33 Non-Lecturing Job Career Opportunities: Midlands State University
Laboratory Assistant – Applied Biosciences and Biotechnology
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- National Certificate in Applied Biological Technology or equivalent
- National Diploma in Applied Biological Technology or equivalent is an added advantage
- Working experience in relevant fields is an added advantage.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assisting in preparing and running practicals for Biological Sciences and Biotechnology undergraduate modules.
- Assisting in procurement of reagents, equipment and services for the department.
- Assisting in the calibration and maintenance of laboratory equipment.
- Assisting in the general maintenance of laboratories in the department.
- Assisting in the execution of community engagement projects.
- Any other business assigned by the department.
- Cleaning apparatus, and lab space.
REGISTRY DEPARTMENT: SECRETARY/ SENIOR/ CHIEF
JOB TITLE: SECRETARY/ SENIOR/ CHIEF
Qualifications
- 5 ‘O’ levels including the English Language.
- National Diploma/Higher National Diploma in Secretarial Studies/ Office Management.
- Possession of a first degree will be an added advantage.
- At least 2 years of working experience in a similar function.
- Computer Literate in MS Word, MS Excel, and PowerPoint.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Receiving, screening visitors and assisting as necessary.
- Actioning correspondence and calls on behalf of the Head of Department – prioritizing and responding to enquiries by letter, telephone and email, directing them as appropriate.
- Maintaining diaries and arranging appointments.
- Receiving incoming and outgoing mail and directing them to their relevant departments.
- Receiving papers for meetings and preparing files.
- Preparing correspondences and reports using various software applications such as word, spreadsheets, databases, and graphics packages
- Maintaining records through retrieving, retaining, storing, compiling, coding and updating files as appropriate.
- Ordering office supplies for departments and issuance of the same and ensuring that office equipment is in working order.
- Monitoring monthly departmental expenditures
- Coordination of travel itineraries for meetings, conferences, seminars and workshops
- Helping in the organization of special projects, events and office activities
- Serving tea and refreshments
- Photocopying and printing documents for the office
- Any other duties as assigned from time to time
ICT DEPARTMENT POSTS
Certified Ethical Hacker (1 Post) Reporting to ICT Security Engineer
Qualifications and Experience
- Information Technology Undergraduate Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University.
- 1-year experience in ethical hacking
Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate would be required, among other duties, to:
- Meet with clients to discuss the security system currently in place.
- Research the company’s system, network structure, and possible penetration sites.
- Conduct multiple penetration tests on the system.
- Identify and record security flaws and breaches.
- Identify areas of high-level security.
- Review and rate the security network.
- Create suggestions for security upgrades.
- Compile penetration test reports for the client.
- Conduct penetration tests once new security features have been implemented.
- Suggest alternate upgrades.
E-Learning Developer X 3 Reporting to e-Learning Manager
Qualifications and Experience
- Information Technology bachelor’s degree from a recognized university,
- Must have proven ability to develop software using Programming frameworks e.g. Laravel, Django, Flask, NodeJS
- Expertise in the use of eLearning development tools is an added advantage.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate would be required, among other duties, to:
- Develop a world-class Digital Classroom for the University.
- Integrate various APIs with the virtual learning platform.
- Create scripts, storyboards, and other materials needed to create e-learning courses.
- Conduct research on best practices and trends in e-learning development.
- Communicate with Lectures throughout the development process to ensure course quality.
- Design and implement training programs using instructional design principles.
IT Business Analyst x 1
Reporting to: Business Analysis Engineer
Qualifications and Experience
- Information Technology Undergraduate Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University.
- At least two (2) years in a technology-driven role
- Two (2) years of experience in a problem-solving role.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions.
- Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies.
- Staying up-to-date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems.
- Performing requirements analysis.
- Documenting and communicating the results of your efforts.
- Effectively communicating your insights and plans to cross-functional team members and management.
- Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful reports.
- Ensuring solutions meet business needs and requirements.
- Performing user acceptance testing.
- Managing projects, developing project plans, and monitoring performance.
- Updating, implementing and maintaining procedures.
- Prioritizing initiatives based on business needs and requirements.
- Monitoring deliverables and ensuring timely completion of projects.
Help Desk Technician (1 Post) Reporting to Help Desk Engineer
Qualifications and Experience
- Information Technology-related undergraduate bachelor’s degree
- At least 1 year of experience as a computer technician or in a similar role.
