Job Description
Education, Skills and Experience
Must have:
• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in specialized in ICT and related field
• Certification in specific area such as Web, Security/Networking (Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle),
• Minimum of 3years’ experience at Grade 9 or at a similar position in a recognized academic institution.
OR
• Must possess Higher National Diploma in Computer Science/Computer Technology/ Information Technology or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
• Certification in specific area such as Web, Security/Networking (Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle),
• 5 years’ experience at Grade 9 within MKU or in a similar position in a recognized academic institution
Duties and responsibilities:
• Assess the ICT Requirements of Departments in liaison with the other ICT staff to meet the needs of these Departments;
• Conduct user training and support for all staff on the necessary skills needed for effective service delivery in the end-user environment;
• Develop and maintain suitable tools for the preparation of statistics and reports as may be required from time to time by the University;
• Work closely with the applications team, network team, technical team and the University administration to coordinate their efforts towards effective user support in the Departments
• Develop, maintain and regularly carry out appropriate data and application backup and security procedures.
• Design, develop, test and maintain core applications and databases towards meeting the expanding needs of the University;
• Work closely with the network team, ICT support team and the University Management towards achieving an effective, fully integrated information system to meet the changing needs of the University.
• Design and implement disaster recovery and continuity systems for University software applications and databases; and Train and develop the requisite leadership, managerial and technical skills towards meeting the needs of the Applications Management Team.
• Any other duties that may be assigned by the immediate supervisor.