Database Administrator at Strathmore University

Reporting: Program Director-BMIA Project

Relationships And Contacts:

• Dean and members of Management Committee.
• Faculty members.
• Collaborative partners, partner business schools in Kenya and globally.
• Interdepartmental relationships with colleagues across the Business School.

Job Purpose

The Bloomberg Africa Media Initiative is a multi-disciplinary program launched by Michael R. Bloomberg in 2014 to advance business journalism in Africa in order to accelerate development of a globally competitive media and financial reporting industry to improve market transparency, economic growth and governance.

The initiative provides cross-disciplinary educational programs and mid-career fellowships to increase the number of highly trained business and financial journalists, and convenes media, business and technology leaders to promote interactive dialogue and build strong relationships to enhance the quality of financial coverage.

The Strathmore Business School, Center for Business Journalism is serving as the Secretariat responsible for the implementation of the training program in five African countries (Ghana, Zambia, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Cote D’ivoire).

Database Administrator Job Responsibilities

• Keep databases up to date
• Help with database design and development
• Manage database access
• Design maintenance procedures and putting them into operation
• Ensure that databases meet user requirements
• Liaise with programmers, applications/operational staff, IT project managers and other technical staff
• Manage database security/integrity and back-up procedures
• Implement security measures
• Define objectives through consultation with staff at all levels
• Write reports, documentation and operating manuals
• Test and modify databases to ensure that they operate reliably
• Provide user training, support and feedback
• Write disaster recovery plans
• Maintain archives

The job description is a guide to the level and range of responsibilities the post-holder is expected to undertake initially and duties of that post may be altered from time to time to meet changing demands

Requirements

• Degree Holder from a recognized institution
• He / She should have knowledge and experience on database management systems
• Mathematical aptitude and strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent IT and programming skills
• Excellent organizational, time and project management skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Teamwork skills because most projects require input from individuals with different roles
• Self-development skills to keep-up-to-date with fast-changing trends
• Professional approach to time, costs and deadlines