Country Information Technonology (CIT) Manager

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity:

The Country Information and Technology (CIT) Manager’s role is to manage the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) environment and services – including responsibility for information security. You will also be charged to lead the implementation and integration of ICT4D technologies in project implementation across the country, and other innovation initiatives to increase the reach of our response – developing a well-maintained knowledge management system.

The Individual/About You:

The CIT Manager should be a holder of Master’s Degree or its equivalent in a Computer studies discipline, with a minimum of five (05) years relevant experience in the field of ICT – preferably with management responsibilities.

Also, you will demonstrate a good capability to coordinate and cooperate within interdisciplinary and diverse teams, prioritising work effectively for execution with limited resources. As CIT Manager, your strong conceptual and analytical skills, knowledge of MS Project/PMD Pro and Office applications – alongside your expert-user level knowledge of agency-supported ICT4D solutions will be vital to you accomplishing the objectives on this role.

Please, follow this link to review the full Job Description: JD – Country IT Manager

Location: Country Office, Yaounde

Type of Role: Fixed Term Contract of One (01) Year, with possibility of renewal.

Reports to: Head of Operations

Grade: Hay Level 16

Closing Date: May 13th, 2024

Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for.

We want Plan International to reflect the diversity of the communities we work with, offering equal opportunities to everyone regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

Plan International is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.

We foster an organisational culture that embraces our commitment to racial justice, gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion.

Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. This means that we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with and we must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.

A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International’s Safeguarding Children and Young People policy. Plan International also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this scheme we will request information from applicants previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

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