IT Coordinator - Children of Armenia Fund - Yerevan

JOB DESCRIPTION:
COAF is seeking an IT Coordinator to develop and manage organization’s technology resources and infrastructure. This includes systems administration, procurement, maintenance and trouble-shooting for hardware and software, provision of training and programming of database.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assess current IT infrastructure and processes and with input from US-based IT consultants, develop and implement solutions/ upgrades;
- Maintain all office and village IT equipment, ensuring optimal functionality and minimized response time;
- Provide IT trainings to office and village staff in basic software applications and computer literacy;
- Initiate and support school-based internet clubs through which interested students will create basic websites for their schools;
- Work with COAF team to create and maintain database in Microsoft Access to effectively house and analyze historic and future quantitative program data;
- Work closely with village school, community center and health clinic staff, community members and students to promote cooperation, compliance and local capacity growth;
- Work collaboratively with the multifunctional teams at COAF;
- Direct procurement of materials/ supplies from most cost-effective sources.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current and well-rounded IT educational background;
- 3-5 year IT related work experience;
- Very good knowledge of Windows XP Pro, Vista Pro, Windows 7 Pro and Windows 2003 Server;
- Familiarity with disk imaging technologies such as sysprep, Acronis and Symantec Ghost;
- Strong proficiency in the Office 2003 and Office 2007 applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access;
- Strong proficiency in Outlook 2003 and key email technologies and protocols such as Exchange Cached mode, RPC, RPC over HTTPS, IMAP, POP3 and SMTP;
- Exchange 2003/2007 experience a plus;
- Strong proficiency in Windows server-based and networking technologies such as Active Directory, TCP/IP V4, DHCP, DNS, WINS, routing and NAT;
- Strong proficiency in application and Windows OS patching including patch deployment monitoring;
- Solid understanding of network firewall technology including key concepts such as active, passive, port redirection and server or application publishing; ISA Server 2004 or greater experience a plus;
- Solid understanding of wireless router technology including security protocols such as WAP, WAP2 and Radius;
- Collaborative attitude, strong entrepreneurial spirit and natural teaching ability;
- Desire to work within and contribute to COAF’s Integrated Rural Development Program;
- Fluency in Armenian and English languages, both verbal and written (Russian is a plus);
- Strong leadership, communication and organizational skill;
- Ability to function with a high level of efficiency in a professional, fast-paced, but untraditional working environment.

REMUNERATION/ SALARY:
Compensation package commensurate with experience.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
Please submit your cover letter and CV via e-mail to the attention of Head of Operations, Serob Khachatryan, at: skhachatryan@coafkids.org . Please mention "IT Coordinator" in the subject line of your email. Only select candidates will be contacted for an interview.