Information Technology and Digital Security Manager

The Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) is an independent, non-governmental, and non-profit organisation registered in France in 2004, governed by a non-remunerated board. It has held a special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UN ECOSOC) since 2011.

SCM’s vision is for a world based on freedom, justice, and equality that respects personal dignity, human rights, and fundamental freedoms.

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Unit-Department: Information Technology / Digital Security

Job title/ Profession: IT/DS Manager

No. of positions available: 1

Type of contract and duration: 12 months

Type of Announcement: (Internal/External)

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Roles and responsibilities:

• Lead IT projects, including the design and deployment of new IT systems and services.
• Monitor performance of information technology systems to determine cost and productivity levels, and to make recommendations for improving the IT infrastructure.
• Help define IT infrastructure strategy, architecture, and processes.
• Analyse business requirements by partnering with key stakeholders across the organisation to develop solutions for IT needs.
• Assess vendors and develop test strategies for new hardware and software.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software issues related to internal IT.

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Certificates:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

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Competencies:

• 2 to 5 years of experience working in IT operations.
• Experience leading and managing IT projects and rolling out IT infrastructures across various technologies
• Excellent working knowledge of computer systems, security, AZURE administrator CERT is a must”, databases and data storage systems
• Strong critical thinking and decision-making skills
• Excellent project management skills and strong ability to prioritise
• A firm grasp on IT infrastructure and operations best practices

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Years of Experience: 2 to 5 years of experience working in IT operations.

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Languages: High proficiency in both English and Arabic.

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How to apply

• The CV should contain full contact information (phone number – Skype), previous experiences with professional references, academic qualifications and three reference contacts.
• The CV must be in PDF format with the full name of the applicant in the title.
• Applications should be sent via email to: [email protected] with the name of the vacancy in the email subject.
• Any request sent after the deadline will be ignored.
• The CV review process will start after the advertisement period expires, and only candidates who have moved to the second stage of the recruitment process will be invited for interviews.
• We apologise in advance for not sending responses to the rest of the applicants.

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