CTG overview:

• CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions. With past performance in 17 countries – from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia, we have placed more than 20,000 staff all over the world since operations began in 2006.
• CTG recruits, deploys and manages the right people with the right skills to implement humanitarian and development projects, from cleaners to obstetricians, and mechanics to infection specialists, we’re skilled in emergency response to crises such as the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Key to successful project delivery is the ability to mobilise at speed; CTG can source and deploy anyone, anywhere, in less than 2 weeks and have done so in 48 hours on a number of occasions.
• Through our efficient and agile HR, logistical and operational services, CTG saves multilateral organisations time and money. We handle all our clients’ HR related issues, so they are free to focus on their core services.
• Visit www.ctg.org to find out more

Overview of position:

• CTG is looking for qualified staff as mentioned below in the TOR.

Role objectives:

• The Conference Room Technician is responsible for the operation & quality control of video, audio & other data, entering, being used within & leaving the conference rooms. The services associated with Conference Room Technician(s) include but are not limited to:
• Operation & management of microphone management simultaneous interpretation (simultaneous multiple languages) systems, operations & management of robotic camera systems, operation of multi channel mixer, microphones, amplifiers, digital signal processors & speaker systems, sound reinforcement, voting systems, subtitling systems, audio & video routing & switching.
• Operation of all peripheral video & audio generating, capturing or transmitting sources, videoconferencing, VTC bridging, data entry & management roles for the media asset management platform.

Project reporting:

• This role reports to the line manager.

Key competencies:

• Minimum of High School Diploma & successful graduation from a minimum of 2 years of related college or other related tertiary academic or technical qualification.
• With three years relevant experience in conference operation, event delivery & operation & / or broadcast.
• 3 years of relevant experience, in the area of audio / visual operations, including operating related video & audio equipment.
• Must have a basic understanding of electronics & signal flow.
• The position, reports to the relevant contract owner UN officer & requires close interaction & coordination with meeting owners, meeting participants, event organizers & event coordinators; providing technical & instructional advice to clients & end users on the proper operation of conferencing equipment.
• The Technician must be able to work successfully both supervised & unsupervised.

Team management:

• This role has no team management responsibility

Further information:

• Qualified female candidates are encougared to apply for this role.