Senior Officer - Technical Regulations at Safaricom Kenya

Department Description

We are pleased to announce the following vacancy in the Regulatory & Public Policy Department within the Corporate Affairs Division. In keeping with our current business needs, we are looking for a person who meets the criteria indicated below.

Brief Description

Reporting to the Principal Officer - Spectrum, the position holder will be responsible for supporting technical regulatory engagements on all matters involving Spectrum, Numbering, Quality of Service, Network Redundancy, Resilience and Diversity and Type Approvals.

Detailed Description

• Ensure all assigned spot frequencies in the databases are within set regulatory requirements
• Monitoring and reporting of data update for all the radio base transmitters
• Coordination and follow up of applications of frequency assignment
• Support coordination and preparation of compliance returns
• Support Spectrum audits
• Support technical direction for spectrum monitoring in collaboration with the technical team
• Support the Regulator in QoS and Inspection of facilities Audits
• Facilitate communication to relevant regulatory authorities regarding Network Interference and other Technical regulation disputes
• Participation in GSM spectrum and Technical standard formulation in SDO forums and ICT policy forums
• Follow up numbering resources requests by stakeholders from the commission and support technical implementation of local Interconnection

Job Requirements

• B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering), BSc of Engineering with specialization in microwave and telecommunications or Telecommunications Engineering/IT
• 2 years post qualification experience in telecommunications industry of which experience in mobile cellular sector is an added advantage