Position: Freelance position for an IT Coordinator
Company: Virtual Ukraine Advanced Studies Institute
Category: Project Manager
Experience required: 1y
English level: upper
Published: 2023-07-01T00:00:00+03:00

Place of employment: Kiyv
Time of employment: August-September 2023 to Aug. 30, 2026.
As this position is free-lance and part time, it can be held in addition to another position, i.e. an academic position. 
VUIAS cannot cover taxes. Should Ukrainian taxes apply, they have to be deducted from the honorarium.

The project VUIAS is coordinated by a team of four staff members, of which two work in Berlin and two in Kyiv. The team is led by the Head Coordinator in Berlin in close cooperation with the Coordinator in Kyiv.

The IT Coordinator in Kyiv covers set up, administration, maintenance, and development of the IT-infrastructure of the Virtual Ukraine Institute for Advanced Study as well as service and support for the staff members. She/he reports to the Head Coordinator in Berlin.

Her/his tasks include:

- set up, administration and maintenance of cloud based third-party software for collaborative work (including email, cloud storage, team workspace)
- administration and content management of the VUIAS homepage (“vuias.org”) 

- installation, maintenance and daily operation of an infrastructure for virtual and hybrid meetings (based on “zoom”) such as a regular colloquium, workshops etc. 
- set up and coordination of the on-line application process. 

Broad knowledge of broad knowledge of application-oriented software, and previous experience in IT administration is required, also a fundamental knowledge of network and data security. Experience in development of webbased application and database development is an advantage.
Verbal and written skills in Ukrainian and English are essential.
We are looking for a person who enjoys team work and the daily creation of ideal framework conditions for excellent research.

CV, and letter of interest to vuias.org (Sereda Viktoriya)