SENIOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS ASSISTANT, G7

United Nations - UN United Nations Office at Nairobi

Staff Closes 01 Apr 2026 11 days left

Overview

Responsible for day-to-day network administration, network security, and technology research within the Information and Communications Technology Service.


Key Responsibilities
  • Support network hardware and software within WLAN, LAN, WAN, and unified communications infrastructure.
  • Manage and administer network firewalls.
  • Maintain wireless controllers, access points, switches, and routers.
  • Supervise installation, configuration, testing, and deployment of network hardware and software.
  • Manage operation, technical support, and monitoring of network components.
  • Supervise troubleshooting of routing and wireless network problems and conduct security audits.
  • Liaise with other groups for network connectivity.
  • Ensure 24x7 operations and monitoring of assigned systems.
  • Identify needs for new systems or re-engineering of existing systems.
  • Implement backups of switch/router configurations.
  • Collect statistics on network infrastructure performance and reliability.
  • Write and maintain documentation for network configurations.
  • Provide technical advice to network users and coordinate user support.
  • Organize and conduct user training sessions.
  • Set guidelines for problem reporting, resolution, and follow-up.
  • Oversee network security, VPN, and firewalls.
  • Act as technical escalation point for unified communications issues.
  • Design, implement, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco Unified Communications Systems.
  • Manage and troubleshoot Cisco voice gateways, devices, and IP phones.
  • Develop, revise, and update RFPs and TORs.
  • Review Technical Proposals and provide recommendations.
  • Evaluate vendor products and develop network engineering specifications.
  • Strive for standardized technology implementation.
  • Act as a subject matter expert for cloud-native technologies.
  • Evaluate new and emerging technologies and translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Required Experience
  • A minimum of ten (10) years of relevant and progressively responsible experience in the information technology field is required.
  • Experience in network security, Wireless Network, LAN/WAN and IPT systems design, implementation and operation is required.
  • Working experience in MPLS network deployment, routing and switching, troubleshooting network related problems and network security within multi-tenant environment is desirable.
Qualifications
  • Completion of high school diploma or equivalent is required.
  • Supplemental courses/technical certificate in information technology or related field is required.
  • Certification in Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Enterprise is required.
  • ITIL 4 Certification is required.
Other Details
Languages Required
English
Languages Preferred
Not specified
Contract Duration
initial period of one year and may be subject to extension
Work Modality
Not specified
Remuneration
Not specified
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