PEAS (Promoting Equality in African Schools) is social enterprise with a mission to expand access to sustainably delivered, quality secondary education across Africa’. PEAS establishes and operates affordable secondary schools in Uganda and Zambia in areas where access to quality secondary education is limited due to cost and geographical barriers. PEAS launched an ambitious strategy in 2021, aimed at expanding Access to Quality education, ensure schools are Sustainable and invest in systems strengthening. With over 30 secondary schools in Uganda educating over 13,500 students, 41 staff at the Country Office and 900 staff working in the network schools, PEAS intend to expand its geographical coverage and impact by recruiting in various positions:

Job Title: IT Officer
Reporting to: Head of Operations
Location: Country Office – Kampala

Job Summary:
PEAS is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic Information technology professional to support both country office and school network. The IT officer will be responsible for installing, support, and manage computer-based information systems, including both software applications and computer hardware. He/she’ll solve technical issues as they arise and be ready where necessary to work with partner schools outside network schools as part of system strengthening.

Experience and Qualification:
• The applicant should possess a bachelor’s degree in IT/ Computer science, Computer Software Engineering or other related fields.
• Professional certifications in CCNA or CCNP or MCSA, CompTIA Linux+ is desirable.
Minimum of five years’ experience working with a busy customer-facing IT support.
• Experience working with a school information management system and education related IT software and programmes.

Personal attributes and Skills:
• Proficiency in dealing with Layer III Switches, Routers and Ubiquiti Equipment high-end Servers. Cabling, Racks, Firewalls, LAN, WAN troubleshooting, TCP/IP, PP, DNS, Virtualization, Fiber Optics and other experience with non-PC hardware(tablet) and non- Microsoft operating systems e.g. Linux (Ubuntu) are essential.
• High level knowledge in implementing and managing low power-consuming computers such as thin/zero clients including but not limited to N-Computing, dell Wyse and HP.
• Knowledge of ERPs and Odoo frameworks.
• High level of proficiency in implementation of systems using open-source platforms like Pfsense, Debian/Ubuntu.
• Commitment to PEAS philosophy, aims and policies (especially child protection).
Manages resources and deadlines with minimum supervision and shows evidence of high level of planning skills and initiative
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Recommends and implement improvements and able to influence ways of working. Responsible, flexible, adaptable and a good team player.