MTN Uganda IT Careers – Senior Manager IT Service Management

Organization: MTN-Uganda
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports toGeneral Manager Infrastructure & Service
Management
About MTN:
MTN-Uganda is the leading
telecommunications Company in Uganda, providing payphone, fixed lines,
fax/data, internet and mobile services. MTN Uganda launched commercial services
in Uganda, just six months after acquiring and signing of the license. MTN has
since grown to be the leading Telecommunications Company in Uganda servicing in
excess of 6 Million customers and growing. Despite insufficient infrastructure,
MTN has covered in excess of 90% of the population, providing services in over
150 towns and villages and their immediate environments.
Job Summary: The Senior Manager IT Service Management will
be responsible for definition and execution of the IT Service Management
Strategy within IT Shared Services and across the outsourced vendors for the
MTN Uganda franchise.
Key Duties and
Responsibilities:
  • The job holder is responsible for
    establishment, maturing and optimization of the IT Service Management
    disciplines and processes in IT Shared Services, which include Incident,
    Configuration, Change, Problem and release management. Ensuring that the
    required tools are deployed and configured to support these processes.
  • Accountable for the IS Availability Management
    across all the IS services as listed in the Service Catalog.
  • Accountable for all IS Service Management
    reporting.
  • Responsible for the creation and execution of
    the Continuous Service Improvement program.
  • Accountable for the communication and training
    required to ensure that the IS Service Management processes are understood
    and performed effectively by IS support groups across IT Shared Services
    and its outsource partners.
  • Accountable for the development and management
    of the IS Service Delivery of IT Shared Services’ managed service and
    maintenance contracts against agreed SLAs and to work with both customers
    and IT equipment suppliers to develop managed service business.
  • Accountable to manage all the services procured
    from the IT End User Support outsourcing partner.
  • Accountable for IS Customer Relations
    internally to IT Shared Services. (All End-users of IS equipment).
  • Perform any other duties as assigned by  the General Manager
    Infrastructure & Service Management.
Qualification Skills and
Experience:
  • The MTN Senior Manager IT Service Management should possess a Bachelor’s
    degree in Computer Science.
  • Good project
    communication planning and management skills
  • Possession of ITIL
    certification/knowledge.
  • Strong functional
    knowledge of information Systems.
  • Five or more years’
    related IT experience – project management experience and a sound
    understanding of  ITIL standards and
    best practice within operational environments.
  • Prior experience in
    creating complex project communication materials; reporting on project
    status; budgets and results.
  • High Financial acumen
  • Knowledge of the ITIL
    service management best practice framework and standards
  • Good Legislation knowledge
  • Ability to work under
    pressure
  • Excellent analytical
    skills
  • Good data analysis
    skills
  • Risk assessment and management
    skills
  • Good Problem solving ability
  • Knowledge of Project
    budgeting
  • Project communication
    planning and management skills
  • Service level
    agreement management skills
  • Good analytical and thinking
    skills
  • Good attention to
    detail
  • Good Conflict
    handling skills
  • Excellent decision
    making skills
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested
candidates should send their Job Applications with detailed CVs, certified
copies of academic certificates (originals are to be presented at the
interview) and names and addresses of three referees addressed to the: the
Human Resources Manager IT Shared Services, MTN plot 77 Yusuf Lule road
opposite Garden City Shopping Mall, Kampala, Uganda.
Note: MTN Uganda is an equal opportunity Employer.
Only successful candidates will be contacted. Please note that presentation of
false academic documents and certification will lead to criminal prosecution.
Deadline: 21st March,
2014
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