Data Governance & Architecture
The
position support establishment of a robust 360 view of our customers to
addition to supporting all critical enterprise Data requirements
Data Science, Literacy & Communication Supervisor
Grade: KRA
7
Job summary
This
is a leadership role that leads the design of Data architecture and Data
governance processes within an environment with diverse and dynamic Data
sources and platforms
This
position has responsibility for improving Data availability, accessibility,
quality and utilization as well as managing protection of sensitive Data and
information assets.
Responsibilities
Data Governance
·
Establish practices and procedures
that ensure adherence to the Data governance framework for Data policies,
standards and practices, both at the business and corporate levels, to achieve
the required level of consistency, quality and protection to meet overall
business needs.
·
Provide vision, expertise, and long
range planning in enterprise Data architecture, Data integration, master Data
management, enterprise Data governance to support advanced analytics &
Business Intelligence.
·
Develop & maintain inventory of
the enterprise Data maps, including authoritative systems, owners
·
Facilitate the development and
implementation of Data integrity standards, Data protection standards and
adoption requirements across the enterprise
·
Build and maintain a detailed profile
of KRA core systems and Data assets held in these systems, as well as the teams
and processes that use them.
·
Create and maintain a framework for
corporate Data ownership, accountability and access
·
Manage access and provisioning of
Data from the domain; define an access permission plan, monitor distribution of
Data from the domain, approve Data provisioning to authorized users, support
Data consumers as subject matter expert, negotiate Data Service Agreements and
ensure Data access and provisioning comply with standards and controls
·
Identify and find sources of third
party Data needed to enhance Data quality
·
Identify improvements through
reducing Data redundancy and appropriate Data reuse
·
Ensure alignment to relevant
statutory frameworks applying to Data governance
·
Prepare and present Cost Benefit
Analysis of new Data platforms and tools.
Data Architecture Management
·
Determine official sources of Data in
scope of the domain
·
Define and validate business metadata
for each Data element
·
Develop and periodically
review Data Architecture and quality management & oversight
·
Develop business rules and Data
quality standards
·
Execute Data quality rules and
definitions consistent with Business strategies.
·
Develop Data quality metrics
that identify gaps and ensure compliance with standards across the organization
·
Define standards for Data within
assigned domain
·
Manage domains business glossary;
business relationships, new elements & metadata
·
Lead Data migration activities
including Data cleansing, Data creation, Data conversion, issue resolution, and
Data validation
·
Identify and source third party
Data sources required to enhance Data quality
·
Leverage existing and implement
new technologies in the Data quality management
·
Engage and partner with third party
vendors, IT and other parties as required
Data Literacy and Culture
·
Lead and develop teams to ensure data
governance policies and practices are embedded throughout the institution
·
Initiate programs that
promoting data culture and literacy
·
Communicate and Promote the Value of
Data Assets
Qualifications
·
A Master’s degree in Data
governance , Data Science, Information Management, Statistics, or a
related field
·
Membership of a relevant
Professional Body
Relevant work experience required
·
Minimum Ten (10) years
experience in Data Governance and/or Management Five (5) of which
must be at a leadership position
·
Must have working in
organizations with mature Data governance capabilities
·
Specialist knowledge of Data
governance Principles and practices
·
Working knowledge of process design
and re-engineering.
·
In-depth knowledge of Data
and information management practices, including but not limited to:
·
Data governance principals and
practices, including Data governance program lifecycles
·
Data stewardship practices
·
Metadata and Data quality management
·
Data modeling and master Data
management
·
system testing
·
principles of IT security and Data
protection
·
Knowledge of Informatics Tools Suite,
Tableau, SAS, ETLs, SQL, ORACLE etc
·
Understanding of the Experience in
project management
·
Experience in Big data, cloud and
advanced analytics is an added advantage.
·
A clear understanding of the Kenya
Revenue Authority’s mandate, and automation journey and business
systems
Other Skills Required
·
Proactively scans the environment and
keeps updated with current emerging trends in Analytical tools and
skills
·
Ability to communicate complex
technical concepts to non technical audiences
·
An understanding of relevant
statutory frameworks applying to Data governance
·
Familiarity with Revenue collection
practices and policies
·
Excellent communication and
interpersonal skills
·
Ability to liaise with staff at
all levels across departments in KRA
·
Strong analytical and problem solving
skills
·
Excellent writing skills, with the
ability to create clear requirements, specifications and documentation
·
Strong ability to communicate
information, business process and system changes to both and a
technical and nontechnical audience
·
Ability to work under pressure
and manage conflicting priorities
·
Ability to develop people, skills in
coaching, mentoring, teaching on the job, identify and recruit talent
·
Effectiveness in building trust,
respect and cooperation among teams
·
Excellent problem solving skills to
assist in issue resolution.
Quality Management Programme
Responsibilities
Provide
leadership in quality management programme implementation in order to attain
and maintain quality standards in the Authority.
Tasks and outputs
·
Provide leadership in sustaining of
the Authority’s ISO Certification.
·
Develop work-plans and align them to
the Authority’s strategic objectives.
·
Coordinate monitoring and evaluation
of the quality management systems (QMS) to ensure compliance with requirements
of the International and Internal Standards.
·
Coordinate QMS reviews in the
Authority.
·
Make recommendations to the Quality
Management Representative on risks that may threaten the Authority’s ISO
Certification to ensure timely interventions.
·
Liaise with relevant internal and
external stakeholders on QMS Networking, Training, Awareness, Certifications
and Surveillance Audits.
·
Coordinate implementation of the
Authority’s Integrated Management System (i.e. Convergence of Sector Specific
ISO Standards).
Qualifications
·
Bachelors’ degree in economics,
business administration, public policy, or any relevant qualification.
·
Qualified QMS Lead Auditor.
·
Experience in an automated QMS
environment.
·
Registration with the International
Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA-UK) and/ or Chartered Quality Institute
or the National Quality Institute.
·
Minimum years of experience
·
At least 10 years’ experience in
providing strategic quality management leadership in a large dynamic
organization (multi-site).
Competencies required for this Role
·
Ability to build and maintain strong
relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
·
Self-driven, dynamic and dedicated
team player.
·
Strategic thinking and analytical
skills.
·
Performance driven with ability to
optimise team results using available resources.
·
High standards of integrity and
ability to instil the same among teams.
·
Strong leadership, team building and
communications skills.
Data Operations Management
Grade: KRA
6
Job summary
·
This role leads the formulation and
implementation of the Authority’s strategy in Data Management (Master Data, 3rd
party Data and Reference Data) as well as operating and maintaining the
existing systems and infrastructure.
·
In charge of coordinating and
monitoring Data Protection , privacy and access as well as
establishment of Data sharing protocols
Responsibilities
·
Responsible for defining,
communicating and executing a robust strategy for Master Data Management (MDM)
, Reference Data and Data Quality strategy in the Authority.
·
Scans the environment to identify new
Data sources that will enhance quality of existing Data for optimized
analytics Identify and obtain 3rd party Data that will be useful for enhancing
Tax compliance.
·
Partner with customers to capture and
analyse business needs and information requirements, define optimum system
requirements to meet business needs, prioritize, and manage new requirements.
·
Development and operationalise 3rd
party Data framework and policies.
·
Implement and improve master Data
policies and procedures to focus on operational efficiencies through Data
quality and standardization.
