System Administrator At Oxfam GB

System Administrator (1280)

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Do you have familiarity with patch management for various operating systems and cloud platforms?
Do you have knowledge of system security such as intrusion detection software, backup and recovery tools?
Do you have experience communicating with variety of IT users across a large global team?

If the answer is yes, then would like to hear from you as we are looking for a Sysadmin to help support our global infrastructure services.

The Role:

Oxfam GB is looking for a systems administrator who will be responsible for supporting and maintaining our core infrastructure in our global regional offices and within our cloud hosted environments in Azure.

What we are looking for:

You will bring

We are looking for a candidate who cares about Oxfam’s mission to end poverty and is personally aligned to the values of empowerment, accountability, and inclusion in all you do.

Resourcefulness is a key requirement of this role, you should be able to respond to requests and diagnose problems quickly so that our technology runs smoothly.

The role will work alongside a wide variety of IT teams and key stakeholders across several countries, you will need to have strong communication skills to respond to incoming support requests and be able to work alongside others to help maintain our systems.

We are looking for someone who has experience in the following:

Supporting the security of IT infrastructure by deploying patches, addressing vulnerabilities and maintaining access control.
Monitoring system performance of the infrastructure and to troubleshoot issues as they appear.
Creating reports, logging changes and documenting information about the environments to ensure that systems meet our internal and regulatory compliance standards.
Customer support experience such as working in an IT Service Desk where you are familiar with communicating with service users to understand and respond to service requests.

We offer:

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in the Transformation department at Oxfam GB, to act as key contributor to provide services that will support infrastructure services that allow sites all over the world to use key services and communicate effectively. To work with an international group of passionate people that are specialists in their IT fields.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding:

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom Oxfam GB engages. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

How to apply:

As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.

This role is UK based and open to candidates who have a legal right to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.

About Us

Oxfam is a global community who believe poverty isn’t inevitable. It’s an injustice that can be overcome. We are shop volunteers, women’s right activists, marathon runners, aid workers, coffee farmers, street fundraisers, goat herders, policy experts, campaigners, water engineers and more. And we won’t stop until everyone can live life without poverty for good.

Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.