Technical Update

The Systems and Technology Division is one of the six divisions in NASSIT and is responsible for providing and maintaining a single logical data repository capable of supporting all of NASSIT's core business activities; establishing and maintaining effective and efficient information and communication system; ensuring the proper maintenance of contributor's records; planning and executing research projects; coordinating the design analysis of surveys and preparing the Trust's corporate plan

The Division comprises two departments, a Records Section and a Desktop Publishing Unit, and is directly supervised by a Director.

Systems Department

Terms of Reference

o Developing and maintaining databases

o Customising off-the-shelf software packages

o Preparing Applications and Systems documentation

o Defining IT strategies

o Developing and maintaining applications software for retrieval

manipulation and presentation at the client workstation

o Establishing NASSIT-wide IT training needs

o Establishing a solid back up strategy and disaster recovery plan

o Determining needs of consumable items

o Capture of employer/employee data.

o Generation of social security numbers

o Production of social security cards

o Management of the Biometric Registration System

o Setting up and management of the Community Net

Technology Departments

Terms of Reference

o Design and implementation of Local Area Network

o Logical setup of network users, user profiles; assignment of shared resources, access rights to sub-LANS; network tuning and client server setup

o Developing a comprehensive network security policy, including procedures and systems

o Keeping detailed documentation on hardware, software, user information and network configuration; documenting the physical scheme of the network, including servers, routers and gateways; implementing a change control procedure to manage changes as well as providing detailed documentation; developing “statistics” for reference

o Maintenance of the NASSIT Website

o Management of Local and Wide Area Network environment

o Maintenance of hardware

o Communication Systems

o Setting up and management of Desktop Publishing unit

o Determining hardware needs

Desktop Publishing Unit

Terms of Reference

To setup the Desktop Publishing Unit
To manage the activities of the Unit
To design, typeset, produce and collate brochures, manuals, pamphlets, leaflets, flyers, invitations, standard forms, business stationery, corporate newsletters, annual reports, etc. using up to three " spot colours', i.e., colours in addition to black
To design and customise forms.