·
Identify and leverage opportunities
to continually improve the Data quality, processes and standards for master
Data domains.
·
Identify reference Data domains, its
usage and impact to key processes, and establish a plan to govern reference
Data for improved quality and harmony across multiple systems and processes.
·
Provide recommendations on best
practices, services and systems used for the improvement of Data quality and
remediation.
·
Troubleshoot and resolve master Data
issues that relate to transactions affected by master Data or impact customer
service levels and other operational issues.
Qualifications
·
A Master’s degree in Data Science,
Information Management, Statistics, Data governance or a related
field
·
Membership of a relevant
Professional Body
·
Minimum six (6) years
experience in Data Governance and/or Management In-depth knowledge of
in Data governance and Data quality best practice and
policies including
1.
Data profiling
2.
Master Data Management (MDM)
architectures and business processes
3.
Data integration, Data quality, Data
architecture
4.
3rd party Data acquisition protocols
·
Knowledge of Informatics Tools Suite,
Tableau, SAS, ETLs, SQL, ORACLE etc
·
Understanding of the Experience in
project management
·
Experience in Big data, cloud and
advanced analytics is an added advantage.
·
Must have working in
organizations with mature Data governance capabilities
·
A clear understanding of the Kenya
Revenue Authority’s mandate, and automation journey and business
systems
Other Skills Required
·
Proactively scans the environment and
Keeps updated with current emerging trends in Analytical tools and
skills
·
Ability to communicate complex
technical concepts to non technical audiences
·
A good understanding of project
management methodology
·
Excellent communication and
interpersonal skills
·
Ability to liaise with staff at
all levels across departments in KRA
·
Strong analytical and problem solving
skills
·
Excellent writing skills, with the
ability to create clear requirements, specifications and documentation
·
Ability to work under pressure and
manage conflicting priorities
·
Ability to develop people, skills in
coaching, mentoring, and teaching on the job
·
Effectiveness in building trust,
respect and cooperation among teams
·
Excellent problem solving skills to
assist in issue resolution.
·
Strong analytical, prioritizing,
interpersonal, problem solving, presentation and planning skills.
·
Proven ability to establish and
articulate a vision, set goals, develop and execute strategies, and track and
measure results.
Data Policies & Processes
Grade: KRA
5
Job summary
This
position is responsible for creation and management of Data policies, standards
and processes. This will ensure that sufficient Data quality, availability,
access and protection are maintained so that Data can effectively support our
business process.
Responsibilities
·
Develop and maintain standards,
policies, and procedures to manage corporate data.
·
Ensure adherence to the
established corporate and Global Data standards and quality processes
·
Design and Implement Operational DQM
Procedures
·
Monitor Operational Data Quality
Management Procedures and Performance
·
Implement and improve Data policies
and procedures to focus on operational efficiencies through Data quality and
standardization.
·
Develop and maintain the user access
matrix for sets of data.
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Information Science, Statistics or related field.
·
Membership of a relevant professional
body.
Relevant work experience required
·
Five (5) years’
experience in Data Governance / management
·
Experience with Excel and other Data
Management and analytical tools Knowledge of Data management practices,
business and technology issues related to management of enterprise information
assets and approaches.
·
Working knowledge of project
management methodologies and has previously supported change management and
issue management.
·
Familiarity with Revenue collection
practices and policies.
Skills required
·
Ability to translate complex
technical terminology, concepts and issues in terms understandable to technical
and non-technical management and staff
·
Strong interpersonal skills to
resolve problems in a professional manner, lead working groups, negotiate and
create consensus
·
Strong written and verbal
communication skills, including the ability to quickly synthesize Data and
develop recommendations.
·
Demonstrable behavioural analytical
experience
·
Good communication skills, both
written and verbal including effective presentation
·
Leadership qualities which include
team work, good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills
·
Proactive, self-motivated and
adaptable to team environments
·
Meticulous and with attention to
detail
·
Ability to multi-task
Data Security & User
Administration
Grade: KRA 5
Department: Strategy
Innovation & Risk Management
Division: Corporate
Data Office
Location / Work station: Head Office Times Tower
Supervisor:
Manager
–Data Operations Management (1)
Job summary
This
role will be responsible for Data Protection and Privacy, primarily providing
both roadmap strategy and execution, working in collaboration with key business
partners. The position also has a responsibility for monitoring system user
access rights creation and termination as well as maintenance of Data assets.
Responsibilities
·
Develop and periodically review Data
protection ,privacy & user access rights policy , controls and
procedures
·
Identify current and potential legal
and regulatory issues affecting Data protection assess their impact on the
organization.
·
Ensure adherence to corporate ,
national and global laws, rules and regulations on Data protection ,privacy
·
Establish reporting and communication
channels that support Data protection Governance .
·
Design, configure and support Data
steward user interfaces.
·
Manage Users, Passwords, and Group
Membership
·
Classify Information Confidentiality
·
Implement Reference and Master Data
Management Solutions
·
Identify 3rd party Data Sources
Contributors
·
Follow applicable security and change
management processes
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Information Science, Statistics, or related field
·
Certification in Data Security /
Protection/Privacy
·
Five (5) years’ progressive work
experience with relational databases
·
Certification in Data Security /
Protection/Privacy
·
Knowledge of Data protection
solutions/ network
·
Experience with Data quality and
profiling
·
Hands-on experience with SQL and Data
profiling tools and utilities is preferred.
·
Familiarity with Revenue collection
practices and policies.
Skills required
·
Ability to translate complex
technical terminology, concepts and issues in terms understandable to technical
and non-technical management and staff
·
Strong interpersonal skills to
resolve problems in a professional manner, lead working groups, negotiate and
create consensus
·
Strong written and verbal communication
skills, including the ability to quickly synthesize Data and develop
recommendations.
·
Demonstrable behavioural analytical
experience
·
Good communication skills, both
written and verbal including effective presentation
·
Leadership qualities which include
team work, good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills
·
Proactive, self-motivated and
adaptable to team environments
·
Meticulous and with attention to
detail
·
Ability to multi-task
Data Policies & Processes
Grade: KRA
5
Department: Strategy
Innovation & Risk Management
Division: Corporate
Data Office
Location / Work station: Head Office Times Tower
Supervisor:
Manager
– Data Quality & Architecture Management
Job summary
This
position is responsible for creation and management of Data policies, standards
and processes. This will ensure that sufficient Data quality, availability,
access and protection are maintained so that Data can effectively support our
business process.
Responsibilities
·
Develop and maintain standards,
policies, and procedures to manage corporate data.
·
Ensure adherence to the
established corporate and Global Data standards and quality processes
·
Design and Implement Operational DQM
Procedures
·
Monitor Operational Data Quality
Management Procedures and Performance
·
Implement and improve Data policies
and procedures to focus on operational efficiencies through Data quality and
standardization.
·
Develop and maintain the user access
matrix for sets of data.
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Information Science, Statistics or related field.
·
Membership of a relevant professional
body.
·
Five (5) years’
experience in Data Governance / management
·
Experience with Excel and other Data
Management and analytical tools Knowledge of Data management practices,
business and technology issues related to management of enterprise information
assets and approaches.
·
Working knowledge of project
management methodologies and has previously supported change management and
issue management.
·
Familiarity with Revenue collection
practices and policies.
