IT Expert for Chisinau

Background:

The European Commission and UNDP have undertaken preparatory work towards the establishment of an EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine. This Mission will notably help enhance the capacities of Moldovan and Ukrainian services to adequately ensure customs and border controls and border surveillance along their common border.

Tasks and responsibilities:

•Provide day to day administration, operation and maintenance of the office network, servers, as well as computers, including hardware and software;
•Ensure and maintain full operational status of the office Internet-server, mail host, and computer equipment;
•Install, set up, configure and de-bug the LAN equipment and software to full operational capacity;
•Prepare and implement all the necessary hardware/software configurations for full operation as a top-level LAN including workstations, file servers etc.;
•Periodically upgrade all software resources, including mail software;
•Record and file all information related to the project’s soft and hardware;
•Assist in arranging video-conferences and conference calls;
•Perform other functions/tasks when required.

Qualifications and skills required:

•MA degree in IT-related sphere;
•Experience in databases development, programming and web designing;
•Experience in software development projects;
•Proven knowledge of modern Internet technologies such as HTML, XML, CSS, and HTTP, PHP, SQL;
•Languages: English, Russian, Romanian;
•Enthusiastic approach, quick problem solving skills, good taste;
•Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;
•Strong organizational and time management skills.

Complete Job Descriptions are available at the UNDP Moldova website www.undp.md or at the address specified bellow.

Interested persons should submit their application letters and duly completed Personal History Form (P11) with the mark “EUBAM, IT Expert” by 5 December 2008, 17:00 (local time) to the following address: UNDP Office, 131, 31 August str., MD 2012, Chisinau Moldova, or alternatively by email to vacancies-md@eubam.org. Only those short listed will be contacted.

Failure of candidates to submit a duly completed P11 form, as well as false representations on this form, shall constitute sufficient grounds for withdrawal of further consideration of the application. All information provided in the P11 form will be treated as strictly confidential.