Responsibilities
- Understanding, in depth, the business
application systems used in the county. For example: IFMIS, LAIFOMS, ERP,
Revenue Management System e.t.c;
- Installation of county application systems and
rolling out upgrades of the same;
- Providing 1st level user support on county
systems in respective stations;
- Creating user accounts and assigning adequate
user authorizations in assigned stations;
- Taking backups in case of available interface
in the application front end;
- Training identified staff on county systems
usage and to maintain records and organize training in case of outsourced
system support;
- To undertake advanced administration tasks as
required e.g to support problem resolution/troubleshooting the systems;
- Ensuring that only approved business
application and database management system software are installed on
desktop computers and laptops as per approved application policy;
- Providing capacity planning, monitoring and
maintenance of designated systems;
- Monitor system performance trends analysis on
application systems;
- Monitor the performance of service providers
for the outsourced county systems as per signed service level agreement
and maintain records;
- To ensure that applications are a maintained
in a manner that supports delivery of services to multiple platforms,
resilience and performance;
- To ensure continuity of the business process
supported by one or many applications;
- To support the development teams in deploying
applications and solving problems;
- Work in collaboration with other technical
staff in the department for problem resolution;
- Any other lawful duties as may be assigned
from time to time.
Qualifications
- Diploma in any of the following fields:
Computer Science; Electrical/Electronics engineering or its equivalent
from a recognized institution.
- A Bachelor degree in Computer Science,
Information Technology, Computer Information Systems, Management
Information Systems or other ICT related disciplines from a recognized
Institution is an added advantage;
- The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education
with at least a C plain.
How To Apply
The candidate should apply by
downloading and filling application for employment form available on our
website. All dully filled forms should be signed, scanned and sent in pdf
format to kpsb052020@kisumu.go.ke by 22nd May 2020. Do not attach copies of Certificates.
Please note that the Board will NOT
receive applications in hard copies as a result of measures put in place by the
Government of Kenya to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted. The County Government of Kisumu is an equal opportunity employer.
Women, the youth and persons with
disabilities who meet the specified requirements are encouraged to apply and
indicate so in their applications.