Skills required
·
Ability to translate complex
technical terminology, concepts and issues in terms understandable to technical
and non-technical management and staff
·
Strong interpersonal skills to
resolve problems in a professional manner, lead working groups, negotiate and
create consensus
·
Strong written and verbal
communication skills, including the ability to quickly synthesize Data and
develop recommendations.
·
Demonstrable behavioural analytical
experience
·
Good communication skills, both written
and verbal including effective presentation
·
Leadership qualities which include
team work, good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills
·
Proactive, self-motivated and
adaptable to team environments
·
Meticulous and with attention to
detail
·
Ability to multi-task
Data Integration & Architecture
Grade: KRA 5
Department: Strategy
Innovation & Risk Management
Division: Corporate
Data Office
Location: Head
Office Times Tower
Supervisor:
Manager
– Data Quality & Architecture
Job summary
The
Enterprise Data Architect will take leadership in defining and
identifying how the diverse and dynamic Data platforms support and enable our
analytics platforms. This role has a focus on the Data Architectures and
quality required for analytics to yield critical insights that will enhanced
revenue Administration outcomes.
Responsibilities
·
Lead the Data architecture for the
decision support systems including rules, policies, standards and models that
govern and define the type of Data collected and how it is used, stored,
managed and integrated and its database systems.
·
Design Data structures and Data
integration practices that are highly scalable
·
Document Data inventory and Data flow
diagrams
·
Implement Data modelling best
practices for decision support systems.
·
Lead the technology and information
architecture for the decision support systems.
·
Execute Data quality rules and
definitions consistent with Business strategies.
·
Develop Data quality metrics
that identify gaps and ensure compliance with standards across the organization
·
Define standards for Data within
assigned domain
·
Manage domains business glossary;
business relationships, new elements & metadata
·
Maintains database dictionaries,
monitors standards and procedures and integration of systems through database
design.
·
Projects long-range requirements for
database administration and design
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Information Science, Statistics or related field.
·
Membership of a relevant
Professional Body
·
Minimum Five (5) years experience
in Data management working in organizations with mature Data governance
capabilities, including standardized Data vocabularies and related capabilities
(business glossaries, Data dictionaries, etc.)
·
Ability to Create Data maps and the
corresponding design for the work and Data flows including event handlers and
transactions
·
Advanced Knowledge in
1.
Data integration and database
development technologies and processes
2.
Data Warehouse, ETL, Business
Intelligence and Analytics tools
3.
Designing complex Data models for
operational, analytical, and reporting database applications.
4.
Implementing Data Warehouse and Data
Mart applications, incorporating Data extraction, Data transformation, and
loading (ETL) processes,
·
Familiarity with Revenue collection
practices and policies is essential.
Skills required
·
Ability to translate complex
technical terminology, concepts and issues in terms understandable to technical
and non-technical management and staff
·
Strong interpersonal skills to
resolve problems in a professional manner, lead working groups, negotiate and
create consensus
·
Strong written and verbal
communication skills, including the ability to quickly synthesize Data and
develop recommendations.
·
Demonstrable behavioral analytical
experience
·
Good communication skills, both
written and verbal including effective presentation
·
Leadership qualities which include
team work, good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills
·
Proactive, self-motivated and
adaptable to team environments
·
Meticulous and with attention to
detail
·
Ability to multi-task as well as work
under pressure
·
A person of integrity
Data Science, Literacy &
Communication
Grade: KRA 5
Department: Strategy
Innovation & Risk Management
Division: Corporate
Data Office
Location: Head
Office Times Tower
Supervisor: Manager
– Business Intelligence Requirements Management
Job summary
This
role is responsible for developing cutting edge analytical solutions
that are geared towards providing insights into
contemporary issues in Taxation
Responsibilities
·
Scan the environment to determine
analytical solutions and Data sources that address
contemporary issues inn Tax Administration ( such as
taxing digital economy , expanding Tax Base , Data protection
etc )
·
Use advanced analytical techniques
and tools ( including Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning)
to provide business insights
·
Determine internal and external
Data sources ( including Big Data ) and relevant tools to
solve emerging business problems
·
Implement advanced visualization and
discovery Develop and update advanced analytics models
Qualifications
·
Bachelors in a highly
quantitative field such as Data Science, Statistics, Econometrics, Computer
Science, or Applied Mathematics Required.
·
Membership of a relevant
Professional Body
·
5 years’ experience implementing
predictive analytics, pattern matching or exploratory analysis, fraud detection
& root cause analysis using statistical tools and algorithms.
·
Knowledge and experience in
supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques: statistical tests,
regression, Experience querying databases with SQL
·
Experience in use of
diverse analytical tools such as R, python as well as
developing analytics Models
·
Experience translating Business
requirements into business rules / enterprise Data models
·
Experience in Big Data
analytics.
·
Familiarity with contemporary issues
in Taxation
Skills required
·
Proactively scans the environment and
Keeps updated with current emerging trends in Analytical tools and
skills
·
Ability to communicate complex
technical concepts to non technical audiences
·
Strong written and verbal
communication skills, including the ability to quickly synthesize Data
and develop recommendations.
·
Good communication skills, both
written and verbal including effective presentation
·
Proactive, self-motivated and
adaptable to team environments
·
Meticulous and with attention to
detail
·
Ability to multi-task as well as work
under pressure
·
A person of integrity
Data Requirements Management
Grade: KRA 5
Department: Strategy
Innovation & Risk Management
Division: Corporate
Data Office
Location: Head
Office Times Tower
Supervisor: Manager-
Business Intelligence Requirements Management
Job summary
Coordinating
the BI requirements identification, elicitation and evaluation process for
respective business lines.
Develop
dashboards for diverse corporate functions
Responsibilities
·
Understand BI information and
reporting requirements needs from user departments and subsequently gather
requirements
·
Identify, scope, categorize business
areas of interests/information/processes from user departments
·
Visualize Synthesize & Package
Data from DWBI and Data repositories for utilization by business.
·
Define and capture key performance
metrics and formulate Definition of target user groups
·
Building capacity among users for
self-service BI
·
Roll out and training users of the BI
platform
·
Identify future needs and prepare
user groups appropriately.
·
Identify, scope, categorize business
areas of interests/information/processes from user departments
·
Define and capture key performance
metrics and formulae from user departments
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Information
Management, Data Science, Mathematics, Economics, Statistics or related field.
·
Membership of a relevant
professional body
·
5 years’ experience in Data
analysis and developing organizational reports such as revenue reports.
·
Experience working on business cases,
requirements, test cases, scenarios and scripts
·
Familiarity with Python ,
R and other programming tools
·
Experience rolling out systems and
training users
·
Experience in change management will
be an added advantage.
·
Familiarity with Revenue collection
practices and policies.
·
Data communication – Ability to
tell a Data story with the aid of powerful Data visualizations.
Skills required
·
Proactively scans the environment and
Keeps updated with current emerging trends in Analytical tools and
skills
·
Ability to communicate complex
technical concepts to non technical audiences
·
Strong written and verbal
communication skills, including the ability to quickly synthesize Data
and develop recommendations.
·
Leadership qualities which include
team work, good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills
·
Proactive, self-motivated and
adaptable to team environments
·
Meticulous and with attention to
detail
·
Ability to multi-task as well as work
under pressure
·
A person of integrity
Advanced Analytics & Mining
Grade: KRA 5
Department: Strategy
Innovation & Risk Management
Division: Corporate
Data Office
Location: Head
Office Times Tower
Supervisor: Manager-
Data Warehousing
Job summary
Coordinating
the extraction of Data required for reports and analysis.
