ICT Manager at Kenya Railways

Duties and Responsibilities

The ICT Manager will report to the General Manager Research Planning Compliance & ICT for planning, development, deployment and provision of Information communication and technology services in support of the corporation business. The key tasks will include and not limited to:

• Formulating and leading in the implementation of the ICT strategy in line with policies, processes & procedures to deliver business objective.
• Working with business to define business and ICT performance metrics, and measures, tracks and reports on benefits realization.
• Anticipates business needs and identifies and proposes ICT products and services to fulfil those needs
• Leading the demand side of the ICT governance on behalf of the corporation and communicates high level business requirements.
• Planning and leading the corporation in the ICT plans and creating awareness in the functional department on the development of specific systems solutions to meet the functional requirements and corporations objectives
• Planning, managing and providing project management (PM) leadership and support for ICT projects using ICT PM methodology.
• Managing all ICT systems and ensure that ICT policies are consistently applied and plans for the organization (business recovery plans) BRP and pandemics.
• Managing overall systems control by safeguarding the systems against deliberate efforts to fraudulently abusing it through physical and logical systems security and establishment of security features within the system for control purpose, though network monitoring and management
• Leading the corporation in the ICT services management, reviews and ensures that agreed ICT services are provided throughout the corporation
• preparing, managing and monitoring the departments budgets
• Leading, motivating and developing the departmental staff to achieve business and people objectives
• Managing the department’s communication
• Identifying, implementing and benchmarking best practices
• Managing and implementing change initiatives to achieve desired business results
• Reviewing ICT Risk management and Business continuity plans

Requirements

For appointment to this grade an officer must have at least:

• Master’s Degree in any of the following disciplines :- Information Technology, Computer Science/Engineering or Business Information Technology
• Bachelor’s Degree in any of the following: Information Technology, Computer Science or Business Information Technology from a recognized Institution.
• A minimum of ten (10) years experience in relevant work and at least three (3) years in a supervisory role in the Public Service or in the Private Sector;
• Professional certification such as Certified Computer Network Professional (CCNP), CCNA, MCSE, MCSA, MCSD, Oracle Certified Database administrator OCDBA, Microsoft Certified databases Administrator MCDBA or their equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Member of an ICT professional body.
• Certificate in Leadership Development Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution.
• Fulfilled the requirements of Chapter Six of the Constitution;
• Demonstrated merit and ability as reflected in work performance and results.