private sectors. Among of the objectives of the Global Fund support are to help the government of Tanzania to achieve universal access to comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, care, support services, reduce the incidence by 25% and mortality by 50% of TB, reduce the average country Malaria prevalence and achieve 20% reduction in maternal mortality ratio.

POSITION: SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR – 1 POST

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL BE ON THREE YEARS CONTRACT RENEWABLE ON GOOD PERFORMANCE

i.Installation and administering the technical issues of Epicor, Isidore or PlanRep;

ii.Analyzing the system performance and documenting the infrastructure System health;

iii.Writing and Documentation the problems and resolution for future references;

iv.Design physical database and recommend optimizations of existing databases;

v.Running training sessions and workshops on system processes;

vi.Promotes security and data loss prevention strategies;

vii.Responsible for the maintenance, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems, network servers, and virtualization;

viii.Install and upgrade computer components and software, manage virtual servers, and integrate automation processes;

ix.Troubleshoot hardware and software errors by running diagnostics, documenting problems and resolutions, prioritizing problems, and assessing impact of issues;

x.Perform regular backup operations and implement appropriate processes for data protection, disaster recovery, and failover procedures;

xi.Lead desktop and helpdesk support efforts, making sure all desktop applications, workstations, and related equipment problems are resolved in a timely manner with limited disruptions;

xii.Create and manage database reports, visualizations, and dashboards;

xiii.Write and deploy SQL patches;

xiv.Upgrade and improve application schema and data upgrades;

xv.Conducting regular reviews of systems and generating reports on efficiencies and improvement areas;

xvi.Responding in a timely manner to user-reported errors;

xvii.Protecting the database against threats or unauthorized access;

xviii.Maintain Daily timesheet updates;

xix.Ability to adhere to and meet Service Level Agreement goals.

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

•Bachelor’s degree or Advanced diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Information Systems or a related information technology field.

•Possession of relevant Professional Qualification i.e Microsoft SQL server certification will be added advantage.

•At least five (5) years’ experience in implementation of Financial Management systems with significant experience in business and system analysis, design and development.

•Must have a background experience in dealing with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software specifically Epicor, Isidore or Planrep.

•Skills and experience in installation, administration and troubleshooting Epicor, Isidore or Planrep;

•Skills and experience in integrating Epicor with other financial systems;

•Strong proficiency with SQL and its variation among popular databases;

•Knowledge and experience in reporting and business intelligence tools like Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), SSIS, SSAS and SAP Crystal Reports;

•Expertise in SQL;

•Good understand database design, implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance;

•Should have skills and experience on deploying a Business Activity Query (BAQ) to the network and display it on Epicor main menu;

•Skills on converting a BAQ report to a crystal report;

•Epicor ERP partner certification is an added advantage;

•Experience working with multiple operating systems;

•Experience monitoring and auditing procedures of databases;

•Experience in database schema design;

•Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Deadline Application 01, July 2021

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