Responsibilities
·
Facilitate extraction of identified
Data and business objects
·
Design and automate Data
extraction process
·
Monitor and scheduling of Data
extraction process
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Information Science, Statistics or related field.
·
Membership of a relevant
Professional Body
·
5 years’ experience with ETL and
Data Warehouse concepts , processes and tools
·
Technical Understanding and expertise
in enterprise Data modeling and programming
·
Experience working with Oracle
Data Base , SQL, PL/SQL
·
Solid experience and
understanding of Agile Methods
·
Familiarity with Revenue collection
practices and policies
Skills required
·
Strong written and verbal
communication skills, including the ability to quickly synthesize Data
and develop recommendations.
·
Demonstrable behavioral analytical
experience
·
Good communication skills, both
written and verbal including effective presentation
·
Leadership qualities which include
team work, good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills
·
Proactive, self-motivated and
adaptable to team environments
·
Meticulous and with attention to
detail
·
Ability to multi-task as well as work
under pressure
·
A person of integrity
Data Modeling Assistant Manager
Grade: KRA 5
Department: Strategy
Innovation & Risk Management
Division: Corporate
Data Office
Location: Head
Office Times Tower
Supervisor: Manager
– Data Warehousing
Job summary
Coordinating
the development of BI applications, reports and dashboards for respective
business lines.
Responsibilities
·
Implement Data repositories and Data
marts to address user requirements.
·
Develop Business Models
·
Manage the development of Business
reports, dashboards and other BI applications
·
Manage timely dissemination of BI
applications to business units.
·
Monitor and tune BI Activity and
Performance
·
Implementation of various algorithms
for predictive analytics, pattern matching or exploratory analysis, fraud
detection & root cause analysis using statistical tools and algorithms.
·
Evaluate and facilitate Data
extraction requests
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Data Science ,
Mathematics , Computer Science, Information Science, Statistics, Economics or
related field.
·
5 years’ experience in Data analysis
and developing reports such as revenue reports.
·
Familiarity with Data
warehousing process and tools
·
Experience using SQL, PL/SQL
and ETL tools
·
Familiarity with Python , R and other
programming tools
·
Experience developing
dashboards and other BI applications
·
Experience working with Business
Intelligence tools
·
Experience working with business
partners to develop technical solutions to solve a business need in a business
analyst or similar role
·
5 years’ experience in Data analysis
and developing reports such as revenue reports.
·
Familiarity with Data
warehousing process and tools
·
Familiarity with , SQL, PL/SQL and
ETL tools
·
Experience developing dashboards and
other BI applications
·
Experience working with business
partners to develop technical solutions to solve a business need in a business
analyst or similar role
Skills required
·
Proactively scans the environment and
Keeps updated with current emerging trends in Analytical tools and
skills
·
Ability to communicate complex
technical concepts to non technical audiences
·
Good communication skills, both
written and verbal including effective presentation
·
Good management, organizational and
administrative skills
·
Leadership qualities which include
team work, good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills
·
Proactive, self-motivated and
adaptable to team environments
·
Meticulous and with attention to
detail
·
Ability to multi-task as well as work
under pressure
·
A person of integrity
Data Policies & Processes
Supervisor
Grade: KRA
4
Department: Strategy
Innovation & Risk Management
Division: Corporate
Data Office
Location / Work station: Head Office Times Tower
Supervisor:
Assistant
Managers – Data Policies And Processes
Job summary
Responsible
for supporting the implementation of the Authority’s strategy and polices
for Data Policies and Processes
Responsibilities
·
Ensure adherence to corporate
Data governance standards, policies
·
Implement Data quality metrics
that identify gaps and ensure compliance with standards across the organization
·
Maintain standards for Data
within assigned domain
·
Manage domains business glossary;
business relationships, new elements & metadata
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Information Science, Statistics, Business or related field.
·
Membership to a relevant professional
body.
·
Three (3) years
experience in Data management
·
Experience with Excel and other Data
Management and analytical tools Knowledge of Data management practices,
business and technology issues related to management of enterprise information
assets and approaches.
·
Working knowledge of project
management methodologies and has previously supported change management and
issue management.
·
Familiarity with Revenue collection
practices and policies.
·
Familiarity with Revenue collection
practices and policies.
Skills required
·
Ability to translate complex
technical terminology, concepts and issues in terms understandable to technical
and non-technical management and staff
·
Strong interpersonal skills to
resolve problems in a professional manner, lead working groups, negotiate and
create consensus
·
Strong written and verbal
communication skills, including the ability to quickly synthesize Data and
develop recommendations.
·
Demonstrable behavioural analytical
experience
·
Good communication skills, both
written and verbal including effective presentation
·
Leadership qualities which include
team work, good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills
·
Proactive, self-motivated and
adaptable to team environments
·
Meticulous and with attention to
detail
·
Ability to multi-task
Master & Third Party Data
Management
Grade: KRA
4
Department: Strategy
Innovation & Risk Management
Division: Corporate
Data Office
Location / Work station: Head Office Times Tower
Supervisor:
Assistant
Managers – Master & Third Party Data Management
Job summary
Responsible
for supporting the implementation of the Authority’s strategy and polices
for Data governance
Responsibilities
·
Manage domains business glossary;
business relationships, new elements & metadata
·
Manage access of Data from the
domain; define an access permission plan, monitor distribution of Data from the
domain, approve Data provisioning to authorized users, support Data consumers
as subject matter expert, negotiate Data Service Agreements and ensure Data
access and provisioning comply with standards and controls
·
Identify and find sources of third
party Data needed to enhance Data quality
·
Identify improvements through
reducing Data redundancy and appropriate Data reuse
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Information Science, Statistics, Business or related field.
·
Membership to a relevant professional
body.
·
Three (3) years
experience in Data management
·
Experience with Excel and other Data
Management and analytical tools Knowledge of Data management practices,
business and technology issues related to management of enterprise information
assets and approaches.
·
Working knowledge of project
management methodologies and has previously supported change management and
issue management.
·
Familiarity with Revenue collection
practices and policies.
·
Familiarity with Revenue collection
practices and policies.
Skills required
·
Ability to translate complex
technical terminology, concepts and issues in terms understandable to technical
and non-technical management and staff
·
Strong interpersonal skills to
resolve problems in a professional manner, lead working groups, negotiate and
create consensus
·
Strong written and verbal
communication skills, including the ability to quickly synthesize Data and
develop recommendations.
·
Demonstrable behavioural analytical
experience
·
Good communication skills, both
written and verbal including effective presentation
·
Leadership qualities which include
team work, good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills
·
Proactive, self-motivated and
adaptable to team environments
·
Meticulous and with attention to
detail
·
Ability to multi-task
Data Partnership & Innovations
Data Management
Grade: KRA 4
Department: Strategy
Innovation & Risk Management
Division: Corporate
Data Office
Location/Work station: Head Office Times Tower
Supervisor:
Assistant
Manager – Master & Third Party Data Management
Job summary
Develop
and build sustainable partnerships with existing and new data partners (both
internal and external ) , that provide deterministic data to KRA
Responsibilities
·
Take ownership for the entire
engagement process from identification of potential partners to data
utilization
·
Continuously identify and find
solutions to close gaps in KRA data partner sourcing process and internal
systems
·
Identify motivational drivers /
“compelling reasons to act” across all partners and work with key
decision makers and influencers
·
Ensure adhere to KRA Data policies,
standards and procedures.
