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• Works
  in liaison with relevant stakeholders in developing the national long,
  medium and short term ICT plans and policies.
• Actively
  participate in various national and regional ICT initiatives/ program
  activities such as e-Government, e-schools, etc, on behalf of the
  Authority.
• Participate
  in the development of tools for data collection, storage, processing and
  dissemination at the various levels of Local and Central Government.
• Works
  closely with the Ministry of ICT in bid to harmonize and standardize NPA
  ICT infrastructure and systems to the national data transmission back bone
  and e-Government infrastructure.
• Take
  part  in monitoring and evaluation of
  National ICT interventions.
• Develop
  and implement NPA’s IT strategic plan, policies and procedures.
• Assess
  ICT resource needs of the Authority and prepare Annual Budgets and
  Work-Plans.
• Oversee
  the Authority’s IT network system.
• Manage
  and Coordinate the regular up date of the NPA Website.
• Participate
  in developing, maintaining and updating the NPA Planning Database,
  including the Community Information System (CIS).
• Participate
  in systems analysis to determine ICT equipment and systems of the
  Authority.
• Guide
  on sound servicing and maintenance of ICT disaster recovery system for the
  Authority.
• Provide
  ICT technical support to all departments and programs of the Authority.
• Establish
  and maintain a functional ICT disaster recovery system for the Authority.
• Mobilize
  financial resources to undertake major projects in NPA
• Perform
  any other duties as may be directed from time to time by the Supervisor or
  Management.

• The
  applicant should hold a First Degree in Information Technology, Computer
  Science, Information Science, or any other first degree relevant to the
  Job and a Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering in Computer,
  Information Science, Management Information Systems, Applied Technology or
  any other management area
• Professional
  qualifications from the Computer Information Systems Company (CISCO)
  including: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified
  Design Associate (CCDA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP),
  Cisco Certified Internetwork Professional (CCIP)
• Certifications
  including: Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE): Microsoft Systems
  Data Management (MSCD), Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE),
  Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA), Microsoft Certified Professional
  (MCP)
• Certification
  in Systems Administration; Virtualization; Software Development; Routers;
  DB and Management is essential
• Additional
  qualifications in Development Planning, Economic Policy and Planning;
  Development Economics; Research / Policy analysis or a closely related
  discipline shall also be considered as added advantage
• Excellent
  track record of ten years in similar roles, five of which at Management
  level
• The
  varied knowledge and experience at broad levels should have been acquired
  at Senior or above level in ICT Planning and Development, ICT Policy
  Development and Implementation , or equivalent relevant level of
  experience in a reputable development-oriented institution/organization
  involving management of cross-functional activities
• Past
  experience in Government Systems, operations, budgeting, accountability,
  and reporting and coordination mechanisms is a requirement.
• Extensive
  working experience in LAN Systems Administration; Secure remote access
  configuration & management; designing and implementing DMZ’s;
  Virtualization; Software development using state-of-the art tools;
  Relational Database engine management; Network optimization; managing
  corporate website and intranets; enterprise content management and
  work-flow processing; Content filters; and Routers.

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