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  • Posted: Sep 24, 2020
    Deadline: Oct 8, 2020
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    The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) was established by an Act of Parliament, Chapter 469 of the laws of Kenya , which became effective on 1st July 1995 . The Authority is charged with the responsibility of collecting revenue on behalf of the Government of Kenya. A Board of Directors, consisting of both public and private sector experts, makes policy decisio...
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    Manager - GIS/NAS Information and Data Management

    Department:       Transformation Leadership Office

    Division:             Business Process and Information Management

    Location / Work station: Nairobi or Other Regional Office

    Supervisor:          Chief Manager – Business Process & Information Management

    Supervisee:         GIS Assistant Manager

    Job summary:    

    • To set-up and manage the Organization’s GIS operational framework working with all relevant stakeholders to understand GIS technology opportunities, needs and challenges  to meet the organization’s strategic goals and objectives

    Key responsibilities:        

    1. KRA’s GIS Framework Set-up and Management

    • Set up KRA’s GIS Framework
    • Develop and implement policies and procedures to guide GIS operations.
    • Plan and budget for all GIS activities relating to the program specifically, managing all contracts, developing, and tracking all budgets
    • Secure funding and manage all aspects of these activities
    • Ensure accomplishment of KRA’s GIS mission in a timely and cost effective manner.

    2. Operationalize KRA’s GIS Management Framework

    • Manage day-day to GIS operations, including organizing, planning, directing and controlling.
    • Management of personnel assigned to GIS Teams and their activities to ensure quality of required output.
    • Ensure the quality of GIS products and services (e.g. standards development).
    • Investigate and propose future GIS Team activities.
    • Provide an interface between IT and GIS staff.

    3. GIS Services Performance Monitoring

    • Monitor the performance of the products and services provided by the GIS Team including throughput and turnaround time.
    • Evaluate technological advances and promote usage of appropriate technology and applications among various end-users.
    • Oversee GIS data analysis to identify trends and opportunities for improvement and new processes
    • Identify gaps and arising business threats and identify effective solutions for automated and non-automated components of impacted processes
    • Co-ordinate interface and utilization of data within IT.
    • Make periodic reports to management on GIS activities.

    4. Capacity Development

    • Define and execute continuous organizational GIS strategy across identified business areas
    • Facilitate and/or manage GIS related projects/initiatives.
    • Hire and train GIS Team staff.
    • Coach; mentor and guide GIS analysis staff on range and choice of industry techniques and approach
    • Monitor performance of all GIS Team members.

    5. Stakeholder and Quality Management

    • Ensure customer confidence and monitoring of customer satisfaction by ensuring the GIS teams sets achievable customer expectations and respond to inquiries/resolves customer issues in a timely manner.
    • Ensure commitments to internal customers are met and opinions and ideas from the business incorporated into delivered GIS solutions.
    • Oversee collaborations with business subject matter experts and business process engineers to understand and document business needs and issues
    • Promote GIS Team to the organization and market it to user departments through presentations, preparation of brochures, visits to business areas etc.
    • Ensure quality standards are maintained in all GIS projects/Initiatives
    • Liase with Unit Leadership to co-ordinate planning and scheduling of internal audits tasks touching on GIS initiatives when required; follow-ups on corrective actions and preparation of any required audit reports.
    • Oversee post-implementation quality audits requests on GIS initiatives

    6. Administrative

    • Support implementation of KRA’s vision and mission
    • Contribute to Division’s/Unit’s mandate by accomplishing related results as needed
    • Oversee completion of all assigned  tasks to ensure timely delivery
    • Comply with HR requirements on staff policy guidelines and requirements
    • Maintain employee confidence and protects KRA assets, including intellectual property, by keeping information confidential
    • Any additional duties as assigned

    Academic and Professional qualifications               

    • Bachelor’s Degree in Geospatial Information System, Geomatics Engineering, Geospatial Engineering, Surveying and photogrammetry.
    • Proficiency with Project Management and relevant Project Management tools

    Relevant work experience required           

    • Five (5) years progressive experience in GIS Technology including project management and business analysis of which two (2) should be at First Level Management.
    • Relevant experience in use of technical tools for delivering geospatial solutions
    • Practical experience in relevant MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project)
    • Excellent understanding of technology

    Skills required

    • Well-developed leadership and project management skills
    • Excellent business awareness and analytical skills
    • Outstanding Organizational and planning skills
    • Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
    • Strong logical and strategic thinker
    • A team player with the ability to navigate large, complex organizations
    • Quality management skills
    • Ability to be provide proactive and innovative/creative solutions to issues
    • Fulfil Chapter Six  of Kenya’s Constitution 2010 Requirements on Leadership and Integrity

    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) on www.kra.go.ke to apply

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