·
Network with keys stakeholders to
gather intelligence on their policies, attitudes, current and upcoming
initiatives and/or innovations relevant to the Authority’s third party
data Management strategy;
·
Monitor and alert management of
threats and opportunities to data resources
·
Identify through research, novel ways
of managing and sourcing data for improved decision making by the Authority’s
policy and revenue departments
·
Identify opportunities for collecting
accurate and timely data from various public and private sector sources at
minimum cost;
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics
, Business Administration, Commerce, Communications or related academic
qualification
·
Membership to
a relevant Professional Body
·
Five (5) years’ experience in a
similar strategic partnership role
·
Knowledge of the Data Management
Platforms and Analytics solutions
·
Believe in the positive impact Data
can have on revenue mobilization
·
Motivated to drive continuous lead
identification and prospecting through any relevant channel
·
Demonstrate knowledge on most current
data innovations
·
Exhibit excellent knowledge of Tax
and Customs procedures and consequently the information needs of both revenue
units.
Skills required
·
Ability to translate complex
technical terminology, concepts and issues in terms understandable to technical
and non-technical management and staff;
·
Demonstrate ability to conceptualize
and execute innovative ideas;
·
Demonstrate excellent written and
spoken communication skills;
·
A clear understanding of the Kenya Revenue
Authority’s mandate, and automation journey and business
systems;
·
Strong interpersonal skills to
resolve problems in a professional manner, lead working groups, negotiate and
create consensus
·
Leadership qualities which include
team work, good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills
·
Proactive, self-motivated and
adaptable to team environments
·
Meticulous and with attention to
detail
·
Ability to multi-task as goals,
develop and execute strategies, and track and measure results.
ICT Chief Manager
Grade: KRA
‘7’
Job Summary
The
Chief Manager, Applications Management as the head of IT Business Applications
(including mobile apps) design, development/acquisition and implementation
Section of ICT Division, is responsible for the following functions:
·
Systems design/specifications and
user support
·
Application development and
maintenance
·
Systems integrations
Responsibilities
·
Formulates, implements and reviews
ICT policies, standards and strategies necessary to effectively support the
Authority’s corporate objectives with respect to development and implementation
of secure business applications
·
Responsible for application designs,
coding and maintenance of enterprise business systems and mobile apps
·
Ensures integration platform is
reliable and flexible to support KRA data exchange /operations
·
Spearheads implementation of new
business systems including data migration, systems piloting, configurations and
integrations in liaison with relevant business department(s)
·
Responsible for systems regular
reviews, transition, requirements /specifications management, frameworks and
standards and KPIs for business systems
·
Provide leadership in selecting
suitable application development tools for use in the Authority with particular
emphasis on the use open source products
·
Implements cost reduction strategies
with respect to licensed platforms and applications
·
Documents and maintains an inventory
of all tools, applications in use in the Authority and supporting documentation
·
Develops operational budgets for
application Management Section
·
Advices DC ICT on technical aspects
pertaining to application development, source code management, optimisation of
systems, cost reduction strategies and retirement of systems
·
Manages day-to-day operations of the
IT Infrastructure Section to ensure effective technical support, target setting
and performance management
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Electrical /
Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications or any other IT related field.
·
Masters degree in Computer Science,
Business Administration, Information Systems or related Postgraduate degree
will be an added advantage.
The following certifications will be an added advantage
·
Certified Business Analyst (CBAP)
·
Certified Software Development
Professional (CSDP)
·
Certified Mobile Application
Developer
·
Oracle certified processional (OCP)
·
Red Hat/Unix/Linux Certified Systems
Administrator
·
Microsoft Certified Solution
Developer (MSSD)
Relevant Work Experience Required
·
The post holder should have at least
10 years progressive experience in the IT environment, with at least 5 year’s
experienced at managerial level
·
Extensive hands-on experience in
software development, requirements definition and systems design
methodologies
·
Excellent knowledge of current
development protocols and standards, mobile applications, secure development
principles
·
Hands-on experience troubleshooting
source codes, databases modern application development tools.
·
Conversant with programming languages
such as Java, .Net, PHP, C, C++, Python etc.
·
They should have sound knowledge of
networking protocols, HTML, XML and scripting languages
Skills Required
The
Job holder must
·
Have good leadership and managerial
skills
·
Honest and of high integrity
·
Be resilient, focused, results
oriented and a team player
·
Good understanding of the KRA’s goals
and objectives.
·
Have strong analytical and problem
solving skills
·
Have ability to pay attention to
details and work under minimum supervision and for long hours
·
Strong interpersonal, written and
oral communication skills.
·
Strong abilities to conduct research
affecting business and propose suitable solutions/products
·
Ability to prioritize and proactively
execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and make sound decisions in
emergency situations.
·
Ability to present ideas in a
user-friendly language
·
Have good negotiation skills
ICT (IT Infrastructure) Chief Manager
Grade: KRA
‘7’
Job Summary
The
Chief Manager, IT Infrastructure as the head of IT Infrastructure Section in
ICT Division. The overall responsibility for this position include
following functions:
·
Data Centre Management;
·
System and Database Management;
·
Infrastructure Management, Design and
Planning;
·
IT Service Continuity, Availability,
Capacity Planning and Service Monitoring.
Responsibilities
·
Design and implement short- and
long-term strategic plans necessary to certain network capacity meet existing
and future KRA IT infrastructure requirements.
·
Develops, implements, maintains
policies, procedures, standards and associated training plans for network
resource administration and appropriate use.
·
Responsible for strategic planning,
design and deployment IT infrastructure and networks with support from vendors
·
Plans, acquires, and coordinates
installation of in-house and remote hardware and software across the
organization’s network and approves all upgrades.
·
Conduct research and make
recommendations on network products, services, protocols, and standards in
support of infrastructure procurement and implementation in a cost effective
manner
·
Manages and ensures optimal operation
of all network hardware and equipment, including routers, switches, UPSs, load
balancers, security installations, VOIP, IP telephony
·
Responsible for Corporate Data
Centre(s) including recovery sites and data security
·
Manage and ensure effectiveness of
security solutions, including firewalls, anti-virus solutions, and intrusion
detection systems.
·
Tests networks & servers
performance and provide network performance statistics and reports; develop
strategies for maintaining network infrastructure.
·
Responsible for system and database
administration for all business systems
·
Provides leadership in the
development, testing and support of the enterprise risk management program for
business continuity and disaster recovery
·
Conducts IT infrastructure capacity
planning, hardware and data centre equipment replacement strategy, service
availability and monitoring
·
Serves as a liaison person between
the Authority, regulatory authorities/agencies and service providers on IT
infrastructure and data networks aspects
·
Documents and maintains IT
infrastructure assets inventory
·
Manages day-to-day operations of the
IT Infrastructure Section to ensure effective technical support, target setting
and performance management
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Electrical /
Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications or any other IT related field.
·
Masters degree in Computer Science,
Business Administration, Information Systems or related Postgraduate degree
will be an added advantage.
