Junior System Administrator

The Role: Junior System Administrator

Scope:

As a member of the Enterprise Technology team, the role holder will be responsible for helping the Senior System Administrator to maintain the infrastructure and systems used to support all of Save the Children International’s IT Infrastructure Environments by collaborating and interacting with other colleagues using the follow-the-sun model. This will include providing Level 3 support on any of the global technologies deployed, proactively utilising monitoring and capacity planning tools to be aware of any potential issues and taking remedial action/escalating where necessary, working on long term infrastructure improvement projects and participating proactively by supporting the L3 engineer community around the world.

In order to be successful you will bring/have:

Essential
* Batchelor degree in Information Technology/Network Administration or similar
* Proven experience as a system administrator or similar role
* 3+ years of experience as a system administrator or similar
* Experience working with Active Directory implementations
* Knowledge of system security and data backup/recovery
* Experience of designing and deploying new solutions in core Microsoft technologies
* Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mind sets
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills
* Commitment to Save the Children values
* Fluent Spanish and English language is a must have for this position

Desirable
* JIRA administration
* Azure or any cloud service providers
* Citrix provisioning services
* Knowledge of ITIL processes
* Experience of working as part of a globally distributed team
* Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures
* Experience / exposure to the non-for-profit sector and/or developing countries
* Office 365 Cloud services

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector.
This role is offered on the basis of national terms and conditions only.
We are looking for candidates that are based in countries where Save the Children operates.

The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard.

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:
* No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
* All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
* Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children. We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive environment where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information:
Please attach a copy of your CV and cover letter with your application, and include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations. A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers/apply

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.