- Working knowledge of past HelpDesk / Support Ticketing systems is an added advantage
- Experience with Windows-based OS’s, Linux or Android
POSITION SUMMARY
Information Technology helpdesk support provides advanced support to end-users for PC hardware, operating systems, software applications, peripherals, Installations and device imaging.
Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate would be required, among other duties, to:
- Provide technical support to telephone and email requests from users for all hardware, software and associated peripherals
- Ensure the university`s helpdesk software is utilized correctly
- Resolve, redirect or escalate support requests to the appropriate member of the support team
- Install and configure operating systems and various software packages to agreed standards
- Assist in the compilation of technical documentation, guidelines and procedures and ensure they are recorded correctly
Mobile Developer Job (1 Post) Reporting to: Software Engineer
Qualifications and Experience
- Information Technology Undergraduate Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University.
- One (1) year of demonstrable experience
- One (1) year of a demonstrable portfolio of released applications on the App store or the Android market
- Experience with third-party libraries and APIs
Duties and Responsibilities:
The successful candidate would be required, among other duties, to:
- Create and maintain mobile applications.
- Work with computer engineers to brainstorm new applications.
- Create UI tests to source analytics.
- Identify and plan for new features
- Develop application programming interfaces (APIs) to support mobile functionality
- Suggest and implement new mobile products, applications and protocols
- Remain up to date with the terminology, concepts and best practices for coding mobile apps
- Work closely with colleagues to constantly innovate app functionality and design
- Communicate with users to understand their needs and experiences
Network Technician (Implementation/troubleshooting) 1 Reporting to Network Engineer
Qualifications and Experience
- Must have a computer networking-related qualification at Level 7 of the Zimbabwe National Qualifications Framework (ZNQF) e.g. Cisco Certified Networking Professional, Bsc Computer Networking, etc
- At least 1 year of experience as an IT Intern or similar arrangement
Duties and Responsibilities
- Implementing new network solutions so as to improve network efficiency
- Ensure stable and reliable Campus network services (e.g. access products, service networks and core network).
- Day-to-day network performance monitoring
- Network troubleshooting and fault analysis; hardware troubleshooting and repair.
- Troubleshoot ticket generation and response; carrier interface and escalations.
- Deploy and maintenance of network monitoring, analysis and reporting tools.
- Apply configuration changes via our change control systems and processes.
- Configure and install Network services.
- Configure Active Network Devices/Equipment.
- Optimize services on the network.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for implemented networks.
Pastel Support Technician (1 Post) Reporting to User support engineer
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS
- Information Technology-related undergraduate bachelor’s degree
- At least 1-year of experience supporting pastel evolution
POSITION SUMMARY
Pastel Support technicians assist computer users with the operation of the Pastel system
Duties and RESPONSIBILITIES
- Training Clients Sage Evolution accounting system
- Install database (SQL) and sage Evolution on servers and workstations
- New database setup and imports (General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Inventory etc)
- Execute queries in the database eg delete, update, select statements etc
- Verify that the system is usable.
- Data capturing and offering support services to the client
- Troubleshoot program errors
- Assist with go live, hand-holding support
- Perform system upgrades and installations
- Assist with ad-hoc client requests
- Assist with Opening Balances (General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable and Stock)
- Configuration and testing of data to comply with the project scope
- Perform according to the requirement specifics and that the business flow is complete and whole
- Update with progress reports weekly to the superior.
Server Room Shift Technician (6 Posts) Reporting to Data Server Engineer
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or related qualifications.
- 2-3 years of experience as a data centre or server room technician, or similar.
- In-depth knowledge of data centre environments, servers, and network equipment.
- Extensive experience in installing, monitoring, and maintaining Network Infrastructure equipment.
- Exceptional ability to work as part of a team, provide IT support, and resolve errors.
- Ability to keep up with advancements in data centre infrastructure and technologies.
- Proficiency in documenting network processes.
- Exceptional communication skills.
- Willingness to respond to network and server errors after hours.
- Should be a good team player.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Monitoring and performing ongoing maintenance on servers and network equipment.
- Providing IT support to staff and customers, as well as responding to server and network issues.
- Protecting University data by preventing the overheating of server room or data centre components.
- Running hardware diagnostics and replacing failing parts in a timely manner.