The following certifications will be an added
advantage
·
Cisco Certified Network Professional
or Cisco Certified Internet Engineer
·
Certified Data
Centre Professional
·
Oracle Certified Administrator
·
Red Hat/Unix/Linux Certified Systems
Administrator
·
Microsoft certifications; Certified
Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Relevant Work Experience Required
·
The post holder should have at least
10 years progressive experience in the IT environment, with at least 5 years’
experience at managerial level
·
Extensive experience in Network, Data
Centre and Database Management designs
·
Excellent knowledge of current
protocols and standards, including Active Directory, Group Policies, Core
Switching/Routing, SSL/IPSec, SAN, Virtualization, Business Continuity,
Disaster Recovery, databases.
·
Hands-on experience troubleshooting
hardware such as servers, routers, switches, modems, network interface cards,
databases and installing network cabling and telephony systems
·
Conversant with programming languages
such as Python, .Net, PHP.
·
Knowledge in budgeting and cost
management
Competencies
The
Job holder must:
·
Have good leadership and managerial
skills
·
Honest and of high integrity
·
Be resilient, focused, results oriented
and a team player
·
Good understanding of the KRA’s goals
and objectives.
·
Have strong analytical and problem
solving skills
·
Have ability to pay attention to
details and work under minimum supervision and for long hours
·
Strong interpersonal, written and oral
communication skills.
·
Strong abilities to conduct research
affecting business and propose suitable solutions/products
·
Ability to prioritize and proactively
execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and make sound decisions in
emergency situations.
·
Ability to present ideas in a
user-friendly language
·
Have good negotiation skills
ICT (Service Management) Chief Manager
Grade: KRA
‘7’
Job Summary
The
Chief Manager, Service Management as the head of IT Service Management Section
of ICT Division, is responsible for the following functions:
·
Overall management of the 1st level
support (ICT Service / Help Desk) and 2nd second level support and problem
management for end users in all KRA stations;
·
Responsible for end user devices,
productivity tools, inventory and support
·
Focal point for all end user
computing needs
Responsibilities
·
Formulates, maintains and implements
ICT policies, standards, strategies and procedures necessary to effectively
support the Authority’s corporate objectives with respect to end users compute
requirements and productivity tools
·
Responsible for strategic planning,
design and deployment of end user computing tools and equipment across all KRA
Offices
·
Conducts research on the level of
usage, means of increasing usage on productivity tools, advises management on
suitable inexpensive tools for use in the Authority
·
Performs cost-benefit and return on
investment analysis productivity tools investments and advises management
suitable solutions
·
Assesses, approves, and administers
all equipment, hardware, and software upgrades
·
Ensures implementation of IT best
practices and KPIs for user support
·
Negotiates with service providers on
favourable pricing to ensure maximum return on investments
·
Implements cost reduction strategies
including leasing options as well as implementation of shared services
·
Ensure efficient ICT support to
business operations in the outstations, in close liaison with other ICT
Sections
·
Documents and maintains end user
compute assets inventory and supporting documentation
·
Develops operational budgets for
Service Management Section
·
Advices DC ICT on technical aspects
pertaining to optimal utilisation of resources, cost reduction strategies and
better service delivery on end user ICT services
·
Manages day-to-day operations of the
IT Infrastructure Section to ensure effective technical support, target setting
and performance management
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, Electrical /
Electronic Engineering, Telecommunications or any other IT related field.
·
Masters degree in Computer Science,
Business Administration, Information Systems or related Postgraduate degree
will be an added advantage.
The following certifications will be an added
advantage
·
Cisco Certified Network Professional
/ Associate
·
Microsoft certifications; Certified
Systems Engineer (MCSE), Microsoft Certified Solution Associate (MCSA),
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MSSD)
·
Red Hat/Unix/Linux Certified Systems
Administrator
Relevant Work Experience Required
·
The post holder should have at least
10 years progressive experience in the IT environment, with at least 5 year’s
experience at managerial level
·
Good understanding leasing frameworks
and pricing strategies
·
Excellent knowledge in Active
Directory, Group Policies, centralised services for printing, document sharing
and controls, implementation and administration of VDI
·
Hands-on experience and
troubleshooting and problem solving on end user tools, networks and other
services accessible through the corporate network
·
Knowledge in protecting user data and
information in line with applicable local laws/regulations including known
external data privacy practices
·
Experience in supporting IP telephony
systems will be added advantage.
·
Conversant with programming Microsoft
based programming and macros
·
Knowledge in budgeting and cost
management
Skills Required
The
Job holder must:
·
Have good leadership and managerial
skills
·
Honest and of high integrity
·
Be resilient, focused, results
oriented and a team player
·
Good understanding of the KRA’s goals
and objectives.
·
Have strong analytical and problem
solving skills
·
Have ability to pay attention to
details and work under minimum supervision and for long hours
·
Strong interpersonal, written and
oral communication skills.
·
Strong abilities to conduct research
affecting business and propose suitable solutions/products
·
Ability to prioritize and proactively
execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and make sound decisions in
emergency situations.
·
Ability to present ideas in a
user-friendly language
·
Have good negotiation skills
Logistics & Service Management
Grade:
KRA – 7
Job summary
Primary
responsibilities include management of all Logistics and Transport services,
Outsourced services and F&LS ancillary services.
·
Provide efficient transport
logistical support to the Authority.
·
Ensure regular inspection and
maintenance of vehicles and related equipment.
·
Coordination of outsourced services
and adherence to SLAs.
·
Formulation and enforcement of
strategies, policies, procedures and Unit’s work plan.
·
Providing technical and managerial
support to the Unit’s staff.
·
Effective management of
administrative services (insurance, cleaning, courier, catering, parking,
telephone services among other ancillary services.
·
Ensure compliance with relevant
statutory regulation
·
Training and development
·
Performance management of the Unit’s
staff
·
Any other responsibilities assigned.
Qualifications
·
A Degree in Logistics, Mechanical
Engineering or Business Management
·
Membership of a relevant professional
body.
·
Relevant work experience required
·
At least seven (7) years’ experience
in managing logistics operations and administrative services in a busy public
or commercial environment.
Skills/Competencies required
·
Ability to provide strategic
leadership
·
Knowledge on Logistics &
Transport
·
Project/Operations management.
·
Ability to carry out financial and
technical appraisal of projects.
·
High levels of commercial acumen.
·
Ability to build and maintain
relationships with third parties and staff – stakeholder engagement.
·
Good communication and customer care
skills
Facilities Management
Grade: KRA
– 7
Job summary
Primary
responsibilities managing of all the Authority’s movable and immovable assets
and oversight for all works undertaken on the Authority’s properties.
Responsibilities
·
Develop, organize and control
effective property and facility management systems.
·
Providing leadership in management of
utilities, properties and outsourced service providers.
·
Management of leases and contracts.
·
Formulation and enforcement of
strategies, policies, procedures and Unit’s work plan.
·
Providing technical and managerial
support to the Unit’s staff
·
Regular review and evaluation of
outsourced services provided and adherence to SLAs.
·
Review and approval of Bills of
Quantities, drawings, proposals and RPFs for works.
·
Ensure compliance with relevant
statutory legislation
·
Training and development for the
Unit’s staff.
·
Performance management of the Unit’s
staff
·
Disposal management in liaison with
Supply Chain Management
·
Property registration and any other
property related activities
·
Any other responsibilities assigned.
