IT Technical Support Supervisor Jobs – Nation Media Group (NMG)
Posted by: ugashare-Volunteer
Posted date: 2025-Feb-21
Location: ampala, Uganda
Job Title:  IT Technical Support Supervisor  Organisation: Nation Media Group (NMG) Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda Reports to: IT & Digital Service Manager About the Company: The Nation Media Group is the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa with operations in print, broadcast and digital media, which attract and serve unparalleled audiences in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. Nation Media Group is Uganda’s most influential media house, operating the Daily Monitor. Saturday Monitor and Sunday Monitor newspapers, 93.3 KFM, 90.4 Dembe FM, NTV Uganda, Spark TV, Nation Courier Service and the Monitor Business Directory. Job Summary:   The role oversees the daily operations of technical support teams, ensuring efficient delivery of IT services, troubleshooting, and maintenance. The incumbent leads and trains team members, manages incident resolution, and implements service improvements to support organizational IT needs and enhance user experience. Key Duties and Responsibilities: - Supervise and mentor a team of service desk analysts, systems administrator and network administrator/engineers providing guidance and performance feedback.
- Coordinate training and development to enhance technical skills and service quality.
- Schedule shifts and manage team resources to ensure adequate support coverage.
- Oversee day-to-day technical support operations, ensuring timely response and resolution of incidents and requests and ensure agreed targets are met and appropriate qualitative standards are achieved
- Implement and monitor service-level agreements (SLAs) to meet organizational requirements.
- Implement methodologies to improve first and second call resolution.
- Act as an escalation point for complex technical issues.
- Design and develop an enhanced reporting structure which ensures the early identification of
- product faults and ensures minimum risk to the business.
- Coordinate maintenance, updates, and patch management for systems, hardware, and software.
- Ensure security and compliance by implementing best practices for data protection and network integrity.
- Collaborate with other IT teams to plan and execute technology upgrades and deployments.
- Conduct regular network assessments, performance tuning, and security audits to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
- Implement firmware and software updates for routers, switches, firewalls, and other network appliances to maintain optimal security and functionality.
- Perform backup and disaster recovery testing for critical network configurations to ensure business continuity and resilience.
- Maintain redundancy and failover systems to prevent network outages, including load balancing, high-availability configurations, and disaster recovery planning.
- Work with ISPs and telecom providers to optimize external connectivity, ensuring sufficient bandwidth and minimal latency.
- Monitor and analyze network traffic patterns and logs to proactively detect and resolve bottlenecks, unauthorized access attempts, and anomalies.
- Maintain up-to-date network topology diagrams and documentation, ensuring proper configuration records for troubleshooting and future scaling.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, data privacy laws, and security frameworks.
- Performance Monitoring and Reporting.
- Track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure team performance and service effectiveness.
- Generate regular reports on support metrics, incident trends, and service quality.
- Provide insights and recommendations to management for continued service improvement.
- Liaise with other departments to understand and address IT needs and service requirements.
- Communicate technical information effectively to non-technical users and stakeholders.
- Support IT initiatives by aligning technical services with broader organizational goals.
- Develop, implement, and update technical support processes, policies, and procedures.
- Maintain accurate documentation for troubleshooting steps, standard operating procedures, and knowledge base articles.
- Identify areas for service improvement and efficiency, recommending and implementing solutions.
- Inventory tracking and management: Maintain an accurate inventory of IT assets, including hardware, software, and licenses. Update asset records to reflect changes in ownership, status, and location.
- Oversee the deployment of assets, ensuring proper configuration and alignment with company standards.
- Coordinate installations, upgrades, and reassignments as necessary.
- Ensure assets are configured securely and documented accurately.
- Conduct regular audits to verify asset inventory, status, and location.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience: - Academic: Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
- Professional: Microsoft certification (MCSE or MCITP), ITSM or ITIL v4 Certification, Cisco Certification (CCNA or CCNP)
- Experience: At least 2 years of experience in a supervisory role, Proven experience in a technical support role, including previous experience as a Service Desk Analyst or related field.
Core Competencies - Strong leadership and team management skills.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Analytical mindset and the ability to use data for decision-making.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
- Customer-focused with a commitment to providing exceptional service.
How to Apply: If you believe that you are our ideal candidate, please submit your application, detailed CV and academic documents with a daytime telephone number as one PDF document, quoting the position you have applied for in the subject line to the HR Manager-NMGU, at the link below Click Here Deadline: 6th March 2025  For more of the latest jobs, please visit https://www.ugashare.com or find us on our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Ugashare Job Title:  Librarian Graduate Internship (No Experience Jobs)  Organisation: Goethe… Job Title:  Information Security Specialist  Organisation: National Social Security… Job Title:    Nile Breweries Limited Internship June / May 2025 (Several… Job Title:  IT Officer     Organisation: Human Capital Business Solutions… Job Title:  Social Media / IT Manager  Organisation: Hey… Job Title: Scientist, Data Organisation: Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited Duty Station:…
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