DICT Region 4A is Hiring until October 25, 2022

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The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Teknolohiyang Pang-Impormasyon at Komunikasyon) is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the planning, development and promotion of the countryโ€™s information and communications technology (ICT) agenda in support of national development.

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) shall be the primary policy, planning, coordinating, implementing, and administrative entity of the Executive Branch of the government that will plan, develop, and promote the national ICT development agenda. (RA 10844) The following agencies are attached to the DICT for purposes of policy and program coordination: Cybercrime Investigation and Coordination Center (CICC), National Privacy Commission, and National Telecommunications Commission (NTC).

Interestingly, DICT has vacancies available until October 25, 2022.

One (1) One Project Development Officer II (SG15/ Php 38,463 Monthly Salary)

  • Division: ILCDB-DIGITALJOBSPH
  • Appointment Status: Job Order/ Contract of Service
  • Place of Assignment: Batangas
  • Job Qualifications:
    • Graduate of bachelor’s degree relevant to the job;
    • Has good oral and written communication, project management, monitoring and coordination skills;
    • Is goal-oriented, self-motivated, honest, and can work with minimum supervision;
    • Has strong analytical skills and proven ability to analyze and solve problems and issues effectively and quickly;
    • Has good project management, monitoring, coordination, and organization skills;
    • Has the ability to identify and communicate potential problems and proposes creative solutions;
    • Is proficient in using computer and office software applications/tools; and
    • With CS Eligibility

One (1) Project Development Officer I (SG11/ Php 26,779 Monthly Salary)

  • Division: ICT Industry Development Bureau (IIDB)
  • Appointment Status: Job Order/ Contract of Service
  • Place of Assignment: Batangas
  • Job Qualifications:
    • Graduate of bachelor’s degree relevant to the job;
    • Training or background in information and communications technology filed is an advantage;
    • Excellent writing and communication skills;
    • Knowledgeable in office management systems and procedures;
    • With CS Eligibility

One (1) Project Development Officer I (SG11/ Php 26,779 Monthly Salary)

  • Division: ICT Industry Development Bureau (IIDB)
  • Appointment Status: Job Order/ Contract of Service
  • Place of Assignment: Batangas
  • Job Qualifications:
    • Graduate of bachelor’s degree relevant to the job;
    • Training or background in information and communications technology filed is an advantage;
    • Excellent writing and communication skills;
    • Knowledgeable in office management systems and procedures;
    • With CS Eligibility

One (1) Project Development Officer I (SG11/ Php 26,779 Monthly Salary)

  • Division: ICT Industry Development Bureau (IIDB)
  • Appointment Status: Job Order/ Contract of Service
  • Place of Assignment: Batangas
  • Job Qualifications:
    • Graduate of bachelor’s degree relevant to the job;
    • Training or background in information and communications technology filed is an advantage;
    • Excellent writing and communication skills;
    • Knowledgeable in office management systems and procedures;
    • With CS Eligibility

One (1) Administrative Assistant I (SG7/ Php 19,749.60 Monthly Salary)

  • Division: Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Division (DRRMD)
  • Appointment Status: Job Order/ Contract of Service
  • Place of Assignment: Batangas
  • Job Qualifications:
    • Graduate of any business-related course;
    • Has initiative and is willing to learn;
    • Preferably with experience working in Accounting Office;
    • Detail-oriented, with analytical and problem-solving skills;
    • Excellent writing and communication skills;
    • Knowledgeable in office management systems and procedures;
    • With CS Eligibility

How to Apply

  • Application Letter
  • Personal Data Sheet (PDS) which can be downloaded HERE
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Certificate of Eligibility
  • Diploma and Transcript of Records
  • Certificate of relevant training/seminars
  • Certificate of Employment (if applicable)
  • NBI Clearance

Kindly address your applications to:

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Regional Director
DICT โ€“ Region IV-A & IV-B
Telecom Road, Capitol Site, Kumintang Ibaba,
Batangas City.

or You may also send your applications through email at:

region4a@dict.gov.ph
with subject: 
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  ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ PDO II
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History

Predecessor
The Commission on Information and Communications Technology, a preceding agency, was created on January 12, 2004, by virtue of Executive Order No. 269, signed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, as a transitory measure to the creation of a Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). The CICT was composed of the National Computer Center (NCC), the Telecommunications Office (TELOF), and all other operating units of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) dealing with communications. The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and the Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) were also attached to the CICT for policy coordination. The CICT took over the functions of the Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Council (ITECC), which was subsequently abolished through Executive Order No. 334 on July 20, 2004.

Restructuring
Executive Order No. 454, signed on August 16, 2005, transferred the NTC back to the DOTC. According to EO 454, the transfer "will streamline bureaucracy operations." While the reasons for the transfer were unclear, there were discussions that placing the NTC under the CICT would be a bureaucratic anomaly since it is unusual for a commission to fall under another commission.

Executive Order No. 603, signed on February 17, 2007, transferred the TELOF and all other operating units of the CICT dealing with communications back to the DOTC. According to EO 603, the transfer "is necessitated by the present demands of national development and concomitant development projects as it will streamline bureaucracy operations and effectively promote fast, efficient and reliable networks of communication system and services." The transfer of the TELOF to the DOTC left the CICT with just two agenciesโ€”the NCC and the PhilPost.

Executive Order No. 648, signed on August 6, 2007, but published only on December 24, 2008, transferred the NTC back to the CICT.

Executive Order No. 780, signed on January 29, 2009, transferred the TELOF and all other operating units of the DOTC dealing with communications back to the CICT, thereby returning the CICT to its original composition.

Initial efforts
Several bills in the Philippine Congress have been filed creating a Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), which would transform the CICT into an executive department. In the House of Representatives, a consolidated bill, House Bill No. 4300, was approved on third and final reading on August 5, 2008, and transmitted to the Senate on August 11, 2008.

In the Senate, a consolidated bill, Senate Bill No. 2546, was approved by the Senate Committee on Science and Technology on August 19, 2008, but had not made it past second reading by the time Congress adjourned session on February 5, 2010, which means the bill is as good as dead. It will have to be refiled in both the House of Representatives and the Senate in the next Congress. With the failure of Congress to pass the DICT Bill, the legal basis of the CICT remains an executive order, which means the next President can abolish the CICT.

Executive Order No. 47 was signed by President Aquino III on June 23, 2011 . The order states that: "Reorganizing, renaming and transferring the Commission on Information and Communications Technology and its attached agencies to the Department of Science and Technology, directing the implementation thereof and for other purposes." Furthermore, "the positions of Chairman and Commissioners of the CICT are hereby abolished." The BPO stakeholders were surprised with the order and unhappy with the change.

Creation
The law creating the DICT, Republic Act No. 10844 or "An Act Creating the Department of Information and Communications Technology", was signed on May 20, 2016, during the administration of President Benigno Aquino III. Several agencies from other executive departments, notably from the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), dealing with communications functions and responsibilities will either be abolished or transferred to the newly created department. The DOTC will then be renamed "Department of Transportation." The law provides for a 6-month transition period โ€œfor the full implementation of the transfer of functions, assets and personnel.โ€ The law took effect on June 9, 2016, which marked the establishment of the DICT.

Source: DICT Region IVA – Calabarzon