Qualifications
·
A Degree in Engineering
(Electrical/Civil), Quantity Survey, Architecture or any related field.
·
Membership of a relevant professional
body.
·
Relevant work experience required
·
At least seven (7) years’ experience
in a busy operations and maintenance environment.
Skills/Competencies required
·
Ability to provide strategic
leadership
·
In-depth knowledge of building
maintenance and repair.
·
Project/operations management.
·
Ability to carry out technical and
financial appraisal of projects.
·
High levels of commercial acumen.
·
Ability to build and maintain
relationships with staff and third parties and – stakeholder engagement.
·
Good communication and customer care
skills
Construction & Property
Development
Grade: KRA
– 7
Job summary
Primary
responsibilities include but are not limited to conception and inception of all
major construction works for the authority, fulfilling the overall technical
aspects involved in the development or redevelopment of commercially viable
projects for the authority in its various currently owned properties.
Responsibilities
·
Developing projects proposals and
briefs.
·
Evaluating feasibility analysis and
project design.
·
End to end project cycle management.
·
Developing project details for
costing and tendering
·
Close liaison with other stakeholders
in the industry.
·
Continuous project monitoring and
reporting.
·
Providing technical and managerial
support to the Unit’s staff.
·
Developing and maintaining systems
for project management.
·
Development of risk management plans
for Construction and Property Development.
·
Training and development for the
Unit’s staff.
·
Taking up any other responsibilities
assigned.
Qualifications
·
Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering
and/or Civil Construction Works Management.
·
Membership of a relevant professional
body.
·
Relevant work experience required
·
At least seven (7) years’ experience
in Property Development, Construction and Project Management.
·
Proven experience in end-to-end
construction management of complex projects.
Skills/Competencies required
·
In-depth knowledge of the building
and construction process and understanding of the public construction planning
process.
·
Ability to do detailed financial
analysis of pre, during and post development.
·
Ability to do detailed analysis of
construction budgeting and financing activities.
·
High levels of commercial acumen.
·
Ability to build and maintain strong
relationships with third parties and staff – stakeholder engagement.
·
Good communication and customer care
skills
Security & Safety Services
Grade: KRA
‘7’
Job Summary
Responsible
for policy development and strategy formulation to ensure security/safety of
personnel and assets.
Responsibilities
·
Formulate strategies, policies,
procedures and work plans for the Division,
·
Direct surveillance, security
investigations and preparation of reports on crimes/incidences affecting KRA
personnel and assets,
·
Ensure availability and management of
outsourced security services providers,
·
Oversee implementation of risk
assessments and management plans,
·
Coordinate implementation of
proactive security control measures and procedures in the Authority,
·
Oversee preparation of budget and
annual procurement plan for the Division,
·
Manage and develop staff in the
Division.
Qualifications
In service
·
A degree or a diploma in related
security studies i.e. policing and security management, investigations and
crime prevention, counter terrorism and other specialized security training,
·
Must have worked with discipline
forces or private security at a senior level,
·
Must be a member of a relevant
professional organization,
·
Seven (7) years experience at
managerial level.
Skills & Competencies Required
·
Must have high standards of
integrity,
·
Senior leadership and managerial
skills,
·
Excellent Communication and
Interpersonal skills,
·
Interviewing skills,
·
Excellent organizational skills,
·
Mature and results oriented,
·
Team player.
Chief Manager - Testing Laboratory
Responsibilities
·
Providing technical leadership in
provision of testing laboratory service to support revenue and enforcement
functions of the Authority.
Tasks and outputs
·
Develops functional objectives and
implements plans for provision of laboratory testing service.
·
Provide science based consultancy service
to support interpretation and application of tax and border control policies.
·
Provides direction and operation
guidance for the testing laboratory.
·
Develops, recommends and implements
laboratory testing policies and procedures.
·
Directs the evaluation of
technological advances and changes in services to support business process
improvements.
·
Plan and direct research and
development appropriate to laboratory testing function.
·
Develop and implement policies and
procedures to ensure quality of testing and safety of the work environment.
·
Establish and maintain liaison with
relevant government agencies and other organisations on matters related to
laboratory testing and related technology.
·
Performing such other duties as may
be assigned.
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or
Analytical Chemistry or Applied Chemistry.
·
Masters degree will be an added
advantage.
·
At least twelve (12) years relevant
experience with three (3) years at managerial level.
Competencies required for this Role
·
Strong leadership and management
skills.
·
Strong organisational and planning
skills with the ability to prioritise.
·
Strong research, analytical and
problem solving skills.
·
Good communication and interpersonal
skills.
·
Ability to build and maintain strong
relationships with third parties and staff.
·
Excellent decision making
capabilities.
·
Resilient, focused and results
oriented.
·
Motivated, dynamic and dedicated team
player.
·
Broad knowledge of chemistry, good
knowledge in the Harmonized System (HS) Nomenclature and familiar with relevant
tax laws and related regulations.
·
Excellent ability to interpret
scientific concepts, formulate and implement scientific programs and solutions
to support administration of tax and related policies.
Software Developer
Grade: KRA
‘4’ – Supervisor – 3 Year Contract (Renewable)
Department: Corporate
Support Services (CSS)
Division: Information
and Communication Technology (ICT)
Location / Work Station: Nairobi
Supervisor: Assistant
Manager, ICT
Supervisee: Officer
– ICT
Job summary
The
job holder is responsible for Development, Maintenance and Support of new
systems or existing business Systems – iTax
Responsibilities
·
Review business use cases
·
Develop system use cases and system
design specifications
·
Develops new or enhance existing
systems components including internal and external integrations based on agreed
requirements.
·
Develops standard and adhoc reports
and data management scripts as requested.
·
Ensures that the approved coding
standards are consistently applied in every component developed
·
Conducts unit testing of developed
components based on agreed quality criteria.
·
Prepare documentations (User manuals,
Technical manuals, deployment instructions, roll back instructions, Issue and
Tickets Logs etc) to ensure that they meet set quality criteria for each
component.
·
Should be able to package the various
components of the solutions being developed.
·
Participates in quality review
meetings for the system
·
Provide guidance on to the technical
teams.
·
Adhere to change control procedures
for the systems
·
Provide support for post deployment
application issues
·
Fix systems issues reported through a
controlled process.
·
Resolves issues arising from Quality
Assurance (QA) tests.
·
Prepares progress status reports as
guided.
·
Participate in software quality assurance
(UAT) of the software releases.
·
Participate in monitoring the
application and integrations
·
Carry out Software Cost Estimation
and Negotiations
·
Develop software solutions using J2EE
Technologies
·
Optimize Database Queries
·
Develop Database Procedures and
Packages
·
Any assignment given as and when
directed by management
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in IT or a related
field
·
Required Training/knowledge in the
following
·
Database Development or
Administration training i.e. Oracle or PostgreSQL
·
Training in Application Development
languages i.e. Java
·
Training in Application and Web
servers namely: JBOSS & Tomcat
·
Training in business systems analysis
techniques and tools: e.g. Enterprise Architect.
