Senior ICT Planning & Development Officer at Garissa University College

ADVERT NO: GaU/HR/EA/1/26: SENIOR ICT PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER GaU GRADE 13 – ONE (1) POSITION
Job Description

Senior ICT Planning and Development officer duties at this level will entail:

• Developing, implementing and maintaining of systems;
• Carrying out systems analysis, design and programmer specifications in liaison with users;
• Ensuring adherence to established ICT standards;
• Supervising and compiling overall systems documentation;
• Supervising installation certification, repairs and maintenance of Information Communication Technology equipment, solutions and associated peripherals;
• Recommending and supervising Hardware/Software specifications for Information Communication Technology equipment;
• Administering and maintaining web-based systems and database server’s configuration;
• Documenting network configurations and passwords of critical systems;
• Maintain Systems security and Databases;
• Enforcing implementation of ICT policies and procedures;
• Assist in ICT Planning, Budgeting and Reporting;
• Management of outsourced ICT services and service providers; and
• Development and maintenance of the University’s intranet.
• Supervision of the installation, commissioning and implementation of ERP
• Performing any other duties as may be assigned by the University Management.

Requirements for appointment: -

For appointment to this grade, a person must possess the following qualifications:

• Masters degree in Computer Science/Information Technology/Electrical & Electronic Engineering or its equivalent from a recognized institution
• Engineering or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Eight (8) years work experience in a relevant field, three (3) of which should be in a university set up.
• At least any one (1) certification from relevant professional bodies in either CCNP, CDCP, CCNA Cloud, CCNA Industrial/IoT, CCNA, MCSE, MCSA, MCSD, N+, A+ OCA, CISSP, Linux+, Network+, Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP), CISA, CISM, CGEIT or other equivalent qualifications from a recognized institution;
• Demonstratable cyber security skills.
• Experience and knowledge of ERP system, specifically Microsoft Navision Dynamics and Student Management information systems (SMIS).
• Advance knowledge and experience in deployment of e-learning technologies to support blended and remote learning.
• Fulfill the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution.