Nzoia Sugar Business Systems Analyst Job in Kenya

Nzoia Sugar Company Limited is a State Corporation under the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries. 

To fulfill its mandate the Company, an equal opportunity employer wishes to engage a suitably qualified Kenyan for the following position:

Business Systems Analyst

1 Position
 

Reporting to the Business Systems Manager, the Business System analyst will conduct business analysis and user needs in order to develop requirements documentation for the implementation of the National Single Window System and other applications projects for specified business units within the Company. 

Working in conjunction with the business users and development teams, create and Execute application test scripts, scenarios, and test plans that validate initial business requirements.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Elicit requirements on system needs from Company stakeholders using interviews, document analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, and task and workflow analysis.
• Critically evaluate information gathered from the various stakeholders, reconcile anomalies, and decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding.
• Work with user departments to continuously identify changing business requirements and ensure these are translated to the business applications;
• Make recommendations on custom applications which include a number of MS-Access data capture systems and other databases which need to be moved into a central SQL repository;
• Understand business process management and business requirements of the customers and translate them to specific software requirements to design systems as per user specifications;
• Test, tune and implement interfaces between key business applications and support the same to eliminate bottlenecks;
• Undertake enhancement of business applications and ensure system changes to systems are appropriately recorded and approved.
• Document systems’ manuals including technical and user manuals;
• Write technical procedures and documentation for custom systems applications including operations, user guide, for new and existing applications;
• Investigate, coordinate and resolve application functionality related issues and provide first level support and troubleshooting of our ERP and other systems;
• Undertake static and dynamic testing of new and enhanced systems as well as User Acceptance Testing (UAT) in liaison with quality assurance personnel;
• Establish application security requirements during development and enforce effective security of application systems within the Company’s infrastructure;
• Train system users where necessary and assist in support of the business applications as and when required;
• Provide technical expertise and recommendations in assessing new and existing IT systems, software projects and initiatives to support and enhance their secure and efficient use;
• Participate on IT project steering committees and be involved in the design phase of any new IT software development projects; and
• Conduct performance testing of systems backup and recovery as may be required.

Qualifications and Experience

• Aged between 30 – 55 years.
• Possession of a Bachelor’s degree in ICT, Computer Science, Information Technology, Business IT, MIS, or related field.
• Certifications in OCP, SQL, MSCE are desirable
• Ability to work on an ERP System
• Proof of competency in the system development process
• System integration and management skills
• Strong trouble shooting skills with good interpersonal skills
• Training in Business Process Re-engineering is added advantage
• At least 4 years relevant experience in Business Systems function
• Exposure and experience in the use of ICT to automate business processes.

Candidates are Expected to Possess the Following:-

• Excellent communication skills both oral and written
• Ability to multi task with high stress tolerance levels.
• Strong work ethic with personal and professional Integrity.
• Good problem solving and analytical skills.
• Analytical and Reporting skills
• Customer focus and relationship building expertise
• Project Management experience.

How to Apply

Applications enclosing detailed CVs, two coloured passport size photographs. 

Vital copies of academic and professional qualifications and testimonials together with daytime telephone contacts and names of three (3) referees (one of whom must be current/previous employer) should be addressed to;

The Managing Director
Nzoia Sugar Co ltd
P.O. Box 285-50200
Bungoma

Applications should be received not later than Friday 28th November 2014.

Qualified female candidates, persons living with disability, and people from marginalized communities are encouraged to apply.