·
Training in Application Development
tools: – Eclipse, MyEclipse, NetBeans
·
Database Development or
Administration training i.e. MySQL, MS SQL
·
Training in Systems modeling and
design techniques
·
Training in Operating systems namely
Linux, Red Hat, Unix
·
Knowledge on some software packaging
tools e.g. Ant
·
Knowledge on software life cycle
tools e.g. HP Load Runner
·
Training and working knowledge of
reports generation tools and data management tools e.g. Jaspersoft, Crystal
Reports
·
At least 3 years work experience in a
busy application development and support environment
Skills required
·
Team player
·
Results oriented
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Innovative
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Interpersonal skills
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Communication skills
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Analytical skills
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Organizational skills
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Planning Skills
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Documentation and report writing
skills
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Problem solving skills
·
Negotiation skills
Data Operations Management Officer
Grade: KRA 3
Department: Strategy
Innovation & Risk Management
Division: Corporate
Data Office
Location: Head
Office Times Tower
Supervisor:
Supervisor
– Master & Third Party Data Management
Job summary
Support
development of analytics applications that gives insight to respective
departments.
Responsibilities
·
Extraction of identified Data
and business objects
·
Design of Data
architecture for optimization)
·
ETL process scheduling and
maintenance
·
Requirements Gathering
·
BI Development
·
Preparation of Dash Boards
·
Data modeling
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Data Science,
Mathematics Computer Science, Statistics, or related field.
·
1 years’ experience with
Data analysis or ETL and Data Warehouse concepts and
processes
·
Technical Understanding and expertise
in enterprise Data modeling and programming
·
Interest in learning Data
Warehousing and advanced analytics Concepts
Skills required
·
Strong written and verbal
communication skills, including the ability to quickly synthesize Data and
develop recommendations.
·
Demonstrable behavioral analytical
experience
·
Good communication skills, both
written and verbal including effective presentation
·
Leadership qualities which include
team work, good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills
·
Proactive, self-motivated and
adaptable to team environments
·
Meticulous and with attention to
detail
·
Ability to multi-task as well as work
under pressure
·
A person of integrity
Data Modelling Supervisor
Grade: KRA 4
Department: Strategy
Innovation & Risk Management
Division: Corporate
Data Office
Location: Head
Office Times Tower
Supervisor: Assistant
Manager – Data Modeling
Job summary
Development
of BI applications, reports, dashboards, risk analysis rules and CMT flows for
respective business departments.
Responsibilities
·
Development of reports, metrics and
dashboards and other business intelligence applications
·
Implementation of repositories for
reports and dashboards.
·
Model business functions into a
single hierarchy – process model, Data structure model, Information flow
model etc.
·
Implement Data marts for
identified subject areas
·
Develop appropriate end user
dashboards and KPIs for various user groups (visualization)
·
Develop and maintain the relevant
documentation of models and mapping for the BI solution
·
Development of risk knowledge bases
and target groups.
·
Development of case management
workflows.
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Information Science, Statistics or related field.
·
3 years’ experience in Data analysis
and developing reports such as revenue reports.
·
Experience working with Oracle
Data Base , SQL, PL/SQL
·
Experience developing dashboards and
other BI applications
·
Experience working with business
partners to develop technical solutions to solve a business need in a business
analyst or similar role
·
Experience using ETL tools.
·
Familiarity with Revenue collection
practices and policies and statistical modeling techniques is
Skills required
·
Proactively scans the environment and
Keeps updated with current emerging trends in Analytical tools and
skills
·
Ability to communicate complex
technical concepts to non technical audiences
·
Strong written and verbal
communication skills, including the ability to quickly synthesize Data
and develop recommendations.
·
Demonstrable behavioral analytical
experience
·
Good communication skills, both
written and verbal including effective presentation
·
Proactive, self-motivated and
adaptable to team environments
·
Meticulous and with attention to
detail
·
Ability to multi-task as well as work
under pressure
·
A person of integrity
Data Requirements Supervisor
Grade: KRA 4
Department: Strategy
Innovation & Risk Management
Division: Corporate
Data Office
Location: Head
Office Times Tower
Supervisor:
Assistant
Manager- Data Requirements Management
Job summary
Development
of advanced analytics applications gives insight to respective departments.
Responsibilities
·
Understand BI information and
reporting requirements needs from user departments and subsequently gather
requirements
·
Identify, scope, categorize business
areas of interests/information/processes from user departments
·
Define and capture key performance
metrics and formulae from user departments
·
Definition of target user groups
·
Building capacity among users for
self-service BI
·
Roll out and training users of the BI
platform
·
Evaluate Data extraction
requests
·
Data champions
Qualifications
·
Bachelor’s degree in Computer
Science, Information Science, Statistics or related field.
·
3 years developing organizational
reports such as revenue reports.
·
Experience working on business cases,
requirements, test cases, scenarios and scripts
·
Experience rolling out systems and
training users
·
Experience in change management will
be an added advantage.
·
Familiarity with Revenue collection
practices and policies.
Skills required
·
Strong written and verbal
communication skills, including the ability to quickly synthesize Data
and develop recommendations.
·
Demonstrable behavioral analytical
experience
·
Good communication skills, both
written and verbal including effective presentation
·
Leadership qualities which include
team work, good judgment, problem solving and decision-making skills
·
Proactive, self-motivated and
adaptable to team environments
·
Meticulous and with attention to
detail
·
Ability to multi-task as well as work
under pressure
·
A person of integrity
Data Science, Literacy & Communication Supervisor
Grade: KRA 4
Department: Strategy Innovation & Risk Management
Division: Corporate Data Office
Location: Head Office Times Tower
Supervisor:
Assistant Manager – Data Science,
Literacy & Communication
Job summary
This role is responsible for
developing analytical solutions that are geared towards providing
insights into contemporary issues in Taxation
Responsibilities
·
Use advanced analytical techniques
and tools ( including Artificial intelligence and Machine Learning)
to provide business insights
·
Determine internal and external
Data sources ( including Big Data ) and relevant tools to
solve emerging business problems
·
Implement advanced visualization and
discovery Develop and update advanced analytics models
Qualifications
·
Bachelors in a highly
quantitative field such as Data Science, Statistics, Econometrics, Computer
Science, or Applied Mathematics Required.
·
Membership of a relevant
Professional Body
·
Three (3) years’ experience
implementing predictive analytics, pattern matching or exploratory analysis,
fraud detection & root cause analysis using statistical tools and
algorithms.
·
Knowledge and experience in
supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques: statistical tests,
regression, Experience querying databases with SQL
·
Experience in use of
diverse analytical tools such as R, python as well as
developing analytics Models
·
Experience translating Business
requirements into business rules / enterprise Data models
·
Experience in Big Data
analytics.
·
Familiarity with contemporary issues
in Taxation
Skills required
·
Proactively scans the environment and
Keeps updated with current emerging trends in Analytical tools and
skills
·
Ability to communicate complex
technical concepts to non technical audiences
·
Strong written and verbal
communication skills, including the ability to quickly synthesize Data
and develop recommendations.
·
Good communication skills, both
written and verbal including effective presentation
·
Proactive, self-motivated and
adaptable to team environments
·
Meticulous and with attention to
detail
·
Ability to multi-task as well as work
under pressure
·
A person of integrity
How to Apply
All applications from interested and
qualified candidates must be submitted online via the process below.
ONLY shortlisted candidates will be
contacted.
All applications should be submitted
online by 5.00 pm on 5th June, 2019.
KRA is an equal opportunity employer
committed to gender and disability mainstreaming. Persons with Disability are
encouraged to apply.
KRA does not charge any application,
processing, interviewing or any other fee in connection with our recruitment
process.
