Current Vacancy
Software Engineer
Vacancy
12
Job Context
- For more than 30 years, Bangladesh has been one of the theaters of the Rohingya crisis. For decades, the Muslim minority has faced repression and discrimination in their home country, Myanmar, particularly in the northern state of Rakhine. Many of these people looked for refuge in neighboring Bangladesh, in the Cox`s Bazar region. Since the events of August 25, 2017, more than 671,000 Rohingyas have crossed the border between Myanmar and Bangladesh. By March 2018, there were more than 880,000 refugees in the country. The sudden increase in the number of Rohingya arriving stretched the capacities of humanitarian organizations working in Bangladesh. The newly arrived are living in refugee camps but also in overpopulated makeshift camps, in schools, community centers, religious establishments, or with local families. New colonies have also been put in place and continue to develop. Because of the Rohingya crisis, there is an immediate need for cross-sectoral assistance. The difficulties for these newly displaced people include the loss of food and nutritional security, gender and protection issues, and the need for water and sanitation facilities, housing, health facilities, psychosocial support, and family services. Evaluation reports show a significant need for access to accurate information to prevent risks related to rumors and unreliable information; access to basic literacy and to a quality education, especially for girls and women; and access to safe spaces for traditional PSS programs.
- After studying needs in the Cox`s Bazar district, BSF is beginning a mission and launching activities around themes linked to education and training, access to information, and protection for the communities in the region. Its activities will be conducted with the Ideas Box and KoomBook, a multimedia center and a digital library, which have been developed by BSF over the past 5 years.
- For the setting up of its office and implementation of its activities, BSF is looking to hire an IT Officer.
Job Responsibilities
- Management of the BSF IT stock :
- Installing and configuring computer hardware, software, systems, networks, printers and scanners in line with IT department at HQ and Local office needs and procedures
- Maintaining records of software licenses and warranties;
- IT Project support
- Ensuring remote and on-site technical support to implementing partners and users by diagnosing and solving problems;
- On-call work on implementation sites may be required on a needs basis
- Identifying relevant hardware, software, applications and IT contents for the context of implementation in relation with HQ and operational partners;
- Contribute to adjust the BSF designed Ideas Cube software to the operational site of implementation
- Liaising with IT services focal point at HQ to ensure the update and upgrade of Ideas Box, KoomBook devices and software;
- General knowledge about computer architecture;
- Repairing equipment (tin solder, etc.) and replacing parts;
- Checking hardware equipment for electrical safety;
- Providing technical support to field staff in different implementation sites;
- Assessment and Monitoring support to the Projects on IT aspects
- Training field staff in the use and management of IT devices;
- Design and coordinate the technological training program of BSF tools for the operational partners
- Android tablet : Good knowledge of android operating system. Automation and scripting is a plus
- Other tasks
- Continuous reporting to the Regional Representative in Bangladesh and monthly reporting to HQ's IT department.
- Promoting the creation of a local IT community and engaging it in the Ideascube / Koombook projects
- Contributing to the regular upgrade and implementation of the mission's security procedures, under the coordination of the Head of Mission
- Performing any other tasks entrusted by the Head of Mission
- Availability to travel