Job Vacancies at Nairobi Hospital

REF: TNH/HRD/SD/10/21

Reporting to Head of ICT the successful candidate will be responsible for designing and development of advanced software solutions, provide high levels of system support including interpretation and articulation of business needs, and demonstrate competency in providing business solutions in line with the Hospital’s technology needs.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. Design and develop programming systems making specific determinations about system performance as well as respond promptly and professionally to bug reports.
2. Review and repair legacy code including conducting system analysis and development in order to keep the Hospital’s systems current with changing technologies.
3. Analyse, design, coordinate and supervise the development of software systems to form a basis for the solution of information processing problems.
4. Analyse system specifications and translate system requirements to task specifications.
5. Analyse current programs including performance, diagnosis and troubleshooting of problem programs, and designing solutions to problematic programming.
6. Develop new programs and proofing the program to develop needed changes to assure production of a quality product.
7. Development of new programs analyse current programs, processes, and making recommendations, which yield a more cost effective product.
8. Writes, edits, and debugs new computer programs for assigned projects, including necessary records and desired output.
9. Demonstrate commitment to excellence in designing, coding, testing, debugging, configuring, and documenting software and operate effectively in a dynamic, multi-tasking 
10. environment.
11. Effectively estimate project work and communicate issues and risks that might impact development timeline, budget or resources.
12. Consistently apply generally accepted programming standards and techniques to assure efficient program logic and data manipulation.
13. Implement new software solutions.
14. Tests new programs to ensure that logic and syntax are correct, and that program results are accurate; assists lower-level programmers with programming assignments.
15. Evaluate and identify new technologies for implementation.
16. Evaluate, recommend and select 3rd party components which will make the development life cycle shorter and more productive.
17. Consistently deliver projects on time and on budget.
18. Collaborate with out-sourcing vendors and staff to complete development projects.
19. Maintain software solutions.
20. Performance tuning, improvement, balancing, usability, automation.
21. Support, maintain and document software functionality; and
22. Any other responsibilities that may be assigned to the jobholder by the supervisor from time to time.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 

1. Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or any other related 
2. field from a recognized institution.
3. Certification in software development and programming.
4. Minimum of 3 years’ ICT experience

CORE COMPETENCIES

1. Project management skills. 
2. Ability to lead, influence and drive change initiatives in support of business strategies within the department/unit.
3. Demonstrates proficient knowledge and utilization of engineering tools necessary for successful performance of the essential functions of this job description. 
4. Must demonstrate proficiency and possess experience necessary to develop moderately complex software in C, C++, C#, Java, assembly language, or other selected languages.
5. Demonstrates mastery of relevant software engineering tools (configuration management systems, build processes, debuggers, emulators, simulators and logic analyzers). 
6. Must demonstrate proficient ability to capture and document software requirements.
7. Experience in all areas of the Software Development: including designing, coding, testing, debugging, configuring, and documenting software. 
8. Excellent understanding of project estimating, and ability to communicate issues and risks that might impact development timeline, budget or resources.
9. Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
10. Experience designing modules for Content Management Systems, particularly for responsive web pages where content areas must dynamically adjust. 
11. Leadership and people management including performance management, coaching & mentoring.
12. Demonstrated business acumen - able to create HR strategy and actions that impact business success.
13. High-level interpersonal and cross-cultural skills, including ability to build consensus, alliances and collaborative relationships with sensitivity to diversity/inclusion.
14. Creativity and innovation skills, with ability to use technology and other modern tools to drive decision making and implementation.
15. Professionalism and integrity in line with the Hospital values.
16. High-level oral and written communication skills.
17. Critical and analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
18. Personal motivation and drive exhibited through commitment to hard work, continuous improvement and achievement of goals.
19. Good customer relationship management skills (internal and external customers)

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REF: TNH/HRD/CTI/10/21

Reporting to Head of ICTthe successful candidate will be responsible for designing, remodelling, expansion, and relocation of ICT infrastructure projects from concept to completion in order to create an efficient and aesthetic workplace.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. Ensure optimal performance of all infrastructure and communication equipment to ensure optimal operation across the Hospital.
2. Conduct research and make recommendations on new hardware (Printers, Desktops, laptops,and associated peripherals), network products, services, protocols, and standards. Provide reports to Management, with recommendations and plans for correcting any hardware challenges.Ensure effectiveness of workstations, including e-mail, print, and their OS and software. 
3. Responsible for Microsoft licensing.
4. Handle user hardware requests, ensuring fulfilment of the same as per internal SLA.
5. Manage security solutions, i.e., anti-virus solutions, and intrusion prevention systems, among others. Perform periodic reviews of ICT endpoint security controls.
6. Verify user needs and coordinate procurement process for ICT and related network. Ensure effective management of IT assets and related documentation.
7. Manage windows domain administration including on premise and cloud-based mailboxes. 
8. Construct, install, and test customized configurations based on various platforms and operating systems
9. Plan and coordinate installation of hardware and software across the organization’s network.
10. Enforce compliance and regulation by ensuring all vendors and meet their specific standards.
11. Monitor ICT Infrastructure to ensure availability and reliability to support business operations. Establish SLA with end users and provide them with support and training in LAN admin and usage.
12. Test server performance and provide performance statistics and reports.
13. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of hardware and equipment contracts and supervise contractbased engagements.
14. Any other responsibilities that may be assigned to the job holder by the supervisor from time to time.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE 

1. Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Information 
2. System, Software Engineering or any other equivalent field.
3. Professional ICT qualifications such as ITIL, CCNA, MCSE or Virtualization (VMware) will be an added advantage.
4. Minimum of 3 years’ experience in IT Infrastructure environment

CORE COMPETENCIES

1. Excellent Knowledge of current protocols and standards including active directory, Group 
2. Policies, MS Exchange, Core Switching and Routing, SAN Virtualization
3. Hands-on hardware troubleshooting experience.
4. Good understanding of perimeter and endpoint security management and email security.
5. Leadership and organizational skills
6. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
7. Good communication skills.
8. Attention to detail
9. Planning and organizing skills
10. Communication skills 
11. Team working skills
12. Accountability 
13. Integrity
14. Confidentiality