Salaries and Remuneration Commission ICT Officer Job in Kenya

The Salaries and Remuneration Commission is an independent Commission established under Article 230 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, with the mandate to set and regularly review the remuneration and benefits of all State Officers and to advise the National and County governments on the remuneration and benefits of all other public officers. 

In carrying out its mandate, the Commission has to take into account the principles of; fiscal sustainability of the public compensation bill, attraction and retention of requisite skills for service delivery, productivity and performance, transparency and fairness and equity. 

The Commission seeks to recruit qualified and competent staff to fill the following vacant position:

ICT Officer

SRC 7

1 Position

Job Summary: The job holder will be responsible to the Deputy Director ICT and will assist a team of
dedicated and innovative ICT professionals to develop ICT systems and enhance the ICT capacity of the Commission to enable it achieve its mandate.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide adequate and timely user support, diagnosis and troubleshooting of any hardware / software faults.
• Maintain up to date comprehensive hardware and software inventory.
• Facilitate user training and optimal use of installed systems.
• Ensure implementation of ICT Policies and Procedures.
• Report and follow up on vendor problem resolution by ensuring compliance to Service Level Agreements (SLA) and contracts.
• Ensures compliance to system security requirements.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or Higher National Diploma in Computer Studies, Information Technology, Telecommunication or relevant field.
• ICT Certifications i.e. A+,N+,CCNA etc. will be added advantage.
• At least 3 years working experience in the ICT Field.
• Excellent hands-on technical & problem solving skills, ability to assess technology needs; ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to communicate clearly, tact and ability to work effectively with people of all cultural backgrounds.
• Hands-on networking experience and LAN troubleshooting, knowledge of Wireless technologies will be added advantage.
• Hands-on experience with office automation integrated packages i.e. windows 2012 advance server, windows 8 operating system, MS office 2013 packages and knowledge of exchange server 2012 troubleshooting.

Key Competences

• High integrity with ability to apply need to know principle.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Team player with strong managerial and leadership skills.
• Result oriented individual who has ability to conceptualize and convert ideas into solutions.
• Ability to operate under an environment of Performance Management and Contracting and enforce the realization of Commissions mandate through the set team and individual performance targets.

Application Process
 

Qualified candidates should submit their applications together with detailed Curriculum vitae, copies of academic and professional certificates and testimonials in a sealed envelope clearly marked at the top “Application for the position of………..(indicate the position applied for)” and mailed OR delivered to:

The Commission Secretary
Salaries and Remuneration Commission
Williamson House 6th Floor
4th Ngong Avenue
P.O. Box 43126 – 00100
Nairobi

You should also indicate your current salary and give the names of three referees who must be familiar with your previous work/academic experience indicating their telephone, postal and email address. 

The Commission will carry out reference checks and vetting before a successful candidate is given an offer of appointment.

Deadline for application 5th September, 2014

All applicants for these positions must be compliant with Chapter 6 of the Constitution on integrity and leadership and Article 232 on values of the Public Service. 

Salaries and Remuneration Commission is an equal opportunity employer. 

Canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification. 

Qualified persons irrespective of their gender, age, race, culture, religion or disability are encouraged to apply. 

Only short listed candidates will be contacted.