- Monitoring all network processes to ensure the smooth flow of data across the network.
- Collaborating with software and network engineering teams on cybersecurity and network efficiency.
- Upgrading internal system components, including CPUs, memory, hard drives, and network cables.
- Documenting processes and keeping event logs.
- Advising on the procurement of new server room or data centre equipment.
- Keeping track of developing trends in data centre technologies.
Software Developer Job Description (3 Posts) Reporting to: Software Engineer
Qualifications and Experience:
- Information Technology Undergraduate Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University
- At least 1 year of experience as a software developer
- Must be capable of coding in PHP or Python,
- Must have the hands-on practical capability in PHP or Python frameworks such as Laravel.
- Must have practical knowledge of the MySql database
- Must have practical capability in Linux Operating systems.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Develop, test and implement new software programs
- Clearly and regularly communicate with management and technical support colleagues
- Design and update software database. This includes, but is not limited to: Software Applications and User Interfaces
- Independently install, customize and integrate commercial software packages
- Work with experienced team members to conduct root cause analysis of issues, review new and existing code and/or perform unit testing
- Identify ideas to improve system performance and impact availability
- Development of technical specifications and plans
- Make good technical decisions that provide solutions to business challenges
- Possess up-to-date knowledge of technological developments in the industry
- Communicate effectively and professionally in all forms of communication with internal and external customers
- Multi-task and change from one task to another without loss of efficiency or composure
Software Quality Assurance Tester Job Description x 1 Reporting to Software Engineer
Qualifications and Experience:
- Information Technology Undergraduate Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University.
- One (1) year experience of in test management software, programming languages, and QA methodologies.
- One (1) year of experience in QA testing.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Designing test plans, scenarios, scripts, and procedures.
- Executing tests on source code.
- Analyzing test results and reporting to the development team.
- Working with the development team to correct bugs and errors.
- Create tests to identify software problems
- Analyze bugs and errors found during tests
- Document results of tests for the software development team
- Recommend improvements in software to enhance user experience
User Support Technician (11 Posts) Reporting to User support engineer
Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or HND in computers.
- At least 1 year of experience as a computer technician or in a similar role.
POSITION SUMMARY
User Support technicians assist computer users with the operation/repair of computer systems and other technology equipment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Installing and configuring hardware and software components.
- Troubleshooting hardware and software issues.
- Repairing or replacing damaged hardware.
- Upgrading the computing equipment and related technologies in order to enable compatibility for advanced software.
- Installing and upgrading anti-virus software to ensure security at the user level.
- Performing tests and evaluations of new software and hardware.
- Providing support to users and being the first point of contact for error reporting.
- Conducting backup operations.
- Managing technical documentation.
Web Developer (1 Post) Reporting to Webmaster
Qualification and Experience:
- Information Technology Undergraduate Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University
- One (1) year of experience in knowledge of website management tools.
- Solid knowledge and experience in programming applications.
- Proficient in JavaScript, HTML, CSS, WordPress, Linux.
- Proficient in MySQL.
Roles and Responsibilities:
• Website and software application designing, building, or maintaining.
• Using scripting or authoring languages, management tools, content creation tools, applications, and digital media.
• Directing or performing Website updates.
• Developing or validating test routines and schedules to ensure that test cases mimic external interfaces and address all browser and device types.
• Editing, writing, or designing Website content, and directing team members who produce content.
• Maintaining an understanding of the latest Web applications and programming practices through education, study, and participation in conferences, workshops, and groups.
• Back up files from Web sites to local directories for recovery.
• Identifying problems uncovered by customer feedback and testing, and correcting or referring problems to appropriate personnel for correction.
• Evaluating code to ensure it meets industry standards, is valid, is properly structured, and is compatible with browsers, devices, or operating systems.
*NB: Midlands State University is an equal opportunities employer. In the interest of promoting gender parity, female candidates are encouraged to apply.
APPLICATIONS
Applicants must submit copies of applications with the following: application letter, certified certificates and curriculum vitae giving full details of names,
place and date of birth, experience, present salary, date of availability, contact telephone number (s) and names and email addresses of three referees to:
The Deputy Registrar (Human Resources)
Midlands State University
vacancies@staff.msu.ac.zw
The application documents should be sent as a single merged pdf file. The closing date for applications is 30 September 2022. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be communicated to