The Nairobi Hospital, a leading health care institution in Eastern Africa has excellent career opportunities for individuals who possess a passion for excellence, strong work ethic, results oriented and committed to continuous improvement. The successful candidates will be team players with the ability to effectively add value to enabling good patient outcomes and shape best clinical and non-clinical practice in line with our Strategic Plan (2019-2024).
Reporting to Head of ICT the successful candidate will be responsible for designing and development of advanced software solutions, provide high levels of system support including interpretation and articulation of business needs, and demonstrate competency in providing business solutions in line with the Hospital’s technology needs.
SYSTEM DEVELOPER REF: TNH/HRD/SD/10/21
Responsibilities
- Design and develop programming
systems making specific determinations about system performance as well as
respond promptly and professionally to bug
- Review and repair legacy code
including conducting system analysis and development in order to keep the
Hospital’s systems current with changing
- Analyse,
design, coordinate and supervise the development of software systems to
form a basis for the solution of information processing
- Analyse
system specifications and translate system requirements to task
- Analyse
current programs including performance, diagnosis and troubleshooting of
problem programs, and designing solutions to problematic
- Develop
new programs and proofing the program to develop needed changes to assure
production of a quality
- Development
of new programs analyse current programs, processes, and making
recommendations, which yield a more cost effective
- Writes,
edits, and debugs new computer programs for assigned projects, including
necessary records and desired
- Demonstrate
commitment to excellence in designing, coding, testing, debugging,
configuring, and documenting software and operate effectively in a
dynamic, multi-tasking
- Effectively
estimate project work and communicate issues and risks that might impact
development timeline, budget or
- Consistently apply generally
accepted programming standards and techniques to assure efficient program
logic and data
- Implement new software
- Tests new programs to ensure
that logic and syntax are correct, and that program results are accurate;
assists lower-level programmers with programming
- Evaluate and identify new
technologies for
- Evaluate, recommend and select
3rd party components which will make the development life cycle shorter
and more
- Consistently deliver projects
on time and on
- Collaborate with out-sourcing
vendors and staff to complete development
- Maintain software
- Performance tuning,
improvement, balancing, usability,
- Support, maintain and document
software functionality; and
- Any other responsibilities that
may be assigned to the jobholder by the supervisor from time to
Qualifications
- Bachelor
of Science degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or any other
related field from a recognized
- Certification
in software development and
- Minimum
of 3 years’ ICT experience
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Project
management
- Ability
to lead, influence and drive change initiatives in support of business
strategies within the department/unit.
- Demonstrates
proficient knowledge and utilization of engineering tools necessary for
successful performance of the essential functions of this job
- Must
demonstrate proficiency and possess experience necessary to develop
moderately complex software in C, C++, C#, Java, assembly language, or
other selected
- Demonstrates
mastery of relevant software engineering tools (configuration management
systems, build processes, debuggers, emulators, simulators and logic
analyzers).
- Must
demonstrate proficient ability to capture and document software
- Experience
in all areas of the Software Development: including designing, coding,
testing, debugging, configuring, and documenting
- Excellent
understanding of project estimating, and ability to communicate issues and
risks that might impact development timeline, budget or
- Ability
to work on multiple projects
- Experience
designing modules for Content Management Systems, particularly for
responsive web pages where content areas must dynamically
- Leadership
and people management including performance management, coaching &
- Demonstrated
business acumen – able to create HR strategy and actions that impact
business
- High-level
interpersonal and cross-cultural skills, including ability to build
consensus, alliances and collaborative relationships with sensitivity to
diversity/inclusion.
- Creativity
and innovation skills, with ability to use technology and other modern
tools to drive decision making and
- Professionalism
and integrity in line with the Hospital
- High-level
oral and written communication
- Critical
and analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Personal
motivation and drive exhibited through commitment to hard work, continuous
improvement and achievement of
- Good
customer relationship management skills (internal and external customers)
ICT OFFICER
-INFRASTRUCTURE REF: TNH/HRD/CTI/10/21
Reporting to Head of
ICT, the successful candidate will be responsible for designing, remodeling,
expansion, and relocation of ICT infrastructure projects from concept to
completion in order to create an efficient and aesthetic workplace.
Responsibilities
- Ensure
optimal performance of all infrastructure and communication equipment to
ensure optimal operation across the Hospital.
- Conduct
research and make recommendations on new hardware (Printers, Desktops,
laptops, and associated peripherals), network products, services,
protocols, and standards. Provide reports to Management, with
recommendations and plans for correcting any hardware
- Ensure
effectiveness of workstations, including e-mail, print, and their OS and
software. Responsible for Microsoft
- Handle
user hardware requests, ensuring fulfilment of the same as per internal
- Manage
security solutions, e., anti-virus solutions, and intrusion prevention
systems, among others. Perform periodic reviews of ICT endpoint security
controls.
- Verify
user needs and coordinate procurement process for ICT and related Ensure
effective management of IT assets and related documentation.
- Manage
windows domain administration including on premise and cloud-based
- Construct,
install, and test customized configurations based on various platforms and
operating systems
- Plan
and coordinate installation of hardware and software across the
organization’s
- Enforce
compliance and regulation by ensuring all vendors and meet their specific
- Monitor
ICT Infrastructure to ensure availability and reliability to support
business Establish SLA with end users and provide them with support and
training in LAN admin and usage.
- Test
server performance and provide performance statistics and reports
- Maintain
up-to-date knowledge of hardware and equipment contracts and supervise
contract-
- based
engagements.
- Any
other responsibilities that may be assigned to the job holder by the
supervisor from time to time
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Information
System, Software Engineering or any other equivalent
- Professional
ICT qualifications such as ITIL, CCNA, MCSE or Virtualization
(VMware) will be an added
- Minimum
of 3 years’ experience in IT Infrastructure environment
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Excellent
Knowledge of current protocols and standards including active directory,
Group Policies, MS Exchange, Core Switching and Routing, SAN Virtualization
- Hands-on
hardware troubleshooting
- Good
understanding of perimeter and endpoint security management and email
- Leadership
and organizational skills
- Excellent
analytical and problem-solving
- Good
communication
- Attention
to detail
- Planning
and organizing skills
- Communication
skills
- Team
working skills
- Accountability
- Integrity
- Confidentiality
How to Apply
If your background,
experience, and competence match the above specifications, please send us your
application (cover letter & CV/Resume in PDF format) quoting the job
reference number, your current remuneration, testimonials, and full contact
details of 3 referees, to reach the undersigned not later than 1st November 2021.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We shall ONLY accept ONLINE applications
and contact SHORTLISTED candidates.
The Nairobi Hospital does NOT charge recruitment fees.
Head of Human Resources
The Nairobi Hospital
P.O. Box 30026 – 00100
NAIROBI
Email: recruitment@nbihosp.org
