Institution: Centre for Tobacco Control in Africa (CTCA)
Project Title: Enhance Tobacco Control Institutional Capacity in Africa
Expression of Interest Number: CTCA/EOI/G339/2024

1. Introduction:

The Centre has received funding from the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) for the
2024-2026) to implement a project on institutional development. The project investments are
geared towards sustaining human resource capacity and knowledge generation to reduce use of all forms of tobacco products in Africa.

Specifically, the project aims to:

1. Enhance training opportunities for African governments and relevant actors in tobacco
   control in the continent.
2. Increase access to knowledge for guiding tobacco use prevention and control in Africa.
3. Reinforce the institutional development of CTCA for an optimal performance of its
   functions and processes.

Therefore, CTCA is seeking the services of an Information Technology Expert to manage the
Centre’s IT function. The overall responsibility of the Information Technology is to support
CTCA IT Infrastructure through designing, implementing, and maintaining applications required to facilitate IT operations for enabling integration and e-operations to establish a robust MIS.

2. Duties and Scope of Work

Specific Provisions

The specific duties include:

• Install, configure, and provide sufficient user support for computing hardware and
  software.
• Maintain and update systems for keeping an inventory of equipment.
• Install and maintain updated anti-virus software on all computers and servers.
• Provide technical guidance on external contractor and suppliers for IT products and
  services.
• Update CTCA webpage regularly to enable effective communication and raised CTCA visibility.
• Maintain the CTCA intranet/share point server.
• Maintain the online resource Centre for all information related to tobacco control working
  with the communication expert.
• Manage regular database housekeeping tasks.
• Ensure IT operations follow policy provisions and standards.
• Maintenance of the local area network and implementing local security policies.
• Develop and upload materials for the CTCA website and social media platforms.

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Application deadline: Not later than 17:00 hours on 8^th April, 2024.

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