Mumias
Sugar Company is the region’s leading integrated producer of sugar, green
energy, water, and related products.
We invite
applications from suitable candidates to fill the following position:
Business Systems Analyst
(SAP FI, CO and SD)
Job Purpose:
To analyze
and understand business processes and technology needs; and to identify,
implement and support ICT solutions that deliver appropriate business value
within agreed timelines and budgets.
Principal Accountabilities
- Reporting to the Business Systems Manager (Secondary Supply & Corporate Services), the Business Systems Analyst (SAP FICO/SD) will have the following responsibilities;
- Develop and maintain an in-depth understanding of business processes
- Identify opportunities for application of ICT solutions to solve business problems
- Undertake scoping, planning, resourcing, and budgeting for approved project activities in conjunction with business process owners and ICT management
- Deliver project objectives within time and budget
- Perform application administration tasks for SAP FICO/SD
- Provide SAP FICO/SD support to users in the business processes
- Work with business process owners to understand and implement ICT-enabled change in business processes so as to achieve strategic objectives.
Key Skills and Competencies:
- A bachelor’s degree in Commerce, Business, ICT, Engineering, or related equivalent
- 2 years of business-facing ICT experience in analysis, design, implementation, maintenance, and support of SAP FICO and SD
- Certification in SAP FICO and/or SD is a definite advantage
- Knowledge and experience in business process design and systems development
- Skills in project management, change management and lifecycle planning
- Working knowledge of Oracle database and application development tools
- Of unquestionable character and integrity
- Effective communications, influencing, and negotiation skills
- Analytical problem solving skills
- With a passion to ensure business benefits are realized through technology
Information Security
Manager
Job Purpose:
To plan,
design, implement and maintain programs, policies and management systems in
Information security; and to protect systems and data from intentional or
inadvertent access or destruction; and perform all procedures necessary in
order to ensure the safety of information assets and MSC information, while
ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of critical
information and information assets.
Principal Accountabilities:
- Reporting to the Chief Security Officer with a dotted line to the Director of ICT, the Information Security Manager will have the following responsibilities;
- Develop an Information Security Program, liaise closely with business process owners for ongoing alignment; provide subject matter expertise and administrative support, advise management on new Information Security risks or where existing controls are failing.
- Carry out periodic risk assessment on information systems, identify information security risks and exposures, and develop risk assessment strategies in order to determine information systems security needs
- Develop, revise, manage and enforce the necessary information systems (IS) security policies, standards and controls and regulatory controls across multiple platforms; evaluate roles and access levels, carry out Information Security Incident management
- Plan, design, implement and closely monitor end – to – end security systems and software; develop and implement monitoring and metrics approaches; monitor utilization and the effectiveness of security resources; direct, monitor and report on security activities, prepare procedural documentation
- Deliver computer forensic services as required and carry out periodic vulnerability and penetration tests in order to conform to audit standards and requirements.
- Carry out periodic business impact assessments; manage Business Continuity Planning, implementation and review and co-ordinate ICT disaster recovery planning and testing activities
- Develop and carry out Information Systems user privacy and security training and awareness programs in order to increase and enhance user information security literacy levels.
Key Skills and competencies
- Certification in Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or Certified Information Systems Security Manager (CISM) is desirable and a definite advantage
- Technical knowledge and experience in network and information systems security and well informed on current trends and issues.
- Able to perform business wide risk analysis and risk assessment and develop risk mitigation strategies to ensure business strategies are adhered to.
- Analytical in approach with the ability to collate and analyse data from various sources in order to effectively understand and resolve information security problems.
- Able to design and implement change management procedures and monitor and control the change management process.
- Able to consistently achieve standards in organizing, planning, and managing activities in Information Security.
- Can effectively communicate across all levels of users, management and other third parties
- Targets and achieves results, sets challenging goals, prioritizes tasks, overcomes obstacles & accepts accountability
- Proactive with self confidence and high energy level: ability to initiate and drive opportunities to utilize technology independently and reliably. The discipline to work alone and ability to work collaboratively as part of a high performance team
- Highly motivated and have the desire to play an instrumental role in helping the organization succeed and grow
- A good listener with the ability to adopt change/initiatives that best leads to the achievement of a desired goal. An individual who is responsive to users and business needs
- Models organizational values; firmly adhering to codes of conduct and ethical principles. Be a person of very high integrity and discipline and ensure secure and controlled access to systems
How to apply:
Applications
should include: a brief summary of why you consider yourself best fit for this
role, detailed CV indicating personal email and phone contacts, and copies of
certificates and testimonials.
Email subject title should indicate the job
being applied for and email maximum size should be no larger than 10MB.
All
applications to be emailed to:
ictjobs@mumias-sugar.com
and should
be received by COB Friday 14th August 2013.
