ICT Officers Job Opportunity in Nairobi Kenya | KEMRI Job

Employer: Kenya Medical Research Institute

Job: Information Communication Technology Officer II

Vacancies: 2 Posts

Category: Information Communication Technology

Department: ICT

Location: Nairobi

Job Type: Permanent and Pensionable

Job Description:

The primary role of this position is to provide support in data management, technical support and software development in the ICT department at KEMRI.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Designing, developing and configuring databases.
• Supporting Local Area Network/Wide Area Network.
• Carrying out network and systems administration.
• Installing and configuring servers.
• Hardware/Application software support.
• Maintaining Inventory of hardware and software.
• Developing, testing and implementing Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP).
• End user training on specialized hardware and software.
• Developing and maintaining software programs.
• Designing and developing websites, Intranet/Extranet applications.
• Technical writing/documentation of the network and inventory.
• Preparing monthly report for performance management.

Preferred Skills:

Qualifications and Competencies

• Bachelor of Science degree in Information Technology or Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent from a recognized University.
• Certification in MCSE, MCDA, CCNA and ICDL.
• Must possess a Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) mean grade B- (Minus), with at least a C+ (Plus) in Mathematics, English and Kiswahili or its approved equivalent.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Good organizational and planning skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication .
• Strong analytical skills.
• At least 5 years experience in ICT End User Support; LAN/WAN networks with more than 300 users.
• Multi-skills training and experience necessary (Hardware, Networking, Databases, Project management).

Interested candidates who meet the above criteria should send their applications enclosing a detailed CV, copies of certified certificates, professional qualification, email address, a day time telephone contact and the details and contact information for three referees to the following address not later than 24th of October, 2011

The Director
Kenya Medical Research Institute
P.O. Box 54840 – 00200
Nairobi

Email: director@kemri.org

Attn: Head of Human Resources

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