Government Jobs in Kenya - Kirinyaga

Kirinyaga County Government
 
County Public Service Board
 
The Kirinyaga County Public Service Board wishes to recruit competent and qualified person to fill the position of;

 
Assistant Commissioner / Assistant Director for Co-operative Development 
 
Job Group `P`
 
Duties and Responsibilities
  • Providing technical advise in area of specialization
  • Advising on Co-operative investments
  • Analyzing data for policy formulation
  • Enforcing compliance with Co-operative legislation
  • Carry out market research and disseminating research findings
  • Promoting value addition and processing
  • Conducting Co-operative banking inspections
  • Undertaking Co-operative risk assessment
  • Preparing and evaluating Co-operative activities and trends for promoting the Co-operative movement
Requirements
 
For appointment to this grade, an officer must have;
  • Served in the grade of Principal Co-operative Officer for a minimum period of three (3) years;
  • Bachelor degree in any of the following disciplines:- Commerce, Business Administration, Agriculture, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Sociology, Agriculture Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Co-operative Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Management and Organizational Development, Finance of agri-business from a recognized institution;
  • Diploma in any of the following disciplines:- Co-operative Management, Co-operative Auditing, Marketing, Internal Auditing or Finance qualification from a recognized institution;
OR
  • Certified Public Secretaries (CPS) Kenya part III or Certified Public Accountants (CPA) Kenya Part III Examination from a recognized institution;
  • Masters degree in any of the following disciplines:- Commerce, Business Administration, Agriculture, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Sociology, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Co-operative Management, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Management and Organizational Development, Finance or Agri-business from a recognized institution;
  • Certificate in Senior Management Course lasting not less than four (4) weeks from a recognized institution;
  • Certificate in Computer applications from a recognized institution; and
  • Demonstrated administrative ability and professional competence in work performance.

ICT Officer

10 Positions
 
Job Group: “J” – Degree Holder OR Job Group “H” – Diploma
 
Department: Finance, Economic Planning, ICT & Marketing
 
Reports To: Chief Officer through Director ICT
 
Job Summary: The ICT Officer is responsible for the provision of technical support to all projects related to ICT systems, services and processes.
 
This role encompasses: Maintenance of ICT infrastructure (Networks, Hardware, Software) at County and Sub County levels

Required Qualifications


  • A degree OR Diploma in a relevant field (ICT, Computer Science, Computer Systems, Telecommunications or Electrical Engineering)
  • A minimum of five (5) years experience in ICT related activities
  • Excellent communication and administrative skills
  • Excellent Computer skills

Director ICT Projects – Business Systems Implementation

1 Position
 
Job Group “R”
 
Department: Finance, Economic Planning, ICT & Marketing
 
Reports To: County Executive Committee Member through Chief Officer
 
Job Summary: The Director is responsible for the management and administration of all projects related to ICT systems, services and processes. 

This encompasses the design of the Project Goals, Objectives, overall Projects Planning and implementation.

Duties & Essential Job Functions
 
Administrative Responsibilities
 
Project Planning
  • The incumbent is expected to plan and set project goals and objectives. Administration and coordination is to be carried out in conjunction with the Service providers. 
  • Key responsibility will be to ensure all the Project pre-requisites are fulfilled from County side.
Financial
  • Responsible for management of the project budgets for ICT systems & services, capital expenditures, contracting and staffing required for the projects to be delivered
Diversity and scope of services
  • Responsible for Management, administration and implementation of all ICT related projects & services within the county and at sub-county level. 
  • This will call for a Relationship management skill to be able to manage or maintain a working relationship with the various ICT vendors /technology providers and service providers
Project management and Relationship maintenance
  • As a member of the Core Implementation Group (CIG), offer technical and professional advise through-out the implementation.
  • Preparation of clear roles and responsibility between the various project stakeholders; which should be aligned to the overall goals & objective of the project. This is to ensure the stake holders remain focused to expected deliverables.
  • Preparation of Key project milestones indicators and share with all project indicators. This to ensure the project is well evaluated at every implementation stage.
  • Maintain the project stakeholders within the agreed project scope & expectations. This is to ensure the set Project Plan is strictly adhered to by all stakeholders
  • Ensure effective communication and issues escalation matrix is well maintained amongst the Project stakeholders and to the Project sponsors/ Department.
  • Ensure all project assumptions and constraints are clearly documented and communicated amongst the project Stakeholders
  • Ensure Project milestone sign-offs are clearly documented, agreed upon by all stakeholders and signed-off
Training, Testing and Go-live coordination
  • Facilitate the required training by ensuring the trainees are available, well coordinates and have the required training materials from the County
  • Evaluate the Training schedules and materials provided by the Service providers and confirm if they are sufficient and serves the County requirements & expectations
  • Coordinate the Core Implementation Group and other key project stakeholders to be fully involved in the User Acceptance Testing (UAT). This is by ensuring the system is fully tested on both positive and negative scenarios, and ensure system fully meets the requirements of the County. The incumbent is also expected to coordinate preparation of all the test cases / scenarios.
  • Coordinate the Go-live stage by ensuring availability and commitment of all project stakeholders as this is a key milestone for the County.
  • Coordinate Post-Go-live system support , by ensuring that the Service providers are hand-holding the Systems till system stability
  • Ensure efficient project hand-over to a well trained in-house ICT team.
Project Management documentation & reports
  • Preparation of all Project management documentations and reports on behalf of the Department of ICT
  • Ensure quality in all project deliverables as defined in the scope.
  • Preparation of status reports at all project milestones
Recommends the selection of, and administers and coordinates the activities of any ICT services may be required by the County, from time to time
  • Continuous reviewing and recommendations on ICT services or solutions by the County.
  • Develops terms of reference for required consultant services and guides the County in preparation of Requirement Specification Documents.
  • Administers, coordinates and evaluates all ICT consultancy activities
Required Qualifications
  • A degree in a relevant field (ICT, Computer Science, Computer Systems, Telecommunications or Electrical Engineering)
  • Oracle Certification
  • Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification
  • A minimum of five (5) years experience in Projects planning and management
  • Experience in a busy ICT environment
  • Team Leadership
  • Excellent communication and administrative skills with a demonstrated ability to effectively coordinate and manage teams & budgets
  • Other relevant ICT Certifications
How to Apply

All written applications, CVs, copies of certificates, testimonials and identity card should be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked on the left side the position being applied for and addressed to:

The Secretary,
Kirinyaga County Public Service Board, Office of the Governor,
P.O Box 260-10304,
Kutus


Hand delivered applications should be dropped at the Kirinyaga County Public Service Board Offices, Kirinyaga County Government Head Quarters, Kutus.