Job Description
DIRECTORATE/ DEPARTMENT: Directorate of Corporate Services
GRADE/LEVEL: IRA 4
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Senior Manager, Information Communication and Technology
REF: MICT/08
a) Job Purpose
The position is responsible for developing and implementing strategy, policies
based on the IRA strategic plan and business needs to achieving quality
performance and resource management.
b) Job Specifications
The duties and responsibilities entail:
I. Managerial / Supervisory Responsibilities
(i) Manage the development of ICT strategy, policies, and operational plans
in line with the Authority’s Strategic Plan;
(ii) Formulate the development of the departmental work plans and
approved budgets;
(iii) Develop and manage the performance management in the department;
(iv) Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual reports for the department;
(v) Lead in the establishment, management and maintenance of a robust
ICT infrastructure and information systems that comply with legal and
regulatory, requirements and best practices to support achievement of
Authority’s mandate;
(vi) Coordinate the management of confidentiality, availability and integrity
of the Authority’s information, data and information systems;
(vii) Develop the Authority’s annual Operating and Capital budgetary
requirements;
(viii) Review the management of the security of the Infrastructure and
Information systems;
(ix) Develop, implement and maintain the Business Intelligence and
Information Repository tools to support analytics for effective decisions
making;
(x) Develop the implementation plans for ICT projects on behalf of the
Authority;
(xi) Develop departmental board papers in liaison with the Senior Manager,
Information Communication & Technology;
(xii) Formulate the implementation plan for the board resolutions;
(xiii) Development and implementation effective disaster recovery and
business continuity mechanisms for the Authority;
(xiv) Prepare and manage the ICT departmental risks and performance;
(xv) Develop and implement departmental quality management systems and
standards;
(xvi) Formulate the planning, analysis, automation and of the Authority’s
business processes and workflows;
(xvii) Develop and implement mechanism for continuous upgrades of the
Authority’s business systems and applications;
(xviii) Develop the human resource needs for the department in liaison with the
Senior Manager, Information Communication & Technology;
(xix) Prepare the ICT related procurement needs for the Authority;
(xx) Organise the auditing and other compliance related activities within the
Department;
(xxi) Manage the provision of user support to the Authority’s Directorates and
departments;
(xxii) Develop appropriate backup and security procedures and guidelines
ideal to safeguard the Authority’s ICT installations, systems and
databases against violations;
(xxiii) Plan and implement appropriate training programme for the Authority’s
users on ICT systems;
(xxiv) Develop and implement a mentoring, coaching and appraising
programme for the departmental staff;
(xxv) Develop and implement standard operating procedures for ICT
operations are set;
(xxvi) Validate and approve the technical, systems and user documentations
after they have been updated;
(xxvii) Validate the Information Communication Technology equipment
inventory and initiate their replacement as necessary;
(xxviii) Reviewing and recommending approval of the feasibility studies and
reports for systems implementation;
(xxix) Coordinate the designing and maintenance of the Local Area Network
(LAN), Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and Wide Area Network (WAN);
(xxx) Maintenance of the ICT infrastructure, Systems and other related services;
(xxxi) Liaise with the other departments in the implementation of change
management initiatives;
(xxxii) Validate and advise on any new system changes before installation in the
production environment.
(xxxiii) Design the security aspects within the Local Area Network (LAN), Virtual
Private Networks (VPN) and Wide Area Network (WAN).
II. Operational Responsibilities / Tasks
(i) Develop and implement ICT policies and procedures for effective and
efficient use of ICT services throughout the Authority;
(ii) Develop mechanisms to ensure the Authority’s ICT assets and
information systems are secure from ICT related risks like unauthorized
access to information, data corruption or integrity loss, degraded
processing capability, and poor service levels;
(iii) Organise the review, testing and evaluation of systems to determine their
efficiency, reliability, compatibility and relevance;
(iv) Implement relevant statutory regulations and standards;
(v) Develop management reports, proposals and any other relevant
documents for review by the Senior Manager;
(vi) Providing technical input in ICT project and other committees
(vii) Identify security gaps within the infrastructure, systems and databases
and coordinate their resolution;
(viii) Train staff on security matters and creating general awareness on cyber
security on regular basis;
(ix) Analysis of the Antivirus databases, assessing the emerging threats and
ensuring that the appropriate patches and updates are done;
(x) Review the security measures of the systems and testing of the same
before deployment of the same
c) Persons Specifications
(i) Masters degree in Computer Science or IT, Information Systems or
related field;
(ii) Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or IT, Information Systems or
related field;
(iii) Nine (9) years relevant working experience
(iv) Professional qualifications in any two of the following:
CISA/CISM/CRISC/CEH/CISSP/MCSE/MCITP/CCNA/Project
Management Certification;
(v) Member of a relevant professional body
(vi) Management Course lasting not less four (4) weeks
(vii) Supervisory Course for not less than two (2) weeks;
(viii) Meets the provisions of chapter six of the constitution