Urgently Required: Information Technology (IT) Manager for Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit (EOCRU)

 The Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit (EOCRU) in Jakarta opened in 2008 with the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology and the University of Oxford, to conduct collaborative research on infectious diseases impacting the health of Indonesians and residents of other Southeast Asian nations. University of Oxford also has a partnership (MoU) with Universitas Indonesia, and they jointly established the Universities of Indonesia and Oxford Clinical Research Laboratory (IOCRL) which is a facility dedicated to supporting collaborative clinical research between the universities. EOCRU is also part of the Oxford Tropical Network with research units in Africa, Asia and UK, and operates under the auspices of the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Vietnam.

Clinical trials of chemotherapeutics, diagnostics and vaccines for tropical infections of public health importance in Indonesia, principally malaria, tuberculosis, antimicrobial resistance, and other emerging and neglected tropical diseases, form the core of EOCRU’s activities, with associated epidemiological, laboratory, and clinical research. EOCRU aims to have a positive and significant impact on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases to improve patient care in Indonesia and the region. This is being achieved via an expanding long-term research programme with our local hosts and partners, contributions to research training, and public engagement with science. Current EOCRU core staff includes 3 Oxford-employed expatriate scientists, Indonesian scientists, administrative and finance support staff, and clinical trials support staff.

In conducting their work in Indonesia, EOCRU is assisted by Alliance for Emerging and Re-emerging Disease Threats in Asia Foundation (ALERTAsia), a local foundation assisting in research grant management and capacity building for local researchers.

Through ALERTAsia we are seeking for an experienced “Information Technology (IT) Manager”.  Under the supervision of the Operations Manager, S/he will be responsible and accountable for the smooth running of the Unit’s IT systems within the limits if requirements, specifications, costs and timelines, the IT Manager will supervise the implementation and maintenance of EOCRU’s computer systems and needs.

Benefits
The selected candidate will receive a one-year contract with possible extension, and remuneration package that includes annual leave, sick leave, THR, optional private medical cover, BPJS Kesehatan, and not to mention fully paid income tax and BPJS Ketenagakerjaan (JAMSOSTEK). The salary shall be competitive and dependent upon qualifications and salary history.

Job Descriptions

1. Manage day-to-day information technology and computer systems.
2. Plan, organize, control and evaluate IT and electronic data operations.
3. Manage IT staff by participating in hiring new IT staff, providing training and coaching of IT staff, communicating job expectations and appraising IT staff performance.
4. Design, develop, implement and coordinate systems, policies and procedures.
5. Ensure security of data, network access and data backup systems.
6. Act in alignment with user needs and system functionality to contribute to organizational policy.
7. Identify problematic areas and implement strategic solutions in time.
8. Audit systems and assess their outcomes.
9. Preserve assets, information security and control structures.
10. Generate needs assessment and cost estimation to all IT and computing system.

Job Requirements:
Qualifications

1. Bachelor degree in Computer Science, MIS or similar field, with proven working experience in IT management for at least 10 years, including managing IT systems of at least 20 users.
2. Proven leadership and communication skills.
3. Strong creative and analytical thinking.
4. Excellent knowledge of technical management, information analysis and of computer hardware/software systems.
5. Experience with or knowledge of programming languages and operating systems (MS Exchange, Active Directory, and other Windows-based and Linux-based systems), current equipment and technologies, enterprise backup and recovery procedures, and system performance monitoring.
6. Ability to manage personnel.
7. Able to clearly speak and write in Indonesian and English.
   
8. Effective communication, both orally and in writing.

Duty Station
Jakarta

How to Apply
Application requirements (Cover Letter, CV, three names and addresses of professional referees, and your salary history) should be sent via email to: hro@alertasia.org. Please quote the reference “IT Manager” on your email subject.
 
Please submit your application not later than Sunday, 28 March 2021, 24:00 p.m.