Government agency responsible for the U.S. foreign development assistance with the twofold purpose of furthering America’s interests while improving lives in the developing world. USAID carries out U.S. foreign policy by promoting broad-scale human progress at the same time it expands stable, free societies, creates markets and trade partners for the United States, and fosters good will abroad. Spending less than 1 percent of the total federal budget, USAID works in over 100 countries to :

Promote broadly shared economic prosperity ; Strengthen democracy and good governance ; Protect human rights ; Improve global health, Advance food security and agriculture ; Improve environmental sustainability ; Further education ; Help societies prevent and recover from conflicts ; and provide humanitarian assistance in the wake of natural and man-made disasters.

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT # : Ouaga-2022-015 FSN/9
Computer Management Assistant - FSN-9

BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION :

This position, located in the Burkina Faso Country Office, manages all aspects of Information Technology (IT) for USAID/Burkina Faso. The job holder provides technical support to Mission users by installing, maintaining, and repairing computer equipment to include Local Area Network (LAN) systems, PCs, core servers, and network devices. Job holder advises Mission personnel concerning issues related to computer and telecommunications. S/he performs and provides analysis, programming, operations, and management advisory services in support of increasing efficiency and effectiveness of operations through increased automation.

S/he manages maintenance of the Mission intranet pages. Job holder also leads procurement activities of Information Technology (IT) equipment and software for Burkina Faso.

The job holder reports to the Country Representative, and also works closely with the IT Division of the Executive Office (EXO) of USAID/Senegal, as well as receives technical guidance from USAID M/CIO. The job holder largely works independently on day to day required duties.

The job holder may be expected to perform work-related travel.

The complete position description listing all the duties and responsibilities may be obtained under Career section of US Embassy website at https://bf.usembassy.gov/embassy/jobs/

CLOSING DATE : October 5, 2022

Applicants must submit the following documents to be considered :

• A cover letter
• A detailed resume
• An AID 309-2 form (form can be found on this website) : https://www.usaid.gov/forms/aid-309-2
• 5 References
• Copies of relevant academic degrees/diplomas, certificates
• A copy of National Identity Card or Passport

All the above-mentioned documents are REQUIRED, must be prepared in ENGLISH (except for academic degrees/diplomas) and should be addressed to the Recruitment team at usaiddakar-hr@usaid.gov with 72068622R10003_Computer Management Assistant in the subject line.

ONLY SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED